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age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to 
any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 
to a group, unless the application is specific to the 
contents of the season, including identified programs 
or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM 
PRIORITIES 
SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding fi-
nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro-
priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 
underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 
a population of individuals, including urban minori-
ties, who have historically been outside the purview 
of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 
as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 
or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 
line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial as-
sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 
Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv-
ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc-
tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965— 
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(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat-
egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro-
grams that are of national impact or availability or 
are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex-
ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 
to any single State, excluding grants made under the 
authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con-
gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 
the Chairperson in each grant category under sec-
tion 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 
grants to improve and support community-based 
music performance and education. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS WAIVERS 
SEC. 414. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available under the heading ‘‘National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities—National 
Endowment for the Arts—Grants and Administration’’ of 
this Act and under such heading for fiscal years 2019 and 
2020 for grants for the purposes described in section 5(c) 
of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(c)) may also be used by the 
recipients of such grants for purposes of the general oper-
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ations of such recipients and the matching requirements 
under subsections (e), (g)(4)(A), and (p)(3) of section 5 
of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954) may be waived with respect 
to such grants. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES WAIVERS 
SEC. 415. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available under the heading ‘‘National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities—National 
Endowment for the Humanities—Grants and Administra-
tion’’ of this Act and under such heading for fiscal years 
2019 and 2020 for grants for the purposes described in 
section 7(c) and 7(h)(1) of the National Foundation on 
the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 may also be used 
by the recipients of such grants for purposes of the general 
operations of such recipients and the matching require-
ments under subsection (h)(2)(A) of section 7of the Na-
tional Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 
1965 may be waived with respect to such grants. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 416. The Department of the Interior, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
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priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 417. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 
subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2021. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 
SEC. 419. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land adminis-
tered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as 
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(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case 
of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be 
available for— 
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, 
and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or 
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results 
in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for 
processing into a commercial product. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 
ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 420. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 
U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 421. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 
steel products used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
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(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
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make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR 
WILDFIRES 
SEC. 422. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol-
unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 
fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 
provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 
supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding sec-
tion 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 
of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further 
authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the 
Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry 
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out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire man-
agement program to such organizations. 
RECREATION FEES 
SEC. 423. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 
SEC. 424. None of the funds made available in this 
Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed 
without the advance approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the re-
programming procedures contained in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94; 133 
Stat. 2536). 
PROJECT INFORMATION 
SEC. 425. (a) Not later than April 1, 2021, and each 
April 1 thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate prioritized and detailed lists of Federal land acqui-
sition projects, and Forest Legacy projects, that have been 
identified by each land management Agency. 
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(b) The Federal land acquisition project lists required 
by each Agency in subsection (a) shall include individual 
projects for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and 
the U.S. Forest Service, and shall total for each agency 
no less than 150 percent of the amount enacted for that 
agency for the previous fiscal year. 
LOCAL CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 426. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 
112–74 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
SHASTA-TRINITY MARINA FEE AUTHORITY 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 427. Section 422 of division F of Public Law 
110–161 (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 428. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 
113–76 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
PUERTO RICO SCHOOLING AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 429. The authority provided by the 19th un-
numbered paragraph under heading ‘‘Administrative Pro-
visions, Forest Service’’ in title III of Public Law 109– 
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54, as amended, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2021’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 430. Section 339 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 
note), as amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108– 
108 and section 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’. 
CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE 
SEC. 431. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Ini-
tiative Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–312; 54 U.S.C. 
320101 note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 
2021’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
CHACO CANYON 
SEC. 432. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to nominate or accept a nomination or 
informal expression of interest for oil and gas leasing 
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), 
or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any Federal lands or 
minerals within the withdrawal area identified on the map 
of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park prepared 
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square footage necessary for the operation of the Federal 
programs under the lease. 
TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST 
SEC. 434. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for 
the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or in-
dividuals, a forest development road in the Tongass Na-
tional Forest. 
RAINY RIVER WATERSHED 
SEC. 435. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to review 
or approve a mine plan proposed within the Rainy River 
Watershed of the Superior National Forest. 
