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‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY
OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION
ON PAY.—In 
determining whether an employee’s aggregate pay exceeds the 
applicable annual rate of basic pay payable under section 5307 
of title 5, United States Code, the head of an Executive agency 
shall not include pay exempted under this section. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION OF PAY AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) Pay exempted from otherwise applicable limits under 
subsection (a) or (b) shall not cause the aggregate of basic 
pay and premium pay for the applicable calendar year to exceed 
the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level II of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 
States Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar year. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee 
who would otherwise be subject to the premium pay limits 
established under section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, 
‘premium pay’ means the premium pay paid under the provi-
sions of law cited in section 5547(a). 
‘‘(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee 
under a premium pay limit established under an authority 
other than section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, the 
agency responsible for administering such limit shall determine 
what payments are considered premium pay. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect as if 
enacted on December 31, 2016. 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF ADDITIONAL PAY.—If application of this sec-
tion results in the payment of additional premium pay to a covered 
employee of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for 
retirement or any other purpose, that additional pay shall not— 
‘‘(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered employee 
for any purpose; or 
‘‘(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the 
covered employee for accumulated and accrued annual leave 
under section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVI-
RONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2018 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisi-
tion of easements and other interests in lands, and performance 
of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized 
by law, in the management of lands and their resources under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the 
general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 
potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public 
Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,183,043,000, to remain available
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until expended, including all such amounts as are collected from 
permit processing fees, as authorized but made subject to future 
appropriation by section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 191), except that amounts from permit processing fees 
may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the 
processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related 
use of authorizations. 
In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration pro-
gram operations, including the cost of administering the mining 
claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropria-
tion from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that 
are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2018, so as to result in a 
final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,183,043,000, 
and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from commu-
nication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost 
of administering communication site activities. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 
318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including administrative expenses 
and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $24,916,000, 
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
to remain available until expended. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements 
on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on 
other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant coun-
ties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of 
lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on 
or adjacent to such grant lands; $106,985,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all 
receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon 
and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against 
the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred 
to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second 
paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 
1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and 
interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant 
to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any other Act, sums 
equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal 
year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range improvements 
from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead- 
Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant 
to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available 
for administrative expenses.
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SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related to proc-
essing application documents and other authorizations for use and 
disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies 
of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, oper-
ation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use 
authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such 
amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) 
of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have 
been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a 
result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate 
for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), 
shall be available and may be expended under the authority of 
this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any 
public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management 
which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 
purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard 
to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used 
on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided 
further, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed 
to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected 
may be used to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under 
existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may 
be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1737), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative 
costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of 
omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), 
to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations 
funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, 
cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public 
and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the 
Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement 
of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec-
essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United 
States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion 
of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations 
of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the 
Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certifi-
cate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 
Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under cooperative 
cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, pro-
cure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly 
produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost 
of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines 
the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards:
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Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 
commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount 
of money in support of the project may be carried out by the 
Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall 
not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 
horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors 
or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their 
destruction for processing into commercial products. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic 
studies, general administration, and for the performance of other 
authorized functions related to such resources, $1,279,002,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not 
to exceed $18,818,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing 
and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other 
steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)). 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, manage-
ment, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife 
resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; 
$66,540,000, to remain available until expended. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, 
United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for 
acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance 
with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, $63,839,000, to be derived from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, 
of which, notwithstanding section 200306 of title 54, United States 
Code, not more than $10,000,000 shall be for land conservation 
partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004, 
including not to exceed $320,000 for administrative expenses: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisi-
tion projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, 
planning or other management costs. 
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $53,495,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $33,857,000 is to be derived from 
the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of 
which $19,638,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund.
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North 
American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory 
Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $3,910,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant Conserva-
tion Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great 
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), 
$11,061,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes 
under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and 
the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and 
implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 
$63,571,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount provided herein, $4,209,000 is for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provi-
sions of this appropriation: Provided further, That $6,362,000 is 
for a competitive grant program to implement approved plans for 
States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion 
of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$10,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount 
provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of 
Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum 
equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) 
to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum 
equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount 
in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the 
ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total 
land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based 
on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the 
total population of all such States: Provided further, That the
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amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equi-
tably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less 
than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under 
this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such 
amount: Provided further, That the Federal share of planning grants 
shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects 
and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 
65 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further, 
That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived 
from Federal grant programs: Provided further, That any amount 
apportioned in 2018 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction 
that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2019, shall be re-
apportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2020, in the 
manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out 
the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with 
public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available 
for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reserva-
tion areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities 
incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas 
as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance 
and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States 
has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with 
management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under 
cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized 
by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection 
with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share 
at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services 
and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting 
accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may 
accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees col-
lected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited 
under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
Resource Management’’ and shall be available to the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing 
of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising 
regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National 
Park Service and for the general administration of the National 
Park Service, $2,477,969,000, of which $10,032,000 for planning 
and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration 
and $134,461,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects 
for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30,
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2019: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in 
this Act are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 
95–348. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, nat-
ural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, 
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, 
and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $63,638,000. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic 
Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
Code), $96,910,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2019, of which 
$13,000,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures grants for 
preservation of national significant sites, structures and artifacts 
as authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That an individual 
Save America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal 
funds: Provided further, That individual projects shall only be 
eligible for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to be 
funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in con-
sultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided for the Historic 
Preservation Fund, $500,000 is for competitive grants for the survey 
and nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic 
Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with commu-
nities currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary, 
$13,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and 
stories of the Civil Rights movement, $5,000,000 is for grants to 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and $5,000,000 is for 
competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of 
national, State and local significance listed on or eligible for inclu-
sion on the National Register of Historic Places, to be made without 
imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) 
(54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical Preservation Act: 
Provided further, That such competitive grants shall be made with-
out imposing the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) 
of title 54, United States Code, to States and Indian tribes as 
defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions, local governments, including Certified Local Governments, 
and non-profit organizations. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of phys-
ical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas 
administered by the National Park Service, $359,704,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2018 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 
5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may 
be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided 
further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause 
availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further,
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That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise 
Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost 
of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort 
for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any 
charges authorized by this section. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, 
United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for 
acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance 
with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, 
$180,941,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $124,006,000 
is for the State assistance program and of which $10,000,000 shall 
be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as 
authorized by chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code. 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 
101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost 
share agreements, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That 
not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program 
shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated 
cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable 
letter of credit. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of 
title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub- 
account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without 
further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National 
Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest 
or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for 
this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated 
franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit 
exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. 
Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the 
sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed 
the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount 
of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of 
the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such 
section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation,
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for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include 
a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey 
to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topog-
raphy, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water 
resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and 
other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify 
lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering 
supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program 
(30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 
3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as author-
ized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the 
foregoing activities; $1,148,457,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019; of which $78,537,000 shall remain available until 
expended for satellite operations; and of which $15,164,000 shall 
be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital 
improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That 
none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity 
shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided 
further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay 
more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water 
resources data collection and investigations carried on in coopera-
tion with States and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities of the 
United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall 
be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps 
and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys 
when it is administratively determined that such procedures are 
in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary 
buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 
stations, observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of 
the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and 
payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by 
the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the 
negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, 
That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accom-
plished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agree-
ments as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the United States Geological Survey may 
enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individ-
uals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, with-
out regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 
services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered 
employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, 
and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort
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claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for 
any other purposes. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights- 
of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, 
energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf 
and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing 
other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial 
delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, 
$171,000,000, of which $114,166,000 is to remain available until 
September 30, 2019, and of which $56,834,000 is to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to 
this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and 
from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and mis-
cellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 
appropriation estimated at not more than $114,166,000: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable 
expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup 
activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related 
to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil 
and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on 
the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; 
and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $136,411,000, 
of which $108,540,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
2019, and of which $27,871,000 is to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appro-
priation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease 
rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery 
fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environ-
mental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 
administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during 
the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2018 appropria-
tion estimated at not more than $108,540,000. 
For an additional amount, $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary 
and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from
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non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2018, as pro-
vided in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized 
from such inspection fees exceed $50,000,000, the amounts realized 
in excess of $50,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation 
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2018, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees 
expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand 
capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environ-
mental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), 
including the review of applications for permits to drill. 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title 
IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 
95–87, $115,804,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per 
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits 
issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95– 
87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant 
to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary 
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, 
so as to result in a fiscal year 2018 appropriation estimated at 
not more than $115,804,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, 
$24,672,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That pursuant to Public Law 97–365, the Department of 
the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery 
of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That 
funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may 
be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects 
funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental 
restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such projects must
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be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading may be used for the travel and per 
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, $115,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for grants to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for 
reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities 
in accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such additional amount 
shall be used for economic and community development in conjunc-
tion with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided 
further, That of such additional amount, $75,000,000 shall be 
distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian States with 
the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, $30,000,000 
shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian States 
with the subsequent greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet 
such priorities, and $10,000,000 shall be for grants to federally 
recognized Indian Tribes without regard to their status as certified 
or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned mine 
lands and other related activities in accordance with the terms 
and conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) 
and shall be used for economic and community development in 
conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: Provided further, 
That such additional amount shall be allocated to States and Indian 
Tribes within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, 
as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 
1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Con-
trolled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,411,200,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019, except as otherwise 
provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
$76,000,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, 
That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may 
exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide 
for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: 
Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their 
tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $673,425,000 for school operations 
costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall
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become available on July 1, 2018, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$53,991,000 shall remain available until expended for housing 
improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, 
land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Pro-
gram: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and section 1128 of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 
$81,036,000 within and only from such amounts made available 
for school operations shall be available for administrative cost 
grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2018: Pro-
vided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recog-
nized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2019, 
may be transferred during fiscal year 2020 to an Indian forest 
land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder 
of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided further, 
That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire 
on September 30, 2020: Provided further, That in order to enhance 
the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds 
to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
may accept transfers of funds from U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion to supplement any other funding available for reconstruction 
or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identi-
fied on the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 
U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
for fiscal year 2018, such sums as may be necessary, which shall 
be available for obligation through September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for transfer to 
another budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facili-
ties, including architectural and engineering services by contract; 
acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of 
lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irriga-
tion Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483; $354,113,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may 
be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation 
Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust 
Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs 
of the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for the 
Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 
(25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis:
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Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, in implementing new 
construction, replacement facilities construction, or facilities 
improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that 
are provided to grant schools under Public Law 100–297, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit 
Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs con-
tained in part 12 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
the regulatory requirements: Provided further, That such grants 
shall not be subject to section 12.61 of title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and 
determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: 
Provided further, That in considering grant applications, the Sec-
retary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in 
assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable 
building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health 
and safety standards as required by section 1125(b) of title XI 
of Public Law 95–561 (25 U.S.C. 2005(b)), with respect to organiza-
tional and financial management capabilities: Provided further, 
That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary 
shall follow the requirements contained in section 5206(f) of Public 
Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 2504(f)): Provided further, That any dis-
putes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant 
shall be subject to the disputes provision in section 5208(e) of 
Public Law 107–110 (25 U.S.C. 2507(e)): Provided further, That 
in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the 
Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related 
to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of 
this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act 
or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design 
phase of the project and commenced construction: Provided further, 
That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of 
the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the 
appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed 
in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS 
PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursu-
ant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, 111–291, 
and 114–322, and for implementation of other land and water 
rights settlements, $55,457,000, to remain available until expended. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $9,272,000, 
of which $1,252,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized 
by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
exceed $123,565,389.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation 
of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative 
agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation 
with States and other organizations. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the manage-
ment, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the 
San Carlos Irrigation Project. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and 
Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive 
direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority 
Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and mainte-
nance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or coopera-
tive agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provi-
sions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Govern-
ance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413). 
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available 
by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not 
diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, 
or the government-to-government relationship between the United 
States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appro-
priations. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 
to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided 
herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et 
seq., shall be available to support the operation of any elementary 
or secondary school in the State of Alaska. 
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall 
be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory 
beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary 
of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education 
school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary 
of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion 
of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 
waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the 
Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one grade to expand 
the elementary grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with 
a K-2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made 
available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau 
shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, 
only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 
1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated 
in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may 
not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school 
(as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that 
is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that 
has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, 
may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter 
school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse 
the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including 
buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate
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and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume 
any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which 
the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. 
Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a 
charter school and performing functions related to the charter 
school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be 
treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 
28, United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 
113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113, if in fiscal 
year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative 
costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of 
Public Law 101–301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute 
indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the 
section 5(f) distribution formula. 
Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish 
satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of 
September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this 
prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and 
cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools 
located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which 
exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond 
those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide 
an educational environment with educator presence and academic 
facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 
applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, 
and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the bene-
fits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur-
ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts 
to students such as those caused by busing students extended 
distances: Provided, That no funds available under this Act may 
be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construc-
tion or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not 
owned by the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 
school’’ means a school location physically separated from the 
existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms 
part of the existing school in all other respects. 
