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section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to 
risk corridors). 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under 
section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the 
amounts specified, and for the activities specified under 
the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public Health Fund’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 
Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. 
(c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 
section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available with-
out reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 
SEC. 223. Effective during the period beginning on 
November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2028, any pro-
vision of law that refers (including through cross-reference 
to another provision of law) to the current recommenda-
tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force 
with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, 
and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary in-
volved as if—
(1) such reference to such current recommenda-
tions were a reference to the recommendations of
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such Task Force with respect to breast cancer 
screening, mammography, and prevention last issued 
before 2009; and 
(2) such recommendations last issued before 
2009 applied to any screening mammography modal-
ity under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 
SEC. 224. In making Federal financial assistance, the 
provisions relating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the 
approval of deviations from negotiated rates, shall con-
tinue to apply to the National Institutes of Health to the 
same extent and in the same manner as such provisions 
were applied in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. None 
of the funds appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Health and Human 
Services or to any department or agency may be used to 
develop or implement a modified approach to such provi-
sions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal 
effect of the approval of such deviations from negotiated 
rates beyond the proportional effect of such approvals in 
such quarter. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. The NIH Director may transfer funds for 
opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and
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addiction, pain management, and addiction treatment to 
other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to be used for 
the same purpose 15 days after notifying the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in 
the previous proviso is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law. 
SEC. 226. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: 
(1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from 
the Exchanges established under the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to 
enrollments during the open enrollment period; and 
(2) Notification of any new or competitive grant 
awards, including supplements, authorized under 
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 
(b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 
and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in 
advance of any public release of enrollment information 
or the award of such grants. 
SEC. 227. In addition to the amounts otherwise avail-
able for ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Pro-
gram Management’’, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may transfer up to $455,000,000 to such account
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from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to 
support program management activity related to the Medi-
care Program: Provided, That except for the foregoing 
purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provi-
sion of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or 
any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to 
supplant any other amounts within such account. 
SEC. 228. The Department of Health and Human 
Services shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate a biannual 
report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing de-
scribed in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
SEC. 229. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 
available for salaries and expenses of employees of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services shall also be 
available to pay travel and related expenses of such an 
employee or of a member of his or her family, when such 
employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in 
a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that 
are the subject of a determination of a public health emer-
gency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for
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an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be ade-
quately addressed in that location at that time. For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means 
Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or 
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
SEC. 230. The Department of Health and Human 
Services may accept donations from the private sector, 
nongovernmental organizations, and other groups inde-
pendent of the Federal Government for the care of unac-
companied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
279(g)(2))) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettle-
ment of the Administration for Children and Families, in-
cluding medical goods and services, which may include 
early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, 
toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote 
the wellbeing of such children. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Administration for Children and Fami-
lies—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ may be obligated 
to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied alien 
children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)))
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in any facility that is not State-licensed for the care of 
unaccompanied alien children, except in the case that the 
Secretary determines that housing unaccompanied alien 
children in such a facility is necessary on a temporary 
basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency, 
provided that—
(1) the terms of the grant or contract for the 
operations of any such facility that remains in oper-
ation for more than six consecutive months shall re-
quire compliance with—
(A) the same requirements as licensed 
placements, as listed in Exhibit 1 of the Flores 
Settlement Agreement that the Secretary deter-
mines are applicable to non-State licensed facili-
ties; and 
(B) staffing ratios of one (1) on-duty 
Youth Care Worker for every eight (8) children 
or youth during waking hours, one (1) on-duty 
Youth Care Worker for every sixteen (16) chil-
dren or youth during sleeping hours, and clini-
cian ratios to children (including mental health 
providers) as required in grantee cooperative 
agreements; 
(2) the Secretary may grant a 60-day waiver 
for a contractor’s or grantee’s non-compliance with
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paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies and provides 
a report to Congress on the contractor’s or grantee’s 
good-faith efforts and progress towards compliance; 
(3) not more than four consecutive waivers 
under paragraph (2) may be granted to a contractor 
or grantee with respect to a specific facility; 
(4) ORR shall ensure full adherence to the 
monitoring requirements set forth in section 5.5 of 
its Policies and Procedures Guide as of May 15, 
2019; 
(5) for any such unlicensed facility in operation 
for more than three consecutive months, ORR shall 
conduct a minimum of one comprehensive moni-
toring visit during the first three months of oper-
ation, with quarterly monitoring visits thereafter; 
and 
(6) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, ORR shall brief the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate outlining the requirements of ORR 
for influx facilities including any requirement listed 
in paragraph (1)(A) that the Secretary has deter-
mined are not applicable to non-State licensed facili-
ties.
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SEC. 232. In addition to the existing Congressional 
notification for formal site assessments of potential influx 
facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed 
facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard-
sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates 
that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely out-
come is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in 
the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for 
longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children 
will be otherwise placed in danger. Within 60 days of 
bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report detailing the total number of children in care at 
the facility, the average length of stay and average length 
of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that 
has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length 
of stay and reason for delay in release. 
SEC. 233. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or 
Member of the House of Representatives from entering, 
for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the 
United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody
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of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as 
defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such Senator 
or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the 
Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business 
days in advance to ensure that such visit would not inter-
fere with the operations (including child welfare and child 
safety operations) of such facility. 
SEC. 234. Not later than 14 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make 
publicly available online, a report with respect to children 
who were separated from their parents or legal guardians 
by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regard-
less of whether or not such separation was pursuant to 
an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), 
subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, 
and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during 
the previous month. Each report shall contain the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) the number and ages of children so sepa-
rated subsequent to apprehension at or between 
ports of entry, to be reported by sector where sepa-
ration occurred; and
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(2) the documented cause of separation, as re-
ported by DHS when each child was referred. 
SEC. 235. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 
available for salaries and expenses of employees of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be 
available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligi-
ble dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory 
at costs not in excess of those paid for or reimbursed by 
the Department of Defense: Provided, That for purposes 
of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means Guam, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
SEC. 236. Funds made available in this Act under 
each of the headings ‘‘Immunization and Respiratory Dis-
eases’’, ‘‘HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Trans-
mitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention’’, ‘‘Emerg-
ing and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases’’, ‘‘Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion’’, ‘‘Birth Defects, De-
velopmental Disabilities, Disabilities and Health’’, ‘‘Public 
Health Scientific Services’’, ‘‘Environmental Health’’, ‘‘In-
jury Prevention and Control’’, ‘‘National Institute for Oc-
cupational Safety and Health’’, ‘‘Global Health’’, ‘‘Public 
Health Preparedness and Response’’, and ‘‘CDC-Wide Ac-
tivities and Program Support’’ shall be for the budget ac-
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tivities, and in the amounts specified in the table under 
each such heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 237. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Non-
recurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of 
division G of Public Law 110–161, $1,826,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2026, ex-
cept that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were previously designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 238. The Director of the NIH shall hereafter 
require institutions that receive funds through a grant or 
cooperative agreement or other form of extramural award 
during fiscal year 2026 and in future years to complete 
any investigation undertaken due to concerns about har-
assment, bullying retaliation, or hostile working conditions 
regarding any individual identified as a principal investi-
gator or key personnel in an NIH notice of award or 
progress report even if during the course of the investiga-
tion the individual under investigation leaves their current 
position and is no longer employed by the institution. The
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Director may hereafter decline transfer of an ongoing ex-
tramural award to a different institution if concerns about 
harassment, bullying, hostile work environment, or other 
professional misconduct on the part of a principal investi-
gator or key personnel named in the Notice of Award or 
progress report have not been resolved to the NIH’s satis-
faction. The Director of the NIH shall hereafter have the 
authority to share investigation reports, conclusions, and 
results of any investigation of individuals identified as a 
principal investigator or as key personnel in an NIH no-
tice of award or progress report due to concerns about 
harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working condi-
tions on an as needed basis with any institution that re-
ceives funds through a grant or cooperative agreement or 
other form of extramural award during fiscal year 2026 
or any subsequent fiscal year. The Director may issue reg-
ulations consistent with this section. 
SEC. 239. The Department of Health and Human 
Services shall support staffing levels necessary to fulfill 
its statutory responsibilities including carrying out pro-
grams, projects, and activities funded in this title of this 
Act in a timely manner: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
submit a detailed plan and justification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, and make publicly available to allow for an inde-
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pendent review not less than 60 days prior to initiating 
the execution of any reorganization moving functions, pur-
suant to any authorities otherwise provided, carried out 
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to an-
other component of the Department of Health and Human 
Services, relative to how such functions are funded in this 
Act. 
SEC. 240. (a) Not to exceed the amount of funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘National Institutes of 
Health’’ in fiscal year 2025 that were obligated during fis-
cal year 2025 for more than one year of a multiyear award 
may be obligated in fiscal year 2026 from amounts made 
available under such heading in this Act for more than 
one year of a multiyear award. 
(b) A multiyear award, as the term is used in this 
section, includes multiyear awards for grants, cooperative 
agreements, contracts, and any other financial mecha-
nisms. 
SEC. 241. The Administrator of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services shall not apply the distance 
requirements under 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)) to any facil-
ity with a critical access hospital provider agreement that 
was designated and certified as a critical access hospital 
as of January 1, 2024, and receives a notification letter
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from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during 
the period beginning on December 1, 2024, and ending 
on January 1, 2026, that the facility was found to be non-
compliant with such distance requirements under section 
1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)). In the case where a provider 
agreement for such facility was terminated on or after De-
cember 1, 2024 but prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act exclusively because such facility was unable to meet 
the 
distance 
requirement 
under 
section 
1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)), the Administrator shall provide 
for the recertification of such facility as a critical access 
hospital and reinstatement of such provider agreement. 
