preceding proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior 
any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal 
year for operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $357,363,000, to remain available 
until expended, for construction, capital improvement, 
maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facili-
ties and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruc-
tion, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, 
including unauthorized roads that are not part of the 
transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads 
and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 
U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, 
That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed 
road decommissioning, road and trail repair and mainte-
nance and associated activities, and removal of fish pas-
sage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service 
roads may be contributing to water quality problems in 
streams and water bodies which support threatened, en-
dangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: 
Provided further, That funds becoming available in fiscal 
year 2016 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 
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501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the 
Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obliga-
tion for any other purpose unless the funds are appro-
priated: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 
decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be 
transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to support 
the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 
(16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.), including administrative ex-
penses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest 
therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable 
to the Forest Service, $20,000,000, to be derived from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be 
derived from forest receipts. 
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ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended (16 
U.S.C. 460l-516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public 
Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administra-
tive expenses associated with on-the-ground range reha-
bilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived 
from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. 
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MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (Public Law 96–487), $2,441,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other 
lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels 
management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands 
and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, 
$2,373,078,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds including unobligated balances 
under this heading, are available for repayment of ad-
vances from other appropriations accounts previously 
transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to reimburse State and other co-
operating entities for services provided in response to wild-
fire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such 
reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emer-
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gencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency man-
agement agency: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appro-
priated under this appropriation shall be available for the 
Forest Service in support of fire science research author-
ized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all For-
est Service authorities for the use of funds, such as con-
tracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and co-
operative agreements: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 
also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
Science Research: Provided further, That funds provided 
shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restora-
tion, hazardous fuels management activities, support to 
Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression ac-
tivities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels man-
agement activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities 
and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research 
Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State 
fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire as-
sistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry As-
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sistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, 
That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to 
the ‘‘National Forest System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Range-
land Research’’ accounts to fund forest and rangeland re-
search, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and 
watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and 
wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: Pro-
vided further, That the costs of implementing any coopera-
tive agreement between the Federal Government and any 
non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on 
by the affected parties: Provided further, That up to 
$15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement 
contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for 
hazardous fuels management activities and for training or 
monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels manage-
ment activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land 
if the Secretary determines such activities implement a 
community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and 
benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That 
funds made available to implement the Community Forest 
Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall be 
available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with 
authorities made available to the Forest Service under the 
‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriation: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appro-
priated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate 
amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Depart-
ments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
wildland fire management programs and projects: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided for hazardous 
fuels management, not to exceed $5,000,000 may be used 
to make grants, using any authorities available to the For-
est Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appro-
priation, for the purpose of creating incentives for in-
creased use of biomass from National Forest System 
lands: Provided further, That funds designated for wildfire 
suppression, including funds transferred from the 
‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’’, shall be 
assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assess-
ments are calculated against other agency programs: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds for hazardous fuels man-
agement, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the 
‘‘National Forest System’’ to support the Integrated Re-
source Restoration pilot program. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression op-
erations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve 
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fund for suppression and Federal emergency response ac-
tivities, $315,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amounts are only available for trans-
fer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following 
a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 
502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
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558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all 
fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire 
Suppression Reserve Fund’’ will be obligated within 30 
days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this para-
graph must be replenished by a supplemental appropria-
tion which must be requested as promptly as possible. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with U.S., private, and international organizations. The 
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Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may 
sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments 
and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (includ-
ing the U.S. Agency for International Development, the 
Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and orga-
nizations to provide technical assistance and training pro-
grams overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 
such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
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cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 
the report accompanying this Act. 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De-
partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 
as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re-
quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services 
from the Department of Agriculture’s National Informa-
tion Technology Center and the Department of Agri-
culture’s International Technology Service. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 
out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 
out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 
of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended by Public Lands 
Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public 
Law 109–154. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
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Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 
up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 
National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner-
ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 
without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 
for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 
That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda-
tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 
shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match on at least one- 
for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: 
Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Fed-
eral funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a 
project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 
Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
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shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 
or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 
that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 
$55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of per-
forming fire, administrative and other facilities mainte-
nance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur 
using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the 
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agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utili-
ties, and other support services. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap-
propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 
to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office 
of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 
reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitiga-
tion-related matters. Future budget justifications for both 
the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture 
should clearly display the sums previously transferred and 
the requested funding transfers. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
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tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $4,321,539,000, together with payments received dur-
ing the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 
238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal 
organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 
other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 
(25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the 
time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall 
remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 
fiscal 
year 
limitation: 
Provided 
further, 
That, 
$935,726,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including 
$51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emer-
gency Fund, shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That, of the funds provided, up to 
$36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for im-
plementation of the loan repayment program under section 
108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided 
further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Gov-
ernment as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 
1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of con-
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tracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 
108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain 
available until expended and, notwithstanding section 
108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall 
be available to make new awards under the loan repay-
ment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 
108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 
further, That funds provided in this Act may be used for 
annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, 
provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the 
funds are appropriated: Provided further, That the 
amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available until 
expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related 
to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: 
Provided further, That funding contained herein for schol-
arship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That amounts received by 
tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and ac-
counted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal 
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organizations until expended: Provided further, That the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian 
Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations operating 
health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such in-
dividually identifiable health information relating to dis-
abled children as may be necessary for the purpose of car-
rying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.): Provided 
further, That the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 
may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically 
funded under the Indian Health Facilities account: Pro-
vided further, That $717,970,000 shall be for payments 
to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for contract sup-
port costs associated with contracts, grants, self-govern-
ance compacts, or annual funding agreements between the 
Indian Health Service and an Indian tribe or tribal organi-
zation pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) prior 
to or during fiscal year 2016, and shall remain available 
until expended. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
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and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trail-
ers; and for provision of domestic and community sanita-
tion facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of 
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian 
Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out 
such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act with respect to environmental health and facilities 
support 
activities 
of 
the 
Indian 
Health 
Service, 
$466,329,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 
renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 
of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land 
on which such facilities will be located: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian 
Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from 
the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Serv-
ice may be used for sanitation facilities construction for 
new homes funded with grants by the housing programs 
of the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health 
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Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health Serv-
ice to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service 
and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing inter-
agency agreement between the Indian Health Service and 
the General Services Administration: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demoli-
tion Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used 
by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal 
buildings. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur-
chase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of attendance 
at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the 
Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accordance with 
the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
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Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at 
all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facili-
ties, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds 
recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited to the account 
of the facility providing the service and shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other law or regulation, funds trans-
ferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment to the Indian Health Service shall be administered 
under Public Law 86–121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities 
Act and Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, ex-
cept those used for administrative and program direction 
purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at 
curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assess-
ments or charges by the Department of Health and 
Human Services unless identified in the budget justifica-
tion and provided in this Act, or approved by the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the re-
programming process: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, funds previously or 
herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization 
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through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by 
title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may 
be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination con-
tract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under 
title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available 
to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limi-
tation: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall 
be used to implement the final rule published in the Fed-
eral Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department 
of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility 
for the health care services of the Indian Health Service 
until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget 
request reflecting the increased costs associated with the 
proposed final rule, and such request has been included 
in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided 
further, That with respect to functions transferred by the 
Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the 
Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and 
services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, includ-
ing payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and 
the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the 
funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian 
Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or 
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subsequent appropriation account from which the funds 
were originally derived, with such amounts to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That reim-
bursements for training, technical assistance, or services 
provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total 
costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead asso-
ciated with the provision of goods, services, or technical 
assistance: Provided further, That the appropriation struc-
ture for the Indian Health Service may not be altered 
without advance notification to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Indian Health Service shall develop a strategic plan for 
the Urban Indian Health program in consultation with 
urban Indians and the National Academy of Public Ad-
ministration, and shall publish such plan not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the 
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 
$77,349,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which 
up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available 
until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 
104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may 
conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 
activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, 
clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to 
accredited healthcare providers: Provided further, That in 
performing any such health assessment or health study, 
evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall 
not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
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CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2016, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 
1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 
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hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for serv-
ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $11,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the individual appointed to the position of In-
spector General of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of 
the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the 
duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 
not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. 
