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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Funds made available to the Forest Service in this 
Act may be transferred between accounts affected by the 
Forest Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 
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of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided, That any 
transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not in-
crease or decrease the funds appropriated to any account 
in this fiscal year by more than ten percent: Provided fur-
ther, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law. 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s no-
tification of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations that all fire suppression funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ will be 
obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds used 
pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a sup-
plemental appropriation which must be requested as 
promptly as possible. 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland 
fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State 
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fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of dis-
cretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by 
this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, 
or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of haz-
ardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of 
burned-over National Forest System lands and water: Pro-
vided, That such transferred funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2029: Provided further, That none 
of the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to 
and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the U.S. Department 
of State and other Federal agencies in connection with for-
est and rangeland research, technical information, and as-
sistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to sup-
port forestry and related natural resource activities out-
side the United States and its territories and possessions, 
including technical assistance, education and training, and 
cooperation with United States government, private sec-
tor, and international organizations: Provided, That 
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amounts made available for International Programs and 
Trade may utilize all authorities related to forestry, re-
search, and cooperative assistance regardless of program 
designations. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
section 509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ‘‘Forest Serv-
ice International Foundation’’ to assist the Foundation in 
meeting administrative, project, and other expenses, and 
may provide the Foundation’s use of Forest Service per-
sonnel and facilities. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 
such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
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Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De-
partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 
as Greenbook charges: Provided, That nothing in this 
paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable 
agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to 
obtain information technology services, including tele-
communications and system modifications or enhance-
ments, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 
out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 
out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 
of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 
up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 
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National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner-
ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 
without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 
for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 
That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda-
tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 
shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match funds made 
available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 
basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 
a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 
Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 
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or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 
that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Any amounts made available to the Forest Service 
in this fiscal year, including available collections, may be 
used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial 
assistance grants and cooperative agreements to support 
forest or grassland collaboratives in the accomplishment 
of activities benefitting both the public and the National 
Forest System, Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal 
lands. Eligible activities are those that will improve or en-
hance Federal investments, resources, or lands, including 
for collaborative and collaboration-based activities, includ-
ing but not limited to facilitation, planning, and imple-
menting projects, technical assistance, administrative 
functions, operational support, participant costs, and 
other capacity support needs, as identified by the Forest 
Service. Eligible recipients are Indian tribal entities (de-
fined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state government, local gov-
ernments, private and nonprofit entities, for-profit organi-
zations, and educational institutions. The Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
may enter into such cooperative agreements notwith-
standing chapter 63 of title 31 when the Secretary deter-
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mines that the public interest will be benefited and that 
there exists a mutual interest other than monetary consid-
erations. Transactions subject to Title 2 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations shall be publicly advertised and re-
quire competition when required by such Title 2. For those 
transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, the agency may require public advertising 
and competition when deemed appropriate. The term ‘‘for-
est and grassland collaboratives’’ means groups of individ-
uals or entities with diverse interests participating in a 
cooperative process to share knowledge, ideas, and re-
sources about the protection, restoration, or enhancement 
of natural and other resources on Federal and adjacent 
non-Federal lands, the improvement or maintenance of 
public access to Federal lands, or the reduction of risk 
to such lands caused by natural disasters. 
The 19th unnumbered paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Administrative Provisions, Forest Service’’ in title III of 
Public Law 109–54 is amended in the first sentence by 
inserting ‘‘and future Acts’’ after ‘‘funds available to the 
Forest Service in this Act’’ and by striking ‘‘prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act’’. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
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sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, 
not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Of-
fice of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 
reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar matters 
unrelated to civil litigation: Provided, That future budget 
justifications for both the Forest Service and the Depart-
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ment of Agriculture should clearly display the sums pre-
viously transferred and the sums requested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
The Forest Service may employ or contract with an 
individual who is enrolled in a training program at a long-
standing Civilian Conservation Center (as defined in sec-
tion 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular rates of pay for nec-
essary hours of work on National Forest System lands. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available to pay, from a single account, the base salary 
and expenses of employees who carry out functions funded 
by other accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial 
Technology and Applications Center, National Applica-
tions Liaison Office, Job Corps, and National Technology 
and Development Program. 