This provision shall not be construed to prohibit the appli-
cation of any other enforcement measures deemed nec-
essary by the Administrator, including termination of the 
provider agreement, in response to such facility’s violation 
of any Federal regulation other than the distance require-
ment. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2026’’.
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TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 
For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of 
title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 
418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to 
in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $19,127,790,000, of which 
$8,199,490,000 shall become available on July 1, 2026, 
and shall remain available through September 30, 2027, 
and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on 
October 1, 2026, and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2027, for academic year 2026–2027: Provided, 
That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under sec-
tion 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 
$5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) on October 1, 2025, to obtain annually updated 
local educational agency-level census poverty data from 
the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 
$1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under 
section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 
$5,302,550,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 
1125 
of 
the 
ESEA: 
Provided 
further, 
That
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$5,302,550,000 shall be for education finance incentive 
grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur-
ther, That $224,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 
2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $52,123,000 
shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 
IMPACT AID 
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 
ESEA, $1,630,151,000, of which $1,477,000,000 shall be 
for basic support payments under section 7003(b), 
$49,316,000 shall be for payments for children with dis-
abilities under section 7003(d), $19,000,000 to remain 
available through September 30, 2027, shall be for con-
struction under section 7007(b), $80,000,000 shall be for 
Federal property payments under section 7002, and 
$4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for facilities maintenance under section 7008: Provided, 
That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment 
for an eligible local educational agency under section 
7003(a) for school year 2025–2026, children enrolled in 
a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible 
for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but 
due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, 
or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such 
children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal
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guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 
reside on Federal property as described in section 
7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, 
shall be considered as eligible students under such section, 
provided such students remain in average daily attendance 
at a school in the same local educational agency they at-
tended prior to their change in eligibility status. 
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
For carrying out school improvement activities au-
thorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 
1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title 
V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the 
Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; and the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,781,178,000, of which 
$3,952,312,000 shall become available on July 1, 2026, 
and remain available through September 30, 2027, and 
of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 
30, 2027, for academic year 2026–2027: Provided, That 
$2,190,080,000 shall be for part A of title II of the ESEA: 
Provided further, That $380,000,000 shall be for part B 
of title I: Provided further, That $1,329,673,000 shall be 
for part B of title IV: Provided further, That $45,897,000 
shall be for part B of title VI, which may be used for
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construction, renovation, and modernization of any public 
elementary school, secondary school, or structure related 
to a public elementary school or secondary school that 
serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body, 
and that the 5 percent limitation in section 6205(b) of 
the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes 
shall apply only to direct administrative costs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall use $650,000 of funds 
made available in the preceding proviso to carry out sec-
tion 6204 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 
$44,953,000 shall be for part C of title VI, which shall 
be awarded on a competitive basis, and may be used for 
construction, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 
6305 of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative 
purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: 
Provided further, That $50,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assist-
ance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make such ar-
rangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that 
the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services pro-
vided under this section: Provided 
further, 
That 
$225,000,000 shall be for part B of title V: Provided fur-
ther, That in carrying out such part B the percentage in 
section 316(b)(1)(F) of title III of division H of Public 
Law 116–260 shall be deemed 83.33 percent: Provided
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INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 
3, and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E 
and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, 
$1,191,147,000, which shall be for the purposes and in 
the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Inno-
vation and Improvement in the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which the 
amounts made available for ‘‘Community Project Fund-
ing/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ are for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified for this account 
in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act) and none of the funds made 
available for such projects shall be subject to section 302 
of this Act: Provided, That amounts for subparts 1, 3, and 
4 of part B of title II shall be made available without re-
gard to sections 2201, 2231(b), and 2241: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts for parts C, D, and E and subpart 
4 of part F of title IV shall be made available without 
regard to sections 4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA:
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Provided further, That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not 
apply to the funds available for part C of title IV: Provided 
further, That of the funds available for part C of title IV, 
the Secretary shall use not less than $60,000,000 to carry 
out section 4304, not more than $140,000,000, to remain 
available through March 31, 2027, to carry out section 
4305(b), from which the amount necessary for continu-
ation grants may be available for obligation through 
March 31, 2027, and not more than $16,000,000 to carry 
out the activities in section 4305(a)(3): Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 4601(b), $235,000,000 shall 
be available through December 31, 2026 for subpart 1 of 
part F of title IV: Provided further, That of the funds 
available for subpart 4 of part F of title IV, not less than 
$8,000,000 shall be used for grants for eligible national 
nonprofit organizations, as described in the Applications 
for New Awards; Assistance for Arts Education Program 
published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022, for 
activities described under section 4642(a)(1)(C): Provided 
further, That the competitive preference priority described 
in such notice shall be given only to an eligible national 
nonprofit organization that previously received the com-
petitive preference priority pursuant to such notice.
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SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 
For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 
and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $431,000,000, 
to remain available through December 31, 2026: Provided, 
That $190,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of 
which up to $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Re-
sponse to Violence (Project SERV) program: Provided fur-
ther, That $150,000,000 shall be available for section 
4625: Provided further, That $91,000,000 shall be for sec-
tion 4624. 
OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 
$890,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 
2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2027, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 
available on October 1, 2025, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2027, to carry out activities under 
section 3111(c)(1)(C). 
OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE 
SERVICES 
SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport
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and Empowerment Act of 2004, $15,490,264,000, of 
which $5,910,321,000 shall become available on July 1, 
2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2027, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 
on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2027, for academic year 2026–2027: Pro-
vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 
shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 
that activity during fiscal year 2025, increased by the 
amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 
of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro-
priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 
than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2025: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 
to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 
States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub-
ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 
allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
is 
reduced 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 
the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 
aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 
with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail-
ability of a free appropriate public education under this 
part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’
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relative populations of those children who are living in pov-
erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis-
tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 
whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 
under this heading made funds available for such a dis-
tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 
such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 
educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 
Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo-
cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 
section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 
States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 
any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 
the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 
for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re-
garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 
section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 
requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 
apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 
a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until 
the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s alloca-
tion under section 611 is reduced in accordance with sec-
tion 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may re-
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serve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears 
the same relation to the maximum amount described in 
that 
paragraph 
as 
the 
reduction 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 
would have received in that fiscal year under section 
611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 
funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 
fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 
requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 
section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec-
tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 
under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech-
nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 
States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 
616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv-
ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 
quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 
available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro-
gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro-
gram performance under such subpart: Provided further, 
That States may use funds reserved for other State-level 
activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA
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to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institu-
tions of higher education, other public agencies, and pri-
vate non-profit organizations to carry out activities au-
thorized by those sections: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if 5 or 
fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) 
of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 
State in an amount equal to the maximum amount de-
scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That if more than 5 States apply for grants pursuant 
to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall award 
funds to those States on the basis of the States’ relative 
populations of infants and toddlers except that no such 
State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount de-
scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That States may use funds allotted under section 
643(c) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies, institutions of higher education, other 
public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to 
carry out activities authorized by section 638 of IDEA: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the 
IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 
633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention 
services to a child who previously received services under 
part C of the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of
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the school year following the child’s third birthday with 
parental consent and without regard to the procedures in 
section 635(c) of the IDEA: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 638 of the IDEA, a State may use 
funds appropriated under Part C of the IDEA to conduct 
child find, public awareness, and referral activities for an 
individual who is expected to become a parent of an infant 
with a disability (as that term is defined in section 
632(5)), as established by medical or other records: Pro-
vided further, That any State electing to use funds under 
the preceding proviso shall ensure that, as soon as possible 
but not later than 45 days after the child’s birth, it com-
pletes the referral and eligibility process under this part 
for that child. 
REHABILITATION SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 
National 
Center 
Act, 
$4,648,295,000, 
of 
which 
$4,504,096,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili-
tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in 
this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallot-
ment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the 
Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at in-
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creasing competitive integrated employment as defined in 
section 7 of such Act for youth and other individuals with 
disabilities, including related Federal administrative ex-
penses, for improving monitoring and oversight of grants 
for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the 
Rehabilitation Act, and information technology needs 
under section 15 and titles I, III, VI, and VII of the Reha-
bilitation Act: Provided further, That up to 15 percent of 
the amounts available subsequent to reallotment for the 
activities described in the first proviso from funds pro-
vided under this paragraph in this Act, may be used for 
evaluation and technical assistance related to such activi-
ties: Provided further, That any funds made available sub-
sequent to reallotment for the activities described in the 
first proviso may be provided to States and other public, 
private and nonprofit entities, including Indian Tribes and 
institutions of higher education for carrying out such ac-
tivities: Provided further, That States and other public and 
nonprofit entities, including Indian Tribes and institutions 
of higher education may award subgrants for a portion 
of the funds to other eligible entities: Provided further, 
That any funds provided in this Act and made available 
subsequent to reallotment for the purposes described in 
the first proviso shall remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided further, That any funds provided in the
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 
2025 (Public Law 119–4) and made available subsequent 
to reallotment shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer 
funds provided in this Act and made available subsequent 
to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 
110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act to ‘‘Institute of Edu-
cation Sciences’’ for the evaluation of outcomes for stu-
dents receiving services and supports under IDEA and 
under title I, section 504 of title V, and title VI of the 
Rehabilitation Act: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other 
transfer authority in this Act. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education 
of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $43,431,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986, $92,500,000: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207 of such Act.