PERMIT PROHIBITION 
SEC. 436. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to issue a permit for the import of a 
sport-hunted trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tan-
zania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia. The limitation described in 
this section shall not apply in the case of the administra-
tion of a tax or tariff. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 437. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Oil 
and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Re-
constructed, and Modified Sources Review’’ published by 
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the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Reg-
ister on September 24, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 50244). 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 438. Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Comptroller General of the United States noti-
fies the head of a Federal agency that receives funds 
under this Act of a violation by the Federal agency of sec-
tion 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the head of the Federal agency shall submit to the 
President, Congress, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States a report that includes— 
(1) a description of all relevant facts and a 
statement of actions taken with respect to the issues 
identified by the Comptroller General of the United 
States in the notification; and 
(2)(A) the opinion of the head of the Federal 
agency as to whether a violation of section 1341(a), 
1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code, as 
applicable, has occurred; and 
(B)(i) if it is the opinion of the head of the 
Federal agency under subparagraph (A) that a viola-
tion has occurred, an explanation as to why the vio-
lation was not discovered and reported by the head 
of the Federal agency prior to the date of the notifi-
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cation by the Comptroller General of the United 
States; or 
(ii) if it is the opinion of the head of the Fed-
eral agency under subparagraph (A) that a violation 
has not occurred, an explanation for the basis for 
the determination by the head of the Federal agen-
cy. 
INFORMATIONAL REQUESTS 
SEC. 439. (a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The head of a 
Federal agency that receives funds under this Act shall 
respond timely and completely to requests of the Comp-
troller General of the United States for access to records 
or interviews with agency employees. Should the head of 
a Federal agency fail to provide access to records or inter-
views within 30 days of the request or by such date as 
is otherwise specified by the Comptroller General, and in 
such manner as is acceptable to the Comptroller General, 
the Comptroller General shall provide the appropriate con-
gressional committees and the head of the Federal agency 
with notice of the undue delay. 
(b) AGENCY RESPONSES REQUIRED.—Not later than 
30 days after the head of the Federal agency receives a 
notice under subsection (a), the head of the Federal agen-
cy shall respond in writing to the Comptroller General and 
the appropriate congressional committees with an expla-
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nation for the delay and a proposed timetable for pro-
viding the requested records or interviews. Not later than 
30 days after this response is submitted, and every 30 
days thereafter until the Comptroller General informs the 
appropriate congressional committees that the head of the 
federal agency has provided access to the requested 
records or interviews in a manner acceptable to the Comp-
troller General, the head of the Federal agency shall up-
date the agency’s response in writing. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO
EXISTING
AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, 
supersede, or restrict in any manner any existing author-
ity of the Comptroller General. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION ON WATER QUALITY 
CERTIFICATIONS 
SEC. 440. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘Updating Regulations on Water Qual-
ity Certification’’, published by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency on August 22, 2019 (84 
Fed. Reg. 44080). 
FUNDING PROHIBITION FOR CONFEDERATE FLAGS 
SEC. 441. None of the funds made available to the 
National Park Service by this Act may be used for the 
purchase or display of a Confederate flag with the excep-
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tion of specific circumstances where the flags provide his-
torical context as described in the National Park Service 
memorandum entitled ‘‘Immediate Action Required, No 
Reply Needed: Confederate Flags’’ and dated June 24, 
2015. 
REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 
SEC. 442. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or policy to the contrary, within 180 days of enactment 
of this Act, the National Park Service shall remove from 
display all physical Confederate commemorative works, 
such as statues, monuments, sculptures, memorials, and 
plaques, as defined by NPS, Management Policies 2006, 
§9.6.1. 
INVENTORY OF ASSETS WITH CONFEDERATE NAMES 
SEC. 443. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations an inventory of all assets under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of Interior with Con-
federate names. 
FOREST SERVICE USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 
444. 
Notwithstanding 
section 
200306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of title 54, United States Code, 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Agriculture—Forest Service—Land Acquisition’’ in 
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this and any prior Act may be used for the acquisition 
of acreage in any location for the National Forest System. 
