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establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 
with five or more personnel; or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were 
not described in the budget request; 
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for 
these purposes. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the 
Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the no-
tification as required in this section. 
SEC. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any 
guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that 
does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal por-
tion of the loan. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food 
and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administra-
tion shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available 
reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a result
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of information requested for the appropriations hearing 
process to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit 
Administration employee. 
SEC. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an 
executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news 
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United 
States unless the story includes a clear notification within 
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that ex-
ecutive branch agency. 
SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office 
funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency 
or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a 
fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or of-
fice is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period 
of assignment. 
SEC. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the 
Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Senate a detailed obligation plan delin-
eated by program, project, and activity, as defined in the 
report accompanying this Act, for all amounts made avail-
able by this Act and prior appropriations Acts that remain 
available for obligation, including appropriated user fees 
and loan authorizations: Provided, That such obligation 
plan shall include breakdowns of estimated obligations for 
each such program, project, or activity by fiscal quarter, 
source appropriation, and the number of full-time equiva-
lent positions supported: Provided further, That such obli-
gation plan shall serve as the baseline for reprogramming 
notifications for the purposes of section 716 of this Act. 
SEC. 722. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any 
rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing or 
requiring information intended for a prescribing health 
care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product 
subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to 
such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) 
unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or re-
quire such distribution. 
SEC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility 
or level of program assistance for Rural Housing Service
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programs the Secretary shall not include incarcerated pris-
on populations. 
SEC. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
require budget authority and the program level has been 
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to 
the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary 
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 
SEC. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to, 
and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation 
only for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, 
including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and 
implementation of Departmental financial management, 
information technology, and other support systems nec-
essary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
formation technology services, including cloud adoption and
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migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
SEC. 726. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
‘‘variety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhanc-
ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department 
of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 
(81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture 
amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as defined in 
section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition of the term 
‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to increase the number of items that 
qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category 
so that the total number of such items in each staple food 
category exceeds the number of such items in each staple 
food category included in the final rule as published on De-
cember 15, 2016: Provided, That until the Secretary pro-
mulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall 
apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and 
breadth of stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram retailers that were in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–79).
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SEC. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect 
to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders 
for such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) 
and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with 
respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eli-
gible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act shall be available for the United 
States Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or im-
plement any regulation that would promulgate new user 
fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any provision of law that 
regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holi-
day pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge es-
tablishments subject to the inspection requirements of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq., the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq., and 
the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., 
for the cost of inspection services provided outside of an es-
tablishment’s approved inspection shifts, and for inspection 
services provided on Federal holidays: Provided, That any 
sums charged pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed
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as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of 
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117– 
2, 135 Stat. 242): Provided further, That sums received by 
the Secretary under this paragraph shall, in addition to 
other available funds, remain available until expended to 
the Secretary without further appropriation for the purpose 
of funding all costs associated with FSIS inspections. 
SEC. 730. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates 
the following factors in the country or region being 
audited, as applicable— 
(A) veterinary control and oversight; 
(B) disease history and vaccination prac-
tices; 
(C) livestock demographics and traceability; 
(D) epidemiological separation from poten-
tial sources of infection; 
(E) surveillance practices; 
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 
(G) emergency preparedness and response; 
and 
(2) promptly make publicly available the final 
reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant 
to paragraph (1).
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(b) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under its inter-
national trade agreements. 
SEC. 731. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for 
this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis-
posal, and solid waste management programs authorized by 
sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction, 
alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or 
wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products 
used in the project are produced in the United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe 
clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced 
precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee of 
the Secretary finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent 
with the public interest;
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(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced 
in the United States will increase the cost of the over-
all project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request 
for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee 
shall make available to the public on an informal basis a 
copy of the request and information available to the Sec-
retary or the designee concerning the request, and shall 
allow for informal public input on the request for at least 
15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. 
The Secretary or the designee shall make the request and 
accompanying information available by electronic means, 
including on the official public Internet Web site of the De-
partment. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of 
the funds appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities 
Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac-
count’’ for carrying out the provisions described in sub-
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section (a)(1) for management and oversight of the require-
ments of this section. 