Of the prior year unobligated balances available for the ‘‘Oper-
ation of Indian Programs’’ account, $8,000,000 are permanently 
rescinded. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for management of the Department 
of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
authorized by law, $124,182,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; and of which up to 
$1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments 
and unemployment compensation payments associated with the 
orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which 
$10,242,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived
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from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain 
available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2018, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized 
by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may be retained 
for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Pro-
gram: Provided, That the amounts provided under this Act specifi-
cally for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only 
amounts available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of 
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in the event 
the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursuant 
to this chapter are insufficient to make the full payments authorized 
by that chapter to all units of local government, then the payment 
to each local government shall be made proportionally: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment 
to individual units of local government to correct for prior overpay-
ments or underpayments: Provided further, That no payment shall 
be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise eligible units of 
local government if the computed amount of the payment is less 
than $100. 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions 
identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188, $96,870,000, 
of which: (1) $87,422,000 shall remain available until expended 
for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, 
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative 
activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to 
the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, 
as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government 
of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for 
construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the 
Government of the Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants 
to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants 
to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized 
by law (Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2019, for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial trans-
actions of the territorial and local governments herein provided 
for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities 
established or used by such governments, may be audited by the 
Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance 
with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be 
provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special 
Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for 
the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: 
Provided further, That the funds for the program of operations 
and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize 
routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infra-
structure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be deter-
mined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to
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timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That 
any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in 
this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non– 
Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants 
provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $3,363,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 
of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; 
and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the 
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 
and Public Law 108–188. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may 
transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under 
section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134, 
that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed 
three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the 
cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair 
projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan 
guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the 
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types 
of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and 
section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available 
to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$66,675,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$51,023,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
grants, $119,400,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $18,990,000 from this or any other Act, may be 
available for historical accounting: Provided, That funds for trust 
management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, 
be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and Bureau of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ 
account; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account; 
and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: 
Provided further, That funds made available through contracts or 
grants obligated during fiscal year 2018, as authorized by the 
Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement 
of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had 
activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 
statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall 
permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon 
the express written request of the account holder: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make 
payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements 
from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts 
after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous pay-
ments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available 
in this account for this purpose: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts 
with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special 
Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts 
claimant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 of 
the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–412) or any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals whose whereabouts 
are unknown for a continuous period of at least five years and 
shall not be required to generate periodic statements of performance 
for the individual accounts: Provided further, That with respect 
to the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain 
sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual 
accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and such 
funds shall remain available to the individual account holders. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression 
operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels 
management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department
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of the Interior, $948,087,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not to exceed $18,427,000 shall be for the renovation 
or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are 
also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation 
accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such 
purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided $184,000,000 
is for fuels management activities: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided $20,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Pro-
vided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may 
be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds avail-
able from this appropriation: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office 
of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursu-
ant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States property, 
may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were 
expended to provide that protection, and are available without 
fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That using the amounts 
designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agree-
ments, for fuels management activities, and for training and moni-
toring associated with such fuels management activities on Federal 
land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit 
resources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of imple-
menting any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern-
ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually 
agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, That notwith-
standing requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the 
Secretary, for purposes of fuels management activities, may obtain 
maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, non-
profit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, 
Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships 
with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro- 
businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a 
significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project 
workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further, That in 
implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guid-
ance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent applica-
tion of the authorities provided herein: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such 
Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland 
fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local 
governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized 
improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including 
but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other 
initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance pay-
ments for any such lease or for construction activity associated 
with the lease: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of 
funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate 
amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when 
such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire manage-
ment programs and projects: Provided further, That funds provided
H. R. 1625—308 
for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal 
emergency response actions: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for assistance to 
or through the Department of State in connection with forest and 
rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign 
countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, 
and related natural resource activities outside the United States 
and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 
education and training, and cooperation with United States and 
international organizations. 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and 
any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, 
including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department 
of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial 
and business management system, information technology improve-
ments of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and 
the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Depart-
ment, $62,370,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital 
Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation 
of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, 
local and tribal government employees for training services provided 
by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than 
training related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facili-
ties, equipment or professional services of the National Indian 
Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government 
employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, edu-
cational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) 
of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar 
space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the 
National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That
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all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall 
be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and 
shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the 
National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements 
to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and 
disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 
as authorized by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available 
resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may 
be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess sur-
plus property: Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may 
be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset 
the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. 
OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE 
For necessary expenses for management of the collection and 
disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 
and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, 
$137,757,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019; of 
which $41,727,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
purpose of mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 shall be avail-
able for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian 
leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund 
due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 
prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available 
for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with 
the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, 
replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facili-
ties or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or 
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made 
available under this authority until funds specifically made avail-
able to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have 
been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant 
to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, 
which must be requested as promptly as possible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or 
transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition 
to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several 
agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland 
fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-
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over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related 
to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or 
other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assess-
ment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous 
substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, 
and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket 
outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant 
to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 
7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of 
Public Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds 
available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce-
ment, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of 
regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying 
out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, 
That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations 
shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during 
the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment 
in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 
such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently avail-
able at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for 
wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under 
this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appro-
priated for ‘‘wildland fire suppression’’ shall be exhausted within 
30 days: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this 
section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which 
must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further, That 
such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro 
rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the 
Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized 
by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase 
and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped 
law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; pay-
ment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when 
authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the 
payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library 
membership in societies or associations which issue publications 
to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobli-
gated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the 
same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for 
Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for 
historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose.
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REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal 
Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate 
tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, 
unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inac-
curate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction 
in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in 
fiscal year 2018. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlap-
ping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 
10 percent limitation does not apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, 
or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, 
dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State 
of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facili-
ties in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors 
to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program 
and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), 
or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and 
enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agree-
ments for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may determine reasonable. 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2018, the Secretary shall collect 
a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the 
‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement’’ account, from 
the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 
43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above 
the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start 
of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2018 shall be: 
(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing 
equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any com-
bination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells. 
(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections 
completed in fiscal year 2018. Fees for fiscal year 2018 shall be: 
(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths 
of 500 feet or more; and 
(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths 
of less than 500 feet. 
(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under sub-
section (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days 
of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under sub-
section (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the 
inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of 
billing.
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 108. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement 
a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and 
between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorga-
nization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines 
described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING 
FACILITIES 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative 
agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate enti-
ties, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with 
the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except 
that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), 
for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming 
horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private 
land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 
10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. 
MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS 
SEC. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, 
in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endan-
gered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking 
of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from 
federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but 
not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 
Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified 
by commercial and recreational fishers. 
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 
SEC. 111. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public 
Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking ‘‘through 
2020,’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘through 2022,’’. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2018, in carrying out work involving cooperation with 
State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision 
thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts 
receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at 
the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year. 
HUMANE TRANSFER OF EXCESS ANIMALS 
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior may transfer excess wild horses or burros 
that have been removed from the public lands to other Federal, 
State, and local government agencies for use as work animals:
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Provided, That the Secretary may make any such transfer imme-
diately upon request of such Federal, State, or local government 
agency: Provided further, That any excess animal transferred under 
this provision shall lose its status as a wild free-roaming horse 
or burro as defined in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros 
Act: Provided further, That any Federal, State, or local government 
agency receiving excess wild horses or burros as authorized in 
this section shall not: destroy the horses or burros in a way that 
results in their destruction into commercial products; sell or other-
wise transfer the horses or burros in a way that results in their 
destruction for processing into commercial products; or euthanize 
the horses or burros except upon the recommendation of a licensed 
veterinarian, in cases of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
REPUBLIC OF PALAU 
SEC. 114. There is appropriated $123,824,000 for an additional 
amount for ‘‘Compact of Free Association’’, which shall remain 
available until expended for use in meeting the financial obligations 
of the Government of the United States under the Agreement 
between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact 
of Free Association Section 432 Review, signed on September 3, 
2010, with the funding schedule therein modified by the Parties 
as necessary and appropriate (‘‘Compact Review Agreement’’): Pro-
vided, That funds may not be made available under this section 
prior to the Compact Review Agreement and its appendices entering 
into force. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES PROGRAM 
SEC. 115. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Sec-
retary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter 
into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations 
designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans 
in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered 
by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 
(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not— 
(1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
benefits; 
(2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or func-
tion in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
status from the same or substantially equivalent job within 
the Department; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
JAY S. HAMMOND WILDERNESS 
SEC. 116. (a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 2,600,000 acres 
of National Wilderness Preservation System land located within 
the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve designated by section 
701(6) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
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(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 96–487) shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Jay S. Hammond Wilderness’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the wilder-
ness area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the ‘‘Jay S. Hammond Wilderness’’. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 117. (a) Division II of Public Law 104–333 (54 U.S.C. 
320101 note), as amended by section 116(b)(2) of Public Law 114– 
113, is amended in each of sections 203, 310, and 607, by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
(b) Section 140(j) of the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1280) is amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘17 years’’. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 118. Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
MORRISTOWN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 119. The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to 
authorize the addition of lands to Morristown National Historical 
Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes’’, approved 
September 18, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 409g), is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, from a willing owner only,’’ after ‘‘the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘615’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘715’’. 
SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 120. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write 
or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
urophasianus); 
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct popu-
lation segment of greater sage-grouse. 
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
SEC. 121. (a) The following provisions of S. 1460 (Energy and 
Natural Resources Act of 2017) of the 115th Congress, as placed 
on the calendar of the Senate on June 29, 2017, are hereby enacted 
into law: 
(1) Section 7130 (Modification of the Second Division Memo-
rial). 
(2) Section 7134 (Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park). 
(b) H.R. 1281 as introduced in the 115th Congress (A bill 
to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act) 
and H.R. 4134 as introduced in the 115th Congress (Cecil D.
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Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness Redesignation Act) are hereby 
enacted into law. 
(c) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States 
Statutes at large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States 
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the 
date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text 
of the sections of the bill and the bills referred to in subsections 
(a) and (b), respectively. 
MINERAL WITHDRAWAL SUBJECT TO VALID EXISTING RIGHTS 
SEC. 122. (a) The mineral estate identified in Bureau of Land 
Management contracts number CA 20139 and CA 22901 is hereby 
withdrawn from all forms of mineral entry authority of the Sec-
retary, subject to valid existing rights. 
TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equip-
ment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 
research and development, $713,823,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the funds included under 
this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities 
as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That of unobligated balances from appropriations 
made available under this heading, $7,350,000 are permanently 
rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded 
pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts made available 
in the first proviso for Research: National Priorities. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For environmental programs and management, including nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
library memberships in societies or associations which issue publica-
tions to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the 
brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and 
Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal 
combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the 
Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $19,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $2,643,299,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the funds
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included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental 
Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That of the funds 
included under this heading, $447,857,000 shall be for Geographic 
Programs specified in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided further, That of the unobligated balances from appro-
priations made available under this heading, $45,300,000 are 
permanently rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may 
be rescinded pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts made 
available in the first proviso for Environmental Protection: National 
Priorities, from amounts made available in the second proviso for 
Geographic Programs, or from the National Estuary Program (33 
U.S.C. 1330). 
In addition, $10,000,000 to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) 
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, 
That fees collected pursuant to that section of that Act and deposited 
in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts 
in fiscal year 2018 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries 
and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated in 
this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2018 shall 
be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts 
received during fiscal year 2018, so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2018 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $10,000,000, those amount in 
excess of $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the ‘‘TSCA Service 
Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2018, 
shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses 
in this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That of the funds included in the first paragraph under 
this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 
project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount 
of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations 
for that program project for fiscal year 2014. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the development, 
operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste 
electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting 
collections under such section 3024 are received during fiscal year 
2018, which shall remain available until expended and be used 
for necessary expenses in this appropriation, so as to result in 
a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $0: Provided further, That to the extent 
such offsetting collections received in fiscal year 2018 exceed 
$3,674,000, those excess amounts shall remain available until 
expended and be used for necessary expenses in this appropriation.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, $34,467,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 
U.S.C. 9611) $1,091,947,000, to remain available until expended, 
consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on 
September 30, 2017, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and 
up to $1,091,947,000 as a payment from general revenues to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by sec-
tion 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accord-
ance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, $8,778,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2019, and $15,496,000 shall be paid 
to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking 
underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 
9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for 
carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, 
That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made 
available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally 
recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation 
of programs to manage underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, 
to remain available until expended.
