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(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘HONOR.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In addition to the authority provided by para-
graph (1), a Medal of Honor may be awarded to a veteran 
of the Armed Forces who, although not a Jewish-Amer-
ican war veteran or Hispanic-American war veteran de-
scribed in subsection (b), was identified during the review 
of service records conducted under subsection (a) and re-
garding whom the Secretary of Defense submitted, before 
January 1, 2014, a recommendation to the President that 
the President award the Medal of Honor to that veteran.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1977
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 19 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
For expenses necessary for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in
lands, and performance of other functions, including main-
tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage-
ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction
of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general
administration of the Bureau $570,017,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not more than $599,999
shall be available to the Needles Resources Area for the
management of the East Mojave National Scenic Area, as
defined by the Bureau of Land Management prior to Octo-
ber 1, 1994, in the California Desert District of the Bu-
reau of Land Management, and of which $4,000,000 shall
be derived from the special receipt account established by
section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)): Provided,
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That 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; and
in addition, $27,650,000 for Mining Law Administration
program operations, to remain available until expended,
to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau of Land
Management and credited to this appropriation from an-
nual mining claim fees so as to result in a final appropria-
tion estimated at not more than $570,017,000: Provided
further, That in addition to funds otherwise available, and
to remain available until expended, not to exceed
$5,000,000 from annual mining claim fees shall be cred-
ited to this account for the costs of administering the min-
ing claim fee program, and $2,000,000 from communica-
tion site rental fees established by the Bureau.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for fire use and management,
fire preparedness, emergency presuppression, suppression
operations, emergency rehabilitation, and renovation or
construction of fire facilities in the Department of the In-
terior, $235,924,000, to remain available until expended,
of which not to exceed $5,025,000, shall be available for
the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, persons
hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished sub-
sistence and lodging without cost from funds available
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from this appropriation: Provided further, That such funds
are also available for repayment of advances to other ap-
propriation accounts from which funds were previously
transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That un-
obligated balances of amounts previously appropriated to
the Fire Protection and Emergency Department of the In-
terior Firefighting Fund may be transferred or merged
with this appropriation.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
For expenses necessary for use by the Department
of the Interior and any of its component offices and bu-
reaus for the remedial action, including associated activi-
ties, of hazardous waste substances, pollutants, or con-
taminants pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, sums recovered from or paid by a party in
advance of or as reimbursement for remedial action or re-
sponse activities conducted by the Department pursuant
to sections 107 or 113(f) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 9607 or 9613(f)), shall be credited
to this account and shall be available without further ap-
propriation and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That such sums recovered from or paid by
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any party are not limited to monetary payments and may
include stocks, bonds or other personal or real property,
which may be retained, liquidated, or otherwise disposed
of by the Secretary of the Interior and which shall be cred-
ited to this account.
CONSTRUCTION AND ACCESS
For acquisition of lands and interests therein, and
construction of buildings, recreation facilities, roads,
trails, and appurtenant facilities, $2,515,000, to remain
available until expended.
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 20, 1976, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6901–07),
$111,409,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 shall be
available for administrative expenses.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579
including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands
or waters, or interests therein, $8,500,000 to be derived
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain
available until expended.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
For expenses necessary for management, protection,
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and
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other improvements on the revested Oregon and California
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein including existing connecting roads on or
adjacent to such grant lands; $91,387,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That 25 per centum
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 provisions of the second paragraph of subsection (b)
of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876).
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. 1701),
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 per cen-
tum of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year
under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43
U.S.C. 315 et seq.) and the amount designated for range
improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing re-
ceipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the De-
partment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than
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$9,113,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
For administrative expenses and other costs related
to processing application documents and other authoriza-
tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources,
for costs of providing copies of official public land docu-
ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi-
nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations,
and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts
as may be collected under sections 209(b), 304(a), 304(b),
305(a), and 504(g) of the Act approved October 21, 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1701), and sections 101 and 203 of Public
Law 93–153, to be immediately available until expended:
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the con-
trary of section 305(a) of the Act of October 21, 1976
(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 or subsequent appropriations
Acts by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate
any public lands administered through the Bureau of
Land Management which have been damaged by the ac-
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tion of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any
unauthorized person, without regard to whether all mon-
eys collected from each such forfeiture, compromise, or
settlement are used on the exact lands damage to which
led to the forfeiture, compromise, or settlement: Provided
further, That such moneys are in excess of amounts need-
ed to repair damage to the exact land for which collected.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended
under existing law, there is hereby appropriated such
amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of the
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), and such
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, sur-
veys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omit-
ted lands under section 211(b) of that Act, to remain
available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management
shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantle-
ment of temporary structures, and alteration and mainte-
nance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to
which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for pay-
ments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information
or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by
the Bureau of Land Management; miscellaneous and
emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized
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or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for sole-
ly on his certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Bureau may, under
cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements
authorized by law, procure printing services from coopera-
tors 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 co-
operator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards.
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic
studies, conservation, management, investigations, protec-
tion, and utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, ex-
cept whales, seals, and sea lions, and for the performance
of other authorized functions related to such resources; for
the general administration of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service; and for maintenance of the herd of long-
horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge;
and not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects
within the scope of the approved budget which shall be
carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as author-
ized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended by Public
Law 93–408, $498,035,000 (less $885,000), to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 1997, of which
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$11,557,000 shall be for operation and maintenance of
fishery mitigation facilities constructed by the Corps of
Engineers under the Lower Snake River Compensation
Plan, authorized by the Water Resources Development Act
of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921), to compensate for loss of fishery
resources from water development projects on the Lower
Snake River: Provided, That unobligated and unexpended
balances in the Resource Management account at the end
of fiscal year 1995, shall be merged with and made a part
of the fiscal year 1996 Resource Management appropria-
tion, and shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 1997.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction and acquisition of buildings and
other facilities required in the conservation, management,
investigation, protection, and utilization of fishery and
wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and inter-
ests therein; $26,355,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
To conduct natural resource damage assessment ac-
tivities by the Department of the Interior necessary to
carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.), Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.),
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the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–380), and
the Act of July 27, 1990 (Public Law 101–337);
$6,019,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That sums provided by any party in fiscal year 1996 and
thereafter are not limited to monetary payments and may
include stocks, bonds or other personal or real property,
which may be retained, liquidated or otherwise disposed
of by the Secretary and such sums or properties shall be
utilized for the restoration of injured resources, and to
conduct new damage assessment activities.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4–11), including administra-
tive expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or in-
terest therein, in accordance with statutory authority ap-
plicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
$14,100,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund, to remain available until expended.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–
1543), as amended by Public Law 100–478, $8,085,000
for grants to States, to be derived from the Cooperative
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Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and to remain
available until expended.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $10,779,000.
REWARDS AND OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4201–4203, 4211–4213, 4221–4225, 4241–4245, and
1538), $600,000, to remain available until expended.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public
Law 101–233, $4,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
LAHONTAN VALLEY AND PYRAMID LAKE FISH AND
WILDLIFE FUND
For carrying out section 206(f) of Public Law 101–
618, such sums as have previously been credited or may
be credited hereafter to the Lahontan Valley and Pyramid
Lake Fish and Wildlife Fund, to be available until ex-
pended without further appropriation.
RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION FUND
For deposit to the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conserva-
tion Fund, $200,000, to remain available until expended,
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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, and the
mineral and water resources of the United States, its Ter-
ritories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by
law (43 U.S.C. 31, 1332 and 1340); classify lands as to
their mineral and water resources; give engineering super-
vision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration
program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate
data relative to the foregoing activities; $686,944,000, of
which $62,130,000 shall be available for cooperation with
States or municipalities for water resources investigations,
and of which $112,888,000 for resource research and the
operations of Cooperative Research Units shall remain
available until September 30, 1997: Provided, That no
part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than
one-half the cost of any topographic mapping or water re-
sources investigations carried on in cooperation with any
State or municipality: Provided further, That funds avail-
able herein for resource research may be used for the pur-
chase of not to exceed 61 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 55 are for replacement only: Provided further, That
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none of the funds available under this head for resource
research shall be used to conduct new surveys on private
property except when it is made known to the Federal offi-
cial having authority to obligate or expend such funds that
the survey or research has been requested and authorized
in writing by the property owner or the owner’s authorized
representative: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided herein for resource research may be used to ad-
minister a volunteer program when it is made known to
the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that the volunteers are not properly trained
or that information gathered by the volunteers is not care-
fully verified: Provided further, That no later than April
1, 1996, the Director of the United States Geological Sur-
vey shall issue agency guidelines for resource research that
ensure that scientific and technical peer review is utilized
as fully as possible in selection of projects for funding and
ensure the validity and reliability of research and data col-
lection on Federal lands: Provided further, That no funds
available for resource research may be used for any activ-
ity that was not authorized prior to the establishment of
the National Biological Survey: Provided further, That
once every five years the National Academy of Sciences
shall review and report on the resource research activities
of the Survey: Provided further, That if specific authoriz-
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ing legislation is enacted during or before the start of fis-
cal year 1996, the resource research component of the
Survey should comply with the provisions of that legisla-
tion: Provided further, That unobligated and unexpended
balances in the National Biological Survey, Research, in-
ventories and surveys account at the end of fiscal year
1995, shall be merged with and made a part of the United
States Geological Survey, Surveys, investigations, and re-
search account and shall remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1996.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The amount appropriated for the United States Geo-
logical Survey shall be available for purchase of not to ex-
ceed 22 passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only;
reimbursement to the General Services Administration for
security guard services; contracting for the furnishing of
topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or
other specialized surveys when it is administratively deter-
mined that such procedures are in the public interest; con-
struction and maintenance of necessary buildings and ap-
purtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging sta-
tions and observation wells; expenses of the United States
National Committee on Geology; and payment of com-
pensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Unit-
ed States Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by
law, to represent the United States in the negotiation and
‘‘(5) For each accused instrumentality identified 
under paragraph (3), a clear and concise statement 
of— 
‘‘(A) where each element of each claim iden-
tified under paragraph (2) is found within the 
accused instrumentality; and 
‘‘(B) with detailed specificity, how each 
limitation of each claim identified under para-
graph (2) is met by the accused instrumentality. 
‘‘(6) For each claim of indirect infringement, a 
description of the acts of the alleged indirect infringer 
that contribute to or are inducing the direct infringe-
ment. 
‘‘(7) A description of the authority of the party 
alleging infringement to assert each patent identified 
under paragraph (1) and of the grounds for the 
court’s jurisdiction. 
‘‘(8) A clear and concise description of the prin-
cipal business, if any, of the party alleging infringe-
ment. 
‘‘(9) A list of each complaint filed, of which the 
party alleging infringement has knowledge, that as-
serts or asserted any of the patents identified under 
paragraph (1). 
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administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That ac-
tivities funded by appropriations herein made may be ac-
complished through the use of contracts, grants, or coop-
erative agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302, et seq.
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and envi-
ronmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and
collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing
laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other min-
erals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; and
for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including
the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only; $186,556,000, of which not less
than $70,105,000 shall be available for royalty manage-
ment activities; and an amount not to exceed $12,400,000
for the Technical Information Management System of
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Activity, to be cred-
ited to this appropriation and to remain available until ex-
pended, from additions to receipts resulting from increases
to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases
to fee collections for OCS administrative activities per-
formed by the Minerals Management Service over and
above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, and from
additional fees for OCS administrative activities estab-
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lished after September 30, 1993: Provided, That begin-
ning in fiscal year 1996 and thereafter, fees for royalty
rate relief applications shall be established (and revised
as needed) in Notices to Lessees, and shall be credited
to this account in the program areas performing the func-
tion, and remain available until expended for the costs of
administering the royalty rate relief authorized by 43
U.S.C. 1337(a)(3): Provided further, That $1,500,000 for
computer acquisitions shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1997: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this Act shall be available for the payment of inter-
est in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721 (b) and (d): Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available
for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer
beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000
under this head shall be available for refunds of overpay-
ments in connection with certain Indian leases in which
the Director of the Minerals Management Service con-
curred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed
to Indian allottees or Tribes, or to correct prior unrecover-
able erroneous payments: Provided further, That beginning
in fiscal year 1996 and thereafter, the Secretary shall take
appropriate action to collect unpaid and underpaid royal-
ties and late payment interest owed by Federal and Indian