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unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or 
reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water 
Conservation 
Fund 
grants 
authorized 
by 
section 
105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 
may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au-
thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 
amounts to remain available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the 
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for 
FHWA administrative support costs. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research cov-
ering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the min-
eral and water resources of the United States, its territories 
and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 
31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and 
water resources; give engineering supervision to power per-
mittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licens-
ees; administer the minerals exploration program (30
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U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 
U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related 
purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and dissemi-
nate 
data 
relative 
to 
the 
foregoing 
activities; 
$1,209,601,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021; of which $79,337,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for satellite operations; and of which $71,164,000 
shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance 
and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in 
cost: Provided, That none of the funds provided for the eco-
system research activity shall be used to conduct new sur-
veys on private property, unless specifically authorized in 
writing by the property owner: Provided further, That no 
part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than 
one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources 
data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation 
with States and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur-
nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo-
physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra-
tively determined that such procedures are in the public in-
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terest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings 
and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 
stations, observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses 
of the United States National Committee for Geological 
Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of 
persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent 
the United States in the negotiation and administration 
of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by 
appropriations herein made may be accomplished through 
the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as 
defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That the United States Geological Survey 
may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly 
with individuals or indirectly with institutions or non-
profit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for 
the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent 
graduates, who shall be considered employees for the pur-
pose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort 
claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees 
for any other purposes.
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting and administering 
leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for 
oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related 
purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving op-
erations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environ-
mental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing 
other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or 
Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or coopera-
tive agreements, $193,426,000, of which $133,426,000 is to 
remain available until September 30, 2021, and of which 
$60,000,000 is to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by 
amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this ap-
propriation from additions to receipts resulting from in-
creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 
and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, as-
sessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative ac-
tivities: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced as such collections are received during the 
fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appro-
priation estimated at not more than $133,426,000: Pro-
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vided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available 
for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach 
and marine cleanup activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations 
related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements 
for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine- 
related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as author-
ized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regu-
lations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by 
Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 
grants or cooperative agreements, $146,341,000, of which 
$120,341,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
2021, and of which $26,000,000 is to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited 
to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting 
from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 
1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted 
by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, includ-
ing studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous ad-
ministrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are
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received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2020 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$120,341,000. 
For an additional amount, $41,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected 
by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which 
shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees col-
lected in fiscal year 2020, as provided in this Act: Provided, 
That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspec-
tion fees exceed $41,000,000, the amounts realized in excess 
of $41,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2020, not less than 50 percent of the inspection 
fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission- 
related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly 
development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the 
Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the re-
view of applications for permits to drill. 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 
1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title 
VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
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$14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, $117,768,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That appropriations for the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State 
and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en-
force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 
of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That fees assessed and 
collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall 
be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
tions, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal 
year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2020 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $117,678,000.
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ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
Law 95–87, $24,713,000, to be derived from receipts of the 
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That pursuant to Public 
Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is authorized 
to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent 
debt owed to the United States Government to pay for con-
tracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That funds 
made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may 
be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of 
projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose 
of environmental restoration related to treatment or abate-
ment of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: Pro-
vided further, That such projects must be consistent with 
the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading may be used for the travel and 
per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
sponsored training. 
In addition, $115,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for grants to States and federally recognized In-
dian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and
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other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
conditions described in the report accompanying this Act: 
Provided, That such additional amount shall be used for 
economic and community development in conjunction with 
the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Con-
trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Pro-
vided further, That of such additional amount, $75,000,000 
shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian 
States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet 
the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 
section, $30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts 
to the 3 Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest 
amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and 
$10,000,000 shall be for grants to federally recognized In-
dian Tribes without regard to their status as certified or 
uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclama-
tion Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of 
abandoned mine lands and other related activities in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions described in the re-
port accompanying this Act and shall be used for economic 
and community development in conjunction with the prior-
ities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977: Provided further, That such addi-
tional amount shall be allocated to States and Indian
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Tribes within 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian pro-
grams, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.), $1,533,461,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, except as otherwise provided herein; 
of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception 
and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
$74,734,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Pro-
vided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Sec-
retary may exceed such cap, for welfare payments from the 
amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to 
Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided fur-
ther, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal or-
ganizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use 
their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance 
costs: Provided further, That not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Appro-
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priations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives a report describing 
the facilities investments required to improve the direct 
service and tribally operated detention and public safety 
facilities in Indian country that are in poor condition, in-
cluding associated cost estimates: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $57,424,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attor-
ney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and 
the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, 
That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized 
tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2021, 
may be transferred during fiscal year 2022 to an Indian 
forest land assistance account established for the benefit of 
the holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund ac-
count: Provided further, That any such unobligated bal-
ances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2022: 
Provided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu-
reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase 
uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for per-
sonnel: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
may accept transfers of funds from U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection to supplement any other funding available 
for reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the Bureau
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of Indian Affairs as identified on the National Tribal 
Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education for fiscal year 2020, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for transfer to another budget ac-
count. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineering 
services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in 
lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for con-
struction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant 
to Public Law 87–483; $128,723,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be 
available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irriga-
tion Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclama-
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tion: Provided further, That any funds provided for the 
Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of November 
2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available on a nonre-
imbursable basis: Provided further, That in order to ensure 
timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary 
may assume control of a project and all funds related to 
the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment 
of this Act, any Public Law 93–638 contractor receiving 
funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has 
not completed the planning and design phase of the project 
and commenced construction: Provided further, That this 
appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the 
Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the 
appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion 
needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementa-
tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the 
Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the 
WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1749). 
