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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 
and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex-
ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $313,872,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced 
by $30,000,000) (increased by $30,000,000), of which not 
less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, 
reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided, 
That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to 
cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Busi-
ness Administration, and certain loan program activities, 
including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small 
Business Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such activities 
shall be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended, for carrying out these purposes without further 
appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business 
Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in ac-
cordance with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 
108–447, during fiscal year 2023: Provided further, That 
$6,100,000 shall remain available until September 30,
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2024, for the Loan Modernization and Accounting Sys-
tem: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2024, for expenses relating 
to the certification of small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned 
and controlled by service-disabled veterans under sections 
36 and 36A of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f; 
657f–1). 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting en-
trepreneurial 
and 
small 
business 
development, 
$326,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000) (increased by $6,700,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That $145,000,000 shall be available to 
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2023 or fiscal 
year 2024 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi-
ness Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 shall be for 
marketing, management, and technical assistance under 
section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 
the 
microloan 
program: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$22,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 
carry out export programs that assist small business con-
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cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $32,020,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000). 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 
carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 
305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi-
bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $10,211,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 
2023 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not 
exceed $11,000,000,000: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2023 commitments for general business loans
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authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 
7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 
$35,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term 
loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 
by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 
year 2023 commitments for loans authorized under sub-
paragraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business In-
vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed 
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2023 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 
under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 shall not exceed $5,000,000,000: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2023, guarantees of trust 
certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi-
ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 
to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$165,300,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $179,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000), to be available until expended, of
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which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General 
of the Small Business Administration for audits and re-
views of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 
for the Office of Inspector General; of which $169,000,000 
is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and 
servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for in-
direct administrative expenses for the direct loan program, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, That, of the 
funds provided under this heading, $143,000,000 shall be 
for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount 
for major disasters under this heading is designated by 
the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to sec-
tion 1(f) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed 
in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 550. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the
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Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 551. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria-
tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad-
ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans-
ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys-
tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 
as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 
A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 
1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 
to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 
for obligation through September 30, 2026. 
SEC. 552. For an additional amount under the head-
ing ‘‘Small Business Administration—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $75,159,000, which shall be for initiatives related
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to small business development and entrepreneurship, in-
cluding programmatic and construction activities, in the 
amounts and for the projects specified in the table that 
appears under the heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions— 
Small Business Administration’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That, notwithstanding sections 
2701.92 and 2701.93 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration may permit awards to subrecipients for initiatives 
funded under this section: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available by this section may be trans-
ferred for any other purpose. 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 
forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 
States Code, $56,253,000: Provided, That mail for over-
seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to imple-
ment any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 
or employee of any State or local child support enforce-
ment agency, or any individual participating in a State 
or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for
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information requested or provided concerning an address 
of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 
close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 
further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 
continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational 
Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as author-
ized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $271,000,000, to be derived by 
transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 
authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account-
ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; $57,300,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex-
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penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi-
cate of the judge. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 
of public record and available for public inspection, except 
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
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SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap-
ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases
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funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con-
gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 
House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 
purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 
creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un-
less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 
restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 
or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 
the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans-
fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 
for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee
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equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 
to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 
budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust-
ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 
each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 
level by object class and program, project, and activity as 
detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 
budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which-
ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 
for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 
for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 
discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 
and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 
or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 
be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 
required date that the report has not been submitted to 
the Congress. 
SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2024, for each such account for
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the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 
prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 
That these requests shall be made in compliance with re-
programming guidelines. 
SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent to request— 
(1) any official background investigation report 
on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation; or 
(2) a determination with respect to the treat-
ment of an organization as described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 
Internal Revenue Service. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 
(1) in the case of an official background inves-
tigation report, if such individual has given express 
written consent for such request not more than 6 
months prior to the date of such request and during 
the same presidential administration; or
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(2) if such request is required due to extraor-
dinary circumstances involving national security. 
SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul-
gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 
shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of-
fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 
(without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made 
available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 
to court approval. 
SEC. 613. In order to promote Government access to 
commercial information technology, the restriction on pur-
chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu-
larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 
to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa-
tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 
United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 
in section 103 of title 41, United States Code).
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SEC. 614. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 
United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu-
latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac-
cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 
commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 
non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex-
penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 
to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func-
tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em-
ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 
or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 
to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 
person or entity is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 
SEC. 615. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 
authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 
construction or alteration of real property for office, meet-
ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 
Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of-
fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 
case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 
with the current lessor.
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(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 
emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 
the President to require emergency leasing authority with 
respect to such agency. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 
agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 
provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen-
eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 
Service. 
SEC. 616. (a) There are appropriated for the fol-
lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 
102). 
(2) Payments to— 
(A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 
(28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 
(B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 
(28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 
(C) the United States Court of Federal 
Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 
178(l)). 
(3) Payment of Government contributions— 
(A) with respect to the health benefits of 
retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired
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Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 
Stat. 849); and 
(B) with respect to the life insurance bene-
fits for employees retiring after December 31, 
1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 
new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 
8348). 
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex-
empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 
otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con-
tained in this Act. 
