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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–100 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020 

JUNE 3, 2019.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Ms. MCCOLLUM, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 3052] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the 

Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, 

and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2020. The bill provides regular annual appropriations for the Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the 

Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and 

for other related agencies, including the Forest Service, the Indian 

Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. 

CONTENTS 

Page number 

Bill Report 

Title I—Department of the Interior: 2 10 

Bureau of Land Management ............................................................ 2 10 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ........................................... 9 17 

National Park Service ......................................................................... 16 30 

United States Geological Survey ....................................................... 22 43 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ............................................. 24 50 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ......................... 26 51 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ................. 28 53 

Bureau of Indian Affairs .................................................................... 31 54 

Bureau of Indian Education ............................................................... 36 63 

Office of the Secretary ........................................................................ 43 67 

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Insular Affairs ..................................................................................... 45 68 

Office of the Solicitor .......................................................................... 48 70 

Office of Inspector General ................................................................. 49 71 

Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians ......................... 49 71 

Department-wide Programs: .............................................................. 52 72 

Wildland Fire Management, Interior Department ........................... 52 72 

Central Hazardous Materials Fund .................................................. 55 73 

Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration ................. 56 73 

Working Capital Fund ........................................................................ 56 74 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ................................................ 58 74 

General Provisions, Department of the Interior ............................... 59 75 

Title II—Environmental Protection Agency: 72 76 

Science and Technology ...................................................................... 72 78 

Environmental Programs and Management ..................................... 73 83 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund ....................... 75 91 

Office of Inspector General ................................................................. 76 91 

Buildings and Facilities ...................................................................... 76 91 

Hazardous Substance Superfund ....................................................... 76 92 

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program ............. 77 94 

Inland Oil Spill Programs .................................................................. 78 95 

State and Tribal Assistance Grants .................................................. 78 96 

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account ... 88 99 

Administrative Provisions .................................................................. 89 100 

Title III—Related Agencies: 92 100 

Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment .................................................................................................. 92 100 

Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture .............................. 93 102 

Wildland Fire Management, Forest Service ..................................... 99 113 

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services ............................................................................................ 107 114 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ..................... 117 121 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ......................... 117 122 

Other Related Agencies: ..................................................................... 118 122 

Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 

Quality .............................................................................................. 118 122 

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board ........................... 119 123 

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ................................... 120 123 

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 

Development .................................................................................... 121 124 

Smithsonian Institution ..................................................................... 121 124 

National Gallery of Art ....................................................................... 122 127 

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ............................ 124 128 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ........................ 125 129 

National Endowment for the Arts ..................................................... 125 129 

National Endowment for the Humanities ......................................... 125 130 

Commission of Fine Arts .................................................................... 127 131 

National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs ...................................... 128 132 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ....................................... 128 132 

National Capital Planning Commission ............................................ 128 133 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum .................................... 128 133 

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission ................................. 129 134 

Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission ...................................... ........ 134 

World War I Centennial Commission ................................................ 129 135 

Title IV—General Provisions 130 135 

House of Representatives Report Requirements: ........ 137 

Full Committee Votes ......................................................................... ........ 137 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............... ........ 144 

Rescission of Funds ............................................................................. ........ 144 

Transfer of Funds ............................................................................... ........ 144 

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Bill Report 

Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending 

Items ................................................................................................. ........ 145 

Ramseyer Rule .................................................................................... ........ 145 

Changes in Application of Existing Law ........................................... ........ 152 

Appropriations Not Authorized by Law ............................................ ........ 170 

Comparison with the Budget Resolution .......................................... ........ 171 

Five-Year Outlay Projections ............................................................. ........ 172 

Assistance to State and Local Governments ..................................... ........ 172 

Program Duplication ........................................................................... ........ 172 

Committee Hearings ........................................................................... ........ 173 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority .......................... ........ 175 

Minority views ..................................................................................... ........ 236 

INTRODUCTION

The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020 totals $37,277,000,000, 

$1,725,000,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and 

$7,238,189,00 above the fiscal year 2020 budget request. 

The amounts in the accompanying bill are reflected by title in 

the table below. References throughout this report to the enacted 

bill and the budget request refer to the fiscal year 2019 enacted 

level and the fiscal year 2020 budget request unless otherwise stated. 

DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY RECOMMENDED IN BILL BY TITLE 

Activity Budget estimates, 

fiscal year 2020 

Committee bill, 

fiscal year 2020 

Committee bill 

compared with 

budget estimates 

Title I, Department of the Interior: 

New budget authority ...................................................... $11,683,237,000 $14,086,717,000 +$2,403,480,000 

Title II, Environmental Protection Agency: 

New budget authority ...................................................... $6,222,490,000 $9,526,691,000 +$3,304,201,000 

Title III, Related Agencies: 

New budget authority ...................................................... $14,503,084,000 $15,913,592,000 +$1,410,508,000 

Title IV, General Provisions: 

New budget authority ...................................................... $0 $0 +0 

Grand total, New budget authority .................... $32,408,811,000 $39,527,000,000 +$7,118,189,000 

Less Fire Cap Adjustment .................................. ¥$2,250,000,000 ¥$2,250,000,000 

Net, New budget authority ................................. $30,158,811,000 $37,277,000,000 +$7,118,189,000 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT

Members of Congress have provided considerable input in fashioning this bill. In total, 381 Members submitted 6,434 programmatic requests relating to multiple agencies and programs. 

The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee 

conducted sixteen oversight hearings and briefings this year (including four hearings involving American Indians and Alaska Natives) to carefully review the programs and budgets under its jurisdiction. The Subcommittee held the following oversight hearings: 

Government Accountability Office, The Power of the Purse: 

A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown—February 6, 2019 

Public Witness Day hearing—February 26, 2019 (morning) 

Public Witness Day hearing—February 26, 2019 (afternoon) 

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American Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses—March 6, 

2019 (morning) 

American Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses—March 6, 

2019 (afternoon) 

American Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses—March 7, 

2019 (morning) 

American Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses—March 7, 

2019 (afternoon) 

Department of the Interior FY20 budget oversight hearing— 

March 26, 2019 

Members of Congress Witness Day hearing—March 27, 2019 

Forest Service FY20 budget oversight hearing—March 28, 

2019 

Environmental Protection Agency FY20 budget oversight 

hearing—April 2, 2019 

National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey FY20 budget oversight hearing—April 3, 2019 

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement FY20 budget oversight hearing—April 4, 2019 

Indian Health Service FY20 budget oversight hearing—April 

9, 2019 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education 

FY20 budget oversight hearing—April 3, 2019 

Department of the Interior FY20 budget oversight hearing— 

May 7, 2019 

In total, 123 individuals representing the Executive Branch, Congress, State, Tribal, and local governments, and the general public 

testified before the Subcommittee. In addition to those who testified in person, another 146 Members of Congress, organizations, or 

coalitions provided written testimony for the hearing record which 

is publicly available online. 

21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS

The Committee encourages the Departments of Agriculture and 

the Interior to continue facilitating the approval of 21st Century 

Conservation Service Corps organizations and work in partnership 

to engage young adults and veterans in conservation, recreation, 

infrastructure, wildfire and disaster response, and community development service projects on public lands and in rural and urban 

communities, as authorized by the Public Lands Corps Act (16 

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

BIRD COLLISIONS ON FEDERAL PROPERTY

Collisions with glass kill up to one billion birds per year in the 

United States. All agencies under the jurisdiction of this Act are 

directed to monitor visitor and nature centers and office buildings 

for bird collisions with glass during spring migration (April 1–June 

1) and fall migration (September 1–November 1); determine the 

scale of collisions; and assess whether retrofits to windows will reduce collisions. At a minimum, all agencies are directed to take low 

cost or no cost action, such as turning off interior lights at night 

or applying films or other adhesives to glass windows to reduce 

bird collisions. 

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CONSERVATION COLLABORATION EFFORTS

The Committee encourages the Department of the Interior and 

the Forest Service to support the conservation efforts of regional 

multi-organizational collaborations that help forests reduce emissions and improve climate change adaptation. 

CORAL REEF HEALTH

The Committee is concerned that emerging coral diseases have 

proven to be a major source of coral mortality, especially along the 

Florida Reef Tract, and pose a significant obstacle to coral reef restoration efforts. The Committee encourages the Department of the 

Interior to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as state and territorial government partners, 

to support coral monitoring, research, and restoration efforts in 

highly impacted and high priority coral reef habitats in U.S. 

waters, including in Biscayne National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park. 

CUSTOMER SERVICE

The Committee directs each of the agencies funded by this Act 

to develop standards to improve customer service and incorporate 

the standards into the performance plans required under title 31 

of the United States Code. 

EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS

The Committee strongly supports academic internships, partnerships, and educational and outreach programs of the agencies funded through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill and encourages them to ensure that their efforts 

reach the widest possible audience including, but not limited to, 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, as appropriate. The 

Committee directs the Departments funded by this Act to report on 

these efforts within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

FIREFIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee supports efforts to incorporate new approaches to 

fire science into its fire-fighting strategy. Such techniques include, 

but are not limited to, analyzing fire data to improve forecasts, 

using high-definition cameras as part of the AlertWildfire system, 

treatments to reduce accumulated fuels loads, and growing use of 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The Committee strongly encourages 

the Department of the Interior to work closely with the Forest 

Service, other Federal agencies, States, and other partners on these 

efforts. To improve the effectiveness and safety of nighttime aircraft operations, the Committee encourages the Department of the 

Interior and the Forest Service to explore advances in night vision 

goggles and infrared technology. 

HARASSMENT-FREE WORKPLACE

The Committee continues to be deeply concerned about reports of 

harassment and hostile work environments and notes with disappointment the finding from the Department of the Interior’s 

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2017 Work Environment Study that 35 percent of its employees experienced some form of harassment and/or assault-related behaviors in the 12 months preceding the survey. The Committee expects 

all Federal employees, including those in leadership positions at 

the agencies funded through this bill, to take the necessary steps 

to create and maintain harassment-free workplaces. The Committee also directs the Office of Inspector General (OIG), not later 

than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the 

Committee on Forest Service progress to implement the recommendations included in the February 2019 OIG report entitled 

‘‘Forest Service Initiatives to Address Workplace Misconduct’’. 

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

The Committee recommends $523,950,000 for the various Land 

and Water Conservation Fund accounts and activities contained in 

the bill. This amount is $88,952,000 above the enacted level and 

$547,400,000 above the budget request, including rescissions. The 

Committee notes that, with respect to the budget request, the administration has proposed $32,882,000 in new funding but has also 

proposed rescissions totaling $56,332,000, thereby producing a net 

appropriation of ¥$23,450,000. Details of the recommendation are 

shown below and throughout the table at the back of this report. 

For the past two fiscal years, Congress has requested that the 

four land management bureaus forward to the House and Senate 

Appropriations Committees detailed and prioritized project lists 

containing federal acquisitions that could be funded in the coming 

fiscal year. This was a change from the previous long-standing 

practice of including these lists in the budget justifications submitted with the president’s annual budget submission. While the 

Committee understands and appreciates that it remains the prerogative of the administration to request no funding for land acquisition activities, it is not acceptable for the administration to unduly delay a congressional request for project information as Congress decides on funding levels for the program as it has done on 

a bicameral and bipartisan basis since enactment of the Land and 

Water Conservation Act more than 50 years ago. Consequently, the 

Committee has reluctantly concluded that an explicit statutory directive is necessary to obtain the requested information in a timely 

manner. The Committee regrets taking this position but believes 

the dilatory actions of the leadership of the Interior and Agriculture departments have left it no other option. 

FY 2019 Enacted Budget Request This Bill 

(Excluding 

Rescission) 

(Excluding 

Rescission) 

State, Local and Forest Legacy Programs ................................ $248,796,000 $5,000,000 $280,000,000 

National Park Service State Assistance .......................... 124,006,000 0 140,000,000 

Coop. Endangered Species Conservation Fund ............... 30,800,000 0 40,000,000 

American Battlefield Protection Act ................................ 10,000,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 

Highlands Conservation Act ............................................ 20,000,000 0 10,000,000 

Forest Legacy Program .................................................... 63,990,000 0 75,000,000 

Federal Land Acquisition .......................................................... 189,505,000 27,882,000 243,950,000 

Bureau of Land Management .......................................... 28,316,000 0 33,800,000 

Fish and Wildlife Service ................................................. 45,189,000 9,864,000 57,750,000 

National Park Service ...................................................... 34,436,000 9,828,000 53,400,000 

Forest Service ................................................................... 72,564,000 0 90,000,000 

DoI, Office of Valuation Services ..................................... 9,000,000 8,190,000 9,000,000 

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FY 2019 Enacted Budget Request This Bill 

(Excluding 

Rescission) 

(Excluding 

Rescission) 

Land and Water Conservation Fund Total .............. 438,301,000 32,882,000 523,950,000 

MITIGATION FROM BORDER BARRIER CONSTRUCTION

Construction of a border barrier can adversely impact sensitive 

lands along the southwest border, including national wildlife refuges, national forests, national monuments, and wilderness areas. 

It can also jeopardize wildlife and the survival of imperiled species. 

The current Administration has instituted waivers of the National 

Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, circumventing the normal process that would provide safeguards for species and habitats. The Committee directs the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense to 

provide a report to the Committee within 180 days of enactment 

of this Act that: (1) describes the impacts of border barrier construction on sensitive lands, habitat, and wildlife; (2) describes any 

measures that might contribute to mitigation of these impacts, including land acquisitions for national wildlife refuges and other 

federal public land units; and (3) estimates the costs of these mitigation measures. 

MONARCH BUTTERFLY POPULATIONS

The Committee is aware the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 

gathering information to determine whether the monarch butterfly 

should be listed as a threatened or endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act. Monarch butterflies are a fixture in crop 

fields across the Nation and listing them could have significant impacts on agriculture. The Committee directs the Secretary of the 

Interior to work with the Secretary of Agriculture in coordination 

with the states, and private and nonprofit organizations to develop 

and implement strategies, such as setting up milkweed reserves, to 

help protect monarch butterfly populations and preserve the natural habitats critical to their survival. The Secretaries are directed 

to report back within 120 days of enactment of this Act on the status of this plan and any other actions the Departments are taking 

to encourage support of monarch conservation. 

PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides compensation to local governments for the loss of tax revenue resulting 

from the presence of Federal land in their county or State. In 2019, 

49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive PILT payments. The recommendation includes full funding for PILT for fiscal year 2020 in Section 114 of Title I General Provisions. 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

The Committee directs all agencies funded by this Act to comply 

with title 31 of the United States Code, including the development 

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formance outcome measures, output measures, efficiency measures, 

and customer service measures. 

RAINY RIVER WATERSHED

The Committee is deeply dissatisfied with the inexplicable actions taken by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service over the past two years with respect to the advancement of a copper-sulfide ore mine on the Rainy River Watershed 

in Minnesota. Located within the Superior National Forest and adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park, this administration has vigorously pushed to 

reinstate two 1966 mineral leases that have sat dormant for more 

than 50 years and which have been determined by the Forest Service to have the potential to do ‘‘serious and irreparable harm.’’ The 

attack on this pristine area began in December of 2017 when the 

Department of the Interior’s Solicitor issued an opinion overturning 

two prior opinions concerning the renewability of the leases. This 

led to the reissuance of these leases by the Bureau of Land Management in May 2018. Subsequently, in September of 2018, and 

contrary to assurances to this Committee, the Secretary of Agriculture abruptly canceled a scientific study associated with a mineral withdrawal action that would have proven beneficial to the decision-making process. In addition to the unsubstantiated nature of 

that action, the Committee is at a loss to explain the disparate 

treatment between the Rainy River withdrawal proposal and two 

other similar proposals in Washington and Montana which were allowed to be completed despite all three locations facing similar 

threats of acid drainage from sulfide-ore mining. The Committee 

has asked both the Department of Agriculture and the Department 

of the Interior for background material on these decisions and others. 

The actions taken by the Interior and Agriculture departments 

over the past two years with regards to mining in the Superior National Forest overturn long-standing policies and practices, ignore 

science, limit public participation, and undermine the protection of 

iconic and irreplaceable wilderness and national park resources. 

Until the departments address the question of whether mining, especially copper-sulfide ore mining, is appropriate on National Forest System lands in the Rainy River Watershed, no action to advance mining in this area should occur. Accordingly, the Committee 

directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest 

Service, to reinstate and complete the Rainy River Watershed mineral withdrawal study in accordance with Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and to provide that 

study and all associated analysis to the Committee. Further, the 

Committee directs that the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture shall take such actions as are necessary to segregate such 

lands during the period of study and forego taking any action that 

would advance mining within the watershed during the period of 

study and review. 

RECREATION FEE AUTHORITY

Enacted in 2004, the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act 

(FLREA) authorized five agencies to collect and expend recreation 

fees on land they manage: the Department of the Interior’s Bureau 

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of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), National Park Service (NPS), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service 

(USFS). These fees, which leverage other funding sources and complement appropriated dollars, fund projects that directly benefit the 

visitor experience. 

The authority for FLREA is scheduled to sunset at the end of the 

current fiscal year. This expiration would impact the Department 

of the Interior’s estimated annual collection of $406 million, of 

which the National Park Service collects nearly $310 million. An 

extension of recreation fee authority is necessary for land managers 

to plan for upcoming seasons including selling annual passes, hiring seasonal employees, planning projects, organizing volunteers, 

and accepting reservations. 

The Committee has included within Title IV General Provisions 

a one-year extension of the current recreation fee authority as requested. As part of this extension, the Committee reiterates longstanding Congressional intent that the collection and use of these 

fees is meant to complement, not supplant, annual appropriations. 

In particular, the Committee notes that fee revenues have never 

been intended to be used as a substitute for annual appropriations 

to fund agency operations in the event of a lapse in appropriations 

and expects the Department of the Interior and Forest Service to 

refrain from any future action to use fee revenues in this manner. 

The Committee was deeply troubled by the decision by senior officials at the Department of the Interior to change longstanding policy during the fiscal year 2019 partial government shutdown and 

use fee revenues to provide services for certain national parks and 

other public lands. This decision contributed to national parks 

being kept open to the public during the shutdown without sufficient staffing to adequately protect public safety or natural and cultural resources. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

The Committee has historically included reprogramming guidelines in reports accompanying Interior and Environment appropriations bills that explicitly outline what actions by agencies under 

the Subcommittee’s jurisdiction trigger the requirement to formally 

notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Committee worked with the Department of the Interior on concerns and challenges with implementation and has incorporated their input into the Title IV General Provision that codifies these guidelines. This language protects 

the integrity of this Committee and establishes parity with other 

Appropriations Subcommittees whose bills contain similar language. 

TRIBAL CONSULTATION

The Committee notes with concern the frustrations heard from 

Tribes about agency failures to conduct ‘‘true’’ and ‘‘meaningful’’ 

government-to-government consultation. Although the level of frustration varies by agency and event, the common theme is that 

while most consultations solicit input and feedback from Tribes, 

the communication is one way and fails to return feedback to 

Tribes. Tribes often report that they don’t know whether and how 

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their input is considered. On decisions made in consultation with 

Tribes, the Committee expects agencies funded in this bill to publish decision rationale in the context of and in reasonable detail to 

the Tribal input received during consultation. 

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The Committee encourages the Interagency Fire Center to review 

operational requirements to ensure that wildland firefighters maintain proper hydration and have access to on-the-move, hands-free 

hydration systems. 

PUBLIC ACCESS

The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service are directed to notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in advance of any proposed project specifically intending to 

close an area to recreational shooting, hunting, or fishing on a nonemergency basis of more than 30 days. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,178,696,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,054,430,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,243,793,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +65,097,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +189,363,000 

MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND RESOURCES

The Committee recommends $1,243,793,000 for the Management 

of Lands and Resources appropriation. This amount is $65,097,000 

above the enacted level and $189,363,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation includes $10,387,000 for fixed costs, as requested, and a general rescission of $14,000,000 from unobligated 

funds originally made available in fiscal year 2016 and prior years. 

Details of the recommendation are explained in the narrative below 

and through the table at the back of this report. 

Land Resources.—The Committee recommends $229,682,000 for 

Land Resources, $17,940,000 above the enacted level and 

$36,080,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $1,940,000 for fixed costs; $20,080,000 in programmatic increases to restore reductions proposed in the budget request; and 

additional increases of $5,000,000 in rangeland management, 

$2,000,000 in forestry management, $3,000,000 in cultural resources management, and $6,000,000 in the wild horse and burro 

line. The Committee directs that half of the additional cultural resources funding be allocated toward updating the predictive modeling and data analysis capabilities of the National Cultural Resources Information Management System, which allows for better 

siting and planning decisions leading to more efficient project implementation. 

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With respect to the Wild Horse and Burro program, the Committee recognizes and appreciates that several stakeholder groups 

who each have avid, although diverging, interests in the program, 

have come together on a non-lethal compromise proposal based on 

the following four aspects: strategic gatherings in the most densely 

populated herd management areas; relocating animals currently in 

holding facilities and those being removed from the range to larger, 

more cost-effective pasture facilities; increased and vigorous fertility control strategies to help reduce the population growth; and 

increased adoptions. The Committee believes these concepts, once 

more fully developed by program specialists at the Bureau, have 

merit. The Committee therefore recommends a program increase of 

$6,000,000 for the Bureau to work with interested stakeholders to 

further develop a science-based removal, fertility control, and relocation pilot program targeted to the two or three most severely impacted herd management areas, and to begin to implement and 

scale up such plans once metrics for delineating a positive outcome 

have been designed and achieved. All removals must follow the 

guidelines outlined in the Bureau’s Comprehensive Animal Welfare 

Policy. All private parties providing care for wild horses and burros 

shall provide proof of their ability to offer humane conditions and 

protection against abuse, neglect, or slaughter. Private parties 

shall ensure that wild horses and burros will not be returned to the 

range. The Bureau should plan on presenting the Committee with 

a detailed briefing prior to obligation and expenditure of the program increase, and quarterly once the program is implemented. 

Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management.—The Committee recommends $197,836,000 for Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management, $15,332,000 above the enacted level and $79,404,000 above 

the budget request. The recommendation includes $1,332,000 for 

fixed costs; $65,404,000 in programmatic increases to restore reductions proposed in the budget request; and additional increases of 

$10,000,000 in wildlife habitat management and $4,000,000 in 

aquatic habitat management. Of the increase provided for wildlife 

habitat, $2,000,000 is for threatened and endangered species, 

$5,000,000 is for sage-grouse conservation for a total of 

$65,000,000, and $3,000,000 is for plant conservation including efforts to advance the national seed strategy. The Committee notes 

that at the recommended level, the bill supports the Plant Conservation and Restoration Program, including the Seeds of Success 

program, above the enacted level. Of the increase provided for 

aquatic habitat, the recommendation provides for the continuation 

of support at the $2,000,000 level for the Colorado Basin Salinity 

Control Program. 

Recreation Management.—The Committee recommends 

$81,455,000 for Recreation Management, $7,726,000 above the enacted level and $9,726,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $726,000 for fixed costs; $2,726,000 in programmatic increases to restore the net reductions proposed in the 

budget request; and additional increases of $2,000,000 in wilderness management and $5,000,000 in recreation resources management, of which $1,000,000 is for the scenic trails program. The 

Committee agrees to the Bureau’s proposed Lake Havasu 

watercraft decontamination project. 

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Energy and Minerals.—The Committee recommends 

$193,700,000 for Energy and Minerals, $724,000 below the enacted 

level and $4,665,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes $2,065,000 in fixed costs, along with the proposed increase in the renewable energy subactivity but does not include the 

increase proposed in the coal management subactivity. The Committee notes that the requested reduction in the oil and gas permit 

processing subactivity is due to the expiration of the funding anomaly contained in section 3021 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act. Because the full amount of application fees collected is 

now available to the Bureau, additional appropriations provided 

through this bill are no longer necessary. The Bureau of Land Management is directed to use $500,000 from within available funding, in conjunction with $500,000 provided by the United States Geological Survey, to commission a report from the National Academy of Sciences on the impacts on ecosystem services of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary 

Waters Canoe Area Wilderness resulting from a Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine located in the watershed of the Boundary 

Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. 

Realty and Ownership Management.—The Committee recommends $73,480,000 for Realty and Ownership Management, 

$3,190,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

The recommendation includes $691,000 for fixed costs. 

Resource Protection and Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $140,062,000 for Resource Protection and Maintenance, 

$10,821,000 above the enacted level and $29,951,000 above the 

budget request. The recommendation includes $821,000 for fixed 

costs; $19,951,000 in programmatic increases to restore reductions 

proposed in the budget request; and additional increases of 

$5,000,000 in resource management planning, $1,000,000 in resource protection and law enforcement, and $4,000,000 in abandoned mine lands and hazardous materials management for additional clean-up work. The Committee directs the Bureau to provide 

a detailed list of all abandoned mine projects on Bureau-managed 

land within 30 days of enactment of this Act. From within available funds in resource management planning, the Bureau is directed to contract with an independent, qualified scientific organization for a refined range mapping pilot project to develop or update range and habitat use maps for at least 30 threatened and endangered species that occur on Bureau-managed lands. Improved 

range mapping would support more effective and efficient conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered species on public 

lands. 

Transportation and Facilities Management.—The Committee recommends $125,653,000 for Transportation and Facilities Management, $10,653,000 above the enacted level and $32,327,000 above 

the budget request. The recommendation includes $653,000 in fixed 

costs; $22,327,000 in programmatic increases to restore reductions 

proposed in the budget request; and an additional increase of 

$3,000,000 in annual maintenance and $7,000,000 in deferred 

maintenance. With a deferred maintenance backlog exceeding 

$900,000,000 funding cuts in this area are unwarranted. The Committee also notes that these maintenance funds shall remain available until expended. 

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Workforce and Organizational Support.—The Committee recommends $178,117,000 for Workforce and Organizational Support, 

$3,134,000 below the enacted level and $1,460,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes $1,866,000 for fixed costs; 

does not accept any programmatic changes proposed in the budget 

request; and includes a further baseline reduction of $5,000,000 in 

the administrative support subactivity to account for the discontinuance of the proposed reorganization, which the recommendation does not fund. The Bureau is directed to use the current enacted funding on the shared services component. The Committee is not convinced of the efficacy of moving additional personnel out of the headquarters area when approximately 93 percent of Bureau employees are already working in the field and directs that no additional relocations of headquarters staff take 

place. 

National Landscape Conservation System.—The Committee recommends $45,112,000 for National Landscape Conservation Lands, 

$5,293,000 above the enacted level and $8,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $293,000 in fixed costs; 

$3,000,000 in programmatic increases to restore reductions proposed in the budget request; and an additional increase of 

$5,000,000. The Committee believes a modest increase in this program will allow for greater inventory and monitoring of cultural resources and encourages the Bureau to increase its cultural resources staff. 

Communication Site Management.—The Committee recommends 

$2,000,000 for communications site management, equal to the 

budget request. This amount is reduced by $2,000,000 in offsetting 

collections. 

Mining Law Administration.—The Committee recommends 

$39,696,000 for mining law administration, equal to the budget request. This amount is offset by $61,000,000 in offsetting collections. 

Rescission.—The Committee recommends a rescission of 

$14,000,000 in funds made available under this heading in fiscal 

years 2016 and prior. These funds are now more than 3 years old 

and, given the generally high obligation rates for nearly all activities and subactivities in this appropriation, are unlikely to be needed. The Committee believes that repurposing these funds, which 

this recommendation does, is a more efficient and transparent process. 

Period of Availability.—The Committee recommends a change to 

the period of availability of the Management of Lands and Resources appropriation from indefinite, ‘‘no-year‘‘ funding to 2-year 

availability, with the exception of annual and deferred maintenance funding which will remain available until expended. This adjustment will align the Bureau’s primary operations account to 

more closely mirror those of the other bureaus within the Department. The Committee is also keenly aware of its responsibilities to 

the American taxpayer in providing oversight of bureau activities 

and finds that large balances of unobligated funds substantially detracts from that responsibility. 

Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.—The Committee has not agreed to the proposed rescission of Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) funds. The Committee notes that expected receipts in fiscal year 2019 and 2020 are 

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estimated to be $91,000,000 and $131,000,000, respectively. The 

Bureau is directed to report to the Committee, within 30 days of 

enactment of this Act, on the status of balances in the SNPLMA 

account and the projects these balances are intended to fund. 

Sage Grouse.—The Committee is extremely concerned about the 

dismantling by the current administration of the unprecedented 

conservation partnership forged in 2015 by 11 Western states, 

ranchers and other interested stakeholders to keep the sage-grouse 

off the endangered species list. This administration is moving forward with revisions that will weaken protections and conservation 

prescriptions for sage-grouse that were included in the 2015 

science-based greater sage grouse strategy. The Committee is also 

concerned that the Fish and Wildlife Service is no longer in initial 

discussions on amendments to land-use plans to provide the best 

available science or technical advice. The future of the sage-grouse, 

a species that is emblematic of the health of the sagebrush habitat 

that it shares with 350 other kinds of wildlife, depends on decisions 

being made with the best available science and technical advice. 

The Bureau and the Department are directed to include the Fish 

and Wildlife Service in any discussions pertaining to BLM leasing 

in the sagebrush habitat to prevent degradation to the habitat, 

minimize disturbance, and mitigate impacts. 

Aquifer Recharge and Water Quality.—The Committee encourages the Bureau to continue to work with the State of Idaho to provide appropriate access to Federal lands for the purposes of aquifer 

recharge projects and to work with Blaine County and interested 

community stakeholders to address the increased sediment buildup 

in the Hulen Meadows Pond by examining collaborative solutions 

to restoring the pond to adequate health through dredging and 

other cost-effective measures. 

Bighorn Sheep Research.—To prevent disease transmission between domestic sheep and bighorn sheep, the Committee directs 

the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to work with 

Indian Tribes, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Agricultural Research Service to complete a risk of 

contact analysis. Together, the agencies are encouraged to convene 

a meeting of interested stakeholders to share the findings of this 

analysis and collaborate on strategies to address the risk of disease 

transmission. The agencies are further directed to report to the 

Committee, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, on the 

progress made to complete the analysis and engage with stakeholders. 

Soda Ash.—The Committee is concerned about maintaining the 

United States’ global competitiveness in the production of natural 

soda ash and directs the Bureau to analyze this matter and report 

to the Committee within 60 days of enactment of this Act on 

whether a revision of the rate is warranted. 

Drought in Western United States.—The Committee is concerned 

about the ongoing drought affecting the western United States and 

supports the Bureau’s work with the State of Utah, through the 

Watershed Restoration Initiative, to develop water resources to 

benefit the public, wildlife, endangered species, permittees, and 

other users. The Bureau is encouraged to continue to work with the 

State and other interested entities to identify and pursue the highest priority projects. 

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Off-Highway Vehicle Pilot Program.—The Bureau is directed to 

provide a report to the Committee, within 90 days of enactment of 

this Act, on the status of the Bureau’s efforts regarding the directive contained in House Report 115–765. 

Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape.—The Committee recognizes 

that the Bureau of Land Management has delayed scheduled lease 

sales in areas within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National 

Historical Park on three occasions since March 2018. The Committee is also aware of the recent decision from the United States 

Court of Appeals vacating the Bureau of Land Management environmental analysis for oil and gas leasing in the area. The Greater 

Chaco cultural landscape has inestimable value for Native people 

and for the American public. The Committee directs the Bureau to 

refrain from leasing or proposing new leases within a 10-mile radius of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Committee 

further directs the Bureau to prioritize planning updates for the region, increase cultural resources inventories in cooperation with the 

State of New Mexico and tribes to ensure well-informed land management decisions, and engage in meaningful government-to-government consultation with tribes, including conducting ethnographic studies outside of the 10-mile radius. 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.—The Committee appreciates the long-standing partnership between the Fish and Wildlife 

Foundation, a congressionally chartered institution, and several bureaus within the Interior Department, particularly the Bureau of 

Land Management. The Committee would therefore urge the Bureau to continue this partnership and agrees that, at the Bureau’s 

discretion, up to $2,000,000 from within available funds may be 

used for critical conservation activities, pursuant to 16 U.S.C.3701 

et seq., under the same term and conditions as outlined under this 

heading in Title I of Division G of P.L. 115–31, the fiscal year 2017 

Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act. 

Rewilding.—The Committee recognizes the value of horse rewilding as one of many herd management strategies and encourages the Bureau to explore collaborations with suitable organizations and willing landowners to adopt, transport and locate horses 

to appropriate habitats at no cost to taxpayers. 

CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥5,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ ¥5,000,000 

The Committee recommends a rescission of $5,000,000 for the 

Construction appropriation. These funds were originally made 

available in fiscal year 2014 and before and are no longer needed. 

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LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $28,316,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 33,800,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +5,484,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +33,800,000 

LAND ACQUISITION

The Committee recommends $33,800,000 for the Land Acquisition appropriation. This amount is $7,284,000 above the enacted 

level and $43,800,000 above the budget request, including rescissions. Details of the recommendation are contained below and in 

the table at the back of this report. 

Because the Department has not made detailed, individual 

project information available in a timely manner, the Committee 

notes that the following list is preliminary in nature and may be 

revised later in the fiscal year 2020 budget process as additional 

information becomes available. The projects listed are in priority 

order, as determined by the Bureau. 

State Project This Bill 

AZ Aravaipa Canyon Access ....................................................................................................... $2,600,000 

CA Bodie Hills ............................................................................................................................. 900,000 

CA Los Gatos Creek Ranch ......................................................................................................... 1,200,000 

CO McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area ...................................................................... 600,000 

ID Coeur d’Alene Lake Special Recreation Management Area .................................................. 1,300,000 

MT Blackfoot River Watershed .................................................................................................... 3,500,000 

OR Sandy River ........................................................................................................................... 500,000 

OR Table Rocks Special Recreational Management Area .......................................................... 2,700,000 

Additional projects to be supplied by BLM .......................................................................... 5,000,000 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ................................................................................................. 18,300,000 

Budget Request This Bill 

Acquisition Management ............................................................................................. 0 2,500,000 

Recreational Access ..................................................................................................... 0 11,000,000 

Emergencies, Hardships, and Inholdings .................................................................... 0 2,000,000 

Rescission of Funds .................................................................................................... ¥10,000,000 0 

Total, BLM Land Acquisition .............................................................................. ¥10,000,000 33,800,000 

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $106,985,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 106,985,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 117,195,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +10,210,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +10,210,000 

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

The Committee recommends $117,195,000 for the Oregon and 

California Grant Lands appropriation. This amount is $10,210,000 

above both the enacted level and the budget request. The recommendation includes $210,000 in fixed costs and $10,000,000 in 

programmatic increases, of which $9,000,000 is in the resources 

management activity for additional work on forest management, 

and $1,000,000 is in the transportation and facilities maintenance 

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activity. The recommendation does not adopt the proposed budget 

restructuring. 

Timber targets.—The Committee continues to be troubled by the 

disparity in timber targets compared with timber awarded and harvested on some districts. The Bureau is once again directed to 

prioritize response to administrative protests on timber sales in a 

timely manner and to report timber sale accomplishments in volume of timber sold and awarded, rather than merely the volume 

offered for sale, and shall report to the Committee on its progress. 

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation of not 

less than $10,000,000 to be derived from public lands receipts and 

Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands grazing receipts, as requested. 

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation estimated to be $26,000,000 for Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures, as requested. The appropriation is fully offset through collections. 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

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

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Committee recommends inclusion of the Administrative Provisions proposed in the budget request and notes that they are 

long-standing items that facilitate more efficient operations. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Originating in 1871, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the oldest federal conservation agency, and the only agency in the federal 

government, whose primary responsibility is management of fish 

and wildlife for the American public. Through protecting the environment, all Americans can be afforded the opportunity to enjoy 

the outdoors and to connect with and learn from nature. Maintaining and protecting the Nation’s natural resources for present and 

future generations should be a top priority for the Service. This involves strict enforcement of important and foundational environmental laws such as the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), Marine Mammal Protection Act, Lacey 

Act, and international treaties like the Convention on International 

Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). 

The Service is responsible for the National Wildlife Refuge System that consists of more than 560 National Wildlife Refuges operating as a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and habitats. The Service also operates one historic National Fish Hatchery and 70 National Fish Hatcheries that work 

with states and tribes to propagate fish to bolster or re-establish 

self-sustaining populations in the wild and mitigate impacts associated with Federal water projects. 

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,292,078,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,257,161,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,364,760,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +72,682,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +107,599,000 

The Committee recommends $1,364,760,000 for Resource Management, an increase of $72,682,000 above the enacted level and 

$107,599,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes a $4,000,000 rescission from unobligated balances made 

available in fiscal year 2019 in General Operations for the Department-wide reorganization. The Committee approves the proposed 

budget restructuring for the new Joint Administrative Operations 

which consolidates administrative functions into a single organization but does not support any other reorganization, including the 

Department-wide reorganization, or consolidation in fiscal year 

2020. Fixed cost increases as requested in the budget are provided, 

but none of the requested program changes are agreed to unless 

specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and details follow below and in the table at the end of 

this report. Additional instructions are included in the front of this 

report. 

Ecological Services.—The recommendation includes $288,983,000 

in Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act (ESA) and related activities, $37,158,000 above the enacted level and 

$48,961,000 above the budget request. This program has been underfunded and the Committee is striving to rectify that deficiency 

by providing additional resources for endangered species conservation and recovery and habitat protection, and to enhance efforts in 

important ecosystems such as the Chesapeake Bay and the California Bay-Delta. 

Listing.—The recommendation includes $23,442,000 for ESA listings and related activities, an increase of $5,124,000 above the enacted level, and $12,377,000 above the budget request. Through the 

listing process, the best scientific and commercial information on a 

species is analyzed so a determination can be made on whether the 

survival of a species requires the protections afforded by the ESA. 

The Committee is providing additional resources to help the Service work closely with States and Tribes as they evaluate the over 

350 species that are potentially in need of protection under the 

ESA, develop a National Listing workplan, undertake 90-day and 

12-month petition findings and develop listing, 4(d), and critical 

habitat rules as required by law. Bill language is continued as requested to protect the rest of the Resource Management account 

from listing-related judicial mandates. 

Planning and Consultation.—The recommendation includes 

$113,018,000 for timely evaluations and permitting of development 

projects to ensure species are protected while allowing for development that contributes to economic growth and job creation. This 

recommendation is an increase of $6,939,000 above the enacted 

level and $5,502,000 above the budget request. This recommendation does not accept the reductions proposed in the budget request 

and provides $2,500,000 for National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) streamlining. The additional funding is for staffing to build 

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field capacity for technical assistance to Federal agencies and 

project proponents and to work with States, counties and private 

landowners to create Habitat Conservation Plans; to enhance the 

Integrated Planning and Conservation (IPaC) system; and to plan 

the development of a system for compliance monitoring and enforcement to ensure adequate implementation of the ESA. 

The Service is encouraged to issue guidance to field offices for 

streamlining Endangered Species Act section 7(a)(2) consultations 

on federal actions that authorize, fund, or carry out a covered activity in an approved Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) permitted 

under section 10(a)(1)(B) and that affect listed species that are covered species in the approved HCP. 

Conservation and Restoration.—The recommendation includes 

$34,650,000 for Conservation and Restoration, $2,254,000 above 

the enacted level, and $8,209,000 above the budget request. The 

recommendation does not include any of the proposed reductions 

and provides an additional $2,000,000 for Candidate Conservation. 

This increase will help the Service work with partners to conserve 

species by identifying and alleviating threats so they do not require 

listing. The Committee is disappointed to learn the Service is no 

longer actively engaged in many of the decisions made by the Bureau of Land Management on energy leasing and directs the Department of the Interior to involve the Service in any decision 

where leasing will impact species. 

Recovery.—The recommendation includes $117,873,000 for Endangered Species Act recovery activities, $22,841,000 above the enacted level, and $22,873,000 above the request. The recommendation does not accept the proposed budget reductions for de-listing 

and down-listing, State of the Birds, White Nose Syndrome, Prescott Grant Program and Wolf Livestock Demonstration Program, 

and includes a total of $8,000,000 for Recovery Challenge grants. 

The Committee has long championed the need for listing decisions to be based on science, not politics. In the current political 

climate, the Committee remains concerned that if iconic species are 

removed from the endangered species list, they will not receive adequate protections to ensure their survivability. The gray wolf is an 

example of a species of concern. The Committee directs that if the 

Service is going to delist a species based on the best available 

science, the Service must first carefully analyze state management 

plans to ensure adequate protections will be in place and then establish a stringent monitoring system that guarantees there is rigorous enforcement of those plans. 

Recovery Challenge matching grants are to be used to implement 

high priority recovery actions as prescribed in recovery plans, including genetically-sound breeding, rearing, and reintroduction programs. Longstanding partnerships, including for the northern 

aplomado falcon, California condor, and Steller’s eider, should be 

funded at not less than $3,500,000 and partner contributions 

should be not less than their current amounts. The remaining 

funds should be dedicated to other multi-year partnerships and 

should require a 50:50 match, which may include in-kind services. 

Unless an affected State is a partner on the project, none of the 

funds may be awarded to a project until the project partners have 

consulted with such State. The Service is expected to continue to 

work with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer 

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a portion of the program in full consultation with the Service and 

subject to Service approval of all grants and cooperative agreements. This approach allows Service funds to be leveraged and expands recovery actions. The Service is also expected to administer 

a portion of the program itself in support of partnerships to implement recovery actions benefiting species for which the National 

Fish and Wildlife Foundation is not engaged in conservation efforts. None of the funds may be used for indirect costs. The Service 

is to provide a report on this collaboration to the Committee 60 

days after enactment of this Act. 

The Committee has provided an increase of $4,480,000 above the 

increase in the budget request for recovery activities. The Service 

is encouraged to use this increase to develop and support dedicated 

extinction prevention programs for critically endangered species at 

the brink of extinction, including, but not limited to, species such 

as listed Hawaiian plants and forest birds, freshwater mussels, and 

butterflies, and to report back to the Committee within 90 days of 

enactment of this Act on the establishment of these programs. 

The Committee recommendation maintains funding at the enacted level for the Service’s work on the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Basin 

Recovery Implementation Program. 

Marbled Murrelet.—The Committee continues to support language included in House Report 116–9 concerning the development 

of the Long-Term Conservation Strategy. 

Habitat Conservation.—The recommendation includes 

$66,697,000 for voluntary, non-regulatory habitat conservation 

partnerships with public and private landowners, of which 

$52,954,000 is to implement the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act 

and $13,743,000 is for the Coastal Program. This recommendation 

is an increase of $1,689,000 above the enacted level, and a reduction of $1,095,000 from the request. The recommendation does not 

include the reductions proposed in the budget request for Partners 

for Fish and Wildlife and the Coastal Program. For the Partners 

for Fish and Wildlife program, the recommendation does not provide the total program change increase requested in the budget but 

instead provides an increase of $1,000,000 over the enacted level 

for partner activities that can include additional work on invasive 

species and landscape habitat protection. 

National Wildlife Refuge System.—The recommendation includes 

$514,164,000 for the National Wildlife Refuge System, an increase 

of $25,913,000 above the enacted level, and $4,635,000 above the 

budget request. 

The recommendation continues support for the directive in the 

House Report 114–632 instituting signage on any individual refuge 

where trapping occurs and for adherence to the guidance that is 

now included in the refuge manual. The Service is directed to update the information posted on the website and physical premises 

of any refuge to note if body-gripping traps are on the premises. No 

later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Service shall 

report to the Committee on any refuge that uses body-gripping 

traps and why non-lethal control methods are not utilized instead 

for refuge management purposes, the types of body-gripping traps 

used; trap check time requirements; and the number and type of 

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species captured, both target and non-target. This report is to be 

updated annually. 

Wildlife and Habitat Management.—The recommendation includes $239,437,000, an increase of $4,970,000 above the enacted 

level and equal to the budget request. The Committee supports the 

funding increase included in the budget request for Invasive Species Strike Teams and the reduction proposed for Inventory and 

Monitoring. The Committee understands the use of native plant 

materials increases resilience, reduces invasive species, and creates 

a more effective deterrent to fire. The Service is directed to brief 

the Committee on the use of native plants in refuge restoration 

within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

Regional refuges such as the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 

Wildlife Refuge effectively work with local communities and landowners to achieve collaborative conservation. The Committee encourages the continuation of this effort. The Service is also encouraged to sufficiently staff the Chesapeake Marshlands National 

Wildlife Refuge Complex. 

Refuge Visitor Services.—The recommendation includes 

$80,855,000, an increase of $7,536,000 above the enacted level, and 

equal to the budget request. The recommendation restores the reduction proposed in the budget request for Youth and Careers in 

Nature, which includes tribal youth, provides an additional 

$1,000,000 over the budget request for the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program, and provides $5,106,000 of the requested program increase for refuge visitor services. Engaging Americans of all 

ages with nature must be a priority. 

Refuge Law Enforcement.—Federal Wildlife Officers are the face 

of the Refuge System. Current refuge law enforcement staffing is 

at 22 percent of the staffing level recommended by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The recommendation includes $45,307,000, an increase of $7,253,000 above the enacted 

level and $2,112,000 above the budget request. This funding level 

provides an additional 40 FTE that are to be dispersed nationwide 

to ensure every refuge has law enforcement coverage by a Federal 

Wildlife Officer. 

Conservation Planning.—The recommendation provides 

$2,523,000, equal to the enacted level, and an increase of 

$2,523,000 above the budget request. 

Refuge Maintenance.—The recommendation includes 

$146,042,000, an increase of $6,154,000 above the enacted level, 

and equal to the budget request. The Service is encouraged to 

prioritize maintenance and restoration of units within the refuge 

system that were damaged by Hurricanes Sandy and Irene. 

Migratory Bird Management.—The recommendation includes 

$49,498,000 for Migratory Bird Management, an increase of 

$3,077,000 above the enacted level and $13,000 above the budget 

request. The recommendation provides $29,095,000 for Conservation and Monitoring which reflects the transfer of the $3,237,000 

requested for Aviation Management to General Operations to correspond to Committee action in the fiscal year 2019 enacted bill. 

The Committee provides an additional $250,000 to support the 

Service’s efforts to work with landowners to reduce black vulture 

predation on livestock and to address the implementation of next 

steps identified in the December 17, 2018 summary report on the 

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management of double crested cormorants. The recommendation 

provides $16,140,000 for North American Waterfowl Management 

Plan/Joint Ventures, an increase of $3,000,000 above the budget request. This program is essential for addressing the conservation 

needs of migratory birds by leveraging matching contributions from 

partners. 

The Committee remains concerned about the December 22, 2017 

legal opinion on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), M–37050, 

that is contrary to the long-standing interpretation of this Act by 

no longer prohibiting incidental take. Statistics on the Service 

website make it clear that migratory birds and their habitats remain at risk and that incidental take remains a threat. The Service 

is directed to report quarterly on the number of enforcement actions on the MBTA and its work with industry on voluntary actions 

to mitigate the impacts from development or activities that could 

result in incidental capture or mortality of migratory birds. This information should be compared to statistics from five years prior to 

M–37050. This report should also include the costs associated with 

enforcement and a comparison of what was expended in the five 

years prior to M–37050. 

Law Enforcement.—The recommendation includes $81,217,000 

for law enforcement, $2,164,000 above the enacted level, and 

$4,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation does not 

include the proposed reduction for the Indian Arts and Crafts 

Board but does accept the general program reduction. An additional $2,000,000 above the budget request is provided for wildlife 

trafficking. As in prior years, this increase may be used as necessary to supplement inspections. 

International Affairs.—The recommendation includes $18,023,000 

for international affairs, $2,207,000 above the enacted level and 

$1,400,000 above the budget request. Increases above the budget 

request for Wildlife Trafficking include $1,200,000 in International 

Conservation and $200,000 in International Wildlife Trade. The 

Committee supports the Service’s efforts to modernize the international trade permitting system. The recommendation accepts the 

proposed reduction for the Arctic Council resulting from the ending 

of the U.S. chairmanship. 

The Committee recognizes the Service’s work with Honduras, El 

Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico to conserve priority species and 

ecosystems, and urges the continuation of these international partnerships in fiscal year 2020. The Committee directs the Service to 

submit a report within 60 days of the enactment of this Act on 

these efforts. 

The Committee also acknowledges and commends the enactment 

of the Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals 

(DELTA) Act in 2018 and urges the Service, especially its International Affairs and Office of Law Enforcement programs, to work 

with Angola, Namibia, and Botswana in combating poaching and 

wildlife trafficking and strengthening protected area management, 

including through trans-boundary conservation programs in the region, with an initial focus on Angola. 

Fish and Aquatic Conservation.—The recommendation includes 

$178,424,000 for Fish and Aquatic Conservation, an increase of 

$11,197,000 above the enacted level and $22,797,000 above the 

budget request. The Service is expected to continue to work with 

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partners and the public to manage fish and other aquatic resources 

for the benefit of the American people. 

National Fish Hatchery System Operations.—The recommendation provides $59,875,000, an increase of $53,000 above the enacted 

level and $3,485,000 above the budget request. This funding level 

includes: $550,000 to implement the Great Lakes Consent Decree; 

$1,430,000 for the national wild fish health survey program, 

$1,475,000 to continue mass marking salmonids in the Pacific 

Northwest; and $1,200,000 for the Aquatic Animal Drug Approval 

Partnership. The recommendation provides $1,610,000 for Klamath 

Restoration. The budget request supports operation of national fish 

hatcheries at the enacted level. 

The Service may not terminate operations or close any facility of 

the National Fish Hatchery System. None of the production programs listed in the March 2013 National Fish Hatchery System 

Strategic Hatchery and Workforce Planning Report may be reduced 

or terminated without advance, informal consultation with affected 

States and Tribes. 

The Service is expected to continue funding mitigation hatchery 

programs via reimbursable agreements with Federal partners. Future agreements should include reimbursement for production, facilities, and administrative costs. The Service is expected to ensure 

that its costs are fully reimbursed before proposing to reduce or redirect base funding. 

The Committee encourages the Service to carry out sampling of 

re-introduced lake sturgeon and monitor the survival of juvenile 

lake sturgeon after they are stocked to determine whether the 

stocking rates should be increased to meet the target stock level. 

Maintenance and Equipment.—The recommendation provides 

$25,846,000, an increase of $2,926,000 above the enacted level and 

equal to the budget request, which includes $13,249,000 to reduce 

the deferred maintenance backlog. The Service should continue to 

allocate this funding to facilities with the most severe health and 

safety deficiencies across the System as a whole, rather than by region. All other funds should continue to be allocated as in prior 

years and should include mitigation hatcheries as needed to supplement reimbursable funds. 

Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.—The recommendation 

includes $92,703,000 for Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation, 

an increase of $8,218,000 above the enacted level and $19,312,000 

above the budget request. A discussion of the program components 

follows. 

Habitat Assessment and Restoration.—The recommendation includes $36,161,000, of which: $268,000 is for the Chehalis Fisheries 

Restoration Program; $10,000,000 is to implement the Delaware 

River Basin Conservation Act; $13,998,000 is for the National Fish 

Passage Program; and $6,664,000 is for the National Fish Habitat 

Action Plan. The Service is directed to be transparent with its partners regarding Federal costs for program coordination and administration of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The Service is encouraged to continue its collaborative work with partners on the 

Warren Glen Dam removal project and to report back to the Committee on the status of the project 180 days after enactment of this 

Act. 

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Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.—The recommendation provides $30,241,000, of which $558,000 is to implement the Great Lakes Consent Decree, and $458,000 is to implement the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act. The recommendation does not accept the proposed reduction for the Lake 

Champlain sea lamprey program and funds it at the enacted level. 

Within available funds, $250,000 is provided for Service biologists 

to research and develop a plan to eradicate northern snakehead in 

the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 

Aquatic Invasive Species.—The recommendation includes 

$26,301,000, of which: $2,000,000 is to help States implement plans 

required by the National Invasive Species Act (NISA); $1,566,000 

is for NISA coordination; $4,088,000 is to implement subsection 

5(d)(2) of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act; $11,600,000 is for controlling Asian carp as outlined in House Report 116–9; $1,011,000 

is for Sea Lamprey administration costs; and $3,000,000 is to prevent the spread of quagga and zebra mussels in the West. 

Of the amount recommended for Asian carp control and preven- tion, $2,000,000 is to expand and perfect the combined use of contract fishing and deterrents to extirpate Asian carp, including grass 

carp, where already established, pursuant to individual State laws 

and regulations and as called for in management plans. Contract 

fishing has proven to be an extremely effective management tool 

and it is not meant to develop a sustainable commercial fishery. 

The Service shall continue to work with its State partners to gather data to analyze the impacts of contract fishing to control abundance and movement of Asian carp and to report its findings to the 

Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Service is encouraged to pursue technologies to aid in the 

elimination, mitigation, or control of aquatic nuisance species and 

invasive species that do not result in the addition of chemical 

agents to the ecosystem that can lead to harmful by-products such 

as algal blooms. 

Cooperative Landscape Conservation.—The 22 Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) play an important role in bringing 

diverse partners together to focus on shared conservation goals and 

provide a forum and resources to address climate change. The 

Committee recommendation rejects the Administration’s proposal 

to eliminate this program and includes $12,500,000 for these 22 

LCCs, equal to the enacted level. If any LCC is not currently operating, the Service is directed to reestablish it. 

The recommendation restores funding for the program because 

there is inherent value in working with partners and stakeholders 

to address and understand the continual assaults on cultural and 

natural resources from climate change and address shared conservation goals. 

The reprogramming guidelines are explicit that any deviation 

from the budget justification must be transparent and officially 

presented to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. If the Service would like to make any 

changes to this program, it must prepare a report to accompany an 

official reprogramming request to the Committees. The report must 

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nator, and whether their work or job description has changed; 

meetings and forums with stakeholders; climate change research 

with a corresponding timeline for initiation and completion of work; 

and an analysis on why the program change is beneficial. The report must also document the outreach the Service has made, or will 

make, to every State and partner associated with each of the 22 

LCCs to solicit their input on the proposed change and a summary 

of the response. The Service is reliant on partners to accomplish its 

mission and must clearly demonstrate to Congress that the process 

used to devise any programmatic change has been transparent and 

inclusive. 

Science Support.—The recommendation does not approve the pro- posed elimination of the program and includes $17,267,000 for the 

Science Support program, equal to the enacted level. This funding 

level includes $3,500,000 for research related to white-nose syndrome in bats. The Service should continue to co-lead and implement the North American Bat Monitoring Program with other Federal, State, and non-governmental partners. The Service is also expected to partner with Cooperative Research Units whenever possible. 

General Operations.—The recommendation includes $137,987,000 

for General Operations programs, a reduction of $10,723,000 below 

the enacted level and $2,879,000 below the budget request. This 

funding level provides $20,804,000 for Central Office Operations, a 

reduction of $1,000,000 below the budget request for the Office of 

the Director; $49,166,000 for Management and Administration, a 

reduction of $5,700,000 below the budget request as no funding is 

provided for the Department-wide reorganization; $35,332,000 for 

Servicewide Bill Paying, a reduction of $438,000 below the budget 

request for the Assistant Secretary Fish, Wildlife and Parks; 

$22,426,000 for the National Conservation Training Center, an increase of $1,000,000 above the budget request to provide funding 

for Youth and Careers in Nature, which includes tribal youth; and 

a rescission of $4,000,000 from fiscal year 2019 funding provided 

for the Department-wide reorganization from Central Office Operations as noted in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 and outlined on pages 

GO–3 and GO–4 of the fiscal year 2019 Budget Justification. The 

Committee directs the Service to use the balance of the fiscal year 

2019 funding appropriated for the Department-wide reorganization 

to develop an electronic permitting system that will make the permitting process more efficient and can be used to combat the illegal 

trafficking of products and wildlife. 

The recommendation also includes $7,022,000 for the National 

Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and $3,237,000 for Aviation 

Management. Aviation management is funded under General Operations to accurately reflect the program’s responsibilities across the 

Service. 

Everglades.—The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area was created to protect one of the last 

remaining grassland and longleaf pine savanna landscapes in eastern North America while securing water resources for seven million 

people in south Florida. The Committee continues its support for 

collaborative efforts to protect, restore, and conserve habitats for 

one of the greatest ecological treasures of the United States. The 

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recommendation provides a minimum of $15,238,000 across multiple programs for Everglades restoration, including $2,718,000 to 

implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan 

(CERP), and $3,700,000 for land acquisition. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $55,613,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 15,693,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 15,693,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥39,920,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

The Committee recommends $15,693,000 for Construction, the 

budget request. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the table at the end of this report. 

When a construction project is completed or terminated and appropriated funds remain, the Service may use those balances to respond to unforeseen reconstruction, replacement, or repair of facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by storms, floods, fires and 

similar unanticipated natural events. 

State Refuge, Hatchery, or Other Unit Budget Request Committee 

Recommendation 

CA Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge ............... $5,875,000 $5,875,000 

MI Jordan River National Fish Hatchery .................................................. 500,000 500,000 

VA Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery ............................................... 558,000 558,000 

* Branch of Dam Safety ........................................................................ 250,000 250,000 

* Branch of Dam Safety ........................................................................ 200,000 200,000 

* Information Resources & Technology Management ........................... 250,000 250,000 

GA Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery ................................... 816,000 816,000 

WY Saratoga National Fish Hatchery ....................................................... 644,000 644,000 

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $65,189,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 9,864,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 67,750,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +2,561,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +57,886,000 

The Committee recommends $67,750,000 for the Land Acquisition appropriation. This amount is $2,561,000 above the enacted 

level and $57,886,000 above the budget request, not including the 

proposed rescission. The recommendation does not accept the proposed rescission. Details of the recommendation are contained 

below and in the table at the back of this report. 

Because the Department has not made detailed, individual 

project information available in a timely manner, the Committee 

notes that the following list is preliminary in nature and may be 

revised later in the fiscal year 2020 budget process as additional 

information becomes available. The projects listed are in priority 

order, as determined by the Service. 

As the Service contemplates acquisitions, it should consider that 

sites, while not physically connected, often contain important ecological and cultural value when connected as part of a regional 

wildlife footprint. Future land acquisitions should also be 

prioritized to serve the various migratory flyways through an integrated migratory and ecological footprint across the Service. 

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State Project This Bill 

IA/MN Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR ............................................................................................ $1,000,000 

TX Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR .............................................................................................. 2,000,000 

SD/ND Dakota Grassland Conservation Area ................................................................................... 4,250,000 

FL Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area .......................................................... 3,700,000 

WA Steigerwald Lake NWR .......................................................................................................... 1,900,000 

IA Neal Smith NWR .................................................................................................................... 500,000 

LA Bayou Sauvage NWR ............................................................................................................. 2,000,000 

TX Laguna Atascosa NWR .......................................................................................................... 2,000,000 

FL St. Marks NWR ...................................................................................................................... 1,500,000 

WA Willapa NWR .......................................................................................................................... 1,500,000 

IA/IL/MN/WI Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge .......................................................... 1,000,000 

MT Montana National Wildlife Refuges and Conservation Areas .............................................. 2,000,000 

CA North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area .................................................................. 500,000 

KS Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area .................................................................................... 3,000,000 

NC Alligator River NWR ............................................................................................................... 1,000,000 

CT/MA/ME/ 

NH/NY/RI 

Great Thicket NWR ................................................................................................................ 500,000 

CA Humboldt Bay NWR ............................................................................................................... 1,100,000 

AR Cache River NWR .................................................................................................................. 1,800,000 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ................................................................................................. 31,250,000 

Budget 

Request This Bill 

Acquisition Management ............................................................................................. $9,526,000 $14,000,000 

Recreational Access ..................................................................................................... 0 5,000,000 

Emergencies, Hardships, and Inholdings .................................................................... 338 5,500,000 

Exchanges .................................................................................................................... 0 1,500,000 

Land Protection Planning ............................................................................................ 0 500,000 

Highlands Conservation Act Grants ............................................................................ 0 10,000,000 

Rescission of Funds .................................................................................................... ¥5,324,000 0 

Total, FWS Land Acquisition ............................................................................... 4,540,000 67,750,000 

COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 

(CESCF; Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act), administered by 

the Service’s Ecological Services program, provides grant funding to 

States and Territories for species and habitat conservation actions 

on non-Federal lands, including habitat acquisition, conservation 

planning, habitat restoration, status surveys, captive propagation 

and reintroduction, research, and education. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $53,495,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 63,702,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +10,207,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +63,702,000 

The Committee recommends $63,702,000 for the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, an increase of $10,207,000 

above the enacted level, and $63,702,000 above the budget request. 

A detailed table of funding recommendations below the account 

level is provided at the end of this report. The additional funding 

will increase the grant funding available to States and Territories 

for species and habitat conservation actions on non-Federal lands. 

The recommendation only accepts $10,000,000 of the proposed rescission, to be derived from unobligated balances of appropriations 

made prior to fiscal year 2014. 

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

The National Wildlife Refuge Fund shares refuge revenues and 

makes payments in lieu of taxes to counties in which Service lands 

are located. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $13,228,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 13,228,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +13,228,000 

The Committee recommends $13,228,000, equal to the enacted 

level and an increase of $13,228,000 above the budget request, for 

the National Wildlife Refuge Fund. 

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 provided for matching grants to carry out wetlands conservation 

projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico for the benefit 

of wetlands-associated migratory birds and other wildlife. Additional program funding comes from fines, penalties, and forfeitures 

collected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918; from Federal fuel excise taxes on small gasoline engines, as directed by 

amendments to the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act of 

1950, to benefit coastal ecosystem projects; and from interest accrued on the fund established under the Federal Aid in Wildlife 

Restoration Act of 1937. Authorization of appropriations in Public 

Law 109–322 expired in fiscal year 2012. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $42,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 40,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 50,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +8,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +10,000,000 

The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for the North American 

Wetlands Conservation Fund, an increase of $8,000,000 above the 

enacted level and an increase of $10,000,000 above the budget request. 

NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program provides matching grants to partners throughout the Western Hemisphere to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds 

in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean, 

with not less than 75 percent of the amounts available to be expended on projects outside the United States. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $3,910,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 3,900,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 4,910,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +1,010,000 

The Committee recommends $4,910,000 for neotropical migratory 

bird conservation, an increase of $1,000,000 above the enacted 

level, and $1,010,000 above the budget request. 

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MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

The Multinational Species Conservation Fund provides technical 

and financial assistance to local communities, wildlife authorities, 

and non-governmental organizations in developing countries for onthe ground conservation work to protect African and Asian elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, great apes, and marine turtles, and 

their habitats. Matching grants are provided to countries to 

strengthen anti-poaching activities; build community support for 

conservation near these species’ habitats; survey and monitor; and 

provide infrastructure and field equipment necessary to conserve 

habitats. Authorizations of appropriations for the programs within 

this Fund have all expired. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $11,561,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 6,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 15,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +3,439,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +9,000,000 

The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the Multinational 

Species Conservation Fund to protect these priority species, an increase of $3,439,000 above the enacted level and $9,000,000 above 

the budget request. A detailed table of funding recommendations 

below the account level is provided at the end of this report. 

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program provides grants to 

States and Indian Tribes, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and Territories to conserve fish and wildlife and their 

habitats, including species that are not hunted or fished. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $64,571,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 31,286,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 70,571,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +6,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +39,285,000 

The Committee recommends $70,571,000 for State and Tribal 

Wildlife Grants, an increase of $6,000,000 above the enacted level, 

and $39,285,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes increased funding to acknowledge the important role States, 

Commonwealths, Territories, the District of Columbia, and Tribes 

play in managing and conserving species before they decline to levels that require listing. 

A detailed table of funding recommendations below the account 

level is provided at the end of this report. The Committee does not 

support the budget request of directing competitive grants solely 

toward funding big game research and conservation in the 11 western State-identified priority corridors. State Wildlife competitive 

grants must be available nationwide. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The recommendation continues various administrative provisions 

from fiscal year 2019. 

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

The mission of the National Park Service (Service) is to preserve 

unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the 

national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration 

of this and future generations. Established in 1916, the National 

Park Service has stewardship responsibilities for the protection and 

preservation of the heritage resources of the national park system. 

The system, consisting of 419 separate and distinct units, is recognized globally as a leader in park management and resource preservation. The national park system represents much of the finest 

the Nation has to offer in terms of natural beauty and wildlife, historical and archeological relics, and cultural heritage. Through its 

varied sites, the National Park Service attempts to explain America’s history, interpret its culture, preserve examples of its natural 

ecosystems, and provide recreational and educational opportunities 

for U.S. citizens and visitors from all over the world. In addition, 

the National Park Service provides support to Tribal, local, and 

State governments to preserve culturally significant, ecologically 

important, and public recreational lands. 

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,502,711,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,425,517,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,646,979,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +144,268,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +221,462,000 

The Committee recommends $2,646,979,000 for Operation of the 

National Park System (ONPS), $144,268,000 above the enacted 

level and $221,462,000 above the budget request. The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the budget estimates 

by activity are shown in the table at the end of this report. 

The Committee is acutely aware of the strain on the National 

Park System caused by its $11 billion maintenance backlog and insufficient staffing levels, which have declined by 2,500 positions 

since 2010. For the last several years, this Committee has focused 

on addressing the maintenance backlog issues across the National 

Park System. In this bill, the Committee not only continues those 

efforts, but also takes a major step to invest in the capacity of our 

national parks. The Committee recommends a $50,000,000 increase 

for the Service to begin rebuilding its workforce so that it can conserve and manage our natural and cultural resources to ensure an 

enriching national park experience for the public. These increases 

support the restoration of 500 positions in the parks and are distributed across Resource Stewardship, Visitor Services, Park Protection, and Park Support within the ONPS account. 

In its budget, the Service requests funding for facility operations 

and facilities maintenance as separate budget activities. The Committee then recommends funding levels in accordance with this 

structure and expects that the Service uses funding for the purposes Congress specifies. The Committee is, therefore, frustrated 

that the Service has continued its practice of allowing individual 

parks to use the operations and maintenance funds interchangeably. 

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This means that increases Congress specified for certain activities are effectively absorbed into a general base. This practice 

makes it impossible for the Committee to fully exercise its oversight role and is, therefore, unacceptable. It is critical that the 

Service be able to account for the funds separately and the Service 

must educate park officials about the need to account for each activity separately and begin to integrate these principles into formal 

resource planning process at individual parks in the beginning of 

each fiscal year. 

The committee has reviewed the budget realignment proposed in 

the budget request for the ONPS account and believes this presentation is insufficient to meet the Committee’s oversight needs. The 

Service is directed to provide alternatives to restructure the ONPS 

appropriation as expeditiously as possible and not later than 90 

days following enactment of this Act. Additionally, until such time 

as a new structure is determined, the Service shall brief the Committee on the prior fiscal year’s spending realignment within 60 

days of the end of the fiscal year. 

Funding recommendations have been adjusted to align with the 

Service’s fiscal year 2019 operating plan. The Committee expects 

the Service to execute its spending at the levels provided. The 

Service may not redistribute the recommendations in a fiscal year 

2020 operating plan. 

Additional funding guidance is provided below. 

Resource Stewardship.—The Committee recommends 

$374,367,000 for resource stewardship, $39,930,000 above the enacted level and $52,805,000 above the budget request. 

Natural Resource Stewardship.—The Committee recommends 

$231,165,000 for Natural Resource Stewardship. The recommendation rejects the program changes proposed in the budget request, 

provides fixed costs, and includes a $1,093,000 increase for the 

Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers program. The recommendation 

provides $7,500,000 to begin rebuilding seasonal and permanent 

staffing capacity that parks have lost in recent years. This capacity 

is critical to fulfilling their core mission to preserve resources, provide for visitor enjoyment and protection, operate and maintain facilities, and manage and administer the national parks. 

Quagga and Zebra Mussel Programs are funded at $3,000,000, 

equal to the enacted level and a $1,000,000 increase above the 

budget request. The recommendation includes $800,000 for Cave 

and Karst Ecosystem Research, which is equal to the enacted level 

and a $1,000,000 increase above the budget request. 

Cultural Resource Stewardship.—The Committee recommends 

$132,920,000 for Cultural Resource Stewardship, an increase of 

$10,824,000 above the enacted level and $17,759,000 above the 

budget request. The recommendation rejects the program changes 

proposed in the budget request, provides fixed costs, and includes 

a program increase of $582,000 for the National Trails System. Additionally, the recommendation provides $1,000,000 for the national 

networks, which include the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, the African American Civil Rights Network, the 

Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, and the World War 

II Heritage Cities Network. The recommendation also provides a 

$200,000 program increase above enacted for New Responsibilities 

at New and Existing Parks, for a total funding level of $425,000. 

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The recommendation provides $7,500,000 to begin rebuilding seasonal and permanent staffing capacity that parks have lost in recent years. This capacity is critical to fulfilling their core mission 

to preserve resources, provide for visitor enjoyment and protection, 

operate and maintain facilities, and manage and administer the 

national parks. 

Everglades Restoration.—The Committee recommends 

$10,282,000 for the Everglades Restoration Program, an increase of 

$250,000 above the enacted level and $582,000 above the budget 

request. The Committee notes the substantial progress made toward restoration of the Everglades ecosystem and continues to support this multi-year effort to preserve one of the great ecological 

treasures of the United States. 

Visitor Services.—The Committee recommends $261,583,000 for 

Visitor Services, $5,900,000 above the enacted level and 

$24,496,000 above the budget request. The Committee once again 

notes that the recommendation has been adjusted to align with the 

Service’s fiscal year 2019 operating plan, and the recommendation 

rejects the program changes proposed in the budget request. The 

recommendation provides a $375,000 program increase for New Responsibilities at New and Existing Parks, for a total funding level 

of $737,000, equal to the request. Fixed costs are also provided. 

The recommendation provides $7,500,000 to begin rebuilding seasonal and permanent staffing capacity that parks have lost in recent years. This capacity is critical to fulfilling their core mission 

to preserve resources, provide for visitor enjoyment and protection, 

operate and maintain facilities, and manage and administer the 

national parks. 

Park Protection.—The Committee recommends $381,487,000 for 

Park Protection, an increase of $24,261,000 above the enacted level 

and $19,517,000 above the budget request. The recommendation rejects proposed reductions, provides fixed costs and includes the requested transfer. The recommendation provides $10,000,000 to 

begin rebuilding seasonal and permanent staffing capacity that 

parks have lost in recent years. This capacity is critical to fulfilling 

their core mission to preserve resources, provide for visitor enjoyment and protection, operate and maintain facilities, and manage 

and administer the national parks. 

Facility Operations and Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $892,448,000 for Facilities Operations and Maintenance, 

$70,910,000 above the enacted level and $95,658,000 above the 

budget request. The recommendation provides fixed costs and includes the requested program increases for New Responsibilities at 

New and Existing Park Area and DC Water and Sewer. The recommendation rejects all other proposed program changes. Additionally, the recommendation shifts $40,000,000 from unspecified funding in the construction account into this account, providing an additional $15,000,000 for Repair and Rehabilitation Projects, 

$15,000,000 for Cyclic Maintenance Projects, and $10,000,000 for 

Maintenance Project Planning. This funding will allow the Service 

to address deferred maintenance on deteriorating facilities and to 

conduct large recurring or renewal projects. The recommendation 

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vide for visitor enjoyment and protection, operate and maintain facilities, and manage and administer the national parks. 

Park Support.—The Committee recommends $543,507,000 for 

Park Support, $5,395,000 below the enacted level and $28,986,000 

above the budget request. The recommendation provides fixed costs 

but does not include the $5,700,000 requested for the Department 

Wide Reorganization or other proposed program changes, unless 

otherwise specified below. The recommendation provides 

$7,500,000 to begin rebuilding seasonal and permanent staffing capacity that parks have lost in recent years. This capacity is critical 

to fulfilling their core mission to preserve resources, provide for visitor enjoyment and protection, operate and maintain facilities, and 

manage and administer the national parks. 

Commissions.—The recommendation includes $500,000 for the 

400 Years of African-American History Commission to be spent in 

accordance with the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act and $500,000 for the Semiquincentennial Commission 

to be spent in accordance with the Semiquincentennial Commission 

Act of 2016. 

Global Positioning System Modernization.—The recommendation 

provides $4,000,000 for the replacement of Global Positioning System (GPS) data collection devices used by the Service for facilities 

planning, lands administration, visitor safety, and infrastructure 

protection. The Committee is aware that approximately 25 percent 

of the Service’s field data collection devices use an operating system that are no longer supported by the manufacturer and, therefore, the devices are not able to comply with the Department’s Information Technology security requirements. The funds provided 

will allow the Service to bring field data collection devices into compliance. 

National Park Foundation.—The recommendation accepts the 

proposal to move funding for the National Park Foundation from 

the Centennial Challenge account into the Operation of the National Park System account, a total of $5,000,000. Accompanying 

bill language is included, as requested. 

New Responsibilities at New and Existing Park Areas.—The recommendation provides $369,000 for New Responsibilities at New 

and Existing Park Areas, as requested. 

Additional Guidance.—The following additional direction and 

guidance is provided with respect to funding provided within this 

account: 

America’s First Frontier.—The Committee urges the Service to 

advance interpretive efforts at existing Service sites and in collaboration with other Federal, State, and local agencies, including other 

bureaus within the Department of the Interior, to detail the start 

of westward expansion through the Northwest Territory as Americas First Frontier. 

Autonomous Parks.—The Committee encourages the Service to 

develop guidance and procedures that can be used at individual 

parks to determine appropriate uses of autonomous vehicles for visitor transportation within parks. The guidance should include vehicle features that provide for the best usage within the parks, including but not limited to, rigorous safety certification, soundless 

operation, and fully electric or emissions free operation. 

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.—The 

Committee looks favorably on the Cooperative Management Agreement approach currently being used for designing, constructing, 

and establishing the Service’s occupancy at the new headquarters 

for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The 

Service is encouraged to explore the use of this model, where viable 

and appropriate, as an alternative to the GSA leasing process for 

relocating or developing new permanent headquarters, such as the 

headquarters for the Mississippi National River and Recreation 

Area. 

Commercial Use Authorization Requirements/Fee changes.—The 

Committee notes concerns raised by commercial tour operators regarding the Service’s April 2018 plan standardizing its Commercial 

Use Authorization (CUA) requirements and changes to CUA fees 

for road-based commercial tour operators. The Committee acknowledges the Service’s efforts to address these concerns, however, additional engagement with commercial tour operators is necessary. 

This engagement should include discussions about whether or not 

further changes to the plan are warranted. The Service should also 

conduct outreach to field staff, commercial tour operators and the 

public. The Committee directs the Service to establish a communication plan to ensure commercial tour operators have consistent 

and transparent information available to them. The Service should 

provide the plan to the Committee within 60 days of enactment of 

this Act. 

Human Trafficking in National Parks.—The Committee notes 

concern raised about reports of human trafficking in our nation’s 

national parks. The Committee urges the Service to provide training to staff to identify signs of trafficking and how to combat it. 

Outreach.—The Committee recognizes that the Service has taken 

steps to increase outreach, make parks more accessible, and increase recruitment within minority schools and communities. The 

Committee directs the Service to continue these efforts and work 

to develop partnerships and programs with Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving Institutions that contribute to the mission of the 

National Park Service. The Committee directs the Service to submit a report to Congress on its efforts no later than 120 days after 

enactment of this Act. 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial.—The Committee acknowledges that 

visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial can be a powerful healing 

experience for surviving servicemembers and families of the fallen. 

The Committee is aware the number of Vietnam veterans and surviving relatives diminishes every month due to their advanced age. 

The Committee directs the Service to provide technical assistance 

to the Department of Defense’s Office of Commemorations to provide nationwide access to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial through 

a traveling exhibit and education center. The Committee urges the 

Service to work with an established non-profit Vietnam veterans 

organization already implementing this mobile, community-based 

commemorative and educational programming to further expand 

public access, promote healing, and teach the lessons of the Vietnam War to future generations of Americans. 

Visually Impaired.—The Committee recommends the National 

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nologies for the visually impaired that enable access to visual information, enhance independent navigation and provide descriptions 

of visual elements in real time at National Park Service administered parks and monuments. 

Water Filling Stations.—The Committee supports the use of free 

water filling stations to improve the visitor experience, reduce 

waste management costs, and demonstrate ‘‘leave no trace’’ leadership. In some Park Units where water refilling stations already 

exist, water refilling stations have become natural displays for educational, interpretative, safety, or other useful visitor information. 

Future stations should implement this best practice to further improve the visitor experience. 

WWII Memorial.—The Committee recognizes that the World War 

II Memorial is one of the most visited Memorials in our nation’s 

Capital, with an estimated five million visitors each year. The 

Committee is concerned that the proposed operations plan does not 

address a hairline fracture in the Atlantic side of the memorial. 

This fracture requires immediate attention before further damage 

leads to increased repair costs. Within 90 days of enactment of this 

Act, the Service shall report to the Committee on its plans to address this hairline fracture. The 75th anniversary of the American 

victory in World War II will be celebrated this year and the memorial symbolizes this defining event. 

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

The National Recreation and Preservation account provides for 

outdoor recreation planning, preservation of cultural and national 

heritage resources, technical assistance to Federal, State and local 

agencies, and administration of Historic Preservation Fund grants. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $64,138,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 32,337,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 73,508,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +9,370,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +41,171,000 

The Committee recommends $73,508,000 for national recreation 

and preservation, $9,370,000 above the enacted level and 

$41,171,000 above the budget request. The amounts recommended 

by the Committee compared with the budget estimates by activity 

are shown in the table at the end of this report. 

Natural Programs.—The Committee recommends $17,976,000 for 

the Natural Programs activity, an increase of $3,806,000 above the 

enacted level and $6,781,000 above the budget request. The recommendation rejects the reductions proposed in the budget request. The proposed transfer is accepted and the requested increases for fixed costs are provided. 

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance.—The Committee recommends $13,478,000 for the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation program, $3,445,000 above the enacted level and $4,420,000 above the 

budget request. The recommendation includes a program increase 

of $3,500,000 to provide technical assistance and work with partners, including local leaders and nonprofit organizations, to enhance on-water education and recreation programming for youth. 

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Trails.—The Committee recommends $2,270,000 for Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Trails, an 

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increase of $250,000 above the enacted level and $2,270,000 above 

the budget request. 

Cultural Programs.—The Committee recommends $31,196,000 

for the Cultural Programs activity, an increase of $5,634,000 above 

the enacted level and $11,792,000 above the budget request. The 

recommendation rejects the reductions proposed in the budget request, provides the requested increases for fixed costs, and a program increase of $300,000. 

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Grants.— 

The Committee recommends $1,907,000 for Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation Grants, an increase of 

$250,000 above the enacted level and $1,907,000 above the budget 

request. 

Japanese Confinement Site Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$3,155,000 for Japanese Confinement Site Grants, an increase of 

$250,000 above the enacted level and $3,155,000 above the budget 

request. 

American Indian and Native Hawaiian Art and Culture 

Grants.—The Committee recommends $1,250,000 for American Indian and Native Hawaiian Art and Culture Grants, an increase of 

$250,000 above the enacted level and $1,250,000 above the budget 

request. 

9/11 Memorial Act Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$2,000,000 for the competitive grant program, as authorized by the 

9/11 Memorial Act (Public Law 115–413). 

Grants Administration.—The Committee accepts the proposed 

transfer of the funding in the grants administration budget activity 

into Cultural Programs and provides $2,815,000, an increase of 

$2,815,000 above the enacted level and $832,000 above the budget 

request. This amount represents a $2,004,000 transfer, a program 

increase of $800,000, and fixed costs, as requested. 

International Park Affairs.—The Committee recommends 

$1,903,000 for International Park Affairs, an increase of $255,000 

above the enacted level and $928,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation rejects the proposed transfer and provides requested fixed costs, and a program increase of $250,000. 

Heritage Partnership Programs.—The Committee recommends 

$21,998,000 for Heritage Partnership Programs, an increase of 

$1,677,000 above the enacted level and $21,624,000 above the 

budget request. 

Commissions and Grants.—The Committee notes that the recent 

enactment of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9) created six new National 

Heritage Areas (NHAs). The recommendation, therefore, provides 

$20,812,000 for Commissions and Grants, which is sufficient to provide stable funding sources for both the new and existing NHAs. 

This is an increase of $1,473,000 above the enacted level and 

$20,812,000 above the budget request. The Committee continues 

the directive contained in the explanatory statement that accompanied Public Law 116–6 with regards to funding distribution. 

The bill includes within Title I General Provisions bill language 

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age Corridor, the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and 

the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. 

Administrative Support.—The recommendation provides 

$1,186,000 for administrative support, an increase of $204,000 

above the enacted level and $812,000 above the budget request. 

Within this amount, fixed costs are provided, and a program increase of $200,000 is included to build additional administrative capacity to support the new NHAs. 

Additional Guidance.—The following additional direction and 

guidance is provided with respect to funding provided within this 

account: 

Chief Standing Bear Trail.—The Committee recognizes the importance of Chief Standing Bear as one of America’s earliest civil 

rights leaders. The Committee supports work being done at the 

state and local level to establish a multi-state trail commemorating 

his accomplishments and urges the Secretary of the Interior to assist in these efforts. 

Crossroads of the West Historic District.—Congress designated 

the Crossroads of the West Historic District in Public Law 106– 

577, section 302, to preserve and enhance the historic character of 

the properties around Union Station in Ogden, Utah. Congress authorized $5 million for this purpose. To date, $1.5 million has been 

appropriated. The funding recommended in this bill will allow National Heritage Areas, such as Crossroads of the West Historic District to continue to develop as Congress intended. The Park Service 

is a member of the Management Committee for the Historic District. 

National Natural Landmarks.—The Wetumpka Impact Crater, 

located in Elmore County, Alabama, is a uniquely preserved marine impact crater created approximately 80 million years ago 

when an asteroid measuring an estimated 350 meters in diameter 

struck a coastal basin under 300–400 feet of water. The crater is 

widely considered to be the best-preserved marine impact crater 

ever discovered and one of only about six in the entire World. 

Given that the crater is an extremely rare and well-preserved geologic feature of national and international significance, the Committee urges the Service to assess the suitability of designating the 

Wetumpka Marine Impact Crater as a National Natural Landmark. 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

The Historic Preservation Fund supports the State historic preservation offices to perform a variety of functions. These include 

State management and administration of existing grant obligations; review and advice on Federal projects and actions; determinations and nominations to the National Register; Tax Act certifications; and technical preservation services. The States also review properties to develop data for planning use. Funding in this 

account also supports direct grants to qualifying organizations for 

individual preservation projects and for activities in support of heritage tourism and local historic preservation. 

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Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $102,660,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 32,672,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 121,660,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +19,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +88,988,000 

The Committee recommends $121,660,000 for historic preserva- tion, $19,000,000 above the enacted level and $88,988,000 above 

the budget request. 

State Historic Preservation Offices.—The bill provides $53,675,000 for State Historic Preservation Offices, an increase of 

$4,000,000 above the enacted level and $26,741,000 above the 

budget request. 

Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.—The bill provides $13,735,000 for Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, $2,000,000 

above the enacted level and $7,997,000 above the budget request. 

Competitive Grants.—The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of the competitive grants program and recommends 

$23,250,000, an increase of $8,000,000 above the enacted level. 

Competitive grants to document, interpret, and preserve historical 

sites associated with the African American Civil Rights Movement 

are funded at $17,500,000, an increase of $3,000,000 above the enacted level. Building on the success of this program, the Committee 

provides $5,000,000 to establish a new civil rights grant program 

that would preserve and highlight the sites and stories associated 

with securing civil rights for All Americans, including women, 

American Latino, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and LGBTQ Americans. The recommendation also includes 

$750,000 for grants to under-represented communities. 

Save America’s Treasures Grants.—The Committee rejects the 

proposed elimination of the Save America’s Treasures Grant program and recommends $16,000,000, an increase of $3,000,000 

above the enacted level. The Save America’s Treasures competitive 

grant program preserves our nation’s most significant historic and 

cultural resources. The demand for this program eclipses the funds 

available. In fiscal year 2017, the Service received applications requesting more than six times the available funding. 

Grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.—The 

Committee rejects the proposed elimination of the Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities grant program and provides 

$10,000,000, an increase of $2,000,000 above the enacted level. The 

Committee notes that the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9) reauthorized the 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation 

Fund Program through fiscal year 2025. The recommendation 

funds the program at the fully authorized amount. 

Additional Guidance.—The following guidance is provided with 

respect to funding provided within this account: 

Chisholm and Great Western Trail.—The Committee is concerned 

with the Service’s lack of progress in completing a final study on 

the feasibility of designating the Chisholm and Great Western 

Trail cattle trails as national historic routes, as directed by Section 

5303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The 

Committee encourages the Service to work expeditiously to complete the study in a timely fashion and report back to the Committee on any impediments to completion. 

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Hispanic Heritage Sites.—The Committee is concerned that 

across the United States, many sites that are historically connected 

to Hispanic contributions to American society and culture have not 

been given proper recognition, which affects how Americans see 

Hispanics in U.S. history. While the Service has taken steps to improve Hispanic representation in heritage sites, the Committee believes there is more work to be done and directs the Service to 

study Hispanic heritage representation in the National Park System and submit a report to the Committee no later than 180 days 

after enactment of this Act. 

Proposed Rulemaking.—The Committee is concerned with the 

Service’s proposal to modify long-standing procedures to nominate 

properties to the National Register. It remains unclear to the Committee what problems the Service is trying to solve by its proposal. 

The Committee does not believe that the proposed changes are required by the minor amendments that Congress made to the National Historic Preservation Act in 2016. Further, the Committee is 

troubled that the Service failed to consult with other federal land 

management agencies, state and tribal historic preservation officers, and other key stakeholders during the proposal’s development 

or conduct required consultation. The Committee urges the Service 

to withdraw the proposed rule and consult with key stakeholders 

on the underlying issues the Service is trying to resolve. Such 

stakeholders should include other federal land management agencies, including the Department of Defense, state and tribal historic 

preservation officers, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Committee also expects the United States to enter into 

meaningful government-to-government consultation with affected 

tribes prior to finalizing any changes to the regulation. 

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.—The 

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District has proven to be a unique public-private partnership that models protection 

and preservation of this nationally significant site. The Service is 

encouraged to consider reclassifying it as a National Battlefield 

Site. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $364,704,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 246,333,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 319,704,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥45,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +73,371,000 

The Committee recommends $319,704,000 for Construction, 

$45,000,000 below the enacted level and $73,371,000 above the 

budget request. The recommendation provides fixed costs as requested. The fiscal year 2019 bill provided a general program increase for Construction. The Committee recommendation does not 

continue this unspecified funding, but rather directs it to priority 

areas. To that end, the recommendation provides increases in other 

parts of the Service’s accounts that include: $15,000,000 for repair 

and rehabilitation projects, $15,000,000 for cyclic maintenance 

projects, $10,000,000 for maintenance project planning, $65,320,000 

for line item construction projects. Other increases within the Construction account are shown in the table at the end of this report. 

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Line-Item Construction.—The bill provides $212,331,000 for line- item construction, an increase of $65,320,000 above the enacted 

level and $51,639,000 above the budget request. 

No funds are provided for the project entitle ‘‘Rehabilitate Barracks’’ at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The Committee is aware that the proposed project was intended as part of 

a future plan to relocate the Service’s Pacific West Regional Office 

from its current location in California. With the extension of the 

lease through August 2023, the Service should not proceed on construction in fiscal year 2020 and instead utilize this time to work 

with stakeholders and Congress on the plan for the future of the 

regional office. 

The Committee notes that the majority of projects listed in the 

current, fiscal year 2020 budget justification were funded in the fiscal year 2019 enacted bill, thus making the proposed list largely redundant. Therefore, the Committee requested that the Service provide an updated list of proposed projects along with the corresponding project data sheets. Because the Department has not 

made project data sheets available in a timely manner, the Committee notes that the following list is preliminary in nature and 

may be revised later in the fiscal year 2020 budget process as additional information becomes available. The projects listed are in priority order, as determined by the Service. 

Given the size of the Service’s maintenance and construction 

portfolio, the Committee is confident there is no shortage of project 

proposals that could be put forward and finds the reluctance to do 

so unacceptable. Therefore, the Committee directs that, within 30 

days of the submission of the fiscal year 2021 budget or by March 

1, 2020, whichever comes first, the Service shall submit to the 

Committee a prioritized list of projects and the corresponding 

project data sheets totaling 125% of the amount appropriated in 

the prior enacted fiscal year, with no less than one-third of the 

projects allocated to deferred maintenance. 

The following table details the line item construction activity for 

specific projects requested or provided by the administration. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION

State Project Budget 

Request 

Committee recommendation 

NY Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island, rehabilitate 

stone walls ..................................................................................... $7,852,000 $7,852,000 

NJ Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island, rehabilitate 

main immigration building ............................................................ 5,501,000 5,501,000 

PA Independence National Historical Park, replace critical chiller components .......................................................................................... 3,587,000 3,587,000 

PA Independence National Historical Park, replace Second Bank roof .. 3,669,000 3,669,000 

PA Independence National Historical Park, preserve Second Bank walls 3,127,000 3,127,000 

AL Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, preserve Carver Museum 3,533,000 3,533,000 

MA Boston National Historical Park, perform critical repairs ................. 9,117,000 9,117,000 

TN Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Stabilize Moccasin Bend riverbank ..................................................................... 3,810,000 3,810,000 

OR Crater Lake National Park, correct structural deficiencies and stabilize ............................................................................................... 10,613,000 10,613,000 

SC Fort Sumter National Monument, rehabilitate Fort Sumter breakwater .............................................................................................. 4,566,000 4,566,000 

AZ Grand Canyon National Park, improve potable water supply ........... 16,700,000 16,700,000 

MA Boston National Historical Park, rehabilitate and replace heat and 

distribution system ........................................................................ 5,445,000 5,445,000 

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State Project Budget 

Request 

Committee 

recommendation 

CO Curecanti National Recreation Area, rehabilitate Elk Creek visitor 

center ............................................................................................. 7,080,000 7,080,000 

CA Golden Gate National Recreation Area, repair park headquarters .... 6,311,000 6,311,000 

MO Ozark National Scenic River, rehabilitate historic district cabins 

and lodge ....................................................................................... 21,697,000 21,697,000 

MA Cape Cod National Seashore, rebuild Nauset Light beach bathhouse .............................................................................................. 3,245,000 3,245,000 

WA Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, rehabilitate barracks ............ 15,368,000 0 

AK Western Arctic National Parklands, replace obsolete housing .......... 3,068,000 3,068,000 

AZ Pipe Spring National Monument, replace obsolete housing .............. 3,860,000 3,860,000 

AK Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, replace obsolete 

housing .......................................................................................... 4,295,000 4,295,000 

WY Yellowstone National Park, replace obsolete trailers ........................ 3,630,000 3,630,000 

WY Devil’s Tower National Monument, replace obsolete housing ........... 4,118,000 4,118,000 

WA Olympic National Park, settlement for restoration ............................ 2,500,000 2,500,000 

Subtotal, Projects included in budget request .................................. 152,692,000 137,324,000 

Additional 

Projects: 

OH Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial, restore North and 

South seawalls ............................................................................... 0 29,671,000 

NC Cape Hatteras National Seashore, repair Cape Hatteras lighthouse 0 18,727,000 

MD Catoctin Mountain Park, replace parkwide utility infrastructure ...... 0 21,811,000 

SC Congaree National Park, replace wilderness boardwalk sections ..... 0 4,798,000 

Total .................................................................................................... 152,692,000 212,331,000 

Pavement Standards.—The Service is encouraged to review and 

update if necessary the pavement design and composition standards for highways under its jurisdiction. 

Rehabilitation of Carter Barron Amphitheatre.—The Service is 

commended for its efforts to ensure that the national parks and related facilities are safe, well-maintained, and available for public 

enjoyment. The Committee was pleased to see the Service requested funds in fiscal year 2019 for the rehabilitation of Carter 

Barron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park, a facility which has 

been closed since 2017. Given Carter Barron Amphitheatre’s national historical significance and the vital role it plays as a venue 

for world-class entertainment and affordable programming in the 

nation’s capital, the Committee encourages the Service to ensure 

that the rehabilitation of this facility is completed as expeditiously 

as possible. 

World Heritage Sites.—The Committee urges the Service to 

prioritize funding for the backlog of maintenance and preservation 

projects including National Park System units designated as World 

Heritage Sites and to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act on its efforts. 

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

RESCISSION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥$28,140,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥28,140,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ ¥28,140,000 

The bill includes the rescission of the annual contract authority 

provided by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a in fiscal year 2020. 

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LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $168,444,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 14,828,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 208,400,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +39,956,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +193,572,000 

LAND ACQUISITION

The Committee recommends $208,400,000 for the Land Acquisition appropriation. This amount is $39,956,000 above the enacted 

level and $193,572,000 above the budget request, not including the 

proposed rescission. Details of the recommendation are contained 

below and in the table at the back of this report. 

Because the Department has not made detailed, individual 

project information available in a timely manner, the Committee 

notes that the following list is preliminary in nature and may be 

revised later in the fiscal year 2020 budget process as additional 

information becomes available. The projects listed are in priority 

order, as determined by the Service. 

State Project This Bill 

WA/OR Lewis and Clark National Historical Park ............................................................................ $2,555,000 

GA Cumberland Island National Seashore ................................................................................. 1,100,000 

TX Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park ...................................................................... 3,500,000 

NM El Malpais National Monument ............................................................................................ 5,182,189 

VA Petersburg National Battlefield ............................................................................................ 2,417,811 

KY/TN Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area ............................................................... 850,000 

NC Guilford Courthouse National Military Park .......................................................................... 400,000 

Multiple Battlefield Parks ................................................................................................................... 2,000,000 

HI Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail ...................................................................................... 6,000,000 

NE/SD Missouri National Recreation River ...................................................................................... 2,100,000 

ND Theodore Roosevelt National Park ........................................................................................ 900,000 

MD/VA George Washington Memorial Parkway ................................................................................. 1,395,000 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ................................................................................................. 28,400,000 

Budget 

Request This Bill 

Acquisition Management ............................................................................................. $8,828,000 $11,000,000 

Recreational Access ..................................................................................................... 1,000,000 5,000,000 

Emergencies, Hardships, Relocations, and Deficiencies ............................................ 0 4,000,000 

Inholdings, Donations, and Exchanges ....................................................................... 0 5,000,000 

American Battlefield Protection Program .................................................................... 5,000,000 15,000,000

Rescission of Funds .................................................................................................... ¥10,000,000 0 

Total, NPS Land Acquisition ............................................................................... 4,828,000 68,400,000 

Assistance to States: 

State conservation grants (formula) .................................................................. 0 110,000,000 

State conservation grants (competitive) ............................................................ 0 25,000,000 

Administrative expenses ..................................................................................... 0 5,000,000 

Total, Assistance to States ....................................................................... 0 140,000,000 

Total, NPS Land Acquisition and State Assistance .................................. 4,828,000 208,400,000 

American Battlefield Protection Program Assistance Grants.—The 

Committee supports the American Battlefield Protection Program 

and provides $15,000,000, an increase of $5,000,000 above the enacted level and $10,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee recognizes the importance of public-private partnerships to 

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maintain the preservation of America’s battlefields and urges the 

Service to give priority to projects with broad partner support, including non-profits, academic institutions, and regional, State, 

Tribal and local government agencies, and in which the partner 

commits to match the grants on a 1:1 basis. The Committee encourages the Department to work with the authorizing committees of 

jurisdiction to review the authorities provided in the enabling legislation for battlefields that are designated as National Historic Districts and determine whether they should be reclassified as a National Battlefield. 

Arlington National Cemetery.—The Service is encouraged to continue to work expeditiously and collaboratively with the U.S. Army 

and Arlington National Cemetery regarding a potential land exchange along Memorial Avenue. 

CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $20,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 20,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +20,000,000 

The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the Centennial 

Challenge matching grant program, equal to the enacted level and 

$20,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation accepts 

the budget proposal to move funding for the National Park Foundation out of the Centennial Challenge account to the ONPS account. 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Originating in 1879, the United States Geological Survey (USGS 

or Survey) is the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; monitor and protect 

public safety, health and American economic prosperity and improve resilience to natural hazards; inform stewardship of energy 

and mineral resources; help sustain healthy fish and wildlife populations; improve water resource decision making; investigate wildlife diseases; and provide accurate, high-resolution geospatial data. 

The Survey coordinates and collaborates within Interior and across 

the government as well as with States, Tribal nations, and academia. The diversity of Survey scientific expertise enables the bureau to provide scientific information to resource managers and 

planners, emergency response officials, and the public. 

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,160,596,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 983,467,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,236,398,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +75,802,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +252,931,000 

The Committee recommends $1,236,398,000 for Surveys, Investigations, and Research, $75,802,000 above the enacted level and 

$252,931,000 above the budget request. The Committee does not 

approve the budget restructure proposed in the budget request because it reduces program and funding transparency. All fixed costs 

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outlined in the budget request are provided, but none of the requested program changes are agreed to unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and 

details follow below and in the table at the end of this report. 

The Survey provides critical scientific research and data to land 

and water managers in priority landscapes including the California 

Bay Delta, the Everglades, the Chesapeake Bay and the Great 

Lakes. This work is funded through multiple mission areas and accounts, and the Committee expects this work to continue at no less 

than fiscal year 2019 funding levels, unless otherwise directed. 

Ecosystems.—The Committee recommends $168,023,000 for Ecosystems programs as depicted in the fiscal year 2019 budget structure, an increase of $11,141,000 above the enacted level. The recommendation provides $16,456,000 for Status and Trends which includes a general reduction of $1,917,000; $45,469,000 for Wildlife; 

and $38,570,000 for Environments which includes an increase of 

$2,000,000 for Chesapeake Bay research. The recommendation includes $22,136,000 for Fisheries, an increase of $3,000,000 above the enacted level. The Committee continues to be concerned about the significant data gaps that still 

exist in understanding and enhancing the Great Lakes ecosystem 

and is anticipating the briefing directed in House Report 116–9 to 

determine the funding level needed for scientific information used 

by resource managers such as provided by the Great Lakes Science 

Center. The $3,000,000 increase provided in the recommendation is 

to be used for new biological assessment tools and technology to 

support fishery management and ecosystem-based decisions for the 

Great Lakes ecosystem. 

The Committee continues to be concerned about the economic, 

ecologic, and health threats posed by invasive species and has provided $21,392,000 for the Invasive Species program, an increase of 

$2,062,000 above the enacted level. The recommendation includes 

$8,620,000 for Asian carp control, of which $3,000,000 is for research on grass carp to contain or eradicate them. The recommendation also includes an increase of $1,000,000 for research 

on chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild and captive populations 

of cervids. The Survey should provide no less than $1,720,000 for 

CWD research and should continue to collaborate with partners to 

develop early detection tools and compounds to disrupt transmission of the disease. 

The Committee recognizes the value of the Cooperative Research 

Units (CRUs) program and rejects the proposed elimination of the 

program. The recommendation includes a total of $24,000,000, an 

increase of $5,629,000 above the enacted level, to support these research institutions and maintain the educational pipeline, including improving and increasing youth involvement in science and resource management. The increase should be used to fill critical vacancies as quickly as practicable, with priority given to vacancies 

to build quantitative fisheries capacity in inland waters of the 

Upper Mississippi Basin. The CRUs are expected to coordinate new 

research projects with the Fish and Wildlife Service to the greatest 

extent practicable. 

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ommendation includes $5,800,000 for the continued development of 

a ground system for satellite operations and provides the 

$10,905,000 needed for the maintenance, hardware, and software 

refresh of satellite operations. The total funding provided for satellite operations is $84,337,000, equal to the enacted level. Within 

funds provided for the National Land Imaging program, $4,847,000 

is included for the National Civil Applications Center and 

$1,215,000 for Remote Sensing State grants. The recommendation 

includes $34,202,000 for Land Change Science, the enacted level 

plus fixed costs. 

National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers.—The 

Committee does not accept the funding reduction or realignment 

proposed in the budget request and provides $38,377,000, an increase of $13,042,000 above the enacted level. Climate Adaptation 

Science Centers (CASCs) provide actionable science and research 

that directly address many of the climate-related challenges unique 

to different regions of the country. The Committee believes the Administration’s attempt to reduce and curtail the activities of these 

centers is shortsighted and counterproductive at a time when our 

natural and cultural resources, our communities, and our health 

are being assaulted by climate change. This increase ensures that 

all eight regional centers remain open, operational, and fully functional and is a step toward funding them at the authorized level. 

The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center currently encompasses 21 states with divergent climates and adaptation needs. 

The recommendation includes $4,000,000 to establish a Midwest 

Climate Adaptation Science Center to focus on and address the 

threats to natural and human communities in Midwest states and 

develop a more tailored strategic science agenda. 

Energy, Minerals, and Environmental Health.—The Committee 

recommends $111,113,000 for Energy, Minerals and Environmental 

Health, a reduction of $623,000 below the enacted level and an increase of $25,041,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $58,839,000 for the Mineral Resources Program, including $10,598,000, the budget request, for the 

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, Earth MRI, to develop a plan 

to improve the topographic, geological, and geophysical mapping of 

the United States and make the data available electronically to 

support management of private-sector mineral exploration of critical minerals and for land-use planning. This effort will be done in 

collaboration with other Federal agencies, States, universities, outside partners, and stakeholders. The requested increase of 

$1,726,000 for completion of the magnetotelluric survey is not funded in Minerals Resources but included in the funding recommended 

for the Geomagnetism Program in the Natural Hazards Mission 

Area, the appropriate account in which to fund this program. The 

recommendation includes the reductions proposed in the budget request for the domestic mineral base assessment and minerals information, but not the reduction for research. 

The recommendation includes $26,379,000 for the Energy Resources Program. The Committee adopts the budget request but restores $500,000 of the proposed reduction for coal and uranium research to continue uranium research. 

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tainment Biology at $10,897,000, an increase of $700,000 above the 

enacted level which is to be used for research on the impacts of unconventional oil and gas. The recommendation also includes 

$14,998,000 for Toxic substances hydrology an increase of 

$2,400,000 above the enacted level which is to be used for research 

on unconventional oil and gas (UOG) to enhance the scope of ongoing efforts to distinguish actual from perceived contaminant hazards associated with production, management, and reuse of 

wastewaters and other waters produced during UOG activities. The 

Survey is directed to use $500,000 from within available funding, 

in conjunction with $500,000 provided by the Bureau of Land Management, to commission a report from the National Academy of 

Sciences on the impacts on ecosystem services of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness resulting from a Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine located in the 

watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The 

Committee supports the continuation of Survey research on understanding the prevalence of toxins in the nation’s natural bodies of 

water by expanding its understanding of cyanobacteria and toxins 

in stream and wetland ecosystems and associated health impacts, 

and directs no less than $1,750,000 to these efforts. The Survey is 

encouraged to participate in interagency efforts to expedite the development and deployment of remote sensing tools to assist with 

early event warning delivered through mobile devices and web portals. 

Natural Hazards.—The Committee recommends $171,823,000 for 

natural hazards programs, an increase of $5,565,000 above the enacted level, and an increase of $26,798,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation provides $85,375,000 for Earthquake hazards. The Committee strongly supports the Earthquake Hazards 

program and recommends $19,000,000 for continued development 

and expansion of the ShakeAlert West Coast earthquake early 

warning (EEW) system and $6,700,000 in infrastructure funding 

for capital costs associated with the buildout of the ShakeAlert 

EEW. The Committee is encouraged by the partnerships already in 

place with the Survey and California, Oregon and Washington to 

put ShakeAlert EEW into place. Additionally, the recommendation 

includes $5,000,000 in infrastructure funding for Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) deferred maintenance and modernization and includes the continuation of $800,000 for the Central and Eastern U.S. Seismic Network (CEUSN) and $1,400,000 

for Earthscope USArray. The recommendation does not accept the 

proposed increase in the budget request for National Seismic Hazard Model Improvement and accepts the proposed reduction for 

ANSS staffing. 

The Committee is concerned about the lack of knowledge and offshore real-time instrumentation available for the Cascadia 

subduction zone. Scientific understanding of earthquakes and the 

ocean environment will benefit from the wealth of offshore data collected. The Survey is to continue its development of an early earthquake warning system and its expansion into locations that will 

benefit from early detection and characterization of earthquakes 

and tsunamis. 

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The Committee recommends $30,363,000 for the Volcano Hazards program. The recommendation maintains the enacted level for 

operations at high-threat volcanoes, next generation lahar detection operations, and next generation lahar detection system infrastructure on very high-threat volcanoes. This funding level will 

help the Survey ensure there is a system and equipment in place 

to monitor, detect, and warn the public of volcano and seismic hazards, including lahars, and earthquakes on high-threat volcanoes. 

The Committee recommends $4,154,000 for the Landslides Hazards program to prevent human and economic loss through the development of methods and models for landslide hazard assessment, 

monitoring, and tools for landslide early warning and situational 

awareness. 

The Committee recommends $7,161,000, for the Global Seismographic Network (GSN) which will continue the multiyear effort 

to address the deferred maintenance needs of the GSN, replace failing and obsolete equipment, and provide for the installation in 

2020 of 15 to 20 Very Broad Band seismic sensors. 

The USGS Geomagnetism program is part of the U.S. National 

Space Weather Program (NSWP), an interagency collaboration that 

includes programs in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Department of Defense, the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Science Foundation. The program provides data to the NSWP agencies, oil drilling services companies, geophysical surveying companies, and electrical transmission utilities. The Committee funds this program at 

$4,114,000 to ensure that all observatories remain open and operating and to avoid any disruption to this work. Included in this 

funding level is $1,726,000 for the completion of the 

Magnetotelluric Survey of the U.S. that was requested in the Mineral Resources Mission Area but is more appropriately funded in 

the Natural Hazards Mission Area. 

The Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources program supports the hazards programs across the Survey and the Administration’s priorities to ensure secure and reliable supplies of critical 

mineral and energy resources. The recommendation includes 

$40,656,000 and rejects the proposed reduction in research. 

Water Resources.—The Committee does not accept the proposed 

budget restructure and provides $239,917,000 for Water Resources. 

The recommendation includes $42,861,000 for Water Availability 

and Use Science and rejects the proposed reductions in the budget 

request except for the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Aquifer Assessment. The Water Resources Mission Area allows the Survey to provide information and tools to first responders, the public, water 

managers and planners, policy makers and other decision makers. 

The Committee urges the Survey to continue to engage with universities and other partners to utilize the best available technology 

to develop advanced modeling tools, state-of-the-art forecasts, and 

decision support systems for water emergencies and daily water operations. 

The Cooperative Matching Funds program is designed to bring 

State, Tribal, and local partners together to respond to emerging 

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Tribal Water and funds it at the enacted level. 

Streamgages are crucial to early warning and flood damage reduction efforts across the United States. The Committee recommends $93,284,000 for the National Groundwater and 

Streamflow Information Program, an increase of $10,611,000 above 

the enacted level. The recommendation provides an increase of 

$4,770,000 for infrastructure investments in the streamgage network which will provide an additional 95 flood-hardened gages to 

the Federal Priority Streamgage (FPS) network and will allow the 

Survey and partners to support approximately 3,555 streamgages, 

which accelerates attainment of the long-term goal of 4,760 sites. 

In addition, an increase of $7,000,000 is provided so the Survey can 

proceed with the next phase of the Next Generation Water Observing System. The Committee does not accept any of the proposed 

program reductions and provides a general reduction of $1,500,000. 

The Survey is not to reduce any program outlined in the recommendation and must inform the Committee about what activities would be reduced. 

The Committee recommends $93,772,000 for the National Water 

Quality program, an increase of $2,124,000 above the enacted level. 

This recommendation rejects the proposed reductions and includes 

an additional $283,000 for the Urban Waters Federal Partnership 

for a total funding level of $1,000,000. To understand the health effects of harmful algal blooms, monitor, characterize, prevent, and 

control them, the recommendation includes an increase of 

$1,500,000 over the enacted level for a total of $4,971,000. As part 

of this research, the Committee supports the Survey’s examination 

of the pathways through which sediment and nutrients move 

through watersheds and into bodies of water and how that relates 

to the formation of harmful algal blooms. The Survey is also urged 

to coordinate with EPA to monitor the nations water systems and 

publish available data on the amount of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl 

Substances (PFAS) chemicals detected in our water systems. 

The Water Resources Research Act was designed to provide more 

effective coordination of the nation’s water research by establishing 

Water Resources Research Institutes at universities in each State, 

territory, and the District of Columbia. These institutes provide 

vital support to stakeholders, States, and Federal agencies for longterm water planning, policy development, and resource management. The recommendation includes $10,000,000 for this program, 

an increase of $3,500,000 above the enacted level. This increase includes $1,000,000 for research on aquatic invasive species in the 

Upper Mississippi River region to address a critical need for multistate research. 

Core Science Systems.—The Committee does not accept the budget restructure and recommends $143,224,000 for Core Science Systems, an increase of $25,322,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $24,125,000, for Science, Synthesis, Analysis 

and Research, the enacted level plus fixed costs. 