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STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
performance partnership grants, $3,562,161,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which— 
(1) $1,393,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
$863,233,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 
2018, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applica-
tions and projects are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, 
not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under 
this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 
capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects 
to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency 
improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: 
Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, funds made avail-
able under this title to each State for Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion 
of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastruc-
ture, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environ-
mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollu-
tion control revolving fund that may be used by a State to 
administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as 
principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2018 and 
prior years where such amounts represent costs of admin-
istering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were 
deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa-
rately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible 
purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided fur-
ther, That for fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the provisions 
of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title II of 
such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the commonwealth of 
the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose 
of providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activi-
ties, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for 
the construction, repair, or replacement of privately owned 
treatment works serving one or more principal residences or 
small commercial establishments: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 518(c) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds reserved 
by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used to provide 
assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project 
for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for the construc-
tion, repair, or replacement of privately owned treatment works 
serving one or more principal residences or small commercial
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establishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, 
notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act and regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to 
a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator 
for grants under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used 
for grants for training, technical assistance, and educational 
programs relating to the operation and management of the 
treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2018, funds reserved under section 
518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only to Indian 
tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such Act and former 
Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined in Public 
Law 92–203: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2018, not-
withstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 
percent of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever 
is greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in 
section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total 
of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, which-
ever is greater, for State Revolving Funds under such Acts 
may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 
518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the amounts specified 
in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the 
Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act 
less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 
be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title 
II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for American 
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, 
and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts 
specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking 
Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants 
made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 
Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving 
Fund capitalization grants and 20 percent of the funds made 
available under this title to each State for Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by 
the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients 
in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, 
or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used 
by the State only where such funds are provided as initial 
financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or 
restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where 
such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act if the State, with concurrence 
from the Administrator, determines that such funds could be 
used to help address a threat to public health from heightened 
exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State 
emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal
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drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That in a State in which such an emer-
gency declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
than 20 percent of the funds made available under this title 
to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capital-
ization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipi-
ents; 
(2) $10,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, plan-
ning, design, construction and related activities in connection 
with the construction of high priority water and wastewater 
facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after 
consultation with the appropriate border commission: Provided, 
That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address 
the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs 
of the colonias in the United States along the United States- 
Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established an enforce-
able local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in 
that jurisdiction the development or construction of any addi-
tional colonia areas, or the development within an existing 
colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other 
structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary 
infrastructure; 
(3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That of these 
funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 
percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be 
used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the 
State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the State-
wide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency 
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, 
waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State 
of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds 
provided for projects in regional hub communities; 
(4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, inter-
agency agreements, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount appro-
priated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used 
for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facili-
ties described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance 
in persistent poverty counties: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ 
means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its 
population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 
by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; 
(5) $75,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle 
G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $40,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory
H. R. 1625—321 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act); 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water quality pro-
gram authorized in section 5004(d) of the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322); and 
(8) $1,076,041,000 shall be for grants, including associated 
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, 
interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control 
agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement and related activities, including activi-
ties pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading 
in Public Law 104–134, and for making grants under section 
103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring 
and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall 
be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall 
be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, 
including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall 
be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund Program’’ to carry out the provisions of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants 
under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
shall be for State participation in national- and State-level 
statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to 
State monitoring programs; $10,000,000 shall be for multipur-
pose grants, including interagency agreements: Provided, That 
hereafter, notwithstanding other applicable provisions of law, 
the funds appropriated for the Indian Environmental General 
Assistance Program shall be available to federally recognized 
tribes for solid waste and recovered materials collection, 
transportation, backhaul, and disposal services. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed 
loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, 
including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
not to exceed $610,000,000. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 
5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2018, 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 con-
sortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Adminis-
trator 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 finan-
cial 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 amended by Public Law 112–177, the 
Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may 
assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal 
year 2018. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 
of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ 
to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concur-
rence of such head, to carry out activities that would support 
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water 
Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into 
an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department 
or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to 
governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and 
individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and 
implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Ini-
tiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and 
Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance 
Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, provided that 
the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2018, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the 
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for 
any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to 
Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and Manage-
ment’’ for fiscal year 2018 to provide grants to implement the 
Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program. 
Of the unobligated balances available for the ‘‘State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants’’ account, $96,198,000 are hereby permanently 
rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
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amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 or from amounts that were made available by subsection 
(a) of section 196 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Con-
tinuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 114–254). 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 
320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less 
than $1,000,000 of the funds made available under this title for 
the National Estuary Program shall be for making competitive 
awards described in section 320(g)(4). 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND 
ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Natural Resources and Environment, $875,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to any agency in the Natural 
Resources and Environment mission area for salaries and expenses 
are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the office. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
authorized by law, $297,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds provided, $77,000,000 
is for the forest inventory and analysis program. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing tech-
nical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, 
and others, and for forest health management, and conducting 
an international program as authorized, $335,525,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2021, as authorized by law; of 
which $67,025,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Program, to remain 
available until expended. 
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for 
the Forest Legacy Program and derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund, $5,938,000 is hereby permanently rescinded 
from projects with cost savings or failed or partially failed projects 
that had funds returned: Provided, That no amounts may be 
rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress
H. R. 1625—324 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolu-
tion on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utiliza-
tion of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels manage-
ment on or adjacent to such lands, $1,923,750,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds 
provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest 
Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments 
as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, $366,000,000 shall be for forest products: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, $430,000,000 shall be for haz-
ardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed 
$15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities 
available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private For-
estry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for 
increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: Pro-
vided further, That $15,000,000 may be used by the Secretary 
of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative 
agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management 
activities, and for training or monitoring associated with such haz-
ardous fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non- 
Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities benefit 
resources on Federal land: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able to implement the Community Forestry Restoration Act, Public 
Law 106–393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 
lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest 
Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead 
Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agri-
culture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, 
may provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee 
to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation 
practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year 
in which the cost of the conservation practice is incurred. And, 
that the amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing 
Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal 
year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter 
for use on the project for conservation practices approved by the 
Secretary. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, $449,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2021, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and 
acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and 
for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are 
no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part 
of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and 
trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 
and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That funds becoming available
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in fiscal year 2018 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 
501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury 
and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other 
purpose unless the funds are appropriated. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 
2003 of title 54, United States Code, including administrative 
expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 
in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest 
Service, $64,337,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund and to remain available until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the 
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe 
National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, 
and Cleveland National Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. 
Francis and Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized 
by law, $850,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds 
deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school 
districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized 
expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant 
to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 
4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2021, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public 
Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and 
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior 
fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in 
National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 
401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range 
rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND 
RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2021, to be derived from 
the fund established pursuant to the above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal 
lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), 
$2,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021.