RESOURCE STUDY OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT 
SEC. 445. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘Study Area’’ 
means the archeological site near Madison Street 
and the 10th Street Rail Corridor, and other sites 
in Springfield, Illinois associated with the 1908 
Springfield Race Riot. 
(b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe-
cial resource study of the study area. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) evaluate the national significance of 
the study area; 
(B) determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the study area as a unit of the 
National Park System; 
(C) consider other alternatives for preser-
vation, protection, and interpretation of the 
study area by the Federal Government, State or 
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local government entities, or private and non- 
profit organizations; 
(D) consult with interested Federal agen-
cies, State or local governmental entities, pri-
vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 
interested individuals; and 
(E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
acquisition, development, interpretation, oper-
ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
ternatives. 
(3) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The study required 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord-
ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are first made available for the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
(A) the results of the study; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
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LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 446. Contingent upon the enactment of the 
Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957 of the 116th 
Congress)— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer 
amounts becoming available for expenditure from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund in fiscal 
year 2021 pursuant to section 200303(a) of title 54, 
United States Code, as amended by such Act, to the 
agencies and accounts specified, in the amounts 
specified, and for the activities specified, in the table 
titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund—Fiscal Year 2021’’ in 
the report accompanying this Act; 
(2) to the extent that the amount becoming 
available for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 pursu-
ant to such subsection exceeds the total amount 
specified in the table referenced in this section, such 
excess amounts shall be transferred to and allocated 
among the agencies, accounts, and activities in the 
same proportion as the amounts specified in the 
table; 
(3) all amounts required to be transferred pur-
suant to this section shall be so transferred not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
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Act, or 30 days after the date of enactment of the 
Great American Outdoors Act, whichever is later, 
and such amounts shall be allocated for the activities 
specified in the report referenced in subsection (a) 
not later than 15 days after such transfer; and 
(4) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the funds allocated in the table referenced in this 
section shall hereafter be exempt from apportion-
ment under chapter 15 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 447. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to finalize, implement, 
administer, or enforce— 
(1) the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Strengthening 
Transparency in Regulatory Science’’ published by 
the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal 
Register on April 30, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 18768); 
or 
(2) the supplemental notice of proposed rule-
making entitled ‘‘Strengthening Transparency in 
Regulatory Science’’ published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency in the Federal Register on March 
18, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 15396). 
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TITLE V 
ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Education Construc-
tion’’, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $350,000,000 is for construction, repair, and im-
provement of buildings, utilities, and other facilities nec-
essary for the operation of Indian education programs, in-
cluding architectural and engineering services by contract, 
and acquisition of lands and interests in lands; up to 
$100,000,000 is for Facilities Improvement and Repair; 
and up to $50,000,000 is for school employee housing: 
Provided, That funds shall be distributed with priority to 
construction needs identified on the 2016 school construc-
tion priority list then to facilities identified in the Indian 
Affairs – Facilities Management System: Provided further, 
That no funds shall be obligated until the Bureau has pro-
vided a detailed spend plan, including identifying each spe-
cific project by Tribe, the estimated project cost, and the 
expected timeframe for completion of each project, to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to obligating 
any funds: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 
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Education shall provide a quarterly report to such commit-
tees until each project is completed: Provided further, That 
in order to ensure timely completion of construction 
projects, the Secretary of the Interior may assume control 
of a project and all funds related to the project, if, not 
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, any Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et 
seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or 
in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and de-
sign phase of the project and commenced construction: 
Provided further, That no more than 2 percent of the 
funds made available herein may be used for salaries and 
expenses by the Bureau of Indian Education to administer 
the funds and provide technical assistance to Tribes: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance 
Superfund’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, which shall be for Superfund cleanup activities: 
Provided, That $800,000,000 shall be for the Superfund 
Remedial program: Provided further, That not less than 
$150,000,000 shall be for emergency response and re-
moval activities: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to 
3 percent of the funds appropriated herein for manage-
ment and oversight purposes: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance 
Grants’’, 
$11,960,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$500,000,000), of which— 