The recommendation includes $34,468,000 for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, an increase of $10,071,000 

above the enacted level. This increase provides an additional 

$10,000,000 to support launch of Phase Three of the National Geologic Map Database that will bring together detailed national and 

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continental-resolution 2D and 3D information produced throughout 

the Survey and by federal and state partners. This information is 

an essential underpinning of the USGS Earth Map and Earth MRI 

initiatives and will enhance drinking water protection, hazards resilience, infrastructure design, natural resource management, and 

support a wide range of fundamental research applications. The recommendation includes $84,631,000 for the National 

Geospatial Program, an increase of $15,177,000 above the enacted 

level, which includes the following increases: $5,000,000 for 3DEP 

National Enhancement to accelerate achievement of 100% coverage 

of the Great Lakes region; $5,000,000 to work with State Geologic 

Surveys to develop a 3D Geologic Map GIS Database and migrate 

current and prior geologic mapping into a unified common GIS 

data standard; $2,000,000 for the US Topo program to procure 

product-on-demand updates; and $3,000,000 to produce digital surface models using unclassified satellite optical data for the U.S. 

and territories not mapped with LiDAR by 2021 in collaboration 

with appropriate U.S. agencies including the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. 

The Committee supports the continued collaboration with partners 

to leverage the resources provided for 3DEP to achieve the goal of 

national coverage by 2026. 

The Committee notes the importance of this mission area to conduct detailed surveys and distribute the resulting high-quality and 

highly-accurate topographic, geologic, hydrographic, and biogeographic maps and remotely-sensed data to the public. The Committee urges the Survey to continue to engage with universities 

and other partners to utilize the best available technology to develop scalable, automated systems that can rapidly identify emerging hazard threats and provide real-time risk, damage and vulnerability assessments, and planning capabilities onto a website to 

provide enough precision to aid emergency responders and decision 

makers. The Committee also acknowledges the National Geospatial 

Program’s interest in any technology, systems, or partners that can 

accelerate or meet 3DEP requirements, regardless of the source 

(i.e. industry, academia, etc.) 

Science Support.—The Committee recommends $97,243,000 for 

science support, a reduction of $5,585,000 below the enacted level 

and $5,667,000 below the budget request. The recommendation 

does not provide the $6,200,000 requested for the Department-wide 

reorganization. The Committee believes the Survey has not presented strong foundational analysis or a compelling argument to 

support establishing a headquarters presence in the West. A relocation of the magnitude proposed in the budget request would dramatically change the organization, have significant financial costs, 

and impact the Survey’s effectiveness and strategic national-level 

partnerships with Federal agencies, States, scientific organizations, 

and stakeholders. The Survey should not commit federal funds or 

personnel time to this relocation but instead focus its efforts on ensuring Survey operations are open and transparent, the quality 

and objectivity of Survey science is maintained, and investments 

are leveraged. The Committee expects administration and management services and information services to continue without reductions that would delay hiring, contracting, accounting functions, 

and other activities that support the missions of the Survey. 

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Facilities.—The recommendation includes $133,485,000, an increase of $13,102,000 above the enacted level, and $12,189,000 

above the budget request. The recommendation accepts the proposed $500,000 reduction from base funding for the Departmentwide reorganization, restores the proposed reduction for deferred 

maintenance, and provides an increase of $5,000,000 for the National Wildlife Health Center to renovate the Biosafety level 3 Diagnostic Laboratories and convert to a new solid waste disposal 

system, a better use of the fiscal year 2020 funding requested by 

the Administration for the Department-wide reorganization. This 

investment ensures the investigation of outbreaks of wildlife disease can be done safely. The recommendation continues funding for 

the relocation of Menlo Park to Moffett Field. 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $179,266,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 193,426,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 182,781,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +3,515,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ ¥10,645,000 

OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $182,781,000 for the Ocean Energy Management appropriation, $3,515,000 above the enacted level, including $1,015,000 for requested fixed costs, and $10,645,000 below 

the budget request. The overall appropriation is partially offset 

through the collection of rental receipts and cost recovery fees totaling $60,000,000, resulting in a net appropriation of 

$122,781,000. Details of the recommendation are explained in the 

narrative below and through the table at the back of this report. 

Renewable Energy.—The Committee recommends $23,325,000 for 

Renewable Energy, $2,605,000 above the enacted level and 

$2,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes 

$105,000 for fixed costs, and programmatic increases of $500,000, 

as requested, for additional leasing capacity, and a general increase 

of $2,000,000 for additional permitting and environmental staff. 

Conventional Energy.—The Committee recommends $59,565,000 

for Conventional Energy, $2,234,000 below the enacted level and 

$4,558,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes 

$494,000 for fixed costs and the transfer of $2,728,000, as requested, to the new Marine Minerals activity noted below. The recommendation does not include the proposed increase for the national plan. Given the legal uncertainty surrounding the Bureau’s 

efforts, the Committee believes providing this funding is not a responsible use of resources. 

Environmental Programs.—The Committee recommends 

$77,965,000 for Environmental Programs, $1,809,000 below the enacted level and $7,145,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes $250,000 for fixed costs and the transfer of 

$2,059,000, as requested, to the new Marine Minerals activity. The 

recommendation does not include the proposed increase for the national plan given the concerns noted above, nor does it include the 

proposed reduction to other environmental studies as an offset for 

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costs associated with the national plan. The Committee would urge 

the Bureau to offer greater detail when proposing substantial reductions to an ongoing program. 

Marine Minerals.—The Committee recommends $4,787,000 for 

Marine Minerals, $4,787,000 above the enacted level and $942,000 

below the budget request. The Committee concurs with the Bureau’s proposal to create this new activity within the Ocean Energy 

Management appropriation and has agreed to the transfer of funds 

from both the Conventional Energy and Environmental Programs 

activities as noted above. The recommendation does not include the 

proposed new programmatic funding, and the Committee directs 

that the Bureau continue to focus its marine minerals efforts on 

current projects. 

Executive Direction.—The Committee recommends $17,139,000 

for Executive Direction, $166,000 above the enacted level and equal 

to the request. The increase is fully attributable to fixed costs. 

General Provision.—Within the General Provisions section of this 

title, the Committee has included a provision which limits funding 

for the Bureau’s pre-leasing and leasing activities concerning Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sales to only those sales contained 

in the current and officially approved 2017–2022 OCS plan, which 

is the only operative offshore energy development plan that has 

complied with all procedural requirements set out in the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act. Despite numerous assertions that no 

final decision on where OCS leasing would take place under the 

proposed new 2019–2024 plan, the Bureau states in its budget justification that it is preparing ‘‘four new environmental impact 

statements for the lease sales that are planned in 2020 or early 

2021’’. The Committee notes the significance of the Bureau’s position that the lease sales are ‘‘planned’’ as opposed to merely ‘‘proposed’’ and understands why many coastal communities believe 

their voices are not being heard. The Committee also believes that 

long-standing procedural requirements, many set in statutes such 

as the OCS Lands Act, serve an effective and useful purpose and 

moving forward with programmatic activities prior to the completion of the process is ill-advised, at best. 

Wind Energy.—The Committee is aware that the United States 

wind energy sector is rapidly expanding both on and offshore. As 

new projects arise and existing projects progress through the approval process the Committee urges the thorough consideration and 

accommodation of all affected interests including national defense, 

security, environmental, maritime safety, fisheries, and particularly locally affected community concerns. 

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is responsible for oversight of exploration, development, and production operations for oil, gas, and other marine minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Bureau’s safety and environmental compliance activities include facility inspections; safety and oil spill research; field operations; environmental compliance and enforcement; review of operator oil spill response plans; and operation of 

a national training center for inspectors and engineers. 

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OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $187,240,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 192,812,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 192,812,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +5,572,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $192,812,000 for the Offshore Safety 

and Environmental Enforcement appropriation, an increase of 

$5,572,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

The recommendation includes $943,000 for fixed costs and the requested increase of $4,629,000 for the expansion of the Risk-Based 

Inspection Program initially established in 2015. The overall appropriation is partially offset through the collection of rental receipts 

and inspection fees, totaling in aggregate $73,308,000 and producing a net appropriation of $119,504,000. As explained below, inspection fee receipts are $3,800,000 above the request and allow for 

an equivalent reduction in appropriated funds in the Operations, 

Safety and Regulation activity, yet result in a final funding level 

in that activity equal to the request. Further details of the recommendation by activity and the corresponding offsetting collections are displayed in the table at the back of the report that accompanies this Act. 

General Provisions.—Within the General Provisions section of 

this title, the Committee has recommended two provisions affecting 

the Bureau. 

Inspection fees.—Since fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of the Interior has been authorized to collect a nonrefundable inspection fee 

to offset the cost of inspecting oil and gas rigs operating within the 

Outer Continental Shelf. Unfortunately, despite increased costs to 

the Bureau these fees have not changed over the intervening seven 

fiscal years, resulting in a program which only recovers approximately two-thirds of its actual cost. The Committee has therefore 

included a modest increase in fees of $3,800,000, which is the 

amount those fees would have increased had they been tied to inflation. In addition, the Committee has finally adopted the Bureau’s request for a new, non-rig inspection fee totaling $2,800,000. 

As the Bureau notes, non-rig inspections have risen from 184 in fiscal year 2014 to 470 in fiscal year 2018, and ‘‘pose an increased 

risk in comparison to the activities conducted by a ‘drilling rig’.’’ 

Given the fact that the Bureau is required to inspect these facilities, many in water depths exceeding 500 feet, the Committee concurs with the Bureau’s request that rig operators defray the cost 

of inspecting this equipment, which this fee does. Lastly, the Committee has adopted the Bureau’s request to allow for quarterly billing off all inspection fees. 

Disclosure of Waivers.—In support of the Bureau’s strategic goal 

of promoting transparency, the Committee has included language 

authorizing the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to post on a publicly 

available website a copy of any waiver from any regulation or rule 

enforced by the bureaus, subject to redaction of confidential business information The Committee believes that keeping the public 

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fully informed with respect to the operation and enforcement of 

safety regulations is a good management practice that will engender confidence in Bureau operations. 

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $14,899,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 12,700,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 14,899,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +2,199,000 

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

The Committee recommends $14,899,000 for the Oil Spill Research appropriation, equal to the enacted level and an increase of 

$2,199,000 above the request. The Committee does not agree to the 

proposed reduction given the lack of supporting documentation. 

The Committee also notes that such a reduction seems at odds with 

the Bureau’s acknowledgement that an additional $7,000,000 is required for maintenance of the Ohmsett Oil Spill Research Facility; 

$4,000,000 for tank maintenance in the summer of 2020 and 

$3,000,000 for replacement of the main bridge. The Committee 

urges the Bureau to request these funds in subsequent budget submissions. 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 

(OSM), through its regulation and technology account, regulates 

surface coal mining operations to ensure that the environment is 

reclaimed once mining is completed. The OSM accomplishes this 

mission by providing grants and technical assistance to those 

States that maintain their own regulatory and reclamation programs and by conducting oversight of State programs. Further, the 

OSM administers the regulatory programs in the States that do not 

have their own programs and on Federal and Tribal lands. 

Through its Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation program, 

the OSM provides funding for environmental restoration at abandoned coal mines based on fees collected from current coal production operations. In their un-reclaimed condition these abandoned 

sites endanger public health and safety and prevent the beneficial 

use of land and water resources. Mandatory appropriations provide 

funding for the abandoned coal mine sites as required under the 

2006 amendments to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 

Act. 

REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $115,804,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 96,960,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 121,647,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +5,843,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +24,687,000 

REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $121,647,000 for the Regulation and 

Technology appropriation, $5,843,000 above the enacted level and 

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$24,687,000 above the budget request. The Committee does not 

agree to the proposed reduction of $24,687,000 in State and tribal 

grants and maintains the regulatory grant line at the enacted level 

of $68,590,000. Additional details regarding the recommendation 

are contained in the table at the back of this report. 

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $139,672,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 24,713,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 139,713,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +41,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +115,000,000 

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

The Committee recommends $139,713,000 for the Abandoned 

Mine Reclamation Fund appropriation, $41,000 above the enacted 

level and $115,000,000 above the budget request. Of the funds provided, $24,713,000 are derived from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and $115,000,000 are derived from the general treasury. 

The recommendation includes all changes proposed in the budget 

request except for the $115,000,000 reduction in the economic development grants line in the environmental restoration activity, 

which the Committee continues under the same terms and conditions as contained in the fiscal year 2019 enacted bill. Additional 

details regarding the recommendation are contained in the table at 

the back of this report. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs (together, ‘‘Indian Affairs’’) programs serve 573 federally recognized Indian Tribes, a service population of approximately two million American Indians and Alaska Natives in tribal 

and native communities. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) provides direct services and funding for compacts and contracts for 

Tribes to provide Federal programs for a wide range of activities 

necessary for community development. Programs address tribal 

government, natural resource management, trust services, law enforcement, economic development, and social service needs. 

In preparation for the fiscal year 2020 appropriation bill, the 

Subcommittee held two days of hearings and received testimony 

from over 60 witnesses on a variety of topics pertaining to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) programs. The Federal government has a legal and moral obligation to provide quality services to AI/AN. On a nonpartisan basis, the Committee continues to 

protect and, where possible, strengthen the budgets for Indian 

Country programs in this bill in order to address longstanding and 

underfunded needs. 

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OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,414,577,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,462,310,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,650,504,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥764,073,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +188,194,000 

REORGANIZATION

The Committee accepts the budget proposal to establish the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) as an independent bureau with a 

separate budget structure, including a separate construction budget, from the BIA. The separation is reflected below. 

The Committee recommends $1,650,504,000 for Operation of Indian Programs, $764,073,000 below the enacted level and 

$188,194,000 above the budget request. All subactivities and program elements presented in the budget estimate submitted to the 

Congress are continued at the enacted levels and adjusted for requested fixed costs and internal transfers unless specifically addressed below. None of the requested program changes are agreed 

to unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program 

changes, instructions, and details follow below and in the table at 

the end of this report. Additional instructions are included in the 

front of this report. 

The Committee notes that due to internal transfers requested by 

Indian tribes, some increases and decreases in the budget lines are 

anomalies. The Committee encourages Indian Affairs to consult 

with Indian tribes about the need to include tribally requested internal transfers on the budget line if there is no impact on the ability of compacting and contracting Indian tribes to transfer funds 

among accounts. This will provide Congress and Indian Country 

with more transparency in future years about the amount of funds 

being appropriated for various activities. 

Tribal Priority Allocations.—The recommendation includes 

$767,417,000 for Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Priority Allocation 

(TPA) programs, $33,252,000 above the enacted level and 

$108,603,000 above the budget request. TPA programs fund basic 

Tribal services, such as social services, job placement and training, 

child welfare, natural resources management, and Tribal courts. 

TPA programs give Tribes the opportunity to further Indian selfdetermination by establishing their own priorities and reallocating 

Federal funds among programs in this budget category. 

Tiwahe.—The Committee directs Indian Affairs to continue funding for the Tiwahe (family) initiative across all Indian Affairs accounts at the same amounts at the enacted level. Additionally, the 

Committee directs Indian Affairs to conduct a new round of fiveyear Tiwahe grants to continue to assist tribal nations with critical 

needs. The new round of grants should apply the lessons learned 

and recommendations from tribal leaders who participated in the 

initial Tiwahe initiative, which concluded in fiscal year 2019, and 

incorporate the recommendations from the Office of the Inspector 

General to improve the accuracy and efficacy of the funding distributions. 

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Tribal Government.—The recommendation includes $337,632,000 

for Tribal government programs, $16,659,000 above the enacted 

level and $11,619,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $1,281,000 for new Tribes, as requested, and accepts 

all proposed internal transfers and estimated fixed costs, as requested. The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of funding 

for small and needy Tribes and the proposed reduction to Tribal 

government program oversight. 

Road Maintenance.—The recommendation includes $40,063,000 

for road maintenance, $4,240,000 above the enacted level and 

$5,170,000 above the budget request. The Committee continues the 

$2,000,000 provided in fiscal year 2019 to improve the condition of 

unpaved roads and bridges used by school buses transporting students and directs Indian Affairs to use $2,000,000 of the increase 

for this purpose, for a total of $4,000,000 for these efforts. 

Human Services.—As part of the Tribal/Interior Budget Council, 

Indian Country identified Social Services, Indian Child Welfare 

Act, and the Housing Program as part of its top eleven priorities. 

The recommendation includes $169,251,000 for human services 

programs, $7,835,000 above the enacted level and $26,301,000 

above the request. The Committee includes all proposed internal 

transfers and estimated fixed costs, as requested. The Committee 

rejects the proposed elimination of the Housing Program and instead provides $15,948,000 for the Housing Program. Additionally, 

the Committee recommends $55,800,000 for Social Services and 

$77,734,000 for Welfare Assistance. 

Within the $16,431,000 provided for the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Committee expects Indian Affairs to use $1,000,000 for offreservation programs authorized by section 202 of the Indian Child 

Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1932). 

Trust—Natural Resources.—The recommendation includes 

$235,486,000 for natural resources programs, $28,616,000 above 

the enacted level, and $51,397,000 above the budget request. The 

Committee includes estimated fixed costs, as requested, and accepts the proposed internal transfers. The Committee rejects the 

proposed elimination of the Tribal Climate Resilience/Cooperative 

Landscape program and instead includes $14,956,000 for the program. The recommendation rejects all proposed program cuts. 

Elwha River Ecosystem.—The Committee expects Indian Affairs 

to use $2,000,000 of the $9,241,000 provided for Natural Resources 

(TPA) for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to fulfill the remaining 

authorization in section 7 of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act (P.L. 102–495). Additionally, the Committee 

directs the Secretary of the Interior to work with the Lower Elwha 

Klallam Tribe to identify appropriate land for acquisition to satisfy 

the requirements of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act. 

Within the $15,691,000 provided for Tribal Management/Development Program, the Committee directs Indian Affairs to provide 

$830,000 for the Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program and $2,500,000 for the Inter Tribal Buffalo 

Council. The Committee encourages Indian Affairs to examine the 

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dian Affairs to provide the comparison of historical funding provided to native food preservation and management activities and a 

plan to ensure parity among native food activities to the Committee 

within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee supports Indian Affairs’ efforts to address the resiliency needs of tribal communities by working to address threats 

to public safety, natural resources, and sacred sites. The Committee is particularly concerned about coastal tribal communities, 

Alaska Native Villages, and Alaska Native Corporations that face 

severe challenges to their long-term resilience due to the impacts 

of climate change. Consistent with the Federal Government’s treaty 

and trust obligations, the Committee directs Indian Affairs to work 

with at-risk tribes and Alaska Native Villages to identify and expedite the necessary resources to support mitigation and relocation 

efforts. The Committee also directs Indian Affairs to develop a report outlining the unmet infrastructure needs of tribal communities 

and Alaska Native Villages in the process of relocating to higher 

ground as a direct result of the impacts of climate change on their 

existing lands and to transmit this report to the Committee within 

180 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee has heard concerns expressed by Indian Country 

that Indian Affairs directs program increases towards project accounts rather than the tribal priority allocation accounts. Therefore, within the $35,314,000 provided for the Agriculture and 

Range Program, the Committee recommends $26,541,000 for the 

Agriculture Program (TPA), $2,063,000 above the enacted level and 

$6,903,000 above the budget request; and $8,773,000 for the 

Invasive Species program, $2,000,000 above the enacted level and 

$3,310,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee is also aware of the recent momentum in achieving Everglades restoration with the funding provided for Endangered Species and Invasive Species through the BIA. The Committee expects Indian Affairs to continue the Everglades restoration funding at no less than the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and 

strongly encourages Indian Affairs to continue prioritizing funding 

for Everglades restoration activities. 

Within the $55,473,000 provided for Forestry, the Committee recommends $28,524,000 for Forestry Program (TPA), $142,000 below 

the enacted level and $684,000 above the budget request, and 

$26,949,000 for Forestry Projects, $24,000 above the enacted level 

and $30,000 above the budget request. 

Within the $15,625,000 provided for Water Resources, $7,100,000 

is for Water Resources Program (TPA), $3,005,000 above the enacted level and $3,019 above the budget request; and $8,525,000 is 

for Water Management, Planning and Pre-Development, $2,006,000 

above the enacted level and $2,014,000 above the budget request. 

Within the $20,012,000 provided for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 

the recommendation includes $8,071,000 for Wildlife and Parks 

(TPA), $2,722,000 above the enacted level and $3,544,000 above the 

budget request; and $11,941,000 for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks 

Projects, $2,003,000 above the enacted level and $2,005,000 above 

the budget request. 

Trust—Real Estate Services.—The recommendation includes 

$172,347,000 for Trust—Real Estate Services, $41,667,000 above 

the enacted level and $50,382,000 above the budget request. The 

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recommendation includes the estimated fixed costs, as requested, 

and accepts the proposed internal transfers. The Committee rejects 

the proposed elimination of Litigation Support/Attorney Fees and 

Other Indian Rights Protection within the Rights Protection program and rejects all proposed budget cuts. 

Within the amounts provided, the Committee recommends $13,446,000 for Trust Services (TPA), $4,920,000 above the enacted 

level and $5,040,000 above the budget request; $1,201,000 for Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program, $7,000 above the enacted level and 

$9,000 above the budget request; $12,802,000 for Probate (TPA), 

$78,000 above the enacted level and $126,000 above the budget request; $14,935,000 for Land Titles and Records offices, $29,000 

above the enacted level and $132,000 above the budget request; 

$38,096,000 for Real Estate Services, $37,000 above the enacted 

level and $343,000 above the budget request; $6,952,000 for Land 

Records Improvement, $3,000 above the enacted level and $4,000 

above the budget request; $22,595,000 for Environmental Quality, 

$3,528,000 above the enacted level and $9,155,000 above the budget request; $1,471,000 for Alaska Native Programs, $1,000 above 

the enacted level and $770,000 above the budget request; 

$46,478,000 for Rights Protection, $33,017,000 above the enacted 

level and $34,699,000 above the budget request; and $14,371,000 

for Trust—Real Estate Services Oversight, $47,000 above the enacted level and $104,000 above the budget request. 

Within the amounts provided for Environmental Quality, the Committee recommends $4,852,000 for Environmental Quality Program (TPA), $2,010,000 above the enacted level and $2,020,000 

above the budget request; and $17,743,000 for Environmental 

Quality Projects, $1,518,000 above the enacted level and $7,135,000 

above the budget request. 

Within the amounts provided for Rights Protection, the Com- mittee recommends $22,078,000 for Rights Protection (TPA), 

$20,010,000 above the enacted level and $20,018,000 above the 

budget request; $14,727,000 for Water Rights Negotiations/Litigation, $5,007,000 above the enacted level and $5,008,000 above the 

budget request; $9,000,000 for Litigation Support/Attorney Fees, 

$7,500,000 above the enacted level and $9,000,000 above the budget request; and $673,000 for Other Indian Rights Protection, 

$500,000 above the enacted level and $673,000 above the budget 

request. 

United States v. Michigan Consent Decree.— The Committee supports the protection of treaty-based fishing rights by the United 

States established through the litigation United States v. Michigan, 

No. 2:73 CV 26 (W.D. Mich.). In a 1979 decision, the Court reaffirmed the Tribes’ reserved right to fish the waters of Lake 

Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron, as codified in the Treaty of 1836. On August 8, 2000, the parties in that litigation (the 

United States, the five Michigan Tribes, and the State of Michigan) 

entered a consent decree, which governs the allocation, regulation, 

protection, and management of fisheries in the 1836 Treaty waters. 

That 2000 Consent Decree will expire by its own terms on August 

8, 2020. The parties to the case must agree on a new consent decree to succeed the expiring one. In prior negotiations over these 

federally enforced fishing rights, the United States provided substantial litigation support funding to the Tribes. The Committee 

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urges the Department of Interior to continue to fulfil its obligations 

as trustee and respect the Tribes’ autonomy and right to self-governance by providing the litigation support funds requested by the 

Tribes. The Committee further encourages the Department to continue protecting the treaty fishing right by defending the Great 

Lakes habitat and supporting Great Lakes restoration efforts and 

to coordinate such protection efforts with the Department of Justice. 

Tule River Tribe.—In 2007, the Tule River Tribe, located east of 

Porterville, California, entered into an agreement with local area 

water users to address tribal water rights claims. Based on this 

agreement, the Tribe has sought to negotiate a water rights settlement with the Federal government rather than initiating litigation. 

Although the Committee is concerned that after more than 10 

years the Secretary and the Attorney General have not resolved 

the Tribe’s water rights claims, the Committee recognizes recent efforts made by this Administration to work with the Tribe. The 

Committee directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney 

General, to expeditiously find a resolution to the Tribe’s claims. 

Furthermore, the Committee directs the Secretary to report on the 

status of settlement negotiations, and provide a timeline to the 

Committee on when Congress can expect to receive a proposed settlement for review and consideration by no later than July 1, 2019 

and every three months thereafter until a settlement proposal is 

transmitted to Congress. 

Gila River Indian Community.—The Committee alerts Indian Affairs to passage of the Gila River Indian Community Federal 

Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act (P.L. 

115–350) and expects Indian Affairs to use $3,000,000 of the Trust 

Services (TPA) increase to fulfill its responsibilities under the Act. 

Public Safety and Justice.—The recommendation includes 

$452,410,000 for Public Safety and Justice, $40,893,000 above the 

enacted level and $43,251,000 above the budget request. The Committee includes estimated fixed costs, as requested, and accepts the 

proposed internal transfers. The Committee rejects the proposed reduction to Indian Police Academy. 

Within the amounts provided, the Committee provides 

$400,312,000 for Law Enforcement, $22,629,000 above the enacted 

level and $23,618,000 above the budget request; $50,507,000 for 

Tribal Courts (TPA), $18,263,000 above the enacted level and 

$19,626,000 above the budget request; and $1,591,000 for Fire Protection (TPA), $1,000 above the enacted level and $7,000 above the 

budget request. 

Within the $14,388,000 provided for Law Enforcement Special 

Initiatives, the Committee includes $2,546,000, as requested, to 

support the budget proposal to hire ten additional patrol officers in 

areas hit hardest by the opioid epidemic. 

Additionally, the Committee is concerned about the high rate of 

recidivism in Indian Country. The Committee directs Indian Affairs 

to provide mental health and substance abuse services when needed by juvenile and adult detainees and convicted prisoners. Within 

the amounts provided for Law Enforcement Special Initiatives, the 

Committee provides $1,400,000 for behavioral health services in 

tribal detention/correction facilities to address the high rate of recidivism. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to report to the 

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Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate within 90 

days of enactment of this Act on how the funds will be distributed 

across Indian Country. 

Several tribes have expressed concern about Indian Affairs not 

adequately funding detention facilities in Indian Country in favor 

of regional detention facilities located outside Indian Country. 

Within the $111,338,000 provided for Detention/Corrections, the 

Committee includes an additional $8,356,000 and expects Indian 

Affairs to allocate this increase to tribally-operated detention facilities and Indian Affairs-operated facilities located within Indian 

Country without decreasing fiscal year 2019 funding levels. The Committee includes $15,724,000 for Facilities Operations and Maintenance, $2,023,000 above the enacted level and 

$2,044,000 above the budget request. The Committee expects Indian Affairs to distribute the increase to facilities in Indian Country without decreasing fiscal year 2019 funding levels. 

The Committee is concerned about the high rate of violence perpetrated against Native women. Within the amounts provided for 

Tribal Justice Support, the Committee includes $7,000,000 to implement the Violence Against Women Act in Indian Country, 

$5,000,000 above the enacted level. 

Additionally, the Tribal/Interior Budget Council identified funding for Criminal Investigations and Police Services as one of the to 

priorities for fiscal year 2020. The Committee recommends 

$216,543,000 for this activity. 

Community and Economic Development.—The recommendation 

includes $51,529,000 for Community and Economic Development, 

$3,950,000 above the enacted level and $7,132,000 above the budget request. This includes the estimated fixed costs, as requested, 

and the proposed internal transfers. The Committee rejects all proposed program reductions. Within the amounts provided, the Committee includes $14,525,000 for Job Placement and Training (TPA), 

$1,948,000 above the enacted level and $2,028,000 above the budget request; and $3,791,000 for Economic Development (TPA), 

$1,953,000 above the enacted level and $2,012,000 above the budget request. 

The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (Office) 

should provide assistance to Tribes to enhance economic development and improve access to private financing of development 

projects. The Office should assist with feasibility studies and provide technical assistance to Tribes to establish commercial codes, 

courts and other business structures. Further the Office should undertake efforts to build Tribal capacity to lease Tribal lands and 

manage economic and energy resource development. Finally, the 

Office should explore opportunities to foster incubators of Triballyowned and other Native American-owned businesses. The Office is 

expected to track accomplishments for each of these purposes and 

to report them annually in its budget justification. 

The recommendation continues the $1,000,000 in Minerals and 

Mining Projects provided in fiscal year 2019 for modernizing oil 

and gas records management in BIA Agency Offices. 

The recommendation continues the $3,400,000 for implementation of the Native American Tourism Improvement and Visitor Experience Act of 2016 (NATIVE Act), including via cooperative 

agreements with Tribes or Tribal organizations. 

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Executive Direction and Administrative Services.—The recommendation includes $231,849,000 for Executive Direction and 

Administrative Services, $1,882,000 below the budget request and 

$864,000 above the enacted level. This includes the estimated fixed 

costs and proposed program increases, as requested, and accepts 

the proposed internal transfers. The following programs are funded as follows: $10,200,000 for Assistant Secretary Support; $20,425,000 for Executive Direction; 

$48,030,000 for Administrative Services; $3,024,000 for Safety & 

Risk Management; $42,438,000 for Information Resources Technology (includes proposed reduction, as requested); $24,363,000 for 

Human Capital Management; $18,233,000 for Facilities Management; $22,982,000 for Intra-Governmental Payments; and 

$42,154,000 for Rentals. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $247,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 271,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 271,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +24,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation estimated to be $271,000,000 for contract support costs incurred by the 

agency as required by law. The bill includes language making 

available for two years such sums as are necessary to meet the 

Federal Government’s full legal obligation and prohibiting the 

transfer of funds to any other account for any other purpose. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $358,719,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 58,482,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 146,014,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥212,705,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +87,532,000 

The Committee accepts the budget proposal to establish the BIE 

as an independent bureau with a separate budget structure, including a separate construction budget, from the BIA. The separation 

is reflected below. 

The Committee recommends $146,014,000 for BIA Construction, 

$212,705,000 below the enacted level and $87,532,000 above the 

budget request. All subactivities and program elements presented 

in the budget estimate submitted to the Congress are continued at 

enacted levels and adjusted for requested fixed costs. None of the 

requested program changes are agreed to unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and 

details follow below and in the table at the end of this report. Additional instructions are included in the front of this report. 

Public Safety and Justice Construction.—The recommendation 

provides $48,811,000 for Public Safety and Justice Construction, 

$13,501,000 above the enacted level and $38,389,000 above the 

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acted level and $28,000,000 above the budget request; $5,994,000 

for employee housing, $1,500,000 above the enacted level and 

$2,902,000 above the budget request; $11,372,000 for facilities improvement and repair, $2,000,000 above the enacted level and 

$7,314,000 above the budget request; $171,000 for fire safety coordination, $1,000 above the enacted level and $4,000 above the 

budget request; and $3,274,000 for fire protection, equal to the enacted level and $169,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes all estimated fixed costs, as requested, and 

rejects all proposed program decreases. 

Green Infrastructure.—Within the amounts for Public Safety and Justice Construction, the Committee includes $3,000,000 to incorporate planning, design, and operations of buildings to reduce 

costs, minimize environmental impacts, use renewable energy and 

incorporate green infrastructure and the most current energy efficiency codes and standards to the maximum extent practicable. 

The Committee directs Indian Affairs to submit a report to the 

Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act explaining how 

it proposes to use the funds provided for green infrastructure and 

renewable energy. 

Eligible Facilities.—The Committee has heard from tribes that 

Indian Affairs considers funding made available for facility replacement/new construction for public safety and justice facilities as only 

available for detention facilities. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to consider all public safety and justice facilities as eligible for 

funding under this program and to include such facilities in the 

master plan that the Committee has directed Indian Affairs to 

maintain. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to provide the master plan to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 

Resources Management Construction.—The recommendation pro- vides $83,258,000 for Resources Management Construction, 

$12,027,000 above the enacted level and $47,205,000 above the 

budget request. Within the amounts provided, the Committee includes the following: $30,698,000 for Irrigation Project Construction, of which $10,000,000 is continued from fiscal year 2019 for 

projects authorized by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 

the Nation Act; $2,613,000 for Engineering and Supervision; 

$1,016,000 for Survey and Design; $651,000 for Federal Power 

Compliance; and $48,280,000 for Dam Projects, $10,015,000 above 

the enacted level and $28,536,000 above the budget request. The 

Committee rejects all proposed program decreases and includes all 

estimated fixed costs. 

Within the funds recommended for Dam Projects, the Committee 

recommends $44,548,000 for Safety of Dam projects and $3,732,000 

for dam maintenance. 

Other Program Construction.—The recommendation includes 

$13,945,000 for Other Program Construction, $17,000 above the enacted level and $1,938,000 above the budget request. Within the 

funds provided, the Committee includes $1,419,000 for Telecommunications Improvement and Repair, equal to the enacted 

level and $302,000 above the budget request; $3,919,000 for Facilities/Quarters Improvement and Repair, equal to the enacted level 

and $1,002,000 above the budget request; and $8,607,000 for Construction Program Management, $17,000 above the enacted level 

and $634,000 above the budget request. The Committee provides 

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$3,210,000 for the Fort Peck Water System. The Committee rejects 

all proposed program decreases and includes all estimated fixed 

costs. 

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $50,057,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 45,644,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 45,644,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥4,413,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

The Committee recommends $45,644,000 for Indian Land and 

Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians. 

The recommended level enables Indian Affairs to make a final payment to the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians if needed 

to complete the Federal obligation and includes amounts to make 

a payment, in an amount to be determined by the Secretary, to the 

Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund. A detailed table of funding recommendations below the account level is provided at the end of 

this report. 

INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $10,779,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 909,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 12,784,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +2,005,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +11,875,000 

The Committee recommends $12,784,000 for the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account, $2,005,000 above the enacted level 

and $11,875,000 above the budget request. The amount provided 

includes estimated fixed costs, as requested. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

The BIE manages a school system with 169 elementary and secondary schools and 14 dormitories providing educational services to 

47,000 individual students, with an Average Daily Membership of 

41,000 students in 23 States. The BIE also operates two post-secondary schools and provides operating grants for 29 tribally controlled colleges and universities and two tribal technical colleges. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 867,416,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,000,233,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +1,000,233,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +132,817,000 

REORGANIZATION

The Committee accepts the budget proposal to establish the BIE 

as an independent bureau with a separate budget structure, including a separate construction budget, from the BIA. The separation 

is reflected below. 

Bureau of Indian Education.—The recommendation includes 

$1,000,233,000 for BIE, $1,000,233,000 above the enacted level and 

$132,817,000 above the budget request. The Committee approves 

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all fixed costs, as requested, approves the proposed internal transfers, and rejects all proposed reductions or eliminations. Additional 

details and instructions are included below and in the table at the 

end of this report. All subactivities and program elements presented in the budget request submitted to Congress are continued 

at enacted levels and adjusted for requested fixed costs. None of 

the requested program changes are agreed to unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and 

details follow below and in the table at the end of this report. Additional instructions are included in the front of this report. 

Tribal Priority Allocations.—The recommendation includes 

$83,854,000 for BIE Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA) programs, 

$83,854,000 above the enacted level and $67,799,000 above the 

budget request. TPA programs give Tribes the opportunity to further Indian self-determination by establishing their own priorities 

and reallocating Federal funds among the budget accounts. 

Elementary and Secondary Programs (forward funded).—The 

Committee recommends $599,994,000 for Elementary and Secondary Programs (forward funded), $599,994,000 above the enacted 

level and $14,939,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes estimated fixed costs, as requested. 

Early childhood pilot.—While the Committee supports BIE’s attempt to try to provide more services to pre-school children, the 

Committee is concerned that BIE has not provided any details 

about the proposal. Before proceeding with the pilot program, the 

Committee directs the BIE to consult with Indian tribes on how to 

best reach more children, how funds will be distributed, and performance measures to be used to measure success and report to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 90 days 

after tribal consultation ends on the results of the consultation. 

Native languages.—The Committee recommends $14,303,000 for 

Education Program Enhancements, which includes $2,000,000, as 

requested, for Native language immersion grants at BIE and tribally operated schools. The Committee continues the $2,000,000 provided in fiscal year 2019 for Native language immersion for a total 

of $4,000,000 for this purpose. 

Elementary and Secondary Programs.—The Committee recommends $184,043,000 for Elementary and Secondary Programs, 

$184,043,000 above the enacted level and $42,314,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee approves the requested internal 

transfers and estimated fixed costs, as requested. 

Alternative Financing.—The Committee includes $6,000,000 

within the $78,234,000 recommended for Facilities Operations for 

the alternative financing pilot developed by the Department to 

fund replacement school construction. The Secretary is encouraged 

to develop an estimate of possible future costs associated with this 

pilot program and provide this estimate to the Committee within 

90 days of enactment of this Act. 

Johnson O’Malley.—The Committee recommends $44,403,000 for 

Johnson O’Malley, $44,403,000 above the enacted level. The Committee supports the recent enactment of the Johnson O’Malley Supplemental Education Modernization Act (P.L. 115–404). Within the 

funds provided for Johnson O’Malley, the Committee expects BIE 

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nical assistance and training based on the new law. With the remaining increased funds, the Committee directs BIE to provide 

funding to more tribes in order to assist more students. 

Post-Secondary Programs (forward funded).—The Committee recommends $121,696,000 for Post-Secondary Programs (forward 

funded), $121,696,000 above the enacted level and $24,886,000 

above the budget request. The recommendation accepts the proposed internal transfers and includes estimated fixed costs, as requested. 

Tribal Colleges and Universities.—Within the $86,696,000 provided for Tribal Colleges and Universities, the Committee recommends $63,886,000 for Title I activities, $17,000,000 for Title II 

activities, $109,000 for Title III activities, $701,000 for technical 

assistance, and $5,000,000 for tribal college and universities infrastructure improvements as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 1813. 

Post-Secondary Programs.—The Committee recommends 

$51,893,000 for Post-Secondary Programs, $51,893,000 above the 

enacted level and $50,673,000 above the budget request. The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of the scholarship programs 

and approves the proposed internal transfer, as requested. 

The Committee directs BIE to complete annual health and safety 

inspections of all BIE system facilities and to publish quarterly updates on the status of such inspections. 

Education Management.—The recommendation includes 

$42,607,000 for Education Management, $42,607,000 above the enacted level and $5,000 above the budget request. The Committee 

includes the estimated fixed costs, as requested. Within the 

amounts provided, the Committee includes: $32,300,000 for education program management activities, $32,300,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget request, and $10,307,000 for 

education information technology, $10,307,000 above the enacted 

level and $5,000 above the budget request. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 68,858,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 387,252,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +387,252,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +318,394,000 

The Committee accepts the budget proposal to establish BIE as 

an independent bureau with a separate budget structure, including 

a separate construction budget, from the BIA. The separation is reflected below. 

The Committee recommends $387,252,000 for BIE Construction, 

$387,252,000 above the enacted level and $318,394,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee rejects the proposed program eliminations and includes requested fixed costs. All subactivities and 

program elements presented in the budget estimate submitted to 

the Congress are continued at enacted levels and adjusted for requested fixed costs and transfers. None of the requested program 

changes are agreed to unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and details follow below 

and in the table at the end of this report. Additional instructions 

are included in the front of this report. 

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Within the recommendation, the Committee includes 

$205,504,000 for campus-wide replacement, $205,504,000 above the 

enacted level and the budget request; $53,935,000 for component 

facilities replacement, $53,935,000 above the enacted level and the 

budget request; $1,000,000 for replacement/new employee housing, 

$1,000,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget request; 

$15,576,000 for employee housing repair, $15,576,000 above the enacted level and $10,514,000 above the budget request; and 

$111,237,000 for facilities improvement and repair, $111,237,000 

above the enacted level and $48,441,000 above the budget request. 

Employee Housing.—The Committee accepts the proposed separate budget line item for replacement/new employee housing and 

includes $1,000,000 to be used for this purpose. The Committee directs BIE to provide an assessment of need for replacement/new 

employee housing and to provide a spend plan to the Committee 

within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 

Green Infrastructure.—The Committee includes $10,000,000 in 

the replacement school construction program and $5,000,000 in the 

replacement facility program to incorporate planning, design, and 

operations of buildings to reduce costs, minimize environmental impacts, use renewable energy and incorporate green infrastructure 

and the most current energy efficiency codes and standards to the 

maximum extent practicable. The Committee directs BIE to submit 

a report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act 

explaining how it proposes to use the funds provided for green infrastructure and renewable energy. 

The Committee recognizes the School Facilities & Construction 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee established under Public Law 

107–110 for the equitable distribution of funds. Appropriations in 

this bill for campus-wide replacement are limited to the 10 schools 

selected via the rulemaking committee process and published by 

Indian Affairs on April 5, 2016.1 Indian Affairs should submit a 

similar list for facilities with the fiscal year 2021 budget request. 

The Committee directs BIE to prepare a five-year spend plan for 

replacement schools and replacement facilities based on the last 

fiscal year enacted levels or the current year budget request, 

whichever is highest, and submit the spend plans to the Committee 

at the same time the budget is submitted to Congress. The Committee directs BIE to begin preparing the next projects for when 

the current list is completed. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The bill continues language limiting the expansion of grades and 

schools in the BIE system which allows for the expansion of additional grades to schools that meet certain criteria. The intent of the 

language is to prevent already limited funds from being spread further to additional schools and grades. The intent is not to limit 

Tribal flexibility at existing schools. Nothing in the bill is intended 

to prohibit a Tribe from converting a Tribally-controlled school already in the BIE system to a charter school in accordance with 

State and Federal law. 

The bill continues language providing the Secretary with the authority to approve satellite locations of existing BIE schools if a 

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Tribe can demonstrate that the establishment of such locations 

would provide comparable levels of education as are being offered 

at such existing BIE schools, and would not significantly increase 

costs to the Federal Government. The intent is for this authority 

to be exercised only in extraordinary circumstances to provide 

Tribes with additional flexibility regarding where students are educated without compromising how they are educated, and to significantly reduce the hardship and expense of transporting students 

over long distances, all without unduly increasing costs that would 

otherwise unfairly come at the expense of other schools in the BIE 

system. 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The Office of the Secretary supports a wide-range of Departmental business, policy, and oversight functions. 

Departmental Operations Appropriation enacted, 2019 ................. $124,673,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 129,422,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 131,232,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +6,559,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +1,810,000 

The Committee recommends $131,232,000 for the Office of the 

Secretary, Departmental Operations appropriation, $6,559,000 

above the enacted level and $1,810,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation includes $834,000 in fixed costs and programmatic increases of $1,810,000. Within Management Services, 

$810,000 of the recommended increase restores the proposed reduction in the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, for a total recommendation of $20,061,000; $9,000,000 for Federal lands and 

$11,061,000 for Indian country. Within Leadership and Administration, $1,000,000 of the recommended increase is to be used to 

hire no less than 10 additional staff to assist with the Department’s compliance responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The Committee is aware that the Department has seen a substantial increase in the number of informational requests over the past two years. It is also aware that the 

Department’s litigation costs have risen because it is not responding to those requests in a timely manner. The Committee believes 

that an investment in additional staff, thus allowing the Department to respond more rapidly, will be paid for through reduced litigation. 

Department-wide Reorganization.—The recommendation does not 

provide funds requested within the Department’s bureaus for the 

Department Wide Reorganization. The explanatory statement that 

accompanied the fiscal year 2019 enacted bill stated that the Department must develop a concrete plan for how it will reshape its 

essential functions, taking into account its relationships with the 

Tribes, State and local governments, private and nonprofit partners, the public, and the Department’s workforce. Further, the Department was directed to provide a report to the Committee 30 

days prior to obligating the funds provided for the reorganization. 

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To date, the Department has not provided any of this information. On numerous occasions the Committee has sought background information to substantiate the costs of the reorganization 

but has not received even the most rudimentary data explaining 

how such costs eventually pay for themselves or translate into better service for the American public. There are only four months remaining in fiscal year 2019 and, as the Committee understands, all 

of the enacted funds remain unobligated. For these reasons, it is 

inappropriate to provide any additional funding. 

Grant Review.—The Committee is concerned that a Depart- mental review of all funding agreements above $50,000 is causing 

excessive delays in awarding funds and undue burden on recipients. The Department should have streamlined processes in place 

for making awards for Congressionally directed funding, such as 

the Heritage Partnership Program, and for programs for which 

there are longstanding cooperative agreements. To better understand the impact of the Departmental review, the Committee directs the Department to provide a report on all financial assistance 

documents reviewed during the last year to the Committee within 

thirty days of enactment of this Act and then update the report on 

a quarterly basis. The report should include for each of the Assistant Secretaries, the name of each financial assistance document reviewed, the dollar amount, the date it was received by the Assistant Secretary, the date it was approved or denied, the total number 

of days it sat for review, and the bureau from which it was submitted. The same information should be provided for the review 

conducted by the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget. 

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) was established on August 4, 

1995, through Secretarial Order No. 3191, which also abolished the 

former Office of Territorial and International Affairs. OIA has administrative responsibility for coordinating Federal policy in the 

territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and 

oversight of Federal programs and funds in the freely associated 

states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic 

of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau. The permanent and trust fund payments to the territories and the compact 

nations provide substantial financial resources to these governments. During fiscal year 2004, financial arrangements for the 

Compacts of Free Association with the FSM and the RMI were implemented. These also included mandatory payments for certain activities previously provided in discretionary appropriations as well 

as Compact impact payments of $30,000,000 per year split among 

Guam, CNMI, AS, and Hawaii. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $100,688,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 80,967,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 108,631,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +7,943,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +27,664,000 

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The Committee recommends $108,631,000 for Assistance to Territories, $7,943,000 above the enacted level and $27,664,000 above 

the budget request. Fixed costs are provided at the requested level, 

but the Committee rejects the requested program changes unless 

specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and details follow below and in the table at the end of 

this report. 

Office of Insular Affairs.—The recommendation includes 

$9,491,000 for the Office of Insular Affairs, $43,000 above the enacted level and $61,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $43,000 for fixed costs as requested. 

Maintenance Assistance Fund.—The recommendation includes 

$4,500,000 for Maintenance Assistance, $500,000 above the enacted 

level and $3,477,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes a $500,000 increase for grants that focus on institutionalizing better maintenance practices. 

Energizing Insular Communities.—The recommendation includes 

$12,000,000 for Energizing Insular Communities (EIC), $7,000,000 

above the enacted level and $9,189,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee expects funds to be used in accordance with 48 

U.S.C. 1492a to update and implement the energy action plans of 

American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the goals of reducing 

reliance and expenditures on imported fuels, developing and utilizing domestic energy sources, and improving the performance of 

energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency in each of these 

insular areas. The Committee directs the Department to establish 

reporting requirements in EIC grants necessary to meet the reporting requirements of 48 U.S.C. 1492a. 

The Department is directed to submit a report on the status of 

updating and implementing existing energy action plans within 90 

days of the enactment of this act. The report should (1) include detailed information on the progress made to-date addressing the recommendations identified in existing energy action plans, including 

a brief summary of each grant awarded since the energy action 

plans were published; and (2) provide a timeline for updating and 

implementing the previously published plans, and identify any barriers to implementation. 

American Samoa Operations Grants.—The Committee recommends $24,120,000 for American Samoa Operations, $400,000 

above the enacted level and $2,591,00 above the budget request. 

The Committee continues to be concerned about the impact of Cyclone Gita on American Samoa, and rejects the reduction proposed 

in the budget request. The recommendation includes a $400,000 increase for general operations. 

Biosecurity Report.—The Department is directed to include in its 

annual budget submission a report describing the activities of the 

Department during the preceding fiscal year to implement the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii, as developed 

jointly by the Department and other Federal and non-Federal entities to prevent and control the introduction of invasive species in 

the United States Pacific Region. The report shall also include next 

steps and planned activities of the Department for further implementation of the plan, including estimates of additional funding to 

be used or needed for such next steps and planned activities. 

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The Committee recognizes that the Office of Insular Affairs funds 

important efforts to improve education, health, infrastructure, judicial training, and economic sustainability in the Insular areas and 

expects funds to continue to be awarded accordingly. Additionally, 

the Department is directed to continue to award noncompetitive 

technical assistance funds to support investments in civic education 

programs for Insular Area students. 

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $3,413,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 3,109,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 3,236,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥177,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +127,000 

The Committee recommends $3,236,000 for Compact of Free Association, $177,000 below the enacted level and $127,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee rejects the requested program 

changes unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes, instructions, and details follow below and in the 

table at the end of this report. 

In addition to the funding provided under this heading, the Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 in the Title I General 

Provisions as the initial payment towards the $20,000,000 requested by the Republic of the Marshall Islands in September 

2009, as authorized in section 111(d) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1986 (P.L. 99–239; 99 Stat. 1799; 48 U.S.C. 1911) and 

section 108(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

of 2003 (P.L. 108–188; 117 Stat. 2755; 48 U.S.C. 1921g). 

Compact of Free Association—Federal Services.—The Committee 

recommends $2,636,000 for Federal Services, $177,000 below the 

enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Committee accepts the reduction proposed in the budget request with the understanding that the level of service will not be reduced. 

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $65,674,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 66,816,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 66,816,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +1,142,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

The Committee recommends $66,816,000 for the Salaries and Expenses appropriation, $1,142,000 above the enacted level and equal 

to the budget request. The recommendation includes $628,000 for 

fixed costs. 

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $52,486,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 52,486,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 55,986,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +3,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +3,500,000 

The Committee recommends $55,986,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General, an increase of $3,500,000 

over the enacted level and the budget request. 

The Committee includes additional funds for fixed costs and to 

hire auditors, investigators, and mission support staff to meet increased workload requirements. The Committee also concurs with 

the budget proposal for two-year funding availability to ensure 

there is no disruption in oversight activities. 

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Congress has designated the Secretary of the Interior as the 

trustee delegate with responsibility for approximately 55 million 

surface acres of land, 57 million acres of subsurface mineral interests, and nearly $4.4 billion that is held in trust by the Federal 

government on behalf of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and 

federally recognized Indian Tribes. The Office of the Special Trustee’s (OST) trust management of these assets includes conserving, 

maintaining, accounting, investing, disbursing, and reporting to individual Indians and federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations on asset transactions generated from sales, leasing and 

other commercial activities on these lands. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $111,540,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 105,143,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 97,613,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... ¥13,927,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ ¥7,530,000 

The Committee recommends $97,613,000 for Federal trust programs in OST, $13,927,0000 below the enacted level and 

$7,530,000 below the budget request. Within the amounts provided, 

the Committee includes: $1,400,000 for Executive Direction, 

$297,000 below the enacted level and $1,047,000 below the budget 

request; and $96,213,000 for Program Operations and Support, 

$13,630,000 below the enacted level and $6,483,000 below the 

budget request. The Committee recommendation includes fixed 

costs, as requested. A detailed table of funding recommendations 

below the account level is provided at the end of this report. 

The bill provides that of the amounts provided to OST, 

$10,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the report required by section 304(a)(3) of the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act 

(P.L. 114–178), which requires a transition plan and timetable for 

the termination of the Office of the Special Trustee, not just the 

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termination of the position of Special Trustee, is provided to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriation. The bill includes language rescinding $3,000,000 from OST. The 

Committee is aware that OST has significant unobligated balances 

and directs OST to use these funds first. Further, the Committee 

is not rescinding any funds appropriated for historical accounting 

activities. 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

WILDLAND FIRE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Department’s Wildland Fire Management account supports 

fire activities for the Bureau of Land Management, the National 

Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $941,211,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 919,908,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 952,338,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +11,127,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +32,430,000 

The Committee recommends $952,338,000 for Wildland Fire 

Management at the Department of the Interior. In addition, the 

bill provides $300,000,000 in fire cap adjustment funds for suppression operations for a total programmatic increase of $311,127,000 

over the enacted level and $32,430,000 over the budget request. 

The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the 

table at the end of this report. 

Wildland Fire Management.—The Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2018 (P.L. 115–141) included a budget cap adjustment for 

wildfire suppression costs and this additional funding is included 

for the first time in fiscal year 2020. Of the additional 

$2,250,000,000 available for fire suppression operations, 

$300,000,000 is provided to the Department of the Interior and the 

remaining $1,950,000,000 is available through a transfer from the 

Department of Agriculture (Forest Service). The bill also permits a 

transfer of $50,000,000 in base discretionary fire suppression funds 

between the Departments. The Committee provides these additional funds and authorities to ensure that sufficient funds are 

available to protect American homes, lands, and wildlife from catastrophic fires without requiring a transfer of funds from the very 

activities that advance forest health and prevent wildland fires. 

The Committee expects the Department to use suppression funds 

judiciously and continue to work closely with the Office of Management and Budget and the Forest Service to accurately account for 

expenditures and recover costs. 

Wildland Fire Preparedness.—The Committee recommends 

$332,784,000 for Wildland Fire Preparedness, $10,605,000 above 

the enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Department 

should immediately notify the Committees on Appropriations if it 

appears that funding shortfalls may limit needed firefighting capacity. 

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Wildland Fire Suppression.—The Committee recommends 

$383,657,000, for Wildland Fire Suppression, $4,478,000 below the 

enacted level and equal to the budget request. The recommended 

amount is the fiscal year 2015 10-year average cost for wildland 

fire suppression which is required for the Committee to provide an 

additional $300,000,000 in fire cap funding. 

Fuels Management.—The Committee recommends $194,000,000 

for the Fuels Management program, $5,000,000 above the enacted 

level and equal to the budget request. 

Burned Area Rehabilitation.—The Committee recommends 

$20,470,000 for the Burned Area Rehabilitation program, equal to 

the enacted level and $11,003,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee notes that funding for Burned Area Rehabilitation is meant to supplement emergency stabilization funding provided under suppression, not replace it. 

Fire Facilities.—The Committee recommends $18,427,000 for 

Fire Facilities, equal to the enacted level and $18,427,000 above 

the request. The Committee rejects the proposal to fund fire facilities through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service facility 

accounts. 

CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $10,010,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 13,010,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +3,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +11,010,000 

CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

The Committee recommends $13,010,000 for the Central Hazardous Materials Fund appropriation, $3,000,000 above the enacted 

level and $11,010,000 above the budget request. While the Committee appreciates and fully supports the Department’s effort to recover more clean-up funding from potentially responsible parties, 

the Committee believes that the number of funding requests coming into the Fund demonstrates that such cuts are unwarranted 

and therefore does not concur with the proposed reduction of 

$8,000,000 in the base account. 

The Committee has also included an additional increase of 

$3,000,000 for the remediation of radium contamination at any 

land-grant university facility previously used by the Department or 

its respective current or former bureaus resulting from federal activities. The funds shall be used to analyze and initiate such facility’s decontamination and disposal of contaminated materials. 

