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thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
account, $108,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be 
used for work performed under this appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by sec-
tion 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and 
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment
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of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system 
requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping ex-
penses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et 
seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); title II of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act 
of 1968’’) (Public Law 90–284) (‘‘the Indian Civil Rights 
Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Vic-
tims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) 
(‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
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Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 
Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the 
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 
Act’’); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice for 
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) 
(‘‘the 2015 Act’’); and the Abolish Human Trafficking Act 
(Public Law 115–392); and the Violence Against Women 
Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law 
117–103) (‘‘the 2022 Act’’); and for related victims services, 
$700,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to ex-
ceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading 
may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, 
and technical assistance: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided— 
(1) $255,000,000 is for grants to combat violence 
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 
Act, and any applicable increases for the amount of 
such grants, as authorized by section 5903 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023: Provided, That $10,000,000 
shall be for any such increases under such section
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5903, which shall apply to fiscal year 2023 grants 
funded by amounts provided in this paragraph; 
(2) $50,000,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 
(3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for re-
search, evaluation, and statistics of violence against 
women and related issues addressed by grant pro-
grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 
and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $17,000,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth 
exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and 
youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to 
middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence, of which 
$3,500,000 is to engage men and youth in preventing 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking: Provided, That unobligated balances avail-
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able for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 
41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its 
amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for 
this program: Provided further, That 10 percent of 
the total amount available for this grant program 
shall be available for grants under the program au-
thorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided 
further, That the definitions and grant conditions in 
section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this pro-
gram; 
(5) $60,500,000 is for grants to improve the 
criminal justice response as authorized by part U of 
title I the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a 
homicide reduction initiative; up to $4,000,000 is for 
a domestic violence lethality reduction initiative; 
$8,000,000 is for an initiative to promote effective po-
licing and prosecution responses to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing evaluation of the effectiveness of funded interven-
tions (‘‘Policing and Prosecution Initiative’’); and 
$1,000,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecution 
and investigation of online abuse and harassment 
(‘‘Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse Ini-
tiative’’): Provided, That subsections (c) and (d) of 
section 2101 of the 1968 Act shall not apply to the
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Policing and Prosecution Initiative or the Prosecu-
tion and Investigation of Online Abuse Initiative; 
(6) $78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims as-
sistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 
Act; 
(7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act, of which $12,500,000 is 
for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Univer-
sities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal col-
leges and universities; 
(9) $55,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $9,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $22,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated bal-
ances available for the programs authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994
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Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall 
be available for this program; 
(12) $12,000,000 is for education and training 
to end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
abilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 
Act; 
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 
the 1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evalua-
tion and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office 
of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $11,000,000 is for programs to assist Tribal 
Governments in exercising special Tribal criminal ju-
risdiction, as authorized by section 204 of the Indian 
Civil Rights Act: Provided, That the grant conditions
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in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to 
grants made; 
(17) $2,500,000 is for the purposes authorized 
under the 2015 Act; 
(18) $15,000,000 is for a grant program to sup-
port restorative justice responses to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing evaluations of those responses: Provided, That the 
definitions and grant conditions in section 109 of the 
2022 Act, shall apply to this program; 
(19) $11,000,000 is for culturally specific serv-
ices for victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 
2005 Act; 
(20) $3,000,000 is for an initiative to support 
cross-designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Spe-
cial Assistant United States Attorneys: Provided, 
That the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative; 
(21) $1,000,000 is for an initiative to support 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, including through the provision 
of technical assistance, as authorized by section 206 
of the 2022 Act: Provided, That the definitions and 
grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to this initiative;
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(22) $2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services 
Line to provide remote services to Deaf victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking: Provided, That the definitions and grant 
conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall 
apply to this service line; 
(23) $5,000,000 is for grants for outreach and 
services to underserved populations, as authorized by 
section 120 of the 2005 Act; 
(24) $4,000,000 is for an initiative to provide fi-
nancial assistance to victims, including evaluation of 
the effectiveness of funded projects: Provided, That the 
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of 
the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative; 
(25) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim- 
centered training for law enforcement, and related re-
search and evaluation activities, as authorized by sec-
tion 41701 of the 1994 Act; and 
(26) $1,500,000 is for a pilot program to im-
prove victim services on college campuses. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the
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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 
Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 
11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools 
to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–21) (‘‘the PROTECT Act’’); the Justice 
for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Pub-
lic Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT 
Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle 
C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimi-
nation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79) (‘‘PREA’’); the 
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Com-
prehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public 
Law 114–198); the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law
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115–391); and other programs, $77,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which— 
(1) $42,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act; and 
(2) $35,000,000 is for research, development, and 
evaluation programs, and other activities as author-
ized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle 
C of title II of the 2002 Act, and for activities author-
ized by or consistent with the First Step Act of 2018, 
of which $7,500,000 is for research targeted toward 
developing a better understanding of the domestic 
radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence- 
based strategies for effective intervention and preven-
tion; $1,000,000 is for research to study the root 
causes of school violence to include the impact and ef-
fectiveness of grants made under the STOP School Vi-
olence Act of 2018 (title V of division S of Public 
Law 115–141); $1,000,000 is for research on violence 
against American Indians and Alaska Natives or oth-
erwise affecting indigenous communities, in connec-
tion with extractive industry activities; $1,000,000 is 
for research on gun violence prevention; $1,000,000 is 
for surveys on the campus sexual assault climate; 
$1,200,000 is for a study on certain school-based
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crimes; and $1,000,000 is for a study on law enforce-
ment and community agency responses to opioid 
overdoses. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–351) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); 
the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) 
(‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164) (‘‘the 
TVPRA of 2005’’); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) 
(‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 
Victims of Trafficking Act’’); the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); subtitle 
C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimi-
nation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79) (‘‘PREA’’); the
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Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive 
Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198) 
(‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114–324); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (division 
Q of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s Law’’); 
the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (title III of divi-
sion S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep Young Athletes 
Safe Act’’); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V 
of division S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the STOP School 
Violence Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of divi-
sion S of Public Law 115–141); the Project Safe Neighbor-
hoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Commu-
nities Act (Public Law 115–271); the Second Chance Reau-
thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); the Matthew 
Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 
(Public Law 111–84); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–401); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Re-
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mains Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–277); the Jabara- 
Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507); the Violence 
Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division 
W of Public Law 117–103 (‘‘the 2022 Act’’); and other pro-
grams, $2,416,805,000, to remain available until expended 
as follows— 
(1) $770,805,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (ex-
cept that section 1001(c), and the special rules for 
Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I of the 
1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1— 
(A) $13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert 
Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing 
Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensur-
ing 
Officer 
Resilience 
and 
Survivability 
(VALOR); 
(B) $3,500,000 is for the operation, mainte-
nance, and expansion of the National Missing 
and Unidentified Persons System; 
(C) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for 
State and local law enforcement to provide offi-
cer training on responding to individuals with 
mental illness or disabilities;
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(D) $5,000,000 is for a student loan repay-
ment assistance program pursuant to section 952 
of Public Law 110–315; 
(E) $15,500,000 is for prison rape preven-
tion and prosecution grants to States and units 
of local government, and other programs, as au-
thorized by PREA; 
(F) $3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans 
Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as 
amended by Kevin and Avonte’s Law; 
(G) $20,000,000 is for grants authorized 
under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Au-
thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–185); 
(H) $13,000,000 is for the Capital Litiga-
tion Improvement Grant Program, as authorized 
by section 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for 
grants for wrongful conviction review; 