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 
Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 
531, $7,341,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds provided in this or any other appropria-
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tions Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and 
groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned 
lands residents, those in significantly substandard hous-
ing, and all others certified as eligible and not included 
in the preceding categories: Provided further, That none 
of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be 
used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 
to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of 
November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands 
partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement 
home is provided for such household: Provided further, 
That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new 
or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office 
shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have se-
lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo 
reservation or selected a replacement residence off the 
Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 640d-10: Provided further, That $200,000 shall 
be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of the Interior, to remain available until ex-
pended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Nav-
ajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
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INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author-
ized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part 
A), $9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 
of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
dissemination, and exchange of information and publica-
tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist-
ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 
$100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em-
ployees, $680,422,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, except as otherwise provided herein; of 
which not to exceed $47,522,000 for the instrumentation 
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program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 
the National Museum of African American History and 
Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program 
shall remain available until expended; and including such 
funds as may be necessary to support American overseas 
research centers: Provided, That funds appropriated here-
in are available for advance payments to independent con-
tractors performing research services or participating in 
official Smithsonian presentations. 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso-
nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 
by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 
and for construction, including necessary personnel, 
$139,119,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal-
lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 
therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 
as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
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(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad-
vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for 
membership in library, museum, and art associations or 
societies whose publications or services are available to 
members only, or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 
for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 
employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); 
purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter-
ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, 
firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 
such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop-
er, $119,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 
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10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 
years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 
renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
$19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, 
protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of 
buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated 
with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of con-
tractor qualifications as well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 
ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte-
nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts, $21,660,000. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora-
tion of the existing features of the building and site of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$11,140,000, to remain available until expended. 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 
of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 
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1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,420,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endow-
ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc-
tions in the arts, including arts education and public out-
reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 
individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 
to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities 
in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and 
for administering the functions of the Act; and 
$10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
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grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 
including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 
Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 
10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 
amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 
by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 
11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre-
ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre-
viously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 
to process any grant or contract documents which do not 
include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 
necessary for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 
to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 
does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
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grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 
such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 
of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 
the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 
Chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000: 
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 
fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 
fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col-
lection, to remain available until expended without further 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art-
work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac-
tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 
of artistic display, study or education. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,000,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $6,080,000. 
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan-
ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 
States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $7,948,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 
for official reception and representational expenses associ-
ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 
planning and physical development of world capitals. 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 
2310), $52,385,000, of which $865,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018, for the Museum’s 
equipment replacement program; and of which $2,200,000 
for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 
$1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program 
shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica-
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tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 
promote public support or opposition to any legislative 
proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over-
head charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including 
working capital fund and cost pool charges, from pro-
grams, projects, activities and subactivities to support gov-
ernment-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau adminis-
trative functions or headquarters, regional, or central op-
erations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 
and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or 
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process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 
site claim located under the general mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec-
retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re-
quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 
the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 
lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 
Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 
claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 
U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 
fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2017, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 
by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to 
section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
104–208). 
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 
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the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 
third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam-
ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 
patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu-
reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi-
bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac-
cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 
Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third- 
party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis-
cal year 2016. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2016 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 
year 2016 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health 
Services’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of In-
dian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation 
of Indian Programs’’ are the only amounts available for 
contract support costs arising out of self-determination or 
self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual 
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funding agreements for fiscal year 2016 with the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, 
That such amounts provided by this Act are not available 
for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior 
years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or 
judgments awarding contract support costs for prior 
years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because 
more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 
plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 
in this section exempts the Secretary from any other re-
quirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any 
other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 
expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding avail-
able, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest 
System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 
and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 
of the plan on an accelerated basis. 
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PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu-
ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 
20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 
the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu-
ment. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec-
larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 
to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na-
tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 
funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur-
poses. 
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TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 410. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall 
be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as 
the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) 
when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The west-
ern red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus 
to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 
be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 
48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All addi-
tional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or con-
tiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be ex-
ported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale 
holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing 
export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 411. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen-
cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 
such contract is entered into in accordance with the re-
quirements of chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 
or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
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(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con-
tract to be entered into without regard for these re-
quirements, including formula grants for States, or 
federally recognized Indian tribes; or 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by 
any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 
contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 
4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
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the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT 
GUIDELINES 
SEC. 413. Of the funds provided to the National En-
dowment for the Arts— 
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 
to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in-
dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit-
age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to 
any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 
to a group, unless the application is specific to the 
contents of the season, including identified programs 
or projects. 