(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 
project for which the engineering plans and specifications 
include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited 
by such subsection if the plans and specifications have re-
ceived required approvals from State agencies prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United 
States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several States, 
the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized In-
dian Tribe. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 733. Of the total amounts made available by this 
Act for direct loans and grants under the following head-
ings: ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mu-
tual and Self-Help Housing Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing 
Service—Rural Housing Assistance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Hous-
ing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program Ac-
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count’’; ‘‘Rural Business—Cooperative Service—Rural 
Business Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business—Coopera-
tive Service—Rural Economic Development Loans Pro-
gram Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business—Cooperative Service— 
Rural Cooperative Development Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Busi-
ness—Cooperative Service—Rural Microentrepreneur As-
sistance Program’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water 
and Waste Disposal Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities 
Service—Rural Electrification and Telecommunications 
Loans Program Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Service— 
Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Pro-
gram’’, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent 
of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent 
poverty counties under this section, including, notwith-
standing any other provision regarding population limits, 
any county seat of such a persistent poverty county that 
has a population that does not exceed the authorized popu-
lation limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty coun-
ties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent or more 
of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, 
as measured by the Economic Research Service, or any ter-
ritory or possession of the United States: Provided further, 
That with respect to specific activities for which program 
levels have been made available by this Act that are not
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supported by budget authority, the requirements of this sec-
tion shall be applied to such program level. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl-
edge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investiga-
tional use of a drug or biological product under section 
505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a 
human embryo is intentionally created or modified to in-
clude a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission 
shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, 
and the exemption may not go into effect. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule pro-
mulgated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled 
‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 
Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’, and pub-
lished on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation 
of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, 
hops, pulse crops, or almonds. 
SEC. 736. For school years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027, 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to restrict or limit the substitution of any vegetable sub-
group for fruits under the school breakfast program estab-
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lished under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773). 
SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used— 
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or 
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, 
sale, or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is 
grown or cultivated in accordance with section 7606 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside 
the State in which the hemp is grown or cultivated. 
SEC. 738. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the 
matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)). 
SEC. 739. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be in-
cluded as a member of the Committee on Foreign Invest-
ment in the United States (CFIUS) on a case by case basis 
pursuant to the authorities in section 721(k)(2)(J) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)(J)) 
with respect to each covered transaction (as defined in sec-
tion 721(a)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50
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U.S.C. 4565(a)(4))) involving agricultural land, agri-
culture biotechnology, or the agriculture industry (includ-
ing agricultural transportation, agricultural storage, and 
agricultural processing), as determined by the CFIUS 
Chairperson in coordination with the Secretary of Agri-
culture. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, notify the Committee on Foreign Invest-
ment in the United States of any agricultural land trans-
action that the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to be-
lieve, based on information from or in cooperation with the 
Intelligence Community, is a covered transaction (A) that 
may pose a risk to the national security of the United 
States, with particular emphasis on covered transactions of 
an interest in agricultural land by foreign governments or 
entities of concern, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 19221(a), in-
cluding the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the 
Islamic Republic of Iran; and (B) with respect to which 
a person is required to submit a report to the Secretary 
of Agriculture under section 2(a) of the Agricultural For-
eign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501(a)). 
SEC. 740. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for a pilot program for 
the Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit orga-
nizations and public housing authorities to provide tech-
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nical assistance, including financial and legal services, to 
RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate property 
preservation through the acquisition of RHS multi-family 
housing properties in areas where the Secretary determines 
a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit housing 
organizations and public housing authorities as authorized 
by law that commit to keep such properties in the RHS 
multi-family housing program for a period of time as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided, That such funds may 
also be used for technical assistance for non-profit organiza-
tions, public housing authorities, and private owners for 
the decoupling of rental assistance. 
SEC. 741. Funds made available under title II of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be 
used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 
monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is 
received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by 
food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inap-
propriate purposes. 
SEC. 742. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry prod-
ucts or seafood imported into the United States from the 
People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch pro-
gram under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food 
Program under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), 
the Summer Food Service Program for Children under sec-
tion 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast 
program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.). 
SEC. 743. For school year 2025–2026, only a school 
food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit 
school food service account as of June 30, 2025, shall be 
required to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance 
with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)). 
SEC. 744. Any funds made available by this or any 
other Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 
1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall 
be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment re-
search: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such 
funds among appropriations of the Department of Agri-
culture for purposes of making such grants. 
SEC. 745. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no funds available to the Department of Agriculture may 
be used to move any staff office or any agency from the 
mission area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, 
to any other mission area or office within the Department
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in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation affirm-
ing such move. 
SEC. 746. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds 
appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Water-
shed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the 
Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to 
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Pro-
tection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide 
technical services for such programs pursuant to section 
1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section. 
SEC. 747. In administering the pilot program estab-
lished by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may, for purposes of determining enti-
ties eligible to receive assistance, consider those communities 
which are ‘‘Areas Rural in Character’’: Provided, That not 
more than 10 percent of the funds made available under 
the heading ‘‘Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and 
Broadband Program’’ for the purposes of the pilot program 
established by section 779 of Public Law 115–141 may be 
used for this purpose.
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SEC. 748. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence 
of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $2,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to implement non-renewable 
agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural 
lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water 
Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 
SEC. 749. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food 
and Drug Administration under title VI, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, shall, not later than September 
30, 2026, and following the review required under Executive 
Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory 
planning and review), issue advice revising the advice pro-
vided in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Advice About 
Eating Fish, From the Environmental Protection Agency 
and Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; 
Availability’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in 
a manner that is consistent with nutrition science recog-
nized by the Food and Drug Administration on the net ef-
fects of seafood consumption. 