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $7,767,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 4,600,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 7,767,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +3,167,000 

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The Committee recommends $7,767,000 for the Natural Resource 

Damage Assessment Fund appropriation, equal to the enacted level 

and $3,167,000 above the budget request. Details of the recommendation by activity are contained in the table at the back of 

this report. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $55,735,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 69,284,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 69,284,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +13,549,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The Committee recommends $69,284,000 for the Working Capital 

Fund appropriation, $13,549,000 above the enacted level and equal 

to the budget request. Changes to the request include an increase 

of $1,996,000 to restore the Service First and scientific collection 

activities and a corresponding reduction of $1,996,000 in the 

NewPay activity. The Committee looks forward to working with the 

Department to learn more about the NewPay initiative, including 

the specifics of the various budget components, and anticipates a 

favorable outcome with respect to this proposal. Within available 

funds the Committee directs that $1,2000,000 be available for the 

Invasive Species Council. 

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $137,505,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 147,330,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 147,330,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +9,825,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

The Committee recommends $147,330,000 for the Office of Natural Resources Revenue appropriation, $9,825,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget request. Increases include 

$961,000 for audit and compliance activities and $8,864,000 to initiate the program to replace the Office’s current Minerals Revenue 

Management Support System, which has become outdated and inefficient. While the Committee supports this effort, the Office is directed to brief the Committee on no less than a quarterly basis as 

to the status of the upgrade. 

Distribution of GOMESA revenues.—The Committee directs the 

Office to distribute revenues from Gulf of Mexico operations in a 

manner consistent with current law, including the Gulf of Mexico 

Energy Security Act of 2006 (P.L. 109–432), as amended. 

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GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 101 continues a provision providing for emergency transfer authority (intra-bureau) with the approval of the Secretary. 

Section 102 continues a provision providing for emergency transfer authority (Department-wide) with the approval of the Secretary. 

Section 103 continues a provision providing for the use of appropriations for certain services. 

Section 104 continues a provision permitting the transfer of 

funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 

Education, and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and includes a notification requirement. 

Section 105 continues a provision permitting the redistribution of 

Tribal priority allocation and Tribal base funds to alleviate funding 

inequities. 

Section 106 continues a provision authorizing the acquisition of 

lands for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that 

support visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, NJ and 

NY. 

Section 107 modifies a provision allowing Outer Continental 

Shelf inspection fees to be collected by the Secretary of the Interior. 

Section 108 directs the public disclosure of waivers from safety 

regulations for operators within the Outer Continental Shelf. 

Section 109 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) to enter into long-term cooperative agreements 

for long-term care and maintenance of excess wild horses and burros on private land. 

Section 110 continues a provision dealing with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service’s responsibilities for mass marking of salmonid 

stocks. 

Section 111 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively perform reimbursable work. 

Section 112 permits the humane transfer of excess wild horses 

and burros for work purposes. 

Section 113 continues bill language establishing a Department of 

the Interior Experienced Services Program. 

Section 114 provides funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 

(PILT) program. 

Section 115 provides payment to the Republic of the Marshall Islands as authorized by the Compact of Free Association Act of 

1985. 

Section 116 requires funds to be available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment. 

Section 117 limits the use of funds for certain Outer Continental 

Shelf activities to lease sales that are contained in the currently 

approved 2017–2022 plan. 

Section 118 restricts the use of funds for certain Bureau of Land 

Management oil and gas lease sales to ensure minimum bonus bid 

amounts. 

Section 119 addresses National Heritage Areas. 

Section 120 authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds in conformity with the reprogramming requirements between the Bureau 

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of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education in order to 

separate the accounts. 

TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, which consolidated nine programs 

from five different agencies and departments. Major EPA programs 

include air and water quality, drinking water, hazardous waste, research, pesticides, radiation, toxic substances, enforcement and 

compliance assurance, pollution prevention, Inland oil spill, Superfund, Brownfields, and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank 

program. In addition, EPA provides Federal assistance for wastewater treatment, sewer overflow control, drinking water facilities, 

other water infrastructure projects, and diesel emission reduction 

projects. The Agency is responsible for conducting research and development, establishing environmental standards through the use 

of health science, risk assessment, and cost-benefit, monitoring pollution conditions, seeking compliance through enforcement actions, 

managing audits and investigations, and providing technical assistance and grant support to States and Tribes, which in many cases 

are delegated authority for much of program implementation. 

Under existing statutory authority, the Agency contributes to specific homeland security efforts and participates in international environmental activities. 

Among the statutes for which the Environmental Protection 

Agency has sole or significant oversight responsibilities are: 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended. 

Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended. 

Clean Water Act [Federal Water Pollution Control Act], as 

amended. 

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended. 

Ocean Dumping Act [Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972], as amended. 

Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 

Safe Drinking Water Act [Public Health Service Act (Title XIV)], 

as amended. 

Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 

Clean Air Act, as amended. 

Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002. 

Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. 

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 

Act of 2002 (amending CERCLA). 

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. 

Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. 

Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990. 

Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003. 

Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. 

For fiscal year 2020, the Committee recommends $9,526,691,000 

for the Environmental Protection Agency, $677,203,000 above the 

combined appropriations (provided in Title II and Title IV) in the 

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enacted bill, and $3,304,201,000 above the budget request. Comparisons to the budget request and enacted levels in Title II are 

shown by account in the table at the end of this report. 

The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2019 appropriation provided funding for the Environmental Protection Agency in two separate Titles. Title II provided appropriations totaling 

$8,058,488,000, and Title IV provided $791,000,000 in additional 

appropriations for the Hazardous Substance Superfund, State and 

Tribal Assistance Grants, and Water Infrastructure Finance and 

Innovation Program, for a combined agency appropriations of 

$8,849,488,000. 

Reprogramming.—The Agency is held to the reprogramming lim- itation of $1,000,000. This limitation will be applied to each program area in every account at the levels provided in the table at 

the end of this report. This will allow the Agency the flexibility to 

reprogram funds within a set program area. However, where the 

Committee has cited funding levels for certain program projects or 

activities within a program area, the reprogramming limitation 

continues to apply to those funding levels. Further, the Agency 

may not use any amount of de-obligated funds to initiate a new 

program, office, or initiative without the prior approval of the Committee. 

Congressional Budget Justification.—The Committee directs the 

Agency to include in future justifications the following items: (1) a 

comprehensive index of programs and activities within the program 

projects; (2) the requested bill language, with changes from the enacted language highlighted, at the beginning of each account section; (3) a justification for every program/project, including those 

proposed for elimination; (4) a comprehensive, detailed explanation 

of all changes within a program project; (5) a table showing consolidations, realignments or other transfers of resources and personnel 

from one program project to another such that the outgoing and receiving program projects offset and clearly illustrate a transfer of 

resources; and, (6) a table listing the budgets and FTE by major 

office within each National Program Management area, itemized by 

headquarter and each regional office, with pay/non-pay breakouts. 

Further, if EPA is proposing to change State allocation formulas for 

the distribution of appropriated funds, then EPA should include 

such proposals in the congressional justification. 

Workforce and Staffing Plans.—The Committee expects the 

Agency to submit as part of its operating plan, staffing targets by 

National Program Management area, with separate staffing targets 

for headquarters and each regional office within each Program, in 

line with the Agency’s enacted appropriation. The Committee expects the Agency to develop workforce and staffing plans to achieve 

the staffing targets included with the operating plan, and directs 

the Agency to submit these workforce and staffing plans to the 

Committee not more than 30 days after the submission of the 

Agency’s operating plan. Further, the Committee expects quarterly 

reports on the Agency’s progress in achieving these staffing targets. 

Study on Grants to Communities in Need.—The Committee supports targeted investments in impoverished areas, particularly in 

persistent poverty counties and in high-poverty census tracts. To 

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port to the Committee on the percentage of funds allocated by all 

competitive grant programs for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 

to recipients in: (1) persistent poverty counties, defined as a 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 the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty 

estimates; and (2) high-poverty areas, defined as any census tract 

with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 

2013–2017 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Census Bureau. The Agency is directed to report 

this information to the Committee within 90 days of such data 

being available, and provide a briefing to the Committee not later 

than 180 days after enactment on the Agency’s progress in carrying 

out this directive. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The Science and Technology (S&T) account funds all Environmental Protection Agency research (including Superfund research 

activities paid with funds transferred into this account from the 

Hazardous Substance Superfund account). This account includes 

programs carried out through grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, 

and interagency agreements, with other Federal agencies, States, 

universities, nonprofit organizations, and private business, as well 

as in-house research. It also funds personnel compensation and 

benefits, travel, supplies and operating expenses, including rent, 

utilities and security, for all Agency research. Research addresses 

a wide range of environmental and health concerns across all environmental media and encompasses both long-term basic and nearterm applied research to provide the scientific knowledge and technologies necessary for preventing, regulating, and abating pollution, and to anticipate emerging environmental issues. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $717,723,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 463,060,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 727,633,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +9,910,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +264,573,000 

The fiscal year 2019 appropriation provided $717,723,000 for programs across S&T, to be partially offset by a rescission of 

$11,250,000, for a net appropriation of $706,473,000. The appropriation included directives on the manner in which the rescissions 

were to be applied. The Agency was directed to submit, as part of 

its fiscal year 2019 operating plan, details on the application of the 

rescissions at the program project level. 

For fiscal year 2020, the Committee recommends $727,633,000 

for Science and Technology, $21,160,000 above the net fiscal year 

2019 enacted level and $264,573,000 above the budget request. The 

Committee recommends that $30,496,000 be paid to this account 

from the Hazardous Substance Superfund account for ongoing research activities. A detailed table of funding recommendations 

below the account level is provided at the end of this report, and 

the Committee provides the following additional detail by program 

area: 

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Clean Air.—The Committee recommends $117,241,000, a 

$700,000 increase above the enacted level and $29,900,000 above 

the request. The Committee directs the $700,000 increase to be 

used for increased fixed costs in the Federal Vehicles and Fuel 

Standards Certification program project. The Agency is directed to 

maintain other program project funding at the levels specified in 

the 2019 operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. 

Enforcement.—The Committee recommends $14,669,000, a 

$1,000,000 increase above the enacted level and $3,786,000 above 

the request. The Committee directs that of the increase, $400,000 

be used for fixed costs increases for base workforce, and the remainder be used for essential operations and maintenance costs at 

the National Enforcement Investigations Center’s laboratory. 

Homeland Security.—The Committee recommends $34,418,000, a 

$1,296,000 increase above the enacted level and $1,614,000 above 

the request. The Committee notes that $1,744,000 was rescinded in 

2019. The Committee is aware that the recently enacted America’s 

Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115–270) (AWIA) included 

requirements that public water systems update prior vulnerability 

assessments and expand the scope to include risks to natural disaster hazards and opportunities to incorporate resilience. The Committee takes its responsibility to ensure the safety and security of 

the American people seriously, and the Committee strongly supports efforts to harden critical water infrastructure against threats 

by both malevolent actors and natural hazards. The Committee directs that $9,071,000 be used for Critical Infrastructure Protection. 

This level of funding is sufficient to meet the Agency’s projected 

needs with respect to implementing the requirements under section 

2013 of AWIA. Further, the resources provided should be sufficient 

for the Agency to maintain its emergency response efforts without 

the streamlining proposed in the request. The Committee supports 

the requested funding levels for the other program projects in this 

area. 

Indoor Air and Radiation.—The Committee recommends 

$5,997,000, equal to the enacted level and $1,214,000 above the request. The Committee notes that $848,000 was rescinded in fiscal 

year 2019. The Committee directs the Agency to maintain program 

project funding at the levels specified in the 2019 operating plan 

prior to the application of the rescission. 

Operations and Administration.—The Committee recommends 

$67,274,000, a decrease of $1,065,000 below the enacted level and 

$5,994,000 below the request. The bill provides funding for Facilities Infrastructure and Operations as requested. No funds are provided for Workforce Reshaping activities requested in the budget. 

Research: Air and Energy.—The Committee recommends 

$95,406,000, a $500,000 increase above the enacted level and 

$63,699,000 above the request. The Committee notes that 

$1,910,000 was rescinded in 2019. The Committee directs the 

Agency to apply the $2,410,000 increase above the 2019 post-rescission level to support the Agency’s ongoing research efforts as part 

of the Global Change Research Program, which delivers actionable 

science that informs local, state, and national decisions in responding to the expected impacts from climate change. 

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panying Public Law 115–141. This jointly funded, multi-year government-industry research initiative should be used to produce 

credible science of national scope on such development, including 

periodic review and tracking of existing exposure and health studies already underway, and continuation of research initiated under 

this section. The Agency is encouraged to submit a report updating 

the Committees on the implementation of this partnership within 

90 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee is concerned by the Agency’s decision in October 

2018 to eliminate the Particulate Matter Review Panel (PMRP). In 

past reviews of particulate matter (PM), the Clean Air Scientific 

Advisory Committee (CASAC) has relied on the PRMP’s reviews of 

the CASAC’s integrated science assessments to provide additional 

expertise and experience beyond that of the members of CASAC. To 

ensure that the CASAC has access to the highest quality information, the Committee directs the Agency to enter into a contract 

with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) within 30 days of enactment to conduct an independent 

scientific review of EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for 

Particulate Matter, External Review Draft. The Agency should ensure that the NAS review examines the ISA’s review, synthesis, 

and evaluation of the science relevant to evaluating the health effects of exposure to PM and as a scientific foundation for evaluating the adequacy of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

for PM for protecting public health. The review should also consider the ISA’s evaluation of evidence for drawing scientific conclusions and making causal judgments. The NAS should provide the 

report to the Agency and to the Committee within one year from 

the time the contract is initiated. The Committee is aware the 

CASAC has recommended in its April 11, 2019 letter to the Administrator that EPA produce a new draft of the ISA and that this new 

draft be resubmitted for CASAC review. The Committee expects 

the NAS review to include a review of the ISA draft of October 

2018 and any subsequent ISA review produced by EPA in response 

to the CASAC review. 

Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.—The Committee 

recommends $126,930,000, equal to the enacted level and 

$40,364,000 above the request. The Committee directs the Agency 

to fund the computational toxicology and endocrine disruptor programs at the levels specified in the 2019 operating plan prior to the 

application of the rescission. 

Maintaining IRIS Program Integrity.—The Committee is deeply 

concerned that the Agency has been inappropriately assigning resources provided for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) 

in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to support work in the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. As in the previous two fiscal years, the 

Agency is directed to continue funding for the IRIS program at the 

fiscal year 2017 level, and to continue the program within the Office of Research and Development. Workforce costs for IRIS staff 

who have been detailed to other programs or to other agencies 

should not be included in this total. Within 10 days of enactment, 

the Agency is directed to provide to the Committee data on the 

amount of IRIS staff time utilized to support the TSCA program 

during fiscal years 2018 and 2019, including the number of individuals assigned to TSCA efforts and hours worked, by month. The 

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Agency is further directed to provide ongoing quarterly reports in 

fiscal year 2020 of the same information. 

Research: National Priorities.—The bill provides $6,000,000, a $1,000,000 increase above the enacted level and $6,000,000 above 

the request. The Committee directs that these funds be used for extramural research grants, independent of the Science to Achieve 

Results (STAR) grant program, to fund high-priority water quality 

and availability research by not-for-profit organizations who often 

partner with the Agency. Because these grants are independent of 

the STAR grant program, the Agency should strive to award grants 

in as large an amount as is possible to achieve the most scientifically significant research. Funds shall be awarded competitively 

with priority given to partners proposing research of national scope 

and who provide a 25 percent match. The Agency is directed to allocate funds to grantees within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.—The Committee recommends $113,257,000, a $7,000,000 increase above enacted and $43,294,000 above the request. The Committee notes 

that $1,367,000 was rescinded in 2019. Of the increase above prerescission levels, the Committee directs that $3,000,000 be used to 

support ongoing work to establish Maximum Contaminant Levels 

for PFAS chemicals, and that $4,000,000 be used to award grants 

under Section 2007 of AWIA (P.L. 115–270). The Committee rejects 

the budget request’s proposals to streamline and refocus research, 

and directs the Agency to continue those activities with the resources provided. 

Additional Guidance.—The Committee includes the following additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this account: 

Improving Risk Assessments for Susceptible Subpopulations.— 

The Committee is aware that the Agency has developed its Strategic Plan for the reduction of testing in vertebrates for chemicals 

which references the use of new methodologies for assessing risk to 

potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations. The Committee 

understands that in-vitro and in-silico methods have the potential 

to identify risks to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations more efficiently and accurately than traditional animal models, and urges the Agency to include in its Strategic Plan a section 

concerning the development and implementation of alternative test 

methods that are directly applicable to identifying the risks faced 

by susceptible subpopulations, while reducing reliance on testing in 

vertebrates. 

STAR Grants.—The Committee provides funds to continue the 

Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program at the enacted levels 

and urges the Agency to continue its support for the Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers. 

Harmful Algal Blooms.—The Committee recognizes the increasing challenges many communities face from harmful algal blooms 

(HABs) in freshwater and coastal ecosystems. The Committee encourages the Agency conduct and support research that help promote scientific progress towards preventing and controlling HABs, 

including research to: (1) determine the effectiveness of existing 

nutrient treatment technologies; (2) evaluate the scale-up of emerging nutrient treatment technologies and develop new technologies; 

and (3) develop best management practices to help both rural and 

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urban communities control nutrients in their watersheds. Additionally, $6,000,000 is made available to investigate health effects from 

exposure to HABs and cyanobacteria toxins and to develop methods 

to monitor, characterize, and predict blooms for early action. 

Water Distribution Systems.—The Agency is encouraged to continue utilizing infrastructure solutions such as distribution network 

leak detection, pressure monitoring, and sanitary and combined 

sewer monitoring technologies during upgrades to water and wastewater systems to optimize water delivery performance, reduce energy usage, limit water waste in distribution systems, and enhance 

modeling of sewer collection networks. The Committee anticipates 

that these solutions will help improve operations, maintenance, 

and capital expenditure in planning and budgeting, and increase 

spatial and temporal monitoring data available on U.S. water quality and quantity. 

Water Security Test Bed.—For both fiscal year 2020 and future 

budget requests, the Committee encourages EPA to include adequate funding for advancing full scale applied research and testing 

capabilities to address threats to drinking water and drinking 

water infrastructure. 

Environmental Impact of Sunscreens.—The Committee recognizes 

the important health benefits that come from reducing exposure to 

ultraviolet radiation, including by the use of sunscreens. To better 

assess any potential environmental impacts of sunscreens on the 

environment, the Agency is directed to contract with the NAS to 

conduct a review of the current scientific literature of potential 

risks to the marine environment, including risks to freshwater ecosystems, coral reefs, aquatic and marine life, and wetland ecosystems, from oxybenzone and octinoxate. The contract should also 

include NAS recommendations for additional research needed to 

conduct freshwater and marine environmental risk assessments. 

Strengthening Use of Science.—The Committee is aware that the 

Agency has proposed a rule ‘‘Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science’’ (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2018–0259), and understands that the Administrator has recently stated that the 

Agency intends to finalize the rule in the near future. The Committee is also aware that shortly after the rule was proposed, the 

SAB wrote to the Administrator in June 2018 requesting the opportunity to comment on the rule. The Administrator responded in 

April 2019 and noted that the Agency would benefit from consultation with SAB on the proposal. 

The Agency is directed to engage in formal consultation on the 

proposed rule with the SAB. Further, given the centrality of scientific studies in Agency decision-making and the unique experience and expertise of the SAB on such matters, the Committee 

urges the Agency to seek feedback on the full list of issues on 

which SAB indicated the Agency would benefit. The Committee expects the Agency to take no final action on the rule until the Agency has concluded such consultations. 

Additionally, within 30 days after enactment or 30 days after 

this rule is finalized, whichever is later, the Committee directs the 

Agency to enter into a contract with the NAS to review this rule. 

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cluding what the NAS considers to be the best available scientific 

information, and be completed within 270 days. 

Extending Student Services Contracting Authority.—The Committee notes that the Office of Research and Development contracts 

for the temporary hiring of pre-baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate students in science and engineering fields. The Committee 

understands that other Program Offices, including the Office of 

Water and Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, may 

benefit from the use of similar contracting authority. The Committee invites the Agency to submit a proposal outlining such a request. 

Estimating Air Emissions from Animal Operations.—The Committee is aware that the Agency is working on the development of 

emission estimating methodologies for Animal Feeding Operations 

(AFOs), and has announced that it intends to release draft models 

for different types of livestock operators over the course of the next 

year. The Committee supports the Agency’s efforts to develop accurate, robust, and accessible models for estimating these emissions, 

and urges the Agency to prioritize these efforts so that these methodologies can be finalized as quickly as possible. 

Enhanced Aquifer Recharge and Storage.—The Committee supports the Agency’s ongoing work on Aquifer Recharge (AR) and Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) as tools that can support sustainability and resiliency of drinking water resources across the nation. 

The Committee understands that in coordination with federal, 

state, and other partners, the Agency is leading the development 

of a Water Reuse Action Plan, which will be drafted later this year. 

The Committee supports continued efforts by the Agency to assist 

states and other stakeholders to creatively enhance water supplies 

through AR and ASR, including in sole source aquifers, and supports the continued regulation of AR and ASR under the Underground Injection Control program. The Committee encourages the 

Agency to consider partnerships with universities, tribes, and 

water related institutions for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation as it develops its Water Reuse Action 

Plan. Further, the Committee directs the Agency to brief the Committee on its Water Reuse Action Plan within 60 days after it is 

publicly available. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

The Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) account 

encompasses a broad range of abatement, prevention, enforcement, 

and compliance activities, and personnel compensation, benefits, 

travel, and expenses for all programs of the Agency except Science 

and Technology, Hazardous Substance Superfund, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, Inland Oil Spill Programs, and 

the Office of Inspector General. 

Abatement, prevention, and compliance activities include setting 

environmental standards, issuing permits, monitoring emissions 

and ambient conditions and providing technical and legal assistance toward enforcement, compliance, and oversight. For many environmental programs, States and Tribes are directly responsible 

for actual operation of the various environmental programs, and 

the Agency’s activities include, providing support and assistance 

and conducting oversight. 

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In addition to program costs, this account funds administrative 

costs associated with the operating programs of the Agency, including support for executive direction, policy oversight, grants and resources management, general office and building services for program operations, and direct implementation of Agency environmental programs for headquarters, the ten EPA regional offices, 

and all non-research field operations. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,658,200,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,149,268,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,707,704,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +49,504,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +558,436,000 

The fiscal year 2019 appropriation provided $2,658,200,000 for 

programs across EPM, to be partially offset by a rescission of 

$60,201,000, for a net appropriation of $2,597,999,000. The appropriation included guidance on the manner in which the rescissions 

were to be applied to program. The Agency was directed to submit, 

as part of its fiscal year 2019 operating plan, details on the application of the rescissions at the program project level. 

For fiscal year 2020, the Committee recommends $2,707,704,000 

for EPM, $109,705,000 above the net enacted level and 

$558,436,000 above the budget request. A detailed table of funding 

recommendations below the account level is provided at the end of 

this report, and the Committee provides the following additional 

detail by program area: 

Clean Air.—The Committee recommends $274,276,000, a 

$1,168,000 increase above the enacted level and $118,462,000 

above the request. The recommendation includes $97,249,000 for 

Atmospheric Protection program project, and the Committee directs 

the Agency to apply the increase above the enacted level evenly to 

the greenhouse gas reporting program and the preparation of the 

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, in fulfillment of U.S. treaty obligations under the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Committee continues to support the 

EnergySTAR program and rejects the proposed shift to a fee-based 

funding mechanism, and provides $42,000,000 for its continued operation. Further, the Committee rejects the proposed termination of 

voluntary programs such as Natural GasSTAR, AgSTAR, and other 

partnership programs where the Agency works collaboratively with 

non-governmental entities to identify beneficial methods to reduce 

emissions, pollution, and increase efficiency. The Committee increases funding for Federal Support for Air Quality Management 

by $2,704,000 above the enacted level prior to the application of the 

rescission, and directs that the increase be applied to providing 

technical assistance and support to state, tribal, and local air programs. The proposed increases for Administration priorities listed 

in the request are rejected. The Committee provides funding for 

Federal Stationary Source Regulation at the requested level. Finally, the Committee directs that funding for the remaining program projects be maintained at the levels specified in the fiscal 

year 2019 operating plan prior to the application of the rescission, 

including $8,736,000 to assist with the international phase-out of 

ozone depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol. 

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Compliance.—The Committee recommends $103,665,000 for compliance activities, an increase of $2,000,000 above the 2019 enacted 

level and $14,021,000 above the request. The Committee notes that 

funds in this program were rescinded at a significantly higher percentage compared to other programs within EPM. The Committee 

is extremely concerned by the precipitous decrease in compliance 

and enforcement activities by the Agency over the past three fiscal 

years. The Committee considers a robust inspection and monitoring 

program to be an essential element of any effective Compliance Assurance regime, and urges the Agency to use the additional resources to meet and exceed the inspection and monitoring targets 

proposed in the budget. The Agency is directed to provide to the 

Committee, within 30 days of enactment, separate target and 

actuals data for onsite inspections and offsite compliance monitoring activities since fiscal year 2013, and in future budget requests to present separate targets for onsite inspections and offsite 

monitoring. 

The Committee urges the Agency, in coordination with state and 

local public health departments and other federal partners, to continue ambient air monitoring for ethylene oxide, particularly in 

communities identified by the 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment 

with high health hazard quotients for ethylene oxide exposure. 

Enforcement.—The Committee recommends $255,504,000 for enforcement activities, an increase of $14,867,000 above the 2019 enacted level and $43,938,000 above the request. The Committee 

notes that $11,634,000 was rescinded in 2019, which is twice the 

average percentage of rescissions in other programs. Within the 

amounts provided, the Committee directs that in fiscal year 2020, 

not more than the post-rescission amount specified in the fiscal 

year 2019 operating plan be for NEPA implementation. Further, the Committee directs that $9,554,000 be used for Environmental Justice program projects. The Committee directs that, of 

the increase, $750,000 be used to award additional environmental 

justice grants, and the remaining funds be used to increase the capacity within the Agency and among State and local partners to incorporate environmental justice considerations in policy making, 

with a particular emphasis on assessing and minimizing cumulative impacts of pollution. 

Environmental Protection: National Priorities.—The bill provides 

$17,700,000, a $2,700,000 increase above the enacted level and 

$17,700,000 above the request. The Committee directs that funds 

be used for a competitive grant program for qualified non-profit organizations, to provide technical assistance for improved water 

quality or safe drinking water, adequate waste water to small systems or individual private well owners. The Agency shall provide 

$15,000,000 for Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water 

Systems Assistance Act, for activities specified under Section 

1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.300j–1(e)(8)). The 

Agency is also directed to provide $1,700,000 for grants to qualified 

not-for-profit organizations for technical assistance for individual 

private well owners, with priority given to organizations that currently provide technical and educational assistance to individual 

private well owners. The Agency is directed to provide on a national and multi-State regional basis, $1,000,000 for grants to 

qualified organizations, for the sole purpose of providing on-site 

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training and technical assistance for wastewater systems. The 

Agency shall require each grantee to provide a minimum 10 percent match, including in kind contributions. The Agency is directed 

to allocate funds to grantees within 180 days of enactment of this 

Act. 

Geographic Programs.—The bill provides $475,958,000, a 

$19,000,000 increase above the enacted level and $438,658,000 

above the request. The Committee believes that protecting these 

important water bodies is a national priority, and provides funding 

for programs that support their restoration and protection. From 

within the amount provided, the Committee directs the following: 

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.—The Committee recommends 

$320,000,000 for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), an 

increase of $20,000,000 above the enacted level and $20,000,000 

above the budget request. The Committee directs the Agency and 

the other Federal partners to continue to prioritize action oriented 

projects in lieu of additional studies, monitoring and evaluations. 

In addition, as the Agency distributes funds across the five focus 

areas, tribal related activities should be maintained at not less 

than $15,000,000. Further, the Committee supports ongoing work 

to reduce the growth of harmful algal blooms and encourages continued targeting of watersheds that could pose a threat to human 

health in drinking water. 

The Committee notes that the recently enacted Vessel Incidental 

Discharge Act (P.L. 115–282) places the Great Lakes and Lake 

Champlain Invasive species program in the Great Lakes National 

Program Office. The Committee urges the Agency to prioritize efforts to reduce the risk of introduction of invasive species in the 

Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, using funds from the appropriate Geographic Program. 

Chesapeake Bay.—The Committee recommends $85,000,000 for 

the Chesapeake Bay program, an increase of $12,000,000 above the 

enacted level and $77,700,000 above the budget request. From 

within the amount provided, $9,000,000 is for nutrient and sediment removal grants and $9,000,000 is for small watershed grants 

to control polluted runoff from urban, suburban and agricultural 

lands, and $6,000,000 is for state-based implementation in the 

most effective basins. 

Puget Sound.—The Committee recommends $33,000,000 for 

Puget Sound, $5,000,000 above the enacted level and $33,000,000 

above the budget request. Funds shall be allocated in the same 

manner as directed in House Report 112–331. The Committee directs the Agency to expeditiously obligate funds, in a manner consistent with the authority and responsibilities under Section 320 

and the National Estuary Program. 

Long Island Sound.—The Committee recommends $21,000,000 

for Long Island Sound, an increase of $7,000,000 above the enacted 

level and $21,000,000 above the budget request. The Agency shall 

operate the program as specified in section 119 of the Clean Water 

Act. 

San Francisco Bay.—The Committee recommends $5,019,000, a 

$200,000 increase above the enacted level and $5,019,000 above the 

request. The Committee directs the Agency to apply the increase 

towards high priority activities within the Bay Delta Action Plan. 

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South Florida.—The Committee recommends $3,504,000, a 

$300,000 increase above the enacted level and $3,504,000 above the 

request. The Agency is directed to apply the increase evenly to continue ongoing work monitoring coral health, enhancing water quality in the Caloosahatchee Estuary and Indian River Lagoon, and 

enhancing water quality in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay. 

Southern New England Estuaries.—The Committee recommends 

$5,400,000, a $400,000 increase above the enacted level and 

$5,400,000 above the request. The Committee directs the Agency to 

use the increase to continue to spur investments in regionally significant and landscape-scale restoration projects through technical 

assistance, grants, and contracts. 

Columbia River Basin.—The Committee recommends $1,100,000, 

a $100,000 increase above the enacted level and $1,100,000 above 

the request. The Committee directs the Agency to continue to operate the program as specified under section 123 of the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act. 

Indoor Air and Radiation.—The Committee recommends 

$27,637,000, equal to the enacted level and $23,111,000 above the 

request. The Committee notes that $2,686,000 was rescinded in fiscal year 2019. The Agency is directed to continue to operate the 

Radon program as in fiscal year 2019. Additionally, the Committee 

notes the need to continue to maintain the U.S. source standard for 

radon gas for use by states and industry as the national benchmark for radon measurement devices, and encourages the Agency 

to collect available radon test data to update the national U.S. EPA 

Radon Map and develop locality-specific classifications of radon 

risks. The Committee directs that funding for the other program 

projects be allocated in the manner specified in the 2019 operating 

plan prior to the application of the rescission. 

Information Exchange/Outreach.—The Committee recommends 

$121,491,000, a $5,047,000 decrease below the enacted level and 

$31,594,000 above the request. The Committee provides 

$41,771,000 for Executive Management, as requested. The Agency 

is directed to allocate the funds in the remaining program project 

lines in the manner specified in the fiscal year 2019 operating plan 

prior to the application of the rescission. 

International Programs.—The Committee recommends 

$15,400,000, equal to the enacted level and $10,061,000 above the 

request. The Committee notes that $789,000 was rescinded in 

2019. The Committee expects the Agency to allocate funds as specified in the 2019 operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. 

Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic Review.—The Committee 

recommends $109,023,000, a $2,391,000 decrease below the enacted 

level and $1,181,000 above the request. The Committee provides 

$14,271,000, an increase of $900,000 above the pre-rescission enacted level, for Integrated Environmental Strategies, and directs 

that the increase be used to support Community-Driven Environmental Protection and the Office of Community Revitalization. The 

Committee increases support for the SAB by $1,000,000 above the 

level specified in the fiscal year 2019 operating plan prior to the 

application of the rescission. Funding for the Legal Advice: Support 

Program, and Regulatory Analysis program is provided at the fiscal 

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mental Program project is funded at $45,000,000, a decrease of 

$2,100,000 below the post-rescission level. The remaining program 

projects are funded at the levels specified in the fiscal year 2019 

operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. 

Operations and Administration.—The Committee recommends 

$473,109,000, a $7,642,000 decrease below the enacted level and 

$21,198,000 below the request. No funds are provided for the Agency’s proposed workforce reshaping. Additionally, the Committee directs that funding be allocated to Human Resources Management 

and Financial Assistance Grants as specified in the fiscal year 2019 

operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. The Committee accepts the other project allocations in the budget request. 

Pesticides Licensing.—The Committee recommends $96,135,000 

for licensing and registration activities, a decrease of $13,228,000 

below the enacted level, and $10,456,000 above the request. In 

March 2019, Congress enacted the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 116–8) which made previously collected fees 

available for use without further appropriation. The Committee expects that increased fee utilization will result in the need for decreased appropriations in fiscal year 2020 and in the future. 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).—The Committee recommends $118,377,000, $6,000,000 above the enacted 

level and $38,362,000 above the budget request. Of the funds provided under this section, $6,000,000 is provided for implementation 

of a federal permit program for coal combustion residuals. The 

Committee does not support the proposed modification of cleanups 

under the RCRA Waste Management program nor the proposed 

elimination of the RCRA Waste Minimization and Recycling program, and directs the Agency to operate these projects at the levels 

specified in the fiscal year 2019 operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. 

Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.—The Committee recommends $89,217,000, a decrease of $3,304,000 below the enacted 

level, and $22,799,000 above the request. The Committee notes 

that $1,806,000 was rescinded in fiscal year 2019. As projected in 

the budget request, the Committee assumes an additional 

$11,500,000 in resources will be available in fiscal year 2020 from 

fees collected to conduct chemical reviews. For Chemical Risk Review, the committee provides $58,624,000. The Committee approves 

the requested increases for fixed costs and staff to support implementation of TSCA. Of the requested increase in non-pay resources, the Committee provides $4,500,000. 

The Committee directs that the Endocrine Disruptors and Lead 

Risk Reduction projects be allocated funds as specified in the fiscal 

year 2019 operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. 

Water: Ecosystems.—The Committee recommends $52,788,000, a 

$5,000,000 increase above the enacted level, and a $31,210,000 increase above the request. From within the amount provided, the 

Committee directs that $21,000,000 be used to provide $750,000 to 

each National Estuary Program (NEP) funded under Section 320 of 

the Clean Water Act. Further, in the Administrative Provisions 

section, the Committee directs that $4,000,000 in competitive 

grants be made available for additional projects, and encourages 

the Agency to work in consultation with the NEP directors to identify worthy projects and activities. 

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Water: Human Health Protection.—The Committee recommends 

$108,234,000, a $9,727,000 increase above the enacted level, and a 

$18,426,000 increase above the request. The Committee directs the 

Agency to maintain the Beach program at the level specified in the 

fiscal year 2019 operating plan prior to the application of the rescission. For the Drinking Water Program, the Committee provides 

the requested increases for fixed costs, priority work associated 

with PFAS in drinking water, and provides $4,142,000 for implementation and administration of new drinking water requirements 

in AWIA (P.L. 115–270). The Committee directs the Agency to 

maintain its other drinking water protection activities with the resources provided. 

The Agency is encouraged to continue coordinating with the Food 

and Drug Administration in light of the directive included in Section 773 of Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 

(P.L. 116–6). 

Water Quality Protection.—The Committee recommends 

$211,217,000, a $300,000 increase above the enacted level and 

$22,984,000 above the request. The Committee notes that 

$4,728,000 was rescinded in fiscal year 2019. The Committee supports the WaterSENSE and Urban Waters programs, and directs 

the Agency to continue funding for these activities at the 2019 enacted levels prior to the application of the rescission. The Committee also supports ongoing activities related to integrated planning, which will be increasingly necessary as States and communities evaluate wastewater systems for lead contamination issues 

and pipe replacement. The Committee has provided an increase 

above the enacted level to assist with the implementation and administration of new programmatic requirements in AWIA. 

The recently enacted Water Infrastructure Improvement Act 

(P.L. 115–436) (WIIA) established a Municipal Ombudsman within 

the Office of the Administrator to facilitate coordination and communication between municipalities, regional offices, and the Administrator, and to provide municipalities with technical assistance 

as they develop permits that incorporate integrated plans. The 

Agency is directed to brief the Committee on the implementation 

of WIIA. 

The Committee is aware that more than one quarter of the U.S. 

population relies on onsite-decentralized systems to treat wastewater. The Committee urges the Agency to designate additional 

technical assistance, resources and expertise toward onsite wastewater recycling issues within the Decentralized Wastewater Program. 

Additional Guidance.—The Committee includes the following additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this account: 

Administrator Priorities.—The Agency is directed to submit a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act that identifies how 

any fiscal year 2019 funding was used, by account, program area, 

and program project. Each activity funded should include a justification for the effort and any anticipated results. 

Adequate and Accessible Training for Lead Paint Abatement.— 

The Committee fully supports activities by EPA, States, contractors 

and homeowners that result in the safe and proper abatement of 

lead paint in homes. The Committee believes it is incumbent upon 

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contractors to be fully trained, certified and knowledgeable about 

the risks related to lead exposure especially for children and at-risk 

populations. It is imperative that EPA and the States continue to 

make those training opportunities readily available and easily accessible along with improved outreach to build awareness for homeowners during renovations. As such, the Committee recommends 

that the EPA continue to make the necessary training available for 

all contractors to quickly and efficiently identify whether lead paint 

was present during a renovation and to remove the lead as quickly 

as possible readily available with more flexible dates and locations. 

National Recycling Strategy.—The Committee is concerned that 

the current system of recycling waste materials in the U.S. is 

unsustainable. The Agency can help ensure the long-term economic 

and environmental viability of local recycling programs by exercising national leadership and facilitating the harmonization of 

standards. The Committee believes that this will strengthen markets, reduce contamination, and prevent recyclable materials from 

needlessly polluting the environment, being incinerated, or sent to 

landfills. The Committee directs the Agency to develop, in collaboration with for-profit, non-profit, state and local governments, and 

other stakeholders, a national recycling strategy to strengthen and 

sustain the current system with recommendations for voluntary action to be reported to the Committees on Appropriations within 270 

days of enactment. The strategy should analyze the expected benefits of each element of the strategy, including the value of implementing a national system of standardized recycling labeling, the 

importance of public education to increase residential and institutional compliance, and other opportunities to significantly reduce 

cross-contamination and comingling of materials entering the recycling stream, as part of efforts to increase the economic viability of 

processing recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, electronic waste, and compostable materials. 

Restrictions on Certain Communications.—The Committee reminds EPA that funding may not be used in a manner contrary to 

Section 401 of this bill. 

Designating Chitosan as Minimum Risk.—The Committee is 

aware that the Agency has received a petition to add chitosan to 

the Minimum Risk Pesticide List. The Committee encourages the 

Agency to review this petition in a timely matter, and to notify the 

Committee when the review has been completed. 

Lead-free Plumbing Fixtures.—The Committee urges the Agency 

to finalize regulations implementing P.L. 111–380 to require that 

plumbing components meet the definition of lead free in Section 

1417(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6(d)) by 

the end of 2019. 

Protecting School Children from Lead.—The Committee considers 

protecting children from lead exposure to be a top priority. The 

Committee urges the Agency to expand efforts by the Agency to reduce childhood exposure to lead in drinking water at schools and 

childcare facilities. The Committee directs the Agency to study the 

merits of issuing separate requirements for public water systems to 

conduct lead monitoring in schools and child care facilities that 

they serve. The study should consider the frequency at which water 

systems conduct monitoring at schools and how water systems 

should share results with schools and communities. The Committee 

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directs the Administrator to publish a report following completion 

of the study with findings and conclusions related towards the feasibility of the monitoring requirement. 

HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND

This account supports all activities necessary for the development and operation of the system established by the Hazardous 

Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (P.L. 112–195). 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 0 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ 0 

The Committee provides $8,000,000 for the Hazardous Waste 

Electronic Manifest System Fund, which is to be offset by 

$8,000,000 in collections from e-Manifest user fees, resulting in $0 

new net budget authority. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides audit, evaluation, 

and investigation products and advisory services to improve the 

performance and integrity of EPA programs and operations. The 

Inspector General (IG) will continue to perform the function of IG 

for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. This account funds personnel compensation and benefits, travel, and expenses (excluding rent, utilities, and security costs) for the Office 

of Inspector General. In addition to the funds provided under this 

heading, this account receives funds from the Hazardous Substance 

Superfund account. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $41,489,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 38,893,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 48,514,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 .................................................................... +7,025,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ................................................................ +9,621,000 

The Committee recommends $48,514,000, which is $7,025,000 

above the enacted level and $9,621,000 above the budget request. 

In addition, the Committee recommends $9,586,000 as a payment 

to this account from the Hazardous Substance Superfund account. 

The Committee notes the OIG letter dated February 8 2019, to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, which 

was submitted to Congress by the Agency as part of its fiscal year 

2020 request. The combined funding to the OIG recommended in 

the bill is sufficient to meet the IG’s initial request of $58,100,000. 

The Committee understands that this level of funding should be 

sufficient to meet OIG’s increased workload. 

The IG is directed to prioritize funds to projects that prevent and 

detect fraud, waste and abuse at the Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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tension, alteration, and improvement of facilities used by the Agency. The funds are used to correct unsafe conditions, protect health 

and safety of employees and Agency visitors, and prevent deterioration of structures and equipment. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $34,467,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 39,553,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 39,553,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +5,086,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The bill provides $39,553,000, which is $5,086,000 above the enacted level, and equal to the request. EPA should prioritize projects 

based on anticipated cost savings, including energy and other utility cost savings, and allocate funds accordingly. The Agency is reminded of the Committee’s long-standing reprogramming requirements with respect to closures, consolidations, and relocations of offices, facilities, and laboratories. 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

The Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund) program was 

established in 1980 by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act to clean up emergency 

hazardous materials, spills, and dangerous, uncontrolled, and/or 

abandoned hazardous waste sites. The Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act (SARA) expanded the program substantially in 

1986, authorizing approximately $8,500,000,000 in revenues over 

five years. In 1990, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act extended the program’s authorization through 1994 for 

$5,100,000,000 with taxing authority through calendar year 1995. 

The Superfund program is operated by EPA subject to annual appropriations from a dedicated trust fund and from general revenues. Enforcement activities are used to identify and induce parties 

responsible for hazardous waste problems to undertake cleanup actions and pay for EPA oversight of those actions. These enforcement actions are an essential element to the success of the program. In addition, responsible parties have been required to cover 

the cost of fund-financed removal and remedial actions undertaken 

at spills and waste sites by Federal and State agencies. At sites 

where no viable responsible party can be identified, EPA may use 

monies from the Trust Fund to remediate contaminated site. Funds 

are paid from this account to the Office of Inspector General and 

Science and Technology accounts for Superfund related activities. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,091,947,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,045,351,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,214,648,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +122,701,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +169,297,000 

The fiscal year 2019 appropriation to the Hazardous Substance Superfund account included an appropriation of $1,091,947,000 in 

Title II and an appropriation of $68,000,000 in Title IV. For fiscal 

year 2020, the bill provides $1,214,648,000 for the Hazardous Substance Superfund program, which is $54,701,000 above the combined fiscal year 2019 level and $169,297,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommends that $9,586,000 be transferred 

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to the Office of Inspector General, and $30,496,000 be transferred 

to the Science and Technology account. 

Enforcement.—The Committee recommends $171,968,000, a 

$5,593,000 increase above the enacted level and $611,000 above the 

request. The Committee rejects the proposed reductions in 

Forensics Support and Environmental Justice, and directs the 

agency to maintain these projects at the fiscal year 2019 level. 

Operations and Administration.—The Committee recommends 

$124,241,000, a $3,864,000 decrease below the enacted level and 

$279,000 below the request. and directs the agency to maintain 

funding for Human Resources Management at not less than the fiscal year 2019 level. 

Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.—The Committee 

recommends $12,824,000, a $10,000,000 increase above the enacted 

level and $7,486,000 above the request. The Committee notes that 

as part of its PFAS action plan, which was released in February 

2019, the Agency identified significant research needs with respect 

to the human health and ecological impacts of PFAS exposure, and 

methods for treatment and remediation. The Committee recommends a $10,000,000 increase to address research needs in support of designating PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under 

Section 102 of CERCLA. The Agency is directed to include these 

funds as part of the transfer to the Science and Technology account. 

Research: Sustainable and Healthy Communities.—The Committee recommends $16,463,000, a $5,000,000 increase above the 

enacted level and $5,486,000 above the request. The Committee 

recommends a $5,000,000 increase to address research needs in 

support of designating PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances 

under Section 102 of CERCLA. The Agency is directed to include 

these funds as part of the transfer to the Science and Technology 

account. 

Superfund Cleanup.—The Committee recommends $822,073,000, 

an increase of $32,333,000 above the combined funding levels provided in Title II and Title IV in fiscal year 2019, and $153,790,000 

above the request. The Committee urges the Agency to prioritize 

work at sites where activities will result in reduced human exposure to toxic substances. The Committee expects the additional 

funding will also support pipeline activities such as remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and remedial designs which are critical steps prior to construction. 

The Committee also encourages the Agency, within 180 days of 

enactment of this Act, to submit a report on the status of each 

time-critical removal action for which Federal funds greater than 

$1,000,000 have been expended since January 1, 2017, along with 

the Federal cost of clean-up efforts, whether responsible parties 

have faced criminal charges, and the amount of recovered Federal 

dollars. 

Additional Guidance.—The Committee includes the following additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this account: 

Operation of Aircraft.—The Committee is aware of the value of 

using aircraft in emergency situations, and has provided authority 

within this account for the Agency to use aircraft to effectively and 

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efficiently assist in carrying out its response mission and better detect and monitor the release and spread of hazardous substances. 

New and Emerging Technologies.—To increase the rate of cleanups of Superfund sites around the country, the Agency is encouraged to collaborate with the private sector to utilize the best available technologies and in situ remediation products to restore these 

sites as expeditiously as possible to return them to productive use. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM

Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the 

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, authorized the 

establishment of a response program for cleanup of releases from 

leaking underground storage tanks. Owners and operators of facilities with underground tanks must demonstrate financial responsibility and bear initial responsibility for cleanup. The Federal trust 

fund is funded through the imposition of a motor fuel tax of onetenth of a cent per gallon. 

In addition to State resources, the Leaking Underground Storage 

Tank (LUST) Trust Fund provides funding to clean up sites, enforces necessary corrective actions, and recovers costs expended 

from the Fund for cleanup activities. The underground storage 

tank response program is designed to operate primarily through cooperative agreements with States. Funds are also used for grants 

to non-State entities, including Indian Tribes, under Section 8001 

of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 expanded the authorized activities of the Fund to include the underground storage tank program. In 2006, Congress 

amended section 9508 of the Internal Revenue Code to authorize 

expenditures from the trust fund for prevention and inspection activities. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $91,941,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 47,801,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 94,410,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,469,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +46,609,000 

The Committee recommends $94,410,000 for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program, an increase of 

$2,469,000 above the enacted level and $46,609,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee has provided additional resources 

for enforcement activities to oversee cleanups by responsible parties, and for fixed costs associated with research activities. The 

Committee rejects the proposed decrease in research to characterize and remediate contaminated sites. 

Regular inspections of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) are a 

key part of an overall strategy to prevent and minimize impacts of 

releases of fuels or other hazardous substances from USTs. The 

Committee provides $25,369,000 to support state inspection programs. The Committee directs the increase in cooperative agreement funding be fully allocated to states, and that not less than 

$500,000 of the increase to the LUST/UST program project be used 

for cleanups in Indian Country. 

The Committee supports the Agency’s ongoing efforts to study 

and mitigate corrosion issues at USTs as the nation employs increasing quantities of emerging fuels. 

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INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

This appropriation, authorized by the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, provides 

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

EPA is responsible for directing all cleanup and removal activities posing a threat to public health and the environment; conducting site inspections; providing a means to achieve cleanup activities by private parties; reviewing containment plans at facilities; reviewing area contingency plans; pursuing cost recovery of 

fund-financed cleanups; and conducting research of oil cleanup 

techniques. Funds for this appropriation are provided through the 

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund which is composed of fees and collections made through provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the 

Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, the 

Deepwater Port Act of 1974, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 

Amendments of 1978, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 

as amended. Pursuant to law, the Trust Fund is managed by the 

United States Coast Guard. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $18,209,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 15,962,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 23,237,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +5,028,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +7,275,000 

The Committee recommends $23,237,000 for the Inland Oil Spill program, an increase of $5,028,000 above the enacted level and 

$7,275,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee notes that there is an acute need to prevent, and 

when necessary, to respond to oil spills. This includes ensuring 

that the agency and state and local first responders have adequate 

personnel, training, and equipment, to respond to emergencies. The 

Committee recommends a $4,700,000 increase to the Oil program, 

and directs that of the increase, not less than $1,250,000 be used 

to support emergency responder trainings, including for responding 

to shale oil emergencies, and that not less than $2,750,000 be used 

for oil accident prevention and preparedness activities, including 

support for inspections at high risk facilities. 

Preventing Oil Spills.—The Committee is aware of the high noncompliance rate among facilities that are required to submit Spill 

Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plans or Facility Response Plans. The Committee directs the agency to utilize the additional resources provided for compliance and enforcement to develop and implement strategies to reduce the rate of non-compliance. The agency is directed to brief the Committee on its strategy 

within 90 days of enactment. 

Research on Dispersants.—The Committee expects the agency to 

continue its work studying the performance and behavior of oil 

dispersants in deep water and arctic spills, as well as developing 

protocols for testing oil spill control agents. 

Operation of Aircraft.—The Committee is aware of the value of 

using aircraft in emergency situations, and has provided authority 

within this account for the Agency to use aircraft to effectively and 

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efficiently assist in carrying out its response mission and better detect and monitor the release and spread of petroleum and other related substances. 

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account provides 

grant funds for programs operated primarily by State, Tribal, local, 

and other governmental partners. The account includes two broad 

types of funds: (1) Infrastructure Assistance, which is used primarily by state, local, and tribal partners for projects that directly 

improve air quality, water quality, or clean up contaminated sites; 

supporting environmental protection; and (2) Categorical Grants, 

which assist State and Tribal governments and other environmental partners with the operation of environmental programs. 

In the STAG account, the agency provides funding for infrastructure projects through two State Revolving Funds (Clean Water and 

Drinking Water), geographic specific projects in Alaskan Native 

Villages and on the United States-Mexico Border, Brownfields revitalization projects, diesel emission reduction grants, and other targeted infrastructure projects. Additionally, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (P.L. 114–322) (WIIN Act) 

and Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115–270) 

(AWIA) authorized a number of clean water and drinking water 

grant programs designed to address specific water-related health 

and environmental concerns in communities. 

The State Revolving Funds (SRFs) provide Federal financial assistance to protect the Nation’s water resources. The Clean Water 

SRF helps eliminate municipal discharge of untreated or inadequately treated pollutants and thereby helps maintain or restore 

the country’s water to a swimmable and/or fishable quality. The 

Clean Water SRF provides resources for municipal, inter-municipal, State, and interstate agencies and Tribal governments to plan, 

design, and construct wastewater facilities and other projects, including non-point source, estuary, stormwater, and sewer overflow 

projects. The Safe Drinking Water SRF finances improvements to 

community water systems so that they can achieve compliance with 

the mandates of the Safe Drinking Water Act and continue to protect public health. 

Many Federal environmental statutes include provisions allowing 

delegation of day-to-day management of environmental programs to 

approved State and Tribal environmental programs. The Federal 

statutes were designed to recognize the States and Tribes as partners and co-regulators, allowing States and Tribes to assist with 

the execution and implementation of environmental safeguards. 

For delegated environmental programs, State and Tribal governments issue and enforce permits, carry out inspections and monitoring, and collect data. To assist States and Tribes in this task, 

the statutes also authorized the agency to provide funding to States 

and Tribes. These grants, which cover every major aspect of environmental protection, include those programs authorized by sections 319 and 106 of the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act, as amended) (for non-point source pollution and the 

water quality permits programs), sections 103 and 105 of the Clean 

Air Act (for State and Local air quality management programs), 

section 128 of CERCLA (for State and Tribal response programs), 

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section 1443(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (for public water 

system supervision), and section 3011 of RCRA (for the implementation of State hazardous waste programs). 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $3,605,041,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,774,602,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 4,620,992,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +1,015,951,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +1,846,390,000 

The fiscal year 2019 appropriation to the STAG account included an appropriation of $3,605,041,000 in Title II, an appropriation of 

$665,000,000 in Title IV, and a rescission of $139,078,000 in the 

Administrative Provision which was applied on an equal percentage basis across all STAG program projects, for a net appropriation 

in fiscal year 2019 of $4,130,963,000. For fiscal year 2020, the Committee recommends $4,620,992,000 

for the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, net increase of 

$490,029,000 above the total net fiscal year 2019 enacted level and 

$1,846,390,000 above the budget request. The Committee provides 

the following additional detail by program area: 

Infrastructure Assistance.—The Committee recommends 

$3,506,000,000 in funds for infrastructure assistance. 

Clean Water State Revolving Fund.—The Committee recommends 

$1,784,000,000 for the Clean Water SRF, requires at least 10 percent of funds to be used for green infrastructure or energy efficiency projects, reserves $2,000,000 for technical assistance and 

training grants, and requires that 10 percent of grant funds be 

used for additional subsidization. 

The Committee notes that wastewater treatment facilities are 

some of the largest industrial users of electricity in the nation, and 

has provided Green Project Reserve (GPR) funds as part of the 

Clean Water State Revolving Fund to encourage states to improve 

energy and water efficiency at treatment facilities. In order to better track the ways in which states are utilizing GPR funds, the 

Committee directs the Agency to develop a uniform reporting 

framework which states may use to report their GPR spending, and 

urges the Agency to include tools and metrics that allow states 

toquantify estimated energy and water savings benefits of these investments. The Agency is directed to brief the Committee on its 

progress in developing this guidance within 180 days of enactment. 

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.—The Committee recommends $1,300,000,000, allows funds to be used to finance green 

infrastructure or energy efficiency projects, and requires that 14 

percent be used for additional subsidization. 

