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), $168,900,000, to be derived 
from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, of which $25,500,000 shall 
be for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation 
of nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as 
authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, 
That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall 
be matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That 
individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: Pro-
vided further, That all projects to be funded shall be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 
with the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds provided for the 
Historic Preservation Fund, $30,250,000 is for the Com-
petitive Grants Subactivity; $11,000,000 is for grants to 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities; $10,000,000 
is for competitive grants for the restoration of historic 
properties of national, State, and local significance listed 
on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of His-
toric Places, to be made without imposing the usage or 
direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 
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302904) of the National Historic Preservation Act; 
$7,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor 
the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States 
by restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places that commemo-
rate the founding of the nation: Provided further, That 
such competitive grants shall be made without imposing 
the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 
54, United States Code to States and Indian Tribes as 
defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian or-
ganizations, local governments, including Certified Local 
Governments, and nonprofit organizations. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replace-
ment of physical facilities, and related equipment, and 
compliance and planning for programs and areas adminis-
tered by the National Park Service, $135,616,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for any project ini-
tially funded in fiscal year 2026 with a future phase indi-
cated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Con-
struction 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: Pro-
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vided further, That National Park Service Donations, 
Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees 
may be made available for the cost of adjustments and 
changes within the original scope of effort for projects 
funded by the National Park Service Construction appro-
priation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, 
in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, 
prior to making any charges authorized under this head-
ing. 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating 
to challenge cost share agreements, $12,000,000, to re-
main 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 do-
nated 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 ex-
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penditure 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 an-
ticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the con-
tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex-
tinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefit-
ting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the origi-
nating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 
contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds 
so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 
105(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 109–432 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
note), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 per-
cent 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), Depart-
ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 
for FHWA administrative support costs. 
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 
the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 
U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related purposes as authorized by 
law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the 
foregoing activities; $1,368,385,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027; of which $95,334,000 shall re-
main available until expended for satellite operations; and 
of which $54,130,000 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: 
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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 investiga-
tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali-
ties: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur-
nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo-
physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra-
tively determined that such procedures are in the public 
interest; construction and maintenance of necessary build-
ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 
gauging stations, observation wells, and seismic equip-
ment; expenses of the United States National Committee 
for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and 
expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly ap-
pointed to represent the United States in the negotiation 
and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That 
activities funded by appropriations herein made may be 
accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or co-
operative agreements (including noncompetitive coopera-
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tive agreements with Tribes) as defined in section 6302 
of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That the 
United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts 
or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indi-
rectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without 
regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermit-
tent 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 com-
pensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 
of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, 
but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for 
any other purposes. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting and admin-
istering leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements 
for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and ma-
rine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and 
approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for imple-
menting other laws and to the extent provided by Presi-
dential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants 
or cooperative agreements, $182,200,000, of which 
$124,200,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
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2027, and of which $58,000,000 is to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation 
shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of 
the Interior and credited to this appropriation from addi-
tions 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 En-
ergy Management 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 re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $124,200,000: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable ex-
penses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine 
cleanup activities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper-
ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and 
agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 
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and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple-
menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele-
gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
ments, $146,246,000, of which $114,366,000, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, is to remain available until September 30, 
2027, and of which $31,880,000 is to remain available 
until expended, including $2,880,000 for offshore decom-
missioning activities: Provided, That this total appropria-
tion shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Sec-
retary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation 
from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease 
rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost 
recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, as-
sessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative ac-
tivities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2026 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$117,246,000. 
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For an additional amount, $36,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col-
lected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, 
which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees 
collected in fiscal year 2026, as provided in this Act: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2026, 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 capac-
ity and expedite the orderly development, subject to envi-
ronmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pur-
suant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the review of applications 
for permits to drill. 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 
1016; title IV, sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title 
VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$15,099,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
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1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) $119,786,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, of which $66,000,000 
shall be available for State and Tribal regulatory grants, 
and of which not to exceed $5,000 may be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided, That ap-
propriations 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 spon-
sored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en-
force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 
of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That fees as-
sessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 
507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary off-
setting collections, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re-
ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 
year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$119,786,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
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U.S.C. 1231-1245) $33,231,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 
to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 
authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 
the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur-
ther, 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 Gov-
ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re-
lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 
projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior-
ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 
Provided further, That amounts provided under this head-
ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 
State and Tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training: 
Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
In addition, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for payments to States and federally recognized 
Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands 
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and other related activities in accordance with the terms 
and conditions described in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That such additional amount shall be used 
for economic and community development in conjunction 
with the priorities described in section 403(a) of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such additional 
amount, $88,850,000 shall be distributed in equal 
amounts to the three Appalachian States with the greatest 
amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, $34,400,000 
shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three Appa-
lachian States with the subsequent greatest amount of un-
funded needs to meet such priorities, and $11,750,000 
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 aban-
doned mine lands and other related activities in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions described in the report 
accompanying this 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 Rec-
lamation Act of 1977: Provided further, That such pay-
ments shall be made to States and federally recognized 
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Indian Tribes not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That if payments 
have not been made by the date specified in the preceding 
proviso, the amount appropriated for salaries and ex-
penses under the heading ‘‘Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement’’ shall be reduced by $100,000 
per day until such payments have been made. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $2,260,254,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided 
herein; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to ex-
ceed $80,494,000 shall be for welfare assistance pay-
ments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal dis-
asters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap 
for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, 
to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af-
fected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally rec-
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ognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations of feder-
ally recognized Indian Tribes may use their Tribal priority 
allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $78,661,000 shall remain 
available until expended for housing improvement, road 
maintenance, land acquisition, attorney fees, litigation 
support, land records improvement, hearings and appeals, 
and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided fur-
ther, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally rec-
ognized Indian Tribe which remain unobligated as of Sep-
tember 30, 2027, may be transferred during fiscal year 
2028 to an Indian forest land assistance account estab-
lished 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 ex-
pire on September 30, 2028: Provided further, That in 
order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the 
Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other iden-
tifying articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $7,664,000 of funds made available 
under this heading may, as needed, be transferred to ‘‘Of-
fice of the Secretary—Departmental Operations’’ for 
trust, probate, and administrative functions: Provided fur-
ther, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may accept trans-
fers of funds from United States Customs and Border 
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