SEC. 750. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 
2026, an amount of funds made available in title III under 
the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program
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Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural 
Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities 
Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural 
Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural 
Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the 
amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds 
provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year 
any such funds were obligated under such headings for 
REAP Zones, excluding the funding provided through any 
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending. 
SEC. 751. (a) For an additional amount for the Office 
of the Secretary, $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out no 
more than 10 pilot projects, under the terms and conditions 
determined by the Secretary for a period not to exceed 2 
years, that award grants to an Indian tribe; a tribal orga-
nization approved by an Indian tribe; a tribal educational 
agency; a consortium of Indian tribes; or a partnership be-
tween an Indian tribe and either a State educational agen-
cy, a local educational agency, a tribal educational agency, 
or the Bureau of Indian Education to operate and imple-
ment the school lunch program as authorized by the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1769), the summer food service program as established
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under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act, the child and adult care food program as estab-
lished by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act, or the school breakfast program estab-
lished by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) 
in either a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 1141 
of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); 
a school (as defined in section 12(d) of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)) on or 
near an Indian reservation; or an early child care and edu-
cation facility: Provided, That to carry out this pilot pro-
gram each grant awarded shall be no less than $10,000 and 
no more than $100,000 for each school year and shall not 
increase state administrative costs or the amount of benefits 
provided in any program: Provided further, That the term 
‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
pilot project grant recipient shall be reimbursed for meals 
served under the school lunch program, the summer food 
service program, and the child and adult care food program 
as if the recipient were a State under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act; and under the school break-
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fast program as if the recipient were a State educational 
agency. 
(c) Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the outcomes of the pilot program. 
SEC. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used by the Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA) to issue or promote any new 
guidelines or regulations applicable to food manufacturers 
of low risk ready-to-eat (RTE) foods for Listeria 
monocytogenes (Lm) until the FDA considers the available 
new science in developing guidance regarding Lm in low- 
risk foods, meaning foods that do not support the growth 
of Lm. 
SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, for a Bison 
Production and Marketing Grant Program that the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service shall develop and maintain: 
Provided, That this program shall be similar, as determined 
by the Secretary, to the Sheep Production and Marketing 
Grant Program the Department of Agriculture currently 
maintains pursuant to section 209(c) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)), and shall 
prioritize grants to national non-profits and federally char-
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tered Tribal organizations that have expertise in bison pro-
duction or marketing. 
SEC. 754. For an additional amount for the Office of 
the Secretary, $700,000, for the Office of Tribal Relations 
to cover costs incurred for the slaughtering, processing, and 
voluntary meat inspection fees, notwithstanding the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622 et seq.) and 
9 CFR part 352, for bison owned by Tribal governments 
(as defined by the List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)), Trib-
al entities (including Tribal organizations and corpora-
tions), and Tribal members that slaughter and process bison 
at establishments that receive USDA voluntary inspection 
or state inspection. 
SEC. 755. If services performed by APHIS employees 
are determined by the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service to be in response to an ani-
mal disease or plant health emergency outbreak, any pre-
mium pay that is funded, either directly or through reim-
bursement, shall be exempted from the aggregate of basic 
pay and premium pay calculated under section 5547(b)(1) 
and (2) of title 5, United States Code, and any other provi-
sion of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium pay 
payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis.
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SEC. 756. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per-
sonnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation). 
SEC. 757. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out section 2103 
of Public Law 115–334: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
prioritize the wetland compliance needs of areas with sig-
nificant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, 
and conservation compliance requests. 
SEC. 758. There is appropriated $3,000,000 for the 
emergency and transitional pet shelter and housing assist-
ance grant program established under section 12502(b) of 
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 
20127). 
SEC. 759. The National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering and Medicine (NASEM) were tasked with pro-
viding findings and recommendations on alcohol consump-
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tion for the purposes of inclusion in the 2025 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans as required by section 772 of divi-
sion A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub-
lic Law 117–328): Provided, That the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
only consider the findings and recommendations of the 
NASEM report in the development of the 2025 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans and further, both Secretaries shall 
ensure that the alcohol consumption recommendations in 
the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans shall be based 
on the preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge 
consistent with section 5341 of title 7 of United States Code. 
SEC. 760. (a) Section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–2(a)), shall be applied for 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter until the 
specified funding has been expended as if the following were 
inserted after the final period: ‘‘In addition, the Secretary 
shall use $9,465,000 of the funds available to carry out this 
section in fiscal year 2024 for an additional amount for 
the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions 
as the Rural Business Development Grants authorized by 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)) and shall use $9,953,000 of 
the funds available to carry out this section in fiscal year 
2026 for an additional amount for the same purpose and
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under the same terms and conditions as the Rural Business 
Development Grants authorized by section 310B of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(c)).’’. 