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM 
PRIORITIES 
SEC. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding fi-
nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro-
priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 
underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 
a population of individuals, including urban minori-
ties, who have historically been outside the purview 
of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 
as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 
or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 
line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial as-
sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
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Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 
Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv-
ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc-
tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965— 
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat-
egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro-
grams that are of national impact or availability or 
are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex-
ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 
to any single State, excluding grants made under the 
authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con-
gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 
the Chairperson in each grant category under sec-
tion 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 
grants to improve and support community-based 
music performance and education. 
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STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 415. The Department of the Interior, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity. 
REPORT ON USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE FUNDS 
SEC. 416. Not later than 120 days after the date on 
which the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget request is 
submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a 
comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
scribing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and 
international, for climate change programs, projects, and 
activities in fiscal years 2015 and 2016, including an ac-
counting of funding by agency with each agency identi-
fying climate change programs, projects, and activities 
and associated costs by line item as presented in the Presi-
dent’s Budget Appendix, and including citations and link-
ages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driv-
ing funding within each climate change program, project, 
and activity listed in the report. 
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PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 417. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any 
other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any 
regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon 
dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions 
resulting from biological processes associated with live-
stock production. 
GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 418. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, 
if that provision requires mandatory reporting of green-
house gas emissions from manure management systems. 
RECREATION FEE 
SEC. 419. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by 
striking ‘‘10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 2017’’. 
MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 420. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 
note; Public Law 106–79) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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(b) For fiscal year 2016, the authority provided by 
the provisos under the heading ‘‘Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Memorial Commission—Capital Construction’’ in division 
E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 421. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content 
of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 
et seq.) or any other law. 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to 
develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any 
change to the regulations and guidance in effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2012, pertaining to the definition of waters under 
the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.), including the provisions of 
the rules dated November 13, 1986, and August 25, 1993, 
relating to said jurisdiction, and the guidance documents 
dated January 15, 2003, and December 2, 2008, relating 
to said jurisdiction. 
STREAM BUFFER 
SEC. 423. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop, carry out, or implement (1) 
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any guidance, policy, or directive to reinterpret or change 
the historic interpretation of 30 C.F.R. 816.57, which was 
promulgated on June 30, 1983 by the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department 
of the Interior (48 Fed. Reg. 30312); or (2) proposed reg-
ulations or supporting materials described in the Federal 
Register notice published on June 18, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 
34667) by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. 
HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING ON 
FEDERAL LAND 
SEC. 424. (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act for any fiscal year may be used to prohibit the use 
of or access to Federal land (as such term is defined in 
section 3 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6502)) for hunting, fishing, or recreational 
shooting if such use or access— 
(1) was not prohibited on such Federal land as 
of January 1, 2013; and 
(2) was conducted in compliance with the re-
source management plan (as defined in section 101 
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6511)) applicable to such 
Federal land as of January 1, 2013. 
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(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES ALLOWED.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior or 
the Secretary of Agriculture may temporarily close, for a 
period not to exceed 30 days, Federal land managed by 
the Secretary to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting 
if the Secretary determines that the temporary closure is 
necessary to accommodate a special event or for public 
safety reasons. The Secretary may extend a temporary clo-
sure for one additional 90-day period only if the Secretary 
determines the extension is necessary because of extraor-
dinary weather conditions or for public safety reasons. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF STATES.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, 
or responsibility of the several States to manage, control, 
or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law or 
regulations. 
LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL OCEAN 
POLICY 
SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to further implementation of the coastal 
and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based manage-
ment components of the National Ocean Policy developed 
under Executive Order 13547. 
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LEAD TEST KIT 
SEC. 426. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce regulations 
under subpart E of part 745 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Lead; Renova-
tion, Repair, and Painting Rule’’), or any subsequent 
amendments to such regulations, until the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency publicizes Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency recognition of a commer-
cially available lead test kit that meets both criteria under 
section 745.88(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. 
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE 
SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop, propose, finalize, implement, 
enforce, or administer any regulation that would establish 
new financial responsibility requirements pursuant to sec-
tion 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9608(b)). 