The Forest Service shall maintain staffing levels in 
order to fulfill the mission required under title 7, title 16, 
title 30, title 43, and title 54, United States Code, includ-
ing to protect natural and cultural resources, provide and 
maintain appropriate access and recreation for visitors, 
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provide safety precautions for visitors and staff, maintain 
physical and natural infrastructure, provide information 
and respond to stakeholders and the general public, con-
duct tribal consultation, provide for administrative sup-
port, administer forestry assistance programs, provide 
technical assistance to states, tribes and private land-
owners, manage energy and minerals resources, and carry 
out other activities in support of effectively operating the 
National Forest System and carrying out programs ad-
ministered by the Forest Service in a timely manner. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, except as otherwise provided herein, which shall be 
in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that became available on October 1, 2025; in ad-
dition, $264,702,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for the Electronic Health Record System and 
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the Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund, of which 
$74,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities ac-
count; and, in addition, $4,789,731,000, which shall be-
come available on October 1, 2026, and remain available 
through September 30, 2028, except as otherwise provided 
herein; together with payments received during the fiscal 
year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), for serv-
ices furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, 
That funds made available to tribes and tribal organiza-
tions through contracts, grant agreements, or any other 
agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall be deemed to be obligated at 
the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter 
shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization 
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That from 
the amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, 
$2,500,000 shall be available for grants or contracts with 
public or private institutions to provide alcohol or drug 
treatment services to Indians, including alcohol detoxifica-
tion services: Provided further, That from the amounts 
that become available on October 1, 2026, $996,755,000 
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shall remain available until expended for Purchased/Re-
ferred Care: Provided further, That of the total amount 
specified in the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred 
Care, $54,000,000 shall be for the Indian Catastrophic 
Health Emergency Fund: Provided further, That from the 
amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, up to 
$53,000,000 shall remain available until expended for im-
plementation of the loan repayment program under section 
108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided 
further, That from the amounts that become available on 
October 1, 2026, $58,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for costs related to or resulting from 
accreditation emergencies, including supplementing activi-
ties funded under the heading ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’, 
of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supplement 
amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care: 
Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Fed-
eral Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for 
breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund author-
ized by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and 
shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding 
section 108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds 
shall be available to make new awards under the loan re-
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payment and scholarship programs under sections 104 
and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Pro-
vided further, That the amounts made available within this 
account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention 
Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, 
for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy au-
thority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Pro-
grams at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for trans-
formation and modernization costs of the Indian Health 
Service Electronic Health Record system, for national 
quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from 
public and private insurance at Indian Health Service and 
tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or re-
duce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal 
health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of 
Excellence, for Alzheimer’s activities, for Village Built 
Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accredita-
tion emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the 
Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and 
grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total 
obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appro-
priated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by 
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the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the 
authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related 
to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: 
Provided further, That funding contained herein for schol-
arship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That amounts received by 
tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and ac-
counted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal 
organizations until expended: Provided further, That the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian 
Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations 
operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, 
such individually identifiable health information relating 
to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose 
of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided that become 
available on October 1, 2026, may be used for implemen-
tation of the Electronic Health Record System or the In-
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dian Health Care Improvement Fund: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any 
other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic 
Health Record system shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new 
Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance 
of such obligation. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2026, such sums 
as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account: Provided further, That amounts obligated 
but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for con-
tract support costs for such agreements for the current 
fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs due 
for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
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mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, 
improvement, and equipment of health and related auxil-
iary facilities, including quarters for personnel; prepara-
tion of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of 
sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and 
purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and 
community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized 
by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2004a), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses nec-
essary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 
health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health 
Service, $5,826,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 
under this heading that became available on October 1, 
2025; in addition, $292,622,000, to remain available until 
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expended, for Sanitation Facilities Construction and 
Health Care Facilities Construction; and, in addition, 
$516,600,000, which shall become available on October 1, 
2026, and remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, 
or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an In-
dian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which 
such facilities will be located: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $500,000 may be used for fiscal year 2027 by 
the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equip-
ment from the Department of Defense for distribution to 
the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided that become 
available on October 1, 2026, may be used for Health Care 
Facilities Construction or for Sanitation Facilities Con-
struction: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading for fiscal year 2026 for Sanita-
tion Facilities Construction, $17,039,000 shall be for 
projects specified for Sanitation Facilities Construction 
(CDS) in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment In-
corporation 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 
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Act): Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sani-
tation facilities construction for new homes funded with 
grants by the housing programs of the United States De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur-
chase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or al-
lowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to 
the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients 
may be extended health care at all tribally administered 
or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and 
the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 
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Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 
be credited to the account of the facility providing the 
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health 
Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, 
the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93– 
638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the In-
dian Health Service in this Act, except those used for ad-
ministrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 
subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
and transportation: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this 
Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the 
Department of Health and Human Services unless such 
assessments or charges are identified in the budget jus-
tification and provided in this Act, or approved by the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through 
the reprogramming process: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds previously 
or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization 
through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by 
title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
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horse or burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92– 
195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses 
and Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)). 
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency re-
ceiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall not— 
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that 
results in the destruction of the horse or burro into 
a commercial product; 
(2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro 
in a manner that results in the destruction of the 
horse or burro for processing into a commercial 
product; or 
(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case 
of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be 
available for— 
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, 
and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or 
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results 
in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for 
processing into a commercial product. 
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section (a)(2), and on the lists of supplementary alloca-
tions required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be com-
prised only of projects for which a willing seller has been 
identified and for which an appraisal or market research 
has been initiated. 
(4) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations project data 
sheets in the same format and containing the same level 
of detailed information that is found on such sheets in 
the Budget Justifications annually submitted by the Sec-
retary of the Interior with the President’s Budget for the 
projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required 
by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, 
and in the same format and containing the same level of 
detailed information that is found on such sheets sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to 
section 427 of division D of the Further Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) for the list 
of supplementary allocations required by paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(5) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall provide to the Committees on Appro-
priations quarterly reports on the status of balances of 
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