AWIA reauthorized the Drinking Water SRF program, amended 

the list of eligible uses for Drinking Water SRF funding, and gave 

states new authorities and requirements for administering the program. For FY 2020, AWIA authorized $1,300,000,000 in funding for 

capitalization grants to states, tribes, and territories, which is the 

amount provided in the bill. AWIA also changed requirements that 

a portion of capitalization grants to be used for additional subsidization in the range between 6 percent and 35 percent, and a requirement that projects accessing Drinking Water SRF funds 

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cent is in addition to that required by AWIA, and is equal to the 

minimum amount that has been required in previous years. 

US-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Grant Program.—The 

Committee recommends $30,000,000 for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects along the US-Mexico border that benefit U.S. citizens by reducing the flow of transnational pollution 

into the U.S. 

Alaska Native Villages.—The Committee recommends 

$20,000,000 in drinking water and waste water infrastructure 

projects for Alaska Native Villages and other rural communities 

that face significant health challenges due to lack of adequate sanitation. 

Brownfields Program.—The Committee recommends 

$105,000,000 for brownfields grants and directs that at least 10 

percent of such grants be provided to areas in which at least 20 

percent of the population has lived under the poverty level over the 

past 30 years as determined by censuses and the most recent Small 

Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The Committee notes that the 

agency is soliciting grant applications for FY 2020 for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants, and supports expanded investments in this program. 

Diesel Emissions Reductions Grants (DERA).—The Committee 

recommends $55,000,000 for DERA grants. More than 10 million 

older, heavily polluting diesel engines remain in use that have yet 

to be retrofitted, repowered, or replaced, and over one million are 

expected to remain in use in 2030. For fiscal year 2020, the Committee directs EPA to continue to make at least 70 percent of 

DERA grants available to improve air quality in non-attainment 

areas. 

Targeted Airshed Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$30,000,000 for targeted airshed grants to reduce particulate matter 2.5 and ozone air pollution in non-attainment areas. 

Water Quality Monitoring Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$4,000,000 for water monitoring authorized under section 5004 of 

the WIIN Act (P.L. 114–322). 

Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grants.—The Committee 

recommends $25,000,000 in funding for grants to assist small and 

disadvantaged communities meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements, as authorized in section 2104 of the WIIN Act and section 

2005 of AWIA. 

Lead Testing in Schools Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$25,000,000 for voluntary testing of drinking water for lead contamination at schools and child care facilities, as authorized in section 2107 of the WIIN Act and section 2006 of AWIA. 

Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grants.—The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for grants to reduce the concentration of lead 

in drinking water, as authorized in section 2105 of the WIIN Act. 

Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program Grants.—The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for grants 

to increase resilience of drinking water infrastructure to natural 

hazards, as authorized in section 2005 of AWIA. 

Technical Assistance for Treatment Works Grants.—The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for grants to provide technical assistance to small, rural, and disadvantaged communities for the 

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planning, design, financing, operation, and maintenance of water 

treatment infrastructure, as authorized by section 4103 as AWIA. 

Sewer Overflow Control Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$90,000,000 for grants to control and treat sewer overflows, as authorized in section 4106 of AWIA. The Committee directs the Agency to award no less than 30 percent of grants to green infrastructure projects. 

Water Infrastructure Workforce Development.—The Committee 

recommends $1,000,000 for grants to support workforce development for drinking water and waste water system workers, as authorized by section 4304 of AWIA. 

Categorical Grants.—For categorical grants to States and other 

environmental partners for the implementation of delegated programs, the bill provides $1,114,992,000, an increase of $37,951,000 

above the enacted level and $534,645,000 above the request. After 

accounting for the effects of the across-the-board 3.3 percent rescission in the Administrative Provisions in fiscal year 2019, the recommended level for fiscal year 2020 is an increase of $73,031,000 

above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. Funding levels for each 

grant program within the Categorical Grants program are specified 

in the table at the end of this report. 

Radon.—The Committee continues to support state radon program efforts that raise awareness about the associated risks of 

radon exposure. The Committee recommends $8,051,000, equal to 

the enacted level, and the Agency shall prioritize radon grants to 

states that have adopted or are seeking to adopt statewide radon 

building codes, conduct awareness and education programs for 

homebuyers and renters, and that have in place adequate certification or credentialing requirements for radon measurement and 

mitigation workers. 

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 25,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 50,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +40,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +25,000,000 

The Committee recommends a total of $50,000,000 for the Water 

Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program, a decrease of $18,000,000 below the combined funding levels provided 

in Titles II and IV of the fiscal year 2019 enacted appropriations, 

and an increase of $25,000,000 above the budget request. From the 

funds provided, the Agency may use up to $5,000,000 to assist with 

the administrative expenses of the program. The remaining 

$45,000,000 in WIFIA funds are provided for direct loan subsidization, which may be used to support a maximum loan capacity of up 

to $5,410,000,000 to eligible entities for water infrastructure 

projects. 

The WIFIA program is one of many tools that the Committee is 

employing to assist states and local communities in ensuring a 

clean and safe water supply. The Committee notes that greater investments through a variety of funding mechanisms are needed to 

repair, replace, and upgrade critical water infrastructure. These investments will improve and protect clean water sources, enhance 

the resiliency of communities in the aftermath of natural disasters, 

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and improve the health of important ecosystems across the country. 

Credit subsidy programs can play a part in such investments, but 

may not be the optimal form of assistance for smaller, rural, or disadvantaged communities. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee continues the language, carried in prior years, 

concerning Tribal Cooperative Authority, the collection and obligation of pesticides fees, and transfer authorities for the purposes of 

implementing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 

The bill authorizes the collection and obligation of TSCA user 

fees. 

The bill authorizes the collection and obligation of Electronic 

Manifest fees. 

The bill continues language authorizing up to $150,000 to be 

spent for facility repairs at any one time. 

The bill authorizes certain uses for Section 319 non-point source 

grants. 

The bill directs the availability of not less than $4,000,000 of 

funds for the National Estuary program as competitive grants. 

The bill extends the authority for the Agency to hire scientists 

under 42 U.S.C. Section 209 until 2025. 

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND

ENVIRONMENT

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $875,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 875,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 875,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The Committee recommends $875,000 for the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, equal to the enacted level and the budget request. 

Forest Service Accounting, Budgeting, and Management.—The 

Committee supports Forest Service efforts to improve accounting, 

budgeting, and management practices and appreciates the efforts 

of the Forest Service, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, 

Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and Secretary of Agriculture to make improvements. Public Law 107–63 directed the Forest Service to fund indirect expenses from any funds 

available to the Forest Service. As directed, the Forest Service established cost pools for activities not directly related to specific programs and charged these costs to budget lines. Annual budget justifications have included estimates of these indirect expenditures. 

As part of continuing efforts to improve transparency and collaboration in budgeting, Public Law 115–141 directed the Forest Service to provide to Congress a plan to end cost pools. The fiscal year 

2020 budget request includes such a plan and proposes to consolidate certain budget line items. This bill establishes the ‘‘Forest 

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Service Operations’’ account to fund activities previously supported 

through cost pools but does not accept the proposal to consolidate 

budget lines. Bill language is included that prohibits the Forest 

Service from charging the other discretionary accounts for cost pool 

activities. This report includes comparisons of fiscal year 2019 enacted levels for budget lines with cost pool estimates removed so 

that programmatic changes are clear. The Committee directs that 

future budget submissions reflect this new budget structure. 

Wildland Fire Management.—The Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2018 (P.L 115–141) provided a budget cap adjustment for wildfire suppression costs and this additional funding is included for 

the first time in fiscal year 2020. After adjusting for the movement 

of cost pools to the Forest Service Operations account and including 

additional budget cap adjusted fire suppression funding, the Forest 

Service will have an additional $1,295,634,000 for Wildland Fire 

Management in fiscal year 2020. In addition, $300,000,000 of cap 

adjusted fire suppression funds and $50,000,000 in base discretionary fire suppression funds are available through a transfer 

from the Department of the Interior. The Committee provides these 

additional funds and authorities to ensure that sufficient funds are 

available to protect American homes, lands, and wildlife from catastrophic fires without requiring a transfer of funds from the very 

activities that advance forest health and prevent wildland fires. 

The Committee expects the Forest Service to use suppression funds 

judiciously and continue to work closely with the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Interior to accurately 

account for expenditures and recover costs. 

External Assistance and Partners.—The Committee urges the 

Forest Service to expand the authorized use of donations, cooperative and cost-sharing agreements, and assistance from external 

groups and partners to provide a quality experience for all National 

Forest visitors. 

Forest Service Research.—The Committee has not received the report on Forest Service research directed by Public Law 116–9 and 

due at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. The Committee looks forward to reviewing this report and Forest Service 

plans to establish a rigorous review cycle; ensure that research reflects the needs of the National Forest System; improve coordination with the other Federal research agencies; and respond to industry, stakeholder, and partner input. 

Capital Improvement Plan.—The Committee has not received a 

comprehensive capital improvement plan as directed by Public Law 

115–141 and due by December 30, 2018. The Committee recommendation has provided limited capital improvement increases 

in this bill pending review of this plan. The Committee reminds the 

Forest Service of Congress’s expectations of this plan as delineated 

in Public Law 115–141. 

Insect and Disease Threats.—The Committee recognizes that National Forest System lands, as well as other forested lands in the 

United States, are at increasing risk for insect and disease outbreaks and invasive plant infestations, which often result in catastrophic wildland fire. The Emerald Ash Borer and bark beetle are 

examples of these threats. As such, the Committee recommends a 

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est health management, $26,802,000 for Hazardous Fuels, and 

$12,395,000 for Urban and Community Forestry to prevent and address such outbreaks, improve forest sustainability, combat climate 

change, and assist with reforestation efforts. The Committee expects the Forest Service to consider the important role of urban forests and work in concert with Federal agencies, States, and other 

entities to prioritize the allocation of these funds. 

Indian Trust Lands.—The Forest Service is encouraged to promote and expand the use of agreements with Indian Tribes to protect Indian trust resources from catastrophic wildfire, insect and 

disease infestation or other threats from adjacent Federal lands, as 

authorized by law. 

Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane Reforestation Initiative.—The Committee believes the reforestation of native and endemic species is 

a critical component of Puerto Rico’s recovery in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Committee supports Forest Service efforts to build and strengthen collaborative partnerships with nonprofit organizations committed to the reforestation of Puerto Rico, 

including its urban and rural forests. 

FOREST SERVICE

The U.S. Forest Service manages 193 million acres of National 

Forests, Grasslands, and a Tallgrass Prairie, including lands in 44 

States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and cooperates with 

States, other Federal agencies, Tribes and private landowners to 

sustain the Nation’s forests and grasslands. The National Forest 

System (NFS) includes 154 national forests, 22 national grasslands, 

20 national recreation areas, a national Tallgrass prairie, 13 national monuments, and seven land utilization projects. The Forest 

Service administers a wide variety of programs and activities that 

sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of forests and grasslands to include forest and rangeland research, State and private 

forestry assistance, cooperative forest health management, international operations, NFS management, and wildland fire management. 

FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $0 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 921,849,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +921,849,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +921,849,000 

The Committee recommends $921,849,000 for Forest Service Operations. The Committee is recommending the creation of this account as its preferred method to accomplish elimination of the cost 

pools, which is consistent with the budget reforms proposed by the 

Forest Service. The Committee includes this new account to replace 

the practice of using cost pools. The Forest Service estimates 

$921,849,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $835,161,000 for fiscal year 

2020 for cost pools that fund the employee salaries and related 

costs for line officers, union officials, civil rights positions, safety officers, and public affairs and legislative liaison positions; employee 

salaries and related costs for cross-cutting projects such as Tribal 

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Relations and Freedom of Information Act activities; and employee 

salaries and related costs for business operations to include budget, 

finance, acquisition, human resource management, procurement, 

grant management, and information systems management; and 

leases, utilities, office equipment, supplies, and radios. The fiscal 

year 2020 cost pool estimates reflect a budget request that substantially reduced Forest Service activities. The Committee believes the 

fiscal year 2019 estimated level for operations is required for fiscal 

year 2020 to support the increase in activities that is provided 

throughout the rest of the Forest Service accounts. The table below 

reflects the amounts provided from accounts for cost pool activities 

in fiscal year 2019 which are instead appropriated to the Forest 

Service Operations account for fiscal year 2020. 

Account (in thousands) FY19 Cost Pool 

Forest and Rangeland Research .................................................................................................................... $38,845 

State and Private Forestry ............................................................................................................................. 20,843 

National Forest System .................................................................................................................................. 440,350 

Capital Improvement and Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 78,841 

Land Acquisition Management ....................................................................................................................... 1,895 

Wildland Fire Management ............................................................................................................................ 341,075 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 921,849 

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $300,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 254,500,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 277,155,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥22,845,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +22,655,000 

The Committee recommends $277,155,000 for Forest and Rangeland Research. The table below summarizes the cost pool adjustments. After the elimination of cost pools, the recommendation is 

a programmatic increase of $16,000,000 over the enacted level and 

$59,930,000 over the budget request. The Committee notes that the 

budget request proposed to shift all research cost pool expenses to 

the research and development business line. The elimination of cost 

pools makes this proposed shift unnecessary. 

[In thousands] 

FY19 Cost 

Pool 

FY19 

adjusted FY20 PB Cost Pool 

FY20 

adjusted Rec 

Forest Inventory and Analysis ......... $77,000 $(9,826) $67,174 $77,000 $0 $77,000 $73,174 

Research and Development ............. 223,000 (29,019) 193,981 177,500 (37,275) 140,225 203,981 

Total ........................................ 300,000 (38,845) 261,155 254,500 (37,275) 217,225 277,155 

Forest Inventory and Analysis.—The recommendation includes 

$73,174,000 for forest inventory and analysis which is a programmatic increase of $6,000,000 above the enacted level. The 

Committee commends the Forest Service for including urban forests in Forest Inventory Analysis data collection and includes this 

increase to expand data collection in both urban and non-urban settings. 

Research and Development.—The recommendation includes 

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vide $3,000,000 to the Joint Fire Science program for fiscal year 

2020. 

The Committee notes the interest of Members of Congress, 

States, and stakeholders in funding specific research laboratories, 

programs, and projects, including those noted below. This report 

emphasizes some of the research activities of importance to the 

Committee and expects the Forest Service to develop a research 

program that reflects these priorities and the other activities and 

programs most critical to forest health, particularly with respect to 

climate change adaption, preventing the spread of disease and 

invasive species, and watershed improvement. 

Fire Plan Research and Development.—The Committee supports 

continued research that significantly contributes to the understanding of wildfire regimes, and the development of new firefighting technologies and decision support tools. 

Wood Products Research.—The Committee supports continued research to improve the environmental performance, resiliency, and 

affordability of mass timber and other wood products. The Committee also supports research on advanced wood products that incorporate carbon fiber, on wood use in building materials, and that 

would extend the usability period of fallen wood, such as timber 

that has been flattened by hurricanes. 

Nanomaterials research.—The Committee commends the Forest 

Service for their work on Forest Based materials and cellulose 

nanomaterials in particular. 

Bighorn Sheep Research.—To prevent disease transmission between domestic sheep and bighorn sheep, the Committee directs 

the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to work with 

Indian Tribes, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Agricultural Research Service to complete a risk of 

contact analysis. Together, the agencies are encouraged to convene 

a meeting of interested stakeholders to share the findings of this 

analysis and collaborate on strategies to address the risk of disease 

transmission. The agencies are further directed to report to the 

Committee, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, on the 

progress made to complete the analysis and engage with stakeholders. 

Forest Carbon Research.—The Committee encourages the Forest 

Service to continue work with other U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies and offices to enhance and refine methods and 

tools needed to quantify forest emission reductions for forest carbon 

offset markets. 

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $336,990,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 182,296,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 382,894,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +45,904,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +200,598,000 

The Committee recommends $382,894,000 for State and Private 

Forestry. The table below summarizes the cost pool adjustments. 

After the elimination of cost pools, the recommendation is a programmatic increase of $66,747,000 over the enacted level and 

$216,088,000 over the budget request. 

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[In thousands] 

FY19 Cost 

Pool 

FY19 

adjusted FY20 PB Cost Pool 

FY20 

adjusted Rec 

Landscape Scale .............................. $14,000 $0 $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $20,000 

Forest Health Federal lands ............ 56,000 (10,422) 45,578 51,495 (9,527) 41,968 54,578 

Cooperative lands forest health ...... 42,000 (2,842) 39,158 34,376 (2,527) 31,849 49,158 

State Fire Assistance ....................... 81,000 (1,895) 79,105 65,930 (1,818) 64,112 83,105 

Volunteer Fire ................................... 17,000 ................ 17,000 11,020 ................ 11,020 19,000 

Forest Stewardship .......................... 20,500 (1,895) 18,605 19,475 (1,618) 17,857 25,000 

Forest Legacy ................................... 63,990 (947) 63,043 0 ................ 0 75,000 

Community Forest and Open Space 4,000 ................ 4,000 0 ................ 0 5,000 

Urban and Community Forest ......... 29,500 (1,895) 27,605 0 ................ 0 40,000 

International .................................... 9,000 (947) 8,053 0 ................ 0 12,053 

Total ........................................ 336,990 (20,843) 316,147 182,296 (15,490) 166,806 382,894 

Landscape Scale Restoration.—The Committee rejects the budget 

request proposal to eliminate this program and instead provides 

$20,000,000 for Landscape Scale Restoration, $6,000,000 above the 

enacted level. 

Forest Health Management.—The Committee recommends 

$103,736,000 for Forest Health Management, which is a programmatic increase of $19,000,000 above the enacted level and 

$29,919,000 above the budget request. The Committee encourages 

the Forest Service to address high priority invasive species, pests, 

and diseases, including the Emerald Ash Borer and bark beetle infestations. 

Cooperative Fire Assistance.—The Committee recognizes Forest 

Service efforts to create fire-resilient communities through active 

fuel reduction treatments and collaboration with State and local 

fire agencies. The Committee recommends $83,105,000 for State 

Fire Assistance, a programmatic increase of $4,000,000 above the 

enacted level and $19,000,000 for Volunteer Fire Assistance, an increase of $2,000,000 above the enacted level. 

FireWise Program.—The Committee commends the Forest Service for the work done through the FireWise program to educate 

communities and homeowners on the importance of taking practical steps to lessen wildfire hazards and prevent catastrophic fire. 

Lake Tahoe Basin.—The Committee is encouraged by the work 

conducted in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and urges 

the Forest Service to support the implementation of P.L. 106–506. 

Forest Stewardship Program.—The Committee recommends 

$25,000,000 for the Forest Stewardship Program, which is a programmatic increase of $6,395,000 above the enacted level and 

$7,143,000 above the budget request. 

Great Lakes Forests.—The Forest Service is encouraged to work 

with partners to educate natural resource professionals and private 

woodland owners on effective land stewardship practices of the native forests of the lower Great Lakes such as woodlot management 

and agroforestry. 

Forest Legacy.—The Committee rejects the budget request pro- posal to eliminate this program and instead includes $75,000,000 

for Forest Legacy, a programmatic increase of $11,957,000 above 

the enacted level. 

Community Forest and Open Space Conservation.—The Committee rejects the budget request proposal to eliminate this program and instead provides $5,000,000 for Community Forest and 

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Open Space Conservation, an increase of $1,000,000 above the enacted level. 

Urban and Community Forestry.—The Committee rejects the 

budget request proposal to eliminate this program and instead recommends $40,000,000 for Urban and Community Forestry, which 

is a programmatic increase of $12,395,000 above the enacted level. 

Urban Reforestation.—The Committee acknowledges the important role of urban forests to improve health outcomes and decrease 

contaminants in the air, soil, and water and urges the Forest Service to expand efforts to promote urban reforestation, particularly in 

urban areas with critically insufficient tree canopy. 

Urban Connections Program.—The Committee strongly supports 

the US Forest Service Urban Connections program in Region 9 as 

a model program in building strong relationships with youth, interested citizens, urban leaders, interagency partners, non-profit organizations, and non-government organizations. The Committee encourages the Forest Service to build on and expand this program 

to other regions, with a focus on youth engagement and outdoor 

learning in and on urban waterways via partnerships with nonprofits to provide recreational and outdoor education programs, like 

Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile. 

International Forestry.—The Committee rejects the budget request proposal to eliminate this program and instead recommends 

$12,053,000 for International Forestry, which is a programmatic increase of $4,000,000 above the enacted level. This increase will be 

used to expand wood origin and illegal wood detection, promote 

grassroots monitoring, and establish a network of wood identification and screening centers to combat illegal logging; expand private 

sector collaborations, sentinel planting programs, and pest management research to protect against invasive species; and conserve the 

habitats of U.S. migratory species to include the Rufous hummingbird and the monarch butterfly. 

International Reforestation.—The Committee recognizes the important work of U.S. based, non-profit organizations engaged in reforestation efforts around the world. 

DELTA Act.—The Committee recognizes and commends the enactment of the Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened 

Animals (DELTA) Act in 2018 and urges the U.S. Forest Service’s 

Office of International Programs to work with Angola, Namibia, 

and Botswana in promoting sustainable economic growth, natural 

resource and water management, protected area and habitat conservation, and law enforcement through trans-boundary programs 

in the region, with an initial focus on Angola. 

Northeastern States Research Cooperative.—The Committee applauds the Forest Service partnership with the Northeastern States 

Research Cooperative and encourages continuation of this work to 

sustain the health of the northern forest ecosystem. 

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,938,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,912,750,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,599,308,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥338,692,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥313,442,000 

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The Committee recommends $1,599,308,000 for the National Forest System. The table below summarizes the cost pool adjustments. 

After the elimination of cost pools, the recommendation is a programmatic increase of $101,658,000 over the enacted level and 

$91,467,000 over the budget request. 

[In thousands] 

FY19 Cost 

Pool 

FY19 

adjusted FY20 PB Cost Pool 

FY20 

adjusted Rec 

Land Management ........................... $180,000 $(37,897) $142,103 $179,263 $(31,507) $147,756 $147,103 

Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness ............................................. 260,000 (80,532) 179,468 257,848 (77,278) 180,570 194,468 

Grazing Management ....................... 57,000 (16,106) 40,894 56,856 (14,456) 42,400 40,750 

Hazardous Fuels .............................. 435,000 (71,633) 363,367 450,000 (68,739) 381,261 390,169 

Forest Products ................................ 368,000 (98,397) 269,603 375,000 (94,421) 280,579 276,603 

Vegetation and Watershed .............. 180,000 (39,407) 140,593 180,000 (37,815) 142,185 165,593 

Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat ......... 137,000 (33,847) 103,153 136,430 (32,780) 103,650 121,153 

Collaborative forest landscape ........ 40,000 (9,474) 30,526 0 ................ 0 35,526 

Mineral and Geology ........................ 75,000 (17,054) 57,946 74,200 (15,365) 58,835 57,946 

Landownership ................................. 75,000 (18,949) 56,051 74,000 (16,183) 57,817 56,051 

Law Enforcement ............................. 131,000 (17,054) 113,946 129,153 (16,365) 112,788 113,946 

Total ........................................ 1,938,000 (440,350) 1,497,650 1,912,750 (404,909) 1,507,841 1,599,308 

Land Management.—The Committee recommends $147,103,000 

for Land Management, Planning, Assessment, and Monitoring, 

which is a programmatic increase of $5,000,000 above the enacted 

level and $653,000 below the budget request. Funds are increased 

to address the backlog of management plans. The Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations, not later than March 1, 2020 on actions taken to 

improve the timely completion of forest management plans. 

Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.—The Committee recommends $194,468,000 for Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness, 

which is a programmatic increase of $15,000,000 above the enacted 

level and $13,898,000 above the budget request. Funding is increased to improve the recreational experience on National Forest 

System lands. Within the funds provided for Recreation, $750,000 

is provided for maintenance of rural airstrips. 

Feral Hogs.—The Committee recognizes the damage and danger 

caused by feral hogs in the Mark Twain National Forest and encourages the Forest Service to continue to work with stakeholders 

to utilize all practical methods for eradication. 

Off-Highway Vehicle Report.—The Committee looks forward to 

receiving the report on off-highway vehicle (OHV) mixed-use analysis that was directed in House Report 115–238. The Committee 

reminds the Forest Service of the importance of making the national forests as accessible as possible to the American people and 

requests that the Forest Service work with States, local officials, 

communities, and partners as it implements the travel analysis 

process. 

Costs of OHV access.—The Forest Service is directed to brief the 

Committee on the OHV mixed-use analysis report within 60 days 

of report completion. The Forest Service is further directed to include in this briefing a discussion of the costs associated with OHV 

access and expansion. 

Wilderness Area Management.—The Forest Service Handbooks 

and Manual are the principle sources of specialized guidance and 

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instruction for ensuring the protection of Wilderness Areas. The 

Committee expects Forest Service personnel to adhere to such direction in making determinations with respect to inconsistent uses. 

Grazing Management.—The Committee recommends $40,750,000 

for Grazing Management, which is a programmatic decrease of 

$144,000 below the enacted level and $1,650,000 below the budget 

request. 

The Committee encourages the Service to improve its monitoring 

of grazing permits in allotments where riparian streamside health 

is a concern for listed or threatened species. The Committee also 

encourages the Forest Service to improve the transparency and reporting of how monitoring resources are used on the ground. 

Hazardous Fuels.—The Committee recommends $390,169,000 for 

hazardous fuels, which is a programmatic increase of $26,802,000 

above the enacted level and $8,908,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee directs the Forest Service to engage with stakeholders and use the best science available on historical fire data, 

landscape characteristics, and forest composition; the effects of past 

and current human influences, such as development and land-use 

patterns; and climatic conditions to identify ecologically-based forest health projects that reduce risks of catastrophic wildland fires. 

The Committee expects the Forest Service to engage with the highest priority areas for hazardous fuel reduction and forest health 

and management treatments. 

Wood Innovation Grant Program.—The Committee directs the 

Forest Service to support the Wood Innovation Grant Program at 

not less than the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The program works 

to expand wood products and wood energy markets that support 

forest management and deliver economic and environmental benefits to communities. 

Lake Tahoe Basin.—The Committee is encouraged by the hazardous fuels work conducted by the Lake Tahoe Basin Management 

Unit and directs the Forest Service to support the implementation 

of P.L. 106–506 at not less than fiscal year 2019 enacted levels. 

Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes.—The Committee directs the Forest Service to continue support to the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes at not less than the fiscal year 2019 

enacted level. 

Forest Products.—The Committee recommends $276,603,000 for 

Forest Products, which is a programmatic increase of $7,000,000 

above the enacted level and $3,976,000 below the budget request. 

The increase is provided to mitigate the risk of wildland fire 

through the expeditious extraction of damaged but marketable 

wood. 

Vegetation and Watershed Management.—The Committee recommends $165,593,000 for Vegetation and Watershed Management, which is a programmatic increase of $25,000,000 above the 

enacted level and $23,408,000 above the budget request. Additional 

funding is provided to implement treatments to increase the percentage of watersheds in properly functioning condition and capable of providing clean water. 

Lake Tahoe Basin.—The EPA has identified Lake Tahoe as a priority watershed. The Committee urges the Forest Service to support the implementation of P.L. 106–506. 

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Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management.—The Committee 

recommends $121,153,000 for Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management, which is a programmatic increase of $18,000,000 above 

the enacted level and $17,503,000 above the budget request. 

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund.—The Committee rejects the budget request proposal to eliminate this program and instead provides $35,526,000 for the Collaborative Forest 

Landscape Restoration Fund, which is a programmatic increase of 

$5,000,000 above the enacted level. The Committee recognizes the 

success of forest collaboratives. Funding is increased to expand this 

program to additional projects. 

The Committee recognizes the need to ensure forest resiliency 

and support multiple uses on national forest lands. The Committee 

urges the Forest Service to incorporate a variety of landscapes, including wet forests, as it develops future projects for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. 

Minerals and Geology Management.—The Committee recommends $57,946,000 for Minerals and Geology Management, 

which is programmatically equal to the enacted level and $889,000 

below the budget request. 

Landownership Management.—The Committee recommends 

$56,051,000 for Landownership Management, which is programmatically equal to the enacted level and $1,766,000 below the budget request. 

Law Enforcement Operations.—The Committee recommends 

$113,946,000 for Law Enforcement Operations, which is programmatically equal to the enacted level and $1,158,000 above the budget request. 

Bill Language.—The Committee includes the following bill language in Title IV General Provisions: Section 407, allowing forest 

management plans to expire if the Forest Service has made a good 

faith effort to update plans commensurate with appropriated funds; 

Section 416, allowing the Forest Service to renew grazing permits; 

Section 418, extending the Forest Service Facility Realignment Enhancement Act for one year; Section 422, extending the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act for one year; and Section 423 

providing procedures for reprogrammings and the disclosure of administrative expenses and operating plans. 

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $446,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 434,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 419,103,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥26,897,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥14,897,000 

The Committee recommends $419,103,000 for Capital Improvement and Maintenance. The table below summarizes the cost pool 

adjustments. After the elimination of cost pools, the recommendation is a programmatic increase of $51,944,000 over the enacted 

level and $4,896,000 above the budget request. 

[In thousands] 

FY19 Cost 

Pool 

FY19 

adjusted FY20 PB Cost Pool 

FY20 

adjusted Rec 

Facilities .......................................... $148,000 $(15,159) $132,841 $151,000 $(2,333) $148,667 $148,841 

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[In thousands] 

FY19 Cost 

Pool 

FY19 

adjusted FY20 PB Cost Pool 

FY20 

adjusted Rec 

Roads* ............................................. 218,000 (40,944) 177,056 218,000 (14,939) 203,061 205,000 

Trails ................................................ 80,000 (22,738) 57,262 65,000 (2,521) 62,479 65,262 

Total ........................................ 446,000 (78,841) 367,159 434,000 (19,793) 414,207 419,103 

* Cost pool for roads includes FY19 cost pool for legacy roads and trails. 

Facilities Maintenance and Construction.—The Committee recommends $148,841,000 for Facilities Maintenance and Construction, which is a programmatic increase of $16,000,000 above the 

enacted level. Within this amount, the Forest Service is directed to 

spend $6,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2019 enacted level for 

Air Tanker Base repairs. 

Smokejumper Base.—The Committee is aware the North Cascades Smokejumper Base in Winthrop, Washington, is in need of 

facility upgrades, improvements, and renovations to meet Federal 

Aviation Administration compliance standards and requirements, 

and understands the Forest Service has completed a Preliminary 

Project Analysis that recommends maintaining the base. The Committee urges the Forest Service to devote the necessary resources 

to ensure the base can maintain operational excellence. 

Southern California Fire Cache.—The Forest Service is strongly 

encouraged to expeditiously determine a new location for the 

Southern California Fire Cache and to consider a transfer of any 

excess land near the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, 

California. 

Road Maintenance and Construction.—The Committee recommends $205,000,000 for Road Maintenance and Construction, 

which is a programmatic increase of $27,944,000 above the enacted 

level and $1,939,000 above the budget request. The Committee directs the Forest Service to use the increase to improve public safety, watersheds, aquatic habitats, and recreational access. 

Uwharrie National Forest.—The Committee directs the Forest 

Service to consider upgrading residential access roads within the 

Uwharrie National Forest, working with the State and surrounding 

communities to identify priority projects, and to report back to the 

Committee within 120 days of the enactment of this Act. 

Trail Maintenance and Construction.—The Committee recommends $65,262,000 for Trail Maintenance and Construction, 

which is a programmatic increase of $8,000,000 above the enacted 

level and $2,783,000 above the budget request. 

National Scenic and Historic Trails.—The Committee directs the 

Forest Service to continue to provide specific trail operation, maintenance, and construction funding and accomplishment data for the 

national scenic and historic trails in future budget justifications. 

The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2020 justification does 

not propose acquisition funding and directs the Forest Service to 

provide the Committees an updated estimate of trails and land acquisition not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. 

Legacy Roads and Trail Remediation.—The Committee continues 

to recognize the need to remediate legacy roads and trails and directs the Forest Service to address these projects as they rank in 

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priations provided for roads and trails through the Capital Improvement and Maintenance account. 

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $72,564,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 90,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +17,436,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +90,000,000 

The Committee recommends $90,000,000 for the Land Acquisition appropriation. This amount is a programmatic increase of 

$19,331,000 above the enacted level and $90,000,000 above the 

budget request. Details of the recommendation are contained below 

and in the table at the back of this report. 

Because the Service has not made detailed, individual project information available in a timely manner, the Committee notes that 

the following list is preliminary in nature and may be revised later 

in the fiscal year 2020 budget process as additional information becomes available. The projects listed are in priority order, as determined by the Service. 

State Project Forest Unit This Bill 

MT Clearwater Blackfoot ....................................... Lolo .................................................................. $8,000,000 

ID Teton Timbers .................................................. Caribou-Targhee .............................................. 2,750,000 

MT Lolo Trails Landmark ....................................... Lolo .................................................................. 4,400,000 

OR Wasson Creek .................................................. Siuslaw ............................................................ 4,268,000 

MN School Trust ..................................................... Superior ............................................................ 4,500,000 

CA Sanhedrin ......................................................... Mendocino ........................................................ 6,400,000 

SC Promise of the Piedmont ................................. Francis Marion & Sumter ................................ 1,600,000 

CA Wild & Scenic Kern River Acess ...................... Sequoia ............................................................ 1,505,000 

MI West Branch of the Ontonagon ....................... Ottawa ............................................................. 2,000,000 

TN Tennessee Mountain Trails & Waters .............. Cherokee .......................................................... 4,000,000 

NC North Carolina’s Threatened Treasures ........... Nantahala/Pisgah/Uwharrie ............................. 4,500,000 

ID SF Wilderness Ranch ....................................... Payette ............................................................. 1,500,000 

NM Mimbres River Parcels ..................................... Gila .................................................................. 2,906,000 

WV Hooke Brothers ................................................. Monongahela .................................................... 750,000 

KY Daniel Boone NF .............................................. Daniel Boone .................................................... 350,000 

VT Green Mountain NF (inholdings) ..................... Green Mountain ............................................... 600,000 

VA/WV George Washington and Jefferson NF ............. George Washington and Jefferson ................... 920,000 

AL Alabama’s Wild Wonders ................................. Bankhead/Talladega/Conecuh ......................... 500,000 

OR Three Rivers ..................................................... Siuslaw ............................................................ 720,000 

AK Kadashan ......................................................... Tongass ............................................................ 500,000 

GA Chattahoochee-Oconee NF ............................... Chattahoochee-Oconee .................................... 620,000 

WA Washington Cascades ..................................... Okanogan-Wenatchee ...................................... 1,800,000 

VT Lincoln Park ..................................................... Green Mountain ............................................... 350,000 

CA Trinity Alps Wilderness (inholdings) ................ Shasta-Trinity .................................................. 1,200,000 

MT Falls Creek Access ........................................... Lewis & Clark .................................................. 1,000,000 

Additional projects to be supplied .................. .......................................................................... 14,111,000 

Subtotal, FS Land Acquisitions ....................... .......................................................................... 71,750,000 

Budget 

Request This Bill 

Acquisition Management ................................................................................................................. 0 8,500,000 

Recreational Access ......................................................................................................................... 0 7,500,000 

Critical Inholdings/Wilderness ......................................................................................................... 0 2,000,000 

Cash Equalization ............................................................................................................................ 0 250 

Total, FS Land Acquisition ..................................................................................................... 0 90,000,000 

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The Committee supports the continuation of efforts to resolve the 

long-standing management challenges regarding the school trust 

lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota and encourages the Service to collaborate with nonprofit partners on the private forestland exchange alternative, which will provide the added benefit of preserving valuable forestlands outside of Superior National Forest. 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $700,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 700,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +700,000 

The Committee recommends $700,000 for Acquisition of Lands 

for National Forests Special Acts, equal to the enacted level and 

$700,000 more than the budget request. 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $150,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 150,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +150,000 

The Committee recommends $150,000 for Acquisition of Lands to 

Complete Land Exchanges under the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 

U.S.C. 484a), equal to the enacted level and $150,000 more than 

the budget request. 

RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,700,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +300,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +2,000,000 

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the Range Betterment Fund, $300,000 more than the enacted level and $2,000,000 

above the budget request, to be derived from grazing receipts from 

national forests (Public Law 94–579) and to be used for range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements including seeding, reseeding, fence construction, weed control, water development, and fish 

and wildlife habitat enhancement in 16 western States. 

GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND

RESEARCH

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $45,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 45,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +45,000 

The Committee recommends $45,000 for Gifts, Donations and Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research, equal to the enacted 

level and $45,000 above the budget request. 

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MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,832,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,500,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +668,000 

The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for the Management of 

National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses in Alaska, equal to the 

enacted level and $668,000 above the request. 

WILDLAND FIRE

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $3,004,986,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,350,620,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,009,545,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥995,441,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥341,075,000 

The Committee recommends $2,009,545,000 for Wildland Fire 

Management. The table below summarizes the cost pool adjustments and includes funds provided as fire cap adjustment funds. 

After the elimination of cost pools and the inclusion of above cap 

fire suppression funding, the recommendation is a programmatic 

increase of $1,295,634,000 over the enacted level and $16,619,000 

above the budget request. 

[In thousands] 

FY19 Cost 

Pool 

FY19 

adjusted FY20 PB Cost Pool 

FY20 

adjusted Rec 

Fire Preparedness .............. $1,339,620 $(341,075) $998,545 $1,339,620 $(261,324) $1,078,296 $998,545 

Fire Suppression ................ 1,165,366 0 1,165,366 1,011,000 (96,370) 914,630 1,011,000 

Additional Suppression ...... 500,000 0 500,000 0 0 0 0 

Fire Cap Adjustment .......... .................. .................. .................. 1,950,000 0 1,950,000 1,950,000 

Total .......................... 3,004,986 (341,075) 2,663,911 4,300,620 (357,694) 3,942,926 3,959,545 

Wildland Fire Preparedness.—The Committee recommends 

$998,545,000 for Wildland Fire Preparedness, which is programmatically equal to the enacted level and $79,751,000 below the 

budget request. 

Wildland Fire Suppression Operations.—The Committee recommends $1,011,000,000 for Wildland Fire Suppression Operations, which is a programmatic decrease of $154,366,000 below the 

enacted level and $96,370,000 above the budget request. The recommended amount is the fiscal year 2015 10-year average cost for 

wildland fire suppression which is required for the Committee to 

provide an additional $1,950,000,000 in fire cap funding. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee has included administrative provisions that provide further direction on the use and transfer of appropriated funds 

provided to the Forest Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

The provision of Federal health services to Indians is based on 

a treaty and trust relationship between Indian Tribes and the U.S. 

Government first set forth in the 1830s by the U.S. Supreme Court 

under Chief Justice John Marshall. Numerous treaties, statutes, 

constitutional provisions, and international laws have reconfirmed 

this relationship. Principal among these is the Snyder Act of 1921, 

which provides the basic authority for most Indian health services 

provided by the Federal government to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides direct health care services in 25 hospitals, 50 health centers, two 

school health centers, and 26 health stations. Tribes and Tribal 

groups, through contracts and compacts with the IHS, operate 22 

hospitals, 280 health centers, six school health centers, and 62 

health stations (including 134 Alaska Native village clinics). 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $4,103,190,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 4,286,541,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 4,556,870,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +453,680,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +270,329,000 

The Committee recommends $4,556,870,000 for Indian health 

services, $453,680,000 above the enacted level and $270,329,000 

above the request. All proposed cuts and program eliminations are 

restored and IHS is expected to continue all programs at fiscal year 

2019 enacted levels except as otherwise discussed below and summarized in the table at the end of this report. The bill makes funds 

available for two years unless otherwise specified. 

Advance Appropriations.—In 2018, the Government Accounting 

Office (GAO) identified considerations for Congress when considering whether to advance appropriate funds to IHS, including 

whether IHS has the processes in place to develop and manage an 

advance appropriation. The Committee directs IHS to examine its 

existing processes and determine what changes are needed to develop and manage an advance appropriation and report to the 

Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the processes needed and whether additional Congressional authority is required in order to develop the processes. 

Current Services.—The recommendation includes an increase of 

$81,333,000 for fixed cost increases, $20,830,000 above the budget 

request. The Committee directs IHS to submit the full estimated 

costs for current services based on the prior enacted level to the 

Committee each year at the same time IHS submits its annual 

budget justification. 

Staffing for New Facilities.—The recommendation includes a 

total of $90,400,000 for staffing newly opened health facilities, as 

requested. This amount represents the full amount required based 

upon updated estimates provided to the Committee. Funds for the 

staffing of new facilities are limited to facilities funded through the 

Health Care Facilities Construction Priority System or the Joint 

Venture Construction Program that have opened in fiscal year 2019 

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or will open in fiscal year 2020. None of these funds may be allocated to a facility until such facility has achieved beneficial occupancy status. 

Hospitals and Health Clinics.—The recommendation includes 

$2,420,578,000 for Hospitals and Health Clinics, $273,235,000 

above the enacted level and an increase of $57,300,000 above the 

budget request. Within this amount, the recommendation includes: 

$11,463,000 for new Tribes, as requested, and an increase of 

$9,494,000 above the enacted level; $2,000,000 for Quality and 

Oversight, as requested; $20,000,000 for the Community Health 

Aide Program (CHAP), as requested; $71,762,000 for Staffing for 

New Facilities, as requested; and $56,497,000 for current services. 

No funding has been provided through Hospitals and Health Clinics to recruit and retain health professionals as requested since an 

increase of $8,000,000 has been included in the Indian Health Professionals program. 

Domestic Violence Prevention Program.—The recommendation includes $12,967,000, as requested, for Domestic Violence Prevention, 

$4,000,000 above the enacted level. 

Tribal Epidemiology Centers.—The recommendation includes 

$6,433,000 for Tribal Epidemiology Centers, $2,000,000 above the 

enacted level and the budget request, in order to further data collection, evaluation and research to improve the health of Native 

Americans. 

105(l) Leases.—The recommendation includes $53,000,000 for 

section 105(l) lease costs, $17,000,000 above the enacted level and 

$42,000,000 above the budget request. These funds are to supplement existing funds available for operational costs at Village Built 

Clinics and tribal clinics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act compact or contract where 

health care is delivered in space acquired through a full-service 

lease. The Committee directs IHS to consider whether costs associated with these leases should be a separate line item in the budget 

and funded in the same manner as contract support costs and report its determination to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Additionally, the Committee directs IHS to submit the estimated amounts for the current fiscal year and the next 

fiscal year estimate at the same time the budget request is submitted. 

Accreditation Emergencies.—The recommendation includes 

$58,000,000, as requested, to assist IHS-operated facilities that 

have been terminated or received notice of termination from the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare program while under operation by the IHS. Funding shall be allocated 

to such facilities in amounts to: restore compliance; supplement 

purchased/referred care, including transportation, in the event of 

temporary closure of such facility or one or more of its departments; and compensate for third-party collection shortfalls resulting from being out of compliance. Primary consideration should be 

given to facilities that have been without certification the longest. 

Shortfalls shall be calculated relative to the average of the collections in each of the two fiscal years preceding the year in which 

an agreement with CMS was terminated or put on notice of termination. Until all facilities have obtained CMS certification, the 

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Committee rejects the proposal to allow these funds to be used for 

other purposes. 

The Committee is concerned about financial losses from loss of 

CMS accreditation or of the requirement to divert patients at Service-operated facilities. The Committee considers the loss or imminent loss of accreditation to be an emergency. Funds allocated to 

a facility may be made available to Tribes newly assuming operation of such facilities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 

and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (P.L. 93–638) and shall be 

used by such Tribes to cover the following: replacement of thirdparty revenues lost as a result of decertification, replacement of 

third-party carryover funds expended to respond to decertification, 

and reasonable costs of achieving recertification, including recruitment costs necessary to stabilize staffing. 

Additionally, the Committee urges IHS to develop new strategies 

to improve how IHS programs, including those operated by Tribes 

under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

of 1975 (P.L. 93–638), can be supported to avoid these challenges 

and to refocus on both the quality of health care delivery and the 

improvement in health outcomes for, and health status of, Indian 

health program beneficiaries. This requires full Tribal consultation 

and the participation of the Department of Health and Human 

Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services, and State Medicaid and S–CHIP 

programs. 

Hepatitis C & HIV/AIDS initiative.—The recommendation includes $25,000,000, as requested, for the Administration’s new 

Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America and Eliminating 

Hepatitis C in Indian Country initiative. The Committee encourages IHS to confer with Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) to determine how UIOs may participate in this Initiative. 

Electronic Health Records.—The recommendation includes 

$25,000,000, as requested, to improve the current IT infrastructure 

system in order to support the deployment of a new or modernized 

Electronic Health Records solution. The bill includes language prohibiting IHS from obligating or expending funds to select or implement a new IT infrastructure system unless IHS notifies the Committee at least 90 days before such funds are obligated or expended. The Committee expects IHS to include in the notification: 

(1) the criteria being used to select a new IT infrastructure system; 

(2) whether and how the new system will be interoperable with the 

Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) new electronic health record 

system; and (3) the total projected cost for the modernization and 

the number of years required to implement the new system. 

Additionally, the Committee urges IHS to review the VA’s new 

electronic health record system and determine whether that system, in whole or in part, may be feasible for IHS and tribally operated facilities. IHS should also compare the cost of adopting the VA 

system, in whole or in part, to an entirely new system and report 

to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on any 

additional costs required to modify the VA system to IHS and tribal needs, as well as any cost savings that may occur by adopting 

the new VA system, in whole or in part. Finally, the Committee encourages IHS to work with other Federal agencies to find funding 

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to upgrade network bandwidth at hospitals, health centers, and 

health stations. 

Memorandum of Understanding.—The Committee is aware of the 

recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the VA and IHS. 

The Committee urges IHS to ensure performance measures related 

to the MOU are consistent with the key attributes of successful 

performance measures, including having measurable targets, as 

recommended by GAO. 

Dental Health.—The recommendation includes $227,562,000 for 

Dental Health, $22,890,000 above the enacted level and 

$15,193,000 above the budget request. Of the increase, $5,572,000 

is for current services and $4,841,000 is for Staffing for New Facilities, as requested. 

Dental Support Centers.—The Committee recognizes the importance of Dental Support Centers (DSCs) in providing technical support, training, and assistance in clinical and preventive efforts of 

the dental program. Many IHS dentists practice in isolated areas 

without immediate access to specialty services. DSCs are there to 

provide them with the necessary expertise and experience they 

need to address challenging oral health demands. Since being established in 1999, IHS has only been able to fund DSCs in 8 of the 

12 service areas. Their funding has been frozen at $250,000 

throughout that time. Within the amounts provided, the Committee 

includes $2,500,000 above the enacted level to enable the Service 

to reach all 12 areas at an adequate funding level of $375,000, with 

the flexibility to regionalize the DSC operations as needed to provide their services efficiently. 

Electronic Dental Records.—The Committee applauds the Service 

for successfully installing an electronic dental record (EDR) system. 

The Committee understands that 240 dental centers have been 

brought into the system. With sufficient continued funding for 

maintenance and computer enhancements, the EDR could allow 

dentists and pharmacists to communicate directly about opioid prescriptions for oral pain. This will be a vital addition for addressing 

the opioid crisis in Indian Country. Within the amounts requested, 

the Committee includes $2,500,000 to enable the Service to complete the implementation process for 10 dental centers and manage 

the current electronic dental record system. The Committee also 

understands that the Service is currently evaluating the electronic 

health records system to examine the needs of the program. The 

Committee directs the Service to include EDR in its assessment 

and incorporate EDR in overall efforts to enhance the electronic 

health records system. 

Mental Health.—The recommendation includes $125,332,000 for 

mental health, $20,051,000 above the enacted level and 

$15,507,000 above the budget request. The Committee includes 

$2,708,000 for current services and $2,754,000 for Staffing for New 

Facilities, as requested. The Committee urges IHS to coordinate 

with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on how to help address the high 

recidivism rate in Indian Country detention/correction facilities. 

Alcohol and Substance Abuse.—The recommendation includes 

$280,051,000 for Alcohol and Substance Abuse, $34,485,000 above 

the enacted level and $34,017,000 above the budget request. Within 

the amounts provided, $7,800,000 is for current services and 

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$7,612,000 is for Staffing for New Facilities, as requested. The proposed transfer of the former National Institute of Alcohol Abuse 

and Alcoholism Programs funding of $1,369,000 from Alcohol and 

Substance abuse to Urban Indian Health programs is accepted and 

has been reflected in the amount provided. 

Purchased/Referred Care.—The recommendation includes 

$969,479,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, $4,660,000 above the 

enacted level and $1,302,000 above the budget request. Within the 

increase of $4,660,000, up to $1,660,000 is to be distributed for 

medical inflation and $3,000,000 is to be distributed using the program formula. The Committee recommends $53,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Fund, equal to the enacted level. 

Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.—The recommendation 

includes $72,280,000 for the Indian Health Care Improvement 

Fund in order to continue to reduce health care disparities across 

the IHS system. 

Public Health Nursing.—The recommendation includes 

$95,307,000, for Public Health Nursing, $6,148,000 above the enacted level and $3,223,000 above the budget request. Within the 

amounts provided, the Committee includes $1,534,000 for current 

services, $3,431,000 for Staffing for New Facilities, as requested, 

and $1,183,000 for direct patient care services/program adjustments, as requested. 

Health Education.—The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of funding for Health Education and instead, the recommendation includes $20,669,000 for Health Education, $101,000 

above the enacted level and $20,669,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation includes $101,000 for current services. 

Community Health Representatives.—The Committee rejects the 

proposed cut to the Community Health Representatives program 

and instead, the recommendation includes $62,913,000 for Community Health Representatives, $25,000 above the enacted level and 

$38,913,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes $25,000 for current services. 

Immunization (Alaska).—The recommendation includes 

$2,173,000 for Immunization (Alaska), $46,000 above the enacted 

level and equal to the budget request. The Committee includes 

$39,000 for current services, as requested, and $7,000 for program 

adjustments, as requested. 

Urban Indian Health.—The recommendation includes 

$81,000,000 for Urban Indian Health, $29,685,000 above the enacted level and $32,229,000 above the budget request. Within this 

amount, the Committee provides $1,429,000 for current services 

and $26,887,000 for direct patient care services/program adjustments. The recommendation also reflects the proposed transfer of 

$1,369,000 from the former National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and 

Alcoholism Programs funding from the Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse account to this account. The Service is expected to continue 

including current services estimates for Urban Indian Health in 

annual budget requests. 

The Committee recognizes nonprofit organizations such as the 

Siouxland Human Investment Partnership that help American Indians in urban areas outside of the Urban Indian Health Program, 

and encourages the Service to offer technical assistance to such organizations whenever possible and within Service authority. 

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Indian Health Professions.—The Committee rejects the proposed 

program decrease and instead, the recommendation includes 

$90,656,000 for Indian Health Professions, $33,293,000 above the 

enacted level and $47,044,000 above the budget request. Within the 

amounts provided, the Committee recommends $1,293,000 for current services. The bill language provides $50,000,000 for the loan 

repayment program. 

Tribal Management Grant Program.—The Committee rejects the 

proposed elimination of the Tribal Management Grant Program 

and instead, the recommendation includes $2,521,000 for the program, $56,000 above the enacted level. Within the amounts provided, the Committee recommends $56,000 for current services. 

Direct Operations.—The recommendation includes $75,385,000 

for Direct Operations, $3,847,000 above the enacted level and 

$1,254,000 above the budget request. Within the amounts provided, 

the Committee includes $2,461,000 for current services and 

$1,386,000 for program adjustments, as requested. 

Self-Governance.—The Committee rejects the proposed reduction 

to Self-Governance and instead, the recommendation includes 

$5,964,000 for Self-Governance, $158,000 above the enacted level 

and $1,157,000 above the budget request. Within the amounts provided, the Committee recommends $158,000 for current services. 

Indian Health Care Improvement Act.—It has been over nine 

years since the permanent reauthorization of the Indian Health 

Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), yet many of the provisions in the 

law remain unfunded. Tribes have specifically requested that priority areas for funding focus on diabetes treatment and prevention, 

behavioral health, and health professions. The Committee requests 

that the Service provide, no later than 90 days after enactment, a 

detailed plan with specific dollars identified to fully fund and implement the IHCIA. 

Maternal and Child Health.—The Committee encourages IHS to 

establish a pilot program to determine the most effective ways to: 

(1) educate IHS health care providers on how to evaluate risk factors that could interfere with successfully meeting breastfeeding 

goals; (2) provide necessary support to AI/AN mothers to prevent 

or address delayed initiation of milk production during the critical 

period immediately following birth; and (3) provide support to AI/ 

AN mothers to help them understand the benefits of long-term 

breastfeeding and improve clinically recommended rates, particularly when they return to work. The Committee also directs IHS, 

where possible and within scope of agency authority, to encourage 

breastfeeding support recommendations within the workplace 

which encourage job retention. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $822,227,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 820,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 820,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥2,227,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation esti- mated to be $820,000,000 for contract support costs incurred by the 

agency as required by law. The bill includes language making such 

sums as are necessary to meet the Federal government’s full legal 

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obligation, and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account for any other purpose. 

INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $878,806,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 803,026,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 964,121,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +85,315,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +161,095,000 

The Committee recommends $964,121,000 for Indian Health Facilities, $85,315,000 above the enacted level and $161,095,000 

above the budget request. All proposed cuts are rejected and IHS 

is expected to continue all programs at fiscal year 2019 enacted levels, except as otherwise discussed below and summarized in the 

table at the end of this report. 

Current Services.—The recommendation includes an overall total 

of $11,858,000 for fixed cost increases, $3,515,000 above the budget 

request. 

Staffing for New Facilities.—The recommendation includes 

$7,073,000 for staffing newly opened health facilities, as requested. 

Funding for Staffing for New Facilities represents the full amount 

required based upon updated estimates provided to the Committee. 

Funds for the staffing of new facilities are limited to facilities funded through the Health Care Facilities Construction Priority System 

or the Joint Venture Construction Program that have opened in fiscal year 2019 or will open in fiscal year 2020. None of these funds 

may be allocated to a facility until such facility has achieved beneficial occupancy status. 

Maintenance and Improvement.—The recommendation includes 

$174,336,000 for Maintenance and Improvement, $6,809,000 above 

the enacted level and $5,768,000 above the budget request. The 

Committee includes $1,425,000 for current services. 

Sanitation Facilities Construction.—The recommendation includes $193,577,000 for Sanitation Facilities Construction, which is 

$1,544,000 above the enacted level and $325,000 above the budget 

request. Within the amounts provided, the Committee includes 

$1,544,000 for current services. 

Health Care Facilities Construction.—The recommendation includes $304,290,000 for Health Care Facilities Construction, 

$60,810,000 above the enacted level and $138,480,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee includes $810,000 for current services, $20,000,000 for staff quarters, $20,000,000 for small health 

clinics, $10,000,000 for general health care facilities construction, 

and $10,000,000 to incorporate green infrastructure. 

Green Infrastructure.—The Committee includes $10,000,000 to 

incorporate planning, design, and operations of buildings to reduce 

costs, minimize environmental impacts, use renewable energy and 

incorporate green infrastructure and the most current energy efficiency codes and standards to the maximum extent practicable. 

The Committee directs IHS to submit a report to the Committee 

within 90 days of enactment of this Act explaining how it proposes 

to use the funds provided for green infrastructure and renewable 

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mental Health Support, $14,771,000 above the enacted level and 

$15,418,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommends 

$7,698,000 for current services and $7,073,000 for Staffing for New 

Facilities, as requested. 

Equipment.—The recommendation includes $25,087,000 for 

Equipment, $1,381,000 above the enacted level and $1,104,000 

above the budget request. Of the increase, $381,000 is for current 

services, $1,000,000 is for the maintenance, upgrade, replacement 

and purchase of new medical equipment. The bill continues language allowing up to $500,000 to be used to purchase TRANSAM 

equipment from the Department of Defense. 

Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.—The bill includes language allowing funds in the Indian Health Care Improvement 

Fund to be used for activities in the Facilities account. 

Joint Venture Construction Program.—The Committee urges the 

Service to consult with Tribes to determine and establish open competitions on a regular cycle of between three and five years. Consistent with existing IHS policy, non-selected applications in any 

cycle should not be grandfathered in a queue but instead should be 

eligible to reapply in the next cycle. Special consideration should be 

given to applications from within States with few or no existing 

IHS or Tribal facilities.’’ 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 

(NIEHS), an agency within the National Institutes of Health, was 

authorized in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and in section 

126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 

1986 to conduct certain research and worker training activities associated with the Nation’s Hazardous Substance Superfund program. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $79,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 66,581,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 80,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +13,419,000 

The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, $1,000,000 above the enacted level and $13,419,000 above the request. NIEHS is encouraged to allocate these additional resources to its Worker Training 

Program in a manner that best supports communities’ capacity to 

respond to and recover from natural disasters. 

PFAS Research.—The Committee remains concerned about the 

significant knowledge gaps needed to respond to this class of 

emerging contaminants. The Committee encourages continued 

funding for research with academic institutions that will help identify and quantify exposure risks and pathways; develop and utilize 

environmental forensic techniques; and create predictive computer 

model simulations and pilot-scale field projects to expedite future 

remediation efforts. 

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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 

an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, was 

created in section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980. The 

Agency’s mission is to serve the public through responsive public 

health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful toxic exposures. ATSDR assesses hazardous exposures in communities near toxic waste sites and advises the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other government agencies, community groups and industry partners on actions needed to 

protect people’s health. In addition, ATSDR conducts toxicological 

and applied research to support environmental assessments, supports health surveillance systems and registries, develops and disseminates information on hazardous substances, provides education 

and training on hazardous exposures, and responds to environmental emergencies. Through a national network of scientists and 

public health practitioners in State health departments, regional 

EPA offices and headquarters, ATSDR helps to protect people from 

acute toxic exposures that occur from hazardous leaks and spills, 

environment-related poisonings, and natural and terrorism-related 

disasters. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $74,691,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 62,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 79,691,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +17,691,000 

The Committee recommends $79,691,000 for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 

2019 enacted level and $17,691,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee supports the Agency’s ongoing work assessing 

health threats from environmental hazards, including emerging 

contaminants such as PFAS chemicals. The Committee directs the 

Agency to increase its statistical and data analytical capacity to 

support the Agency’s health mission. Additionally, the Committee 

urges the Agency to undertake additional health studies on PFAS 

chemicals, including studies evaluating cancer risks and reproductive effects associated with exposure to PFAS chemicals. 

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established by 

Congress under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA). The Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ), which provides professional and administrative staff for the Council, was established in the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970. 

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nating environmental programs among the Federal agencies in the 

Executive Branch. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,994,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,750,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,994,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +244,000 

The Committee recommends $2,994,000 for the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, equal to 

the enacted level and $244,000 above the request. 

The Committee recognizes that CEQ plays a critical role in coordinating Federal efforts to protect our environment and natural 

resources. Given that role, the Committee urges CEQ to convene 

the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies as appropriate, to 

support ongoing efforts to determine the potential environmental 

impacts of military aviation noise on national parks. In instances 

where it is determined that there are negative impacts due to aviation noise, the Committee encourages CEQ to coordinate with other 

agencies on implement strategies to mitigate the negative impacts 

of aviation noise, including, where practicable, reducing the levels 

of noise. 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is 

an independent Federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. The board members are appointed by the 

President and confirmed by the Senate. The CSB conducts rootcause investigations of chemical accidents at fixed industrial facilities. CSB does not issue fines or citations, but does make recommendations. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $12,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 10,200,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 12,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +1,800,000 

The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the Salaries and Expenses appropriation, equal to the enacted level and $1,800,000 

above the budget request. Changes to the request include an increase of $1,800,000 to restore proposed programmatic reductions. 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) was 

established by Public Law 93–531 to plan and conduct relocation 

activities associated with the settlement of a land dispute between 

the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe. 

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Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $8,750,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 7,500,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 7,500,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥1,250,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for ONHIR to complete 

its mission and bring about the closure of ONHIR in accordance 

with its authorizing statutes. Of the amounts provided, $3,450,000 

is for Operation of the Office, $1,000,000 is for Relocation Operations, and $3,050,000 are Discretionary Funds to assist with housing infrastructure and close-out of ONHIR, as requested. ONHIR 

is directed to continue to work closely with the Navajo Nation, the 

Hopi Tribe, the Department of the Interior, the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, and the Department of Justice to plan and 

implement the timely, reasonable, and fair closure of ONHIR and 

transfer of any legacy responsibilities to the appropriate parties. 

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND

ARTS DEVELOPMENT

PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $9,960,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 10,210,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 10,850,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +890,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +640,000 

The Committee recommends $10,850,000 for the Institute of 

American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, $890,000 above the enacted level and $640,000 above the 

budget request. Within the amounts provided, $974,000 is for Finance and Administration to cover fixed cost increases, an increase 

of $84,000 above the enacted level and $59,000 above the budget 

request, and $3,472,000 is for Academic Division and Library, an 

increase of $806,000 above the enacted level and $581,000 above 

the budget request. Within the amounts provided for the Academic 

Division and Library, the Committee includes $225,000, as requested, for the Summer Bridge program. 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum and 

research complex, with 19 museums and galleries, nine research 

centers, 21 libraries, the National Zoological Park, and 214 Affiliates in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and Panama. Funded by both private and Federal sources, the Smithsonian is unique in the Federal 

establishment. Created by an Act of Congress in 1846 to carry out 

the trust included in James Smithson’s will, it has been engaged 

for 173 years in the ‘‘increase and diffusion of knowledge.’’ Last 

year, the Smithsonian attracted almost 29 million visits to its museums, galleries, and zoological park and another 4.5 million people 

visited Smithsonian traveling exhibitions. As custodian of the National Collections, the Smithsonian is responsible for more than 

155 million objects, including scientific specimens, works of art, library volumes, archival materials, musical instruments, and live 

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source for global research and conservation efforts. The collections 

are displayed for the enjoyment and education of visitors and are 

available for research by the staff of the Institution and by thousands of visiting students, scientists, and historians each year. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $739,994,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 759,345,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 852,345,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +112,351,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +93,000,000 

The Committee recommends $852,345,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, $112,351,000 above the enacted level and $93,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes the proposed budget increases, fixed costs, 

and the fiscal year 2020 pay increase. Additional information is 

provided in the detail table at the end of the report. 

The Committee does not include bill language proposed in the 

budget request to allow the Smithsonian Institution to expend Federal funds appropriated for lease or rent payments as payments to 

the Smithsonian Institution general trust funds (non-federal funding account) that can be used for expenses associated with the purchase of a building by the non-federal Smithsonian Institution 

Trust. The Committee is deeply concerned that the Smithsonian 

issued a Request for Proposal for a consolidated administrative 

headquarters facility in August 2018 without first speaking to Congress. An undertaking of this magnitude should be done transparently and include discussions of the business case for consolidation and building acquisition with appropriators and authorizers 

before the initiation of any actions. 

Additional Guidance.—The following additional direction and 

guidance is provided with respect to funding provided within this 

account: 

National Museum of African American History and Culture.— The Committee maintains its longstanding support of the National 

Museum of African American History and Culture, and has provided funds, as requested. 

Latino Programs, Exhibitions, Collections and Public Outreach.— The Committee encourages the Smithsonian to continue to explore 

the creation of an American Latino Museum, and in the meantime 

supports the Smithsonian Latino Center and its goal of promoting 

the inclusion of Latino contributions in Smithsonian Institution 

programs, exhibitions, collections, and public outreach. In accordance with the recommendations provided to Congress and the 

President of the United States in the May 2011 report by the National Museum of the American Latino Commission (created by 

P.L. 110–229), the Committee urges collaboration among interested 

parties to advance these goals more fully by utilizing existing 

Smithsonian Institution locations on the National Mall for the 

long-term expansion of the Smithsonian Latino Center’s programming, exhibition and collection space. The recommendation includes a total of $5,000,000 for the Latino Center to continue expanding exhibit activities and cultivate new Latino curators in anticipation of the gallery’s opening. To this end, the Committee encourages collaboration among interested parties including Hispanic 

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Serving Institutions. The Committee requests an update on the 

opening of the Molina Family Latino Gallery and related exhibits 

and collections within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

Asian Pacific American Initiatives and Outreach.—The Committee provides funds as requested for the Institution’s Asian Pacific American initiatives and continues to support the Institution’s 

efforts to develop programs and expand outreach to promote a better understanding of the Asian Pacific American experience. 

American Women’s Initiatives and Outreach.—The Committee 

provides funds as requested for the Smithsonian’s American Women’s Initiative and continues to support the development and expansion of this multi-year, pan-institutional celebration of the 

100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America. 

Outreach.—The Committee acknowledges the Smithsonian’s new 

strategic plan and its goal to reach a billion people by 2022 with 

a ‘‘digital first’’ strategy. The Committee encourages the Institution 

to increase outreach and support activities through collaboration 

with local museums and other interested public and non-profit organizations. The Committee continues its support of Smithsonian’s 

Traveling Exhibitions and Affiliations programs that share its expertise, art, science and historical artifacts throughout the Nation, 

as well as rich educational programming. These programs ensure 

that all Americans can learn and experience the magnificent history which millions find every year exhibited in Washington, D.C. 

The Committee also supports discussions with outside partners 

about utilizing technology to make the Smithsonian’s artifacts and 

collections more accessible for teachers and students, so these resources can enhance school curriculums. 

Facilities Maintenance.—The Smithsonian-wide facility replace- ment value is currently $8.45 billion. The National Research Council recommends an annual maintenance budget in the range of two 

to four percent of a physical plant’s current replacement value to 

avoid adding a deferred maintenance backlog. Therefore, the recommendation provides a program increase of $75,000,000 to the 

budget request for a total of $161,258,000. At this funding level, 

the Smithsonian will be able to fulfill its mission, sustain facility 

capital and maintenance investment and security needs, and reduce the deferred maintenance backlog. 

STEAM engagement and diversity.—The Committee commends 

the Smithsonian’s efforts to provide authentic and inspiring 

STEAM experiences for teachers and students by drawing on the 

scientific and engineering assets of the Federal government including scientists, labs, satellites, museums, and research centers. The 

Committee notes the achievement gap persists for many low-income students and students of color and encourages the Smithsonian to ensure priorities are given to disadvantaged and dual language students. Supporting STEAM initiatives is crucial in preparing young Americans, especially those from low-income disadvantaged backgrounds, for the 21st century economy and beyond. 

The Committee encourages the Smithsonian to continue its involvement and leadership in the Federal CoSTEAM initiative which coordinates the efforts of STEAM engagement across mission agencies, and other non-profit collaborators. The Committee supports 

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tivate the next generation of science, technology, engineering, art, 

mathematics and history learners by sharing high quality education content aligned with national education priorities. 

FACILITIES CAPITAL

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $303,503,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 219,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 219,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥84,503,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The Committee recommends $219,000,000 for the Facilities Capital account, $84,503,000 below the enacted level, and equal to the 

budget request. The recommendation includes funding, as requested, for the continued renovation of the National Air and Space 

Museum as well as revitalization efforts at the Udvar-Hazy Center, 

the National Zoological Park, and other priority areas including the 

Smithsonian Castle and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 

in Panama. Planning and design funding of $29,600,000, including 

$16,000,000 for the Smithsonian Castle and Arts and Industries 

Buildings, is provided as requested. 

National Air and Space Museum Revitalization.—The Committee 

supports the multi-year, multi-phase renovation of the National Air 

and Space Museum (NASM), including the replacement of the 

building’s fac ̧ade and internal building systems, and accepts the 

budget request. With this recommendation the Committee has provided 86 percent of the total funding needed and the amount that 

can be utilized in fiscal year 2020. 

The NASM faces mechanical, structural, and security challenges 

that necessitate action to ensure the facility’s long-term viability. 

The NASM is the most visited museum in the United States and 

second most visited museum in the world with between seven and 

eight million visitors annually. Given the scale of the project, the 

Committee directs the Institution to provide the Committee on a 

timely basis the most updated and comprehensive information on 

project and funding requirements. The Government Accountability 

Office is directed to continue its ongoing review and analysis of the 

project’s cost estimate, as directed in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115–31). Further, the Committee commends 

the Smithsonian for its efforts to identify partnership and philanthropic opportunities that will provide additional non-Federal 

sources of funding to assist in offsetting the costs of this and other 

projects. 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

The National Gallery of Art is one of the world’s great galleries. 

Its magnificent works of art, displayed for the benefit of millions 

of visitors annually, and its two iconic buildings and sculpture garden, serve as an example of a successful cooperative endeavor between private individuals and institutions and the Federal government. With the special exhibitions shown in the Gallery, and 

through the many exhibitions which travel across the country, the 

Gallery brings great art treasures to Washington, DC, and to the 

Nation. Through its educational and teacher training programs and 

its website, the Gallery provides art history materials, rich online 

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educational materials, direct loans, and broadcast programs to millions of Americans in every State. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $144,202,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 139,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 147,022,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,820,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +8,022,000 

The Committee recommends $147,022,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the National Gallery of Art, an increase of $2,820,000 

above the enacted level and $8,022,000 above the budget request. 

Bill Language.—The Committee has included bill language specifying the amount provided for Special Exhibitions. 

REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $24,203,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 15,114,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 34,603,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +10,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +19,489,000 

The Committee recommends $34,603,000 for Repair, Restoration 

and Renovation of buildings at the National Gallery of Art, 

$10,400,000 above the enacted level and $19,489,000 above the 

budget request. Additional funds have been included to address urgent repairs and renovations as identified in the Master Facilities 

Plan. The recommendation also includes bill language and 

$1,000,000 for design of an off-site art storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. 

Bill Language.—The Committee has included bill language, as 

requested, relating to lease agreements of no more than 10 years 

that addresses space needs created by ongoing renovations in the 

Master Facilities Plan. 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a living 

memorial to the late President Kennedy and is the National Center 

for the Performing Arts. The Center houses nine stages and seven 

theaters which have a total of more than 7,300 seats. The Center 

consists of over 1.5 million square feet of usable floor space with 

visitation averaging 8,000 on a daily basis. The support systems in 

the building often operate at capacity 18 hours a day, seven days 

a week, 365 days a year. 

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $24,490,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 25,690,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 25,690,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +1,200,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The Committee recommends $25,690,000 for Operations and 

Maintenance, $1,200,000 above the enacted level and equal to the 

budget request. 

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CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $16,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 14,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 17,800,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +3,800,000 

The Committee recommends $17,800,000 for Capital Repair and 

Restoration, $1,000,000 above the enacted level and $3,800,000 

above the budget request. 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968, P.L. 90–637, established the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to 

symbolize and strengthen the fruitful relation between learning 

and public affairs. This institution serves the public through nonpartisan, policy-relevant research and dialogue, to increase understanding and enhance the capabilities and knowledge of leaders, 

citizens, and institutions worldwide. The Center hosts 150 worldclass scholars per year to do their own advanced study, research 

and writing which facilitates debate and discussions on relevant, 

major long-term issues facing this Nation and the world. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $12,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 8,139,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 14,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +5,861,000 

The Committee recommends $14,000,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 

an increase of $2,000,000 above the enacted level and $5,861,000 

above the budget request. The Committee does not support the 

budget request to eliminate annual direct federal appropriations 

and instead provides additional funding to cover fixed costs, staffing vacancies, and equipment replacement. 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $155,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 29,333,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 167,500,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +12,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +138,167,000 

The Committee recommends $167,500,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), $12,500,000 above the enacted level 

and $138,167,000 above the budget request. 

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ing to support art programs that can enhance economic development, create jobs, and expand arts learning. 

The Committee remains committed to supporting proven national 

initiatives with broad geographic reach. The Big Read, Challenge 

America, and Shakespeare in American Communities are among 

the cost-effective grant programs that extend the arts to underserved populations in both urban and rural communities across the 

United States. Through the innovative program, ‘‘Creative Forces: 

NEA Military Healing Arts Network,’’ the NEA, in partnership 

with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, provides 

creative arts therapies and arts engagement strategies that promote healing and support the reintegration of service members and 

veterans recovering from traumatic brain injuries and psychological 

health issues. 

The Committee strongly supports arts education and the NEA’s 

work with STEAM, adding the Arts to STEM (Science, Technology, 

Engineering, and Mathematic) education initiatives. The Committee encourages the NEA to continue its research efforts and 

work with cultural institutions, arts organizations, and other Federal agencies in furthering STEAM initiatives. STEAM programs 

give students the opportunity to explore creative new ways to solve 

problems, display data, and apply critical thinking techniques that 

foster innovation and prepare young Americans for the 21st century and beyond. 

The bill includes funding to continue the longstanding collaborative relationship between the NEA and the States. State art 

agencies match NEA grant funds to support programs that respond 

to local needs in arts education, community development, cultural 

preservation, and arts access. More than 4,000 communities benefit 

annually from these programs. 

Bill Language.—As in previous years, sections 413 and 414 of 

this bill provide grant program direction to the NEA. With the exception of established honorific programs, grant funding to individual artists is strictly prohibited. The Committee directs that priority be given to providing services or grant funding for projects, 

productions, or programs that encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $155,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 37,891,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 167,500,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +12,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +129,609,000 

The Committee recommends $167,500,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), $12,500,000 above the enacted 

level and $129,609,000 above the budget request. The Committee 

expects the NEH to obligate and expend funds as directed in the 

table that is included at the end of this report. 

The Committee recognizes the broad bipartisan support for the 

NEH mission to serve and strengthen our nation by making the 

humanities available to all Americans. NEH programs support cultural infrastructure projects, education programs, and initiatives; 

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advance scholarly research; and provide for exhibitions, documentaries, and the preservation of historic collections. 

The Committee acknowledges the importance of NEH dialogue 

programs in advancing a civil discourse on challenging issues. The 

NEH supports dialogue programs in every state that help individuals and communities engage thoughtfully on regional and national 

issues of local importance. 

The Committee encourages the NEH to provide opportunities for 

documentaries that promote the importance of and educate the 

public on the historic preservation process. 

The Committee includes funding to advance cross-cutting NEH 

initiatives. The Committee understands that this funding will be 

used to support three programmatic areas: the celebration of the 

U.S. Semiquincentennial, the advancement of civic education, and 

NEH’s ‘‘Standing Together’’ initiative which promotes a deeper understanding of the military experience and supports returning veterans and their families. 

The Committee commends the NEH for its support of grant programs to benefit wounded warriors and to ensure educational opportunities for veterans and service members transitioning to civilian life. In partnership with NEH, State humanities councils have 

developed and delivered local programs that support veterans, their 

families and caregivers. The Committee encourages the NEH to 

fully support efforts to connect the humanities to the experience of 

veterans and provide educational opportunities to these American 

heroes. 

The Committee commends the NEH for its ongoing support to 

American Indian and Alaska Native communities in preserving 

their cultural and linguistic heritage through the Documenting Endangered Languages program and a variety of preservation and access grants that enable American Indian and Alaska Native communities to preserve cultural artifacts and make them broadly accessible. The Committee also commends the NEH for providing 

educational opportunities for Tribal communities through the Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities program. 

The bill includes funding to continue the longstanding collaborative relationship between the NEH and State humanities councils. The Committee commends the NEH for its ongoing, successful 

collaboration with State humanities councils in each of the 50 

states as well as Washington, D.C., the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. State humanities 

councils support public humanities programming in more than 

6,000 rural and urban communities and nearly every congressional 

district. These programs increase public awareness of national 

issues such as the opioid epidemic, help veterans reintegrate into 

their communities, promote family literacy, and record and preserve the stories, language, and histories of our native cultures. 

The Committee urges the NEH to provide program funding to support the work of State humanities councils consistent with the 

guidance provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to advise 

the government on questions of art and architecture and preserve 

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the symbolic significance of the nation’s capital. The Commission’s 

work includes advice on designs for parks, public buildings, public 

art, as well as the design of national monuments, coins and medals, and overseas American military cemeteries. In addition, the 

Commission conducts design reviews of semipublic and private 

structures within the Old Georgetown Historic District and within 

certain areas of the National Capital that are adjacent to areas of 

Federal interest. The Commission also administers the National 

Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,771,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 3,050,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 3,282,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +511,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +232,000 

The Committee recommends $3,282,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts, $511,000 above the enacted 

level and $232,000 above the budget request. Within the increase, 

funding has been included to provide an additional FTE for IT and 

cybersecurity support. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $2,750,000 

Budget Estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,250,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +5,000,000 

The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs (NCACA) program was established in Public Law 99–190 to support organizations that perform, exhibit, and/or present the arts in the Nation’s 

Capital. NCACA provides grants to support Ford’s Theater, the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Museum of Women in the 

Arts, and other arts organizations. The Committee recommends 

$5,000,000, which is $2,250,000 more than the enacted level and 

$5,000,000 more than the budget request. 

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established the 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The ACHP was 

granted permanent authorization as part of the National Historic 

Preservation Act Amendments of 2006 (Public Law 109–453). The 

ACHP promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive 

use of our Nation’s historic resources and advises the President 

and Congress on national historic preservation policy. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $6,890,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 7,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 7,388,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +498,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +388,000 

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The Committee recommends $7,388,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), 

$498,000 above the enacted level and $388,000 above the budget 

request. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated the National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning agency 

for the Federal government in the National Capital Region. The 

three major functions of the Commission are to prepare the federal 

elements of the National Capital Comprehensive Plan; prepare the 

Federal Capital Improvement Program; and review plans and proposals submitted to the Commission. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $8,099,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 7,948,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 8,124,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +25,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +176,000 

The Committee recommends $8,124,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission, $25,000 

above the enacted level and $176,000 above the budget request. 

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

In 1980, Congress passed legislation creating a 65-member Holocaust Memorial Council with the mandate to create and oversee a 

living memorial/museum to victims of the Holocaust. The museum 

opened in April 1993. Construction costs for the museum came 

solely from donated funds raised by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial 

Museum Campaign, and appropriated funds were used for planning and development of programmatic components, overall administrative support, and annual commemorative observances. Since 

the opening of the museum, appropriated funds have been provided 

to pay for the ongoing operating costs of the museum as authorized 

by Public Law 102–529 and Public Law 106–292. Private funds 

support educational outreach throughout the United States. 

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $59,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 59,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 61,388,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,388,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +2,388,000 

The Committee recommends $61,388,000 for the Holocaust Memorial Museum, $2,388,000 above the enacted level and the budget 

request. 

Salaries and Expenses.—The recommendation includes 

$56,409,000 for salaries and expenses, including $388,000 for fixed 

cost increases. The recommendation includes the requested 

$4,000,000 increase to salaries and expenses for one-time expenditures in the areas of information technology, financial management, and National Institute of Holocaust Documentation. 

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Repair and Rehabilitation.—The recommendation includes 

$3,000,000 for Repair and Rehabilitation, $1,000,000 below enacted 

and $2,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation 

fully funds the projects identified in the budget request and includes an additional $2,000,000 for repair and rehabilitation 

projects in the Ross Administrative building. 

Outreach Initiatives.—The recommendation includes $1,264,000 

for Outreach Initiatives, equal to the enacted level and equal to the 

budget request. 

Equipment Replacement.—The recommendation includes 

$715,000 for Equipment Replacement, $1,000,000 below the enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

The Committee recognizes that learning how and why the Holocaust happened continues to be an important component of civic 

education in the United States. The Committee is aware that Holocaust memory and education must adapt to the impending absence 

of the eyewitnesses whose testimony has been integral to Holocaust 

education. This challenges Holocaust educators to create thought 

provoking experiences in both digital and physical spaces that elevate the voices, memories and personal stories of victims and survivors. Ensuring the future of Holocaust memory will require the 

preservation of evidence and free access to digital primary resources for researchers, educators, students, and public audiences. 

The Committee notes efforts of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and others to support the growth and vitality of Holocaust education and scholarship. 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission was created by 

Congress in 1999 through Public Law 106–79 for the purpose of establishing a permanent national memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe in 

World War II and 34th President of the United States. The Commission consists of 12 members, four members of the House of Representatives, four Senators, and four private citizens appointed by 

the President. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,800,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,800,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ 0 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The bill includes $1,800,000 for the Salaries and Expenses account, equal to enacted level and the budget request. The Committee notes that the final installment of construction funding necessary to complete the memorial was provided in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141). 

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission was established 

by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, P.L. 

115–31. The Commission is tasked with ensuring a suitable observance of the centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th 

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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920, that 

guaranteed women the right to vote. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 0 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 0 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... 0 

The bill does not provide funding in fiscal year 2020 for the salaries and expenses of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission 

because Congress has provided a total of $4,000,000 for the Commission to date. This funding allows the 14-member Commission to 

move forward with planning commemorative events, educational 

exhibitions, traveling exhibits and pop up displays, and other activities to educate Americans about women’s suffrage and celebrate 

this historic event. Current cost projections estimate the Commission’s expenses will not exceed $4,000,000. 

WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission was created by an 

Act of Congress in 2013 as an independent agency of the Legislative Branch of the United States government. Members of the 12- 

member Commission were appointed by the President and the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as the 

American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the National 

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

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation enacted, 2019 .............................................................. $7,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 21,093,058 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 6,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥15,093,058 

The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission, $1,000,000 below the 

enacted level and $15,093,058 below the budget request. The recommendation does not include the $15,093,058 requested for deferred maintenance because the project was funded by the National 

Park Service in fiscal year 2019, after the 2020 budget submission. 

The recommendation changes the period of availability for funds 

appropriated in this account from no-year to two-year because the 

Commission anticipates submitting its final request for salary and 

expenses in fiscal year 2021, and a final request in fiscal year 2022 

for funds to shut down the Commission, making a no-year appropriation unnecessary. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Section 401 continues a provision prohibiting activities to promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals. 

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Section 402 continues a provision providing for annual appropriations unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act. 

Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on departmental assessments unless approved by the Committee on Appropriations. 

Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and processing 

applications for patents and on the patenting of Federal lands. 

Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of contract support costs for prior fiscal years. 

Section 406 addresses the payment of contract support costs for 

fiscal year 2020. 

Section 407 continues a provision providing that the Secretary of 

Agriculture shall not be considered in violation of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

Act solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the Secretary is working in good 

faith to complete the plan revision. 

Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing, leasing, 

and related activities within the boundaries of National Monuments. 

Section 409 continues a provision which restricts funding for acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being used for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation. 

Section 410 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid contracts and grants except under certain circumstances. 

Section 411 continues a provision which requires public disclosure of certain reports. 

Section 412 continues a provision which delineates the grant 

guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the program 

priorities for programs managed by the National Endowment for 

the Arts. 

Section 414 continues a provision requiring the Department of 

the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service, and 

Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on Appropriations 

quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations. 

Section 415 continues a provision through fiscal year 2021 authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding contracts for 

certain activities on public lands. 

Section 416 extends certain authorities through fiscal year 2020 

allowing the Forest Service to renew grazing permits. 

Section 417 prohibits the use of funds to maintain or establish 

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

Section 418 extends the authority of the Forest Service Facility 

Realignment and Enhancement Act. 

Section 419 sets requirements for the use of American iron and 

steel for certain loans and grants. 

Section 420 reauthorizes funding for one year for the John F. 

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

Section 421 provides authority for the Secretary of the Interior 

to enter into training agreements and to transfer excess equipment 

and supplies for wildfires. 

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Section 422 provides a one-year extension of the current recreation fee authority. 

Section 423 incorporates Reprogramming Guidelines in the bill. 

Section 424 requires the submission of certain project lists to the 

Committee by a date certain. 

House of Representatives Report Requirements 

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

FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules 

of the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote 

on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the 

names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed 

below: 

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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule Xlll of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Date: May 22, 2019 

Measure: Interior Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Joyce 

RollCall I 

Description of Motion: To reduce funding for Environmental Protection Agency enforcement activities 

and to reduce new budget authority by the same amount. 

Results: Defeated 22 yeas to 30 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule Xlll of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Date: May 22, 2019 

Measure: Interior Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Graves 

Roll Call2 

Description of Motion: To prohibit any Department or Agency funded by this Act from finalizing new 

rules or regulations prior to reporting to the Committees on Appropriations. 

Results: Defeated 22 yeas to 29 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule X Ill of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Date: May 22, 2019 

Measure: Interior Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Calvert 

Roll Call3 

Description of Motion: To strike a provision regarding lease sales pursuant to section 20001 (c)( 1) of 

Public Law 115-97. 

Results: Defeated 23 yeas to 27 nays 

.Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Cuellar 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. F 01ien bet1)' 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewati 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Paean 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Date: May 22, 20 19 

Measure: Interior Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Carter 

Roll Call4 

Description of Motion: To prohibit use of funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or tackle. 

Results: Defeated 24 yeas to 26 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Bishop 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Cuellar 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Paean 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XHI of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Date: May 22,2019 

Measure: Interior Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Simpson 

Roll CaliS 

Description of Motion: To strike report language regarding Sage Grouse. 

Results: Defeated 22 yeas to 30 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolcnaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule X Ill of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Date: May 22,2019 

Measure: Interior Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Ms. Kaptur 

Roll Call6 

Description of Motion: To Report the Interior Appropriations Bill to the House, as amended 

Results: Adopted 30 yeas to 21 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 
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STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

RESCISSION OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

rescission recommended in the accompanying bill: 

Department and activity 

Amounts 

Precommended for 

rescission 

Bureau of Land Management: Management of Lands and Resources ........................................................... $14,000,000 

Bureau of Land Management: Construction .................................................................................................... $5,000,000 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Resource Management ................................................................... $4,000,000 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund .................... $10,000,000 

Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians ........................................................................................ $3,000,000 

TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

transfer of funds in the accompanying bill. 

APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

Account from which transfer is made Amount 

(000’s) Account to which transfer is made Amount (000’s) 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service.

not specified ......... Department of Transportation, Federal 

Highway Administration.

not specified 

Department of the Interior, BIA/BIE, 

Operation of Indian Programs.

not specified ......... Indian forest land assistance accounts.not specified 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs Construction.

not specified ......... Bureau of Reclamation ........................ not specified 

Department of the Interior, Office of 

the Secretary.

not specified ......... Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of 

Indian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’, Office of the Special Trustee ‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’.

not specified 

Department of the Interior, Office of 

Insular Affairs.

not specified ......... Secretary of Agriculture ....................... not specified 

Department of the Interior, Office of 

the Special Trustee for American Indians.

not specified ......... Department of the Interior, BIA/BIE, 

Operation of Indian Programs; Office of the Solicitor, Salaries and 

Expenses; Office of the Secretary, 

Departmental Operations.

not specified 

Department of the Interior, Wildland 

Fire Management.

not specified ......... Department of the Interior, for repayment of advances made during 

emergencies.

not specified 

Department of the Interior, Wildland 

Fire Management.

up to $50,000 ....... National Forest Foundation, Administrative Provision.not specified 

Department of the Interior, Intra-Bureau.not specified ......... Department of the Interior, Intra-Bureau, for emergency purposes as 

specified.

not specified 

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APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL—Continued 

Account from which transfer is made Amount 

(000’s) Account to which transfer is made Amount (000’s) 

Department of the Interior, Department-Wide.not specified ......... Department of the Interior, Department-Wide, for emergency purposes 

as specified.

not specified 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau 

of Indian Education, and Office of 

the Special Trustee.

not specified ......... Indian trust management and reform 

activities.

not specified 

Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Substance Superfund.not specified ......... Other Federal Agencies ........................ not specified 

Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Substance Superfund.$9,586 ................... Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General.$9,586 

Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Substance Superfund.$30,496 ................. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Science and Technology.

$30,496 

Environmental Protection Agency, Administrative Provisions.up to $320,000 ..... Any Federal Department or Agency for 

Great Lakes Initiative.

up to $320,000 

Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management.not specified ......... Forest Service Operations, permanent 

funds or trusts.

not specified 

Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management.not specified ......... Forest Service, Capital Improvement 

and Maintenance.

not specified 

Forest Service Operations, cost pools .. not specified ......... Wildland Fire Management .................. $300,000 

Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management, Administrative Provision.up to $50,000 ....... Secretary of the Interior ....................... up to $50,000 

Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management.1,950,000.

Forest Service, Administrative Provisions.not specified ......... Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management.

not specified 

Forest Service, Administrative Provisions.up to $82,000 ....... USDA, Working Capital Fund ............... up to $82,000 

Forest Service, Administrative Provisions.up to $14,500 ....... USDA, Greenbook .................................. up to $14,500 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED

SPENDING ITEMS

Neither the bill nor the report contains any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined by 

clause 9 of rule XXI. 

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE 

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SUBTITLE V—GENERAL ASSISTANCE 

ADMINISTRATION 

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CHAPTER 69—PAYMENT FOR ENTITLEMENT LAND 

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§ 6906. Funding 

For øfiscal year 2019¿ fiscal year 2020— 

(1) each county or other eligible unit of local government 

shall be entitled to payment under this chapter; and 

(2) sums shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior for obligation or expenditure in accordance with this chapter. 

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CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 

(Public Law 108-447) 

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DIVISION J—OTHER MATTERS 

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TITLE V—NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA 

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SEC. 512. SUNSET PROVISION 

The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 

title terminates øon the date that is 15 years after the date that 

funds are first made available for this title.¿ after September 30, 

2022. 

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TITLE VI—OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

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SEC. 608. SUNSET. 

The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assistance 

under this title after øthe expiration of the 15-year period beginning on the date that funds are first made available for this title.¿ 

September 30, 2022. 

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SECTION 109 OF PUBLIC LAW 103-449 

SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under 

this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more 

than a total of ø$15,000,000¿ $17,000,000 may be appropriated for 

the Corridor under this title after the date of the enactment of the 

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 

Reauthorization Act of 1999. 

(b) FIFTY PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under this 

title may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance 

or grant provided or authorized under this title. 

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SECTION 608 OF THE OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC 

LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996 

(Public Law 104-333) 

SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under 

this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more 

than a total of ø$15,000,000¿ $17,000,000 may be appropriated for 

the Corridor under this title. 

(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under this 

title, after the designation of this Corridor, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided or authorized under this title. 

PUBLIC LAW 106-554 

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TITLE VIII—ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL 

HERITAGE CORRIDOR 

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SEC. 810. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) CORRIDOR.—There is authorized to be appropriated for 

the Corridor not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, to 

remain available until expended. Not more than a total of 

ø$12,000,000¿ $14,000,000 may be appropriated for the Corridor under this title. 

(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Federal funding provided 

under this paragraph may not exceed 50 percent of the total 

cost of any activity carried out with such funds. The non-Federal share of such support may be in the form of cash, services, 

or in-kind contributions, fairly valued. 

(b) OTHER FUNDING.—In addition to the sums authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

of the Interior such sums as are necessary for the Secretary for 

planning and technical assistance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006 

(Public Law 109-54) 

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TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

For fiscal year 2006, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 

6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the 

absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative 

agreements to federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member Tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian 

Tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State 

financial assistance agreements. 

The Administrator 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 (as added by subsection (f)(2) of the Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act of 2003), as amended. 

Notwithstanding CERCLA 104(k)(4)(B)(i)(IV), appropriated funds 

for fiscal year 2006 may be used to award grants or loans under 

section 104(k) of CERCLA to eligible entities that satisfy all of the 

elements set forth in CERCLA section 101(40) to qualify as a bona 

fide prospective purchaser except that the date of acquisition of the 

property was prior to the date of enactment of the Small Business 

Liability Relief and Brownfield Revitalization Act of 2001. 

For fiscal years 2006 through ø2020¿ 2025, the Administrator 

may, after consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, 

employ up to fifty persons at any one time in the Office of Research 

and Development under the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209. 

Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, and notwithstanding section 306 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal share of the cost of radon program activities implemented with 

Federal assistance under section 306 shall not exceed 60 percent in 

the third and subsequent grant years. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 

(Public Law 112-74) 

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

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TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES 

SEC. 412. In awarding a Federal contract with funds made available by this Act, notwithstanding Federal Government procurement and contracting laws, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Secretary of the Interior (the ‘‘Secretaries’’) may, in evaluating bids 

and proposals, through øfiscal year 2020¿ fiscal year 2021, give 

consideration to local contractors who are from, and who provide 

employment and training for, dislocated and displaced workers in 

an economically disadvantaged rural community, including those 

historically timber-dependent areas that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands and other forest-dependent rural communities isolated from significant alternative employment opportunities: Provided, That notwithstanding Federal Government procurement and contracting laws the Secretaries may 

award contracts, grants or cooperative agreements to local nonprofit entities, Youth Conservation Corps or related partnerships 

with State, local or non-profit youth groups, or small or micro-business or disadvantaged business: Provided further, That the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is for forest hazardous fuels 

reduction, watershed or water quality monitoring or restoration, 

wildlife or fish population monitoring, road decommissioning, trail 

maintenance or improvement, or habitat restoration or management: Provided further, That the terms ‘‘rural community’’ and 

‘‘economically disadvantaged’’ shall have the same meanings as in 

section 2374 of Public Law 101-624 (16 U.S.C. 6612): Provided further, That the Secretaries shall develop guidance to implement this 

section: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the Secretaries of any duty under applicable 

procurement laws, except as provided in this section. 

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FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 

ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2005 

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TITLE V—FOREST SERVICE FACILITY 

REALIGNMENT AND ENHANCEMENT 

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SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE 

ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. 

(a) CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.—In the manner provided by this 

title, the Secretary may convey an administrative site, or an interest in an administrative site, that is under the jurisdiction of the 

Secretary. 

(b) MEANS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance of an administrative site under this title may be made— 

(1) by sale; 

(2) by lease; 

(3) by exchange; 

(4) by a combination of sale and exchange; or 

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(5) by such other means as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(c) SIZE OF CONVEYANCE.—An administrative site or compound of 

administrative sites disposed of in a single conveyance under this 

title may not exceed 40 acres. 

(d) CERTAIN LANDS EXCLUDED.—The following Federal land may 

not be conveyed under this title: 

(1) Any land within a unit of the National Forest System 

that is exclusively designated for natural area or recreational 

purposes. 

(2) Any land included within the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Wild and Scenic River System, or a National Monument. 

(3) Any land that the Secretary determines— 

(A) is needed for resource management purposes or to 

provide access to other land or water; 

(B) is surrounded by National Forest System land or 

other publicly owned land, if conveyance would not be in 

the public interest due to the creation of a non-Federal 

inholding that would preclude the efficient management of 

the surrounding land; or 

(C) would be in the public interest to retain. 

(e) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.— (1) NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED USE OF AUTHORITY.—As part of 

the annual budget justification documents provided to the 

Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Secretary shall include— 

(A) a list of the anticipated conveyances to be made, including the anticipated revenue that may be obtained, 

using the authority provided by this title or other conveyance authorities available to the Secretary; 

(B) a discussion of the intended purposes of any new revenue obtained using this authority or other conveyance authorities available to the Secretary, and a list of any individual projects that exceed $500,000; and 

(C) a presentation of accomplishments of previous years 

using this authority or other conveyance authorities available to the Secretary. 

(2) NOTICE OF CHANGES TO CONVEYANCE LIST.—If the Secretary proposes to convey an administrative site under this 

title or using other conveyance authorities available to the Secretary and the administrative site is not included on a list provided under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the 

congressional committees specified in paragraph (3) written notice of the proposed conveyance, including the anticipated revenue that may be obtained from the conveyance. 

(3) NOTICE OF USE OF AUTHORITY.—At least once a year, the 

Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, the 

Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing a description of all 

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retary under this title or other conveyance authorities during 

the period covered by the report. 

(f) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary to 

initiate the conveyance of an administrative site under this title expires on September 30, ø2019¿ 2020. 

(g) REPEAL OF PILOT CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—Effective September 30, 2006, section 329 of the Department of the Interior and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; 

Public Law 107-63), is repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal of 

such section, the Secretary may complete the conveyance under 

such section of any administrative site whose conveyance was initiated under such section before that date. 

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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER ACT 

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SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), 

$24,490,000 for fiscal year 2019. 

ø(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 

4(a)(1), $16,800,000 for fiscal year 2019.¿ 

(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), 

$25,690,000 for fiscal year 2020. 

(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 4(a)(1), 

$17,800,000 for fiscal year 2020. 

(c) JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER PLAZA.—There is authorized to be 

appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for capital costs incurred in the planning, design, engineering, and construction of the 

project authorized by section 12 (including roadway improvements 

related to the North and South Interchanges and construction of 

the John F. Kennedy Center Plaza, but not including construction 

of any buildings on the plaza) a total of $400,000,000 for fiscal 

years 2003 through 2010. Such sums shall remain available until 

expended. 

(d) PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board such sums as are necessary to carry out section 7, to remain available until expended. 

(e) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No funds appropriated pursuant to this section may be used for any direct expense incurred in 

the production of a performing arts attraction, for personnel who 

are involved in performing arts administration (including any supply or equipment used by the personnel), or for production, staging, 

public relations, marketing, fundraising, ticket sales, or education. 

Funds appropriated directly to the Board shall not affect nor diminish other Federal funds sought for any performing arts function 

and may be used to reimburse the Board for that portion of costs 

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that are Federal costs reasonably allocated to building services and 

theater maintenance and repair. 

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FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT ACT 

TITLE VIII—FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT 

ACT 

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SEC. 810. SUNSET PROVISION. 

The authority of the Secretary to carry out this Act shall terminate øSeptember 30, 2019¿ September 30, 2021. 

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CHANGES IN APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted 

describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill, which 

directly or indirectly change the application of existing law. In most 

instances these provisions have been included in prior appropriations Acts. 

The bill includes the following changes in application of existing 

law: 

OVERALL BILL

Providing that certain appropriations remain available until expended, or extending the availability of funds beyond the fiscal 

year where programs or projects are continuing but for which legislation does not specifically authorize such extended availability. 

This authority tends to result in savings by preventing the practice 

of committing funds on low priority projects at the end of the fiscal 

year to avoid losing the funds. 

Limiting, in certain instances, the obligation of funds for particular functions or programs. These limitations include restrictions 

on the obligation of funds for administrative expenses, travel expenses, the use of consultants, and programmatic areas within the 

overall jurisdiction of a particular agency. 

Limiting official entertainment or reception and representation 

expenses for selected agencies in the bill. 

Continuing ongoing activities of certain critical Federal agencies 

or programs, which require re-authorization or other legislation 

which has not been enacted. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

Providing funds to the Bureau for the management of lands and 

resources. 

Permitting the use of fees for processing applications for permit 

to drill. 

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Permitting the use of mining fee collections for program operations. 

Permitting the use of fees from communication site rentals. 

LAND ACQUISITION

Requiring that funding for the program is derived from the Land 

and Water Conservation Fund. 

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

Providing funds for the Oregon and California Grant Lands. 

Authorizing the transfer of certain collections from the Oregon 

and California Land Grants Fund to the Treasury. 

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

Allowing certain funds to be transferred to the Department of the 

Interior for range improvements. 

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

Allowing the use of certain collected funds for certain administrative costs and operation of termination of certain facilities. 

Allowing the use of funds on any damaged public lands. 

Authorizing the Secretary to use monies from forfeitures, compromises or settlements for improvement, protection and rehabilitation of public lands under certain conditions. 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

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

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Permitting the Bureau to enter into agreements with public and 

private entities, including States. 

Permitting the Bureau to manage improvements to which the 

United States has title. 

Permitting the payment of rewards for information on violations 

of law on Bureau lands. 

Providing for cost-sharing arrangements for printing services. 

Permitting the Bureau to conduct certain projects for State governments on a reimbursable basis. 

Prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of wild horses 

and burros. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Provides funding for Endangered Species Act programs with a 

specified limitation. 

LAND ACQUISITION

Requiring that funding shall be derived from the Land and 

Water Conservation Fund. 

Providing that funding for projects may not be used for administrative costs. 

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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Providing that a portion of the appropriation shall be derived 

from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

Providing for a State and Tribal wildlife grants program. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Providing that programs may be carried out by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 

agreements with public and private entities. 

Providing for repair of damage to public roads. 

Providing options for the purchase of land not to exceed $1. 

Permitting cost-shared arrangements for printing services. 

Permitting the acceptance of donated aircraft. 

Providing that fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be available without further appropriation for the expenses of non-toxic shot review related expenses. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Designating funds for Everglades restoration. 

Providing for repair, rehabilitation and maintenance of National 

Park Service assets. 

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Providing for expenses not otherwise provided for. 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Providing for expenses derived from the Historic Preservation 

Fund. 

CONSTRUCTION

Providing funds for construction, improvements, repair or replacement of physical facilities, and management planning and 

compliance for areas administered by the National Park Service. 

Providing that a single procurement may be issued for any 

project funded in fiscal year 2020 with a future phase indicated in 

the National Park Service 5-year Line Item Construction Plan. 

Providing that the solicitation and contract shall contain the 

availability of funds clause. 

Providing that fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects 

funded by the Construction appropriation. 

Providing that the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with 

the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with reprogramming thresholds prior to making any changes authorized by this 

section. 

LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

Requiring that funding for the program is derived from the Land 

and Water Conservation Fund. 

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CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

Providing funds for Centennial Challenge projects with no less 

than 50 percent of the cost of each project derived from non-Federal sources. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Allowing certain franchise fees to be available for expenditure 

without further appropriation to extinguish or reduce liability for 

certain possessory interests. 

Providing for the retention of administrative costs under certain 

Land and Water Conservation Fund programs. 

Allowing National Park Service funds to be transferred to the 

Federal Highway Administration for purposes authorized under 23 

U.S.C. 204 for reasonable administrative support costs. 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Providing funds to classify lands as to their mineral and water 

resources. 

Providing funds to give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees. 

Providing funds to publish and disseminate data relative to the 

foregoing activities. 

Limiting funds for the conduct of new surveys on private property without permission. 

Limiting funds for cooperative topographic mapping or water resource data collection and investigations. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Allowing funds to be used for certain contracting, construction, 

maintenance, acquisition, and representation expenses. 

Permitting the use of certain contracts, grants, and cooperative 

agreements. 

Recognizing students and recent graduates as Federal employees 

for the purposes of travel and work injury compensation. 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Permitting funds for granting and administering mineral leases 

and environmental study; enforcing laws and contracts; and for 

matching grants. 

Providing that funds may be used which shall be derived from 

non-refundable cost recovery fees collected in 2020. 

Permitting the use of certain excess receipts from Outer Continental Shelf leasing activities. 

Providing for reasonable expenses related to volunteer beach and 

marine cleanup activities. 

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

Permitting funds for granting and administering mineral leases 

and environmental study; enforcing laws and contracts; and for 

matching grants. 

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Providing that funds may be used which shall be derived from 

non-refundable cost recovery fees. 

Permitting the use of certain excess receipts from Outer Continental Shelf leasing activities. 

Permitting the use of funds derived from non-refundable inspection fees. 

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

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

Providing that funds shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 

Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Permitting payment to State and Tribal personnel for travel and 

per diem expenses for training. 

Allowing that certain funds made available under title V of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of 

the cost of certain projects. 

Permitting the use of certain offsetting collections from permit 

fees. 

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

Allowing the use of debt recovery to pay for debt collection. 

Allowing that certain funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of 

the cost of certain projects. 

Allowing funds to be used for travel expenses of State and Tribal 

personnel while attending certain OSM training. 

Providing that funds shall be used for economic and community 

development in conjunction with reclamation priorities. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

Limiting funds for official reception and representation expenses. 

Limiting funds for welfare assistance payments, except for disaster relief. 

Allowing Tribal priority allocation funds to be used for unmet 

welfare assistance costs. 

Allowing the transfer of certain forestry funds. 

Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

Providing for such sums as are necessary to fully fund contract 

support costs. 

Prohibiting the transfer of funds provided for contract support 

costs to any other account. 

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CONSTRUCTION

Providing for the transfer of Navajo irrigation project funds to 

the Bureau of Reclamation. 

Providing that six percent of Federal Highway Trust Fund contract authority may be used for construction management costs. 

Providing Safety of Dams funds on a non-reimbursable basis. 

Allowing reimbursement of construction costs from the Office of 

Special Trustee. 

INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Limiting funds for administrative expenses and for subsidizing 

total loan principal. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Allowing the use of funds for direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants. 

Allowing contracting for the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 

Limiting the use of funds for certain contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. 

Providing that there is no impact on the trust responsibility for 

Tribes that return appropriations. 

Specifying distribution of indirect and administrative costs for 

certain Tribes. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

Providing forward-funding for school operations of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs. 

Limiting funds for education-related administrative cost grants. 

Requiring the use of administrative and cost accounting principles for certain school construction projects and exempting such 

projects from certain requirements. 

Requiring conformance with building codes and health and safety 

standards. 

Specifying the procedure for dispute resolution. 

Limiting the control of construction projects when certain time 

frames have not been met. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Allowing the use of funds for direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants. 

Limiting the use of funds for certain contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. 

Providing that there is no impact on the trust responsibility for 

Tribes that return appropriations. 

Prohibiting funding of Alaska schools. 

Limiting the number of schools and the expansion of grade levels 

in individual schools. 

Specifying distribution of indirect and administrative costs for 

certain Tribes. 

Limiting the expansion of satellite school locations. 

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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Allowing the use of certain funds for official reception and representation expenses. 

Permitting payments to former Bureau of Mines workers. 

Designating funds for consolidated appraisal services to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

Designating funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities. 

Permitting funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities to be transferred to and merged with the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of Indian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’ account 

and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians ‘‘Federal 

Trust Programs’’ account. 

Allowing funds to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Allowing certain payments authorized for the Payments in Lieu 

of Taxes Program to be retained for administrative expenses. 

Providing that the amounts provided are the only amounts available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United 

States Code. 

Providing that in the event sums appropriated are insufficient to 

make the full payments then the payment to each local government 

shall be made proportionally. 

Providing that the Secretary may make adjustments to payment 

to individual units of local government to correct for prior overpayments or underpayments. 

Providing that no Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program payment 

be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100. 

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

Designating funds for various programs and for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs. 

Allowing audits of the financial transactions of the Territorial 

and Insular governments by the GAO. 

Providing grant funding under certain terms of the Agreement of 

the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Providing for capital infrastructure in various Territories. 

Allowing appropriations for disaster assistance to be used as nonFederal matching funds for hazard mitigation grants. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, INSULAR AFFAIRS

Allowing, at the request of the Governor of Guam, for certain discretionary or mandatory funds to be used to assist securing certain 

rural electrification loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

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OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

Limiting the amount of funding available for the historical accounting of Indian trust fund accounts. 

Allowing transfers to other Department of the Interior accounts. 

Providing no-year funding for certain Indian Self-Determination 

Act grants. 

Exempting quarterly statements for Indian trust accounts $15 or 

less. 

Requiring annual statements and records maintenance for Indian 

trust accounts. 

Limiting use of funds to correct administrative errors in Indian 

trust accounts. 

Permitting the use of recoveries from erroneous payments pursuant to Indian trust accounts. 

Exempting reconciliation of Special Deposit Accounts with low 

balances in certain circumstances. 

Allowing for limited aggregation of trust accounts of individuals 

whose whereabouts are unknown. 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Providing funds for wildland fire management. 

Permitting the repayments of funds transferred from other accounts for firefighting. 

Designating funds for hazardous fuels and burned area rehabilitation. 

Permitting the use of funds for lodging and subsistence of firefighters. 

Permitting the use of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for hazardous fuels reduction, including cost-sharing and 

local assistance. 

Permitting cost-sharing of cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities under certain circumstances. 

Providing for local competition for hazardous fuel reduction activities. 

Permitting reimbursement to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

and the National Marine Fisheries Service for consultation activities under the Endangered Species Act. 

Providing certain terms for leases of real property with local governments. 

Providing for the transfer of funds between the Department of 

the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for wildland fire 

management. 

Providing funds for support of Federal emergency response actions. 

Allowing for international forestry assistance to or through the 

Department of State. 

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CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

Providing funds for response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

Allowing funds for the financial and business management system and information technology improvement. 

Prohibiting use of funds to establish reserves in the working capital fund with exceptions. 

Allowing assessments for reasonable charges for training services 

at the National Indian Program Center and use of these funds 

under certain conditions. 

Providing space and related facilities or the lease of related facilities, equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to state, local and Tribal employees or other 

persons for cultural, educational or recreational activities. 

Providing that the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

Allowing acquisition and sale of certain aircraft. 

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

Designating funds for mineral revenue management activities. 

Allowing certain refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Allowing transfer of funds for certain reconstruction of facilities, 

aircraft or utilities in emergency situations. 

Allowing transfer of funds in certain emergency situations, including oil spill response, if other funds provided in other accounts 

will be exhausted within 30 days and a supplemental appropriation 

is requested as promptly as possible. 

Permitting the Department to use limited funding for certain 

services. 

Permitting the transfer of funds between the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education and the Office of Special 

Trustee for American Indians and limiting amounts for historical 

accounting activities. 

Authorizing the redistribution of Tribal Priority Allocation funds 

to address unmet needs. 

Authorizing the acquisition of lands and leases for Ellis, Governors and Liberty Islands. 

Providing the authority for the Secretary to collect nonrefundable 

inspection fees. 

Requires Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to disclose certain waivers. 

Permitting the Secretary of the Interior to enter into long-term 

agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities. 

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Requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to mark hatchery 

salmon. 

Continuing a provision allowing the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

Bureau of Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively perform reimbursable work. 

Permitting the transfer of excess wild horses and burros for work 

purposes. 

Continuing a provision allowing the establishment of the Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program. 

Extending the authority for the Secretary to accept public and 

private contributions for the orderly development and exploration 

of Outer Continental Shelf resources. 

Extending funding for Payments in Lieu of Taxes. 

Providing funds for payment to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

Requiring funds to be available for obligation within 60 days of 

enactment. 