SEC. 617. (a) The head of each executive branch 
agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In-
formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par-
ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 
related to information technology. 
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 
agency funded by this Act that are available for informa-
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tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con-
sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 
as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 
Officer of the agency and budget officials. 
SEC. 618. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 
33 of title 44, United States Code. 
SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 
disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv-
ice to the public or remote computing service of the con-
tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec-
tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 
in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 
in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 620. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
able to the department or agency over which that Inspec-
tor General has responsibilities under the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector
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General’s access to such records, documents, or other ma-
terials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 
law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and ex-
pressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 
department or agency covered by this section shall provide 
its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu-
ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In-
spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro-
vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 
of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal-
endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 621. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 
to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 
the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 
competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 
that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec-
tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 
shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel-
oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter-
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native to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided further, That 
any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing 
high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommuni-
cations carriers until support under such mechanism com-
mences. 
SEC. 622. (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 necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or 
other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activ-
ity. 
SEC. 623. None of the funds appropriated or other- 
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 
or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 
been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 
budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 
driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program and unless
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such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 
16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
SEC. 624. (a) None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac-
tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 
department, agency, board or commission funded by this 
Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 
the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 
in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 
determination. 
(b) None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 
than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 
States, at any single conference occurring outside the 
United States unless the agency or entity determines that 
such attendance is in the national interest and advance 
notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in-
cludes the basis of that determination. 
SEC. 625. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 
the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this
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Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 626. In addition to any amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available for expenses related to en-
hancements to www.oversight.gov, $850,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be provided for an addi-
tional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General 
Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.): 
Provided, That these amounts shall be in addition to any 
amounts or any authority available to the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under sec-
tion 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
SEC. 627. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 
public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man-
agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 
2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 628. Federal agencies funded under this Act 
shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 
advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 
Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub-
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lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex-
pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 
this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 
available to the agency for advertising or other commu-
nications regarding the programs and activities of the 
agency. 
SEC. 629. When issuing statements, press releases, 
requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu-
ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 
in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 
funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— 
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal 
money; 
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
project or program; and 
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
costs of the project or program that will be financed 
by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 630. Not later than 45 days after the last day 
of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re-
port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that
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quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the 
appropriation. 
SEC. 631. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to penalize a financial institution solely 
because the institution provides financial services to an en-
tity that is a manufacturer, a producer, or a person that 
participates in any business or organized activity that in-
volves handling hemp, hemp-derived cannabidiol products, 
other hemp-derived cannabinoid products, marijuana, 
marijuana products, or marijuana proceeds, and engages 
in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State, 
political subdivision of a State, or Indian Tribe. In this 
section, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or pos-
session of the United States. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2023 shall obligate 
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
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sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 
(as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 
agency, or instrumentality. 
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 
in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United 
States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve-
hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement ve-
hicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance ve-
hicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons 
for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That 
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for 
police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 
5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and 
Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra-
tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 
cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant 
to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con-
ventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the lim-
its set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle
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that is a commercial item and which operates on alter-
native fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in 
hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 
SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart-
ments and independent establishments for the current fis-
cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex-
penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 
for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 
SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 
the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con-
tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern-
ment of the United States (including any agency the ma-
jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 
of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti-
nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 
of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 
outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant-
ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 
of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 
then a citizen when eligible; (4) is a person who owes alle-
giance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is au-
555 
thorized to be employed in the United States pursuant to 
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program estab-
lished under the memorandum of the Secretary of Home-
land Security dated June 15, 2012: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such per-
son shall be considered prima facie evidence that the re-
quirements of this section with respect to his or her status 
are being complied with: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be 
submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as 
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a 
false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon convic-
tion, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned 
for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That 
the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in 
substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Pro-
vided further, That any payment made to any officer or 
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Pro-
vided further, That this section shall not apply to any per-
son who is an officer or employee of the Government of 
the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, 
or to international broadcasters employed by the Broad-
casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 
of translators, or to temporary employment in the field
556 
service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 
Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 
employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 
120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart-
ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 
to an agreement with another country. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart-
ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec-
essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex-
penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 
Services Administration for charges for space and services 
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 
performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 
1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re-
ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 
including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 
records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre-
vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex-
pended for the following purposes: 
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
and recycling programs as described in Executive
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Order No. 13834 (May 17, 2018), including any 
such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 
the Executive order. 
(2) Other Federal agency environmental man-
agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 
development and implementation of hazardous waste 
management and pollution prevention programs. 
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by 
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 
Federal agency. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 
of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 
to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 
for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 
the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex-
penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 
funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
correspondingly reduced.
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SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 
financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 
(whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 
not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 
financial support from more than one agency or instru-
mentality. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 
to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 
has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 
adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 
United States. 
SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 
any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 
President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 
be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 
or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 
head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 
make improvements for any such office, unless advance 
notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec-
559 
tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of-
fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 
used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 
directly controlled by the individual. 
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 
the interagency funding of national security and emer-
gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti-
ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 
2012). 
SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 
any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 
Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol-
icy-determining character that is excepted from the com-
petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 
States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 
213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 
the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 
instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer-
tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi-
560 
vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 
the individual to the White House. 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
Federal employees or members of the armed forces de-
tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 
(as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 
SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 
Government, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any 
direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 
Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 
to the employment of such other officer or employee 
or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 
committee, or subcommittee; or
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(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 
performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 
such other officer or employee, by reason of any 
communication or contact of such other officer or 
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 
any employee training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants;
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(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu-
tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu-
tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 
purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla-
tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 
to the Congress itself. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed-
563 
eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 
except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 
or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 
competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mail-
ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 
Federal Government without the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 
including by private contractor, for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 
authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined 
under 5 U.S.C. 105; and 
(2) includes a military department, as defined 
under section 102 of such title, the United States 
Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion. 
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu-
lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee
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of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 
to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 
system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 
5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 
in the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 
or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 
Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 
costs. 
SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart-
ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 
reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government- 
wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 
the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 
rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 
That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis-
trator of General Services to support Government-wide 
and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 
procurement, and other management innovations, initia-
565 
tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 
reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des-
ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man-
agement Council for overall management improvement ini-
tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 
management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 
Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 
Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia-
tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure-
ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun-
cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur-
ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 
not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 
duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 
Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 
and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide inno-
vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 
the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 
Services Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ during 
fiscal year 2023 shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2024: Provided further, That such 
transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 
days following notification of the Committees on Appro-
566 
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 
in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 
and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 
the location. 
SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 
the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 
studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 
the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 
by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 
Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 
the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re-
port describing the budget of and resources connected with 
the National Science and Technology Council to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days 
after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 
grant application, form, notification, press release, or 
other publications involving the distribution of Federal
567 
funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 
200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 
That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 
funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 
funds. 
SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY 
MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 
the funds made available in this or any other Act may 
be used by any Federal agency— 
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 
of data, derived from any means, that includes any 
personally identifiable information relating to an in-
dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern-
ment Internet site of the agency; or 
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third 
party (including another government agency) to col-
lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de-
rived from any means, that includes any personally 
identifiable information relating to an individual’s 
access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
site. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not 
identify particular persons;
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(2) any voluntary submission of personally iden-
tifiable information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu-
latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 
applicable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 
that is a system security action taken by the oper-
ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 
to providing the Internet site services or to pro-
tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 
Internet site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac-
tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 
provided in law. 
(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina-
tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ-
ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 
condition, management practices and policies and 
compliance with applicable standards as provided in 
law. 
SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage,
569 
except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
with— 
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 
for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 
religious beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 
into or renews a contract under this section may not sub-
ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 
individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 
contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 
to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur-
ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 
Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 
anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu-
cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 
oversight authorities.
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SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de-
partments and agencies may be used by such departments 
and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov-
ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program. 
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 
under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 
to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 
Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im-
plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 
300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 
number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 
of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 
or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig-
uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 
conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that
571 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is author-
ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 
by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 
cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 
SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 
may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 
any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis-
tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 
a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre-
packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 
prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 
5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 
Act), and regulations implementing that section. 
SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act may be used for any Federal Government con-
tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 
as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 
or any subsidiary of such an entity. 
(b) WAIVERS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 
subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern-
ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 
if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re-
quired in the interest of national security. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 
issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 
such issuance to Congress. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 
Federal Government contract entered into before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 
pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2023, for each employee 
who— 
(1) 
retires 
under 
section 
8336(d)(2) 
or 
8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) retires under any other provision of sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 
5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa-
rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 
equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver-
age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 
the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 
available until expended to the Office of Personnel
573 
Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis-
trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 
a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, including the President, the Vice President, a mem-
ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com-
missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 
agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 
Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 
SEC. 736. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 
no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 
2023, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 
prevailing 
rate 
employee 
described 
in 
section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) during the period from the date of expira-
tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec-
tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef-
fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust-
ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2023, in an 
amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli-
cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 
in accordance with such section; and
574 
(B) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 2023, in an amount that exceeds, 
as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 
payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 
sum of— 
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 
in fiscal year 2023 under section 5303 of title 
5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 
under the General Schedule; and 
(ii) the difference between the overall aver-
age percentage of the locality-based com-
parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 
2023 under section 5304 of such title (whether 
by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av-
erage percentage of such payments which was 
effective in the previous fiscal year under such 
section. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 
may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 
is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 
be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli-
cable to such employee.
575 
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay-
able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 
who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 
30, 2022, shall be determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 
of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 
may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 
30, 2022, except to the extent determined by the Office 
of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur-
pose of this subsection. 
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 
for service performed after September 30, 2022. 
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision 
of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre-
mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em-
ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu-
tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 
or basic pay payable after the application of this sub-
section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
permit or require the payment to any employee covered 
by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 
be payable were this subsection not in effect.
576 
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub-
section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 
necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali-
fied employees. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 
in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 
take place in fiscal year 2023 under sections 5344 and 
5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 
(1) not less than the percentage received by em-
ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 
are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 
under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ-
ees at locations where there are no employees whose 
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 
of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be considered to be located 
in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 
States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first ap-
plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 
2022.
