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sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under 
sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or 
exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air 
carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a 
country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 
Agreement where such approval would contravene United States 
law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 
Agreement. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise 
preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign 
air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where 
such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway 
Air Transport Agreement and United States law. 
SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States 
Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single 
international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 
days in advance that such attendance is important to the national 
interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring outside of 
the United States attended by representatives of the United States 
Government and of foreign governments, international organiza-
tions, or nongovernmental organizations. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation 
Board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice com-
plaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount 
authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 
1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Transportation, the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, or any other Federal agency 
to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive 
fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with 
Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
24, 2011. 
SEC. 417. (a) All unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated in division K 
of Public Law 115–31 for ‘‘Department of Transportation-Office 
of the Secretary-Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation-Office of the Secretary-Office of Civil Rights’’, ‘‘Department 
of Transportation-Office of the Secretary-Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization and Outreach’’, ‘‘Department of Transportation- 
Federal Transit Administration-Administrative Expenses’’, ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration-Operational Expenses’’, ‘‘Access Board-Salaries and 
Expenses’’, ‘‘Federal Maritime Commission-Salaries and Expenses’’, 
‘‘National Railroad Passenger Corporation-Office of Inspector Gen-
eral-Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘National Transportation Safety 
Board-Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness-Operating Expenses’’ are rescinded.
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(b) All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds appropriated in division K of Public 
Law 115–31 for accounts under the headings ‘‘Department of 
Housing and Urban Development-Management and Administration’’ 
and ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development-Program 
Office Salaries and Expenses’’ are rescinded. 
SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 419. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this 
Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials 
available to the department or agency over which that Inspector 
General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede that Inspector Gen-
eral’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under 
any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector 
General’s right of access. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide 
its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, 
and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statu-
tory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided 
by the establishment over which that Inspector General has respon-
sibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply 
with this requirement. 
SEC. 420. (a) TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST.—The Adminis-
trator shall permit an air carrier operation under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to operate to a destination 
determined to be under visual flight rules without a Terminal 
Aerodrome Forecast or Meteorological Aerodrome Report if a current 
Area Forecast, supplemented by other local weather observations 
or reports, is available, and an alternate airport that has an avail-
able Terminal Aerodome Forecast and weather report is specified. 
The air carrier shall have approved procedures for dispatch and 
enroute weather evaluation and shall operate under instrument 
flight rules enroute to the destination. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Without a written finding of necessity, based 
on objective and historical evidence of imminent threat to safety, 
the Administrator shall not promulgate any operation specification, 
policy, or guidance document that is more restrictive than, or 
requires procedures that are not expressly stated in, the regulations. 
SEC. 421. Section 149(m) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding ‘‘or on a State-Supported Amtrak route with 
a valid cost-sharing agreement under section 209 of the Passenger 
Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and no current 
nonattainment areas under subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘2012,’’.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2018’’. 
DIVISION M—EXTENSIONS 
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
EXTENSION ACT OF 2018 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension 
Act of 2018’’. 
Subtitle A—Federal Aviation Programs 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 48103(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘2012 
through 2018.’’. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2018,’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2018’’. 
(b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2017 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2017, 
and ending on March 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2018,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2018’’. 
(d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(e) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100–Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking ‘‘2017 
and for the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on 
March 31, 2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(f) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100–Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(g) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(h) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(i) Section 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security 
Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 641) is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’.
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SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (F) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) $10,025,852,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘2017 and for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 104. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 
(a) 
ESSENTIAL
AIR
SERVICE
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘2016’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 
and 2017, and $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2018’’. 
(b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERVICE.—Section 
41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 
through 2017 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 105. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘2016 and 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016 through 2018’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 106. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a)(10) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) $176,500,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
SEC. 107. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 
The budget authority authorized in this title, including the 
amendments made by this title, shall be deemed to satisfy the 
requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of section 48114 
of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 108. CONTROLLER HIRING. 
Section 44506(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 
(B), after giving preferential consideration to applicants 
under subparagraph (A) and if, after consulting with 
the labor organization recognized as the exclusive rep-
resentative of air traffic controllers under section 7111 
of title 5, the Administrator determines there are 
unique circumstances affecting a covered facility that 
warrant a vacancy announcement with a limited area 
of consideration, the Administrator may consider 
applicants for the position of air traffic controller who 
apply under a vacancy announcement recruiting from 
the local commuting area for that covered facility. 