(b) Section 780 of division B of Public Law 118–42 
and such section as continued in effect as an authority and 
condition under section 1101(a)(1) of Public Law 119–4 
shall no longer apply. 
SEC. 761. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the acceptable market name of any engineered animal ap-
proved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengi-
neered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall 
include the words ‘‘genetically engineered’’ prior to the ex-
isting acceptable market name. 
SEC. 762. For an additional amount for the Office of 
the Secretary, $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to continue the Institute for Rural Partnerships as 
established in section 778 of Public Law 117–103: Provided, 
That the Institute for Rural Partnerships shall continue to 
dedicate resources to researching the causes and conditions 
of challenges facing rural areas, and develop community 
partnerships to address such challenges: Provided further, 
That administrative or other fees shall not exceed one per-
cent: Provided further, That such partnership shall coordi-
nate and publish an annual report.
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SEC. 763. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to 
carry out the duties of the working group established under 
section 770 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 89). 
SEC. 764. The agencies and offices of the Department 
of Agriculture may reimburse the Office of the General 
Counsel (OGC), out of the funds provided in this Act, for 
costs incurred by OGC in providing services to such agen-
cies or offices under time-limited agreements entered into 
with such agencies and offices: Provided, That such transfer 
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law. 
SEC. 765. Section 363 of the Multifamily Mortgage 
Foreclosure Act of 1981 (12 U.S.C. 3702) is amended at 
paragraph (2)— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) section 514 or 515 of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485).’’. 
SEC. 766. The last proviso in the second paragraph 
under the heading ‘‘Rural Community Facilities Program
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Account’’ in division B of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) shall be amended to read 
as follows: ‘‘Provided further, That in addition to any other 
available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than 
$1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available 
under this heading, for administrative expenses for activi-
ties funded under this heading and in section 778(1).’’. 
SEC. 767. Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations made available for conservation activities 
under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice—Conservation Operations’’, $30,000,000 are hereby re-
scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 768. Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations made available for the ‘‘National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activi-
ties’’, $22,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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SEC. 769. Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations made available for ‘‘Food For Peace Title 
II Grants’’, $200,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, 
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 770. Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Dis-
tance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’ 
for the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot 
program established by section 779 of division A of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) 
under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $20,000,000 are hereby rescinded: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budg-
et or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 771. Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations made available in the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’, $78,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
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that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budg-
et or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 772. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture in this or any other Act may be 
used to close or consolidate the resources or locations of any 
existing Agricultural Research Service laboratories and fa-
cilities without prior notification and approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 773. (a) Of the amounts made available in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Food and Drug Administration—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ that are derived from tobacco product user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, not less than $200,000,000 
shall be used by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for 
enforcement activities related to e-cigarettes, vapes, and 
other electronic nicotine delivery systems (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘ENDS’’), including activities under section 
801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 381(a)): Provided, That not less than $2,000,000 of 
such amount shall be used to continue the activities of the 
Federal multi-agency task force led by the Department of 
Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and the FDA 
to further work to bring all available criminal and civil
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tools to bear against the illegal manufacture, importation, 
distribution, and sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, and other 
ENDS products from the Republic of China and other for-
eign countries. 
(b) Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall up-
date the FDA document titled ‘‘Guidance for Industry on 
its Enforcement Priorities,’’ published in January 2020 
and updated in April 2020, to expand FDA’s prioritized 
enforcement to flavored disposable ENDS products in addi-
tion to cartridge-based products and to define the term ‘‘dis-
posable ENDS product.’’ 
(c) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall submit 
a semi-annual written report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress on the progress that 
the Center for Tobacco Products is making in removing all 
illegal nicotine products from the market: Provided, That 
the initial report shall be submitted not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘drug 
or device’’ each place it appears in the seventh, eighth, 
ninth, and tenth sentences and inserting ‘‘drug, device, or 
tobacco product’’.
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SEC. 774. (a) Fees derived from amounts assessed and 
collected for fiscal year 2026, credited under the heading 
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Food and 
Drug Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’, and made 
available for expenditure under such heading must comply 
with each provision contained in current user fee authoriza-
tions, appropriations Acts, and commitment letters, as 
transmitted from the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices to the chair and ranking member of the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives regarding 
reauthorization of such current user fee authorizations: Pro-
vided, That the term current user fee authorizations means 
those user fees authorized at 21 U.S.C. 379h, 21 U.S.C. 
379j, 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, 21 U.S.C. 
379j–12, 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, 21 U.S.C. 387s, 42 U.S.C. 
263b, 21 U.S.C. 381, 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, 21 U.S.C. 
379–j31, 21 U.S.C. 379j–62 , 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), 21 
U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), 21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–4a, and 21 U.S.C. 379j–72. 