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WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities 
on National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire 
suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under 
fire protection agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of 
burned-over 
National 
Forest 
System 
lands 
and 
water, 
$2,880,338,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That such funds including unobligated balances under 
this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other 
appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: 
Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a 
previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other 
cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire 
and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimburse-
ments by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully 
repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided 
further, That funds provided shall be available for support to Fed-
eral emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of imple-
menting any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern-
ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually 
agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, That funds 
designated for wildfire suppression, shall be assessed for cost pools 
on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against 
other agency programs: Provided further, That the $65,000,000 
made available under this heading in the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235) for the 
purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet 
shall instead be available until expended for the purpose of 
enhancing firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year 
shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; 
acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and 
hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and 
acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in 
Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service 
programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value 
used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) 
services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and 
alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 
2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant 
to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers 
in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 
558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 
31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
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Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation 
for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or 
damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire prepared-
ness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notifica-
tion of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that 
all fire suppression funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ will be obligated within 30 days: Provided, That 
all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished 
by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
promptly as possible. 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest 
Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Depart-
ment of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous fuels 
management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would 
facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and 
projects. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest 
Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds 
appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the 
National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds to be used 
for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and urgent 
rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and 
water, such transferred funds shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That none of the funds transferred 
pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without 
written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That this section does not apply to funds appropriated to the 
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund or funds derived from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for assistance to or through the Agency for International Develop-
ment in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be avail-
able to support forestry and related natural resource activities 
outside the United States and its territories and possessions, 
including technical assistance, education and training, and coopera-
tion with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest 
Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct 
funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as 
well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for 
International Development, the Department of State, and the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, 
institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and 
training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adop-
tion of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System 
lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate 
the boundaries of such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in 
this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall 
be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257),
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section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 
10417(b) of Public Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the re-
programming procedures contained in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest 
Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the 
Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds 
available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, com-
monly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph 
shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested 
by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture’s National Information Technology Center and 
the Department of Agriculture’s International Technology Service. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 
shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the 
approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the 
Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available 
to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101– 
593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 
may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation 
to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest 
Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs 
expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of 
the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than 
$300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period 
of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match funds 
made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 
basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal 
funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at 
the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal 
matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up to 
$3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump 
sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when 
expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such 
funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Founda-
tion may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal 
recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
obtained the non-Federal matching funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural 
communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable 
rural development purposes.
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National 
Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) 
of Public Law 99–663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used 
to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of 
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance 
and decommissioning. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropria-
tions or funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 
may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), 
Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred 
as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, 
land purchase negotiations and similar matters unrelated to civil 
litigation. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service 
and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums 
previously transferred and the sums requested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded 
under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered 
to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through the 
Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the Forest Service shall 
report no later than 30 business days following the close of each 
fiscal quarter all current and prior year unobligated balances, by 
fiscal year, budget line item and account, to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations. 
The Forest Service shall submit, through the Office of Budget 
and Program Analysis, to the Office of Management and Budget 
a proposed system of administrative control of funds for its accounts, 
as described in 31 U.S.C. 1514, not later than June 21, 2018. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 
(68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles 
II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
Indian Health Service, $3,952,290,000, together with payments 
received during the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 
233 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b), 238b), 
for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That 
funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through 
contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts 
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated 
at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall 
remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be available
H. R. 1625—330 
for grants or contracts with public or private institutions to provide 
alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, including alcohol 
detoxification services: Provided further, That $962,695,000 for Pur-
chased/Referred Care, including $53,000,000 for the Indian Cata-
strophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to 
$36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementa-
tion of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided, $11,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 
supplement funds available for operational costs at tribal clinics 
operated under an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act compact or contract where health care is delivered in 
space acquired through a full service lease, which is not eligible 
for maintenance and improvement and equipment funds from the 
Indian Health Service, and $58,000,000 shall be for costs related 
to or resulting from accreditation emergencies, of which up to 
$4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise available 
for Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the amounts 
collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 
104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of 
contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 
108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain available 
until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that Act 
(25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall be available to make new awards 
under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 
104 and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 
further, That the amounts made available within this account for 
the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for the 
Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initia-
tive, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for 
aftercare pilot programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, 
to improve collections from public and private insurance at Indian 
Health Service and tribally operated facilities, and for accreditation 
emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director 
of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may 
be used for annual contracts and grants for which the performance 
period falls within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation 
is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further, 
That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the 
purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 
requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, 
except for those related to the planning, design, or construction 
of new facilities: Provided further, That funding contained herein 
for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under 
title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be 
reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes 
and tribal organizations until expended: Provided further, That 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health 
Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations operating health
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facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifi-
able health information relating to disabled children as may be 
necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): 
Provided further, That of the funds provided, $72,280,000 is for 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, 
as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian 
Health Facilities account: Provided further, That the accreditation 
emergency funds may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service 
for fiscal year 2018, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for transfer to 
another budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equip-
ment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters 
for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; 
acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, 
and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and commu-
nity sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 
of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self- 
Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 
and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II 
and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environ-
mental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health 
Service, $867,504,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated for the planning, design, construction, renovation or expan-
sion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes 
may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be 
located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be 
used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equip-
ment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be 
used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded 
with grants by the housing programs of the United States Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health 
Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health Service to 
obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities 
in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between 
the Indian Health Service and the General Services Administration: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in 
a Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be 
used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal 
buildings.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service 
shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equip-
ment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments 
for telephone service in private residences in the field, when author-
ized under regulations approved by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of attendance at meetings 
that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be 
extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health 
Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with 
funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 
U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited to the account of the facility 
providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law 
or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be 
administered under Public Law 86–121, the Indian Sanitation 
Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those 
used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not 
be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and 
transportation: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used 
for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and 
Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and 
provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal 
organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized 
by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq. (title I), 5381 et 
seq. (title V)), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-deter-
mination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement 
under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available 
to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the 
Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement 
the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 
16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, 
relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian 
Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a 
budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the 
proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an 
appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided further, That 
with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service
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to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is author-
ized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimburs-
able basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjust-
ment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the 
funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self- 
Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent 
appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, 
with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, 
or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead costs 
associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assist-
ance: Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may provide 
to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by the 
Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that 
would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the 
United States Public Health Service serving in similar positions 
at such hospitals: Provided further, That the appropriation structure 
for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 
311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 
126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986, $77,349,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth 
in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and 
section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of per-
forming a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, 
the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health 
studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, bio-
medical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and 
referral to accredited healthcare providers: Provided further, That 
in performing any such health assessment or health study, evalua-
tion, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound 
by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2018, 
and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
H. R. 1625—334 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties 
of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to 
the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $11,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career 
Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the individual appointed to 
the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General 
of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General 
of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the 
Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within 
the Board. 