(I) $3,000,000 is for a national center on 
restorative justice; 
(J) $1,000,000 is for the purposes of the 
Ashanti Alert Communications Network as au-
thorized under the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–401);
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(K) $3,500,000 is for a grant program to 
replicate and support family-based alternative 
sentencing programs; 
(L) $2,000,000 is for a grant program to 
support child advocacy training in post-sec-
ondary education; 
(M) $8,000,000 is for a rural violent crime 
initiative, including assistance for law enforce-
ment; 
(N) $6,000,000 is for grants authorized 
under the Missing Persons and Unidentified Re-
mains Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–277); 
(O) $4,000,000 is for a drug data research 
center to combat opioid abuse; 
(P) $1,500,000 is for grants to accredited 
institutions of higher education to support foren-
sic ballistics programs; 
(Q) $229,551,000 is for discretionary grants 
to improve the functioning of the criminal justice 
system, to prevent or combat juvenile delin-
quency, and to assist victims of crime (other 
than compensation), which shall be used for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified under the 
heading, 
‘‘Byrne 
Discretionary 
Community 
Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants’’, in
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the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act): Provided, That such amounts 
may not be transferred for any other purpose; 
(R) $5,000,000 is for the purposes author-
ized under section 1506 of the 2022 Act; 
(S) $5,000,000 is for a program to improve 
virtual training for law enforcement; and 
(T) 
$7,000,000 
is 
for 
programs 
for 
cybercrime enforcement, as authorized by sec-
tions 1401 and 1402 of the 2022 Act; 
(2) $234,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
241(I)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(I)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 
shall request compensation for any cost greater than 
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other de-
tainees housed in State and local detention facilities; 
(3) $95,000,000 for victim services programs for 
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking Act, by the 
TVPRA of 2005, or programs authorized under Pub-
lic Law 113–4; 
(4) $13,000,000 for a grant program to prevent 
and address economic, high technology, white collar,
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and Internet crime, including as authorized by sec-
tion 401 of Public Law 110–403, of which not less 
than $2,500,000 is for intellectual property enforce-
ment grants including as authorized by section 401, 
and $2,000,000 is for grants to develop databases on 
Internet of Things device capabilities and to build 
and execute training modules for law enforcement; 
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management as-
sistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and 
related activities; 
(6) $30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bullet-
proof Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized 
by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 
That $1,500,000 shall be transferred directly to the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Of-
fice of Law Enforcement Standards for research, test-
ing, and evaluation programs; 
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 
Public Website; 
(8) $95,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade 
criminal and mental health records for the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which 
no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made 
under the authorities of the NICS Improvement
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Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180) and 
Fix NICS Act of 2018; 
(9) $35,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act; 
(10) $170,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $130,000,000 is for the purposes author-
ized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Back-
log Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
Program): Provided, That up to 4 percent of 
funds made available under this paragraph may 
be used for the purposes described in the DNA 
Training and Education for Law Enforcement, 
Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers pro-
gram (Public Law 108–405, section 303); 
(B) $20,000,000 for other local, State, and 
Federal forensic activities; 
(C) $15,000,000 is for the purposes de-
scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction 
DNA Testing Grant Program (Public Law 108– 
405, section 412); and
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(D) $5,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Exam Program grants, including as author-
ized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 
(11) $55,000,000 for community-based grant 
programs to improve the response to sexual assault, 
including assistance for investigation and prosecution 
of related cold cases; 
(12) $15,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 
1990 Act; 
(13) $60,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes; 
(14) $125,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by the Second 
Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–391), without regard to the time limitations 
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to 
exceed— 
(A) $8,000,000 is for a program to improve 
State, local, and Tribal probation or parole su-
pervision efforts and strategies; 
(B) $5,000,000 is for children of incarcer-
ated parents demonstration programs to enhance 
and maintain parental and family relationships
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for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidi-
vism reduction strategy; 
(C) $5,000,000 is for additional replication 
sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity 
Probation 
with 
Enforcement 
model 
imple-
menting swift and certain sanctions in proba-
tion, of which no less than $500,000 shall be used 
for a project that provides training, technical as-
sistance, and best practices; and 
(D) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for 
crisis stabilization and community reentry, as 
authorized by the Crisis Stabilization and Com-
munity Reentry Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
281): 
Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made avail-
able in this paragraph may be used for performance- 
based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which 
up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success pro-
grams implementing the Permanent Supportive 
Housing Model and reentry housing; 
(15) $445,000,000 for comprehensive opioid use 
reduction activities, including as authorized by 
CARA, and for the following programs, which shall 
address opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders
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consistent with underlying program authorities, of 
which— 
(A) $95,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of 
the 1968 Act; 
(B) $45,000,000 is for mental health courts 
and adult and juvenile collaboration program 
grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title 
I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender 
Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–416); 
(C) $45,000,000 is for grants for Residen-
tial Substance Abuse Treatment for State Pris-
oners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 
1968 Act; 
(D) $35,000,000 is for a veterans treatment 
courts program; 
(E) $35,000,000 is for a program to mon-
itor prescription drugs and scheduled listed 
chemical products; and 
(F) $190,000,000 is for a comprehensive 
opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorder 
program;
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(16) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program 
authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act; 
(17) $82,000,000 for grants to be administered 
by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes au-
thorized under the STOP School Violence Act; 
(18) $3,500,000 for grants to State and local law 
enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with 
the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses 
involving civil rights, authorized by the Emmett Till 
Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–325); 
(19) $25,000,000 for grants to State, local, and 
Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct edu-
cational outreach and training on hate crimes and to 
investigate and prosecute hate crimes, as authorized 
by section 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and James 
Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 
111–84); 
(20) $10,000,000 for grants to support commu-
nity-based approaches to advancing justice and rec-
onciliation, facilitating dialogue between all parties, 
building local capacity, de-escalating community ten-
sions, and preventing hate crimes through conflict res-
olution and community empowerment and education;
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(21) $10,000,000 for programs authorized under 
the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507); 
and 
(22) $120,000,000 for initiatives to improve po-
lice-community relations, of which $35,000,000 is for 
a competitive matching grant program for purchases 
of body-worn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement; $35,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment 
initiative, for activities related to criminal justice re-
form and recidivism reduction; and $50,000,000 is for 
a community violence intervention and prevention 
initiative: 
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern-
ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforce-
ment officers who perform non-administrative public sector 
safety service: Provided further, That in the spending plan 
submitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the Office 
of Justice Programs shall specifically and explicitly iden-
tify all changes in the administration of competitive grant 
programs for fiscal year 2023, including changes to appli-
cant eligibility, priority areas or weightings, and the appli-
cation review process.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 
1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the PROTECT Act (Public 
Law 108–21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Pub-
lic Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) 
(‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 
2013 Act’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114–324); the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–267); the Juvenile Justice Re-
form Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–385); the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 
98–473) (‘‘the 1984 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction 
and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198); and other 
juvenile justice programs, $400,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as follows—
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(1) $75,000,000 for programs authorized by sec-
tion 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and tech-
nical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organiza-
tions with the Federal grants process: Provided, That 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 
$500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among 
State, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential fa-
cilities; 
(2) $107,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(3) $65,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of 
which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 
Act— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent 
trafficking of girls; 
(B) $17,000,000 shall be for the Tribal 
Youth Program; 
(C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 
providing information and resources on children 
of incarcerated parents; 
(D) $5,500,000 shall be for competitive 
grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice 
system;
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(E) $12,500,000 shall be for an initiative 
relating to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, 
and substance use disorder; 
(F) $10,000,000 shall be for an initiative 
relating to children exposed to violence; and 
(G) $2,000,000 shall be for grants to protect 
vulnerable and at-risk youth; 
(4) $41,000,000 for programs authorized by the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(5) $105,000,000 for missing and exploited chil-
dren programs, including as authorized by sections 
404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 
102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for pur-
poses of this Act); 
(6) $4,500,000 for child abuse training programs 
for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized 
by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and 
(7) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile 
indigent defense: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the 
amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and
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(6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 
apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec-
tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and ex-
ploited children programs. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
amounts for administrative costs), to remain available 
until expended; and $34,800,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assist-
ance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attor-
ney General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for such disability and education payments, the At-
torney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safe-
ty Officer Benefits’’ from available appropriations for the 
Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
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be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the American Law Enforcement 
Heroes Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–37); the Law Enforce-
ment Mental Health and Wellness Act (Public Law 115– 