(b)(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Food and Drug Administration shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes
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obligation and outlay estimates and full-time equivalent 
(FTE) personnel staffing estimates for fiscal year 2026 for 
each Food and Drug Administration program that uses 
both general fund appropriations and funds derived from 
user fees: Provided, That such report shall include a table 
with separate columns for general fund appropriations and 
funds derived from user fees for such obligations, outlays 
and FTE personnel staffing: Provided further, That such 
report shall be certified by the Ombudsman of the Food and 
Drug Administration. 
(2) The report in paragraph (1) shall be updated, cer-
tified by the Ombudsman of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not 
later than 45 days after each fiscal quarter until all such 
funds are expended: Provided, That a plan for such ongoing 
quarterly reporting shall be submitted with the report re-
quired by subsection (b)(1). 
(c) Of the amounts provided in this Act in paragraph 
(10) under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Food and Drug Administration—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ and made available by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration for Office of the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, 50 percent shall be withheld from obligation until 
the reporting requirements outlined in subsection (b) are
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met: Provided, That an additional 25 percent of the 
amounts withheld from obligation shall be available when 
the report required by subsection (b)(1) is submitted and 
the remaining 25 percent shall be available when the plan 
for satisfying the ongoing quarterly reporting requirements 
outlined in the proviso in subsection (b)(2) is submitted. 
SEC. 775. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking 
‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting 
Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 776. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used by FDA to develop, 
issue, promote, or advance any new guidelines or regula-
tions applicable to food manufacturers for population-wide 
sodium reduction actions until the publication of the 2025– 
26 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 
(NHANES) What We Eat In America survey, which will 
begin to reflect the impact on population intake of Phase 
1 reduction. 
SEC. 777. The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide 
written notification to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations no fewer than 3 business days in ad-
vance of termination of any grant, cooperative agreement,
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or contract award totaling $1,000,000 or more issued from 
funds made available in this Act or any previous Act: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall include the recipient of 
the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for 
which the funds for the award were appropriated, the ac-
count and program, project, or activity from which the 
funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a detailed 
justification for the termination. 
SEC. 778. There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agri-
culture to conduct a new pilot program to support on-the- 
ground local Energy Circuit Riders who provide profes-
sional support to rural communities for the purpose of un-
dertaking projects that save energy and reduce emissions: 
Provided, That for the purpose of the new pilot program, 
the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Rural 
Development, shall have the authority to provide amounts, 
including in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, 
and other financial assistance, to States, Indian Tribes, co-
operative extension services, institutions of higher edu-
cation, cooperatives and cooperative organizations, regional 
planning commissions or other public entities serving two 
or more rural areas: Provided further, That the period of 
performance under this pilot program shall be more than 
3 but not more than 6 years: Provided further, That the
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Federal share shall not be more than 75 percent: Provided 
further, That an eligible entity using funds provided under 
the pilot program shall offer assistance with energy plan-
ning, energy audits, applicable Federal funding opportuni-
ties, tax incentives, project financing, grant writing, com-
munity-based capacity building, or applicable State, local, 
and utility-based incentives, including, as appropriate, co-
ordinating with relevant State energy offices. 
SEC. 779. For purposes of applying the Federal Food 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), ‘‘Pacific 
Snapper’’ is an acceptable market name for each of the fol-
lowing food fishes: Sebastes alutus, Sebastes borealisn, 
Sebastes ciliatus, Sebastes crameri, Sebastes entomelas, 
Sebastes flavidus, Sebastes goodei, Sebastes levis, Sebastes 
melanops, Sebastes miniatus, Sebastes ovalis, Sebastes 
paucispinis, Sebastes pinniger, Sebastes proriger, Sebastes 
reedi, Sebastes ruberrimus, Sebastes rufus, and Sebastes 
serranoides. 
SEC. 780. For purposes of applying the Federal Food 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), Hawaii 
grown or produced coffee shall contain at least 51 percent 
of coffee grown in Kona, Kau, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, or other 
areas of the State of Hawaii. Based on the region it is pro-
duced or grown, the common or usual names shall be Kona
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Coffee, Kau Coffee, Maui Coffee, Oahu Coffee, Kauai Coffee, 
or Hawaii Coffee. 
SEC. 781. None of the funds made available for any 
department or agency in this or any other appropriations 
Acts, including prior year Acts, shall be used to close Nat-
ural Resources Conservation Service or Rural Development 
mission area field offices or to permanently relocate any 
field-based employees of those agencies that would result in 
an office with two or fewer employees without prior notifi-
cation and approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
REPORT ON NEW WORLD SCREWWORM READINESS AND 
RESPONSE 
SEC. 782. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the New World Screwworm do-
mestic readiness and response initiative of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service, with a particular focus 
on— 
(1)(A) domestic readiness, including the con-
struction of a domestic production facility in the 
event of a threat of a domestic outbreak; and 
(B) exploring partnerships with States and in-
dustry with respect to that construction and other do-
mestic preparedness efforts;
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(2) sterile fly production technology and other 
eradication tools and technologies; and 
(3) the benefits of and barriers, including 
timelines and costs, to enhanced domestic, as com-
pared to international, sterile fly production. 
ASSESSMENT
OF
FEASIBILITY
OF
EXPANDING
AGRICUL-
TURAL QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION PROGRAM TO 
PRODUCTS ENTERING HAWAII 
SEC. 783. Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service shall conduct and submit 
to Congress an assessment regarding the feasibility of ex-
panding the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection pro-
gram to products entering the State of Hawaii, which shall 
include a determination of the methods of transportation 
and the types of commerce that are the most likely contribu-
tors of invasive pests entering the State of Hawaii and rec-
ommendations on how to begin implementing the expansion 
and an estimate of the cost. 
SEC. 784. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Agricul-
tural Programs—Agricultural Research Service—Salaries 
and Expenses’’, there is appropriated $500,000, to remain 
available until expended, to expedite fiber research on in-
dustrial hemp between the Cereal Disease Laboratory and 
the Cotton Fiber Bioscience and Utilization Research Unit,
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including cooperative agreements with qualified nonprofit 
organizations. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Agricultural Pro-
grams—Agricultural Research Service—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, there is appropriated $500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to expand existing cereal research into 
methods to mitigate mycotoxin risks. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the amount appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Agricultural Programs—Processing, Research, and Mar-
keting—Office of the Secretary’’ in title I for the Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Inter-
governmental Affairs shall be reduced by $1,000,000. 
SUPPRESSION OF MORMON CRICKETS AND GRASSHOPPERS 
SEC. 785. Of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading 
‘‘ANIMAL
AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE’’ 
under the heading ‘‘AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS’’ 
under title I of division B, $6,500,000 shall be for activities 
related to the suppression and control of Mormon crickets 
and grasshoppers in Western States, of which not less than 
$2,000,000 shall be for actual treatment of landscape. 
SEC. 786. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the amount made available in the second undesignated 
paragraph under the heading ‘‘RURAL WATER AND WASTE
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DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT’’ under the heading ‘‘RURAL 
UTILITIES SERVICE’’ in title III for— 
(1) the rural utilities program described in sec-
tion 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act shall be $6,500,000, of which not less than 
$1,500,000 shall be used to provide subgrants to eligi-
ble individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and 
servicing of individually owned household decentral-
ized wastewater systems; and 
(2) grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2)(a) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
shall be $238,900,000. 
SEC. 787. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the amount made available for— 
(1) ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutri-
tion Service—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program’’ shall be $118,140,341,000, of which 
$4,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incen-
tives Program; and 
(2) ‘‘Agricultural Programs—Processing, Re-
search, and Marketing—Office of the Secretary’’ shall 
be $50,792,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
shall be available for the Office of Communications.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
DIVISION C—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2026, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority 
Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
ity Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore 
Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and 
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, 
$5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $195,000. 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; 
in all, $30,000.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
$314,143,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $3,210,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $904,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
$392,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
$6,710,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 
$4,212,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$22,710,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference 
of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the
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Chairman of each such committee, $2,049,000 for each such 
committee; in all, $4,098,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF 
THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $1,022,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $2,093,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $4,186,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $699,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $35,083,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$130,353,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
Secretary for the Minority, $2,785,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $97,779,000.
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OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $9,401,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
Counsel, $1,431,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE 
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
$7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; 
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, 
$30,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 
by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of 
the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 
(Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th 
Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $222,416,000, of which 
$22,242,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028.
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U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control, $613,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $17,852,000, of which $13,274,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2030, and of which $4,578,000 
shall remain available until expended. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $230,845,000, of which 
$220,345,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030, and of which $10,500,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $28,052,000 which shall re-
main available until September 30, 2028. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 
Account, $645,431,000, of which $32,272,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2028, and of which 
$7,000,000 shall be allocated solely for the purpose of pro-
viding financial compensation to Senate interns.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
Senate, $300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFICIAL 
PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE 
FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any amounts appropriated under this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT EXPENSES
OF
THE SEN-
ATE—SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EX-
PENSE ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only dur-
ing the fiscal year or fiscal years for which such amounts 
are made available. Any unexpended balances under such 
allowances remaining after the end of the period of avail-
ability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with 
the undesignated paragraph under the center heading 
‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ under chapter XI of the Third 
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) 
and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal 
budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for 
reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary 
of the Treasury considers appropriate).