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 
Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531, $15,431,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds provided 
in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate 
eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, 
Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard 
housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in 
the preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the funds 
contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office 
of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo 
or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically 
domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a
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new or replacement home is provided for such household: Provided 
further, That no relocatee will be provided with more than one 
new or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office shall 
relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and 
received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected 
a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land 
acquired pursuant to section 11 of Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 
1716). 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND 
ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A 
of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $9,835,000, 
which shall become available on July 1, 2018, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, 
and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the 
National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and perform-
ances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of 
information and publications; conduct of education, training, and 
museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, 
lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, 
repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $731,444,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, except as otherwise 
provided herein; of which not to exceed $6,908,000 for the 
instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition re-
installation, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall 
remain available until expended; and including such funds as may 
be necessary to support American overseas research centers: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance 
payments to independent contractors performing research services 
or participating in official Smithsonian presentations. 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration 
of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by 
contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including 
necessary personnel, $311,903,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, 
the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administra-
tive expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 
24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of 
April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in 
advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for mem-
bership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose 
publications or services are available to members only, or to mem-
bers at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, 
and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, 
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; 
and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of 
art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without 
advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates 
or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery 
may deem proper, $141,790,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, of which not to exceed $3,620,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation 
of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the 
National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating 
lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions 
or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created 
by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as author-
ized, $24,203,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection sys-
tems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National 
Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and 
awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and 
security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$23,740,000. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of 
the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, $16,775,000, to remain available 
until expended.
H. R. 1625—337 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the 
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including 
hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $152,849,000 shall 
be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support 
of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education 
and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations 
and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain 
available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $152,848,000 to 
remain available until expended, of which $141,548,000 shall be 
available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the 
Act; and $11,300,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including 
$9,100,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That appro-
priations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for 
obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total 
amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property 
accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment 
for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) 
and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for 
which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant 
or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 
1913: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That funds 
from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve 
grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such 
grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That such small
H. R. 1625—340 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, 
deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund 
and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and sub-
activities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or 
bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or cen-
tral operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 
and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such 
estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations 
for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall 
be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a 
patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general 
mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent 
application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 
30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 
and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein 
or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 
2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, 
as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant 
by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2019, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104– 
208). 
(d) MINERAL
EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process patent 
applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request 
of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected 
by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct 
a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained 
in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau 
of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose 
and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
retention of third-party contractors.
H. R. 1625—341 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2018. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2018 LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2018 
under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services, 
Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs’’ and ‘‘Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, Contract Support Costs’’ are the only amounts available 
for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self- 
governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agree-
ments for fiscal year 2018 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided 
by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract 
support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for 
settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior 
years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered 
to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) 
solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision 
of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 
in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, That if the 
Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within 
the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National 
Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such 
plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of 
the plan on an accelerated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended 
to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the 
boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the 
Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary 
existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are 
allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such 
monument. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appro-
priated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in 
lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking 
or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this 
provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the
H. R. 1625—342 
Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, 
or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. 
TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 410. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall be adver-
tised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the 
timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs 
and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest 
Service’s appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value 
appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which 
is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 
be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 
United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western 
red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States 
domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the 
election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may 
be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber 
sale holder. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 411. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used 
to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered 
into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 
41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; 
or 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638, 
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
H. R. 1625—343 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT GUIDELINES 
SEC. 413. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
for the Arts— 
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an indi-
vidual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a lit-
erature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American 
Jazz Masters Fellowship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in 
exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, 
including identified programs or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM PRIORITIES 
SEC. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assist-
ance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Human-
ities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure 
that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that 
serve underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means a population 
of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically 
been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs 
due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the 
poverty line or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to 
a family of the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority 
is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage 
public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 
5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965— 
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
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(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
grant category under section 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
improve and support community-based music performance and 
education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 415. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health 
Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status 
of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, 
and unobligated funds in each program and activity. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 416. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may 
be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the 
issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or 
methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated 
with livestock production. 
GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 417. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be 
used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires 
mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure 
management systems. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 418. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, 
ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law. 
CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 419. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 112–74 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2019’’. 
CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE 
SEC. 420. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105–312; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 421. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public 
Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued 
by the Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration
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under section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2018. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 422. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND ENHANCEMENT ACT 
SEC. 423. Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facility Realign-
ment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public 
Law 109–54) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 424. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State 
water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 
1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall 
be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, 
or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless 
all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced 
in the United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products means 
the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or 
unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal 
castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, 
valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construc-
tion materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds 
that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and 
of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under 
this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public 
on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available 
to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for 
informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior 
to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available by elec-
tronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site 
of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements.
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(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the 
funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described 
in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the require-
ments of this section. 
MIDWAY ISLAND 
SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to destroy any buildings or structures on Midway Island 
that have been recommended by the United States Navy for inclu-
sion in the National Register of Historic Places (54 U.S.C. 302101). 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 426. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 
U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), 
$23,740,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 
4(a)(1), $16,775,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF 
EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR WILDFIRES 
SEC. 427. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire depart-
ments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associa-
tions, and similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training 
and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. Not-
withstanding 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 
521 of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further author-
ized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting 
equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the Depart-
ment’s wildland fire management program to such organizations. 
ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES 
SEC. 428. Section 424 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2014 (Public Law 113–76) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN HOSPITALS 
SEC. 429. Section 1886(d)(12)(C) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)(C)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT OF INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AND NON- 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE FACILITIES.—For purposes of deter-
mining whether— 
‘‘(I) a subsection (d) hospital of the Indian Health 
Service (whether operated by such Service or by an 
Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act)), or
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‘‘(II) a subsection (d) hospital other than a hospital 
of the Indian Health Service meets the mileage cri-
terion under clause (i) with respect to fiscal year 2011 
or a succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall apply 
the policy described in the regulation at part 412.101(e) 
of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this clause).’’. 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 430. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental 
Protection Agency—Hazardous Substance Superfund’’, $63,000,000, 
of which $54,389,000 shall be for the Superfund Remedial program 
and $8,611,000 shall be for the Superfund Emergency Response 
and Removal program, to remain available until expended, con-
sisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on Sep-
tember 30, 2017, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to 
$63,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) 
of SARA. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Protection 
Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants,’’ for environmental 
programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization 
grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership 
grants, $650,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which— 
(1) $300,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
$300,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act; 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be for grants for small and disadvan-
taged communities authorized in section 2104 of the Water 
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 
114–322); 
(3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants for lead testing in school 
and child care program drinking water authorized in section 
2107 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(4) $10,000,000 shall be for grants for reducing lead in 
drinking water authorized in section 2105 of the Water Infra-
structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 
322). 