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $167,361,000, of 
which up to $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for construction, as defined by section 
201(2) of such Act: Provided, That from the total amount 
available, the University may at its discretion use funds 
for the endowment program as authorized under section 
207 of such Act. 
OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT 
EDUCATION 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’) and the Adult Edu-
cation 
and 
Family 
Literacy 
Act 
(‘‘AEFLA’’), 
$2,181,436,000, of which $1,390,436,000 shall become 
available on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2027, and of which $791,000,000 
shall become available on October 1, 2026, and shall re-
main available through September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That up to $6,100,000 shall be available for innovation 
and modernization grants under such section 114(e) of the
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Perkins Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national 
leadership activities under section 242. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1 and 3 of part A, and 
part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,615,352,000 which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided, That $22,475,352,000 shall be for subpart 1 of part 
A, $910,000,000 shall be for subpart 3 of part A, and 
$1,230,000,000 shall be for part C. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2026–2027 shall be $6,335. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 
parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 
1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 
$2,058,943,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2027: Provided, That in order to promote account-
ability and high-quality service to borrowers, the Secretary 
shall not award funding for any contract solicitation for 
a new Federal student loan servicing environment unless 
such an environment provides for the participation of mul-
tiple student loan servicers that contract directly with the
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Department of Education to manage a unique portfolio 
of borrower accounts and the full life-cycle of loans from 
disbursement to pay-off with certain limited exceptions, 
and allocates student loan borrower accounts to eligible 
student loan servicers based on performance: Provided fur-
ther, That the Department shall re-allocate accounts from 
servicers for recurring non-compliance with FSA guide-
lines, contractual requirements, and applicable laws, in-
cluding for failure to sufficiently inform borrowers of 
available repayment options: Provided further, That such 
servicers shall be evaluated based on their ability to meet 
contract requirements (including an understanding of 
Federal and State law), future performance on the con-
tracts, and history of compliance with applicable consumer 
protections laws: Provided further, That FSA shall ensure 
that the Federal loan servicing environment incentivizes 
more support to borrowers at risk of delinquency or de-
fault: Provided further, That FSA shall ensure that in 
such environment contractors have the capacity to meet 
and are held accountable for performance on service levels; 
are held accountable for and have a history of compliance 
with applicable consumer protection laws; and have rel-
evant experience and demonstrated effectiveness: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall provide monthly briefings 
to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and
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Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate on general progress related 
to Federal student loan servicing and repayment: Provided 
further, That FSA shall strengthen transparency through 
expanded publication of aggregate data on student loan 
and servicer performance: Provided further, That the limi-
tation in section 302 of this Act regarding transfers in-
creasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to ap-
propriations under this heading by substituting ‘‘10 per-
cent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’ for the purposes of the continuation 
of basic operations, including student loan servicing, busi-
ness process operations, digital customer care, common 
origination and disbursement, cybersecurity activities, and 
information technology systems: Provided further, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, FSA 
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 
plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 
account for fiscal year 2026 and provide quarterly updates 
on this plan (including contracts awarded, change orders, 
bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, and any other 
activity carried out using amounts provided under this 
heading for fiscal year 2026) no later than 10 days prior 
to the start of such quarter: Provided further, That FSA
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shall notify the Committees within 10 days of any modi-
fication of such spend plan that exceeds five percent of 
the amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Student Aid 
Administration’’. 
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961, 
and 
section 
117 
of 
the 
Perkins 
Act, 
$3,265,598,000, of which $2,243,711,000 shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts, other than for ‘‘Aid for In-
stitutional Development’’, specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ col-
umn for Higher Education in the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which the 
amounts made available for Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending are for the projects, 
and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table 
titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) and none of the funds made available
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for such projects shall be subject to section 302 of this 
Act, and of which the amounts made available for part 
B of title VII of the HEA shall be for the purposes and 
in the amounts specified in the table under the heading 
‘‘Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education’’ 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
$493,331,000 shall be for carrying out part A of title III 
and title V of the HEA, of which $53,807,000 shall be 
for carrying out section 316: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading, $528,556,000 shall 
be for carrying out part B of title III and section 723 
of the HEA, of which $6,000,000 of the amounts available 
for section 323 of the HEA shall be for grants to supple-
ment amounts awarded to part B institutions that are jun-
ior or community colleges, as defined in section 312(f) of 
the HEA: Provided further, That the supplemental funds 
described in the preceding proviso are in addition to any 
grant award that any institution may receive under section 
323 of the HEA and shall be allocated in accordance with 
the allotments specified under section 324 of such Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out 
title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual
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Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be 
used to support visits and study in foreign countries by 
individuals who are participating in advanced foreign lan-
guage training and international studies in areas that are 
vital to United States national security and who plan to 
apply their language skills and knowledge of these coun-
tries in the fields of government, the professions, or inter-
national development: Provided further, That of the funds 
referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may 
be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and in-
formation dissemination activities: Provided further, That 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chap-
ter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may 
be used for evaluation: Provided further, That section 
313(d) of the HEA shall not apply to an institution of 
higher education that is eligible to receive funding under 
section 318 of the HEA: Provided further, That amounts 
made available for carrying out section 419N of the HEA 
may be awarded notwithstanding the limitations in section 
419N(b)(2) of the HEA: Provided further, That activities 
authorized under sections 317(c)(2)(B), 319(c)(2)(B), and 
320(c)(2)(B) of the HEA may include construction and 
maintenance in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and 
other instructional facilities.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For 
partial 
support 
of 
Howard 
University, 
$254,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
University Endowment Act and shall remain available 
until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac-
tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 
121 of the HEA, $298,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as au-
thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$500,000,000: Provided further, That these funds may be 
used to support loans to public and private Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi-
tations within section 344(a) of the HEA.
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi-
nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 
III of the HEA, $528,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education 
Sciences as authorized by section 208 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act and carrying out activities 
authorized by the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Edu-
cational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 
664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
$789,606,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2027, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts 
specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Institute of Edu-
cation Sciences in the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds available 
to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical As-
sistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and 
secondary data systems with early childhood, postsec-
ondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop 
such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of
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the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Edu-
cational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 
to public or private organizations or agencies to support 
activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use 
at the local, State, and national levels. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$399,407,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act 
or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the De-
partment of Education available for obligation or expendi-
ture in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity 
relating to implementing a reorganization that decentral-
izes, reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibil-
ities, structure, authority, or functionality of the Budget 
Service of the Department of Education, relative to the 
organization and operation of the Budget Service as in 
effect on January 1, 2018: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided by this Act may be used to support 
a number of non-career employees that is more than the 
number of non-career employees as of December 31, 2022:
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Provided further, That the Department of Education shall 
support staffing levels necessary to fulfill its statutory re-
sponsibilities including carrying out programs, projects, 
and activities funded in this title of this Act in a timely 
manner. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $140,000,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $67,500,000, of which 
$3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2027. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
320
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 
such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority grant-
ed by this section shall not be used to create any new pro-
gram or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 
are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con-
solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 
the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2026, through 
September 30, 2027. 
SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 
maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap-
propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 
2026 may use the income from that fund to award schol-
arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 
331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 
such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 
be considered to have been an allowable use of that in-
come, subject to that limitation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 
and V of the HEA are reauthorized.
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SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2026’’ for 
‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1087h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for 
‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available 
for payments for student loan servicing to an institution 
of higher education that services outstanding Federal Per-
kins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.). 
SEC. 308. The Secretary may reserve not more than 
0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act 
for an HEA program, except for any amounts made avail-
able for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, to 
carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to col-
lect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized 
by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available in 
this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account 
shall be subject to the reservation under this section: Pro-
vided further, That any funds reserved under this section 
shall be available through September 30, 2028: Provided 
further, That if, under any other provision of law, funds 
are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activi-
322
ties with respect to a program or project, the Secretary 
may also reserve funds for such program or project for 
the purposes described in this section so long as the total 
reservation of funds for such program or project does not 
exceed any statutory limits on such reservations: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial 
obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Education and Workforce 
of the House of Representatives a plan that identifies the 
source and amount of funds reserved under this section, 
the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld for 
the purposes of this section, and the activities to be carried 
out with such funds. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 309. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ from amounts avail-
able for Program Administration, up to $20,000,000 shall 
be available for the Secretary of Education (‘‘the Sec-
retary’’) to provide support services to the Institute of 
Education Sciences (including, but not limited to informa-
tion technology services, lease or procurement of office 
space, human resource services, financial management
323
services, financial systems support, budget formulation 
and execution, legal counsel, equal employment oppor-
tunity services, physical security, facilities management, 
acquisition and contract management, grants administra-
tion and policy, and enterprise risk management): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall calculate the actual 
amounts obligated and expended for such support services 
by using a standard Department of Education method-
ology for allocating the cost of all such support services: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer any 
amounts available for IES support services in excess of 
actual amounts needed for IES support services, as so cal-
culated, to the ‘‘Program Administration’’ account from 
the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account: Provided 
further, That in order to address any shortfall between 
amounts available for IES support services and amounts 
needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Sec-
retary may transfer necessary amounts to the ‘‘Institute 
of Education Sciences’’ account from the ‘‘Program Ad-
ministration’’ account: Provided further, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance 
of any transfer made pursuant to this section.
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(RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 310. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De-
partment of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ es-
tablished in section 313 of division H of Public Law 116–
260, $160,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than 
September 30, 2026: Provided, That from any remaining 
unobligated balances in such Fund, the Secretary may 
transfer up to $60,000,000 to ‘‘Innovation and Improve-
ment’’ to be merged with funds made available under such 
heading for carrying out activities authorized under part 
C of title IV of the ESEA. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 311. Of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ pursuant to 
section 1101(a)(8) of the Full-Year Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119–4) for 
program administration, $25,000,000 are hereby perma-
nently rescinded not later than September 30, 2026. 
SEC. 312. The Secretary shall award to each State 
an amount as required under the applicable provisions of 
the ESEA, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 
IDEA, Perkins Act, and AEFLA for each formula grant 
program to which funds are appropriated in this Act on 
the date such funds become available for obligation.
325
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2026’’.
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
(referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 
under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 
$13,124,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 
central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 
8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re-
quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 
51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com-
mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 
central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 
agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re-
porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 
of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 
such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 
heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele-
ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 
A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any
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such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 
section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
prior to executing a written agreement with the Com-
mittee: Provided further, That no less than $3,150,000 
shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 
‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 
to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $975,525,000, which shall 
be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Corporation for National and 
Community Service in the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), notwithstanding sections 
198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of 
the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the amounts provided 
under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant 
funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant 
application reviews, including the use of outside peer re-
328
viewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) 
the amounts made available for State Commission Sup-
port Grants shall be available to provide assistance to 
State commissions on national and community service, 
under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding 
section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) of amounts 
made available for Innovation, Assistance, and Other Ac-
tivities, $8,558,000 shall be available for expenses author-
ized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, 
notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be 
awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis; and (4) of 
amounts made available for Innovation, Assistance, and 
Other Activities, $6,148,000 shall be available to carry out 
sections 198(k) and 198(i) of the 1990 Act: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, 
satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may 
include a determination of need by the local community: 
Provided further, That CNCS shall award to each State 
their allotted amount under AmeriCorps State and Na-
tional formula grants no later than April 1, 2026 and to 
each state their allotted amount under State Service Com-
mission Support Grants and State Commission Invest-
ment Fund Grants no later than June 1, 2026: Provided 
further, That the Corporation shall support staffing levels 
necessary to fulfill its statutory responsibilities including
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carrying out programs, projects, and activities funded in 
this title of this Act in a timely manner. 
PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the National Service Trust estab-
lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 
$180,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 
amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 
to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 
the National Service Trust upon determination that such 
transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 
service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap-
propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 
may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 
without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 
under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 
504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au-
thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em-
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ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $89,686,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$8,595,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be available until 
expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 
to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 
through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 
year 2026, during any grant selection process, an officer 
or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov-
ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 
directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 
or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re-
ceive such information. 
SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 
under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 
first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 
thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require-
ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs
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match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup-
port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 
Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 
2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 
196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro-
grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 
Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro-
grams and operations. 
SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 
146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 
the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 
to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 
101 of the Act. 
SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 
189D of the 1990 Act—
(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 
section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 
section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 
1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 
(2) individuals described in such section shall 
be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 
NCPA; and
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(3) State Commissions on National and Com-
munity Service established pursuant to section 178 
of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 
history record information, consistent with Public 
Law 92–544. 
SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146, and 
147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com-
pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur-
ing a period of not more than one year may receive a na-
tional service education award having a value of 70 per-
cent of the value of a national service education award 
determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 
SEC. 407. Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘an approved national 
service position’’ for ‘‘a national service program that re-
ceives grants under subtitle C’’. 
SEC. 408. In any case where a participant of a posi-
tion eligible for an educational award described in subtitle 
D of title I of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) was required to exit 
the position early at the direction of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service and due to cir-
cumstances outside the control of the individual, such as 
a lapse in availability of Federal appropriations, or termi-
nation of their position, or the applicable program grant
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or agreement under the national service laws is released 
from completing the required term of service for such posi-
tion, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service may—
(1) deem such individual as having met the 
minimum requirements of the position or program 
for purposes of section 139(c)(1) of the 1990 Act; 
and 
(2) notwithstanding section 139(c)(2)(B) of the 
1990 Act, award the individual a pro-rated value of 
the educational award that corresponds to the quan-
tity of the term of service actually completed by the 
individual without regard to whether such individual 
has completed at least 15 percent of their term of 
service as required under section 139(c) of the 1990 
Act. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func-
tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 
1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex-
penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 
Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service
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Reform Act, $48,705,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for 
special training activities and other conflict resolution 
services and technical assistance, including those provided 
to foreign governments and international organizations, 
and for arbitration services shall be credited to and 
merged with this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration serv-
ices shall be available only for education, training, and 
professional development of the agency workforce: Pro-
vided further, That the Director of the Service is author-
ized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts 
of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid 
of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdic-
tion. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Review Commission, $18,012,000. 
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS 
AND ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 
Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer-
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clauses will apply: FAR 52.232–39 and FAR 52.233–4 
(or a successor clause). 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, $3,850,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, 
$294,224,000: Provided, That no part of this appropria-
tion shall be available to organize or assist in organizing 
agricultural laborers or used in connection with investiga-
tions, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 
units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 
section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended 
by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as de-
fined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and 
including in said definition employees engaged in the 
maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, 
and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 
nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored 
or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided by this Act 
or previous Acts making appropriations for the National 
Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new ad-
ministrative directive or regulation that would provide em-
ployees any means of voting through any electronic means 
in an election to determine a representative for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining. 
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards ap-
pointed by the President, $15,113,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission, $14,449,000. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac-
count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974, $5,000,000, which shall include 
amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2026 pursuant 
to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addi-
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tion, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 
provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 
amount by which the product of recipients and the average 
benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment 
of vested dual benefits: Provided, That the total amount 
provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately 
equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal 
year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 
ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the 
Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 
checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2027, which shall be the maximum amount available 
for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–
76. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 
Board (‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act, $127,000,000, to be derived in such amounts as de-
termined by the Board from the railroad retirement ac-
counts and from moneys credited to the railroad unem-
ployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That
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notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retire-
ment Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys 
only through the excepted service: Provided further, That 
the previous proviso shall not change the status under 
Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the 
Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the 
Railroad Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to 
hire students attending qualifying educational institutions 
or individuals who have recently completed qualifying edu-
cational programs using current excepted hiring authori-
ties established by the Office of Personnel Management. 
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more 
than $14,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retire-
ment accounts and railroad unemployment insurance ac-
count. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 
1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $15,000,000.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 
of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 
Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu-
rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur-
suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 
$49,452,282,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State 
in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 
during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $91,000,000 shall be 
available for research and demonstrations under sections 
1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and re-
main available through September 30, 2028. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 
2027, $23,500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, including the hire and pur-
chase of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 
$20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
not more than $14,671,978,000 may be expended, as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 
from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such 
section: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be 
for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances of funds provided under this 
paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2026 not needed for 
fiscal year 2026 shall remain available until expended to 
invest in the Social Security Administration information 
technology and telecommunications hardware and soft-
ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non-
payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
information technology and telecommunications infra-
structure, except unobligated balances of funds described 
in the first proviso of this paragraph at the end of fiscal 
year 2026 not needed for fiscal year 2026 shall remain 
available until expended to invest in the Social Security 
Advisory Board information technology: Provided further, 
That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Senate prior to making unobligated bal-
ances available under the authority in the previous pro-
viso: Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust 
funds under this heading for expenditures for official time 
for employees of the Social Security Administration pursu-
ant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support services 
for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, 
or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title 
shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with inter-
est, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise ap-
propriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are 
made. 
From funds provided under the first paragraph under 
this heading, not more than $2,397,000,000, to remain 
available through March 31, 2027, is for the costs associ-
ated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and 
XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related 
continuing disability reviews to determine whether earn-
ings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s 
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the 
cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligi-
bility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the 
cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for 
the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the 
programs and operations of the Social Security Adminis-
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tration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: Pro-
vided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to 
meet the terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget 
and $2,124,000,000 is additional new budget authority 
specified for purposes of a concurrent resolution on the 
budget: Provided further, That, of the additional new 
budget authority described in the preceding proviso, up 
to $24,600,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’, Social Security Administration, for the 
cost of jointly operated co-operative disability investigation 
units: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 
Provided further, That the Commissioner shall provide to 
the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report 
on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar 
to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of 
Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002: 
Provided further, That none of the funds described in this 
paragraph shall be available for transfer or reprogram-
ming except as specified in this paragraph. 
In addition, $170,000,000 to be derived from admin-
istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay-
ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 
Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided,
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That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant 
to such sections in fiscal year 2026 exceed $170,000,000, 
the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2027 only 
to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 
collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 
Protection Act, which shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $32,000,000, together with not to 
exceed $82,665,000, to be transferred and expended as 
authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act 
from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund: 
Provided, That $2,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for information technology modernization, includ-
ing related hardware and software infrastructure and 
equipment, and for administrative expenses directly asso-
ciated with information technology modernization. 