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DELEGATION AUTHORITY 
SEC. 102. Section 104 of division I of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 6154 note) shall be 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding the following 
after ‘‘118th’’ and before ‘‘Congress’’: ‘‘and any subse-
quent’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘and ending 
on January 7, 2025’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘on or after 
January 3, 2023’’. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $13,960,620, to be disbursed by the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows:
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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and their assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the At-
tending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Sen-
ior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the At-
tending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assist-
ants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and 
(5) $3,388,000 for reimbursement to the Depart-
ment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending 
Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to 
the applicable appropriation or appropriations from 
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses 
are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 
thereof, $4,854,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
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OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, $1,818,980, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government con-
tributions for health, retirement, social security, profes-
sional liability insurance, tuition reimbursement, recruit-
ment and retention bonuses, and other applicable employee 
benefits, $653,422,000, of which overtime shall not exceed 
$84,767,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief 
of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
Member protection-related activities and equipment, steno-
graphic services, personal and professional services, the em-
ployee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
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structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers, and not more than $7,500 to be 
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $201,678,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the 
Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost 
of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 2026 shall be 
paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security: Pro-
vided further, That none of the amounts made available 
under this heading may be used to purchase a drone manu-
factured in the People’s Republic of China or by a business 
affiliated with the People’s Republic of China except for na-
tional security purposes. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
MUTUAL AID TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 110. Of the amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ in this Act, up to $10,000,000 
may be transferred to ‘‘Capitol Police—United States Cap-
itol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements’’ on September 30, 
2026, and, once transferred, shall remain available until 
September 30, 2030, to be used for reimbursements for mu-
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tual aid and related training, including mutual aid and 
training provided under the agreements described in section 
7302 of Public Law 108–458: Provided, That obligation of 
the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be sub-
ject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration 
and the Committee on House Administration of the amount 
and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 
RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 
of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,396,400, 
of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2027, and of which not more than $1,000 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director in con-
nection with official representation and reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $71,400,000:
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Provided, That the Director shall use not less than $500,000 
of the amount made available under this heading for (1) 
improving technical systems, processes, and models for the 
purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budg-
etary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members 
of Congress, and the public, and (2) to increase the avail-
ability of models, economic assumptions, and data for Mem-
bers of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the 
public. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all 
necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, op-
eration, and general and administrative support in connec-
tion with facilities and activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, including the Botanic Garden, Senate 
and House office buildings, and other facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings 
and office equipment; for official reception and representa-
tion expenses of not more than $5,000, to be expended as 
the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or 
exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor 
vehicle, $156,676,000.
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CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $83,380,000, of which 
$47,799,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $20,059,000, 
of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2030. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $124,696,000, of which 
$16,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical 
substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power (includ-
ing the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer 
services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings,
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Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the 
same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning 
refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such build-
ings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Wash-
ington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for 
air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Ju-
diciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, ex-
penses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon re-
quest of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received 
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this 
appropriation, $130,705,000, of which $18,189,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That 
not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall 
be available for obligation during fiscal year 2026. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings and grounds, $53,139,000, of which $13,400,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located,
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the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Cap-
itol security operations, $77,630,000, of which $12,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 
That none of the amounts made available under this head-
ing may be used to purchase a drone manufactured in the 
People’s Republic of China or by a business affiliated with 
the People’s Republic of China except for national security 
purposes. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $21,392,000, of which $5,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 
That, of the amount made available under this heading, the 
Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums 
as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the National Garden established under section 
307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 
(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect 
of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.
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CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Cap-
itol Visitor Center, $30,547,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 120. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 
incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 
contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind 
schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, 
or agency-employed designee, determines that any such de-
viations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven 
scope changes, or are not significant within the overall 
scope of the project and/or program. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; information technology 
services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
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aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust 
Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any 
trust fund held by the Board, $592,411,000, and, in addi-
tion, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal 
year 2026 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not 
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under 
the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized 
for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, no 
less than $17,500,000 shall remain available until expended 
for the Teaching with Primary Sources program, the Lewis- 
Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative, the Veterans 
History Project, the Surplus Books Program, upgrades of 
the Legislative Branch Financial Management System and 
data storage and migration efforts. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$102,386,000, of which not more than $37,025,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2026
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under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate 
or expend any funds derived from collections under such 
section in excess of the amount authorized for obligation 
or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That not more than $7,824,000 shall be derived from collec-
tions during fiscal year 2026 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, 
That the total amount available for obligation shall be re-
duced by the amount by which collections are less than 
$44,849,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $10,200,000 is for mod-
ernization initiatives, of which $9,300,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That 
not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is 
available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copy-
right Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the Library of 
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing 
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses for 
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for 
copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of
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title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available 
under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees 
and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant 
to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 
used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of 
the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 
Judges and staff under section 802(e). 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $136,080,000: 
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay 
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, 
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of 
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval 
of either the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That this 
prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confiden-
tial Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Pro-
vided further, That a non-confidential CRS product in-
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cludes any written product containing research or analysis 
that is currently available for general congressional access 
on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made 
available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal 
course of business and does not include material prepared 
in response to Congressional requests for confidential anal-
ysis or research. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT 
DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
$66,130,000: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide 
newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost 
to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 130. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2026, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$332,285,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations to
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the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized publishing of congressional informa-
tion and the distribution of congressional information in 
any format; publishing of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
publishing, and distribution of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the 
recipient, $80,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized 
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the 
payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under 
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds 
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other 
Act for printing and binding and related services provided 
to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, 
may be expended to print a document, report, or publica-
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tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended 
balances of expired discretionary funds made available 
under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading 
‘‘GOVERNMENT
PUBLISHING
OFFICE
BUSINESS
OPER-
ATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 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, to 
be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 
of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be 
used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only 
a monthly and session basis. 
PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE 
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the public information programs of the 
Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide
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for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
in any format, and their distribution to the public, Mem-
bers of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 
depository and international exchange libraries as author-
ized by law, $42,475,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are 
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional 
serial sets and other related publications for the preceding 
two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: 
Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances 
of expired discretionary funds made available under this 
heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERN-
MENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS RE-
VOLVING FUND’’ no later 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, to be available for 
carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office 
Business Operations Revolving Fund, $9,525,000, to re-
main available until expended, for information technology
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development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov-
ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Re-
volving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 
may be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
Government Publishing Office in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses: Provided further, 
That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 pas-
senger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures 
in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils 
to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall 
be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Business 
Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
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of such title: Provided further, That activities financed 
through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may pro-
vide information in any format: Provided further, That the 
Business Operations Revolving Fund and the funds pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS 
OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be 
used for contracted security services at Government Pub-
lishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Colum-
bia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 
the United States in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but 
at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one pas-
senger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries 
in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 
901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations pre-
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scribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $811,894,000, 
of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That, in addition, $35,424,000 of payments re-
ceived under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other de-
partment or agency which is a member of the National 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovern-
mental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the 
respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments 
hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements 
to any appropriation from which costs involved are ini-
tially financed: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available to cover costs 
incurred by the Tiny Findings Child Development Center, 
in such amount and for such purposes as determined by 
the Comptroller General, subject to notification provided to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate.
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CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP FUND 
For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter-
national Leadership Fund for financing activities of the 
Congressional Office for International Leadership under 
section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,000,000: Provided, That funds 
made available to support Russian participants shall only 
be used for those engaging in free market development, hu-
manitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not 
be used for officials of the central government of Russia. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
Service Development Trust Fund established under section 
116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Train-
ing and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 
TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
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mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2026 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 
1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 
of compensation or designation of any office or position ap-
propriated for is different from that specifically established 
by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation 
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: 
Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various 
items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk 
hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
are a matter of public record and available for public in-
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spection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing 
law. 
COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. 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 appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Cap-
itol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided 
tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employ-
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ees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other 
offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless 
through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of 
the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 
2242(b)(8)). 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the ap-
proval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the 
Capitol. 
LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 
PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used to acquire tele-
communications equipment produced by Huawei Tech-
nologies Company or ZTE Corporation. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 209. (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.
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(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or 
other official government activities. 
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION 
SEC. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act 
that contract with a food service provider or providers shall 
confer and coordinate with such food service provider or 
providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, 
to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from 
plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and 
increase recycling and composting opportunities. 
LIMITATION ON COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (re-
lating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Con-
gress) during fiscal year 2026. 
EXTENSION OF PUMP ACT PROTECTIONS TO 
CONGRESSIONAL STAFF 
SEC. 212. Section 203(a)(1) of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)) is amend-
ed—
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(1) by striking ‘‘and section 12(c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 12(c), and section 18D’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, 218d’’ after ‘‘212(c)’’. 
SENATE PROTECTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Contin-
gent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate’’, $18,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall be for enhanced 
Member security and $3,500,000 shall be for the residential 
security system program: Provided, That amounts made 
available pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to 
‘‘Salaries, Officers and Employees—Office of the Sergeant 
at Arms and Doorkeeper’’ and ‘‘Contingent Expenses of the 
Senate—Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Dis-
aster Recovery Fund’’: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided pursuant to the preceding proviso is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available pur-
suant to this subsection for enhanced Member security, such 
sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either 
directly, through reimbursement, or through the transfer au-
thority in the first proviso, for obligations incurred for the 
same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
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vided further, That amounts made available pursuant to 
this subsection shall be allocated in accordance with a 
spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Police— 
United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements’’, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, 
for reimbursements for mutual aid and related training, in-
cluding mutual aid and training provided under the agree-
ments described in section 7302 of Public Law 108–458: 
Provided, That obligation of the funds made available pur-
suant to this subsection be subject to notification to the 
Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee 
on House Administration of the amount and purpose of the 
expense within 15 days of obligation. 
(c) For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Police— 
General Expenses’’, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to provide support to the Senate Sergeant at 
Arms residential security system program. 
(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
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2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget 
enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.