Of the unobligated balances made available for the 
‘‘Construction, 
Resources 
Management’’ 
account, 
$2,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND 
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses 
for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle-
ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 
111–11, 111–291, and 114–322, and for implementation of 
other land and water rights settlements, $45,644,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
$10,779,000, of which $1,455,000 is for administrative ex-
penses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed 
$174,616,164. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian edu-
cation programs, as authorized by law, including the Sny-
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der Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 
(25 U.S.C.5301 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools 
Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $905,841,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021, except as other-
wise provided herein: Provided, That Federally recognized 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations of Federally recog-
nized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations 
for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $685,223,000 for school operations costs of Bu-
reau-funded schools and other education programs shall be-
come available on July 1, 2020, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, including but not lim-
ited to the Indian Self–Determination Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C.), not to exceed $83,407,000 
within and only from such amounts made available for 
school operations shall be available for administrative cost 
grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 
2020: Provided further, That in order to enhance safety of 
Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur-
chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel.
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EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, repair, improvements, and mainte-
nance of buildings, utilities and other facilities necessary 
for the operation of Indian education programs, including 
architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisi-
tion of lands, and interests in lands: $238,250,000, to re-
main available until expended; Provided, That in order to 
ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Sec-
retary may assume control of a project and all funds related 
to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment 
of this Act, any Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.) grantee or Public Law 93–638 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
contractor receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in 
any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design 
phase of the project and commenced construction. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of In-
dian Education may carry out the operation of Indian pro-
grams by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, compacts, and grants, either directly or in coopera-
tion with States and other organizations. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in 
support of the management, operation, and maintenance of 
the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau 
of Indian Education for central office oversight, Education 
Management, and Executive Direction and Administrative 
Services (except executive direction and administrative 
services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional of-
fices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be 
available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative 
agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau 
of Indian Education under the provisions of the Indian 
Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act 
as amended. 
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not di-
minish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to 
that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship be-
tween the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s abil-
ity to access future appropriations. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 
the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools 
under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support 
the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the 
State of Alaska.
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No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education 
shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or 
dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved 
by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau 
of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, 
except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this 
prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional 
grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed 
to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of 
Indian Education, or more than one grade to expand the 
elementary grade structure for the Bureau-funded schools 
with a K–2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropria-
tions made available in this or any prior Act for schools 
funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with 
the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the 
Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any 
school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 
2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used 
to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as 
that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a char-
ter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school 
before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during 
that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bu-
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reau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau 
for the use of the real and personal property (including 
buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept 
separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
does not assume any obligation for charter school programs 
of the State in which the school is located if the charter 
school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded 
schools sharing a campus with a charter school and per-
forming functions related to the charter school’s operation 
and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as 
Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 
113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi-
rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 
formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 
Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and adminis-
trative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) dis-
tribution formula. 
Funds available under this Act may not be used to 
establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 
system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 
may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe 
to provide language and cultural immersion educational
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programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdic-
tional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve 
tribal members, do not include grades beyond those cur-
rently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide 
an educational environment with educator presence and 
academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, 
comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health 
and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities 
Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations 
at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary 
costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to stu-
dents such as those caused by busing students extended dis-
tances: Provided, That no funds available under this Act 
may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilita-
tion, construction or other facilities-related costs for such 
assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further, 
That the term ‘‘satellite school’’ means a school location 
physically separated from the existing Bureau school by 
more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing 
school in all other respects. 
Funds made available within Operation of Indian 
Programs, Operation of Indian Education Programs, Con-
struction, and Education Construction may be used to exe-
cute requested adjustments in tribal priority allocations.
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for management of the Depart-
ment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agree-
ments, as authorized by law, $136,244,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021; of which not to exceed 
$15,000 may be for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available 
for workers compensation payments and unemployment 
compensation payments associated with the orderly closure 
of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which 
$9,000,000 for the Appraisal and Valuation Service Office 
is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of 
which $11,061,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and re-
source valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred 
to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ‘‘Oper-
ation of Indian Programs’’ account, and the Bureau of In-
dian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Pro-
grams’’ account and the Office of the Special Trustee for 
American Indians ‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’ account: Pro-
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vided further, That funds made available through contracts 
or grants obligated during fiscal year 2019, as authorized 
by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the 
contractor or grantee. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2020, up to $400,000 of the payments 
authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 
may be retained for administrative expenses of the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That the 
amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts 
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That in the event 
the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for payments 
pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make the full 
payments authorized by that chapter to all units of local 
government, then the payment to each local government 
shall be made proportionally: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may make adjustments to payment to individual 
units of local government to correct for prior overpayments 
or underpayments: Provided further, That no payment shall 
be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise eligible units 
of local government if the computed amount of the payment 
is less than $100.