577 
SEC. 737. (a) The head of any Executive branch de-
partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 
this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 
for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 
costs and contracting procedures related to each con-
ference held by any such department, agency, board, com-
mission, or office during fiscal year 2023 for which the 
cost to the United States Government was more than 
$100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica-
ble period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 
United States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor 
travel to and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used 
to determine which costs relate to the con-
ference; and
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(4) a description of the contracting procedures 
used including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the departmental component or 
office in evaluating potential contractors for the 
conference. 
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 
head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 
or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 
official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 
date, location, and number of employees attending a con-
ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 
appropriations Act during fiscal year 2023 for which the 
cost to the United States Government was more than 
$20,000. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con-
ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 
programmatically related to the purpose for which the 
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 
in connection with planning, training, assessment, review,
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or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 
the grant or contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con-
ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 
of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 
dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 
memorandum. 
SEC. 738. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 
eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac-
tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 
a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 
enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi-
sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 
Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 
et seq.). 
SEC. 740. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
to begin or announce a study or public-private competition
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regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 
function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 
other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 
SEC. 741. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 
available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 
such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 
internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib-
iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac-
tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 
to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent-
ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re-
ceive such information. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con-
travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 
Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart-
ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 
information. 
SEC. 742. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree-
ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern-
ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree-
ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain
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the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 
with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 
the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 
existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi-
fied information, (2) communications to Congress or the 
Office of Special Counsel, (3) the reporting to an Inspec-
tor General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, 
or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of 
authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 
health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 
The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanc-
tions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive or-
ders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 
agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith-
standing the preceding provision of this section, a non-
disclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed 
by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence 
or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 
officer of the United States Government, may contain pro-
visions appropriate to the particular activity for which 
such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 
shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not dis-
close any classified information received in the course of 
such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms
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shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures 
to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 
agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential 
to reporting a substantial violation of law. 
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 
implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 
if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 
that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en-
tered into during fiscal year 2023 which does not contain 
substantially similar language to that required in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 743. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad-
ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
to an agreement with the authority responsible for col-
lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 
aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 
has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation
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and has made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 
violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic-
tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 745. (a) During fiscal year 2023, on the date 
on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac-
cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
of such request. 
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be 
made available on the Bureau’s public website.
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SEC. 746. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate ad-
justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 
the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 
year 2023 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 
on December 31, 2022, by operation of section 747 of divi-
sion E of Public Law 117–103. 
(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 
section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 
2023 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 
position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 
by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De-
cember 31, 2022, by operation of section 747 of division 
E of Public Law 117–103. Such an employee may not re-
ceive a rate increase during calendar year 2023, except 
as provided in subsection (i). 
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi-
sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 
subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em-
ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 
(d)(1) This subsection applies to— 
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior 
Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or
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above the official rate for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule; or 
(B) a limited term appointee or limited 
emergency appointee in the Senior Executive 
Service serving under a political appointment 
and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the of-
ficial rate for level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule. 
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of 
title 5, United States Code, an employee described 
in paragraph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase 
during calendar year 2023, except as provided in 
subsection (i). 
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality- 
based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official 
rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 
under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate 
increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in 
subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees 
in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service 
pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 
of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 
pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15
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or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap-
plied to them. 
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre-
vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint-
ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 
under applicable law. 
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who 
makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 
pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
for such time as that election is in effect. 
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who 
makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 
entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) for such time as that 
election is in effect. 
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 
employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in-
crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov-
ered position only if that new position has higher-level du-
ties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than 
the level or range for the position held immediately before 
the movement. Any such increase must be based on the 
rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 
of pay in effect on December 31, 2022, by operation of 
section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–103.
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(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 
during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 
pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 
limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 
31, 2022, by operation of section 747 of division E of Pub-
lic Law 117–103. 
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 
to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2023 
but ends in calendar year 2024, the bar on the employee’s 
receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 
of that pay period. 
(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered 
position’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 
pay is restricted under this section. 
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 
1, 2023. 
SEC. 747. In the event of a violation of the Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of 
the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, 
shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts 
and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a copy 
of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
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Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the 
report is transmitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 748. During the current fiscal year— 
(a) with respect to budget authority proposed to be 
rescinded or that is set to be reserved or proposed to be 
deferred in a special message transmitted under section 
1012 or 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974, such budget authority— 
(1) shall be made available for obligation in suf-
ficient time to be prudently obligated as required 
under section 1012(b) or 1013 of such Act; and 
(2) may not be deferred or otherwise withheld 
from obligation during the 90-day period before the 
expiration of the period of availability of such budget 
authority, including, if applicable, the 90-day period 
before the expiration of an initial period of avail-
ability for which such budget authority was pro-
vided. 
(b) With respect to an apportionment of an appro-
priation made pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, an appropriation (as that term is de-
fined in section 1511 of title 31, United States Code) shall 
be apportioned— 
(1) to make available all amounts for obligation 
in sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and
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(2) to make available all amounts for obligation, 
without precondition (including footnotes) that shall 
be met prior to obligation, not later than 90 days be-
fore the expiration of the period of availability of 
such appropriation, including, if applicable, 90 days 
before the expiration of an initial period of avail-
ability for which such appropriation was provided. 
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘budget author-
ity’’ includes budget authority made available by this or 
any other Act, by prior appropriations Acts, or by any law 
other than an appropriations Act. 
(d)(1) The Comptroller General shall review compli-
ance with this section and shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations and the Budget, and any other appro-
priate congressional committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate a report, and any relevant infor-
mation related to the report, on any noncompliance with 
this section or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. 
(2) The President or the head of the relevant depart-
ment or agency of the United States shall provide informa-
tion, documentation, and views to the Comptroller Gen-
eral, as is determined by the Comptroller General to be 
necessary to determine such compliance, not later than 20 
days after the date on which the request from the Comp-
troller General is received, or if the Comptroller General
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determines that a shorter or longer period is appropriate 
based on the specific circumstances, within such shorter 
or longer period. 
(3) To carry out the responsibilities of this section 
and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Comp-
troller General shall also have access to interview the offi-
cers, employees, contractors, and other agents and rep-
resentatives of a department, agency, or office of the 
United States at any reasonable time as the Comptroller 
General may request. 
(e)(1) An officer or employee of the Executive Branch 
of the United States Government violating this section 
shall be subject to appropriate administrative discipline in-
cluding, when circumstances warrant, suspension from 
duty without pay or removal from office. 
(2) In the event of a violation of this section, or in 
the case that the Government Accountability Office issues 
a legal decision concluding that a department, agency, or 
office of the United States violated this section, the Presi-
dent or the head of the relevant department or agency as 
the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress 
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Pro-
vided, That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted 
to the Comptroller General and the relevant inspector gen-
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eral on the same date the report is transmitted to the Con-
gress. 
(3) Any such report shall include a summary of the 
facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund 
account, the amount involved for each violation, the date 
on which the violation occurred, the position of any indi-
viduals responsible for the violation, a statement of the 
administrative discipline imposed and any further action 
taken with respect to any officer or employee involved in 
the violation, a statement of any additional action taken 
to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, and 
any written response by any officer or employee identified 
by position as involved in the violation: Provided, That in 
the case that the Government Accountability Office issues 
a legal decision concluding that a department, agency, or 
office of the United States violated this section and the 
relevant department, agency, or office does not agree that 
a violation has occurred, the report provided to Congress, 
the Comptroller General, and relevant inspector general 
will explain such department, agency, or office’s position. 
SEC. 749. (a) If an executive agency or the District 
of Columbia government receives a written request for in-
formation, documentation, or views from the Government 
Accountability Office relating to a decision or opinion on
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budget or appropriations law, the executive agency or the 
District of Columbia government shall provide the re-
quested information, documentation, or views not later 
than 20 days after receiving the written request, unless 
such written request specifically provides otherwise. 
(b) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia 
government fails to respond to the request for information, 
documentation, or views within the time required by this 
section— 
(1) the Comptroller General shall notify, in 
writing, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, and any other appropriate congressional 
committee of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate of such failure; and 
(2) the Comptroller General is hereby expressly 
empowered, through attorneys of their own selection, 
to bring a civil action in the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia to require such 
information, documentation, or views to be pro-
duced, and such court is expressly empowered to 
enter in such civil action, against any department, 
agency, officer, or employee of the United States,
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any decree, judgment, or order which may be nec-
essary or appropriate to require such production. 
(c) If the Government Accountability Office deter-
mines that an officer or employee of an executive agency 
or an officer or employee of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment has violated section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, the head of the agency 
or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may 
be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress 
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Pro-
vided, That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted 
to the Comptroller General on the same date the report 
is transmitted to the President and Congress: Provided 
further, That in the case that the Government Account-
ability Office issues a legal decision concluding that sec-
tion 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States 
Code was violated, and the executive agency or District 
of Columbia government, as applicable, does not agree 
that a violation has occurred, the report provided to the 
President, the Congress, and the Comptroller General will 
explain its position. 
(d) The report required by subsection (c) and any re-
port required by section 1351 or section 1517(b) of title 
31, United States Code, shall include a summary of the 
facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury
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(3) an approved apportionment received by the 
department or agency may hinder the prudent obli-
gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 
program, project, or activity by such department or 
agency. 
(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 
committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa-
tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 
name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 
account. 
SEC. 751. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es-
tablished the Commission on Federal Naming and Dis-
plays (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF LIST.—Not later than 
180 days after the day by which all of its members 
have been appointed, the Commission, with input 
from the general public, shall develop and publish a 
list of property names, monuments, statues, public 
artworks, historical markers, and other symbols 
owned by the Federal government or located on 
property owned by the Federal government (includ-
ing the legislative branch and the judicial branch) 
which the Commission identifies as inconsistent with 
the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, includ-
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ing those that do not represent the demographic di-
versity and history of the community. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after publishing the list under paragraph (1), 
and after holding not fewer than two public meet-
ings, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress a report containing the following in-
formation: 
(A) A recommendation regarding whether 
each property name, monument, statue, public 
artwork, historical marker, or other symbol on 
the list developed under paragraph (1) should 
remain unchanged or should be renamed or re-
moved. 
(B) Supporting materials and context in-
formation for each recommendation under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) Such other recommendations as the 
Commission may consider appropriate, includ-
ing recommendations for educational programs, 
supplemental historical markers, or other activi-
ties to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion 
and to promote national reconciliation. 
(3) SEPARATE VIEWS OF MEMBERS.—The Com-
mission may include in the report submitted under
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paragraph (2) supplemental or dissenting rec-
ommendations from individual members of the Com-
mission. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall con-
sist of the following: 
(A) Two members appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(B) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Two members appointed by the Major-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(D) One member appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(E) One member appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(F) Each of the following individuals: 
(i) The Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
(ii) The Historian of the House of 
Representatives. 
(iii) The Historian of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 
Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (1) shall have 10 or more
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years of educational and professional experience in 
one or more of the following disciplines: 
(A) History. 
(B) Art and antiquities. 
(C) Historic preservation. 
(D) Cultural heritage. 
(E) Education. 
(3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE; TRAVEL 
EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall serve 
without pay, but each member shall receive travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in accordance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem-
bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(5) CO-CHAIRS.—Not later than 10 days after 
the first meeting of the Commission, the members of 
the Commission shall select two co-chairs from 
among the members. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis-
sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act,
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hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate, except that the Commission 
shall hold its initial meeting not later than 10 days 
after the day by which all of its members have been 
appointed. 
(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or 
agency of the United States information necessary 
to enable it to carry out its duties. Upon request of 
the Commission, the head of that department or 
agency shall furnish that information to the Com-
mission. 
(3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States. 
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Commission, the Librarian 
of Congress shall provide to the Commission, on a 
reimbursable basis, the administrative support serv-
ices necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
duties. 
(5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon the 
request of the Commission, the head of any Federal
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department or agency may detail any of the per-
sonnel of that department or agency to the Commis-
sion to assist it in carrying out its duties. Any per-
sonnel detailed to the Commission under this para-
graph may receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(6) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission 
may contract with and compensate government and 
private agencies or persons for goods and services, 
without regard to section 6101 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
(e) 
FUNDING.—There 
is 
hereby 
appropriated 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out this section. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
60 days after submitting the report under subsection 
(b)(2). 
SEC. 752. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 
made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 
agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter-
agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army
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Medical Research and Development Command, the Con-
gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 
National Institutes of Health research programs. 
SEC. 753. (a) As a condition of receiving funds pro-
vided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2023 that are specified in the disclosure table sub-
mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives that is included in 
the report or explanatory statement accompanying any 
such Act, any non-Federal entity shall, to the extent prac-
ticable— 
(1) retain until the date that is 3 years after the date 
on which such entity has expended such funds any records 
related to the planned or actual obligation or expenditure 
of such funds, and make available any such records to the 
Comptroller General of the United States, upon request; 
and 
(2) subject to reasonable advance notification by the 
Comptroller General— 
(A) make available to the Comptroller General 
or their designee for interview, any officers, employ-
ees, or staff of such entity involved in the obligation 
or expenditure of such funds; and 
(B) grant access to the Comptroller General or 
their designee for inspection, any facilities, work
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sites, offices, or other locations, as the Comptroller 
General deems necessary, at which the individuals 
referenced in subparagraph (A) carry out their re-
sponsibilities related to such funds. The Comptroller 
General may make and retain copies of these records 
as the Comptroller General determines necessary. 
(b) Access, rights, and authority provided to the 
Comptroller General or their designee under this section 
shall be in addition to any other authority vested in the 
Comptroller General, and nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any 
manner any existing authority of the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 754. (a) Beginning on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available 
by this Act may be used to purchase infrastructure as a 
service except infrastructure as a service determined by 
the Government to take reasonable measures to— 
(1) not store or transmit images which depict known 
violations of sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B 
or 2260 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
child pornography; and 
(2) comply with the reporting requirements under 
section 2258A(a) of such title for such violations.
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(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to such services used for bona fide law enforcement ac-
tions. 
SEC. 755. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 
than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 
VIII. 
SEC. 756. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 
14076 (87 Fed. Reg 42053; relating to protecting access 
to reproductive healthcare services). 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
SEC. 801. None of the Federal funds provided under 
this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal 
and District government agencies, that remain available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or pro-
vided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga-
tion or expenditures for an agency through a reprogram-
ming of funds which— 
(1) creates new programs;
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(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds appropriated 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 
other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 803. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob-
605 
ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
year 2023 from appropriations of Federal funds made 
available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in 
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
2024, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out-
lined in section 801 of this Act. 
SEC. 804. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2024, during a 
period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 
resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 
bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 
provided for any project or activity for which local funds 
are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub-
ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum-
bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 
subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 
of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 
which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2024 
which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion
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of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for fiscal year 2024 for purposes of section 446 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 
D.C. Official Code). 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 
to be available— 
(1) during any period in which a District of Co-
lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 is 
in effect; or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
2024. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided 
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 
in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2024 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2024 if any other provi-
sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)—
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(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law. 
SEC. 805. (a) Section 3(c)(2)(G) of the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
2702(c)(2)(G), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(G) is from a family with a taxable an-
nual income of less than the applicable family 
income limit, as defined in paragraph (7).’’. 
