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Bureau of Land Management, et al. (Case Number 4:21- 
CV-00182-BLW) on January 24, 2023, and June 2, 2023. 
EPA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SEC. 470. Beginning on October 1, 2023, of the 
amounts made available to the Environmental Protection 
Agency under each of sections 60101, 60102, 60104, 
60105, 60106, 60107, 60108, 60109, 60110, 60111, 
60112, 60113, 60115, 60116, and 60201 of Public Law 
117–169, two-tenths of one percent of such amounts shall 
be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of 
funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency 
by such Public Law: Provided, That amounts so trans-
ferred shall be derived from the unobligated balances of 
amounts under each such section. 
GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT 
SEC. 471. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for management of the Grand Staircase- 
Escalante National Monument except in compliance with 
the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Manage-
ment Plans for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument, dated February 2020. 
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING 
SEC. 472. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct all lease sales described in the 2017–2022 Outer Con-
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tinental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Pro-
gram (November 2016) that have not been conducted as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act by not later than 
September 30, 2024. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing 
moratoria beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall annually conduct a minimum of 2 re-
gion-wide oil and gas lease sales in the following planning 
areas of the Gulf of Mexico region, as described in the 
2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
Proposed Final Program (November 2016): 
(1) The Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. 
(2) The Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, be-
ginning in fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall annually conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and 
gas lease sales in the Alaska region of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program 
(November 2016). 
(d) In conducting lease sales under subsections (b) 
and (c), the Secretary of the Interior shall— 
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(1) issue such leases in accordance with the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332 
et seq.); and 
(2) include in each such lease sale all unleased 
areas that are not subject to a moratorium as of the 
date of the lease sale. 
ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING 
SEC. 473. (a)(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall 
immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease 
sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 
(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure— 
(A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursuant to 
paragraph (1) is conducted immediately on comple-
tion of all applicable scoping, public comment, and 
environmental analysis requirements under the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(B) that the processes described in subpara-
graph (A) are conducted in a timely manner to en-
sure compliance with subsection (b)(1). 
(3) Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Eligi-
ble lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this 
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Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or regu-
latory prohibition. Available lands are those lands that 
have been designated as open for leasing under a land use 
plan developed under section 202 of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 and that have been nom-
inated for leasing through the submission of an expression 
of interest, are subject to drainage in the absence of leas-
ing, or are otherwise designated as available pursuant to 
regulations adopted by the Secretary.’’ after ‘‘sales are 
necessary.’’. 
(b)(1) In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal year, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of four oil and 
gas lease sales in each of the following States: 
(A) Wyoming. 
(B) New Mexico. 
(C) Colorado. 
(D) Utah. 
(E) Montana. 
(F) North Dakota. 
(G) Oklahoma. 
(H) Nevada. 
(I) Alaska. 
(J) Any other State in which there is land 
available for oil and gas leasing under the Mineral 
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Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or any other 
mineral leasing law. 
(2) In conducting a lease sale under paragraph (1) 
in a State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall offer all parcels nominated and eligible 
pursuant to the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for oil and gas exploration, devel-
opment, and production under the resource management 
plan in effect for the State. 
(3) The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a re-
placement sale during the same fiscal year if— 
(A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is can-
celed, delayed, or deferred, including for a lack of el-
igible parcels; or 
(B) during a lease sale under paragraph (1) the 
percentage of acreage that does not receive a bid is 
equal to or greater than 25 percent of the acreage 
offered. 
(4) Not later than 30 days after a sale required under 
this subsection is canceled, delayed, deferred, or otherwise 
missed the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
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a report that states what sale was missed and why it was 
missed. 
RESCISSION OF COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
FUNDS 
SEC. 474. Of the unobligated balances of amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for activities of the 
Council on Environmental Quality under sections 60401 
and 60402 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’’) as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act are rescinded. 
RESCISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS 
SEC. 475. Of the unobligated balances of amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available under section 
50224 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’’) as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act are rescinded. 
OFFICIAL FLAGS 
SEC. 476. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag 
over a facility of a Department or agency funded by this 
Act other than the flag of the United States; the flag of 
a State, insular area, or the District of Columbia; the flag 
of a Federally recognized Tribal entity; the official flag 
of the Secretary of the Interior; the official flag of a U.S. 
Department or agency; or the POW/MIA flag. 
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PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR SECRETARIAL ORDER NO. 
3410 
SEC. 479. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to imple-
ment or execute Secretarial Order No. 3410 (regarding 
Restoration of American Bison and the Prairie Grass-
lands) or any appendix to that Order, dated March 3, 
2023. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 480. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the pro-
posed rule titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz-
ardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility 
Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and 
Technology Review’’ and published April 24, 2023 (88 
Fed. Reg. 24854). 
LEAD AMMUNITION AND TACKLE 
SEC. 481. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to prohibit the use of lead ammuni-
tion or tackle on Federal land or water that is made avail-
able for hunting or fishing activities or to issue regulations 
relating to the level of lead in ammunition or tackle to 
be used on Federal land or water, unless— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior determines that a 
decline in wildlife population on the specific unit of Fed-
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eral land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead 
in ammunition or tackle, based on field data from the spe-
cific unit of Federal land or water; and 
(2) the prohibition or regulation, as applicable, is— 
(A) consistent with— 
(i) the law of the State in which the spe-
cific unit of Federal land or water is located; or 
(ii) an applicable policy of the fish and 
wildlife department of the State in which the 
specific unit of Federal land or water is located; 
or 
(B) approved by the fish and wildlife depart-
ment of the State in which the specific unit of Fed-
eral land or water is located. 
(b) In any case in which the Secretary of the Interior 
determines under subsection (a) that there is a wildlife 
population decline on a specific unit of Federal land or 
water that warrants a prohibition on or regulation relating 
to the level of lead in ammunition or tackle, the Secretary 
shall include in a Federal Register notice an explanation 
of how the prohibition or regulation, as applicable, meets 
the requirements of this section. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 482. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
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force the proposed rule titled ‘‘New Source Performance 
Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, 
Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse 
Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean En-
ergy Rule’’ published by the Environmental Protection 
Agency in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023 (88 Fed. 
Reg. 33240). 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 483. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 
title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 
accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 
conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 
a union of one man and one woman. 
(b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 
subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 
taken by the Federal Government to— 
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 
of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
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sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
tion from taxation under section 50l(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 
in subsection (a); 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 
such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 
exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 
deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 
other similar position or status from or to such per-
son; 
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 
benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 
admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 
degree from an educational program, from or to 
such person; or 
(5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle-
ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in-
stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 
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and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam-
paigns from or to such person. 
(c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 
The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li-
censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 
that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec-
tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 
such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per-
son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 
religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 
(a). 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 484. None of the amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available to the Smithsonian Institution by 
this Act may be made available for partnerships or activi-
ties associated with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade 
Offices, including any use of facilities by the Hong Kong 
Economic and Trade Offices. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 485. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule titled ‘‘National Emission Stand-
ards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emis-
sions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk 
and Technology Review’’ published by the Environmental 
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