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 
the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 
from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social
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Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 
to be available for the time and purposes for which this 
account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans-
fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
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TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 
Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same 
purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they 
were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of 
Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal 
and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, dis-
tribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, 
electronic communication, radio, television, or video pres-
entation designed to support or defeat the enactment of 
legislation before the Congress or any State or local legis-
lature or legislative body, except in presentation to the 
Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or de-
signed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regu-
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lation, administrative action, or order issued by the execu-
tive branch of any State or local government, except in 
presentation to the executive branch of any State or local 
government itself. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 
111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of 
any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such 
recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the 
enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, ad-
ministrative action, or Executive order proposed or pend-
ing before the Congress or any State government, State 
legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other 
than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela-
tionships or participation by an agency or officer of a 
State, local or Tribal government in policymaking and ad-
ministrative processes within the executive branch of that 
government. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 
pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 
any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restric-
tion on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 
marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 
promotion of gun control.
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SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 
are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 
and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for sala-
ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 
official reception and representation expenses; the Direc-
tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 
authorized to make available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds 
available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 
Salaries and Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the Na-
tional Mediation Board is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to ex-
ceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation 
Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
SEC. 505. 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, including but not limited to 
State and local governments and recipients of Federal re-
search grants, shall clearly state—
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal 
money;
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would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 
entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 
matching funds). 
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro-
vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 
State or locality to contract separately with such a pro-
vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a 
State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 
funds). 
(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be made available to a Federal agency or program, 
or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, 
or government subjects any institutional or individual 
health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the 
health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide cov-
erage of, or refer for abortions. 
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ 
includes an individual physician or other health care pro-
fessional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a 
health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan,
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or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 
plan. 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 
for research purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub-
jected to risk of injury or death greater than that 
allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 
CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human 
embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected 
as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, 
parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or 
more human gametes or human diploid cells. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the 
legalization of any drug or other substance included in 
schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances estab-
lished under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 
except for normal and recognized executive-congressional 
communications.
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(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 
advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or 
that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted 
to determine therapeutic advantage. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final stand-
ard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act pro-
viding for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique 
health identifier for an individual (except in an individ-
ual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), 
until legislation is enacted specifically approving the 
standard. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 
a contract with an entity if—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with 
the United States and is subject to the requirement 
in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an 
annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning 
employment of certain veterans; and 
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as 
required by that section for the most recent year for 
which such requirement was applicable to such enti-
ty.
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SEC. 512. 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 appropriation Act. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act 
may be made available to any library covered by para-
graph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by 
the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library 
has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of 
such section. 
SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this 
Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided 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 obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that—
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted;
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(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 
(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 
(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 
advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 
of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc-
curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 
of such reprogramming. 
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided 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 obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—
(1) augments existing programs, projects (in-
cluding construction projects), or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
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(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 
advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 
of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc-
curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 
of such reprogramming. 
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to request that a candidate for ap-
pointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee dis-
close the political affiliation or voting history of the can-
didate or the position that the candidate holds with re-
spect to political issues not directly related to and nec-
essary for the work of the committee involved. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to disseminate information that is deliberately 
false or misleading. 
SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 
each department and related agency funded through this 
Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the pro-
gram, project, and activity level any funding allocations 
for fiscal year 2026 that are different than those specified
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in this Act, the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act) or the fiscal year 2026 budget request. 
SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number 
and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agree-
ments exceeding $500,000, individually or in total for a 
particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, in 
value and awarded by the Department on a non-competi-
tive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2026, but not 
to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed 
by law. Such report shall include the name of the con-
tractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the govern-
mental purpose, including a justification for issuing the 
award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be 
transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the 
end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of So-
cial Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 
benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 
to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 
based on work performed under a social security account
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number that is not the claimant’s number and the per-
formance of such work under such number has formed the 
basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of sec-
tion 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or 
the Social Security Administration to pay the compensa-
tion of employees of the Social Security Administration 
to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any 
agreement between the United States and Mexico estab-
lishing totalization arrangements between the social secu-
rity system established by title II of the Social Security 
Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would 
not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. 
SEC. 520. (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 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi-
ties. 
SEC. 521. For purposes of carrying out Executive 
Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memo-
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randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements 
contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to 
conference attendance and expenditures: 
(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be con-
sidered independent agencies; and 
(2) attendance at and support for scientific con-
ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not 
included in agency totals. 
SEC. 522. 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-
lished, or produced and disseminated at United States tax-
payer expense. 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 com-
munications regarding the programs and activities of the 
agency. 
SEC. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of 
fiscal year 2026 the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services and Education and the Social Security 
Administration shall provide the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a 
report on the status of balances of appropriations: Pro-
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vided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncom-
mitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the 
monthly reports shall separately identify the amounts at-
tributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning 
with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier 
fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 
SEC. 524. The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education and the Corporation for 
National and Community Service shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not less than 3 full business days prior 
to announcing or providing notice of—
(1) any new or non-competing continuation 
grant, including supplements, issued at the discre-
tion of such Departments (other than emergency re-
sponse grants at any time of the year or for grant 
awards made during the last 10 business days of the 
fiscal year, or if applicable, of the program year); 
and 
(2) the termination or non-continuation of any 
grant, including a short description of the reason for 
the termination or non-continuation. 
SEC. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic
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injection of any illegal drug: Provided, That such limita-
tion does not apply to the use of funds for elements of 
a program other than making such purchases if the rel-
evant State or local health department, in consultation 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, de-
termines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, 
is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in 
hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection 
drug use, and such program is operating in accordance 
with State and local law. 
SEC. 526. Each department and related agency fund-
ed through this Act shall provide answers to questions 
submitted for the record by members of the Committee 
within 45 business days after receipt. 
SEC. 527. Of amounts deposited in the Child Enroll-
ment Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the 
Social Security Act and the income derived from invest-
ment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of 
that Act, $12,340,000,000 shall not be available for obli-
gation in this fiscal year. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 528. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 
made available in section 10301(1)(A)(iii) of Public Law 
117–169, $11,661,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
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SEC. 529. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Admin-
istration for Children and Families in the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation 
Office and the statistical-related cooperative and inter-
agency agreements and contracting activities of the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor. 
(b) Amounts made available under this Act which are 
either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations 
identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or sta-
tistical purposes shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2030: Provided, That when an office ref-
erenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation 
funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may 
use a single Treasury account for such activities, with 
funding advanced on a reimbursable basis. 
(c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are un-
expended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, 
or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall im-
mediately become available and may be reobligated in that 
fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, 
evaluation, or statistical purposes for which such amounts 
are available.
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(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 530. Of the unobligated balances of funds made 
available by sections 2023, 2206, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2401, 
2402, 2403, 2404, 2501, 2502, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2605, 
2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, 2708, 2709, 
2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2904, 2912, 3101, and 9911 of 
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–
2), $2,000,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the 
unobligated balances rescinded pursuant to this section by 
both account and amount from each applicable appropria-
tion in Public Law 117–2. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026’’.
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DIVISION D—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2026
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$187,344,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading—
(1) $3,764,000 shall be available for the imme-
diate Office of the Secretary; 
(2) $1,348,000 shall be available for the imme-
diate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
(3) $27,780,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the General Counsel: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation (referred to in this title as 
‘‘the Secretary’’) shall report to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations on the implemen-
tation of all sections under title V of the FAA Reau-
thorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118–63) not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act;
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(4) $21,358,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, 
of which $5,000,000 is for the Office for Multimodal 
Freight Infrastructure and Policy: Provided, That 
the Secretary must obtain reprogramming approval 
from the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations under section 405 of this Act prior to exe-
cuting the authorities of section 118(g)(2)–(3) of 
title 49, United States Code; 
(5) $21,505,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro-
grams; 
(6) $3,807,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; 
(7) $16,181,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; 
(8) $5,664,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs and Public Engagement; 
(9) $2,332,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Executive Secretariat; 
(10) $19,388,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Re-
sponse; 
(11) $1,707,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer;
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(12) $1,517,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Tribal Government Affairs; and 
(13) $60,993,000 shall be available for shared 
services as authorized in section 327 of title 49, 
United States Code, for the Office of the Secretary 
that would otherwise be provided by the Working 
Capital Fund, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to 
transfer funds appropriated under this heading among the 
purposes specified in the first proviso under this heading: 
Provided further, That such transfers combined shall not 
increase or decrease the amount appropriated for any pur-
pose specified in the first proviso under this heading by 
more than 7 percent: Provided further, That notice of any 
change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be sub-
mitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not later than 7 business days in ad-
vance of any such change: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as 
the Secretary may determine: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, there may be 
credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds 
received in user fees.
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RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$74,471,000, of which $56,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amounts that are 
available until expended, $9,000,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—In-
frastructure (ARPA–I) as authorized by section 119 of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That within 
the funds made available under the preceding proviso, not 
less than $7,000,000 shall be available for research on du-
rability, resiliency, and sustainability of bridges and other 
infrastructure and shall be directed to an accredited uni-
versity of higher education in the northeast United States 
that has experience leading a regional university transpor-
tation center and a proven record of developing, patenting, 
deploying, and commercializing innovative composite ma-
terials and technologies for bridge and other transpor-
tation applications, as well as conducting research and de-
veloping prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based 
additive manufacturing: Provided further, That of such 
amounts that are available until expended, $4,000,000 
shall be for the Highly Automated Systems Safety Center 
of Excellence as authorized in section 105 of title I of divi-
sion H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act,
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2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided further, That of such 
amounts that are available until expended, $3,000,000 
shall be for activities relating to complementary posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing technologies demonstra-
tions as identified in the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation Complementary PNT Action Plan (March 2024): 
Provided further, That of such amounts that are available 
until expended, $10,000,000 shall be for the drone infra-
structure inspection grant program authorized in section 
912 of Public Law 118–63: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding subsection (g)(2) of such section 912, 
amounts made available under section 106(k) of title 49, 
United States Code, shall not be available to carry out 
such program: Provided further, That of amounts made 
available for the drone infrastructure inspection grant pro-
gram, $1,000,000 shall be available for administrative ex-
penses: Provided further, That of such amounts that are 
available until expended, $30,000,000 shall be for research 
on transportation resilience and nuclear technology and 
shall be directed, without competition, to a university of 
higher education, as defined under 20 U.S.C. 1067(q)(1), 
that has a nuclear engineering program and experience as 
a consortium member of a university transportation center 
that conducts research on transportation cybersecurity 
and resiliency: Provided further, That there may be cred-
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ited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources for expenses in-
curred for training: Provided further, That any reference 
in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the 
Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall 
continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of 
the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out a local and re-
gional project assistance grant program under section 
6702 of title 49, United States Code, $145,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That section 
6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act, not less than 5 percent 
shall be awarded to projects in historically disadvantaged 
communities or areas of persistent poverty as defined 
under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That grants awarded under this heading 
in this Act for eligible projects for planning, preparation, 
or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size:
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Provided further, That in distributing amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall 
take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 
addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including 
Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of transpor-
tation modes: Provided further, That for amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary 
shall give priority to projects that require a contribution 
of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing 
package: Provided further, That section 6702(f)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That of the amounts awarded under this heading in this 
Act, not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligi-
ble projects located in rural areas and not more than 50 
percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in 
urbanized areas: Provided further, That for the purpose 
of determining if an award for planning, preparation, or 
design under this heading in this Act is an urban award, 
the project location is the location of the project being 
planned, prepared, or designed: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, and may transfer 
portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the
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Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway 
Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the 
Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Ad-
ministration to fund the award and oversight of grants 
and credit assistance made under the program authorized 
under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That for amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, the Secretary shall consider and 
award projects based solely on the selection criteria as 
identified under section 6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $9,250,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may collect 
and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States 
Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, includ-
ing counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal cred-
it instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Fed-
eral Government of servicing such credit instruments: Pro-
vided further, That such fees are available until expended 
to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts
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are in addition to other amounts made available for such 
purposes and are not subject to any obligation limitation 
or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 
608 of title 23, United States Code. 
RURAL AND TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal 
infrastructure advancement as authorized in section 
21205 of Public Law 117–58, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Fed-
eral agencies, State or local governments and their agen-
cies, Indian Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, 
to provide such technical assistance, planning, and capac-
ity building to State, local, or Tribal governments, United 
States territories, metropolitan planning organizations, 
transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of State or 
local governments. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and 
loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, 
United States Code, and such authority shall exist as long 
as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding.
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2027. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to network and information 
technology infrastructure, improvement of identity man-
agement and authentication capabilities, securing and pro-
tecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security ini-
tiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls 
on agency computers and mobile devices, $60,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$11,761,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, $32,043,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$5,436,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter-
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agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 
to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex-
penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 
related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 
That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 
be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 
transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen-
cies provide funding to the Department in accordance with 
the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $9,647,000 
shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
ing/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided further, That amounts made available in 
the preceding proviso for such purposes shall not diminish 
or prejudice any application or geographic region for other 
discretionary grant or loan awards made by the Depart-
ment of Transportation: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000
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shall be made available for an independent review of air-
space design, civil-military coordination, and operational 
safety in the National Capital Region, with particular 
focus on airspace activities at Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport, as specified under the paragraph enti-
tled ‘‘Flight 5342’’ in Senate Report 119–47. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund as authorized 
in section 327 of title 49, United States Code, not to ex-
ceed $764,965,000, shall be paid from appropriations 
made available to the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided, That such services shall be provided on a competi-
tive basis to entities within the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided further, That the limitation under this 
heading on operating expenses shall not apply to entities 
external to the Department of Transportation or for funds 
provided in Public Law 117–58: Provided further, That 
no funds made available by this Act to an agency of the 
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital 
Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: 
Provided further, That no assessments may be levied 
against any program, budget activity, subactivity, or
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project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may provide non-commodity information tech-
nology and procurement services in a consolidated or 
shared manner for operating administrations through the 
Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the pre-
ceding proviso shall not apply to the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, and the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral: Provided further, That an operating administration 
may determine that certain non-commodity information 
technology and procurement services do not provide a di-
rect benefit to the operating administration and shall not 
be required to obligate funds appropriated by this Act to 
the Office of the Secretary pursuant to section 188 of this 
Act: Provided further, That if the determination in the pre-
ceding proviso concludes that non-commodity information 
technology and procurement services do not provide a di-
rect benefit to the operating administration, those services 
shall remain within the operating administration: Provided 
further, That not less than 30 days prior to using the au-
thority provided in the preceding four provisos, the Sec-
retary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on
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Appropriations a plan describing the non-commodity infor-
mation technology and procurement services consolidated 
or shared through the Working Capital Fund: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall provide monthly briefings 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
on all activities relating to non-commodity information 
technology and procurement services as authorized under 
this heading, including: (1) the amount of funding partici-
pating operating administrations provide the Working 
Capital Fund for programming and full time equivalent 
positions, including reimbursable and non-reimbursable 
details, to support non-commodity information technology 
and procurement services as authorized under this head-
ing; and (2) the number of full time equivalent positions 
in the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the 
Office of the Secretary and the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Administration within the Office of the Sec-
retary to support non-commodity information technology 
and procurement services as authorized under this head-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary shall include 
funding for programming and full time equivalent posi-
tions to support non-commodity information technology 
and procurement services, as authorized under this head-
ing, in the congressional budget justification for fiscal year 
2027 for the Working Capital Fund, the Office of the
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Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Sec-
retary, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration within the Office of the Secretary, and each par-
ticipating operating administration: Provided further, That 
unless otherwise specified under this heading, the Working 
Capital Fund shall only deliver services consisting of ad-
ministration and commodity information technology: Pro-
vided further, That the departmental consolidation of ac-
tivities including human resources, governmental affairs, 
public affairs and public engagement, and civil rights in 
the Working Capital Fund are prohibited: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts within the Working Capital Fund are 
not available to provide services not specifically authorized 
under this heading. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $5,330,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That not less than 6 small business transportation re-
source centers shall be maintained and operated: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 332 of title 49, 
United States Code, such amounts may be used for busi-
ness opportunities related to any mode of transportation: 
Provided further, That appropriations made available
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under this heading shall be available for any purpose con-
sistent with prior year appropriations that were made 
available under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Mi-
nority Business Resource Center Program’’. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
sections 41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States 
Code, $513,637,231, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That in determining between or among carriers 
competing to provide service to a community, the Sec-
retary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of 
the carriers: Provided further, That basic essential air 
service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-
passenger capacity requirement under section 41732(b)(3) 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air 
service program under section 41742(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be made available immediately from 
amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further, That 
the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees 
credited to the account established under section 45303
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of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 41733 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2026, the requirements established 
under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 41731(a)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to maintain 
eligibility under section 41731 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in 
this Act, except for activities underway on the date of en-
actment of this Act, unless such assessments or agree-
ments have completed the normal reprogramming process 
for congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the website 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on
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Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or 
full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim-
bursements from all Federal agencies from available funds 
for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 
section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): 
Provided, That the Department shall maintain a reason-
able operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to 
be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit 
benefits to Government employees: Provided further, That 
such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable 
and may be used only for the purpose of providing for 
the continuation of transit benefits: Provided further, That 
the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by 
each customer agency from available funds for the actual 
cost of the transit benefit. 
SEC. 104. Receipts collected in the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of 
title 49, United States Code, for unused transit and van 
pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of
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fiscal year 2026 collections, shall be available until ex-
pended in the Department’s Working Capital Fund to pro-
vide contractual services in support of section 189 of this 
Act: Provided, That obligations in fiscal year 2026 of such 
collections shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds in this title may be obli-
gated or expended for retention or senior executive bo-
nuses for an employee of the Department of Transpor-
tation without the prior written approval of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration. 
SEC. 106. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Ad-
ministrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized 
to transfer information technology equipment, software, 
and systems from departmental sources or other entities 
and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will re-
turn full cost of transferred assets. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 
credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any 
application approval to provide credit assistance under 
sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the 
Secretary provides notification in writing to the following 
committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations; the Committee on Environment and Public
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Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but 
not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a de-
scription of the project; whether credit assistance will be 
provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; 
and the amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 108. (a) Amounts made available to the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Department of Transpor-
tation’s operating administrations in this Act for the costs 
of award, administration, or oversight of financial assist-
ance under the programs identified in subsection (c) may 
be transferred to the account identified in section 801 of 
division J of Public Law 117–58, as amended by section 
425 of title IV of division L of Public Law 117–103, to 
remain available until expended, for the necessary ex-
penses of award, administration, or oversight of any finan-
cial assistance programs in the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this 
section are available in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purpose.