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INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and 
other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public 
Law 108–188, $102,131,000, of which: (1) $92,640,000 shall 
remain available until expended for territorial assistance, 
including general technical assistance, maintenance assist-
ance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and 
brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judici-
ary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, 
as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the 
Government of American Samoa, in addition to current 
local revenues, for construction and support of govern-
mental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin 
Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the Government 
of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Govern-
ment of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by 
law (Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,491,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2021, for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all 
financial transactions of the territorial and local govern-
ments herein provided for, including such transactions of 
all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such 
governments, may be audited by the Government Account-
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ability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 
35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That 
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be 
provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the 
Special Representatives on Future United States Financial 
Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by 
Public Law 104–134: Provided further, That the funds for 
the program of operations and maintenance improvement 
are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and 
maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with 
territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined 
by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to time-
ly maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That 
any appropriation for disaster assistance under this head-
ing in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used 
as non–Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard 
mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to re-
main available until expended, as provided for in sections 
221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for 
the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Com-
pacts of Free Association for the Government of the Repub-
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lic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public 
Law 108–188: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $5,000,000 is for deposit into the Com-
pact Trust Fund of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
as compensation authorized by Public Law 108–188 for ad-
verse financial and economic impacts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary 
may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds pro-
vided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Pub-
lic Law 104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guar-
anteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount 
of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administra-
tion, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and re-
pair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That such loans or loan guarantees may be made 
without regard to the population of the area, credit else-
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where requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible 
entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and 
section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act: Provided further, That any funds trans-
ferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition 
to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee 
loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$66,816,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $53,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN 
INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by di-
rect expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, com-
pacts, and grants, $111,540,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $19,016,000 from this or 
any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: 
Provided, That funds for trust management improvements
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and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or 
merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ‘‘Operation of 
Indian Programs’’ account, the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation, ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’ ac-
count, the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
account, and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Op-
erations’’ account: Provided further, That funds made 
available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal 
year 2020, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available 
until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly state-
ment of performance for any Indian trust account that has 
not had activity for at least 15 months and has a balance 
of $15 or less: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue an annual account statement and maintain a record 
of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each 
such account to be withdrawn upon the express written re-
quest of the account holder: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make pay-
ments to correct administrative errors of either disburse-
ments from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or 
Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, 
That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be cred-
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ited to and remain available in this account for this pur-
pose: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance 
of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee 
receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts 
claimant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
102 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Re-
form Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts 
of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a contin-
uous period of at least five years and shall not be required 
to generate periodic statements of performance for the indi-
vidual accounts: Provided further, That with respect to the 
eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain 
sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual 
accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and 
such funds shall remain available to the individual account 
holders. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire sup-
pression operations, fire science and research, emergency re-
habilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire as-
sistance by the Department of the Interior, $952,338,000,
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to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$18,427,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of 
fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also available 
for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts 
from which funds were previously transferred for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
$194,000,000 is for fuels management activities: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided $20,470,000 is for 
burned area rehabilitation: Provided further, That persons 
hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsist-
ence and lodging without cost from funds available from 
this appropriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office of 
the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United 
States property, may be credited to the appropriation from 
which funds were expended to provide that protection, and 
are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided fur-
ther, That using the amounts designated under this title 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, 
for fuels management activities, and for training and moni-
toring associated with such fuels management activities on 
Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities 
that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further,
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That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement 
between the Federal Government and any non-Federal enti-
ty may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding require-
ments of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, 
for purposes of fuels management activities, may obtain 
maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, 
nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation 
Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), 
or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth 
groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities 
that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, de-
fined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to com-
plete such contracts: Provided further, That in imple-
menting this section, the Secretary shall develop written 
guidance to field units to ensure accountability and con-
sistent application of the authorities provided herein: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for 
the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to 
consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, 
in connection with wildland fire management activities: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may
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use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real 
property with local governments, at or below fair market 
value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facili-
ties on such leased properties, including but not limited to 
fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial at-
tack and fire support facilities, and to make advance pay-
ments for any such lease or for construction activity associ-
ated with the lease: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may author-
ize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire 
management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 
$50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers 
would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management 
programs and projects: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support 
of Federal emergency response actions: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for assistance to or through the Department of State 
in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available 
to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related 
natural resource activities outside the United States and 
its territories and possessions, including technical assist-
ance, education and training, and cooperation with United
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States and international organizations: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided under this heading $383,657,000 
is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, as amended. 