113) (‘‘the LEMHW Act’’); the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (Public Law 115–271); and the Sup-
porting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (Public 
Law 116–32) (‘‘the STOIC Act’’), $662,880,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That any balances 
made available through prior year deobligations shall only 
be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing— 
(1) $324,000,000 is for grants under section 
1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for 
the hiring and rehiring of additional career law en-
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forcement officers under part Q of such title notwith-
standing subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
(34 U.S.C. 10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring 
a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
$125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from 
this limitation: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this paragraph, $34,000,000 is 
for improving Tribal law enforcement, including hir-
ing, equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine ac-
tivities, and anti-opioid activities: Provided further, 
That of the amounts appropriated under this para-
graph, $44,000,000 is for regional information shar-
ing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of 
the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and 
merged with ‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Statistics’’ 
for administration by the Office of Justice Programs: 
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
under this paragraph, no less than $4,000,000 is to 
support the Tribal Access Program: Provided further, 
That of the amounts appropriated under this para-
graph, $10,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, 
mental health program activities, and other support 
services as authorized under the LEMHW Act and the
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STOIC Act: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for 
the collaborative reform model of technical assistance 
in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 
Act (34 U.S.C. 10381); 
(2) $12,000,000 is for activities authorized by 
the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199); 
(3) $16,000,000 is for competitive grants to State 
law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures 
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, 
laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or in-
vestigate illicit activities, including precursor diver-
sion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; 
(4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to 
statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 
high rates of primary treatment admissions for her-
oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 
shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or 
investigate illicit activities, including activities re-
lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis-
tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 
and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 
collaboration;
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(5) $53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be 
administered by the Community Oriented Policing 
Services Office for purposes authorized under the 
STOP School Violence Act (title V of division S of 
Public Law 115–141); 
(6) $45,000,000 is for community policing devel-
opment activities in furtherance of section 1701 of 
title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381); and 
(7) $177,880,000 is for a law enforcement tech-
nologies and interoperable communications program, 
and related law enforcement and public safety equip-
ment, which shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified under the heading, ‘‘Community 
Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equip-
ment Community Projects/ COPS Law Enforcement 
Technology and Equipment’’, in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That such amounts may not be transferred for any 
other purpose: Provided further, That grants funded 
by such amounts shall not be subject to section 1703 
of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10383).
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That 
should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
and void. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the 
effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical 
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
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SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That 
this section shall not apply to the following— 
(1) paragraph 1(Q) under the heading ‘‘State 
and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’; and 
(2) paragraph (7) under the heading ‘‘Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services Programs’’. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under this 
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to convic-
tion for crime under State or Federal law and is classified 
as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a 
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
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vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under this 
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
information technology program having total estimated de-
velopment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy 
Attorney General and the investment review board certify 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that the information technology 
program has appropriate program management controls 
and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the 
program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of 
the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this title in previous years.
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SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
or approve a public-private competition under the Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work per-
formed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice 
Programs’’— 
(1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimburse-
ment programs may be used by such Office to provide 
training and technical assistance; and
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(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and 
merged with funds provided to the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical 
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for 
such grant or reimbursement programs. 
This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(Q) under 
the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assist-
ance’’. 
SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, 
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act making appropriations for 
fiscal years 2020 through 2023 for the following programs, 
waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and 
local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the require-
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ments under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (34 
U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard 
communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison 
Rape 
Elimination 
Act 
of 
2003 
(34 
U.S.C. 
30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 
such Act. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by 
this or any other Act. 
SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under this 
Act, other than for the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless 
law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C.
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527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 
2023, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for imple-
mentation of a unified Department of Justice financial 
management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Pub-
lic Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall 
be available for obligation in fiscal year 2023, and any use, 
obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated 
balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, 
United States Code, shall be available for obligation during 
fiscal year 2023, and any use, obligation, transfer or alloca-
tion of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available 
in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used 
to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots author-
ized under such authorities as have been enacted for Per-
formance Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts in 
prior fiscal years and the current fiscal year.
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SEC. 218. The Attorney General shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate quarterly reports on the Crime Victims 
Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund, 
and the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall 
contain at least the same level of information and detail 
for each Fund as was provided to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
in fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 219. Section 3201 of Public Law 101–647, as 
amended (28 U.S.C. 509 note), is hereby amended: (1) by 
striking ‘‘or the Immigration and Naturalization Service’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Federal Prison System, the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or the United 
States Marshals Service’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to conduct, contract for, or otherwise sup-
port, live tissue training, unless the Attorney General issues 
a written, non-delegable determination that such training 
is medically necessary and cannot be replicated by alter-
natives. 
SEC. 221. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facilities of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,
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shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Richard Shelby Cen-
ter for Innovation and Advanced Training’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facilities of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion at Redstone Arsenal referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard Shelby Center 
for Innovation and Advanced Training’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2023’’.
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TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, and rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$7,965,000. 
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL 
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, 
in carrying out the purposes of title V of Public Law 100– 
685 and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
National Space Council may accept personnel support from 
Federal agencies, departments, and offices, and such Fed-
eral agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff 
without reimbursement to the National Space Council for 
purposes provided herein.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $7,795,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aeronautics research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire
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of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $935,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That $227,000,000 shall be for 
On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1: Pro-
vided further, That $110,000,000 shall be for the develop-
ment, production, and demonstration of a nuclear thermal 
propulsion system, of which not less than $45,000,000 shall 
be for reactor development, not less than $45,000,000 shall 
be for fuel materials development, and not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be for non-nuclear systems development
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and acquisition planning: Provided further, That, not later 
than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide a plan 
for the design of a flight demonstration. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of Artemis Campaign Development 
activities, including research, development, operations, sup-
port, and services; maintenance and repair, facility plan-
ning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and com-
munications activities; program management; personnel 
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, 
United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $7,468,850,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 
30, 
2024: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
less 
than 
$1,338,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,600,000,000 
shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, 
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric 
tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration 
Upper Stage developed simultaneously to be used to the 
maximum extent practicable, including for Earth to Moon
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missions and Moon landings: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided for SLS, not less than $600,000,000 shall 
be for SLS Block 1B development including the Exploration 
Upper Stage and associated systems including related 
facilitization, to support an SLS Block 1B mission avail-
able to launch in 2025 in addition to the planned Block 
1 missions for Artemis I through Artemis III: Provided fur-
ther, That $799,150,000 shall be for Exploration Ground 
Systems and associated Block 1B activities, including up 
to $281,350,000 for a second mobile launch platform: Pro-
vided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year 
budget profile for an integrated system that includes the 
SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated 
ground systems that will ensure a crewed launch as early 
as possible, as well as a system-based funding profile for 
a sustained launch cadence that contemplates the use of an 
SLS Block 1B cargo variant with an 8.4 meter fairing and 
associated 
ground 
systems: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$2,600,300,000 shall be for Artemis Campaign Develop-
ment.