‘‘(ii) BIOGRAPHICAL
ASSESSMENTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall not use any biographical assessment with 
respect to an applicant under this subparagraph who 
would otherwise qualify as a Pool 1 applicant under 
subparagraph (B)(ii).
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‘‘(iii) COVERED FACILITY DEFINED.—In this subpara-
graph the term ‘covered facility’ means a radar facility 
with at least 1,000,000 operations annually that is 
located in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined 
by the Office of Management and Budget) with a popu-
lation estimate by the Bureau of the Census of more 
than 15,000,000 (as of July 1, 2016).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘except for individuals covered by the 
program described in paragraph (4),’’ after ‘‘section 3307 
of title 5,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) RETIRED MILITARY CONTROLLERS.—The Administrator 
may establish a program to provide an original appointment 
to a position as an air traffic controller for individuals who— 
‘‘(A) are on terminal leave pending retirement from 
active duty military service or have retired from active 
duty military service within 5 years of applying for the 
appointment; and 
‘‘(B) have held either an air traffic certification or 
air traffic control facility rating according to Administration 
standards within 5 years of applying for the appointment.’’. 
Subtitle B—Aviation Revenue Provisions 
SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘April 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
of 2018;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2018’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’. 
(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
(1) TREATMENT
AS
NONCOMMERCIAL
AVIATION.—Section 
4083(b) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’.
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(2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 4261(j) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
TITLE II—IMMIGRATION EXTENSIONS 
SEC. 201. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 202. Subclauses 101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and 
(III)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 203. Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’. 
SEC. 204. Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 205. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth 
in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon the determina-
tion that the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied 
in fiscal year 2018 with United States workers who are willing, 
qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, 
may increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above such limitation by 
not more than the highest number of H–2B nonimmigrants who 
participated in the H–2B returning worker program in any fiscal 
year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical 
limitation. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM 
EXTENSION 
SEC. 301. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘July 31, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
TITLE IV—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVEMENT ACT 
EXTENSION 
SEC. 401. (a) The following sections of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in effect through 
September 30, 2018— 
(1) subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4(i)(1) (7 
U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(1)(C)–(E)); 
(2) section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)); 
(3) section 4(k)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(4)); and 
(4) section 33(c)(3)(B) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(c)(3)(B)).
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(b)(1) Section 4(i)(1)(I) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(1)(I)) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(2)), 
section 33(m)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(1)) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’. 
(c) Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
TITLE V—GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
PREFERENCES 
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to articles entered on or after the 30th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN LIQUIDATIONS 
AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision 
of law and subject to subparagraph (B), any entry of a 
covered article to which duty-free treatment or other pref-
erential treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) would have applied if the entry 
had been made on December 31, 2017, that was made— 
(i) after December 31, 2017, and 
(ii) before the effective date specified in paragraph 
(1), 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry 
occurred on the effective date specified in paragraph (1). 
(B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliquidation may be 
made under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry 
only if a request therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act that contains sufficient 
information to enable U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion— 
(i) to locate the entry; or 
(ii) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located. 
(C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts owed 
by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or 
reliquidation of an entry of a covered article under subpara-
graph (A) shall be paid, without interest, not later than 
90 days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 
(as the case may be). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
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(A) COVERED
ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘covered article’’ 
means an article from a country that is a beneficiary devel-
oping country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(B) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ and ‘‘entry’’ 
include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT
ON ENFORCEMENT
OF ELIGIBILITY CRI-
TERIA.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2020, 
the United States Trade Representative shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on efforts to 
ensure that countries designated as beneficiary developing countries 
under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) 
are meeting the eligibility criteria set forth in section 502(c) of 
such Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)). 
SEC. 502. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO PROCEDURES FOR COMPETI-
TIVE NEED LIMITATION AND WAIVERS. 
Section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in the matter following subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by 
striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting ‘‘November 1’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘on January 1, 
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘in any of the preceding 3 calendar 
years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘July 1’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘November 1’’. 
SEC. 503. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘February 24, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘July 21, 2027’’. 
TITLE VI—JUDICIAL REDACTION 
AUTHORITY EXTENSION 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF REDACTION AUTHORITY CONCERNING SEN-
SITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION. 
Section 105(b)(3)(E) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
TITLE VII—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 701. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered 
on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) 
of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this 
division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any
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PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 
Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding 
Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accom-
panying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall 
not be estimated— 
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 
(2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
appropriation Act. 