In addition to the amounts provided under this head-
ing for wildfire suppression operations, $300,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, is additional new budget 
authority as specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985: Provided, That the Secretary of the Department 
of the Interior may transfer such amounts to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for wildfire suppression operations. 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-
rior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the 
response action, including associated activities, performed 
pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
$10,010,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res-
toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the
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Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), 
and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, information 
technology improvements of general benefit to the Depart-
ment, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and 
operations throughout the Department, $68,235,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be 
used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund ac-
count other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation 
of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary may assess 
reasonable charges to State, local and tribal government em-
ployees for training services provided by the National In-
dian Program Training Center, other than training related 
to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities,
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equipment or professional services of the National Indian 
Program Training Center to State, local and tribal govern-
ment employees or persons or organizations engaged in cul-
tural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in 
section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the pre-
vailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or serv-
ices in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Train-
ing Center: Provided further, That all funds received pursu-
ant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this 
account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used 
by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National In-
dian Program Training Center: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agree-
ments to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s 
collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other 
mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 
which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through 
available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 
or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft.
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OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE 
For necessary expenses for management of the collec-
tion and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral 
revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agree-
ments, as authorized by law, $147,330,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021; of which $50,651,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral 
revenue management activities: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $15,000 shall be avail-
able for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain 
Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the 
claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian 
allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erro-
neous payments. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 
or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emer-
gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable 
causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available 
under this authority until funds specifically made available
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to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have 
been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pur-
suant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental 
appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as pos-
sible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi-
ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 
in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs 
of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency 
prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the 
emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its ju-
risdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or ac-
tual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other un-
avoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage 
assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases 
of hazardous substances into the environment; for the pre-
vention, suppression, and control of actual or potential 
grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority 
in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 
7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under section 
410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from any no
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year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary 
to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event 
a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provi-
sions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, That appropria-
tions made in this title for wildland fire operations shall 
be available for the payment of obligations incurred during 
the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or 
other equipment in connection with their use for wildland 
fire operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to 
appropriations currently available at the time of receipt 
thereof: Provided further, That for wildland fire operations, 
no funds shall be made available under this authority until 
the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for 
‘‘wildland fire suppression’’ shall be exhausted within 30 
days: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this 
section must be replenished by a supplemental appropria-
tion, which must be requested as promptly as possible: Pro-
vided further, That such replenishment funds shall be used 
to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which 
emergency funds were transferred. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of 
the Interior in this title shall be available for services as
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authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to 
exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehi-
cles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for 
telephone service in private residences in the field, when au-
thorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and 
the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for 
library membership in societies or associations which issue 
publications to members only or at a price to members 
lower than to subscribers who are not members. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 
headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro-
priations Acts made under the same headings shall be avail-
able for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust manage-
ment and reform activities. Total funding for historical ac-
counting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose. 
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute
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any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution meth-
odologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Pri-
ority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
year 2020. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, over-
lapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodolo-
gies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, 
waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part 
of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York 
and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating 
and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation 
and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Lib-
erty Islands, and of other program and administrative ac-
tivities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including 
franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by ex-
change; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and 
enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other 
agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.
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(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required with-
in 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end 
of the month in which the inspection occurred, with pay-
ment required within 30 days of billing. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear 
cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and 
other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear 
contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 
of title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term 
restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long- 
term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming 
horses and burros by such organizations or entities on pri-
vate land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may 
not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of 
the Secretary. 
MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS 
SEC. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threat-
ened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system 
of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest,
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that are released from federally operated or federally fi-
nanced hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases 
of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must 
have a visible mark that can be readily identified by com-
mercial and recreational fishers. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 2020, in carrying out work involving co-
operation with State, local, and tribal governments or any 
political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record ob-
ligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, 
except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the 
end of the fiscal year. 
HUMANE TRANSFER OF EXCESS ANIMALS 
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Interior may transfer excess wild horses 
or burros that have been removed from the public lands to 
other Federal, State, and local government agencies for use 
as work animals: Provided, That the Secretary may make 
any such transfer immediately upon request of such Fed-
eral, State, or local government agency: Provided further, 
That any excess animal transferred under this provision 
shall lose its status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro 
as defined in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
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Act: Provided further, That any Federal, State, or local gov-
ernment agency receiving excess wild horses or burros as 
authorized in this section shall not: destroy the horses or 
burros in a way that results in their destruction into com-
mercial products; sell or otherwise transfer the horses or 
burros in a way that results in their destruction for proc-
essing into commercial products; or euthanize the horses or 
burros except upon the recommendation of a licensed veteri-
narian, in cases of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 112. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants 
to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private non-
profit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor 
under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize 
the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by 
other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and 
consistent with such provisions of law. 
(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement 
would not— 
(1) result in the displacement of individuals cur-
rently employed by the Department, including partial
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displacement through reduction of non-overtime 
hours, wages, or employment benefits; 
(2) result in the use of an individual under the 
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Pro-
gram for a job or function in a case in which a Fed-
eral employee is in a layoff status from the same or 
substantially equivalent job within the Department; 
or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 113. Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2020’’. 
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 114. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the De-
partment of the Interior shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse 
(Centrocercus urophasianus);
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(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin dis-
tinct population segment of greater sage-grouse. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION 
AND ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 116. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer 
funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus 
affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the 
reprogramming guidelines described in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING 
SEC. 117. The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall conduct 
a study to identify the law enforcement staffing needs of 
Indian Tribes, which shall include— 
(1) a detailed analysis, by Indian Tribe, of law 
enforcement hiring impediments and challenges; 
(2) a strategy on how to recruit and train law 
enforcement officers and fill law enforcement vacan-
cies; and 
(3) a proposed strategy that could be used to ad-
dress the impediments and challenges identified in 
paragraph (1). 
GAO STUDY ON OUTDOOR RECREATION 
SEC. 118. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agen-
cy’’ means— 
(A) the Department of Agriculture; 
(B) the Department of the Interior; 
(C) the Corps of Engineers; 
(D) the National Marine Fisheries Service; 
and 
(E) the Office of National Marine Sanc-
tuaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(2) OUTDOOR RECREATION.—The term ‘‘outdoor 
recreation’’ means all recreational activities under-
taken for pleasure that— 
(A) generally involve some level of inten-
tional physical exertion; and 
(B) occur in nature-based environments 
outdoors. 
(b) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study that— 
(1) identifies each program carried out by a cov-
ered agency that directly impacts the outdoor recre-
ation sector, including each program that affects the 
management and conservation of, and access to, the 
land, waters, and natural resources of the United 
States; and
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(2) describes, for each program identified under 
paragraph (1), the spending level for that program 
during each of the 20 fiscal years preceding the year 
in which the report is submitted. 
(c) REQUIRED COORDINATION.—In conducting the 
study under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall coordinate with the outdoor recreation 
industry, nongovernmental organizations, the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, and 
other interested stakeholders. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later 240 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report that describes the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (b). 
TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities, which shall include research and devel-
opment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; nec-
essary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel 
expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and sup-
plies; and other operating expenses in support of research
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and development, $713,259,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds included 
under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be for Research: Na-
tional Priorities as specified in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in soci-
eties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members; administrative costs of the 
brownfields program under the Small Business Liability 
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; imple-
mentation of a coal combustion residual permit program 
under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; 
and not to exceed $31,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, $2,623,582,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds in-
cluded under this heading, $17,700,000 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds included under this heading, $471,741,000 shall
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be for Geographic Programs specified in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
In addition, $5,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in sec-
tion 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursuant 
to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA Serv-
ice Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal 
year 2020 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries 
and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated in this paragraph from the general fund for 
fiscal year 2020 shall be reduced by the amount of discre-
tionary offsetting receipts received during fiscal year 2020, 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: Pro-
vided further, That to the extent that amounts realized from 
such receipts exceed $5,000,000, those amount in excess of 
$5,000,000 shall be deposited in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee 
Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 
2020, shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and 
expenses in this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That of the funds included in 
the first paragraph under this heading, the Chemical Risk 
Review and Reduction program project shall be allocated
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for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any fees appro-
priated, not less than the amount of appropriations for that 
program project for fiscal year 2014. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the 
development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the 
hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by 
such section, $8,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections 
under such section 3024 are received during fiscal year 
2020, which shall remain available until expended and be 
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent such offsetting collections received 
in fiscal year 2020 exceed $8,000,000, those excess amounts 
shall remain available until expended and be used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$34,467,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), 
(c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611) $1,167,783,000, to re-
main available until expended, consisting of such sums as 
are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2019, 
as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up 
to $1,167,783,000 as a payment from general revenues to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as au-
thorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other 
Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $9,586,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office 
of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, and $17,775,000 shall be paid
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to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub-
title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall 
be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank clean-
up activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out 
the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act speci-
fied in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator is authorized to use appro-
priations made available under this heading to implement 
section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide fi-
nancial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for 
the development and implementation of programs to man-
age underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, $18,290,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
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STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving 
funds and performance partnership grants, $4,247,028,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which— 
(1) $1,638,826,000 shall be for making capital-
ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act; and of which $1,126,088,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 
2020, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project 
applications and projects are consistent with State 
Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 percent of the 
funds made available under this title to each State for 
Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants shall be used by the State for projects to ad-
dress green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency 
improvements, or other environmentally innovative 
activities: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, 
funds made available under this title to each State for 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used 
for projects to address green infrastructure, water or
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energy efficiency improvements, or other environ-
mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the 
amounts in a State water pollution control revolving 
fund that may be used by a State to administer the 
fund shall not apply to amounts included as prin-
cipal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2020 
and prior years where such amounts represent costs 
of administering the fund to the extent that such 
amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Ad-
ministrator, accounted for separately from other as-
sets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the 
fund, including administration: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants 
made under title II of such Act for American Samoa, 
Guam, the commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of 
Columbia may also be made for the purpose of pro-
viding assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 
activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for 
any proposed project for the construction of treatment 
works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or replace-
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ment of privately owned treatment works serving one 
or more principal residences or small commercial es-
tablishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2020, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 
518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
funds reserved by the Administrator for grants under 
section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act may also be used to provide assistance: (1) solely 
for facility plans, design activities, or plans, speci-
fications, and estimates for any proposed project for 
the construction of treatment works; and (2) for the 
construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
owned treatment works serving one or more principal 
residences or small commercial establishments: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2020, notwith-