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(c) The programs from which funds made available 
under this Act may be transferred under subsection (a) 
are—
(1) the local and regional project assistance 
program under section 6702 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(2) the university transportation centers pro-
gram under section 5505 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(3) the drone infrastructure inspection grant 
program as authorized by section 912 of title IX of 
Public Law 118–63. 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Transportation may 
transfer amounts awarded to a federally recognized Tribe 
under a funding agreement entered into under part 29 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from the Depart-
ment of Transportation’s operating administrations to the 
Office of Tribal Government Affairs: Provided, That any 
amounts retroceded or reassumed under such part may 
be transferred back to the appropriate operating adminis-
tration. 
SEC. 109A. For amounts provided for this fiscal year 
and prior fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public 
Law 117–58 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘30 percent’’ 
for ‘‘40 percent’’: Provided, That if the Secretary deter-
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mines that there are insufficient merit-worthy applications 
for the amounts provided for fiscal year 2022 through fis-
cal year 2026 in division J of Public Law 117–58 for com-
petitive grants as authorized in section 24112 of division 
B of Public Law 117–58 to meet the requirement in sec-
tion 24112(c)(2)(B) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
use the unutilized amounts to make other grants as au-
thorized in section 24112 of division B of Public Law 
117–58: Provided further, That amounts repurposed pur-
suant to this section shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5. 
SEC. 109B. The remaining unobligated balances, as 
of September 30, 2026, from amounts made available for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Sec-
retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division 
J of Public Law 117–58 for local and regional project as-
sistance under section 6702 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2022 are hereby permanently re-
scinded, and an amount of additional new budget author-
ity equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this 
section is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2026, for 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, and shall be available, 
without additional competition, for completing the funding
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of awards made pursuant to section 6702 of title 49, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2022 funding, in addi-
tion to other funds as may be available for such purposes: 
Provided, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to this 
section that were previously designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) 
of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent reso-
lution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 
251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to 4001(a)(1) of S. 
Con. Res 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation es-
tablishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided further, That the 
amount of additional new budget authority is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to such section 4001(a) and to legislation estab-
lishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 109C. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act shall be used to cancel or seek to renego-
tiate an existing contract under the essential air service 
program under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, 
United States Code, before the standard period of rebid-
386
ding occurring prior to a contract’s expiration unless in 
response to an explicit written request from the EAS Com-
munity: Provided, That this section shall only apply to ex-
isting contracts under which the carrier is in compliance 
with the contract terms. 
SEC. 109D. Of the unobligated balances of funds re-
maining from—
(1) ‘‘Transportation Planning, Research, and 
Development’’ account in title I of division A of 
Public Law 111–117, $108,147.49 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded; and 
(2) ‘‘Transportation Planning, Research, and 
Development’’ account in title I of division F of 
Public Law 108–199, $744,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded. 
SEC. 109E. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available for ‘‘Railroad Rehabilitation and 
Improvement Financing Program’’ in section 420 of title 
IV of division G of Public Law 116–6, $25,476 is hereby 
permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 109F. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available for ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Office of the Secretary—Salaries and Expenses’’ 
in Public Law 119–4, $10,368,826 is hereby permanently 
rescinded.
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SEC. 109G. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available until expended for ‘‘Department 
of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—Research and 
Technology’’ in division L of title I of Public Law 117–
103, $1,272,800.79 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration (FAA), not otherwise provided for, including 
operations and research activities related to commercial 
space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, 
the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of air-
craft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps 
sold to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $13,710,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which 
$13,040,600,000 to be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading—
(1) not less than $1,842,037,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; 
(2) $10,340,667,000 shall be available for air 
traffic organization activities;
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(3) $41,755,000 shall be available for commer-
cial space transportation activities; 
(4) $963,410,000 shall be available for finance 
and management activities; 
(5) $65,813,000 shall be available for NextGen 
and operations planning activities; 
(6) $154,896,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety activities; and 
(7) $301,422,000 shall be available for staff of-
fices: 
Provided further, That of the amounts allocated under the 
previous proviso—
(A) not less than $379,223,000 shall be for air-
craft certification service; 
(B) not less than $100,000,000 shall be for the 
Office of Aerospace Medicine; 
(C) not less than $279,200,000 shall be used to 
fund direct operations of the current air traffic con-
trol towers in the contract tower program, including 
the contract tower cost share program, and any air-
port that is currently qualified or that will qualify 
for the program during the fiscal year; 
(D) $6,000,000 shall be for the pilot program 
to convert high activity air traffic control towers op-
erating under the contract tower program to FAA
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funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 45 days after the submission of 
the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 
update to the report submitted to Congress in December 
2004 pursuant to section 221 of the Vision 100-Century 
of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 44506 note): 
Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the 
submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress reports that describe a comprehen-
sive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training of flight 
standards and aircraft certification staff, and airway 
transportation system specialists in a format similar to the 
one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stat-
ed attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal 
year: Provided further, That the amounts made available 
under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each 
day after 45 days after the submission of the budget re-
quest that reports containing the information described in 
the preceding two provisos have not been transmitted to 
Congress: Provided further, That funds may be used to 
enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-
setting organization to assist in the development of avia-
391
tion safety standards: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this Act shall be available for new 
applicants for the second career training program: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to finalize or implement any regulation that 
would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 
incurred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 
facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 
major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That 
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall transmit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a report on all expenditures 
related to the contract tower program from the most re-
cent fiscal year, including a breakout for administrative 
costs, contract support expenses, insurance, equipment 
procured and installed in contract towers, new starts, and
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aggregate payments for operating the contract towers: 
Provided further, That not later than 180 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report 
on the FAA’s ongoing efforts and future plans to equip 
contract towers with radar displays and other technology 
that the FAA believes are necessary to enhance aviation 
safety: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act for aeronautical charting and cartog-
raphy are available for activities conducted by, or coordi-
nated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $4,000,000 of amounts made 
available for staff offices shall be used to establish the Of-
fice of the Assistant Administrator for Rulemaking and 
Regulatory Improvement as authorized under section 
106(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to 
eliminate the contract weather observers program at any 
airport. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national
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airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this 
heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and cer-
tification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $4,000,000,000, of which $697,850,000 is for per-
sonnel and related expenses and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027, and $3,302,150,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 
the sums appropriated under this heading in this Act shall 
be made available for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified for spending in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of 
FAA Facilities and Equipment Funding in This Act—Fis-
cal Year 2026’’ included for this division in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur-
ther, That the sums appropriated under this heading in
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title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) shall be made available 
for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for spend-
ing in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of FAA Facilities and 
Equipment Funding in the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2026’’ included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts 
specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 
118–5: Provided further, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im-
provement, and modernization of national airspace sys-
tems: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
submission of the budget request, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall transmit to the Congress an investment 
plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which in-
cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2027 through 2031, with total funding for each year of 
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget: Provided further, That section 405 of this Act
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shall apply to amounts made available under the heading 
in this Act and in title VIII of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (division J of Public Law 117–58): 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsections (a)(5) 
and (a)(6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is 
received from the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, not to exceed 7 percent of any funding level 
specified for projects and activities in the tables incor-
porated by reference under this heading may be trans-
ferred to any other funding level specified for projects and 
activities in such tables and no transfer of such funding 
levels may increase or decrease any funding level in such 
tables by more than 7 percent. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$290,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
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facturing and military aviation employment opportu-
nities. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $4,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading shall be available for the planning 
or execution of programs the obligations for which are in 
excess of $4,000,000,000, in fiscal year 2026, notwith-
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standing section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That none of the amounts made available 
under this heading shall be available for the replacement 
of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal 
baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are 
necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of 
allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of such sec-
tion for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall 
be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or me-
dium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-
phased construction project for which the project sponsor 
received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 
project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, 
not less than $160,000,000 shall be available for adminis-
tration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport co-
operative research program, $41,827,000 shall be avail-
able for the airport technology research program and of 
which, $6,000,000 shall be available for the airfield tech-
nology program authorized under section 1014 of Public 
Law 118–63, of which $3,000,000 is for concrete pave-
ment research and $3,000,000 is for asphalt pavement re-
search, and $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of 
the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the 
small community air service development program: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to airports eligible under 
section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such pro-
gram may include the participation of an airport that 
serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 
a small hub airport, according to Federal Aviation Admin-
istration hub classifications effective at the time the Office 
of the Secretary issues a request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 of title 49, United States Code, subchapter 1 of 
chapter 475 of such title, and section 767 of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118–63), 
$577,356,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2028: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be derived from the general fund, and such 
funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, spe-
cial apportionment categories, or minimum percentages 
under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts made available under this
401
heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obliga-
tions for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth 
in any Act: Provided further, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading—
(1) $542,356,000 shall be made available for 
the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Com-
munity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ for 
this division in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act): Provided, That amounts 
made available in the preceding proviso for such 
purposes shall not diminish or prejudice any applica-
tion or geographic region for other discretionary 
grant or loan awards made by the Department of 
Transportation: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this section shall not be subject to 
or 
considered 
under 
section 
47115(j)(3)(B), 
47115(j)(3)(C), or 47115(j)(3)(D) of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(2) up to $35,000,000 shall be made available 
to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants 
to airports that include, but are not limited to, 
projects 
that 
are 
eligible 
under 
section
402
47115(j)(3)(D) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That of amounts made available under this 
heading, $20,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants for 
airports with scheduled commercial service in cal-
endar year 2024, that serve essential air service 
markets as reported in October 2024, reported and 
certified zero dollars total debt at end of year on the 
form FAA–5100–127 submitted before the date of 
enactment of this Act for fiscal year 2024, and were 
allocated an amount under the heading ‘‘Grants-in-
Aid for Airports’’ in division B of Public Law 116–
136 equal to or less than the amount designated for 
a regional airport under paragraph (4) under such 
heading: Provided further, That the funds made 
available under the preceding proviso shall be 
prioritized for airports participating in the FAA 
Contract Tower Program: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading—
(1) $300,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 
2026 for personnel, contracting, and other costs to 
administer and oversee grants (excluding amounts
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transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation) under the heading 
‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Airport Infra-
structure Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58); and 
(2) $68,670,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 
2026 for personnel, contracting, and other costs to 
administer and oversee grants (excluding amounts 
transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation) under the heading 
‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Airport Ter-
minal Program’’ in title VIII of division J of the In-
frastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58): 
Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 
the preceding provisos shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical
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staff-years under the federally funded research and devel-
opment center contract between the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Sys-
tems Development during fiscal year 2026. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regula-
tions requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal 
Aviation Administration without cost building construc-
tion, maintenance, utilities and expenses, including related 
accommodation services, or space in airport sponsor-
owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, 
air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the 
prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not 
apply to negotiations between the agency and airport 
sponsors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates 
for these items or to grant assurances that require airport 
sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Avia-
tion Administration for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, 
United States Code, and any amount remaining in such 
account at the close of any fiscal year may be made avail-
405
able to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 
merged with and available for the same purposes as such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sec-
tion 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal 
Aviation Administration employee unless such employee 
actually performed work during the time corresponding to 
such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift 
card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued 
credit card. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 
any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 
to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 
or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg-
406
istration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identi-
fication, call sign, or similar identifying information from 
any ground based display to the public that would allow 
the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that air-
craft’s movements, except data made available to a Gov-
ernment agency, for the noncommercial flights of that 
owner or operator. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 
than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration: Provided, That of the nine 
political and Presidential appointee positions in the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, not less than one position 
shall be within each of the following offices and no ap-
pointee shall be in any other office: the Office of the Ad-
ministrator, the Office of the Deputy Administrator, the 
Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Government 
and Industry Affairs, the Office of Communications, the 
Office of Airports, and the Office for Policy, International 
Affairs, and Environment. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 
Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all
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fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex-
plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 
No. 13642. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close a regional operations center of 
the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services 
or personnel unless the Administrator notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available by or 
limited by this Act may be used to change weight restric-
tions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 
Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 
approval any new application for participation in the con-
tract tower program, or for reevaluation of cost-share pro-
gram participants so long as the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration has received an application from the airport, and 
so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eli-
gible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration published establishment criteria. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser
408
office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical cen-
ter, or the technical center unless the Administrator does 
so in compliance with section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 119D. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(7) of sec-
tion 405, activities creating, reorganizing, or restructuring 
an organizational unit of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion are not subject to the requirements of section 405 
unless those activities would change the organization chart 
provided as an exhibit to section 1 of the President’s 
Budget justification. 
SEC. 119E. For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-
in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be available 
through September 30, 2028, for necessary expenses, in-
cluding an independent verification regime, to provide re-
imbursement to airport sponsors that do not provide gate-
way operations and providers of general aviation ground 
support services, or other aviation tenants, located at 
those airports closed during a temporary flight restriction 
(TFR) for any residence of the President that is des-
ignated or identified to be secured by the United States 
Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial 
losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due 
to the actions of the Federal Government: Provided, That 
such amounts shall be derived from balances remaining 
from amounts appropriated for such purposes in prior
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Acts: Provided further, That such amounts shall not be 
subject to any limitation on obligations for the Grants-
in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: Provided 
further, That no funds shall be obligated or distributed 
to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations 
and providers of general aviation ground support services 
until an independent audit is completed: Provided further, 
That losses incurred as a result of violations of law, or 
through fault or negligence, of such operators and service 
providers or of third parties (including airports) are not 
eligible for reimbursements: Provided further, That obliga-
tion and expenditure of funds are conditional upon full 
release of the United States Government for all claims for 
financial losses resulting from such actions. 
SEC. 119F. Section 44502(e) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be applied by inserting the following 
after paragraph (4): 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(A) SYSTEMS
OR
EQUIPMENT.—Eligible 
air traffic systems or equipment identified in 
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph 
(3) of this subsection to be transferred to the 
Administrator under this subsection must have 
been purchased by the transferor airport on or 
after October 5, 2018.
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‘‘(B) OTHER SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT.—
Eligible air traffic systems or equipment identi-
fied in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) of 
this subsection to be transferred to the Admin-
istrator under this subsection must have been 
purchased by the transferor airport on or after 
October 1, 2024. 
‘‘(6) AIRPORTS
CLASSIFIED
AS
A
BASIC
OR 
LOCAL
GENERAL
AVIATION
AIRPORT.—An airport 
that is categorized as a basic or local general avia-
tion airport under the most recently published na-
tional plan of integrated airport systems under sec-
tion 47103 may only transfer an eligible air traffic 
system or equipment under this subsection in ac-
cordance with the exception provided in paragraph 
(4) if such system or equipment was purchased by 
the transferor airport on or after October 1, 2024.’’. 
SEC. 119G. None of the funds in this or any other 
Act shall be used to plan, design, or implement the privat-
ization or separation of the air traffic organization func-
tions of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 119H. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
for the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Training 
Academy except for the Federal Aviation Administration’s
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existing Training Academy located at the Mike Monroney 
Aeronautical Center. 
SEC. 119I. Notwithstanding section 40122(c) of title 
49, United States Code, for this year and thereafter, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
consultation with the Federal Air Surgeon, may increase 
the annual rate of basic pay for positions in the Office 
of Aerospace Medicine requiring a medical degree up to 
the annual compensation paid under section 102 of title 
3, United States Code. 
SEC. 119J. The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration is directed to provide a spend plan 
and a briefing within 30 days of enactment of this Act, 
and each month thereafter during fiscal year 2026, to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all 
activities and efforts funded by this Act and section 40003 
of Public Law 119–21 for the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s air traffic control modernization efforts: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator shall make available for 
each briefing the Federal Aviation Administration’s Chief 
Financial Officer and the Assistant Administrator for Pol-
icy, International Affairs, and Environment, and the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization’s 
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer.
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $504,187,977 together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration: Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 
in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs shall not exceed total obligations 
of $62,657,105,821 for fiscal year 2026: Provided, That 
the limitation on obligations under this heading shall only 
apply to contract authority authorized from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), un-
less otherwise specified in law.
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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs, $63,396,105,821 shall be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account), to remain available until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the purposes as described under this heading, 
$2,395,880,591, of which $927,212,591 shall be appro-
priated from the general fund, and of which—
(1) $1,093,756,000 shall be derived from the 
unobligated balances of amounts previously appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Ad-
ministration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ in 
title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58, as fol-
lows: 
(A) $125,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 
and 2026 for operations and administration of 
the Federal Highway Administration (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Transportation);
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(B) $75,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022 in paragraph 
(2) of such title VIII for the Joint Office of En-
ergy and Transportation; 
(C) $300,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 
2026 in paragraph (2) of such title VIII for 
grants to States or localities that require addi-
tional assistance to strategically deploy electric 
vehicle charging infrastructure; 
(D) $503,756,000 from amounts pre-
viously appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 
2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 in paragraph (2) 
of such title VIII that were distributed among 
the States, to be derived on a proportional basis 
from such unobligated amounts based on the 
unobligated balances from fiscal year 2022 by 
State as of January 31, 2026; and 
(E) $90,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 
2026 under paragraph (5) of such title VIII for 
the reduction of truck emissions at port facili-
ties program: 
Provided, That amounts derived from the unobli-
gated balances as described in the matter preceding
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this proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts 
specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5; 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration—Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Pro-
gram’’ in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–
58: Provided, That amounts derived by transfer as 
described in the matter preceding this proviso shall 
continue to be treated as amounts specified in sec-
tion 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5; 
(3) $204,912,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 
2025, and 2026 under the heading ‘‘Office of the 
Secretary—Strengthening Mobility and Revolution-
izing Transportation Grant Program’’ in title VIII 
of division J of Public Law 117–58: Provided, That 
amounts derived by transfer as described in the mat-
ter preceding this proviso shall continue to be treat-
ed as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division 
A of Public Law 118–5;
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(4) $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts made 
available by transfer pursuant to section 801 in title 
VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation): Provided, 
That amounts derived by transfer as described in 
the matter preceding this proviso shall continue to 
be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of 
division A of Public Law 118–5; and 
(5) $100,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 under the heading 
‘‘Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis-
tration—Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure 
Safety and Modernization Grant Program’’ in title 
VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation): Provided, 
That amounts derived by transfer as described in 
the matter preceding this proviso shall continue to 
be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of 
division A of Public Law 118–5: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading shall be in addition to any funds provided for fis-
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(3) $4,601,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 
2025, and 2026 for administrative and oversight ex-
penses as authorized under section 5334 and section 
5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation) under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Ferry 
Service for Rural Communities’’ in title VIII of divi-
sion J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117–58); and 
(4) $138,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for the 
costs of award and project management oversight of 
grants, including amounts transferred to the ‘‘Fi-
nancial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assist-
ance’’ account (excluding amounts transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation and to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation Office of Inspector General) 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Pas-
senger Rail Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the