DIVISION N—BUILD ACT 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, 
Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘BUILD 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDEVELOPMENT CERTAINTY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. 
Section 101(20)(D) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601(20)) is amended by striking ‘‘ownership or control’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘by virtue’’ and inserting ‘‘ownership or control 
through seizure or otherwise in connection with law enforcement 
activity, or through bankruptcy, tax delinquency, abandonment, 
or other circumstances in which the government acquires title by 
virtue’’. 
SEC. 3. ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE AND NATIVE CORPORATION RELIEF. 
Section 101(20) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(20)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as sub-
paragraphs (F) through (H), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 
‘‘(E) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES 
AND NATIVE CORPORATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘owner or operator’ 
does not include, with respect to a facility conveyed 
to a Native village or Native Corporation (as those 
terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act) under the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act— 
‘‘(I) the Native village or Native Corporation 
that received the facility from the United States 
Government; or 
‘‘(II) a successor in interest to which the 
facility was conveyed under section 14(c) of such 
Act. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The exclusion provided under 
this subparagraph shall not apply to any entity 
described in clause (i) that causes or contributes to
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a release or threatened release of a hazardous sub-
stance from the facility conveyed as described in such 
clause.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’; and 
(4) in clause (i)(II) of subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘1813)’’ and inserting ‘‘1813))’’. 
SEC. 4. PETROLEUM BROWNFIELD ENHANCEMENT. 
Section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601(39)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by amending item (bb) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(bb) is a site for which there is no viable responsible party 
and that is determined by the Administrator or the State, as appro-
priate, to be a site that will be assessed, investigated, or cleaned 
up by a person that is not potentially liable for cleaning up the 
site under this Act or any other law pertaining to the cleanup 
of petroleum products; and’’. 
SEC. 5. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND LESSEES. 
(a) BONA FIDE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER.—Section 101(40) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(40)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as sub-
clauses (I) through (III), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(B) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subclauses (II) and 
(III)’’; 
(C) in subclause (II) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘clause’’; and 
(D) in subclause (III) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘clause’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by redesignating clauses (i) 
through (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively, and 
indenting appropriately; 
(3) in subparagraph (F), by redesignating clauses (i) and 
(ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(4) in subparagraph (H)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘, by a tenancy, 
by the instruments by which a leasehold interest in 
the facility is created,’’ after ‘‘financed’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items 
(aa) and (bb), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 
and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses 
(I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 
(5) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (H) as 
clauses (ii) through (viii), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; and 
(6) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and 
all that follows through ‘‘All disposal of’’ in subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following:
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as para-
graphs (5) through (13), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6)’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) MULTIPURPOSE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (D) and 
paragraphs (5) and (6), the Administrator shall establish 
a program to provide multipurpose grants to an eligible 
entity based on the criteria under subparagraph (C) and 
the considerations under paragraph (3)(C), to carry out 
inventory, 
characterization, 
assessment, 
planning, 
or 
remediation activities at 1 or more brownfield sites in 
an area proposed by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) INDIVIDUAL
GRANT
AMOUNTS.—Each grant 
awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) CUMULATIVE
GRANT
AMOUNTS.—The total 
amount of grants awarded for each fiscal year under 
this paragraph may not exceed 15 percent of the funds 
made available for the fiscal year to carry out this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) CRITERIA.—In awarding a grant under this para-
graph, the Administrator shall consider the extent to which 
the eligible entity is able— 
‘‘(i) to provide an overall plan for revitalization 
of the 1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed area 
in which the multipurpose grant will be used; 
‘‘(ii) to demonstrate a capacity to conduct the range 
of eligible activities that will be funded by the multi-
purpose grant; and 
‘‘(iii) to demonstrate that a multipurpose grant 
will meet the needs of the 1 or more brownfield sites 
in the proposed area. 
‘‘(D) CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving a grant 
under this paragraph, each eligible entity shall expend 
the full amount of the grant by not later than the date 
that is 5 years after the date on which the grant is awarded 
to the eligible entity, unless the Administrator provides 
an extension. 
‘‘(E) OWNERSHIP.—An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this paragraph may not expend any of the 
grant funds for the remediation of a brownfield site unless 
the eligible entity owns the brownfield site.’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2), (3), or (4)’’. 
SEC. 10. ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS. 
Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of this Act) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—No part of a grant or loan under 
this subsection may be used for the payment of—
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‘‘(i) a penalty or fine; 
‘‘(ii) a Federal cost-share requirement; 
‘‘(iii) a response cost at a brownfield site for which 
the recipient of the grant or loan is potentially liable 
under section 107; or 
‘‘(iv) a cost of compliance with any Federal law 
(including 
a 
Federal 
law 
specified 
in 
section 
101(39)(B)), excluding the cost of compliance with laws 
applicable to the cleanup.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use up 
to 5 percent of the amounts made available under 
a grant or loan under this subsection for administrative 
costs. 
‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—For purposes of clause (i), the 
term ‘administrative costs’ does not include— 
‘‘(I) investigation and identification of the 
extent of contamination of a brownfield site; 
‘‘(II) design and performance of a response 
action; or 
‘‘(III) monitoring of a natural resource.’’. 
SEC. 11. GRANT APPLICATIONS. 
(a) WATERFRONT BROWNFIELDS GRANTS; CLEAN ENERGY
ON 
BROWNFIELD SITES.—Paragraph (6)(C) of section 104(k) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of 
this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xi) The extent to which a grant would address 
a site adjacent to a body of water or a federally des-
ignated flood plain. 
‘‘(xii) The extent to which a grant would facilitate— 
‘‘(I) the location at a brownfield site of a facility 
that generates renewable electricity from wind, 
solar, or geothermal energy; or 
‘‘(II) any energy efficiency improvement project 
at a brownfield site, including a project for a com-
bined heat and power system or a district energy 
system.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON RANKING CRITERIA.—Paragraph (6) of section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated 
by section 9 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) REPORT ON RANKING CRITERIA.—Not later than 
September 30, 2022, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report regarding the Administrator’s use of 
the ranking criteria described in subparagraph (C) in 
awarding grants under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 12. AUDITS. 
Paragraph (8) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of this Act) is amended 
by striking ‘‘3 years after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’.
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SEC. 13. BROWNFIELDS FUNDING. 
Paragraph (13) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 9 of this Act) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(13) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 14. SMALL COMMUNITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 128(a)(1)(B) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) assist small communities, Indian tribes, 
rural areas, or disadvantaged areas in carrying 
out activities described in section 104(k)(7)(A) with 
respect to brownfield sites.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) SMALL COMMUNITIES, INDIAN TRIBES, RURAL 
AREAS, AND DISADVANTAGED AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—To make grants to States 
or Indian tribes under clause (ii)(III), the Adminis-
trator may use, in addition to amounts available 
to carry out this subsection, not more than 
$1,500,000 of the amounts made available to carry 
out section 104(k)(7) in each fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—Each grant made under 
subclause (I) may be not more than $20,000. 
‘‘(III) INCLUSION
IN
OTHER
GRANTS.—The 
Administrator may, at the request of a State or 
Indian tribe, include a grant under this clause 
in any other grant to the State or Indian tribe 
made under this subsection. 
‘‘(iv) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) DISADVANTAGED
AREA.—The term ‘dis-
advantaged area’ means a community with an 
annual median household income that is less than 
80 percent of the statewide annual median house-
hold income, as determined by the President based 
on the latest available decennial census. 
‘‘(II) SMALL
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘small 
community’ means a community with a population 
of not more than 15,000 individuals, as determined 
by the President based on the latest available 
decennial census.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 104(g)(1) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
section 128(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)’’ after ‘‘under this section’’.
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SEC. 15. STATE RESPONSE PROGRAM FUNDING. 
Section 
128(a)(3) 
of 
the 
Comprehensive 
Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9628(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023.’’. 
DIVISION O—WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION 
FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Wildfire Suppression Funding 
and Forest Management Activities Act’’. 
TITLE I—WILDFIRE AND DISASTER 
FUNDING ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 102. WILDFIRE AND DISASTER FUNDING ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking subclauses (I) and 
(II) and inserting the following— 
‘‘(I) the average over the previous 10 years 
(excluding the highest and lowest years) of the 
sum of the funding provided for disaster relief 
(as that term is defined on the date immediately 
before the date of enactment of the Wildfire 
Suppression Funding and Forest Management 
Activities Act); 
‘‘(II) notwithstanding clause (iv), starting in 
fiscal year 2018, five percent of the total appropria-
tions provided after fiscal year 2011 or in the 
previous 10 years, whichever is less, net of any 
rescissions of budget authority enacted in the same 
period, with respect to amounts provided for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and designated by the 
Congress and the President as an emergency 
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(III) the cumulative net total of the unused 
carryover for fiscal year 2018 and all subsequent 
fiscal years, where the unused carryover for each 
fiscal year is calculated as the sum of the amounts 
in subclauses (I) and (II) less the enacted appro-
priations for that fiscal year that have been des-
ignated as being for disaster relief.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of the Budget Control 
Act of 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 30 days after the
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date of enactment of the Wildfire Suppression Funding and 
Forest Management Activities Act’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.— 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—If, for 
fiscal years 2020 through 2027, a bill or joint resolution 
making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that 
provides an amount for wildfire suppression operations 
in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the 
Department of Agriculture or the Department of the 
Interior, then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall 
be the amount of additional new budget authority pro-
vided in that Act for wildfire suppression operations 
for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, $2,250,000,000; 
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, $2,350,000,000; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, $2,450,000,000; 
‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, $2,550,000,000; 
‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, $2,650,000,000; 
‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2025, $2,750,000,000; 
‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2026, $2,850,000,000; and 
‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2027, $2,950,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL
NEW
BUDGET
AUTHORITY.— 
The term ‘additional new budget authority’ means 
the amount provided for a fiscal year in an appro-
priation Act that is in excess of the average costs 
for wildfire suppression operations as reported in 
the budget of the President submitted under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
fiscal year 2015 and are specified to pay for the 
costs of wildfire suppression operations in an 
amount not to exceed the amount specified for 
that fiscal year in clause (i). 
‘‘(II) WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.—The 
term ‘wildfire suppression operations’ means the 
emergency and unpredictable aspects of wildland 
firefighting, including— 
‘‘(aa) support, response, and emergency 
stabilization activities; 
‘‘(bb) other emergency management activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(cc) the funds necessary to repay any 
transfers needed for the costs of wildfire 
suppression operations.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
shall begin to apply in fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 103. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDS. 
If the amount provided for wildfire suppression operations for 
that fiscal year will be exhausted within 30 calendar days, the 
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as 
applicable), in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall promptly submit a request to Con-
gress for supplemental appropriations.
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SEC. 104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the end of 
the fiscal year for which additional new budget authority is used, 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(i)), 
as added by section 102 of this division, the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as applicable), in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall— 
(1) prepare an annual report with respect to the additional 
new budget authority; 
(2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations, the 
Budget, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate the annual report pre-
pared under paragraph (1); and 
(3) make the report prepared under paragraph (1) available 
to the public. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The annual report prepared under sub-
section (a)(1) shall— 
(1) document obligations and outlays of the additional new 
budget authority for wildfire suppression operations; 
(2) identify risk-based factors that influenced management 
decisions with respect to wildfire suppression operations; 
(3) analyze a statistically significant sample of large fires, 
including an analysis for each fire of— 
(A) cost drivers; 
(B) the effectiveness of risk management techniques 
and whether fire operations strategy tracked the risk 
assessment; 
(C) any resulting ecological or other benefits to the 
landscape; 
(D) the impact of investments in wildfire suppression 
operations preparedness; 
(E) effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations, 
including an analysis of resources lost versus dollars 
invested; 
(F) effectiveness of any fuel treatments on fire behavior 
and suppression expenditures; 
(G) levels of exposure experienced by firefighters; 
(H) suggested corrective actions; and 
(I) any other factors the Secretary of the Interior or 
Secretary of Agriculture (as applicable) determines to be 
appropriate; 
(4) include an accounting of overall fire management and 
spending by the Department of the Interior or the Department 
of Agriculture, which shall be analyzed by fire size, cost, 
regional location, and other factors; 
(5) describe any lessons learned in the conduct of wildfire 
suppression operations; and 
(6) include any other elements that the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as applicable) deter-
mines to be necessary.
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TITLE II—FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘National Forest 
System’’ has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(2) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 103 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(3) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
land. 
SEC. 202. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECTS. 