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SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities, including operations, 
production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$4,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
ENGAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
cation research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
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purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $143,500,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, of which 
$26,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research and $58,000,000 shall be for the 
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, exploration, space operations and education re-
search and development activities, including research, devel-
opment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,129,451,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
if available balances in the ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology 
Education Trust Fund’’ are not sufficient to provide for 
the grant disbursements required under the third and fourth
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provisos under such heading in the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–404) as amended by the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–327) up to $1,000,000 shall be 
available from amounts made available under this heading 
to make such grant disbursements: Provided further, That 
of 
the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
$30,701,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table under the heading ‘‘NASA 
Community Projects/NASA Special Projects’’ in the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts made available for the projects ref-
erenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for 
any other purpose. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modifica-
tion of facilities, construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
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ance and restoration, $47,300,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
able for obligation for fiscal year 2023 in an amount not 
to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That each annual 
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$47,600,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2024. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
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propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Any funds transferred to ‘‘Construction and Environmental 
Compliance and Restoration’’ for construction activities 
shall not increase that account by more than 50 percent 
and any funds transferred to or within ‘‘Exploration’’ for 
Exploration Ground Systems shall not increase Explo-
ration Ground Systems by more than $49,300,000. Bal-
ances so transferred shall be merged with and available for 
the same purposes and the same time period as the appro-
priations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to 
this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided 
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
under previous appropriations Acts that remains available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023 may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall retain its 
original availability and shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not
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be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion at the theme, program, project, and activity level. The 
spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an 
amount established in that spending plan that meets the 
notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever 
is less, of the amounts made available in the current-year 
Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restora-
tion (CECR) appropriation may be applied to CECR 
projects funded under previous years’ CECR appropria-
tions. Use of current-year funds under this provision shall 
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this act and shall not be available for obligation except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
Of the amounts made available in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathe-
matics Engagement’’ (‘‘STEM Engagement’’), up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available to jointly fund, with an addi-
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tional amount of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made 
available in this Act under the headings ‘‘Science’’, ‘‘Aero-
nautics’’, ‘‘Space Technology’’, ‘‘Exploration’’, and ‘‘Space 
Operations’’, projects and activities for engaging students 
in STEM and increasing STEM research capacities of uni-
versities, including Minority Serving Institutions. 
Section 30102(b) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by: 
(1) Redesignating existing paragraph (3) to (4); 
and 
(2) Inserting, after paragraph (2), the following: 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
(IT)
MOD-
ERNIZATION.—The fund shall also be available for the 
purpose of funding IT Modernization activities, as de-
scribed in section 1077(b)(3)(A)–(E) of Public Law 
115–91, on a non-reimbursable basis.’’. 
Not to exceed $18,162,000 made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year in this Act within ‘‘Safety, Security and 
Mission Services’’ may be transferred to the Working Cap-
ital Fund of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration. Balances so transferred shall be available until ex-
pended only for activities described in section 30102(b)(3) 
of title 51, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
and shall remain available until expended. Any transfer 
pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogram-
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ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of 
flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
and authorized travel; $7,021,136,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed 
$640,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
this appropriation.
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MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, $187,230,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
STEM EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
matics, and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $1,154,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
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bia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for security guard services; $448,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That contracts may 
be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2023 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other serv-
ices to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $5,090,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$23,393,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2024.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days 
in advance of any planned divestment through transfer, de-
commissioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF- 
owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, 
structures, and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000. 
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘National Science 
Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund). Un-
obligated balances of expired discretionary funds appro-
priated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the Gen-
eral Fund of the Treasury to the National Science Founda-
tion by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later
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than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year 
for which such funds are available for the purposes for 
which appropriated) into the Fund. Amounts deposited in 
the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition 
to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, 
for information and business technology system moderniza-
tion and facilities infrastructure improvements, including 
nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation of 
the Foundation or its funded research facilities, subject to 
approval by the Office of Management and Budget. 
Amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of the planned use of funds. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2023’’.
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$14,350,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals 
under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special as-
sistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used 
to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, 
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 
billable days: Provided further, That the Chair may accept 
and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the 
Commission: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity 
or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of 
the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the preceding pro-
viso, $2,000,000 shall be used to separately fund the Com-
mission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 
2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair 
Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), including services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary 
awards to private citizens; and up to $31,500,000 for pay-
ments to State and local enforcement agencies for author-
ized services to the Commission, $455,000,000: Provided, 
That the Commission is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That the 
Commission may take no action to implement any work-
force repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until 
such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified
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of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation 
to carry out the work of the Commission. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $122,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $560,000,000, of which $516,100,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$5,700,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $26,200,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $5,000,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan repayment as-
sistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation
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may continue to provide locality pay to officers and em-
ployees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Fed-
eral Government to Washington, DC-based employees as au-
thorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, not-
withstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided further, That the 
authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be ap-
plicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2022 and 2023, respec-
tively.
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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $4,500,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $61,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities of the United States Trade Representa-
tive authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and 
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including 
transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade En-
forcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer pursu-
ant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as 
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $7,640,000, of which $500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That, for the 
purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Insti-
tute shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment.
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TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law. 
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby.
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SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a 
new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a pro-
gram, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel 
by any means for any project or activity for which funds 
have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or em-
ployees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or ac-
tivities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) aug-
ments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any 
general savings, including savings from a reduction in per-
sonnel, which would result in a change in existing pro-
grams, projects, or activities as approved by Congress; un-
less the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of 
funds.
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SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a 
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally af-
fixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or 
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the 
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available 
by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manu-
factured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its 
territories or possessions. 
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item 
(1)(f)(3). 
SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of bal-
ances of appropriations at the account level. For unobli-
gated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed
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balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 
from which the balances were derived. For balances that are 
obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall sepa-
rately identify amounts by the year of obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 
(a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the 
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the max-
imum extent practicable under such accounting system and 
shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the ex-
tent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available to such department or agency: 
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between ap-
propriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to 
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
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able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, 
That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall 
also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of 
loan collateral or grant property. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall 
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
same type. 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by 
section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98– 
473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of 
$1,900,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from 
the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General 
and remain available until expended for oversight and au-
diting purposes associated with this section; and (2) 5 per-
cent shall be available to the Office for Victims of Crime 
for grants, consistent with the requirements of the Victims
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of Crime Act, to Indian Tribes to improve services for vic-
tims of crime. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of stu-
dents who participate in programs for which financial as-
sistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National 
Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation 
shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are 
appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Con-
gress on the progress of such audits, which may include pre-
liminary findings and a description of areas of particular 
interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and 
every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
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(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 
described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is com-
pleted, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Di-
rector, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results 
of the audit available to the public on the Internet website 
maintained by the Department, Administration, Founda-
tion, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made 
available in redacted form to exclude— 
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) sensitive personal information for any indi-
vidual, the public access to which could be used to 
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 
unlawful purposes. 
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 
by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state-
ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 
the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 
certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 
will be made available through a subcontract or in any 
other manner to another person who has a financial interest 
in the person awarded the grant or contract. 
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this 
section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in con-
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sultation with the Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, 
substantially similar to the requirements in such sub-
sections, consistently apply under the executive branch eth-
ics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and enti-
ties. 
SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the De-
partments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 
Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact 
information system, as defined for security categorization 
in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 
(NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publica-
tion 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of Federal 
Information and Information Systems’’ unless the agency 
has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor-
mation systems against criteria developed by NIST 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to in-
form acquisition decisions for high-impact and mod-
erate-impact information systems within the Federal 
Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant
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threat information provided by the FBI and other ap-
propriate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appro-
priate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any 
risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the 
acquisition of such system, including any risk associ-
ated with such system being produced, manufactured, 
or assembled by one or more entities identified by the 
United States Government as posing a cyber threat, 
including but not limited to, those that may be 
owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Repub-
lic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high- 
impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed 
and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the as-
sessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the 
FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a 
mitigation strategy for any identified risks; 
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 
the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in the 
national interest of the United States; and
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(3) reported that determination to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate and the agency Inspector Gen-
eral. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or jus-
tify the use of torture by any official or contract employee 
of the United States Government. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi-
lateral trade agreement the text of— 
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 
States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 
States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 
States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 
letter in contravention of any of the following laws author-
izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 
security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 
1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; 
The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act
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of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 
2015; and the laws amended by these Acts. 
SEC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 
Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable 
cause to believe that the total program cost has increased 
by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall imme-
diately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or 
Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall in-
clude in such notice: the date on which such determination 
was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; 
the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future 
cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance 
or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes 
have contributed to the increase in total program costs or 
procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or pro-
curement costs; and a statement validating that the project’s 
management structure is adequate to control total project 
or procurement costs. 
SEC. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence
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or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifi-
cally authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) dur-
ing fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a 
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award 
a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective con-
tractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency award-
ing the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge 
and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal 
tax returns required during the three years preceding the 
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability re-
mains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of 
an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has 
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not 
in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
administrative or judicial proceeding. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 521. (a) Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Non-
recurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 111(a) of
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division B of Public Law 116–93, $50,000,000 are hereby 
permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations available to the Department of Commerce under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Development Administration, Eco-
nomic Development Assistance Programs’’, $10,000,000 are 
hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 
2023. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations available to the Department of Justice, the fol-
lowing funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later 
than September 30, 2023, from the following accounts in 
the specified amounts— 
(1) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence 
Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Pro-
grams’’, $15,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $75,000,000; and 
(3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, 
Community 
Oriented 
Policing 
Services’’, 
$15,000,000. 
(d) Of the unobligated balances available to the De-
partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby perma-
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nently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2023, from 
the following accounts in the specified amounts— 
(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $705,768,000; and 
(2) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 
$500,000,000. 
(e) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 
September 1, 2023, specifying the amount of each rescission 
made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d). 
(f) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) shall not be from amounts that were designated 
by the Congress as an emergency or disaster relief require-
ment pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
(g) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (c) 
and (d) shall not be from— 
(1) amounts provided under subparagraph (Q) of 
paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘State and Local 
Law Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Pro-
grams—State and Local Law Enforcement Assist-
ance’’ in title II of division B of Public Law 117– 
103; or
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(2) amounts provided under paragraph (7) 
under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforce-
ment Activities—Community Oriented Policing Serv-
ices—Community Oriented Policing Services Pro-
grams’’ in title II of division B of Public Law 117– 
103. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 523. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or 
agency, who are stationed in the United States, at any sin-
gle conference occurring outside the United States unless— 
(1) such conference is a law enforcement training 
or operational conference for law enforcement per-
sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in at-
tendance are law enforcement personnel stationed out-
side the United States; or 
(2) such conference is a scientific conference and 
the department or agency head determines that such 
attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within at least 15 days
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of that determination and the basis for that deter-
mination. 
SEC. 524. The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro-
priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts and include in its annual performance 
plan and performance and accountability reports the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Details on future action the department, 
agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 
(2) The method that the department, agency, or 
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts. 
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 
Treasury of the United States. 
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the 
total number of expired grant accounts with 
undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 
year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 
and the total finances that have not been obligated to 
a specific project remaining in the accounts.
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SEC. 525. To the extent practicable, funds made avail-
able in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that 
are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal Energy 
Management Program’’ designation. 
SEC. 526. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council 
(NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or 
execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of 
any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilat-
erally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned com-
pany unless such activities are specifically authorized by 
a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 
at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or 
NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, have certified— 
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 
technology, data, or other information with national 
security or economic security implications to China 
or a Chinese-owned company; and
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(2) will not involve knowing interactions with 
officials who have been determined by the United 
States to have direct involvement with violations of 
human rights. 
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the 
activity in question and shall include a description of the 
purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, 
and its location and timing. 
SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 
and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law 
enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 
SEC. 528. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil 
Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services
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Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices 
of Science and Technology Policy and the United States 
Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and the 
State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed 
by the respective department or agency head, to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive 
fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be 
below satisfactory performance or for performance that does 
not meet the basic requirements of a contract. 
SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit-
imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Jus-
tice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 
SEC. 531. None of the funds made available under this 
Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect 
to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, 
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor-
gia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
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Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, 
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North 
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is-
land, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, 
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wis-
consin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto 
Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own 
laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cul-
tivation of medical marijuana. 
SEC. 532. The Department of Commerce, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National 
Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any 
employee of such Department or agency, including the pur-
pose of such travel. 
SEC. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act, 
not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, re-
spectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants 
authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be 
allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Pro-
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vided, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘persistent 
poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 20 per-
cent or more of its population living in poverty over the 
past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income 
and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the 
most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or 
any Territory or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 534. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act or any other Act may be 
expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States to pay administrative ex-
penses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United 
States in connection with requiring an export license for 
the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or 
attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 
of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Traf-
ficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed 
on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions 
of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting 
party for such articles. 
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export 
license—
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(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any 
Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter re-
quired by law, or from being otherwise eligible under 
the laws of the United States to possess, ship, trans-
port, or export the articles enumerated in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) does not permit the export without a license 
of— 
(A) fully automatic firearms and compo-
nents and parts for such firearms, other than for 
end use by the Federal Government, or a Provin-
cial or Municipal Government of Canada; 
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm list-
ed in Category I, other than for end use by the 
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Munic-
ipal Government of Canada; or 
(C) articles for export from Canada to an-
other foreign destination. 
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Direc-
tors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent 
or temporary export without a license of any unclassified 
articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use 
in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary 
import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use
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in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian 
citizen. 
(d) The President may require export licenses under 
this section on a temporary basis if the President deter-
mines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that 
the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained 
inadequate import controls for the articles specified in sub-
section (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles 
has and continues to take place for use in international 
terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another na-
tion. The President shall terminate the requirements of a 
license when reasons for the temporary requirements have 
ceased. 
SEC. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any 
other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds 
to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any 
officer or employee of the United States to deny any appli-
cation submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and 
qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for 
a permit to import United States origin ‘‘curios or relics’’ 
firearms, parts, or ammunition. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel
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to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation 
of any model of shotgun if— 
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to 
the proposed importation are met; and 
(2) no application for the importation of such 
model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been 
denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 
2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particu-
larly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting 
purposes. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of rati-
fication for the Treaty. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or 
within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at 
the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, by the Department of Defense.
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SEC. 539. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 540. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of 
funds as of September 30, 2023, from amounts made avail-
able to ‘‘Office of the United States Trade Representative— 
Salaries and Expenses’’ in title IX of the United States- 
Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Public
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Law 116–113), are hereby rescinded, and an amount of ad-
ditional new budget authority equivalent to the amount re-
scinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated 
on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
and shall be available for the same purposes, in addition 
to other funds as may be available for such purposes, and 
under the same authorities for which the funds were origi-
nally provided in Public Law 116–113, except that all ref-
erences to ‘‘2023’’ under such heading in Public Law 116– 
113 shall be deemed to refer instead to ‘‘2024’’. 