Prohibiting use of funds on certain activities before plan is published. 

Authorizing transfer of funds in accordance with reprogramming 

guidelines to split the Bureau of Indian Education and the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs. 

TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Providing for operating expenses in support of research and development. 

Designating funding for National Priorities research as specified 

in the report accompanying this Act. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

Allowing hire and maintenance of passenger motor vehicles and 

operation of aircraft and purchase of reprints and library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who 

are not members. 

Limiting amounts for official representation and reception expenses. 

Allowing application of certain offsetting fees collected under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act to be applied against appropriations 

provided for that purpose. Allocation of certain appropriated funds 

for the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project. 

Designating funding for National Priorities as specified in the report accompanying this Act. 

Designating funding for Geographical programs as specified in 

the report accompanying this Act. 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

Allowing distribution of funds to purchase services from other 

agencies under certain circumstances. 

Allowing for the operation of aircraft. 

Providing for the transfer of funds within certain agency accounts. 

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LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

Providing for grants to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes. 

INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAM

Allowing for the operation of aircraft. 

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Limiting funding amounts for certain programs. 

Specifying funding for capitalization grants for the Clean Water 

and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and allowing certain 

amounts for additional subsidies. 

Designating funds for specific sections of law. 

Providing waivers for certain uses of Clean Water and Drinking 

Water State Revolving Funds for State administrative costs for 

grants to federally-recognized Indian Tribes and grants to specific 

Territories and Freely Associated States. 

Requiring that 10 percent Clean Water and 14 percent of Drinking Water funds shall be used by States for forgiveness of principal 

or negative interest loans. 

Prohibiting the use of funds for jurisdictions that permit development or construction of additional colonia areas. 

Requiring state matching funds for certain grants to Alaska Native Villages, and specifying certain allocation of funds. 

Limiting the portion of grant funding that can be provided for 

brownfields planning, and requiring a minimum percentage of 

grants to persistent poverty communities. 

Providing certain grants under authority of Section 103, Clean 

Air Act. 

Providing funding for environmental information exchange network initiatives grants, statistical surveys of water resources and 

enhancements to State monitoring programs, Tribal grants, and 

underground storage tank projects. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Allowing awards of grants to federally-recognized Indian Tribes. 

Authorizing the collection and obligation of pesticide registration 

service fees. 

Authorizing the collection and obligations of TSCA fees. 

Authorizing the collection and obligations of Electronic Manifest 

fees. 

Allowing the transfer of funds from the ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ account to support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and providing for certain interagency agreements and grants to various entities in support of this effort. 

Providing amounts for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities. 

Providing for grants to federally recognized Tribes. 

Providing amounts for competitive grants under the National Estuary Program. 

Extending the authority for hiring scientists under Title 42 special hiring authority. 

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TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

FOREST SERVICE

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND

ENVIRONMENT

Providing funds for the office of the Under Secretary for Natural 

Resources and Environment. 

FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

Providing funds for Forest Service Operations. 

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Providing funds for forest and rangeland research. 

Designating funds for the forest inventory and analysis program. 

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Providing for forest health management, including treatments of 

certain pests or invasive plants, and for restoring damaged forests, 

and for cooperative forestry, education and land conservation activities, and conducting an international program. 

Deriving certain funds from the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund. 

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

Providing funds for the National Forest System. 

Depositing funds in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund. 

Designating funds for forest products. 

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Providing funds for construction, reconstruction, and maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, capital improvement, decommissioning, and maintenance of forest roads and trails. 

Requiring that funds becoming available in fiscal year 2020 for 

the road and trails fund (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the 

Treasury. 

LAND ACQUISITION

Requiring that funding for the program is derived from the Land 

and Water Conservation Fund. 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

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

ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

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

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RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

Providing that fifty percent of monies received for grazing fees 

shall be used for range improvements and limiting administrative 

expenses to six percent. 

GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS

Providing for gifts, donations and bequest per Federal law. 

MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FORESTS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

Providing funds for subsistence uses per the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Permitting the use of funds for emergency rehabilitation and to 

support emergency response and wildfire suppression. 

Allowing the use of wildland fire funds to repay advances from 

other accounts. 

Allowing reimbursement of States for certain wildfire emergency 

activities. 

Designating funds for suppression. 

Providing for cooperative agreements and grants. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Permitting the purchase of passenger motor vehicles and proceeds from the sale of aircraft may be used to purchase replacement aircraft. 

Allowing funds for certain employment contracts. 

Allowing funds to be used for purchase and alteration of buildings. 

Allowing for acquisition of certain lands and interests. 

Allowing expenses for certain volunteer activities. 

Providing for the cost of uniforms. 

Providing for debt collections on certain contracts. 

Limiting the transfer of wildland fire management funds between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture. 

Allowing funds to be used through the Agency for International 

Development for work in foreign countries and to support other forestry activities outside of the United States. 

Allowing the Forest Service, acting for the International Program, to sign certain funding agreements with foreign governments 

and institutions as well as with certain domestic agencies. 

Authorizing the expenditure or transfer of funds for wild horse 

and burro activities. 

Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions. 

Limiting the transfer of funds for the Working Capital Fund and 

Department Reimbursable Program (also known as Greenbook 

charges). 

Limiting funds to support the Youth Conservation Corps and 

Public Lands Corps. 

Limiting the use of funds for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

Providing for matching funds for the National Forest Foundation. 

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Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for rural communities. 

Allowing funds for payments to counties in the Columbia River 

Gorge National Scenic Area. 

Allowing funds to be used for the Older Americans Act. 

Permitting funding assessments for facilities maintenance, rent, 

utilities, and other support services. 

Prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of wild horses 

and burros. 

Limiting funds to reimburse the Office of General Counsel at the 

Department of Agriculture. 

Permitting eligible employees to be considered a Federal Employee. 

Requiring regular reporting of unobligated balances. 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Providing that Tribal contract and grant funding is deemed obligated at the time of grant or contract award and remains available 

until expended. 

Providing no-year funds for contract medical care including the 

Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund. 

Providing for loan repayment under sections 104 and 108 of the 

Indian Health Care Improvement Act with certain conditions and 

making the funds available for certain other purposes. 

Providing for operational funds for leased space and accreditation 

emergencies. 

Providing that scholarship funds recovered for breach of contract 

shall be deposited into a Fund and remain available until expended. 

Providing that certain contracts and grants may be performed in 

two fiscal years. 

Providing for use of collections and reporting of collections under 

Title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. 

Providing no-year funding for scholarship funds. 

Providing for the collection of individually identifiable health information relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act by the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

Permitting the use of Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 

monies for facilities improvement and providing no-year funding 

availability. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

Providing for such sums as are necessary to fully fund contract 

support costs. 

Prohibiting the transfer of funds provided for contract support 

costs to any other account. 

INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Providing that facilities funds may be used to purchase land, 

modular buildings and trailers. 

Providing for TRANSAM equipment to be purchased from the 

Department of Defense. 

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Prohibiting the use of funds for sanitation facilities for new 

homes funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Providing for per diem expenses for senior level positions. 

Providing for payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, purchase of motor vehicles, aircraft and reprints. 

Providing for purchase and erection of modular buildings. 

Providing funds for uniforms. 

Allowing funding to be used for attendance at professional meetings. 

Providing that health care may be extended to non-Indians at Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and for the expenditure of collected funds. 

Providing for transfers of funds from the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service. 

Prohibiting limitations on certain Federal travel and transportation expenses. 

Requiring departmental assessments to be identified in annual 

budget justifications. 

Allowing de-obligation and re-obligation of funds applied to selfgovernance funding agreements. 

Prohibiting the expenditure of funds to implement new eligibility 

regulations. 

Permitting certain reimbursements for goods and services provided to Tribes. 

Providing that reimbursements for training, technical assistance, 

or services include total costs. 

Allowing housing allowances for civilian medical personnel. 

Prohibiting changes in organizational structure without advance 

notification to Congress. 

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Providing for the conduct of health studies, testing, and monitoring. 

Limiting the number of toxicological profiles. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Limiting the use of funds for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

Designating the appointment and duties of the chairman. 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

Permitting use of funds for hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms 

or allowances with per diem rate limitations. 

Limiting the number of senior level positions. 

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Designating the individual appointed to the position of Inspector 

General of the Environmental Protection Agency as the Inspector 

General of the Board. 

Directing use of personnel and limiting position appointments 

within the Board. 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

Providing that funds in this and prior appropriations Acts shall 

be used to relocate persons certified as eligible. 

Providing that no person can be evicted unless a replacement 

home is provided. 

Providing that no relocatee is provided with more than one new 

or replacement home. 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Limiting certain lease terms. 

Providing for purchase of passenger vehicles and certain rental, 

repair and cleaning of uniforms. 

Designating funds for certain programs and providing no-year 

funds. 

Providing that funds may be used to support American overseas 

research centers. 

Allowing for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian 

presentations. 

FACILITIES CAPITAL

Designating funds for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and 

construction and for consultant services. 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Allowing payment in advance for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies. 

Allowing for purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for 

guards and employees and allowances therefor. 

Allowing purchase or rental of devices for protecting buildings 

and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, 

and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds. 

Providing no-year funds for special exhibitions. 

Providing for restoration and repair of works of art by contract 

under certain circumstances. 

REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

Providing lease agreements of no more than 10 years addressing 

space needs created by renovations under the Master Facilities 

Plan. 

Providing funds for construction design 

Permitting the Gallery to perform work by contract under certain 

circumstances. 

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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Providing funds to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kennedy Center for operational and maintenance 

costs. 

CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Providing funds to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kennedy Center for facility repair. 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Providing funds to the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. 

Allowing for hire of passenger vehicles and services. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Providing funds for the support of projects and productions in the 

arts, including arts education and public outreach activities. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Specifying funds to carry out the matching grants program. 

Allowing obligation of National Endowment for the Humanities 

current and prior year funds from gifts, bequests, and devises of 

money for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS

AND THE HUMANITIES

Prohibiting the use of funds for grants and contracts which do 

not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913. 

Prohibiting the use of appropriated funds and permitting the use 

of non-appropriated funds for reception expenses. 

Allowing the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 

to approve small grants under certain circumstances. 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Permitting the charging and use of fees for its publications and 

accepting gifts related to the history of the Nation’s Capital. 

Providing that one-tenth of one percent of funds provided may be 

used for official reception and representation expenses. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Providing funding for the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs. 

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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Providing funding for the National Capital Planning Commission. 

Providing that one-quarter of one percent may be used for official 

reception and representational expenses. 

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Designating funds for equipment replacement. 

Designating funds for repair, rehabilitation and for exhibition design and production and providing no year availability for these 

funds. 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Providing funding for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. 

WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Providing funding for the World War I Centennial Commission. 

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

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Prohibiting the use of funds to promote or oppose legislative proposals on which congressional action is incomplete. 

Providing for annual appropriations unless expressly provided 

otherwise in this Act. 

Providing for disclosure of administrative expenses, assessments 

and requirements for operating plans. 

Continuing a limitation on accepting and processing applications 

for patents and on the patenting of Federal lands; permitting processing of grandfathered applications; and permitting third-party 

contractors to process grandfathered applications. 

Continuing a provision regarding the payment of contract support costs for prior fiscal years. 

Addressing the payment of contract support costs for fiscal year 

2020. 

Continuing a provision allowing Forest Service land management 

plans to be more than 15 years old if the Secretary is acting in 

good faith to update such plans and prohibiting the use of funds 

to implement new wilderness directives under the planning rule. 

Limiting leasing and preleasing activities within National Monuments. 

Limiting takings for acquisition of lands except under certain 

conditions. 

Prohibiting funds to enter into certain no-bid contracts except 

under certain conditions. 

Requiring reports to Congress to be posted on public agency 

websites. 

Continuing a provision that delineates grant guidelines for the 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

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Continuing a provision that delineates program priorities for the 

programs managed by the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Requiring that the Department of the Interior, the EPA, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service provide the Committees 

on Appropriations a quarterly report on the status of balances of 

appropriations. 

Extending authorities for awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands. 

Extending certain authorities allowing the Forest Service to 

renew grazing permits. 

Prohibiting the use of funds to maintain or establish a computer 

network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 

exchanging of pornography. 

Extending the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act. 

Setting requirements for the use of American iron and steel for 

certain loans and grants. 

Extending by one year the authorization for the John F. Kennedy 

Center. 

Allowing the Secretary of the Interior to enter into training 

agreements and to transfer excess equipment and supplies for 

wildfires. 

Providing a one-year extension of the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act. 

Established reprogramming guidelines in the bill. 

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following table lists the appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not authorized by law: 

[Dollars in Thousands] 

Last 

year of 

authorization 

Authorization level 

Appropriations 

in last year of 

authorization 

Appropriations 

in this bill 

Bureau of Land Management .......... ................................. .................... ....................

All discretionary programs ......................................................... 2002 Such sums .............. 1,862,170 1,375,788 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .................................................... .......... ................................. .................... ....................

Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982; amended by Improvement Act of 2000 & Reauthorization Act of 2005.2010 2,000 ...................... 1,390 1,390 

Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) .................... 1992 41,500 .................... 42,373 * 287,503 

Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361–1407) ........... 1999 14,768 .................... 2,008 5,470 

National Aquaculture Development Act (16 U.S.C 2801 et seq) 2018 1,000 ...................... 210 210 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 

U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).

2010 25,000 .................... 7,537 7,022 

National Invasive Species Act (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) ........... 2002 6,000 ...................... 6,000 26,301 

National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act ................ 2014 2,000 ...................... 1,705 2,092 

North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401– 

4406).

2012 75,000 .................... 35,554 50,000 

Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (P.L. 108–16) ...... 2008 4,000 ...................... 500 1,725 

U.S. Geological Survey ................................................................ .......... ................................. .................... ....................

Energy Resources Program (50 U.S.C. 167n, P.L. 113–40)— 

Helium Stewardship Act of 2013.

2015 1,000 ...................... 400 400 

Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research (42 U.S.C. 15908 

sec 351, P.L. 109–58).

2010 30,000 .................... 1,332 24,125 

Water Resources Research Act Program (42 U.S.C. 10301— 

10303, P.L. 109–471).

2011 12,000 .................... 6,486 10,000 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ............................................................ .......... ................................. .................... ....................

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act 

(25 U.S.C. 3210, 104 Stat. 4531, P.L. 101 630, Title IV.).

1997 30,000 .................... 26,116 55,800 

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[Dollars in Thousands] 

Last 

year of 

authorization 

Authorization level 

Appropriations 

in last year of 

authorization 

Appropriations 

in this bill 

Indian Tribal Justice Act, as amended by TLOA (Tribal Law 

and Order Act of 2010, P.L. 111–211).

2015 58,400 .................... 28,517 77,781 

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq P.L. 

110–315).

2013 N/A .......................... 52,398 25,000 

Tribally Controlled Colleges or University Assistance Act of 

1978 (20 U.S.C. 1018 et seq P.L. 110–315).

2013 N/A .......................... 64,947 86,696 

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (25 USC 1862 (a) and (b)) 2013 N/A .......................... 6,434 10,000 

Office of Insular Affairs ............................................................. .......... ................................. .................... ....................

Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004 (P.L. 

108–384).

2010 No more than 3,000 3,500 3,500 

Environmental Protection Agency ............................................... .......... ................................. .................... ....................

Clean Air Act .............................................................................. 1997 Such sums .............. 450,000 685,784 

Hazardous Substance Superfund ............................................... 1994 5,100 ...................... 1,480,853 1,214,648

[Dollars in Thousands] 

Last 

year of 

authorization 

Authorization level 

Appropriations 

in last year of 

authorization 

Appropriations 

in this bill 

Lake Champlain Basin ............................................................... 2008 11,000 .................... 3,000 11,000 

Lake Pontchartrain Basin ........................................................... 2017 20,000 .................... 1,000 948 

Chesapeake Bay Restoration ...................................................... 2005 40,000 .................... 23,000 85,000 

State and Tribal Assistance Grants .......... ................................. .................... ....................

Alaska and Rural Native Villages .............................................. 2010 13,000 .................... 10,000 20,000 

Clean Water SRF ......................................................................... 1994 600,000 .................. 1,196,000 1,784,000 

Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants ........................................... 2016 100,000 .................. 50,000 50,000 

Lead Containment Control Act of 1988 ..................................... 1992 Such sums .............. 15,000 15,000 

Mexico Border ............................................................................. 2011 NA ........................... 17,000 30,000 

Non-Point Source Management Program ................................... 1991 130,000 .................. 51,000 175,915 

Pollution Control ......................................................................... 1990 75,000 .................... 73,000 240,806 

Pollution Prevention Act ............................................................. 1993 8,000 ...................... 8,000 4,765 

Radon Abatement Act ................................................................. 1991 10,000 .................... 9,000 8,051 

Underground Storage Tanks ....................................................... 1988 25,000 .................... 7,000 1,498 

State Hazardous Waste Program Grants ................................... 1988 60,000 .................... 67,000 99,693 

Toxic Substances Control Act ..................................................... 1983 1,500 ...................... 0 4,919 

Tribal General Assistance Program ............................................ 1992 Such sums .............. 0 10,506 

Underground Injection Control Grants ....................................... 2003 15,000 .................... 11,000 10,506 

Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental 

Quality.

1986 480 ......................... 670 2,994 

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ............................ 2008 30,000 .................... 9,000 7,500 

John F. Kennedy Center .............................................................. 2018 36,400 .................... 40,515 ....................

National Endowment for the Arts .............................................. 1993 Such sums .............. 174,460 ....................

National Endowment for the Humanities ................................... 1993 Such sums .............. 177,413 ....................

* Appropriations in this bill for Endangered Species Act implementation are an estimate and this amount does not include Coastal Barrier 

Resources Act funding. 

COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act requires the 

report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority to contain a statement comparing the levels in the bill to the suballocations submitted under section 302(b) of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the applicable fiscal year. 

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[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) Allocation This Bill 

Budget Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees. Subcommittee on 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Discretionary .......................................................... 37,277 35,650 39,527 1 37,778 

Mandatory .............................................................. 64 65 64 1 65 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NOTE—Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for wildfire suppression operations, in accordance with section 251(b)(2) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and after the bill is reported to the House, the Chairman of the Committee 

on the Budget will provide a revised section 302(a) allocation reflecting an additional $2,250,000,000 in discretionary budget authority and 

outlays That new allocation will eliminate the technical difference prior to Floor consideration. 

FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93– 

344), as amended, the following table contains five-year projections 

associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying 

bill. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Outlays 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2020 ...................................................................... ........................ ........................ 1 25,820 

2021 ...................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 8,608 

2022 ...................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,310 

2023 ...................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,111 

2024 and future years .......................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 264 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, as amended, the Congressional Budget Office 

has provided the following estimates of new budget authority and 

outlays provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance 

to State and local governments. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget Authority Outlays 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2020 ............................................ 7,543 1 2,272 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

PROGRAM DUPLICATION

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, no provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative 

of another Federal program, a program that was included in any 

report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139, or a program related 

to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

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COMMITTEE HEARINGS

In compliance with Sec. 103(i) of H. Res. 6 (116th Congress) the 

following hearings were used to develop the fiscal year 2020 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: 

Date Title of Hearing Witnesses 

Feb. 6, 2019 ...... Government Accountability Office, 

The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown.

Julia Matta, Managing Associate General Counsel, GAO; Sam 

Berger, Vice President for Democracy and Government Reform, 

Center for American Progress; Phil Francis, Chair, Coalition to 

Protect America’s National Parks 

Feb. 26, 2019 .... Public Witness Day hearing 

(morning).

Robert L Lynch, Arts President & CEO, Americans for the Arts; Master Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Stowe, United States Marine 

Corps (retired); Dr. Ford W. Bell, DVM, American Alliance of Museums; Jessica Unger, Emergency Programs Coordinator, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation; Pam Breaux, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; Flordelino Lagundino, Artistic Director, Park Square Theatre; Alexander Tittle, Board 

Member, Minnesota Humanities Center; Kevin Cromar, American 

Thoracic Society; Dr. Albert Rizzo, Chief Medical Officer, American Lung Association; Miles Keogh, Executive Director, National 

Association of Clean Air Agencies; Peggy Shepard, Executive Director, Co-Founder, WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Michele 

Roberts, National Co-Coordinator of EJHA, Environmental Justice 

Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform; Howard A. Learner, 

Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center; Chad 

Lord, Policy Director, Healing Our Waters—Great Lakes Coalition; 

Kasey White, Director of Geoscience Policy, The Geological Society of America; Dr. Dan Devlin, President, National Institutes for 

Water Resources; John Palatiello, Partner, Miller Wenhold Capitol 

Strategies, John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc.; David Jonas 

Bardin; Tom Cassidy, Vice President for Government Relations, 

National Trust for Historical Preservation; Jim Lighthizer, President, American Battlefield Trust; Sara Capen, Chair, The Alliance 

of National Heritage Areas 

Feb. 26, 2019 .... Public Witness Day hearing 

(afternoon).

Edward W. Shepard, President, Public Lands Foundation; Terry T. 

Baker, CEO, Society of American Foresters; Bill Imbergamo, Executive Director, Federal Forest Resource Coalition; Alexandra 

Murdoch, Vice President of Policy, American Forests; Kameran 

Onley, Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy; Jason Dinsmore, Executive Director, Minnesota Conservation Federation; Richard Ring, Executive Council Member, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks; Robert (Randy) Petzel, 

President, Refuge Friends, Inc.; Richard G. Micka, Chair, International Wildlife Refuge Alliance; Caroline Brouwer, Director of 

Government Affairs, National Wildlife Refuge Association; Adam 

Kolton, Executive Director, Alaska Wilderness League; Diane Hoskins, Campaign Director, Oceana; Robin A. Kemper, President, 

American Society of Civil Engineers; Charlie Wiplinger, Recreational Aviation Foundation; Lia Biondo, Washington, D.C. 

Liasion, Society for Range Management; Michael Mace, Director 

of Animal Collections & Strategy, San Diego Zoo Global; Steve 

Holmer, Vice President of Policy for American Bird Conservancy, 

American Bird Conservancy; Jocelyn Ziemian, Senior Legislative 

Specialist, Federal Affairs, Humane Society Legislative Fund; 

Kate Wall, Senior Legislative Manager, International Fund for 

Animal Welfare; Kelly Aylward, Washington Office Director, Bronx 

Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society 

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Date Title of Hearing Witnesses 

Mar. 6, 2019 ...... American Indian/Alaska Native 

Public Witnesses (morning).

Maureen Rosette, President, National Council of Urban Indian 

Health; Abigail Echo-Hawk, Director, Urban Indian Health Institute; Andrew C. Joseph, Chairman, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board; Esther Lucero, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board; Dr. Mark LeBeau, Chief Executive Officer, California Rural Indian Health Board; Sonya Tetnowski, 

Chief Executive Officer, Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley; Teresa Sanchez, Board Member, Riverside San-Bernardino 

County Indian Health Board, Inc.; Victoria Kitcheyan, Acting 

Chairperson, National Indian Health Board; Kevin R. DuPuis, 

Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Dylan 

Jennings, Council Member, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Chippewa; Robert Miguel, Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community; 

Roberty Flying Hawk, Chairman, Yankton Sioux Tribe; Harold 

Frazier, Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; Dr. Monica Mayer, 

Councilwoman, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation; Melanie 

Fourkiller, Senior Policy Analyst, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; 

Dr. Donna Galbreath, Medical Director of Quality Assurance, 

Southcentral Foundation; Dr. Shaquita Bell, Chair, American 

Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Native American Child 

Health 

Mar. 6, 2019 ...... American Indian/Alaska Native 

Public Witnesses (afternoon).

Douglas Cox, Chairman, Menominee Indian Tribe; Ray Peters, Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison, Squaxin Island Tribe; Edward 

Manuel, Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation; W. Ron Allen, Tribal 

Chairman & CEO, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe; Rodney Mike, 

Chairman, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe; Joseph James, Chairman, 

Yurok Tribal Council; Rhonda Pitka, Commissioner, Council of 

Athabascan Tribal Governments; Michael J. ‘‘Mic’’ Isham, Executive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission; Jaime Pinkham, Executive Director, Columbia River 

Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; Edward Johnstone, Treasurer, 

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission; Patty Brown 

Schwalenberg, Executive Director, Chugach Regional Resources 

Commission 

Mar. 7, 2019 ...... American Indian/Alaska Native 

Public Witnesses (morning).

Tyson Johnston, Vice-President, Quinault Indian Nation; Joseph 

Wildcat, President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians; Vernon Stearns, President, Intertribal Timber 

Council; Valerie J. Grussing, Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers; Bryan Newland, 

President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority; Ervin Carlson, 

President, InterTribal Buffalo Council; Timothy Nuvangyaoma, 

Chairman, Hopi; Terry Rambler, Chairman, San Carlos Apache 

Tribe; Jonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation; Julian Bear Runner, President, Oglala Sioux Tribe; Rodney Bordeaux, President, 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe; Ella Robertson, Chairwoman, Sisseton 

Wahpeton; Maulian Dana, Ambassador, Penobscot Nation; 

Cheryle A. Kennedy, Chairwoman, The Confederated Tribes of 

Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; Rick Peterson, Chairman, 

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; David Z. Bean, Vice 

Chairman, Puyallup Tribe; Jefferson Keel, President, National 

Congress of American Indians; Genevieve Jackson, President, 

Dine Biolta School Board Association; Carrie L. Billy, President, 

American Indian Higher Education Consortium; Angelique Albert, 

Executive Director, American Indian Graduate Center 

175 

Date Title of Hearing Witnesses 

Mar. 7, 2019 ...... American Indian/Alaska Native 

Public Witnesses (afternoon).

Diana Cournoyer, Interim Executive Director, National Indian Education Association (NIEA); Marlene Watashe, Dine Grant Schools 

Association; Maxine Coho, Vice President, Ramah Navajo School 

Board, Inc.; Leander ‘‘Russ’’’ McDonald, President, United Tribes 

Technical College; Darrell Seki, Tribal Chairman, Red Lake Band 

of Chippewa Indians; Aaron Payment, Chairperson, Sault Ste. 

Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Ira Taken Alive, Vice Chairman, 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Jason Schlender, Vice Chairman, Lac 

Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; Floyd 

G. Azure, Chairman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 

Peck Reservation; William Harris, Chief, Catawba Indian Nation; 

Luke Duncan, Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe; Casey Mitchell, Secretary, Nez Perce Tribe; Aurene Martin, Board Member, National 

Indian Child Welfare Association; Robert Black, Executive Director, Navajo Hopi Land Commission Office. 

Mar. 26, 2019 .... Department of the Interior FY20 

budget oversight hearing.

Scott J. Cameron, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Management and Budget, Department of the Interior 

Mar. 27, 2019 .... Members of Congress Witness 

Day hearing.

The Honorable Peter J. Visclosky (IN01), Member of Congress; The 

Honorable Bill Posey (FL08), Member of Congress; The Honorable 

Mike Gallagher (WI08), Member of Congress; The Honorable 

James Comer (KY01), Member of Congress; The Honorable Debra 

A. Haaland (NM01), Member of Congress. 

Mar. 28, 2019 .... Forest Service FY20 budget oversight hearing.Vicki Christiansen, Chief, U.S. Forest Service. 

Apr. 2, 2019 ...... Environmental Protection Agency 

FY20 budget oversight hearing.

Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency. 

Apr. 3, 2019 ...... National Park Service, Fish & 

Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey FY20 budget 

oversight hearing.

Dan Smith, Deputy Director, National Park Service; Margaret 

Everson, Principal Deputy Director, Fish & Wildlife Service; Dr. 

Jim Reilly, Director, U.S. Geological Survey. 

Apr. 4, 2019 ...... Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Bureau of Safety 

and Environmental Enforcement FY20 budget oversight 

hearing.

Dr. Brian Steed, Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Dr. 

Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management; Mr. Scott Angelle, Director, Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement. 

Apr. 9, 2019 ...... Indian Health Service FY20 budget oversight hearing.Rear Admiral Michael D. Weahkee, Principal Deputy Director, Indian 

Health Service. 

Apr. 30, 2019 .... Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education FY20 

budget oversight hearing.

Tara Katuk Mac Lean Sweeney, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. 

May 7, 2019 ...... Department of Interior FY20 

budget oversight hearing.

David Bernhardt, Secretary, Department of the Interior. 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY

The following table provides the amounts recommended by the 

Committee compared with the budget estimates by account. 


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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE I - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

Management of Lands and Resources 

Land Resources: 

Rangel and management ....................... . 

Forestry management ........................ . 

Cultural resources management .............. . 

Wild horse and burro management ............ . 

Subtotal ............. . 

Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management: 

Wildlife habitat management ................ . 

Threatened and endangered species ...... . 

Aquatic habitat management ................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

103,921 

10' 135 

17' 131 

80,555 

FY 2020 

Request 

92,031 

10,241 

15,585 

75,745 

.. .,,.,. .. .. ., .. 

211.742 193,602 

126,848 81,753 

(21 '567) - -

55,656 36,679 

Bill 

109,838 

12,241 

20,303 

87,300 

229,682 

137,760 

(23,567) 

60,076 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+5' 917 ++2' 106 

+3,172 

+6,745 +

-.. .. - - - -.. -.. -- .. 

+17,940 +

+10,912 +

(+2,000) (+

+4,420 +

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

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

-------

Subtotal ................................. . 

Recreation Management: 

Wilderness management .............................. . 

Recreation resources management ................... . 

Subtotal ...................................... . 

182,504 

18,264 

55,465 

73,729 

118,432 

16,901 

54,828 

71 '729 

197,836 

20,396 

61,059 

81,455 

+15,332 

+2' 132 +5,594 

+7,726 

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Energy and Minerals: 

Oi 1 and gas management ......................... . 

Oil and gas permit processing ...................... . 

Oil and gas inspection and enforcement ............. . 

Subtotal, Oi 1 and gas .......................... . 

Coal management .............................. . 

Other mineral resources ...................... . 

Renewable energy ............................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

88,947 

5,737 

48,385 

143,069 

14,868 

12' 167 

24,320 

FY 2020 

Request 

88,325 

48,925 

137,250 

19,751 

12,303 

29,061 

Bill 

88,325 

48,925 

137,250 

15' 086 

12,303 

29,061 

Bi 11 VS. 

Enacted 

-622 

-5 ,737 

+540 

-5,819 

+218 

+136 

+4,741 

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

,. _____________ 

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

Subtotal, Energy and Minerals .................. . 

Realty and Ownership Management: 

Alaska conveyance .................................. . 

Cadastral, lands, and realty management ............ . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Resource Protection and Maintenance: 

Resource management planning .................... . 

Resource protection and law enforcement ......... . 

Abandoned minelands and hazardous materials 

management ..... 

Subtotal ..... . 

194,424 

22,000 

48,290 

70,290 

63,125 

27,616 

38,500 

129,241 

198,365 

22' 152 

51,328 

73,480 

52' 125 

26,616 

31,370 

110' 111 

193,700 

22' 152 

51,328 

73,480 

68,528 

28,886 

42' 648 

140,062 

-724 

+152 

+3,038 

+3 ,190 

+5,403 

+1,270 

+4' 148 

+10,821 

B

+

+

+

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ANO BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Transportation and Facilities Maintenance: 

Annual maintenance ................. , ....... , . 

Deferred maintenance ............................... . 

Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . ... , .................... , .. . 

Workforce and Organizational Support: 

Admi ni strati ve support .......................... . 

Bureauwide fixed costs ............................. . 

Information technology management .................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

40,000 

75,000 

115,000 

58,694 

96,480 

26,077 

FY 2020 

Request 

39,500 

53,826 

93,326 

60,339 

93' 161 

26,077 

Bill 

43,375 

82,278 

125,653 

54,219 

97,557 

26,341 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+3,375 

+7,278 

+10,653 

-4,475 

+1 ,077 

+264 

B

+

+

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

Subtotal ....................................... . 

National landscape conservation system, base program .. 

Communication site management ................. . 

Offsetting collections ............................... . 

Subtotal, Management of lands and resources .... , 

Mining Law Administration: 

Administration ................... . 

Offsetting collections ............................. . 

Subtotal, Mining Law Administration ............ . 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Total, Management of Lands and Resources ....... . 

181 '251 

39,819 

2,000 

-2,000 

1.198' 000 

39,696 

-59,000 

-19,304 

1,178,696 

179,577 

37,112 

2,000 

-2,000 

1,075,734 

39,696 

-61 ,000 

-21 '304 

1,054,430 

178,117 

45' 112 

2,000 

-2,000 

1,265,097 

39,696 

-61,000 

-21 '304 

-14' 000 

1,229,793 

-3' 134 

+5,293 

+67,097 

-2.000 

-2,000 

-14,000 

+51,097 

+1

-

+1

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Construction 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Land Acquisition 

Acquisitions ......................................... . 

Acquisition Management... . ........................ . 

Recreational Access .................................. . 

Emergencies, Hardships, and Inhol dings ............... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

15,700 

2,000 

9,000 

1,616 

FY 2020 

Request 

---

---

---

---

Bill 

-5,000 

18,300 

2,500 

11 '000 

2,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-5,000 

+2,600 +

+500 

+2,000 +

+384 

~-~----------- ----·--------- ............................ -------------- -------

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Total, Land Acquisition ........................ . 

Oregon and California Grant Lands 

Western Oregon resources management .................. . 

Oregon and California grant lands management ........ . 

Western Oregon information and resource data systems .. 

Western Oregon transportation & facilities maintenance 

Western Oregon construction and acquisition .......... . 

Western Oregon national monument .......... . 

Total, Oregon and California Grant Lands. 

28,316 --- 33,800 +5,484 +

-1,800 -10,000 --- +1 ,800 +

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

26,516 -10,000 33,800 +7,284 +

94,445 --- 102,640 +8' 195 +1

--- 97,007 --- --- -

1,798 --- 1,798 --- 

9,628 9,642 11 '642 +2,014 

335 336 336 +1 

779 --- 779 --- 

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

106,985 106,985 117,195 +10,210 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Range Improvements 

Current appropriations ............................ . 

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures .......... . 

Offsetting fees ...................................... . 

Total, Serv·ice Charges, Deposits & Forfeitures. 

Miscellaneous Trust Funds and Permanent Operating 

Funds 

Current appropriations ............ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

10,000 

25,850 

-25,850 

24,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

10,000 

26,000 

-26,000 

26.000 

Bi 11 

10,000 

26,000 

-26,000 

26,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+150 

-150 

+2,000 

B

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ............... . 

(Mandatory) ....................... . 

(Discretionary) ............................ . 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

Resource Management 

Ecological Services 

Listing ........ 

1,346,197 

(34,000) 

(1,312,197) 

1,187,415 

(36,000) 

(1 '151 '415) 

1,411,788 

(36,000) 

(1 ,375,788) 

+65,591 

(+2,000) 

(+63,591) 

+2

(+2

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

18,318 11 '065 23,442 +5 '124 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Planning and consultation .......................... . 

Conservation and restoration ....................... . 

(National Wetlands Inventory) .................. . 

(Coastal Barrier Resources Act) ................ . 

Recovery ........................................... . 

Subtotal .......... . 

Habitat conservation: 

Partners for fish and wildlife .................... .. 

Coastal programs ................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

106' 079 

32,396 

(3, 471) 

( 1 '390) 

95,032 

FY 2020 

Request 

107,516 

26,441 

{3,471) 

(1 '390) 

95,000 

Bill 

113,018 

34,650 

(3,471) 

(1 ,390) 

117,873 

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

251,825 240,022 288,983 

51' 633 54' 417 52,954 

13,375 13,375 13,743 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+6,939 

+2,254 

+22,841 

+37' 158 

+1 '321 

+368 

B

+

+

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

Subtotal ..... 65,008 67,792 66,697 +1,689 

National Wildlife Refuge System: 

Wi 1 dl i fe and habitat management ... . 234,467 239,437 239,437 +4,970 

Visitor services .................. . 73,319 80,855 80,855 +7,536 

Refuge law enforcement .................... . 38,054 43,195 45,307 +7,253 

Conservation planning ..................... . 2,523 --- 2, 523 --- 

Refuge maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,888 146,042 146,042 +6 '154 

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

Subtotal ...................................... . 488' 251 509,529 514,164 +25,913 

Conservation and Enforcement: 

Migratory bird management ....................... . 46,421 49,485 49,498 +3,077 

Law enforcement ................ . 79,053 77,217 81 '217 +2' 164 

International affairs ....................... . 15,816 16,623 18,023 +2,207 

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

Subtotal .............................. . 141,290 143,325 148,738 +7,448 

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Fish and Aquatic Conservation: 

National fish hatchery system operations ..... . 

Maintenance and equipment .................... . 

Aquatic habitat and species conservation ..... . 

Subtotal . 

Cooperative landscape conservation ................... . 

Science Support: 

Adaptive science ................................... . 

Service science .................................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

General Operations: 

Central office operations .......................... . 

Management and Administration ...................... . 

Regional office operations .................... .. 

Servicewide bill paying ............................ . 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ............ . 

National Conservation Training Center ...... . 

A vi at ion Management ........................ . 

Subtotal . . . . .......................... . 

Subtotal, Resource Management ...... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

59,822 

22,920 

84,485 

FY 2020 

Request 

56,390 

25,846 

73,391 

Bi 11 

59,875 

25,846 

92,703 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+53 

+2,926 

+8,218 +

--~·~~~-~·-~·- ----~--~--~-~ .. -~--- .. ~-~-- -M-----·----M ... ------- 

167,227 155,627 178,424 +11 '197 +

12' 500 --- 12,500 --- +

10' 517 --- 10,517 --- +

6,750 --- 6,750 --- 

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

17 '267 --- 17' 267 --- +

43,049 21,804 20,804 -22,245 

- - 54,866 49' 166 +49,166 

32,860 --- --- -32,860 

36,528 35,770 35,332 -1 '196 

7,022 7,000 7,022 --- 

26,014 21,426 22,426 -3,588 

3,237 --- 3,237 --- 

........................... 

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

............................. 

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

..............

148,710 140,866 137,987 -10,723 

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

1,292,078 1 '257' 161 1,364,760 +72,682 +1

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Rescission ................. , ... , ....... , .... , ...... , .. 

Total, Resource Management ....... , ..... . 

Construction 

Construction and rehabilitation: 

Line item construction projects ................... . 

Bridge and dam safety programs ..................... . 

Nationwide engineering service ......... , ..... . 

Deferred maintenance ....................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

1,292,078 

8,293 

1 '972 

5,475 

39,873 

FY 2020 

Request 

1,257,161 

9,093 

1,232 

5,368 

---

Bill 

-4,000 

1,360,760 

9,093 

1 '232 

5,368 

---

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-4,000 

+68,682 +1

+BOO 

-740 

-107 

-39,873 ~~-~~-~-~----- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal .......................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 55,613 15,693 15,693 -39,920 

Rescission ......................................... . -1 '500 --- --- +1 ,500 

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

............................ 

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

.... 

-------

Total, Construction ............................ . 54,113 15,693 15,693 -38,420 

Land Acquisition 

Acquisitions ......................................... . 22,600 --- 31,250 +8,650 +

Acquisition Management ............. ,., ............... , 12,773 9,526 14,000 +1 ,227 

Recreational Access .................... , .......... , .. . 2,500 --- 5,000 +2,500 

Emergencies, Hardships, and Inholdings ............... . 5,351 338 5,500 +149 

Exchanges ... , .................................. . 1,500 --- 1 '500 --- 

Land Protection Planning.. . ... , ..... , ....... . 465 ... 500 +35 

Highlands Conservation Act Grants ..... . 20,000 ··- 10,000 -10,000 +

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

Subtotal ....... . 65' 189 9,864 67,750 +2 '561 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Total, Land Acquisition .. 

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 

Grants and Administration: 

Conservation grants ................................ . 

HCP assistance grants ........................... . 

Administration ................................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Land Acquisition: 

Species recovery land acquisition .................. . 

HCP land acquisition grants to states .............. . 

Subtotal ...... . 

Subtotal, Cooperative Endangered Species 

Conservation Fund ........... . 

Rescission .............................. . 

Total, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund ..... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

65' 189 

12,508 

7,485 

2,702 

22,695 

11 '162 

19' 638 

30,800 

53,495 

-7,500 

45,995 

FY 2020 

Request 

-5,324 

4,540 

-31,008 

-31,008 

Bi 11 

67,750 

13,000 

8,000 

2,702 

23,702 

15,000 

25,000 

40,000 

63,702 

·10,000 

53,702 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+2.561 

+492 

+515 

+1,007 

+3,838 

+5,362 

+9,200 

+10,207 

·2,500 

+7,707 

B

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

National Wildlife Refuge Fund 

Payments in 1 ieu of taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 

North American Wetlands Conservation Fund 

North American Wetlands Conservation Fund ......... . 

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 

Migratory bird grants ................................ . 

Multinational Species Conservation Fund 

African elephant conservation fund ............... . 

Asian elephant conservation fund ..................... . 

Rhinoceros and tiger conservation fund ............... . 

Great ape conservation fund .................... . 

Marine turtle conservation fund ................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

13,228 

42,000 

3,910 

2,682 

1 '657 

3,540 

2,075 

1,607 

FY 2020 

Request 

40,000 

3,900 

1 '401 

845 

1 ,865 

1 '071 

818 

Bill 

13,228 

50,000 

4,910 

3,450 

2,110 

4,650 

2,700 

2,090 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+

+8,000 +

+1 ,000 

+768 

+453 

+1 '11 0 

+625 

+483 

------~-~-----

--------~-----

-·------------

-~-·----------

-------

Total, Multinational Species Conservation Fund .. 11 '561 6,000 15,000 +3,439 

State and Tribal Wildlife Grants 

State wildlife grants (formula) ...................... . 54,000 29,286 58,000 +4,000 +

State wildlife grants (competitive) ................. . 6,362 2,000 7,362 +1,000 

Tribal wildlife grants .............................. . 4,209 --- 5,209 +1 ,000 

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

Total, State and tribal wildlife grants ........ . 64,571 31,286 70,571 +6,000 +

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Administrative Provision 

Coastal impact assistance program grants (rescission), 

TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-15,000 

1,577,645 

FY 2020 

Request 

1,327,572 

Bill 

1,651,614 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+15,000 

+73,969 +3

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

Operation of the National Park System 

Park Management: 

Resource stewardship .............................. . 334,437 321,562 374,367 +39,930 +

Visitor services ......... , .. , ...... , ............... . 255,683 237,087 261,583 +5,900 +

Park protection .................................... . 357,226 361,970 381,487 +24,261 +

Faci 1 i ty ope rat i ens and maintenance .......... . 821,538 796,790 892,448 +70,910 +

Park support, ........ , ............................. . 548,902 514,521 543,507 -5,395 +

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

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-------------- -------------- --·----

Subtotal .. 2,317,786 2,231,930 2,453,392 +135,606 +2

External administrative costs ..................... . 184,925 193,587 193,587 +8,662 

------·------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Total, Operation of the National Park System ... 2,502,711 2,425,517 2,646,979 +144,268 +2

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

National Recreation and Preservation 

Natural programs .............................. . 

Cultural programs .................................... . 

International park affairs ........................... . 

Environmental and compliance review .................. . 

Grant administration ................................. . 

Heritage Partnership Programs ........................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

14.170 

25,562 

1,648 

433 

2,004 

20,321 

FY 2020 

Request 

11 '195 

19,404 

975 

389 

374 

Bill 

17' 976 

31 '196 

1 '903 

435 

21,998 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+3,806 

+5,634 +

+255 

+2 

-2,004 

+1 ,677 +

-~-~~-~-~ .......... ·~ ~~~ ................ ______ .............. ,. ...... 

-

Total, National Recreation and Preservation .. 

Historic Preservation Fund 

State historic preservation offices .................. . 

Tribal grants ........................................ . 

Competitive grants ................................... . 

Save America's Treasures grants ...................... . 

Historic Revitalization grants ....................... . 

Grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

Total, Historic Preservation Fund., ............ . 

Construction 

General Program: 

Line item construction and maintenance ... , ....... , .. 

Emergency and unscheduled ........................ . 

Housing ........................................ . 

Dam safety ......................................... . 

64' 138 

49,675 

11.735 

15.250 

13,000 

5,000 

8,000 

102,660 

147,011 

3,848 

2,200 

1 '247 

32,337 

26,934 

5,738 

32,672 

160,692 

3,848 

2,203 

1 '247 

73,508 +9,370 +

53,675 +4,000 +

13,735 +2,000 

23,250 +8,000 +

16,000 +3,000 +

5,000 --- 

10,000 +2,000 +

-~------ ............ ,.. _____ 

------- --~ ......

121 '660 

212,331 

3,848 

2. 922 

1 '247 

+19,000 

+65,320 

+722 

+

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

ANO BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Equipment replacement ............................. . 

Planning, construction ............................. . 

Construction program management .................... . 

General management plans ........................... . 

General program increase ........................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

13,474 

17' 453 

42' 115 

10,205 

127' 151 

FY 2020 

Request 

8,369 

17,862 

41,863 

10,249 

... 

Bi 11 

14,474 

29,453 

45,180 

10,249 

. .. 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+1 ,000 

+12,000 +

+3,065 

+44 

-127 '151 

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

Total, Construction ........................... . 364,704 246,333 319,704 -45,000 +

Land and Water Conservation Fund (rescission of 

contract authority) ................................ . -28,140 -28 '140 -

Land Acquisition and State Assistance 

Assistance to States: 

State conservation grants (formula) ................ . 100,000 -.- 110,000 +10,000 +1

State conservation grants (competitive) ............ . 20,000 --- 25,000 +5,000 +

Administrative expenses ............................ . 4,006 --- 5,000 +994 

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

Subtotal ...................................... . 124,006 --. 140,000 +15,994 +1

National Park Service: 

Acquisitions ...................................... . 13,903 --- 28,400 +14,497 +

Acquisition Management .......................... . 9,679 8,828 11 ,000 +1 ,321 

Recreational Access ............................. . 2,000 1 '000 5,000 +3,000 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Emergencies, Hardships, Relocations, and 

Deficiencies .............................. . 

Inholdings, Donations, and Exchanges ............... . 

American Battlefield Protection Program ............ . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Subtotal, Land Acquisition and State Assistance. 

Rescission ...................... . 

Total, Land Acquisition and State Assistance .... 

Centennial Challenge ................................. . 

TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

3,928 

4,928 

10,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

---

--. 

5,000 

Bill 

4,000 

5,000 

15,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+72 

+72 

+5,000 +

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

·--------~----

-------

44,438 14,828 68,400 +23,962 +

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

168,444 14,828 208,400 +39,956 +1

-10,000 .. - -.. +

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

168,444 4,828 208,400 +39,956 +2

20,000 20,000 +

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

3,222,657 2,741,687 3,362,111 +139,454 +6

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Surveys, Investigations, and Research 

Ecosystems: 

Species Management Research ........................ . 

Land Management Research ... , .............. , ........ . 

Biological Threats Research ........................ . 

Climate Adaptation Science Center .................. . 

Status and trends .................................. . 

Fisheries: Aquatic and endangered resources ........ . 

Wildlife: Terrestrial and endangered resources ..... . 

Terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments .... . 

Invasive species .................................. . 

Cooperative research units ......................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

18,373 

19,136 

45,257 

36,415 

19,330 

18,371 

FY 2020 

Request 

44,359 

43,793 

28,996 

23,901 

---

---

---

. 

--

---

---

Bi 11 

---

--. 

... 

---

16,456 

22' 136 

45,469 

38,570 

21,392 

24,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

--- -

. 

- -

-.- ·

--- -

-1 ,917 +

+3,000 +

+212 +

+2' 155 +

+2,062 +

+5,629 +

.. ~- - ~- W M ..... 

_M~-~~---

--~------~--

----------- -· 

~~-----

Total, Ecosystems. 156,882 141,049 168 '023 +11,141 +

Land Resources: 

National Land Imaging .............................. . 98,894 --- 98,991 +97 +

Land change science ............................... . 34,070 -. 34,202 +132 +

National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science 

Centers .......................................... . 25,335 --- 38,377 +13,042 +

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

___ , __________ 

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

Total, Land Resources ......................... . 158,299 --- 171 '570 +13,271 +1

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

{Amounts in thousands) 

Energy, Minerals, and Environmental Health: 

Mineral and Energy Resources: 

Mineral resources ................................ . 

Energy resources ................................. . 

Subtotal ... 

Environmental Health: 

Contaminant biology .............................. . 

Toxic substances hydrology ...................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

58,969 

29,972 ~-~ • 

•-••w-~~ ~~-- 88,941 

10,197 

12' 598 

FY 2020 

Request 

60,193 

25,879 

------..... - .. -

86,072 

---

---

Bill 

58,839 

26,379 

.. -.. .. -.. - -

85,218 

10,897 

14,998 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-130 

-3,593 

.. 

-

- --

........

-3,723 

+700 +

+2,400 +

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

Subtotal ... 22,795 -.. 25,895 +3 '1 00 +

----- - ---

...... 

---------

............ ------· -----------....... -------

Total, Energy, Minerals, and Environmental 

Health ....................................... . 111 '736 86,072 111 '113 -623 +

Natural Hazards: 

Earthquake hazards ................................. . 83,403 64,303 85,375 +1 ,972 +

Volcano hazards ................................ . 30,266 28,121 30,363 +97 

Landslide hazards .................... . 3,538 3,554 4,154 +616 

Global seismographic network ................. . 6,653 6,661 7' 161 +508 

Geomagnetism ....................................... . 1,888 1,888 4,114 +2,226 

Coastal/Marine hazards and resources ............... . 40,510 40,498 40,656 +146 

.. _____________ 

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

Total, Natural Hazards .................. . 166,258 145,025 171 '823 +5,565 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Water Resources: 

Water Resources Availability Program ............... . 

Water Observing Systems Program .................... . 

Water Avai 1 ability and Use Science Program ......... . Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program ..... . National Water Quality Program ..................... . 

Water Resources Research Act Program ............... . 

Total, Water Resources ......................... . 

Core Science Systems: 

National Land Imaging Program ...................... . 

Science, synthesis, analysis, and research ......... . 

National cooperative geologic mapping .............. . 

National Geospatial Program ........................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

45,487 

82,673 

91,648 

6' 500 

~-~~-~~- ~~--- *""' --

226,308 

24,051 

24,397 

69,454 

FY 2020 

Request 

74,858 

105,064 

---

---

---

---

W M .... 

179,922 

88,955 

25,987 

24,397 

67,854 

Bill 

---

---

42,861 

93,284 

93,772 

10,000 

- ~-- --- -.. .. .. .. 

239' 917 

- -

24,125 

34,468 

84,631 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

---

---

-2,626 

+10,611 

+2 '124 

+3,500 

w- .......... 

+13,609 

+74 

+10,071 

+15 '177 

.. 

---

.... ........ 

---

--

--

.... ~- --.... -- .. .. .. .. "' ........... - ----.. 

Total, Core Science Systems .................... . 117,902 207' 193 143,224 +25,322 

Science Support: 

Admi ni strati on and Management ................ . 80,881 80,963 75,253 -5,628 Information Services..... . ............... . 21,947 21,947 21,990 +43 

B

-

-1

+

+

+

+

--- 

+

-

+

+

- - 

-

-------------- -------------- -·------------ -------------- -------

Total, Science Support .................... . 102,828 102,910 97,243 -5,585 

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Facilities: 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

FY 2020 

Request Bi 11 

Rental payments and operations & maintenance ....... . 105,219 

15,164 

113,321 

7,975 

113,321 Deferred maintenance and capital 20,164 improvement ....... . 

Total, Facilities .. 120,383 121 '296 133,485 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+8' 102 

+5,000 

+13' 102 

B

+

+

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ......... . 1,160,596 983,467 1,236,398 +75,802 +2

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 

Ocean Energy Management 

Renewab 1 e energy ................................. . 20,720 21 ,325 23,325 +2,605 

Conventional energy .............................. . 61 '799 64' 123 59,565 -2,234 

Environmental assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . 79,774 85' 110 77' 965 -1 ,809 

Marine Minerals .... . --- 5,729 4,787 +4,787 

Executive direction .... . 16' 973 17' 139 17,139 +166 

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

Subtotal ... 179,266 193,426 182' 781 +3,515 -

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Offsetting rental receipts ........................... . 

Cost recovery fees ................................... . 

Subtotal, offsetting collections ............... . 

TOTAL, BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT ....... . 

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 

Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

Environmental enforcement .................... . 

Operations, safety and regulation ............ . 

Administrative operations .................... . 

Executive direction .................................. . 

Subtotal ..... . 

Offsetting rental receipts ......................... . 

Inspection fees.. . . . . . ........................... . 

Cost recovery fees ................................. . 

Subtotal, offsetting collections ............. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-47,455 

-2,361 

-49,816 

FY 2020 

Request 

-58,000 

-2,000 

-60,000 

Bi 1l 

-58,000 

-2,000 

-60,000 

Bill VS 

Enacted 

-10,545 

+361 

-10' 184 

B

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

129,450 133,426 122' 781 -6,669 -

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

4,674 4,758 4,758 +84 

146,340 151 '811 151,811 +5' 471 

18' 129 18' 150 18' 150 +21 

18,097 18,093 18,093 -4 

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

187,240 192,812 192,812 +5,572 

-20,338 -23,000 -23,000 -2,662 

-41 ,765 -43,479 -46,000 -4,235 

-3,786 -3,000 -3,000 +786 

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

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

-65,889 -69,479 -72,000 -6,111 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF HEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Resci ss ion ........................................... . 

Total, Offshore Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement .................................. . 

Oil Spill Research 

Oi 1 spi 11 research .................................. . 

TOTAL, BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 

ENFORCEMENT ................................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

121,351 

14' 899 

136,250 

FY 2020 

Request 

-5,000 

118,333 

12,700 

131,033 

Bi 11 

120,812 

14,899 

135,711 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-539 

-539 

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT 

Regulation and Technology 

Environmental protection ....... . 

Permit fees ................ . 

Offsetting collections ..... . 

Technology development and transfer ................. . 

Financial management ................................. . 

Executive direction .............................. . 

Civil penalties (indefinite) ...................... . 

Subtotal ................................... . 

88,562 

40 

-40 

12,801 

505 

13,936 

100 

15,904 

67,754 

40 

-40 

14,765 

505 

13,936 

100 

97,060 

92,441 

40 

-40 

14,765 

505 

13,936 

100 

121.747 

+3,879 +

+1 ,964 

+5,843 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Civil penalties (offsetting collections) ............. . 

Total, Regulation and Technology ............... . 

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 

Environmental restoration .................... . 

Technology development and transfer .................. . 

Financial management ................................. . 