GHG NSPS 
SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to propose, finalize, implement, or en-
force— 
(1) any standard of performance under section 
111(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(b)) for 
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any new fossil fuel-fired electricity utility generating 
unit if the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency’s determination that a technology is 
adequately demonstrated includes consideration of 
one or more facilities for which assistance is pro-
vided (including any tax credit) under subtitle A of 
title IV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15961 et seq.) or section 48A of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; 
(2) any regulation or guidance under section 
111(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(b)) es-
tablishing any standard of performance for emis-
sions of any greenhouse gas from any modified or 
reconstructed source that is a fossil fuel-fired elec-
tric utility generating unit; or 
(3) any regulation or guidance under section 
111(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(d)) 
that applies to the emission of any greenhouse gas 
by an existing source that is a fossil fuel-fired elec-
tric utility generating unit. 
DEFINITION OF FILL MATERIAL 
SEC. 429. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act may be used by the Environmental 
Protection Agency to develop, adopt, implement, admin-
ister, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect 
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on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the 
terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the 
purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 430. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 
112–74 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017,’’. 
CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE 
SEC. 431. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Ini-
tiative Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–312; 16 U.S.C. 461 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 432. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 
subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2016. 
AVAILABILITY OF VACANT GRAZING ALLOTMENTS 
SEC. 433. The Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect 
to the National Forest System lands, shall make vacant 
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grazing allotments available to a holder of a grazing per-
mit or lease issued by either Secretary if the lands covered 
by the permit or lease or other grazing lands used by the 
holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of 
drought or wildfire, as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned. The terms and conditions contained in a permit 
or lease made available pursuant to this section shall be 
the same as the terms and conditions of the most recent 
permit or lease that was applicable to the vacant grazing 
allotment made available. Section 102 of the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) shall 
not apply with respect to any Federal agency action under 
this section. 
PROTECTION OF WATER RIGHTS 
SEC. 434. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to condition the issuance, 
renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, 
license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other 
land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any 
water right, including sole and joint ownership, directly 
to the United States, or any impairment of title, in whole 
or in part, granted or otherwise recognized under State 
law, by Federal or State adjudication, decree, or other 
judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact. 
Additionally, none of the funds made available in this or 
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any other Act may be used to require any water user to 
apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the 
United States under State law as a condition of the 
issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, 
approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, 
or other land use or occupancy agreement. 
LIMITATION ON STATUS CHANGES 
SEC. 435. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to propose, finalize, implement, or en-
force any regulation or guidance under Section 612 of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7671k) that changes the status 
from acceptable to unacceptable for purposes of the Sig-
nificant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program of any 
hydrofluorocarbon used as a refrigerant or in foam blow-
ing agents, applications or uses. Nothing in this section 
shall prevent EPA from approving new materials, applica-
tions or uses as acceptable under the SNAP program. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 436. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 
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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, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
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input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
SOCIAL COST OF CARBON 
SEC. 437. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act shall be used for the social cost of carbon 
(SCC) to be incorporated into any rulemaking or guidance 
document until a new Interagency Working Group (IWG) 
revises the estimates using the discount rates and the do-
mestic-only limitation on benefits estimates in accordance 
with Executive Order 12866 and OMB Circular A-4 as 
of January 1, 2015: Provided, That such IWG shall pro-
vide to the public all documents, models, and assumptions 
used in developing the SCC and solicit public comment 
prior to finalizing any revised estimates. 
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LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 438. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to propose, promulgate, imple-
ment, administer, or enforce a national primary or sec-
ondary ambient air quality standard for ozone that is 
lower than the standard established under section 50.15 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
July 2, 2014), until at least 85 percent of the counties 
that were nonattainment areas under that standard as of 
July 2, 2014, achieve full compliance with that standard. 
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
SEC. 439. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule entitled ‘‘Hydraulic Fracturing 
on Federal and Indian Lands’’ as published in the Federal 
Register on March 26, 2015 and March 30, 2015 (80 Fed. 
Reg. 16127 and 16577, respectively). 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 440. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 
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Union Calendar No. 125 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2822 
[Report No. 114–170] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and 
for other purposes. 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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