(b) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of 
September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to ‘‘Of-
fice of the United States Trade Representative—Trade En-
forcement Trust Fund’’ in title IX of the United States- 
Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 116–113), are hereby rescinded, and an amount of ad-
ditional new budget authority equivalent to the amount re-
scinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated 
on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
and shall be available for the same purposes, in addition 
to other funds as may be available for such purposes, and 
under the same authorities for which the funds were origi-
nally provided in Public Law 116–113, except that the ref-
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erence to ‘‘2023’’ under such heading in Public Law 116– 
113 shall be deemed to refer instead to ‘‘2024’’. 
(c) The amounts rescinded pursuant to this section 
that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 
Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on 
June 8, 2022. 
(d) Each amount provided by this section is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), 
as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 
2022. 
SEC. 541. Funds made available to the Department of 
Commerce and under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice— 
Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses’’ 
in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances of 
funds made available to the Department of Commerce and 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—Federal Bu-
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reau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses’’ in prior 
year Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a con-
current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be avail-
able to provide payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of 
title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, That 
payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this pro-
viso may not exceed $5,000,000 for the Department of Com-
merce and $5,000,000 for the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion. 
SEC. 542. (a) None of the funds in this Act may be 
used for design or construction of the Mobile Launcher 2 
until 30 days after the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration (the ‘‘Administrator’’) 
submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate (the ‘‘Commit-
tees’’), the Government Accountability Office, and the Office 
of Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration detailing a cost and schedule baseline for 
the Mobile Launcher 2. Such plan shall include each of the 
requirements described in subsection (c)(2) of section 30104 
of title 51, United States Code, as well as an estimated date
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for completion of design and construction of the Mobile 
Launcher 2. 
(b) Not later than 90 days after the submission of the 
plan described in subsection (a), and every 90 days there-
after, the Administrator shall report to the Committees, the 
Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration on steps taken to implement such plan. 
SEC. 543. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made 
available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 
2023 pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) 
of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117– 
167), including the transfer authority in such paragraphs 
of that section of that Act, to the accounts specified, in the 
amounts specified, and for the projects and activities speci-
fied, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Commerce Alloca-
tion of National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2023’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made available 
from the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund
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for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 106 of the CHIPS 
Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), including 
the transfer authority in section 106(b)(2) of that Act, to 
the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the 
projects and activities specified, in the table titled ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce Allocation of National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration Funds: CHIPS 
Act Fiscal Year 2023’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act). 
(3) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the National Science Foundation shall allocate 
amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incen-
tives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 
Workforce and Education Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursu-
ant to section 102(d)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division 
A of Public Law 117–167), to the account specified, in the 
amounts specified, and for the projects and activities speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Science Foundation Allo-
cation of Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2023’’ in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate 
any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year 
under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 or
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under section 102(d)(2) of such Act if there is in effect an 
Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fis-
cal year for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies: Provided, That in any fiscal 
year, the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to 
the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for 
continuing administration of programs allocated funds 
from the CHIPS for America Fund, which may be allocated 
only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for 
such purposes in subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 
subject to the terms and conditions in section 505 of this 
Act— 
(1) the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate 
funds allocated to Industrial Technology Services for 
section 9906 of Public Law 116–283 by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section; and 
(2) the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion may reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS for 
America Workforce and Education Fund by sub-
section (a)(3) of this section. 
(d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Com-
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merce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, 
as appropriate, shall each submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
proposed allocations by account and by program, project, 
or activity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made 
available under section 102(a)(2) and section 102(d)(2) of 
the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024. 
(e) The Department of Commerce and the National 
Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances 
of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America 
Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
of this section, the status of balances of projects and activi-
ties funded by the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation 
Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
of this section, and the status of balances of projects and 
activities funded by the CHIPS for America Workforce and 
Education Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to sub-
section (a)(3) of this section, including all uncommitted, 
committed, and unobligated funds. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023’’.
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DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursu-
ant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund, $49,628,305,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant
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to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund, $36,706,395,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps 
on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$15,050,088,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of 
the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended
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(42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $35,427,788,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force 
on active duty and cadets; for members of the Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retire-
ment Fund, $1,109,400,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re-
serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiva-
lent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments
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to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$5,212,834,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re-
serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United 
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with 
performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, 
or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $2,400,831,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiva-
lent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
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title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the De-
partment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$826,712,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 
8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, in connection with performing duty specified in sec-
tion 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while un-
dergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or 
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $2,457,519,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
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going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$9,232,554,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$4,913,538,000.
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TITLE II 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized 
by law, $59,015,977,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$12,478,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority 
of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made 
upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine 
Corps, as authorized by law, $68,260,046,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $15,055,000 may be used for emergencies 
and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the ap-
proval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and pay-
ments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of ne-
cessity for confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as au-
thorized by law, $9,891,998,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as author-
ized by law, $60,279,937,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$7,699,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority 
of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be 
made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for con-
fidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as au-
thorized by law, $4,086,883,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military de-
partments), as authorized by law, $49,574,779,000: Pro-
vided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used for the 
Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under 
section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be used for emer-
gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon 
the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and
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payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of 
necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided under this heading, not 
less than $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Pro-
curement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Pro-
gram, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be available 
for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to plan or imple-
ment the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liai-
son office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office 
of the Secretary of a military department, or the service 
headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative 
affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That 
$49,071,000 to remain available until expended, is avail-
able only for expenses relating to certain classified activi-
ties, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary 
of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or 
research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, 
to be merged with and to be available for the same time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided 
further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost 
of items that may be purchased with operation and mainte-
nance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the 
preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
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vided under this heading, $2,467,009,000, of which 
$1,510,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, shall be available to provide support and assistance 
to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to 
conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis re-
sponse, or other Department of Defense security cooperation 
programs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on the use and status of funds made available in this para-
graph: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro-
vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans-
fer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
Train and Equip Fund’’, $475,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That such funds shall 
be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including 
training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and serv-
ices; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; con-
struction for facility fortification and humane treatment; 
and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to par-
ticipate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq
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and Syria, and their affiliated or associated groups: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide assistance only for ac-
tivities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a 
security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria, and following written notification to the congres-
sional defense committees of such designation: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior 
to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individ-
uals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, 
including at a minimum, assessing such elements for asso-
ciations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the 
Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such 
elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule 
of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this 
appropriation account, notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept 
and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, 
from foreign governments, including the Government of 
Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized 
under this heading: Provided further, That contributions of 
funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign
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government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, 
to remain available until expended, and used for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
prioritize such contributions when providing any assistance 
for construction for facility fortification: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of 
law relating to the acquisition of items and support services 
or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that 
such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or oth-
erwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 
of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That the United States 
may accept equipment procured using funds provided under 
this heading, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip 
Fund’’ in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, 
irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to 
participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria and returned by such forces or groups to the 
United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon written notification to 
the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That
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equipment procured using funds provided under this head-
ing, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ 
in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, 
irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to 
participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of 
Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be 
required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon 
written notification to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide quarterly reports to the congressional defense commit-
tees on the use of funds provided under this heading, includ-
ing, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, 
the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided 
to each group or individual, the area of operations for each 
group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or 
individuals. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of 
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; pro-
curement of services, supplies, and equipment; and commu-
nications, $3,206,434,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of 
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; pro-
curement of services, supplies, and equipment; and commu-
nications, $1,278,050,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; 
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruit-
ing; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
communications, $347,633,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair 
of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; pro-
curement of services, supplies, and equipment; and commu-
nications, $3,700,800,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hos-
pitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures 
and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel 
services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses 
(other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army per-
sonnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, 
regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting 
units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regula-
tions when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army Na-
tional Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
equipment (including aircraft), $8,299,187,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hos-
pitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures 
and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National 
Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modifica-
tion, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment,
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including those furnished from stocks under the control of 
agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other 
than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for 
Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for 
Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in 
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when 
specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bu-
reau, $7,382,079,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $16,003,000, 
of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used for official rep-
resentation purposes. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $324,500,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds 
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar 
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of the Army, to be merged with and to be available
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for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $400,113,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds 
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar 
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred
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back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $573,810,000, 
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, 
or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 
by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $10,979,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are re-
quired for environmental restoration, reduction and recy-
cling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and 
debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, 
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to 
other appropriations made available to the Department of 
Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same time period as the appropria-
tions to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a 
determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer author-
ity provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 
DEFENSE SITES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $317,580,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds
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are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of De-
fense, transfer the funds made available by this appropria-
tion to other appropriations made available to the Depart-
ment of the Army, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act. 
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of De-
fense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 
401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United 
States Code), $170,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That such amounts shall not 
be subject to the limitation in section 407(c)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code.
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COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
For assistance, including assistance provided by con-
tract or by grants, under programs and activities of the 
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Pro-
gram authorized under the Department of Defense Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction Act, $351,598,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 
For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
Development Account, $111,791,000: Provided, That no 
other amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred to 
the Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal year 
2023 pursuant to section 1705(d) of title 10, United States 
Code.
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TITLE III 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 
ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and ac-
cessories therefor; specialized equipment and training de-
vices; expansion of public and private plants, including the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$3,847,834,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 
ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and ac-
cessories therefor; specialized equipment and training de-
vices; expansion of public and private plants, including the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
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tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$3,848,853,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, 
including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; 
specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of 
public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and in-
terests therein, may be acquired, and construction pros-
ecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement 
and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine 
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$4,505,157,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025.
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$2,770,120,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non- 
tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles for replacement only; communications and electronic 
equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, 
and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
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struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $8,668,148,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2025. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and in-
stallation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$19,031,864,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 
and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private
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plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$4,823,113,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$920,884,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2025.
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SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi-
tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ-
ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli-
ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 
and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 
long lead time components and designs for vessels to be con-
structed or converted in the future; and expansion of public 
and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as 
follows: 
Columbia Class Submarine, $3,079,223,000; 
Columbia 
Class 
Submarine 
(AP), 
$2,778,553,000; 
Carrier 
Replacement 
Program 
(CVN–80), 
$1,465,880,000; 
Carrier 
Replacement 
Program 
(CVN–81), 
$1,052,024,000; 
Virginia Class Submarine, $4,534,184,000; 
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,025,651,000; 
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $612,081,000; 
DDG–1000 Program, $72,976,000; 
DDG–51 Destroyer, $6,946,537,000;
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DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $695,652,000; 
FFG–Frigate, $1,135,224,000; 
LPD Flight II, $1,673,000,000; 
LPD Flight II (AP), $250,000,000; 
LHA Replacement, $1,374,470,000; 
Expeditionary Fast Transport, $645,000,000; 
TAO Fleet Oiler, $782,588,000; 
Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $95,915,000; 
Ship to Shore Connector, $454,533,000; 
Service Craft, $21,056,000; 
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $71,218,000; 
LCAC SLEP, $36,301,000; 
Auxiliary Vessels, $133,000,000; 
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 
first destination transportation, $707,412,000; and 
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Pro-
grams, $1,312,646,000. 
In all: $31,955,124,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That additional obli-
gations may be incurred after September 30, 2027, for engi-
neering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted 
work that must be performed in the final stage of ship con-
struction: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading for the construction or conversion of any 
naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United
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States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the con-
struction of major components of such vessel: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in 
foreign shipyards: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act for Colum-
bia Class Submarine (AP) may be available for the pur-
poses authorized by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of section 
2218a of title 10, United States Code, only in accordance 
with the provisions of the applicable subsection. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For procurement, production, and modernization of 
support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 
for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 
ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion 
of public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway, $12,138,590,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 
such funds are also available for the maintenance, repair,
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and modernization of ships under a pilot program estab-
lished for such purposes. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufac-
ture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 
equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 
thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles 
for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including land necessary therefor, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, 
$3,669,510,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 
specialized ground handling equipment, and training de-
vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Govern-
ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein,
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may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior 
to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses nec-
essary for the foregoing purposes including rents and trans-
portation of things, $22,196,175,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2025. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, 
and training devices; expansion of public and private 
plants, Government-owned equipment and installation 
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisi-
tion of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction pros-
ecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes includ-
ing rents and transportation of things, $2,999,346,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized
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by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$857,722,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2025. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For procurement and modification of equipment (in-
cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 
and ground electronic and communication equipment), and 
supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and ex-
pansion of public and private plants, Government-owned 
equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection 
of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to ap-
proval of title; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway, $28,034,122,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2025.
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PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, 
and training devices; expansion of public and private 
plants, Government-owned equipment and installation 
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisi-
tion of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction pros-
ecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes includ-
ing rents and transportation of things, $4,462,188,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments) nec-
essary for procurement, production, and modification of 
equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, 
not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and pri-
vate plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such 
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior
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to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway, $6,139,674,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2025. 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 
$372,906,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, which shall be obligated and expended by 
the Secretary of Defense as if delegated the necessary au-
thorities conferred by the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 
For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac-
tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro-
curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Chiefs of Na-
tional Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 
30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit 
to the congressional defense committees the modernization 
priority assessment for their respective National Guard or 
Reserve component: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this paragraph may be used to 
procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify 
missiles, munitions, or ammunition.
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TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $17,150,141,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $26,017,309,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the 
V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements 
of the Special Operations Forces. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $44,946,927,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
SPACE FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $16,631,377,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), nec-
essary for basic and applied scientific research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as 
may be designated and determined by the Secretary of De-
fense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, 
and operation of facilities and equipment, $34,565,478,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 
2024. 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test 
and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of oper-
ational test and evaluation, including initial operational 
test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in sup-
port of, production decisions; joint operational testing and
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evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
therewith, $449,294,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2024. 
TITLE V 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For 
the 
Defense 
Working 
Capital 
Funds, 
$1,654,710,000.
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TITLE VI 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 
and health care programs of the Department of Defense as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$39,225,101,000; 
of 
which 
$35,613,417,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024, and of which up to 
$18,577,877,000 may be available for contracts entered into 
under the TRICARE program; of which $570,074,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, 
shall be for procurement; and of which $3,041,610,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, 
shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
of the amount made available under this heading for re-
search, development, test and evaluation, not less than 
$12,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention edu-
cational activities undertaken in connection with United 
States military training, exercises, and humanitarian as-
sistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not 
less than $1,561,000,000 shall be made available to the De-
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fense Health Agency to carry out the congressionally di-
rected medical research programs: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees quarterly reports on the current status 
of the deployment of the electronic health record: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide notice 
to the congressional defense committees not later than 10 
business days after delaying the proposed timeline of such 
deployment if such delay is longer than 1 week: Provided 
further, That the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall perform quarterly performance reviews of such deploy-
ment. 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chem-
ical agents and munitions in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Author-
ization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction 
of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the 
chemical weapon stockpile, $1,059,818,000, of which 
$84,612,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 
which no less than $53,186,000 shall be for the Chemical 
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of 
$22,778,000 for activities on military installations and
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$30,408,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
to assist State and local governments; and $975,206,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for 
research, development, test and evaluation, of which 
$971,742,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 
Weapons Alternatives program. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 
the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
available to the Department of Defense for military per-
sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi-
sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper-
ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 
development, test and evaluation, $970,764,000, of which 
$614,510,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; 
$130,060,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction pro-
gram; $200,316,000 shall be for the National Guard 
counter-drug program; and $25,878,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Guard counter-drug schools program: Provided, That 
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for obligation for the same time period and for the 
same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
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part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority contained elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 
to support a new start program or project only after written 
prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $485,359,000, of which 
$481,971,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies 
and extraordinary expenses to be expended upon the ap-
proval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments 
may be made upon the Inspector General’s certificate of ne-
cessity for confidential military purposes; of which 
$1,524,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, shall be for procurement; and of which 
$1,864,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
shall be for research, development, test and evaluation.
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SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS 
For logistical and security support for international 
sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel re-
lated allowances only for members of the Reserve Compo-
nents of the Armed Forces of the United States called or 
ordered to active duty in connection with providing such 
support), $10,377,000, to remain available until expended.
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TITLE VII 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper 
funding level for continuing the operation of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 
$514,000,000. 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
Management Account, $562,265,000.
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 
of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em-
ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 
shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 
Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi-
rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 
Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is com-
puted under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United 
States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase 
provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employ-
ees, whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section 
shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service 
national employees serving at United States diplomatic 
missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the 
limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign na-
tional employees of the Department of Defense in the Re-
public of Turkey.
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SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropria-
tions in this Act which are limited for obligation during 
the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 
months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall 
not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
of reserve components or summer camp training of the Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter-
est, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of 
Management 
and 
Budget, 
transfer 
not 
to 
exceed 
$6,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department 
of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the De-
partment of Defense for military functions (except military 
construction) between such appropriations or funds or any 
subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as 
the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, 
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for 
higher priority items, based on unforeseen military require-
ments, than those for which originally appropriated and
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in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of 
all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other 
authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part of 
the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present 
a request to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate for reprogramming of 
funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
military requirements, than those for which originally ap-
propriated and in no case where the item for which re-
programming is requested has been denied by the Congress: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
a 
request 
for 
multiple 
reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this 
section shall be made prior to June 30, 2023: Provided fur-
ther, That transfers among military personnel appropria-
tions shall not be taken into account for purposes of the 
limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred 
under this section. 
SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro-
grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and 
adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such pro-
grams, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled 
Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explana-
tory statement regarding this Act and the tables contained
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in the classified annex accompanying this Act, the obliga-
tion and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and 
activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the 
amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried 
out in the manner provided by such tables to the same ex-
tent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. 
(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described 
in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of ap-
propriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Pro-
vided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the 
amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appro-
priation accounts. 
SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees to 
establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 
transfer authorities for fiscal year 2023: Provided, That the 
report shall include— 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget request, 
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to 
enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year 
enacted level;
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(2) a delineation in the table for each appropria-
tion both by budget activity and program, project, 
and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of 
the funds provided in this Act shall be available for re-
programming or transfer until the report identified in sub-
section (a) is submitted to the congressional defense commit-
tees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to 
the congressional defense committees that such reprogram-
ming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement: 
Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers 
from the following appropriations accounts: 
(1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 
(2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 
(3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 
(4) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide’’; 
(5) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
Defense Sites’’; and 
(6) ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activi-
ties, Defense’’. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal-
ances in working capital funds of the Department of De-
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fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as 
are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made 
from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made be-
tween such funds: Provided further, That transfers may be 
made between working capital funds and the ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Defense’’ appropriation and the ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance’’ appropriation accounts in such 
amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, 
except that such transfers may not be made unless the Sec-
retary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed 
transfer: Provided further, That except in amounts equal 
to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in 
this Act, no obligations may be made against a working 
capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve 
material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has no-
tified the Congress prior to any such obligation. 
SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 
be used to initiate a special access program without prior 
notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that em-
ploys economic order quantity procurement in excess of
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$20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes 
an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; 
or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a 
multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity 
procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, un-
less the congressional defense committees have been notified 
at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: 
Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract 
for which the economic order quantity advance procurement 
is not funded at least to the limits of the Government’s li-
ability: Provided further, That no part of any appropria-
tion contained in this Act shall be available to initiate 
multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or compo-
nent thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would 
exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract 
can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the 
congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the 
execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 
present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 
to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear 
contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act 
unless in the case of any such contract—
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(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 
Congress a budget request for full funding of units to 
be procured through the contract and, in the case of 
a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, 
for any aircraft unit to be procured through the con-
tract for which procurement funds are requested in 
that budget request for production beyond advance 
procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by 
the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit 
in that fiscal year; 
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not 
include consideration of recurring manufacturing 
costs of the contractor associated with the production 
of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; 
(3) the contract provides that payments to the 
contractor under the contract shall not be made in 
advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 
(4) the contract does not provide for a price ad-
justment based on a failure to award a follow-on con-
tract. 
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used 
for multiyear procurement contracts for up to 15 DDG– 
51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers. 
SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are here-
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by appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code: Provided, 
That such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian 
and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized oper-
ations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 
of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall 
be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United 
States Code: Provided further, That funds available for op-
eration and maintenance shall be available for providing 
humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action 
Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and 
freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Com-
pact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99– 
239: Provided further, That upon a determination by the 
Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for 
graduate medical education programs conducted at Army 
medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the 
Army may authorize the provision of medical services at 
such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a 
nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, Palau, and Guam.
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SEC. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the ci-
vilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be 
managed on the basis of any constraint or limitation in 
terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent posi-
tions, or maximum number of employees, but are to be man-
aged solely on the basis of, and in a manner consistent 
with— 
(1) the total force management policies and pro-
cedures established under section 129a of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(2) the workload required to carry out the func-
tions and activities of the Department; and 
(3) the funds made available to the Department 
for such fiscal year. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to reduce the civilian workforce programmed full 
time equivalent levels absent the appropriate analysis of the 
impact of these reductions on workload, military force 
structure, lethality, readiness, operational effectiveness, 
stress on the military force, and fully burdened costs. 
(c) A projection of the number of full-time equivalent 
positions shall not be considered a constraint or limitation 
for purposes of subsection (a) and reducing funding for 
under-execution of such a projection shall not be considered
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managing based on a constraint or limitation for purposes 
of such subsection. 
(d) The fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Depart-
ment of Defense, and any justification material and other 
documentation supporting such a request, shall be prepared 
and submitted to Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) were 
effective with respect to such fiscal year. 
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply 
to military (civilian) technicians. 
SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in-
fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro-
priation matters pending before the Congress. 
SEC. 8014. None of the funds available in this Act to 
the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made 
for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, or main-
tenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to 
reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic 
delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in 
the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 
1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8015. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of this 
Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote´ge´
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to and merged with amounts made available under the 
headings ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of the Inte-
rior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal 
year in which such amounts are transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ accounts in the Department of Agri-
culture or the Department of the Interior only upon the no-
tification of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations that all wildfire suppression operations funds ap-
propriated under that heading in this and prior appropria-
tions Acts to the agency to which the funds will be trans-
ferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided under this heading is 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law: Provided further, That, in determining whether all 
wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ in this and prior 
appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture 
or the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 
30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, any funds trans-
ferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other 
transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.