(b) Section 3(c) of such Act (sec. 38–2702(c), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) APPLICABLE FAMILY INCOME LIMIT.—The 
term ‘applicable family income limit’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, the following:
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‘‘(A) In the case of an individual who 
began an undergraduate course of study prior 
to school year 2015-2016, $1,000,000. 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2016-2017, $750,000. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2017-2018 or school year 2018-2019, the 
applicable family income limit under this para-
graph for an individual who began an under-
graduate course of study in the previous school 
year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, as 
measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor. 
‘‘(D) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2019-2020, $500,000. 
‘‘(E) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2020-2021, the amount described in sub-
paragraph (D), adjusted by the Mayor for infla-
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tion, as measured by the percentage increase, if 
any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(F) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2021-2022, $750,000. 
‘‘(G) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2022-2023 or any succeeding school year, 
the applicable family income limit under this 
paragraph for an individual who began an un-
dergraduate course of study in the previous 
school year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, 
as measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor.’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division D of Public Law 116–6).
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SEC. 806. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 
of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 
should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 807. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 
of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 
(sec. 9-1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 
respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 
Bridge Project. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 
means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 
Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 
the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 
passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 
access crossings over the Potomac River. 
SEC. 808. No services may be made available in ac-
cordance with section 740(a) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40(a), D.C. Official Code) at 
any time during fiscal year 2023.
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SEC. 809. Section 3 of the District of Columbia Col-
lege Access Act of 1999 (sec.38–2702, D.C. Official 
Code), is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1), by redesignating sub-
paragraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and inserting 
after subparagraph (A) the following new subpara-
graph; ‘‘(B) after making reductions under subpara-
graph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition 
and fee payment of each eligible student who re-
ceives more than $10,000 for the award year; and’’; 
and 
(5) in subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1), as 
so redesignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’. 
SEC. 810. ADJUSTMENTS IN COMPENSATION RATES 
FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL.— 
(a) ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFEND-
ANTS.—
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(1) Section 11–2604(a), District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by striking ‘‘at a fixed 
rate of $90 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘an hourly rate 
not to exceed the rate payable under section 
3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code’’. 
(2) The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATORS.— 
(1) Section 11–2605, District of Columbia Offi-
cial Code, is amended in subsections (b) and (c) by 
striking ‘‘(or, in the case of investigative services, a 
fixed rate of $25 per hour)’’ each place it appears. 
(2) The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to investigative services provided 
in connection with cases and proceedings initiated on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 811. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023’’.
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DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses 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, and assessment of mineral 
potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 
Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,416,126,000 
(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2024; of which 
$79,345,000 for annual and deferred maintenance and 
$156,100,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as 
authorized by Public Law 92–195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.), shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Proc-
essing Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau-
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related expenses associated with the processing of oil and 
gas applications for permits to drill and related use of au-
thorizations: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be 
made available for the purposes described in section 
122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 115–31 (43 
U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)). 
In addition, $51,020,000, to remain available until 
expended, is for conducting oil and gas inspection activi-
ties, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau 
and credited to this appropriation from onshore oil and 
gas inspection fees that the Bureau shall collect, as pro-
vided for in this Act; and $39,696,000 is for Mining Law 
Administration program operations, including the cost of 
administering the mining claim fee program, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col-
lected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation 
from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that 
are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2023, so as to result 
in a final appropriation estimated at not more than 
$1,416,126,000 and $2,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, from communication site rental fees established 
by the Bureau for the cost of administering communica-
tion site activities.
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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 
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; $125,049,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the 
aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year 
from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 
California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 
General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec-
ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal 
rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), 
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under
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sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range im-
provements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts 
from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart-
ment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 
administrative 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 Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the con-
trary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received 
pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, 
compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 
pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C.
617 
1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under 
the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior 
to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands ad-
ministered through the Bureau of Land Management 
which have been damaged by the action of a resource de-
veloper, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, 
without regard to whether all moneys collected from each 
such action are used on the exact lands damaged which 
led to the action: Provided further, That any such moneys 
that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage 
to the exact land for which funds were collected may be 
used to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 
under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 
amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Pub-
lic Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as 
may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, ap-
praisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands 
under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 
operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimburs-
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able agreements with public and private entities, including 
with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be avail-
able for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of tem-
porary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec-
essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 
United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to 
exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 
Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under co-
operative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements au-
thorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 
in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash 
or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator 
is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 
further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 
commitment by a State government to provide an identi-
fied amount of money in support of the project may be 
carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis.
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
performance of other authorized functions related to such 
resources, $1,649,753,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed 
$25,946,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing 
petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regu-
lations, and taking any other steps to implement actions 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), 
or 
(c)(2)(B)(ii)) of such section. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti-
lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 
of lands and interests therein; $32,904,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts are 
available for the modernization of field communication ca-
pabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purpose.