standing any provision of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act and regulations issued pursuant 
thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds re-
served by the Administrator for grants under section 
518(c) of such Act may also be used for grants for 
training, technical assistance, and educational pro-
grams relating to the operation and management of 
the treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such 
Act: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, funds
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reserved under section 518(c) of such Act shall be 
available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined 
in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian res-
ervations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined 
in Public Law 92–203: Provided further, That for fis-
cal year 2020, notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the 
funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is 
greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds ap-
propriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for 
State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be re-
served by the Administrator for grants under section 
518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That for fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding the 
amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the 
aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water 
State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 
sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be 
reserved by the Administrator for grants made under 
title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for
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American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Is-
lands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, 
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up 
to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants made under section 
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided fur-
ther, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 20 percent 
of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants shall be used by the State to pro-
vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 
loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
shall be so used by the State only where such funds 
are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 
was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the date
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of enactment of this Act if the State, with concurrence 
from the Administrator, determines that such funds 
could be used to help address a threat to public health 
from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or 
if a Federal or State emergency declaration has been 
issued due to a threat to public health from height-
ened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water 
supply before the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That in a State in which such an emer-
gency declaration has been issued, the State may use 
more than 20 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to the State for Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide ad-
ditional subsidy to eligible recipients; 
(2) $19,511,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation 
with the appropriate border commission: Provided, 
That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to 
address the water, wastewater and other critical in-
frastructure needs of the colonias in the United States 
along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
available to a county or municipal government unless
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that government has established an enforceable local 
ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in 
that jurisdiction the development or construction of 
any additional colonia areas, or the development 
within an existing colonia the construction of any 
new home, business, or other structure which lacks 
water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; 
(3) $29,186,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State of 
Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no 
more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for ad-
ministrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State 
of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the 
Statewide priority list established in conjunction with 
the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar 
projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are 
funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of 
the funds provided for projects in regional hub com-
munities;
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(4) $85,166,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for 
assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 
1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; 
(5) $85,166,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $56,306,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the report accompanying this Act; 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 
quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(8) $25,816,000 shall be for grants for small and 
disadvantaged communities authorized in section
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2104 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 
the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(9) $19,511,000 shall be for grants for reducing 
lead in drinking water authorized in section 2105 of 
the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(10) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 
1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–19a(l)), as amended by section 2005 of the 
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–270); 
(11) $29,186,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)), as amended by section 2107 of 
the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322) and section 2006(a) of the 
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–270); 
(12) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 
1465 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–25), as added by section 2006(b) of the Amer-
ica’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–270); 
(13) $13,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
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Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)), as added by section 4103 
of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–270); 
(14) $20,497,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301), as amended by section 4106 of the 
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–270); 
(15) $1,000,000 shall be for grants authorized in 
section 4304 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); and 
(16) $1,086,769,000 shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, feder-
ally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal con-
sortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi- 
media or single media pollution prevention, control 
and abatement and related activities, including ac-
tivities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this 
heading in Public Law 104–134, and for making 
grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for par-
ticulate matter monitoring and data collection activi-
ties subject to terms and conditions specified by the 
Administrator, of which: $46,190,000 shall be for car-
rying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,332,000 shall 
be for Environmental Information Exchange Network
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grants, including associated program support costs; 
$1,449,000 shall be for grants to States under section 
2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which 
shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
Fund Program’’ to carry out the provisions of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 
9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 
of the funds available for grants under section 106 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for 
State participation in national- and State-level sta-
tistical surveys of water resources and enhancements 
to State monitoring programs; $24,000,000 shall be 
for multipurpose grants, including interagency agree-
ments. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaran-
teed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Fi-
nance and Innovation Act of 2014, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
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gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, in-
cluding capitalized interest, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $13,500,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of direct loans 
and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described 
in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing 
authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Fi-
nance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this 
account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Inno-
vation Act of 2014, $8,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS) 
For fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s
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function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal 
consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the 
Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded 
from funds designated for State financial assistance agree-
ments. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 
amended by Public Law 116–8, the Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Extension Act of 2018. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insec-
ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of 
FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2020. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$301,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environmental 
Programs and Management’’ to the head of any Federal de-
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partment or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into 
an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal de-
partment or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organiza-
tions, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, 
monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance 
of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs 
and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous 
Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renova-
tion of facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed 
$150,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2020, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use the 
amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 
of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sec-
tions 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.
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The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs 
and Management’’ for fiscal year 2020 to provide grants 
to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed 
Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 
320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
not less than $1,000,000 of the funds made available under 
this title for the National Estuary Program shall be for 
making competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4). 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $875,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to any 
agency in the Natural Resources and Environment mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the office. 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
wise provided for, $953,750,000, to remain available
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through September 30, 2023: (1) for the base salary and 
expenses of permanent employees carrying out administra-
tive and general management support functions, in an 
amount not to exceed $257,050,000; (2) for the costs of facil-
ity maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and sites 
where these support functions take place; (3) for the costs 
of: (A) all utility and telecommunication expenses of the 
Forest Service, and (B) business services; and (4) for infor-
mation technology including cyber security requirements: 
Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be 
used for necessary administrative support function expenses 
of the Forest Service not otherwise provided for and nec-
essary for its operation. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $257,640,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2023: Provided, That of the 
funds provided, $14,810,000 is for the forest inventory and 
analysis program: Provided further, That all authorities for 
the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and 
cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and 
Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in 
the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research.
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STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health manage-
ment, and conducting an international program as author-
ized, $317,964,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2023, as authorized by law; of which $63,990,000 is to 
be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
to be used for the Forest Legacy Program, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
wise provided for, for management, protection, improve-
ment, and utilization of the National Forest System, and 
for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such 
lands, $1,857,280,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That of the funds provided, 
$40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest 
Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration 
treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Chief of the Forest Service shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of
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the Senate a report detailing the status of efforts to accel-
erate forest ecosystem restoration under the Four Forest 
Restoration Initiative: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided, $24,330,000 shall be for forest products: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, $149,990,000 shall be 
for hazardous fuels management activities, of which not to 
exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any 
authorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State 
and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of 
creating incentives for increased use of biomass from Na-
tional Forest System lands: Provided further, That 
$20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture 
to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agree-
ments or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management 
activities, and for training or monitoring associated with 
such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal 
land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines 
such activities benefit resources on Federal land: Provided 
further, That funds made available to implement the Com-
munity Forestry Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, 
title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in 
accordance with authorities made available to the Forest 
Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropria-
tions: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of 
the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the
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Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing 
on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 
50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association 
or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved by 
the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the 
cost of the conservation practice is incurred. And, that the 
amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing Asso-
ciation or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal 
year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year there-
after for use on the project for conservation practices ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
wise provided for, $107,940,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2023, for construction, capital im-
provement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and 
other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, re-
construction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer 
needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of 
the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads 
and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That funds 
becoming available in fiscal year 2019 under the Act of 
March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the
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General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available 
for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the 
funds are appropriated. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, including ad-
ministrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, 
or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority 
applicable to the Forest Service, $73,741,000, to be derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to re-
main available until expended. 
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
able for Forest Service and derived from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund, $2,000,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded from projects with cost savings or failed 
projects or partially failed that had funds returned: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
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ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries 
of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; 
the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San 
Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, Cali-
fornia; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National 
Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $700,000, to be 
derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
funds deposited by State, county, or municipal govern-
ments, public school districts, or other public school authori-
ties, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited 
by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Ex-
change Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 
U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 30, 
2023, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Pub-
lic Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protec-
tion, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received 
during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic 
livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western 
States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–
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579, to remain available through September 30, 2023, of 
which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for adminis-
trative expenses associated with on-the-ground range reha-
bilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2023. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System 
lands and water, $1,964,730,000, to remain available
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through September 30, 2023: Provided, That such funds in-
cluding unobligated balances under this heading, are avail-
able for repayment of advances from other appropriations 
accounts previously transferred for such purposes: Provided 
further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a pre-
vious fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be 
transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Pro-
vided further, That such funds shall be available to reim-
burse State and other cooperating entities for services pro-
vided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disas-
ters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service 
for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible 
emergency management agency: Provided further, That 
funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of im-
plementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal 
Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as 
mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing,$1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, and is provided to the meet the terms of 
section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
In addition to the amounts provided under this head-
ing for wildfire suppression operations, $1,950,000,000, to
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remain available until expended, is additional new budget 
authority as specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may 
transfer such amounts to the Department of Interior for 
wildfire suppression operations. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from 
excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, op-
eration, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to main-
tain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland 
fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwith-
standing other provisions of law, existing aircraft being re-
placed may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value 
used to offset the purchase price for the replacement air-
craft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of 
land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the Na-
tional Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a
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note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accord-
ance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency reha-
bilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under 
its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning 
conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire sup-
pression funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ will be obligated within 30 days: Pro-
vided, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must 
be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must 
be requested as promptly as possible. 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire 
management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire 
assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
wildland fire management programs and projects. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discre-
tionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this 
Act to or within the National Forest System Account, or
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reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous 
fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over 
National Forest System lands and water, such transferred 
funds shall remain available through September 30, 2023: 
Provided, That none of the funds transferred pursuant to 
this section shall be available for obligation without written 
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided 
further, That this section does not apply to funds derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with U.S., private, and international organizations. The 
Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may 
sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments 
and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (includ-
ing the U.S. Agency for International Development, the De-
partment of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organiza-
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tions to provide technical assistance and training programs 
overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such 
lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service 
in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year 
shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 
702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 
(7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107– 
171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 
the report accompanying this Act. 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall
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be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Depart-
ment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as 
Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall pro-
hibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested 
by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the 
Department of Agriculture’s National Information Tech-
nology Center and the Department of Agriculture’s Inter-
national Technology Service. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out 
by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out 
under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 
available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official recep-
tion and representation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 
101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up 
to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the Na-
tional Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership 
projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without 
regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal
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funds made available to the Foundation, no more than 
$300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: 
Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the 
end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private 
contributions to match funds made available by the Forest 
Service on at least a one-for-one basis: Provided further, 
That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Fed-
eral or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same 
rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal match-
ing funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up 
to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service 
may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on 
or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to 
Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds shall 
be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Founda-
tion or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Foun-
dation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non- 
Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the 
recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
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sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be 
used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 
502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not 
to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of 
the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for 
travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC as-
sistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at 
meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land pur-
chase negotiations and similar matters unrelated to civil 
litigation. Future budget justifications for both the Forest 
Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly
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display the sums previously transferred and the sums re-
quested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for pur-
poses of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the 
Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days 
following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and 
prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line 
item and account, to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 
5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
Indian 
Health 
Service, 
$4,318,884,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, except as otherwise provided herein, together with
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payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services furnished by the In-
dian Health Service: Provided, That funds made available 
to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant 
agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized 
by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be 
obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and 
thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal orga-
nization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, 
That $2,000,000 shall be available for grants or contracts 
with public or private institutions to provide alcohol or 
drug treatment services to Indians, including alcohol de-
toxification services: Provided further, That $967,363,000 
for Purchased/Referred Care, including $53,000,000 for the 
Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, up to $44,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for implementation of the loan repayment 
program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, $97,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
to supplement funds available for operational costs at tribal 
clinics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act compact or contract where health
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care is delivered in space acquired through a full service 
lease, which is not eligible for maintenance and improve-
ment from the Indian Health Service, and $58,000,000 
shall 
be 
for 
accreditation 
emergencies, 
including 
supplementing activities funded under the heading ‘‘Indian 
Health Facilities’’, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used 
to supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/ 
Referred Care: Provided further, That the amounts collected 
by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 
and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year 
for breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund au-
thorized by section 108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) 
and shall remain available until expended and, notwith-
standing section 108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), 
funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan 
repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 
and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 
further, That the amounts made available within this ac-
count for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Pro-
gram, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for 
the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy author-
ity for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at 
Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for transformation and
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modernization costs of the Electronic Health Record Sys-
tem, for an initiative to improve recruitment and retention 
of healthcare providers and certain other critical profes-
sions, for national quality and oversight activities, to im-
prove collections from public and private insurance at In-
dian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, and 
for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the dis-
cretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual 
contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, pro-
vided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds 
are appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts col-
lected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for 
the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable 
conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the 
Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, 
design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further, 
That funding contained herein for scholarship programs 
under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1613) shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts received by tribes and tribal organiza-
tions under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement
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Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to 
the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: 
Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 
collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal or-
ganizations operating health facilities pursuant to Public 
Law 93–638, such individually identifiable health informa-
tion relating to disabled children as may be necessary for 
the purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.): Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
$72,280,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities ac-
count. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2020, such sums 
as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
account.
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INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, in-
cluding quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, speci-
fications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and 
erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; 
and for provision of domestic and community sanitation 
facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and 
titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with re-
spect to environmental health and facilities support activi-
ties of the Indian Health Service, $902,878,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the plan-
ning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of 
health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes 
may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will 
be located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 
may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase 
TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for 
distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facili-
ties: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation
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WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Women’s Suffrage Cen-
tennial Commission, as authorized by the Women’s Suffrage 
Centennial Commission Act (section 431(a)(3) of division 
G of Public Law 115–31), $1,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centen-
nial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War I 
Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) and the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291), for necessary expenses of the World War I Cen-
tennial Commission, $7,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That in addition to the authority pro-
vided by section 6(g) of such Act, the World War I Commis-
sion may accept money, in-kind personnel services, contrac-
tual support, or any appropriate support from any execu-
tive branch agency for activities of the Commission.
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That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be used in accord-
ance with the report accompanying this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level 
specified under this heading in the report accompanying 
this Act may be transferred to any other funding level speci-
fied under this heading in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or de-
crease any funding level by more than 10 percent: Provided 
further, That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
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-
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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 author-
izing 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 in-
spection activities and administration of airport safety pro-
grams, including those related to airport operating certifi-
cates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be 
available for the planning or execution of programs the obli-
gations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2020, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading shall be available for the replace-
ment of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of ter-
minal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that 
are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of al-
lowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or 
paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a
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to the States under section 204 of title 23, 
United States Code), and will not be available 
for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 
imposition of any obligation limitation for such 
fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribu-
tion of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the pur-
pose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and