(c) For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Protection 
Agency—Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 
Account’’, $53,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
cost of direct loans, for the cost of guaranteed loans, and for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan pro-
grams, of which $3,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019, may be used for such administrative expenses: Provided, 
That these additional funds are available to subsidize gross obliga-
tions for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized 
interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $6,100,000,000.
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POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 431. To support the key role that forests in the United 
States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United 
States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, 
consistent with their missions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal departments and 
agencies; and 
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest 
biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest 
management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of forest 
biomass as an energy solution, including policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest bioenergy 
and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, pro-
vided the use of forest biomass for energy production does 
not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use. 
(B) encourage private investment throughout the forest 
biomass supply chain, including in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production; 
(v) wood products manufacturing; or 
(vi) paper manufacturing; 
(C) encourage forest management to improve forest 
health; and 
(D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest 
biomass. 
CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTIONS 
SEC. 432. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill 
material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) 
and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), 
(C)). 
SMALL REMOTE INCINERATORS 
SEC. 433. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to implement or enforce the regulation issued on March 
21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD with 
respect to units in the State of Alaska that are defined as ‘‘small, 
remote incinerator’’ units in those regulations and, until a subse-
quent regulation is issued, the Administrator shall implement the 
law and regulations in effect prior to such date. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018’’.
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DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), the Second Chance 
Act of 2007, and the National Apprenticeship Act, $3,486,200,000, 
plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: 
(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 
activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, $2,789,832,000 as follows: 
(A) $845,556,000 for adult employment and training 
activities, of which $133,556,000 shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and of which 
$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 
2018 through June 30, 2019; 
(B) $903,416,000 for youth activities, which shall be 
available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 
2019; and 
(C) $1,040,860,000 for dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, of which $180,860,000 shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 
2019, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for 
the period October 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019: 
Provided, That the funds available for allotment to outlying 
areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall 
not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) 
of such Act; and 
(2) for national programs, $696,368,000 as follows: 
(A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 
national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available 
for the period July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, 
and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period 
October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of 
the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State 
for statewide or local use in order to address cases where 
there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors 
or across multiple local areas and such workers remain 
dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development 
plan with emerging economic development needs; and train 
such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That 
funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of 
the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and dem-
onstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance 
to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of 
the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, 
the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such
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funds to provide technical assistance and carry out addi-
tional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
subparagraph, $30,000,000 shall be for training and 
employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (not-
withstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) 
and 170 of the WIOA for workers in the Appalachian 
region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1) and workers 
in the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 4(2) of 
the Delta Development Act (Public Law 100–460, 102 Stat. 
2246; 7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2)); 
(B) $54,000,000 for Native American programs under 
section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; 
(C) $87,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including 
$81,447,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 
70 percent shall be for employment and training services), 
$5,922,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which 
not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), 
and $527,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 
30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor 
shall take no action limiting the number or proportion 
of eligible participants receiving related assistance services 
or discouraging grantees from providing such services; 
(D) $89,534,000 for YouthBuild activities as described 
in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; 
(E) $93,079,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 
authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 
of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 
competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries 
for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school 
dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects 
serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; 
(F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initia-
tive, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through 
June 30, 2019; and 
(G) $145,000,000 to expand opportunities relating to 
apprenticeship programs registered under the National 
Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretary to 
carry out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, 
contracts and other arrangements, with States and other 
appropriate entities, which shall be available for the period 
April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 
JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal 
administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor
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vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and 
other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training cen-
ters as authorized by the WIOA, $1,718,655,000, plus reimburse-
ments, as follows: 
(1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 
2019; 
(2) $83,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisi-
tion of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, and which may 
include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 
of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up 
to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs 
of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Pro-
vided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
ceding provision shall not be available for obligation after June 
30, 2019: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and 
(3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which 
shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2017 
through September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be 
used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred 
to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $400,000,000, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and may 
be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) 
of the OAA. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2018 of trade adjustment ben-
efit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 
of that Act; and for training, employment and case management 
services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State 
administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, 
allowances, training, employment and case management services, 
and related State administration provided pursuant to section 
231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 
and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 
$790,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary 
to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for 
any period subsequent to September 15, 2018: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation 
provided under this heading may remain available for obligation 
beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 
245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)).
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STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 
OPERATIONS 
For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, together 
with not to exceed $3,380,625,000 which may be expended from 
the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 
(1) $2,639,600,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
(including not less than $120,000,000 to conduct in-person 
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemploy-
ment services and referrals to training as appropriate, for claim-
ants of unemployment insurance for ex-service members under 
5 U.S.C. 8521 et. seq. and for claimants of regular unemploy-
ment compensation, including those who are profiled as most 
likely to exhaust their benefits in each State: Provided, That 
such activities shall not be subject to section 306 of the Social 
Security Act; and $9,000,000 for continued support of the 
Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the 
administration 
of 
unemployment 
insurance 
for 
Federal 
employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 
5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjust-
ment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, 
and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 
Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the 
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and shall be available 
for obligation by the States through December 31, 2018, except 
that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal 
obligation through December 31, 2018, and for State obligation 
through September 30, 2020, or, if the automation is being 
carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation 
through September 30, 2023, and for expenditure through Sep-
tember 30, 2024, and funds for competitive grants awarded 
to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person 
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
insurance improper payment reviews and provide reemploy-
ment services and referrals to training, as appropriate, shall 
be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2018, 
and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2020, 
and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center 
of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the State 
through September 30, 2019, and funds used for unemployment 
insurance workloads experienced through September 30, 2018 
shall be available for Federal obligation through December 
31, 2018; 
(2) $13,897,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties necessary to support the administration of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance system; 
(3) $645,000,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
$21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;
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(4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties of the Employment Service, including administration of 
the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance 
and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 
(5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administra-
tion of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which 
$48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration 
of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants 
to States for the administration of such activities; and 
(6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop 
system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2018 
through June 30, 2019: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2018 is projected by the 
Department of Labor to exceed 2,246,000, an additional $28,600,000 
from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 
100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the 
Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under 
title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State 
to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title 
III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major 
disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 
behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New 
Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 
behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data 
Exchange System: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career 
center system, or which are used to support the national activities 
of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, 
or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, 
or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further, 
That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations 
under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to 
support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment 
insurance system, may award subgrants to other States and non- 
State entities under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 
to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security 
Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund 
integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service auto-
mation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed 
under the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating 
in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to