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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION 
FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 
$24,564,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conserva-
tion Fund. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et 
seq.), $5,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 
4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Con-
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servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 
et seq.), $25,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions 
of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and imple-
mentation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 
$74,362,000 (increased by $74,362,000) (reduced by 
$74,362,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided herein, $6,250,000 is for a competitive grant pro-
gram for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provi-
sions of this appropriation: Provided further, That 
$7,862,000 is for a competitive grant program to imple-
ment approved plans for States, territories, and other ju-
risdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the re-
gional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not sub-
ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$14,112,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the
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amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to 
the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half 
of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not 
more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion 
the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one- 
third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area 
of such State bears to the total land area of all such 
States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio 
to which the population of such State bears to the total 
population of all such States: Provided further, That the 
amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be ad-
justed equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a 
sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available 
for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year 
or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Fed-
eral share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 
percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided fur-
ther, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 
be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further,
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That any amount apportioned in 2023 to any State, terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
September 30, 2024, shall be reapportioned, together with 
funds appropriated in 2025, in the manner provided here-
in. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 
carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex-
penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. 
Appropriations and funds available to the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of 
damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 
areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each op-
tion; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on 
conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquar-
ia, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of 
the Service and to which the United States has title, and 
which are used pursuant to law in connection with man-
agement, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Serv-
ice may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services
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from cooperators in connection with jointly produced pub-
lications for which the cooperators share at least one-half 
the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Serv-
ice determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accept-
ed quality standards: Provided further, That the Service 
may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing 
aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap-
proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ 
and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of 
such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revis-
ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice–Resource Management’’ in title I of division E of Pub-
lic Law 112–74 (16 U.S.C. 742l–1) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’ and striking ‘‘$400,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service and for the general
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administration 
of 
the 
National 
Park 
Service, 
$3,089,856,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000), of which $11,661,000 for planning and 
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora-
tion and $135,980,000 for maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation 
projects 
for 
constructed 
assets 
and 
$188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for con-
structed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 for 
uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United 
States Code shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act are available for the purposes of section 
5 of Public Law 95–348: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American 
History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public 
Law 115–102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be made available for the purposes spec-
ified by that Act: Provided further, That sections (7)(b) 
and (8) of that Act shall be amended by striking ‘‘July 
1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2024’’. 
In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 
of Public Law 116–9, an amount equal to the amount de-
posited in this fiscal year into the National Park Medical 
Services Fund established pursuant to such section of
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such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be de-
rived from such Fund. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 
partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $88,243,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024. 
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), $170,825,000 (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000), to be derived from 
the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, of which $26,500,000 shall be 
for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation of 
nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as au-
thorized 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
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with the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds provided for the 
Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive 
grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the 
National Register of Historic Places and as National His-
toric Landmarks associated with communities currently 
under-represented, as determined by the Secretary; 
$26,750,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites 
and stories of the Civil Rights movement; $10,000,000 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 signifi-
cance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National 
Register of Historic Places, to be made without imposing 
the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) 
(54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical Preserva-
tion Act; $3,000,000 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 
commemorate 
the 
founding 
of 
the 
nation; 
and 
$11,650,000 is for projects specified for the Historic Pres-
ervation Fund in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items’’ included for this division in the report accom-
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panying this Act: Provided further, That such competitive 
grants shall be made without imposing the matching re-
quirements 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 organizations, 
local governments, including Certified Local Governments, 
and non-profit organizations. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replace-
ment of physical facilities, and compliance and planning 
for programs and areas administered by the National 
Park Service, $279,340,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2023 with a future phase indicated in the National Park 
Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single pro-
curement may be issued which includes the full scope of 
the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and 
contract shall contain the clause availability of funds 
found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That Na-
tional Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Fran-
chise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available 
for the cost of adjustments and changes within the origi-
nal scope of effort for projects funded by the National 
Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further,
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That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 
reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 
authorized by this section. 
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, $15,000,000, 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-
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-
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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 the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 
may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au-
thorized 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. 
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-
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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; $1,644,232,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024; of which $92,274,000 shall re-
main available until expended for satellite operations; and 
of which $74,840,000 shall be available until expended for 
deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects 
that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall 
be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall 
be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 
mapping or water resources data collection and investiga-
tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali-
ties.
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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 as defined in section 6302 of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop-
erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 
with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re-
gard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 
services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con-
sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81
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of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur-
poses. 
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 $228,765,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000), of which $191,765,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) is to remain available until September 30, 
2024, and of which $37,000,000 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
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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 2023 appropriation estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$191,765,000 
(increased 
by 
$1,000,000): Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 
shall be available for reasonable expenses related to pro-
moting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. 
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, 
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, $175,086,000, of which $151,086,000 is to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
$24,000,000 is to remain available until expended, includ-
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ing $5,000,000 for offshore decommissioning activities: 
Provided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Secretary 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 activi-
ties conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $156,086,000. 
For an additional amount, $44,000,000, 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 2023, as provided in this Act: Pro-
vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
inspection fees exceed $44,000,000, the amounts realized 
in excess of $44,000,000 shall be credited to this appro-
priation and remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2023, not less than 50 percent 
of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety
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essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483; $181,009,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as
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322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 
by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad-
ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 
322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos-
pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 
of title 38, United States Code; $327,000,000 (increased 
by $5,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), which shall be in 
addition to funds previously appropriated under this head-
ing that become available on October 1, 2022; and, in ad-
dition, $74,004,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall be-
come available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this 
heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 
treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil-
ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-