Insert at the end of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 605. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—Hazardous fuels reduction projects, as 
defined in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511(2)) may be— 
‘‘(1) carried out in accordance with subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) of section 102 and sections 104 and 105; 
‘‘(2) considered an action categorically excluded from the 
requirements of Public Law 91–190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(3) exempt from the special administrative review process 
under section 105. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION PROJECT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A project referred to in subsection (a) 
is a project to carry out forest restoration treatments that— 
‘‘(A) maximizes the retention of old-growth and large 
trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent 
that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects 
and disease, and reduce the risk or extent of, or increase 
the resilience to, wildfires; 
‘‘(B) considers the best available scientific information 
to maintain or restore the ecological integrity, including 
maintaining or restoring structure, function, composition, 
and connectivity; and 
‘‘(C) is developed and implemented through a collabo-
rative process that— 
‘‘(i) includes multiple interested persons rep-
resenting diverse interests; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) is transparent and nonexclusive; or 
‘‘(II) meets the requirements for a resource 
advisory committee under subsections (c) through 
(f) of section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 7125).
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‘‘(2) INCLUSION.—A project under this subsection may carry 
out part of a proposal that complies with the eligibility require-
ments of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Pro-
gram under section 4003(b) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECT SIZE.—A project under this section may not 
exceed 3000 acres. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION.—A project under this section shall be— 
‘‘(A) Prioritized within the wildland-urban interface; 
‘‘(B) If located outside the wildland-urban interface, 
limited to areas within Condition Classes 2 or 3 in Fire 
Regime Groups I, II, or III that contain very high wildfire 
hazard potential; and 
‘‘(C) Limited to areas designated under section 602(b) 
as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(3) ROADS.— 
‘‘(A) PERMANENT ROADS.— 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION
ON
ESTABLISHMENT.—A project 
under this section shall not include the establishment 
of permanent roads. 
‘‘(ii) EXISTING ROADS.—The Secretary may carry 
out necessary maintenance and repairs on existing 
permanent roads for the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(B) 
TEMPORARY
ROADS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
decommission any temporary road constructed under a 
project under this section not later than 3 years after 
the date on which the project is completed. 
‘‘(4) EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary shall 
apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures under section 
220.6 of title 36, code of Federal regulations (or successor 
regulations), when using the categorical exclusion under this 
section. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSIONS.—This section does not apply to— 
‘‘(1) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; 
‘‘(2) any Federal land on which, by Act of Congress or 
Presidential proclamation, the removal of vegetation is 
restricted or prohibited; 
‘‘(3) a congressionally designated wilderness study area; 
or 
‘‘(4) an area in which activities under subsection (a) would 
be inconsistent with the applicable land and resource manage-
ment plan. 
‘‘(e) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.—All projects and activities 
carried out under this section shall be consistent with the land 
and resource management plan established under section 6 of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
(16 U.S.C. 1604) for the unit of the National Forest System con-
taining the projects and activities. 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC NOTICE AND SCOPING.—The Secretary shall conduct 
public notice and scoping for any project or action proposed in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(g) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare an annual 
report on the use of categorical exclusions under this section
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that includes a description of all acres (or other appropriate 
unit) treated through projects carried out under this section. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, and each year thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit the reports required under paragraph 
(1) to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives; 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(E) the Government Accountability Office.’’. 
SEC. 203. INSTALLATION OF FUEL BREAKS AND FIREBREAKS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND. 
Section 101(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6511(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘authorized hazardous fuel 
reduction project’ includes, using the measures and 
methods described in subparagraph (A), the installation 
of— 
‘‘(i) a natural or manmade change in fuel character-
istics that affects fire behavior such that a fire can 
be more readily controlled (commonly known as a ‘fuel 
break’); and 
‘‘(ii) a natural or constructed barrier used to stop 
or check a fire or to provide a control line from which 
to work to stop or check a fire (commonly known as 
a ‘firebreak’).’’. 
SEC. 204. CANCELLATION CEILINGS FOR STEWARDSHIP END RESULT 
CONTRACTING PROJECTS. 
Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
(i) and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: 
‘‘(h) CANCELLATION CEILINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3903(b)(1) of 
title 41, United States Code, the Chief and the Director may 
obligate funds in stages that are economically or program-
matically viable to cover any potential cancellation or termi-
nation costs for an agreement or contract under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) ADVANCE
NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS
OF
CANCELLATION 
CEILING IN EXCESS OF $25,000,000.—Not later than 30 days before 
entering into a multiyear agreement or contract under sub-
section (b) that includes a cancellation ceiling in excess of 
$25,000,000, but does not include proposed funding for the 
costs of cancelling the agreement or contract up to that cancella-
tion ceiling, the Chief or the Director, as applicable, shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources