314 
HR 6938 PCS
for administrative costs to carry out such section: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 302(a) of 
such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants 
pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia 
consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in Pub-
lic Law 92–203; 
(15) $8,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire 
smoke preparedness grants in accordance with the 
terms and conditions in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not 
more than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs 
to carry out such section; 
(16) $20,364,000 shall be for State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts 
specified for those projects and for the purposes de-
lineated in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00314
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
315 
HR 6938 PCS
sion A of this consolidated Act) for remediation, con-
struction, and related environmental management 
activities in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions specified for such grants in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
(17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19g); 
(18) $4,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–270, 42 U.S.C. 300j–3c 
note): Provided, That the Administrator may award 
grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, inter-
tribal consortia, public or private agencies, institu-
tions, organizations, and individuals, without regard 
to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 
6101 of title 41, United States Code, and enter into 
interagency agreements as appropriate; 
(19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 
(20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1276); 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00315
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
316 
HR 6938 PCS
(21) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for remedi-
ation of above ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to 
Public Law 106–554; 
(22) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1300); and 
(23) $1,109,833,000 shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, fed-
erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 
multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement, and related activities, includ-
ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 
making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, and under section 
2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist 
States in developing and implementing programs for 
control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
$46,250,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $9,500,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,475,000 shall be 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00316
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
317 
HR 6938 PCS
for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 
to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds 
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par-
ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur-
veys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00317
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
318 
HR 6938 PCS
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of 
direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for 
projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State 
infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by sec-
tion 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That the use 
of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this 
heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee 
loans for any project shall be in accordance with the cri-
teria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 
(85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan 
guarantee authority made available under this heading 
shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan 
or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 
with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00318
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
319 
HR 6938 PCS
Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Admin-
istrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
mation relating to a project identified in a Letter of Inter-
est submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
of Funding Availability for applications for credit assist-
ance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
tion Act Program, including with respect to a project that 
was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 
in this account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00319
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
320 
HR 6938 PCS
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal 
consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8), to remain available until expended. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 
33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2026. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00320
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
321 
HR 6938 PCS
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$369,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 
Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 
such head, to carry out activities that would support the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; 
to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 
such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac-
tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non-
profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 
in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro-
grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail-
able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 
not exceed $300,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2026, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00321
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
322 
HR 6938 PCS
the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant 
to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2026 to provide 
grants to implement the Southeast New England Water-
shed Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 
be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4). 
For fiscal year 2026, the Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, 
using funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ and ‘‘Science and 
Technology’’, contract directly with individuals or indi-
rectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without 
regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent 
personal services of students or recent graduates, who 
shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 
57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to com-
pensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00322
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
323 
HR 6938 PCS
of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, 
but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for 
any other purpose: Provided, That amounts used for this 
purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not 
exceed $2,000,000. 
In this fiscal year and each fiscal year through 2031, 
the Administrator may, after consultation with the Office 
of Personnel Management, employ up to 100 persons at 
any one time at the Environmental Protection Agency pur-
suant to the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209. 
The Environmental Protection Agency shall maintain 
staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission and statutory 
obligations of the agency, including Section 2(f) of the En-
vironmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 4363). 
The Environmental Protection agency shall provide 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate with copies of any available De-
partment of Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund 
receipts collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117– 
169 and section 80201 of Public Law 117–58, an annual 
operating plan for such receipts showing amounts allo-
cated by program area and program project, and quarterly 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00323
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
324 
HR 6938 PCS
reports for such receipts of obligated balances by program 
area and program project. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
$780,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ-
ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of-
fice. 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$1,090,600,000, 
of 
which 
$944,114,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2029: Provided, That a portion of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be for the base salary 
and expenses of employees in the Chief’s Office, the Work 
Environment and Performance Office, the Business Oper-
ations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer’s Of-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00324
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
325 
HR 6938 PCS
fice to carry out administrative and general management 
support functions: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this heading shall be available for the costs of facil-
ity maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and sites 
where these administrative, general management and 
other Forest Service support functions take place; the 
costs of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the 
Forest Service, as well as business services; and, for infor-
mation technology, including cybersecurity requirements: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
may be used for necessary expenses to carry out adminis-
trative and general management support functions of the 
Forest Service not otherwise provided for and necessary 
for its operation. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $308,697,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $32,197,000 is for the forest inventory 
and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
amounts made available under this heading, are also avail-
able in the utilization of funds for Fire Science Research. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00325
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
326 
HR 6938 PCS
STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, tribes, and others, and for forest 
health management, including for invasive plants, and 
conducting an international program and trade compliance 
activities as authorized, $310,594,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2029, as authorized by law, of 
which $18,094,000 shall be for projects specified for For-
est Resource Information and Analysis in the table titled 
‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending 
Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act). 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 
such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029: Provided, That of the funds pro-
vided, $31,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative 
Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restora-
tion treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Pro-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00326
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
327 
HR 6938 PCS
vided further, That for the funds provided in the preceding 
proviso, section 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public 
Land 
Management 
Act 
of 
2009 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7303(d)(3)(A)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘20’’ for 
‘‘10’’ and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of the Omnibus Public 
Land 
Management 
Act 
of 
2009 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7303(d)(3)(B)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘4’’ for 
‘‘2’’: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
$39,000,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided, $176,850,000 shall be for haz-
ardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed 
$30,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any au-
thorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State, 
Private, and Tribal Forestry’’ appropriation, for the pur-
pose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass 
from National Forest System lands: Provided further, 
That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agri-
culture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative 
agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels manage-
ment activities, and for training or monitoring associated 
with such hazardous fuels management activities on Fed-
eral land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary deter-
mines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: 
Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106– 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00327
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
328 
HR 6938 PCS
393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 
lands in accordance with authorities made available to the 
Forest Service under the ‘‘State, Private, and Tribal For-
estry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in cal-
culating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may 
provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee 
to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a con-
servation practice approved by the Secretary in advance 
of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation 
practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall 
remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct 
permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the 
credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on 
the project for conservation practices approved by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That funds appropriated to this 
account shall be available for the base salary and expenses 
of employees that carry out the functions funded by the 
‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account, the 
‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Manage-
ment of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ ac-
count. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00328
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
329 
HR 6938 PCS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $153,250,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2029, for construction, capital im-
provement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and 
other facilities and infrastructure; for construction, recon-
struction, and decommissioning of roads that are no 
longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not 
part of the transportation system; and for maintenance 
of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: 
Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for activities author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further, That 
$20,850,000 shall be for projects specified for Construc-
tion Projects in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment 
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided further, That funds becoming available in 
fiscal year 2026 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 
U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of 
the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obli-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00329
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
330 
HR 6938 PCS
gation for any other purpose unless the funds are appro-
priated. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 
law, $664,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2029, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
586; Public Law 76–589, Public Law 76–591; and Public 
Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00330
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
331 
HR 6938 PCS
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 
2029, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00331
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
332 
HR 6938 PCS
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest Sys-
tem lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds, including un-
obligated balances under this heading, are available for re-
payment of advances from other appropriations accounts 
previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fis-
cal year for hazardous fuels management may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse 
State and other cooperating entities for services provided 
in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters 
to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service 
for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible 
emergency management agency: Provided further, That 
funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of 
implementing any cooperative agreement between the Fed-
eral Government and any non-Federal entity may be 
shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, and is provided to meet the terms of sec-
tion 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00332
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
333 
HR 6938 PCS
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 
budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the amounts provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression oper-
ations, $2,480,000,000, to remain available until trans-
ferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 
2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives: 
Provided, That such amounts may be transferred to and 
merged with amounts made available under the headings 
‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of 
Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Manage-
ment’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year 
in which such amounts are transferred: Provided further, 
That amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire 
Management’’ accounts in the Department of the Interior 
or the Department of Agriculture only upon the notifica-
tion of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00333
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
334 
HR 6938 PCS
tions that all wildfire suppression operations funds appro-
priated 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 Ag-
riculture or the Department of the Interior will be obli-
gated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, 
any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pur-
suant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall 
be excluded. 
COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to sec-
tion 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–334), shall be deposited in the spe-
cial account established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, 
shall be available to cover the costs described in subsection 
(c)(3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:41 Jan 08, 2026
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00334
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.PCS
H6938
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB