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shall not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot-
ment of amounts for continuing administration of pro-
grams allocated funds from the CHIPS for America Fund, 
which may be allocated only in amounts that are no more 
than the allocation for such purposes in subsection (a) of 
this section. 
(c) Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 
subject to the terms and conditions in section 505 of this 
Act— 
(1) the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate 
funds allocated to Industrial Technology Services for 
section 9906 of Public Law 116–283 by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section; and 
(2) the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation may reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS 
for America Workforce and Education Fund by sub-
section (a)(2) of this section. 
(d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2027, the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate proposed allocations by ac-
count and by program, project, or activity, with detailed 
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justifications, for amounts made available under section 
102(d)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2027. 
(e) The Department of Commerce and the National 
Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for 
America Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) of this section and prior appropriations 
Acts, the status of balances of projects and activities fund-
ed by the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund 
for amounts allocated pursuant to section 543(a)(2) of di-
vision B of Public Law 117–328, and the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for 
America Workforce and Education Fund for amounts allo-
cated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section and 
prior appropriations Acts, including all uncommitted, com-
mitted, and unobligated funds. 
SEC. 542. In making Federal financial assistance, the 
Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and the National Science Founda-
tion shall continue to apply the negotiated indirect cost 
rates in section 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, including with respect to the approval of devi-
ations from negotiated indirect cost rates, to the same ex-
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tent and in the same manner as such negotiated indirect 
cost rates were applied in fiscal year 2024: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this or prior Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Acts, or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, and the National Science Foundation may be used 
to develop, modify, or implement changes to such fiscal 
year 2024 negotiated indirect cost rates. 
SEC. 543. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to move the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training Center 
or the ATF National Canine Division from Front Royal, 
Virginia, to another location. 
SEC. 544. (a) Of the amounts made available under 
the heading ‘‘Department of Commerce—National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Re-
search, and Facilities’’, $507,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts pre-
viously appropriated under such heading for fiscal year 
2026 in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Provided, That amounts 
derived by transfer pursuant to this subsection shall con-
tinue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) 
of division A of Public Law 118–5. 
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(b) Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Department of Commerce—National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration—Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the unobligated balances of amounts previously appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration’’ in division J of the In-
frastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117– 
58), of which $25,000,000 shall be from amounts 
repurposed or transferred for salaries and expenses, ad-
ministration, and oversight of programs pursuant to sec-
tion 542 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 118–42) and $25,000,000 shall be from 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Middle Mile 
Deployment’’: Provided, That amounts derived by transfer 
pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be treated 
as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of 
Public Law 118–5. 
(c) Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Department of Commerce—Economic Development Ad-
ministration—Economic Development Assistance Pro-
grams’’, $16,276,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration’’ in division J of the Infrastruc-
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ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) and 
repurposed or transferred for salaries and expenses, ad-
ministration, and oversight of programs pursuant to sec-
tion 542 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 118–42): Provided, That amounts derived by 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be 
treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division 
A of Public Law 118–5. 
(d) Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’, $44,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of the Department of Com-
merce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Jus-
tice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2026’’. 
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DIVISION B—ENERGY AND WATER DEVEL-
OPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
TITLE I 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 
the collection and study of basic information pertaining 
to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re-
lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 
and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 
construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 
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of projects prior to construction, $150,384,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 
been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 
and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 
those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 
by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern-
ment to construction); $3,169,966,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; of which $217,983,000, to be derived 
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to 
cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities 
under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; 
and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 25 per-
cent of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilita-
tion, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be 
derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except 
as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided, 
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That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, 
once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu-
vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 
by law, $531,588,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $9,768,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share 
of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har-
bors: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law; providing security 
for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ-
ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 
harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 
other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 
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of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 
and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con-
necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 
removing obstructions to navigation, $6,013,217,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $3,245,249,000, 
to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 
shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations 
and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, 
and for inland harbors, of which $416,760,000 shall be 
for donor and energy ports as specified in section 102 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020; of which 
$40,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the 
Treasury, shall be for the design and construction to re-
place Federal dredges, in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes, and shall be transferred 
to and merged with funds available for such purposes in 
the revolving fund established by the first section of the 
Act of July 27, 1953 (33 U.S.C. 576); of which such sums 
as may be necessary shall be derived from amounts col-
lected in this or prior fiscal years under section 210 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3) and 
are not otherwise appropriated shall be for resource pro-
tection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activi-
ties related to resource protection in the areas at which 
outdoor recreation is available; of which such sums as be-
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come available from fees collected under section 217 of 
Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of 
operation and maintenance of the dredged material dis-
posal facilities for which such fees have been collected; and 
of which $62,000,000, to be derived from the general fund 
of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) of 
section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop-
ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be des-
ignated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph 
(2) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136): 
Provided, That funding derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund for donor and energy ports shall be al-
located solely in accordance with section 2106 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014: 
Provided further, That 1 percent of the total amount of 
funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or ac-
tivities funded under this heading shall not be allocated 
to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the 
fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for 
use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency ac-
tivities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be nec-
essary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers 
shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining 
funds which have not been used for emergency activities 
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proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided 
for the programs, projects, or activities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, 
once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$221,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 
from sites in the United States resulting from work per-
formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro-
gram, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 
operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 
such disasters as authorized by law, $40,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen-
eral administration of the civil works program in the head-
quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 
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Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op-
eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ-
ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 
Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen-
ter allocable to the civil works program, $220,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not 
to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 
representation purposes and only during the current fiscal 
year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 
provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil 
works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers 
or the civil works executive direction and management ac-
tivities of the division offices: Provided further, That any 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation 
may be used to fund the supervision and general adminis-
tration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activi-
ties in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural 
disaster. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 
FOR CIVIL WORKS 
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3), 
$7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount 
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may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec-
retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress the report required under section 
101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 
95 percent of the additional funding provided under each 
heading in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), to specific programs, projects, or activities. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $2,200,000, to re-
main available until expended, for safety projects to main-
tain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the National 
Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of State, 
local government, public utility, or private: Provided, That 
any activity that results in a decrease in the hazard or 
a decrease in the potential consequences of poor perform-
ance of a dam structure listed on the National Inventory 
of Dams with a primary owner type of State, local govern-
ment, public utility, or private shall be considered a safety 
project eligible for funds provided under this heading for 
that purpose by this or any prior Act: Provided further, 
That any safety project for a dam identified in the Na-
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tional Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of 
State, local government, public utility, or private shall be 
eligible under section 5026(1)(A) of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
121) (33 U.S.C. 3905(1)(A)) for funds provided under 
this heading for that purpose by this or any prior Act: 
Provided further, That no project may be funded with 
amounts provided under this heading in this or any prior 
Act for a dam that is identified as jointly owned in the 
National Inventory of Dams and where one of those joint 
owners is the Federal Government: Provided further, That 
not later than 90 days following the end of any submittal 
period occurring before or after the date of enactment of 
this Act of a solicitation of preliminary applications from 
prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance of funds 
made available under this heading by this or any prior 
Act, the Secretary shall provide to each applicant a written 
notice to inform the applicant whether the applicant will 
be invited to apply for credit assistance: Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act shall also be available for projects to construct, main-
tain, upgrade, and repair levees and ancillary features 
with a primary owner type of State, municipal, county, 
private, or other non-Federal entity: Provided further, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
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of this Act, the Secretary shall begin a rulemaking process 
to establish the process to provide financial assistance for 
projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair levees 
and ancillary features with a primary owner type of State, 
municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal entity: 
Provided further, That no project may be funded with 
amounts provided under this heading for a levee unless 
the Secretary has certified in advance, in writing, that the 
levee is not owned, in whole or in part, by the Federal 
Government: Provided further, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, in-
cluding capitalized interest, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, 
That the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority 
under this heading for direct loans or commitments to 
guarantee loans for any project, including any project that 
is made eligible for funds pursuant to the second proviso 
under this heading, shall be in accordance with the criteria 
published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 
FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the head-
ing ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Pro-
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gram Account’’ in division D of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided 
further, That none of the direct loans or loan guarantee 
authority made available under this heading shall be avail-
able for any project unless the Secretary and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget have certified 
in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guar-
antee, as applicable, and the project comply with the cri-
teria referenced in the previous proviso: Provided further, 
That any references to the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) or the Administrator in the criteria ref-
erenced in the previous two provisos shall be deemed to 
be references to the Army Corps of Engineers or the Sec-
retary of the Army, respectively, for purposes of the direct 
loans or loan guarantee authority made available under 
this heading: Provided further, That for the purposes of 
carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office may request, 
and the Secretary shall promptly provide, documentation 
and information relating to a project identified in a Letter 
of Interest submitted to the Secretary pursuant to a No-
tice of Funding Availability for applications for credit as-
sistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act Program, including with respect to a project 
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