In the Senate of the United States, 
December 22, 2022. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2617) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend section 1115 of 
title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how 
performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes.’’, do 
pass with the following 
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
House in Senate amendment 4, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
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Title IV—General Provisions—This Act 
DIVISION M—ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
DIVISION N—DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023 
DIVISION O—EXTENDERS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
Title I—National Cybersecurity Protection System Authorization Extension 
Title II—NDAA Technical Corrections 
Title III—Immigration Extensions 
Title IV—Environment and Public Works Matters 
Title V—Safety Enhancements 
Title VI—Extension of Temporary Order for Fentanyl-Related Substances 
Title VII—Federal Trade Commission Oversight of Horseracing Integrity and 
Safety Authority 
Title VIII—United States Parole Commission Extension 
Title IX—Extension of FCC Auction Authority 
Title X—Budgetary Effects
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DIVISION P—ELECTORAL COUNT REFORM AND PRESIDENTIAL 
TRANSITION IMPROVEMENT 
DIVISION Q—AVIATION RELATED MATTERS 
DIVISION R—NO TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES 
DIVISION S—OCEANS RELATED MATTERS 
DIVISION T—SECURE 2.0 ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION U—JOSEPH MAXWELL CLELAND AND ROBERT JOSEPH 
DOLE MEMORIAL VETERANS BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION V—STRONG VETERANS ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION W—UNLEASHING AMERICAN INNOVATORS ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION X—EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL 
ASSESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND 
DIVISION Y—CONTRACT ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION Z—COVS ACT 
DIVISION AA—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS 
DIVISION BB—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE 
DIVISION CC—WATER RELATED MATTERS 
DIVISION DD—PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION EE—POST OFFICE DESIGNATIONS 
DIVISION FF—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
DIVISION GG—MERGER FILING FEE MODERNIZATION 
DIVISION HH—AGRICULTURE 
DIVISION II—PREGNANT WORKERS 
DIVISION JJ—NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES 
DIVISION KK—PUMP FOR NURSING MOTHERS ACT 
DIVISION LL—STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL FISCAL RECOVERY, 
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DISASTER RELIEF FLEXIBILITY 
DIVISION MM—FAIRNESS FOR 9/11 FAMILIES ACT 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall
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be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed 
in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or 
about December 19, 2022, and submitted by the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have 
the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if 
it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of con-
ference. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 6. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjust-
ment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to 
cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during 
fiscal year 2023.
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DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$65,067,000 of which not to exceed $7,432,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $1,396,000 shall be available for the Office of Home-
land Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall 
be to establish a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at 
a land grant university with existing indigenous public 
health expertise to expand current partnerships and collabo-
rative efforts with indigenous groups, including but not 
limited to, tribal organizations and institutions such as 
tribal colleges, tribal technical colleges, tribal community 
colleges and tribal universities, to improve the delivery of 
culturally appropriate public health services and functions 
in American Indian communities focusing on indigenous 
food sovereignty; not to exceed $9,280,000 shall be available
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for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, of 
which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to 
exceed $28,422,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
for 
Administration, 
of 
which 
$26,716,000 shall be available for Departmental Adminis-
tration to provide for necessary expenses for management 
support services to offices of the Department and for general 
administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other 
miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 
for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the 
Department: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one ad-
ministrative support staff for the Office; not to exceed 
$4,609,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Sec-
retary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental 
Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, in-
cluding programs involving intergovernmental affairs and 
liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed 
$8,738,000 shall be available for the Office of Communica-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 
of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation 
for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than
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5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 of 
the amount made available under this paragraph for the 
immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading 
for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from 
applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses in-
cident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 
551–558: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs 
shall be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agri-
culture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the 
agency level: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days 
from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary 
has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by 
USDA agency: Provided further, That during any 30 day 
notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin imple-
mentation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $7,367,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 
Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$37,595,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator 
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 
40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations 
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
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pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 
costs, $40,581,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.), $7,581,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Manage-
ment may be transferred to any agency of the Department 
for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the 
above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, 
and Protection, $21,800,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 
$111,561,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies 
and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C.
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App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of in-
formants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspec-
tor General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of 
the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98). 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $60,537,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$5,556,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary 
for 
Research, 
Education, 
and 
Economics, 
$2,384,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Econom-
ics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to 
fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $92,612,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $211,076,000, of which up to $66,413,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the 
Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current In-
dustrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and 
(f). 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 
Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for 
land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the 
grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value 
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,744,279,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air-
craft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement 
only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction,
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alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one 
building shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses 
or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, 
except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at 
a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four 
buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed 
$5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur-
rent replacement value of the building or $500,000, which-
ever is greater: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available for entering into lease agreements 
at any Agricultural Research Service location for the con-
struction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for 
use by the Agricultural Research Service and a condition 
of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, oper-
ated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall 
be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Mary-
land: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the 
foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of
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buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 
U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available for granting easements at any Ag-
ricultural Research Service location for the construction of 
a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and 
acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a con-
dition of the easements shall be that upon completion the 
facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the 
availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that ac-
ceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds may be received from 
any State, other political subdivision, organization, or in-
dividual for the purpose of establishing or operating any 
research facility or research project of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricul-
tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
where not otherwise provided, $74,297,000 to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $56,697,000 shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in 
the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement de-