Executive direction .................................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-100 

115,804 

9,480 

3,544 

5,182 

6,466 

FY 2020 

Request 

-100 

96,960 

9,480 

3,576 

5' 191 

6,466 

Bill 

-100 

121,647 

9,480 

3,576 

5' 191 

6,466 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+5,843 +

+32 

+9 

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

Subtotal ....................................... . 24,672 24,713 24,713 +41 

State grants. 115,000 115,000 +1

Total, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund ......... . 139,672 24,713 139,713 +41 +1

TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 

ENFORCEMENT ..................... , , ........... . 255,476 121,673 261,360 +5,884 +1

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

INDIAN AFFAIRS 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Operation of Indian Programs 

Tribal Government: 

Aid to tribal government ........................... . 

Consoli dated tribal government program ............. . 

Self governance compacts ........................... . 

New tribes ......................................... . 

Small and needy tribes ........................... .. 

Road maintenance ................................... . 

Tribal government program oversight ............... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

28,902 

75,839 

166,225 

1 '120 

4,448 

35,823 

8,616 

FY 2020 

Request 

27,237 

75,271 

178,909 

1 ,281 

---

34,893 

8,422 

Bi 11 

27,441 

75,681 

180,065 

1 '281 

4,448 

40,063 

8,653 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-1 ,461 

-158 

+13,840 

+161 

--- 

+4,240 

+37 

-

,. .. 

--

.. .. ~- - ........ ~----- ......... -~-- -~~ ............ -~- .. ~-- 

Subtotal ...................................... . 320,973 326,013 337,632 +16,659 +

Human Services: 

Social services .............................. . 53,084 51,548 55,800 +2,716 

Welfare assistance .......................... . 76,000 74,734 77' 734 +1 ,734 

Indian child welfare act .......................... .. 19,154 13,357 16,431 -2,723 

Housing improvement program ........................ . 9,708 --- 15,948 +6,240 +

Human services tribal design ...................... . 270 266 273 +3 

Human services program oversight ................... . 3,200 3,045 3,065 -135 

-------------- ------·------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal ..... 161 '416 142,950 169,251 +7,835 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Trust - Natural Resources Management: 

Natural resources, general ......................... . 

Irrigation operations and maintenance .............. . 

Rights protection implementation ................... . 

Tribal managementldevelopment program .............. . 

Endangered species ................................. . 

Cooperative landscape conservation ................. . 

Integrated resource information program ...... . 

Agriculture and range ............................. . 

Forestry ........................................... . 

Water resources .................................. . 

Fish, wildlife and parks ........................... . 

Resource management program oversight .............. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

6,419 

14,023 

40,273 

11 '681 

2,697 

9,956 

2,974 

31 ,251 

55,591 

10,614 15,287 

6,104 

FY 2020 

Request 

4,704 

14,017 

40,231 

11 '162 

1 '001 

1,973 

25' 101 

54,759 

10,592 14,463 

6,086 

Bill 

9,241 

14,031 

42,343 

15,691 

3,698 

14,956 

2,976 

35,314 

55,473 

15,625 

20,012 

6,126 

Bill vs. B

Enacted +2,822 

+8 

+2,070 +4,010 

+1 ,001 

+5,000 +

+2 

+4,063 +

-118 

+5,011 

+4,725 

+22 

.......... 

-

Subtotal ..... 

Trust - Real Estate Services ........................ . 

Education 

Elementary and secondary programs (forward funded) 

ISEP formula funds ............................. . ISEP program adjustments ........................ . 

Education program enhancements ................... . 

Tribal education departments .................... . 

Student transportation ........................... . 

Early child and family development .. 

Tribal grant support costs ....................... . 

Subtotal. 

206,870 

130,680 

404,165 

5,479 

12,278 

2,500 

56,413 

18,810 

82,935 

582,580 

184,089 235,486 

121,965 172,347 

+28,616 +

+41,667 +

-404' 165 

-5,479 

-12,278 

-2,500 

-56,413 

-18,810 -82,935 

-582,580 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Post secondary programs (forward funded): 

Tribal colleges and universities ................. . Tribal technical colleges ........................ . 

Haskell & SIPI ................................... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . Subtotal, forward funded education ........... . 

Elementary and secondary programs: 

Facilities operations ............................ . Facilities maintenance ................ , .......... . 

Juvenile detention center education .............. . 

Johnson O'Malley assistance grants ............... . 

Subtotal ...... , ...... . 

Post secondary programs: 

Tribal colleges and universities supplements ..... . 

Scholarships & adult education .................. . Special higher education scholarships ............ . 

Science post graduate scholarship fund .......... . 

Subtotal . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

70,793 

7,505 

22,694 

100,992 

683,572 

68,795 

59,774 

500 

14,903 

143,972 

1,220 

34,996 

2,992 

2,450 

41 '658 

FY 2020 

Request Bill 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-70,793 

-7,505 

-22,694 

-100,992 -683,572 

-68,795 -59,774 

-500 

-14,903 

·143.972 

-1,220 

-34,996 

·2,992 

-2,450 

-41,658 

B

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Education management: 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

FY 2020 

Request Bill 

Education program management ..................... . 25,053 

Education IT ..................................... . 10,302 

Bi 11 VS. B

Enacted 

-25,053 

-10,302 

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

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Subtotal, Education ............ . 

Public Safety and Justice: 

Law enforcement: 

Criminal investigations and police services ...... . 

Detention I corrections ............................ . 

Inspections/internal affairs ..................... . 

Law enforcement special initiatives .............. . 

Indian police academy ...... , ..................... . 

Tribal justice support .......... , ................ . 

VAWA ......................................... . 

Pl 280 courts ................................ . 

Law enforcement program management ............... . 

Facilities operations and maintenance ............ . 

Tribal courts ...................................... . 

Fire protection .................................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

35,355 

904,557 

213,309 

102,982 

3,528 

10,412 

4,925 

22,271 

(2,000) 

(13,000) 

6,555 

13,701 

32,244 

1,590 

411,517 

-35,355 

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

............................. 

---- --

-904,557 

212,249 216,543 +3,234 

100,812 111 ,338 +8,356 +

3,520 3,538 +10 

12,944 14,388 +3,976 

4,679 4,939 +14 

22,267 27,274 +5,003 

(7,000) (+5,000) (

(13,000) --- (+

6,543 6,568 +13 

13,680 15,724 +2,023 

30,881 50,507 +18,263 +

1 '584 1,591 +1 

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

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

409,159 452,410 +40,893 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Community and economic development ................... . 

Executive direction and administrative services ...... . 

(Amounts available until expended, account-wide) ..... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

47,579 

230,985 

(55, 174) 

FY 2020 

Request 

44,397 

233,737 

(43,813) 

Bill 

51,529 

231,849 

(49,529) 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+3,950 

+864 

( -5 ,645) 

--~--~--------

________ ,. _____ ............. 

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

Total, Operation of Indian Programs ............ . 

Contract Support Costs 

Contract support costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 

Indian self-determination fund ....................... . 

Total, Contract Support Costs .................... . 

Construction 

Education ............................................ . 

Public safety and justice ............................ . 

Resources management ................................. . 

General admi ni strati on ............................... . 

2,414,577 

242,000 

5,000 

247,000 

238,250 

35,310 

71 '231 

13,928 

1,462,310 

266,000 

5,000 

271,000 

---

10,422 

36,053 

12,007 

1,650,504 

266,000 

5,000 

271 ,000 

---

48,811 

83,258 

13,945 

-764,073 

+24,000 

+24,000 

-238,250 

+13,501 

+12,027 

+17 

B

(

-

.... 

-

+1

+

+

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

Total, Construction ............................ . 

Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and 

Miscellaneous Payments to Indians 

Land Settlements: 

White Earth Land Settlement Act (Admin) (P.L.99-264) 

358,719 

625 

58,482 146,014 -212,705 +

-625 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Water Settlements: 

Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement (P.L.101-618) .. 

Navajo Water Resources Development Trust Fund 

(P. L .111-11) ..................................... . 

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (P.L.111-11) .... . 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water 

Rights Settlement Act (P.L.114-322) .............. . 

Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement (P.L. 114-322) ... . 

Unallocated .......................................... . 

Total, Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements 

and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians ........ . 

Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account 

Indian guaranteed loan program account ............... . 

Total, Bureau of Indian Affairs ................ . 

Bureau of Indian Education 

Operation of Indian Education Programs 

Elementary and secondary programs (forward funded): 

ISEP formula funds ............................... . 

ISEP program adjustments ......................... . 

Education program enhancements ................... . 

Tribal education departments ..................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

142 

4,011 

21 '720 

9,192 

14,367 

50,057 

10,779 

3,081,132 

FY 2020 

Request 

45,644 

45,644 

909 

1,838,345 

404,092 

5,467 

14,273 

2,500 

Bill 

45.644 

45,644 

12,784 

2,125,946 

415,351 

5,489 

14,303 

5,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-142 

-4,011 

-21,720 

-9,192 

-14,367 

+45,644 

-4,413 

+2,005 

-955,186 

+415,351 

+5,489 

+14,303 

+5,000 

B

+

+2

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Student transportation ........................... . 

Early child and family development .............. . 

Tribal grant support costs ....................... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Post secondary programs {forward funded): 

Haskill & SIP! ................................... . 

Tribal colleges and universities ................. . 

Tribal technical colleges ........................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

FY 2020 

Request 

56,363 

20.852 

81 ,508 

585,055 

19.480 

69,793 

7,537 

Bi 11 

57,491 

20,852 

81 '508 

599,994 

25,000 

86,696 

10,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+57,491 

+20,852 

+81,508 

+599,994 

+25,000 

+86,696 

+10,000 

B

+

+

~---------~---

------~-------

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

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Subtotal, forward funded education ............. . 

Elementary and secondary programs: 

Facilities operations ............................ . 

Facilities maintenance ................... , ....... . 

Juvenile detention center education .............. . 

Johnson O'Malley assistance grants ............... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Post secondary programs: 

Tribal colleges and universities supplements ..... . 

Scholarships & adult education ................... . 

Special higher education scholarships ............ . 

Science post graduate scholarship fund ........... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

96,810 121 ,696 +121,696 +

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

681.865 

66,710 

59,684 

500 

14,835 

141,729 

1 '220 

1,220 

721 ,690 

78,234 

60,906 

500 

44,403 

184,043 

1 ,455 

37,996 

5,992 

6,450 

51,893 

+721,690 

+78,234 

+60,906 

+500 

+44,403 

+184,043 

+1,455 

+37,996 

+5,992 

+6,450 

+51,893 

+

+

+

+

+

+

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Education management: 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

FY 2020 

Request Bi l1 

Education program management ..................... . 32,300 32,300 

Education IT ..................................... . 10,302 10,307 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+32,300 

+10,307 

----------

__ 

.. 

--------

............ .., _____________ 

------·

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Total, Operation of Indian Education Programs ... 

Education Construction 

Replacement/ School Construction .................. . 

Replacement Facility Construction ................ . Replacement/New Employee Housing ................. . 

Employee Housing Repair .......................... . 

Facilities Improvement and Repair ................ . 

Total, Education Construction ................ . 

42,602 

---

............................ 

867,416 

1 ,000 

5,062 

62,796 68,858 

42,607 +42,607 

--------

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

1,000,233 

205,504 

53,935 

1 '000 

15,576 

111 '237 

387,252 

+1,000,233 

+205,504 

+53,935 

+1,000 

+15,576 

+111,237 +387,252 

+1

+2

+++

+3

Total, Bureau of Indian Education............... --· 936,274 1,387,485 +1,387,485 +4

========;===== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, INDIAN AFFAIRS .......................... . 3,081 '132 2,774,619 3,513,431 +432,299 +7

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Leadership and administration ........................ . 

Management services .................................. . 

General reduction .................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

107,368 

27,305 

-10,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

101,356 

28,066 

Bi 11 

102,356 

28,876 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-5,012 

+1,571 

+10.000 

·-------------

---------~----

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

Total , Office of the Secretary. . . . . . . . . ....... . 

Insular Affairs 

Assistance to Territories 

Territorial Assistance: 

Office of Insular Affairs .......................... . 

Technical assistance ............................... . 

Maintenance assistance fund ........................ . 

Brown tree snake ................................... . 

Coral reef initiative and Natural Resources ........ . 

Empowering Insular Communities ..................... . 

Compact impact ..................................... . 

Subtotal, Territorial Assistance ............... . 

American Samoa operations grants ..................... . 

124,673 

9,448 

20,800 

4,000 

3,500 

2,500 

5,000 

4,000 

49,248 

23,720 

129,422 131,232 +6,559 

9,430 9,4g1 +43 

14,671 20,800 --- 

1,023 4,500 +500 

2,837 3,500 --- 

946 2,500 --- 

2,811 12,000 +7,000 

4,000 -- 

..... _ 

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

................. ____ 

-------

31 ,718 56,791 +7,543 +

21 '529 24,120 +400 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Northern Marianas covenant grants .................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

27,720 

FY 2020 

Request 

27.720 

Bill 

27,720 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

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

Total, Assistance to Territories ............... . 

( discretionary) .............................. . 

(mandatory) .................................. . 

Compact of Free Association 

Compact of Free Association -Federal services ....... . 

Enewetak support ..................................... . 

Subtotal , Compact of Free Association .......... . 

Compact payments. Marshall Islands (Title I, General 

Provision) ......................................... . 

Total, Compact of Free Association ............. . 

Total, Insular Affairs ......................... . 

(discretionary) .............................. . 

(mandatory) .................................. . 

Office of the Solicitor 

Legal services ....................................... . 

General administration. 

100,688 

(72,968) 

(27,720) 

2,813 

600 

3,413 

80,967 

(53,247) 

(27,720) 

2,636 

473 

3,109 

108,631 

(80,911) 

(27,720) 

2,636 

600 

3,236 

5,000 

+7,943 +

(+7,943) (+

-177 

-177 

+5,000 

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

______ , .. 3,413 ______ 3' 109 8,236 +4,823 

---

......... 

-

.. 

-- ---

.......... 

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

.. 

---

104' 101 84,076 116,867 +12,766 +

(76,381) (56,356) (89, 147) (+12,766) (+

(27,720) (27,720) (27,720) 

58,996 59,240 59,240 +244 

4,940 5,029 5,029 +89 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Ethics ............................................... . 

Total. Office of the Solicitor ................. . 

Office of Inspector General 

Audit and investigations .......................... . 

Administrative services and information management ... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

1. 738 

65,674 

39,522 

12,964 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,547 

66,816 

39,522 

12' 964 

Bill 

2,547 

66,816 

42,605 

13,381 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+809 

+1 '142 

+3,083 

+417 

~-------------

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

......... _,.. ________ 

-------

Total, Office of Inspector General ........... . 52,486 52,486 55,986 +3,500 

Office of Special Trustee for American Indians 

Federal Trust Programs 

Program operations, support, and improvements ........ . 109,843 102,696 96,213 -13,630 

(Office of Historical Accounting) ................ . (19,016) (22,120) (17 ,911) ( -1,105) (

Executive direction .................................. . 1. 697 2,447 1,400 -297 

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

Subtotal ....................................... . 111.540 105,143 97,613 -13,927 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Total, Federal Trust Programs .................. . 

Total, Office of Special Trustee for American 

lndi ans ...................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

111 '540 

111 '540 

FY 2020 

Request 

105,143 

105,143 

Bi 11 

-3,000 

94,613 

94,613 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-3,000 

-16,927 -

-16,927 -

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES ...... , ..... , ... ,, .. . 

(Mandatory) ............................. , , , . 

(Discretionary) ............................ . 

(Appropriations) ....................... . 

(Rescissions) .......................... . 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 

Wildland Fire Management 

Fire Operations: 

Preparedness ............................... . 

Fire suppression ... , ............................... . 

Subtotal, Fire operations ............. . 

458,474 

(27,720) 

(430,754) 

(430,754) 

322' 179 

388,135 

437,943 

(27,720) 

(410,223) 

(410,223) 

332,784 

383,657 

465,514 

(27,720) 

(437,794) 

( 440.794) 

(-3,000) 

332,784 

383,657 

+7,040 

(+7,040) 

(+10,040) 

(-3,000) 

+10,605 

-4,478 

+

(+

(+

(

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

710,314 716,441 716,441 +6 ,127 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Other Operations: 

Fuels Management ................................... . 

Burned area rehabilitation ......................... . 

Fire facilities .................................... . 

Joint fire science ................................. . 

Subtotal, Other operations ..................... . 

Total, Wildland fire management ................ . 

Suppression Cap Adjustment ........................... . 

Total, Wildland Fire Management with cap 

adjustment .................................... 

Central Hazardous Materials Fund 

Central hazardous materials fund ...................... 

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund 

Damage assessments ................................... . 

Program management ................................... . 

Restoration support .................................. . 

Oil Spill Preparedness ............................... . 

Total, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund .. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

189' 000 

20,470 

18,427 

3,000 

230,897 

941 ,211 

941.211 

10,010 

2,000 

2,100 

2,667 

1 '000 

7,767 

FY 2020 

Request 

194,000 

9,467 

203,467 

919,908 

300,000 

1,219,908 

2,000 

1 '500 

1 '000 

1,900 

200 

4,600 

Bi 11 

194,000 

20,470 

18,427 

3,000 

235,897 

952,338 

300,000 

1,252,338 

13,010 

2,000 

2' 100 

2,667 

1 '000 

7,767 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+5,000 

+5,000 

+11,127 

+300,000 

+311. 127 

+3,000 

B

+

+

+

+

+

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Working Capital Fund 

Working Capital Fund ................................. . 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

Natural Resources Revenue ................... . 

Payment in Lieu of Taxes 

Payments to local governments in lieu of taxes ....... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

55,735 

137,505 

FY 2020 

Request 

69,284 

147,330 

465,000 

Bi 11 

69,284 

147,330 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+13,549 

+9,625 

-4

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS ................ . 

General Provisions 

Payments to local governments in lieu of taxes (PILT). 

TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ..... . 

Appropriations ............................. . 

Rescissions ................................ . 

Rescissions of contract authority .......... . 

(Mandatory) .................................... . 

(Discretionary without cap adjustment) ......... . 

(Wildland Fire Suppression Cap Adjustment) ..... . 

1 '152' 226 1 '908' 122 1,489,729 +337,501 -4

500,000 500,000 +5

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

13,020,105 

(13,045,905) 

(-25,800) 

(61 '720) 

(12,958,385) 

11,746,957 

(11,808,289) 

(-61,332) 

(63,720) 

(11 ,363,237) 

(300,000) 

14,150,437 

(14,214,577) 

(-36,000) 

( -28, 140) 

(63,720) 

(13, 786, 717) 

(300' 000) 

+1 '130' 332 

(+1 '168,672) 

(-10,200) 

(-28,140) 

(+2,000) 

(+828,332) 

(+300,000) 

+2,4

(+2,4

(+

(-

(+2,4

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUOGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE II - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

Science and Technology 

Clean Air ............................................ . 

(Atmospheric Protection Program) ................... . 

Enforcement .......................................... . 

Homeland security .................................... . 

Indoor air and Radiation ............................. . 

IT I Data management I Security ...................... . 

Operations and administration ....................... . 

Pesticide licensing .................................. . 

Research: Air and energy ............................. . 

Research: Chemical safety and sustainability ......... . 

(Research: Computational to xi col ogy) .............. . 

(Research: Endocrine di sruptor) ................... . 

Research: National priorities ........................ . 

Research: Safe and sustainable water resources ....... . 

Research: Sustainable and healthy communities ........ . 

Water: Human health protection ....................... . 

Subtotal, Science and Technology ......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

116,541 

(8,018) 

13,669 

33' 122 

5,997 

3,089 

68,339 

6,027 

94,906 

126,930 

(21 '409) 

(16,253) 

5,000 

106,257 

134,327 

3,519 

FY 2020 

Request 

87,341 

---

10,883 

32,804 

4,783 

2,747 

73,268 

5,273 

31,707 

86,566 

(17,630) 

(10, 346) 

69,963 

53,631 

4,094 

Bill 

117,241 

(8,018) 

14,669 

34,418 

5,997 

2,747 

67,274 

5,273 

95,406 

126,930 

(21 '409) 

(16, 253) 

6,000 

113,257 

134,327 

4,094 

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

717,723 463,060 727,633 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+700 +

(

+1,000 

+1,296 

--- 

-342 

-1,065 

-754 

+500 +

+

(

(

+1,000 

+7,000 +

--- +

+575 

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

+9,910 +2

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Total, Science and Technology .................. . 

(by transfer from Hazardous Substance Superfund) 

Environmental Programs and Management 

Brownfi e 1 ds .......................................... . 

Clean Air ............................................ . 

(Atmospheric Protection Program) ................... . 

Compliance ........ . 

Enforcement .......................................... . 

(Environmental justice) ............................ . 

Environmental protection: National priorities ........ . 

Geographic programs: 

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 1/ .............. . 

Chesapeake Bay ..................................... . 

San Francisco Bay .................................. . 

Puget Sound ........................................ . 

Long Island Sound .................................. . 

Gulf of Mexico ..................................... . 

South Florida ...................................... . 

Lake Champ 1 ai n ..................................... . 

Lake Pontchartrain ................................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-11 '250 

706,473 

(15,496) 

25,593 

273,108 

(95,436) 

101 ,665 

240,637 

(6,737) 

15,000 

300,000 

73,000 

4,819 

28,000 

14,000 

14,542 

3,204 

11,000 

948 

FY 2020 

Request 

463,060 

(17, 775) 

16,728 

155,814 

(13,965) 

89,644 

211,566 

(2,739) 

300,000 

7,300 

Bi 11 

727,633 

(30,496) 

25,593 

274,276 

(97,249) 

103,665 

255,504 

(9' 554) 

17 '700 

320,000 

85,000 

5,019 

33,000 

21,000 

14,542 

3,504 

11,000 

948 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+11,250 

+21 '160 

(+15,000) 

---

+1 '168 

(+1 ,813) 

+2,000 

+14,867 

(+2,817) 

+2,700 

+20,000 

+12,000 

+200 

+5,000 

+7,000 

---

+300 

---

---

B

+2

(+

+1

(+

+

+

(

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Southern New England Estuaries ..................... . 

Columbia River Basin ............................... . 

Other geographic activities ........................ . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Homeland security .................................... . 

Indoor air and radiation ............................. . 

Information exchange I Out reach ...................... . 

(Children and other sensitive populations: Agency coordination) .................................... . 

(Environmental education) .......................... . 

International programs ............................... . 

IT I Data management I Security ...................... . 

Legal/science/regulatory/economic review ............. . 

Operations and administration ....................... . 

Pesticide licensing .................................. . 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) ........ . 

Taxies risk review and prevention .................... . 

(Endocrine disrupters) ............................. . 

Underground storage tanks (LUST I UST) ............... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

5,000 

1,000 

1. 445 

456,958 

10,195 

27,637 

126,536 

(6,546) 

(6,702) 

15,400 

90,536 

111.414 

480,751 

109,363 

112,377 

92,521 

(7,553) 

11.295 

FY 2020 

Request 

307,300 

9,688 

4,526 

89,897 

(2,545) 

5,339 

84,890 

107,842 

494,307 

85' 679 

80,015 

66,418 

5,996 

Bill 

5,400 

1 ,100 

1,445 

501,958 

10,195 

27,637 

121 ,491 

(6,548) 

(8,702) 

15,400 

84,890 

109,023 

473,109 

96,135 

118,377 

89.217 

(7,553) 

11 ,295 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+400 

+100 

+45,000 

·5.047 

-5,646 

·2,391 

-7,642 

-13,228 

+6,000 

-3,304 

B

+1

+

+

(

(

+

-

+

+

+

(

Insert offset folio 69 here 33998A.039

Water: Ecosystems: 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

FY 2020 

Request Bill 

National estuary program I Coastal waterways ....... . 26,723 --- 31,723 

Wetlands ........................................... . 21 '065 21,576 21,065 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+5,000 +

--- 

-·-~~~~~------ -------------- -------·------ ------·------- -------

Subtotal ................................. · · · · · · · 

Water: Human health protection ..................... .. 

Water quality protection ............................. . 

Energy Star (legislative proposal) ................... . 

Offsetting collections, Energy Star (legislative 

proposal) .......................................... . 

Subtotal, Environmental Programs and Management. 

Rescission ........................................... . 

Total, Environmental Programs and Management .... 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund 

E-Mani fest System Fund ............................... . 

Offsetting Collections ............................... . 

Total, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest 

System Fund .................................. . 

47,786 21,578 52,766 +5,000 +

96,507 89,806 106,234 +9,727 +

210,917 186,233 211,217 +300 +

46,000 --- --- -

-12,000 --- +

-----~-~------ -------------- -----------·-- -------------- -------

2,656,200 2,149,268 

-60,201 ---

----------

---

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

2,597,999 

8,000 

-8,000 

2,149,268 

8,000 

-8,000 

2,707 '704 

---

-----------

2,707,704 

8,000 

-8,000 

+49,504 +5

+60,201 

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

+109,705 +5

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS ANO AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Office of Inspector General 

Audits, evaluations, and invest i gat i ens .............. . 

(by transfer from Hazardous Substance Superfund) ..... . 

Buildings and Facilities 

Homeland security: Protection of EPA personnel 

and infrastructure ................................. . 

Operations and administration ........................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

41,489 

(8. 778) 

6,676 

27,791 

FY 2020 

Request 

38,893 

(9,586) 

6,176 

33,377 

Bi 11 

48,514 

(9,586) 

6,176 

33,377 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+7,025 

(+806) 

-500 

+5,566 

B

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

Total, Buildings and Facilities ......... 34,467 39,553 39,553 +5,066 

Hazardous Substance Superfund 

Audits, evaluations, and investigations .............. . 6. 776 9,566 9,586 +608 Compliance............... . ......................... . 995 991 1. 495 +500 

Enforcement .......................................... . 166,375 171,357 171.968 +5,593 

Homeland security .................................... . 32,616 31.969 32,616 --- 

Indoor air and radiation ............................ . 1,985 1. 933 1. 933 -52 

Information exchange I Outreach ...................... . 1,328 1,293 1,328 --- 

IT /data management/security ......................... . 14,485 18,525 16,868 +4,383 

Legal/science/regulatory/economic review ............. . 1,253 579 1. 253 --- 

Operations and administration ........................ . 126,105 124,520 124,241 -3,864 

Research: Chemical safety and sustainability ........ . 2,824 5,338 12,824 +10,000 

Research: Sustainable communities ........... . 11,463 10,977 16,463 +5,000 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Superfund cleanup: 

Superfund: Emergency response and removal ......... . 

Superfund: Emergency preparedness ................. . 

Superfund: Federal facilities ..................... . 

Superfund: Remedial ............................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

181,306 

7,636 

21 '125 

511,673 

FY 2020 

Request 

168,370 

7,396 

20,465 

472,052 

Bi 11 

191,353 

7,698 

22,244 

600,778 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+10,047 +

+62 

+1 '119 

+89, 105 +1

-~-----~--- -- -------- ........ _____ .. ____ ...... ,.. ________ .., ____ -------

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Total, Hazardous Substance Superfund ........... . 

(transfer out to Inspector General) ............ . 

(transfer out to Science and Technology) ....... . 

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund (LUST) 

Enforcement .......................................... . 

Operations and administration ........................ . 

Research: Sustainable communities .................... . 

Underground storage tanks (LUST I UST) ............... . 

(LUST/UST) ......................................... . 

(LUST cooperative agreements) ...................... . 

(Energy Policy Act grants) ......................... . 

Total, Leaking Underground Storage Tank 

Trust Fund ................................... . 

Inland Oil Spill Program 

Compliance ..................................... · · · · · · · 

721,740 668,283 822,073 +100,333 +1

-·------------

-------~------

---- --------- ------ ------- -·-----

1,091,947 

( -8, 778) 

(-15,496) 

620 

1 '352 

320 

89,649 

(9,240) 

(55,040) 

(25,369) 

91,941 

139 

1,045,351 1,214,648 +122,701 +1

(-9,586) (-9,586) ( -808) 

(-17,775) (-30,496) ( -15' 000) (-

470 668 +48 

1,345 1 '345 -7 

424 447 +127 

45,562 91,950 +2,301 +

(6,722) (9,541) (+301) (

(38,840) (57,040) (+2,000) (+

(25,369) --- (+

-·-- --------- -----

............................................ --~~~ M

47,801 94,410 +2,469 +

155 +16 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Enforcement .......................................... . 

Oi 1 .................................................. . 

Operations and administration ........................ . 

Research: Sustainable communities .................... . 

Total, Inland Oil Spill Program ................ . 

State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) 

Clean water state revolving fund (SRF) ............... . 

Drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) ............ . 

Me xi co border ........................................ . 

Alaska Native villages ............................... . 

Brownfields projects ................................. . 

Diesel emissions grants .............................. . 

Targeted ai rshed grants .............................. . 

Water quality monitoring (P.L. 114-322) ............. .. 

Small and Disadvantaged Communities .................. . 

Lead testing in schools ............................. .. 

Reducing Lead in Drinking Water ...................... . 

Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience and 

Sustai nabi 1 i ty ..................................... . 

Technical assistance for treatment works ............. . 

Sewer overflow control grants ........................ . 

Water infrastructure workforce development ........... . 

Healthy schools (legislative proposal) ............... . 

School drinking fountain replacement ................. . 

Subtotal, Infrastructure assistance grants ..... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,413 

14,409 

584 

664 

18,209 

1' 394' 000 

864,000 

15,000 

25,000 

87,000 

87,000 

52,000 

4,000 

2,528,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,373 

12,413 

665 

511 

15,962 

1,119,772 

863,233 

3,000 

62,000 

10,000 

10,000 

2,000 

7,500 

61,450 

300 

50,000 

5,000 

2' 194' 255 

Bi 11 

2,644 

19,109 

665 

664 

23,237 

1,784,000 

1,300,000 

30,000 

20,000 

105' 000 

55,000 

30,000 

4,000 

25,000 

25,000 

20,000 

4,000 

13,000 

90,000 

1,000 

3,506,000 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+231 

+4,700 

+81 

+5,028 

+390,000 

+436,000 

+15,000 

-5,000 

+18,000 

-32,000 

-22,000 

+25,000 

+25,000 

+20,000 

+4,000 

+13,000 

+90,000 

+1 ,000 

+978,000 

B

+6

+4

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

+1,3

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Categorical grants: 

Beaches protection ................................. . 

Brownfields ........................................ . 

En vi ronmenta 1 information .......................... . 

Hazardous waste financial assistance ............... . 

Lead ............................................... . 

Nonpoint source (Sec. 319) ......................... . 

Pesticides enforcement ............................. . 

Pesticides program implementation .................. . 

Pollution control (Sec. 106) ...................... .. 

(Water quality monitoring) ......................... . 

Po 11 uti on prevention ............................... . 

Public water system supervision .................... . 

Radon .............................................. . 

State and local air quality management ............. . 

Toxic substances compliance ........................ . 

Tribal air quality management ...................... . 

Tribal general assistance program .................. . 

Underground injection control (UIC) ................ . 

Underground storage tanks .......................... . 

Wetlands program development ....................... . 

Multipurpose grants ................................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

9,549 

47,745 

9,646 

99,693 

14,049 

170,915 

18,050 

12,701 

230,806 

(17,848) 

4,765 

101,963 

8,051 

228,219 

4,919 

12,829 

65,476 

10,506 

1 '498 

14,661 

11 '000 

FY 2020 

Request 

---

31 '791 

6,422 

66,381 

---

---

10,531 

8,457 

153,683 

---

---

67,892 

... 

151 '961 

3,276 

8,963 

44,233 

6,995 

---

9,762 

10,000 

Bi 11 

9,549 

47,745 

9,646 

99,693 

15,000 

175,915 

18,050 

12,701 

240,806 

(17 ,848) 

4,765 

114,963 

8,051 

238,219 

4,919 

14,829 

73,476 

10,506 

1. 498 

14,661 

---

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

--- 

--- +

--- 

--- +

+951 +

+5,000 +1

--- 

--- 

+10,000 +

--- (+

--. 

+13,000 +

- - 

+10,000 +

--. 

+2,000 

+8,000 +

--- 

--- 

--- 

-11 ,000 -

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

Subtotal, Categorical grants ................... . 1,077,041 580,347 1 '114' 992 +37,951 +5

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

Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants ...... . 3,605,041 2,774,602 4,620,992 +1 ,015,951 +1,8

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

{Amounts in thousands) 

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 

Administrative Expenses .............................. . 

Direct Loan Subsidy .................................. . 

Total, Water Infrastructure Finance and 

Innovation Program ........................... . 

Administrative Provisions 

Rescission 1/ ........................................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

5,000 

5,000 

10,000 

-139' 078 

FY 2020 

Request 

25,000 

25,000 

-377,000 

Bi 11 

5,000 

45,000 

50,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+40,000 

+40,000 

+139,078 

B

-

+

+

+3

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, TITLE II, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 8,058,488 6,222,490 9,526,691 +1,468,203 +3,3

Appropriations .............................. (8,269,017) (6,599,490) (9,526,691) (+1,257,674) (+2,9

Rescissions ................................. (-210,529) (-377,000) --- (+210,529) (+3

(By transfer) ................................... (24,274) (27,361) (40,082) (+15,808) (+

(Transfer out) .................................. (-24,274) (-27,361) (-40,082) (-15,808) ( -

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TITLE III - RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the 

Environment ................................. . 875 875 875 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FOREST SERVICE 

Forest Service Operations ............................ . 

Forest and Rangeland Research 

Forest inventory and analysis ........................ . 

Research and development programs .................... . 

Total, Forest and rangeland research ........... . 

State and Private Forestry 

Landscape scale restoration .......................... . 

Forest Health Management: 

Federal lands forest health management ............. . 

Cooperative lands forest health management ......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

77,000 

223,000 

300,000 

14,000 

56,000 

42,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

77,000 

177' 500 

254,500 

---

51 ,495 

34' 376 

Bi 11 

921,849 

73' 174 

203,981 

277' 155 

20,000 

54,578 

49' 158 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+921,849 

-3,826 

-19,019 

-22,845 

+6,000 

-1,422 

+7' 158 

B

+9

+

+

+

+

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

Subtotal ....................................... . 98,000 85,871 103,736 +5,736 +

Cooperative Fire Assistance: 

State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity) ... . 81 '000 65,930 83' 105 +2, 105 +

Volunteer fire assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) .. . 17' 000 11,020 19,000 +2,000 

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

Subtotal ..................................... . 98,000 76,950 102' 105 +4' 105 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Cooperative Forestry: 

Forest stewardship (Working Forest Lands) .......... . 

Forest 1 egacy ...................................... . 

Community forest and open space conservation ....... . 

Urban and community forestry ....................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Internat ion a 1 forestry ............................... . 

Subtotal, State and Private Forestry ........... . 

Unobligated balances: Forest legacy (rescission) ..... 

Total, State and Private Forestry .............. . 

National Forest System 

Land management planning, assessment and monitoring .. . 

Recreation, heritage and wilderness .................. . 

Grazing management ................................... . 

Hazardous Fuels ...................................... . 

Forest products ...................................... . 

Vegetation and watershed management .................. . 

Wildlife and fish habitat management ................. . 

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund ...... . 

Minerals and geology management ...................... . 

Landownership management (Land Use Authorization and 

Access) ............................................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

20,500 

63,990 

4,000 

29,500 

117' 990 

9,000 

336,990 

-1,503 

335,487 

180,000 

260,000 

57,000 

435,000 

368,000 

180,000 

137,000 

40,000 

75,000 

75,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

19,475 

19,475 

182,296 

182' 296 

179' 263 

257,848 

56,856 

450,000 

375,000 

180,000 

136,430 

74,200 

74,000 

Bill 

25,000 

75,000 

5,000 

40,000 

145,000 

12,053 

382,894 

382,894 

147,103 

194,468 

40,750 

390,169 

276,603 

165,593 

121 '153 

35,526 

57,946 

56,051 

Bi 11 vs 

Enacted 

+4,500 

+11 '010 

+1 ,000 

+10,500 

+27,010 

+3,053 

+45,904 

+1,503 

+47,407 

-32,897 

-65,532 

-16,250 

-44,831 

-91,397 

-14,407 

-15,847 

-4,474 

-17,054 

-18,949 

B

+

+

+1

+

+2

+2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Law enforcement operations ........................... . 

Total, National Forest System .................. . 

Capital Improvement and Maintenance 

Facilities ......................................... . 

Roads ................................................ . 

Trails ............................................... . 

Subtotal, Capital improvement and maintenance ... 

Deferral of road and trai 1 fund payment .............. . 

Total, Capital improvement and maintenance ..... . 

Land Acquisition 

Acquisitions ......................................... . 

Acquisition Management ............................... . 

Recreational Access .................................. . 

Critical Inholdings/Wilderness ....................... . 

Cash Equalization .................................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Total, Land Acquisition ........................ . 

Acquisition of land for national forests, special acts 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

131,000 

1,938,000 

148,000 

218,000 

80,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

129,153 

1,912,750 

151,000 

218,000 

65,000 

Bill 

113,946 

1,599,308 

148,841 

205,000 

65,262 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-17,054 -

-338,692 -3

+841 

-13,000 -

-14,738 

~-------------

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

446,000 434,000 419,103 -26,897 -

-15,000 .. -15,000 ... ·

- ----------·-

............................ 

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

-------

431,000 434,000 404,103 -26,897 -

57,962 ... 71,750 +13,788 +

7,352 ... 8,500 +1 '148 

5,000 ... 7,500 +2,500 

2,000 ... 2,000 ... 

250 . . . 250 ... 

----~---------

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

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

72,564 ... 90,000 +17,436 +

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

72,564 ... 90,000 +17,436 +

700 ... 700 ... 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges ...... . Range betterment fund ................................ . 

Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research ........................................... . 

Management of national forest lands for subsistence 

uses ............................................... . 

Wildland Fire Management 

Fire operations: 

Wildland fire preparedness ......................... . 

Wildland fire suppression operations ............... . 

Additional suppression funding ................. . 

Total, all wildland fire accounts .......... . 

Suppression cap adjustment ........................... . 

Total, Wildland Fire Management with cap adjustment ................................... . 

Total, Forest Service without Wildland Fire 

Management ................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

150 

1 '700 

45 

2,500 

1,339,620 

1,165,366 

500,000 

3, 004' 986 

3,004,986 

3' 082' 146 

FY 2020 

Request 

1,832 

1,339,620 

1 ,011 ,000 

2,350,620 

1,950,000 

4,300,620 

2,785,378 

Bi 11 

150 

2,000 

45 

2,500 

998,545 

1 ,011 ,000 

2,009,545 

1,950,000 

3,959,545 

3,680,704 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+300 

-341,075 

-154,366 

-500,000 

-995,441 

+1 ,950,000 

+954,559 

+598,558 

B

-3

-3

-3

+8

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE .......................... . 

Forest Service without cap adjustment ...... . 

Forest Service Suppression Cap Adjustment .. . 

6,087,132 

(6,087,132) 

7,085,998 

(5, 135,998) 

( 1 '950' 000) 

7,640,249 

(5,690,249) 

( 1 '950' 000) 

+1 ,553,117 

(-396,883) 

(+1 ,950,000) 

+5

(+5

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 

Indian Health Services 

Clinical Services: 

Hospital and health clinics ........................ . 

Electronic Health Record System .................... . 

Dental health ...................................... . 

Mental health ...................................... . 

Alcohol and substance abuse ........................ . 

Purchased/referred care ............................ . 

Indian Health Care Improvement Fund ................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,147,343 

---

204,672 

105,281 

245,566 

964,819 

72,280 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,363,278 

25,000 

212,369 

109,825 

246,034 

968,177 

72,280 

Bill 

2,420,578 

25,000 

227,562 

125,332 

280,051 

969,479 

72,280 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+273,235 +

+25,000 

+22,890 +

+20,051 +

+34,485 +

+4,660 

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

---------~----

-------

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Preventive Health: 

Public health nursing .............................. . 

Health education ................................... . 

Community health representatives ................... . 

Immunization (Alaska) .............................. . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

3,739,961 

89' 159 

20,568 

62,888 

2' 127 

174,742 

3,996,963 

92,084 

24,000 

2,173 

118,257 

4' 120' 282 

95,307 

20,669 

62,913 

2,173 

181,062 

+380,321 

+6, 148 

+101 

+25 

+46 

+6,320 

+1

+

+

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Other services: 

Urban Indian health ................................ . 

Indian health professions .......................... . 

Tribal management grant program ................... . 

Direct operations .................................. . 

Self-governance .................................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Total, Indian Health Services ................. .. 

Contract Support Costs 

Contract support ..................................... . 

Indian Health Facilities 

Maintenance and improvement .......................... . 

Sanitation facilities construction ................... . 

Health care facilities construction .................. . 

Facilities and environmental health support .......... . 

Equipment ............................................ . 

Total. Indian Health Facilities ................ . 

TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE ................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

51.315 

57,363 

2,465 

71,538 

5,806 

FY 2020 

Request 

48.771 

43,612 

---

74,131 

4,807 

Bi 11 

81,000 

90,656 

2,521 

75,385 

5,964 

Bi 11 vs. B

Enacted 

+29,685 +

+33,293 +

+56 

+3,847 

+158 

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

188,487 171,321 255,526 +67,039 +

-------------- -------------- -------------· -------------- -------

4,103,190 

822,227 

167,527 

192,033 

243,480 

252,060 

23,706 

878,806 

5,804,223 

4,286,541 4,556,870 +453,680 +2

820,000 820,000 -2,227 

168,568 174.336 +6,809 

193,252 193,577 +1,544 

165,810 304,290 +60,810 +1

251,413 266,831 +14,771 +

23,983 25,087 +1. 381 

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

803,026 964,121 +85,315 +1

============== ============== ============== =======

5,909,567 6,340,991 +536,768 +4

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ... 

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 

Toxic substances and environmental public health ..... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

79,000 74,691 

FY 2020 

Request 

66,581 62,000 

Bi 11 

80,000 

79,691 

Bi 11 vs. B

Enacted 

+1 ,000 +

+5,000 +

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES .. 5,957,914 6,038,148 6,500,682 +542,768 +4

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 

Environmental Quality .............................. . 2,994 2,750 2,994 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Salaries and expenses ............................... . 12,000 10,200 12,000 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 

Sa 1 aries and expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. . 8,750 7,500 7,500 -1,250 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE 

AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 

Payment to the Institute ............................ .. 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

Salaries and Expenses 

Museum and Research Institutes: 

National Air and Space Museum ...................... . 

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory .............. . 

Major scientific instrumentation ................... . 

Universe Center .................................... . 

National Museum of Natural History ................. . 

National Zoological Park ........................... . 

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center .......... . 

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ............ . 

Bi odi versi ty Center ................................ . 

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art ..... . 

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage .......... . 

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum .............. . 

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden .............. . 

National Museum of African Art ..................... . 

World Cultures Center .............................. . 

Anacostia Community Museum .................. . 

Archives of American Art ........................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

9,960 

20 '110 

24,593 

4' 118 

184 

49,789 

27,566 

4,227 

14,486 

1,543 

6,273 

3,184 

5,086 

4,544 

4,654 

792 

2,405 

1 ,933 

FY 2020 

Request 

10,210 

20' 110 

24,745 

4,118 

184 

49,789 

28,066 

4,487 

14,702 

1 '543 

6,273 

3,484 

5,086 

4,544 

5,054 

792 

2,405 

1,933 

Bill 

10,850 

20,739 

25,225 

4,118 

184 

51' 138 

28,860 

4,632 

15,066 

1,543 

6,461 

3,565 

5' 190 

4,650 

5,172 

792 

2,463 

1 '987 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+890 

+629 

+632 

+1,349 

+1,294 

+405 

+580 

+188 

+381 

+104 

+106 

+518 

+58 

+54 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

National Museum of African American History and 

Culture .......................................... . 

National Museum of American History ......... . 

National Museum of the American Indian ............. . 

National Portrait Gallery .......................... . 

National Postal Museum ............................. . 

Smithsonian American Art Museum .................... . 

American Experience Center ......................... . 

Subtotal, Museums and Research Institutes ...... . 

Mission enabling: 

Program support and outreach: 

Outreach ........................... . 

Communications ..................................... . 

Institution-wide programs .......................... . 

Office of Exhibits Central ......................... . 

Museum Support Center .............................. . 

Museum Conservation Institute ...................... . 

Smithsonian Institution Archives ................... . 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries .................. . 

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ................. . 

Subtotal, Program support and outreach ......... . 

Office of Chief Information Officer .................. . 

Administration ....................................... . 

Inspector General .................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

33,079 

26,704 

33,242 

6,556 

10,239 

600 

285,907 

9,333 

2,839 

16,784 

3' 169 

1 '906 

3,359 

2,423 

11 '373 

FY 2020 

Request 

32,617 

25,583 

33,648 

6,736 

1 '581 

10,389 

600 

288,469 

9,333 

2,839 

17,784 

3,169 

1 '906 

3,359 

14,458 

Bill 

33,250 

26,324 

34,414 

6,915 

1 '605 

10,714 

600 

295,607 

9,530 

2,918 

20,784 

3,267 

1 '949 

3,459 

14,877 

--~-----------

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

51' 186 52,848 56' 784 

52,509 55,409 56,031 

36,405 37' 324 38,171 

3,538 4,077 4,185 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+171 

-380 

+1 '172 

+359 

+1,605 

+475 

--- 

---------- -- --·----

+9,700 

+197 

+79 

+4,000 

+98 

+43 

+100 

-2,423 

-11 '373 

+14,877 

----·--------- -------

+5,598 

+3,522 

+1 ,766 

+647 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Facilities services: 

Facilities maintenance ...................... . 

Facilities operations, security and support .. 

Subtotal, Facilities services .................. . 

Subtotal, Mission enabling ..................... . 

Total, Salaries and expenses ................... . 

Facilities Capital 

Revitalization ....................................... . 

Facilities planning and design ....................... . 

Total, Facilities Capital ...................... . 

TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ................. . 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 

Salaries and Expenses 

Care and utilization of art collections .............. . 

Operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds ... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

79,545 

230,904 

FY 2020 

Request 

B4,545 

236,673 

Bi 11 

161 ,258 

240,309 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+81,713 +

+9,405 

~-~~~~---~----

-~-------

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

... 

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

310,449 321,218 401,567 +91 '118 +

-------------- ----·--------- -------------- -------------- -------

454,087 

739,994 

286,503 

17,000 

303,503 

470,876 

759,345 

189,400 

29,600 

219,000 

556,738 

852,345 

189,400 

29,600 

219,000 

+102,651 

+112,351 

-97' 103 

+12,600 

-84,503 

+

+

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

1.043,497 978,345 1,071,345 +27,848 +

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

48,871 

36,154 

45' 409 

34,835 

49,214 

36,398 

+343 

+244 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

ANO BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Protection of buildings, grounds and contents ........ . 

General administration .............................. . 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ................... . 

Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings 

Base program ......................................... . 

TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART ................. . 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 

Operations and maintenance ........................... . 

Capital repair and restoration ....................... . 

TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 

ARTS .................................. · · · · · · · 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS 

Salaries and expenses ................................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

26,958 

32,219 

144,202 

24,203 

FY 2020 

Request 

26,263 

32.493 

139,000 

15' 114 

Bi 11 

27,836 

33,572 

147,022 

34,603 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+680 

+1,353 

+2,620 

+10,400 

B

+

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

168,405 154,114 161,625 +13,220 +

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

24,490 

16,800 

25,690 

14,000 

25,690 

17' 800 

+1,200 

+1,000 

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

41,290 39,690 43,490 +2,200 

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

12,000 8' 139 14,000 +2,000 

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Grants and Administration 

Grants: 

Direct grants ...................................... . 

Challenge America grants ........................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

State partnerships: 

State and regional ............................... . 

Underserved set-aside ............................ . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Subtotal, Grants ............................... . 

Program support ...................................... . 

Administration ....................................... . 

Total, Arts .................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

66,110 

7,600 

73,710 

38,673 

10,467 

49' 140 

122,850 

1,950 

30,200 

155,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

29,333 

29,333 

Bi 11 

73,322 

7,600 

80,922 

42,457 

11 '491 

53,948 

134,870 

1,950 

30,680 

167,500 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+7,212 

+7,212 

+3,784 

+1,024 

+4,808 

+12,020 

+480 

+12,500 

B

+

+

+

+

+

+1

+1

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

Grants and Administration 

Grants: 

Special Initiatives ............................... . 

Federal/State partnership .......................... . 

Preservation and access ............................ . 

Public programs .................................... . 

Research programs .................................. . 

Education programs ................................. . 

Program development ................................ . 

Digital humanities initiatives ..................... . 

Subtotal, Grants ............................... . 

Matching Grants: 

Treasury funds ..................................... . 

Challenge grants ................................... . 

Subtotal, Matching grants ...................... . 

Admi ni strati on ....................................... . 

Tot a 1 , Humanities .............................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

48,000 

19,000 

13,500 

14,500 

12,250 

1 ,200 

4,600 

113,050 

2,000 

11,250 

13,250 

28,700 

155,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

37,891 

37,891 

Bill 

6,000 

51,000 

19,000 

14,000 

14,500 

12,500 

1,500 

4,600 

123,100 

2,000 

13,000 

15,000 

29,400 

167,500 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+6,000 

+3,000 

+500 

+250 

+300 

+10,050 

+1 ,750 

+1,750 

+700 

+12,500 

B

+

+

+

+

+

+1

+

+

+1

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 

HUMANITIES ................................... . 310,000 67,224 335,000 +25,000 +2

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 

Salaries and expenses ................................ . 

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 

Grants ............................................... . 

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

Salaries and expenses .... 

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 

Sa 1 aries and expenses ................................ . 

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 

Holocaust Memorial Museum ............................ . 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION 

Salaries and expenses. . . . . . . . ....................... . 

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 

Sa 1 aries and expenses ................................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2, 771 

2,750 

6,890 

6,099 

59,000 

1,600 

1 '000 

FY 2020 

Request 

3,050 

7,000 

7,946 

59,000 

1,600 

Bi 11 

3,282 

5,000 

7,368 

8' 124 

61,388 

1,800 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+511 

+2,250 

+498 

+25 

+2,388 

-1,000 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 

Salaries and expenses ................................ . 

TOTAL, TITLE III, RELATED AGENCIES ............. . 

Appropriations ............................. . 

Rescissions ................................ . 

(Discretionary without cap adjustment) ......... . 

(Fire Suppression Cap Adjustment) .............. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

7,000 

13,744,127 

(13,745,630) 

( -1 '503) 

(13, 744, 127) 

FY 2020 

Request 

21,093 

14,503,084 

(14,503,084) 

(12,553,084) 

(1 ,950,000) 

Bi 11 

6,000 

15,913,592 

(15,913,592) 

(13,963,592) 

(1 ,950 ,000) 

Bi 11 vs. B

Enacted 

-1,000 -

+2,169,465 +1,4

(+2,167,962) (+1,4

(+1,503) 

(+219,465) (+1,4

(+1 ,950,000) 

~============= ============== ============== =======

TITLE IV - GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Infrastructure ................................ . 791,000 -791,000 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

GRAND TOTAL .......................................... . 

Appropriations ................................... . 

Rescissions ...................................... . 

Rescissions of contract authority ................ . 

Fire suppression cap adjustment .................. . 

(By transfer) ........................................ . 

(Transfer out) ....................................... . 

(Discretionary total) ................................ . 

1/ The Budget Request includes amendments transmitted 

on May 13, 2019 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

35,613,720 

(35,851 ,552) 

(-237,832) 

(24,274) 

(-24,274) 

(35,552,000) 

FY 2020 

Request 

32,472,531 

(30,660,863) 

(-438,332) 

---

(2,250,000) 

(27,361) 

( -27.361) 

(32,408,811) 

Bi 11 

39,590,720 

(37,404,860) 

( -36, 000) 

(-28,140) 

(2,250,000) 

(40,082) 

(-40,082) 

(39,527,000) 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+3,977,000 +7, 1

(+1,553,308) (+6,7

(+201,832) (+4

( -28,140) (-

(+2,250,000) 

(+15,808) (+

( -15. 808) (-

(+3,975,000) (+7 ,1
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MINORITY VIEWS 

We appreciate the efforts of Full Committee Chairwoman Lowey 

and Chair McCollum in producing an Interior, Environment, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that addresses priorities of 

Members on both sides of the aisle. Chair McCollum is to be commended for the transparent, reasonable, and even-handed manner 

in which she has conducted the business of the Subcommittee. Although we have genuine policy differences with the Majority, and 

a divergence in views over the level of funding necessary to address 

the critical needs of this bill, we hope that as the process moves 

forward, we can continue to work together in a bipartisan, collaborative manner. 

We are pleased to see that the bill includes significant funding 

for wildfire suppression, which will help prevent the devastation 

we have seen in recent years, along with initiatives to protect the 

Great Lakes, reduce harmful algal blooms and eradicate invasive 

Asian carp. The bill also steps up efforts to stop the international 

trafficking of endangered species. 

We are also pleased to see that the bill leverages federal dollars 

to finance more than $8 billion in water infrastructure projects and 

continues to drive down the maintenance backlog at our national 

parks and other public lands and museums. Lastly, we are pleased 

with the needed attention this bill provides to Indian Country. 

There are many unmet needs within Indian Country—in education, 

health care, law enforcement, and other areas—and this bill does 

a great deal to address these priorities. 

Unfortunately, despite the many positive initiatives funded 

across the bill, we are unable to support it as written due to concerning policy proposals and funding levels. There are several bipartisan policy provisions that were included in prior years that 

have fallen out of this bill. Adding these policies back in the bill 

will be essential to reaching a bipartisan agreement. 

Another area of concern is energy. Although this bill makes positive strides towards renewable energy, it takes a step backwards 

on conventional energy. America needs both right now, and we 

need to be producing it at home rather than overseas. A strong and 

vibrant economy, and the well-paying jobs that go along with it, is 

inextricably linked with reliable and affordable energy sources. 

A final area of concern is the funding level in the absence of any 

topline budget agreement that begins to tackle our national debt. 

While we have an obligation to be good stewards of our environment and public lands for future generations, we also have an obligation to be good stewards of our tax dollars, which will also have 

a profound impact on the generations to come. In that respect, this 

legislation falls short. This bill is $1.7 billion above the fiscal year 

2019 enacted level at a time when the national debt is at an alltime high. No doubt there are must-do programs in this bill that 

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would benefit from increases, but that sentiment alone does not 

give the Federal Government license to continue to borrow and 

spend without any overarching plan for fiscal responsibility. 

While we have real policy differences and spending concerns relating to this legislation, it is our hope that between now and conference negotiations with the Senate later this year, we can address the most disconcerting issues and seek bipartisan consensus 

on a reasonable, sustainable subcommittee allocation. Our sincere 

desire is to work with Chair McCollum to fashion a responsible, 

balanced conference report worthy of broad, bipartisan support. 

DAVID P. JOYCE. 

KAY GRANGER. 

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