(1) $6,355,000,000, to be available until ex-
pended, shall be for capitalization grants for the 
Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI 
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of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and 
$3,855,000,000, to be available until expended, shall 
be for capitalization grants under section 1452 of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided That the Ad-
ministrator may reserve up to 1 percent of the funds 
appropriated herein for administrative, management, 
and oversight purposes: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated herein shall not be subject to the 
matching or cost share requirements of section 
602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, nor the matching require-
ments of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 
shall reallocate funds appropriated herein for the 
Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds 
(Revolving Funds) where projects are not under con-
tract or construction within 18 months of the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the priority rankings they would other-
wise receive under each program, priority for funds 
appropriated herein shall be given to projects on a 
State priority list that are ready to proceed to con-
struction within 18 months of the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the requirements of section 603(d) of the Federal 
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Water Pollution Control Act or section 1452(f) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appro-
priated herein, each State shall use not less than 40 
percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to 
provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients 
in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative in-
terest loans or grants or any combination of these: 
Provided further, That to the extent there are suffi-
cient eligible project applications and projects are 
consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not less 
than 25 percent of the funds appropriated herein for 
the Revolving Funds shall be for projects to address 
green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency im-
provements or other environmentally innovative ac-
tivities: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
limitations on amounts in section 518(c) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act and in section 
1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2 percent 
of the funds appropriated herein for Revolving 
Funds may be reserved by the Administrator for 
grants to Indian Tribes under section 518(c) and 
section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 
up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated herein 
for tribal set-asides under the Revolving Funds may 
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be transferred to the Indian Health Service to sup-
port management and oversight of tribal projects; 
(2) $350,000,000, to be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be to carry out Brownfields 
projects authorized by section 104(k) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980: Provided, That the Ad-
ministrator may reserve up to 3.5 percent of the 
funds appropriated herein for administrative, man-
agement, and oversight purposes: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
subject to cost share requirements under section 
104(k)(9)(B)(iii) of such Act: Provided further, That 
not less than 50 percent of funds appropriated here-
in shall be for projects located in Qualified Oppor-
tunity Zones; 
(3) $450,000,000, to be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be for grants pursuant to 
title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
for grants herein shall be subject to the State Grant 
and Loan Program Matching Incentive provisions of 
section 793(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further That 
the Administrator may reserve up to 3.5 percent of 
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the funds appropriated herein for administrative, 
management, and oversight purposes; 
(4) $50,000,000, to be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be for grants under section 
1464(d) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
(5) $500,000,000 (increased by $500,000,000), 
to be available until expended, shall be for grants 
and activities under section 1459B of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19b): Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding section 1459B(b)(4), 
the non-Federal share of the total cost of a project 
funded by a grant from funds appropriated herein 
shall be not more than 5 percent: Provided further, 
That for grants to projects providing assistance to 
low-income 
households 
described 
in 
section 
1459B(b)(5) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b(b)(5)) from funds appropriated 
herein the Administrator shall eliminate the non- 
Federal cost share for such projects: Provided fur-
ther That the Administrator may reserve up to 1.5 
percent of funds appropriated herein for administra-
tive, management, and oversight purposes; 
(6) $400,000,000, to be available until ex-
pended, shall be for grants under section 221 of the 
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1301): Provided, That the Federal share for the cost 
of activities carried out using grant funds appro-
priated herein shall not be less than 95 percent: Pro-
vided further, That to the extent there are sufficient 
eligible project applications, not less than 30 percent 
of the amount of a grant made to a State to carry 
out projects to intercept, transport, control, treat, or 
reuse municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary 
sewer overflows, or stormwater shall be through the 
use of green infrastructure, water and energy effi-
ciency improvements, and other environmentally in-
novative activities: Provided further, That from the 
amount appropriated herein, the Administrator may 
reserve up to 1.25 percent of funds appropriated 
herein for administrative, management, and over-
sight purposes, including establishing the allocation 
formula for states described in section 221(g)(2) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1301(g)(2)): 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, 
$355,911,000 (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,300,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000), of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 
funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’. 
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