H. R. 2617—379 
JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal 
administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and 
other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training cen-
ters as authorized by the WIOA, $1,760,155,000, plus reimburse-
ments, as follows: 
(1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 
2024; 
(2) $123,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and 
acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, and which 
may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major 
items of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer 
up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs 
of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Pro-
vided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 
30, 2023: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and 
(3) $33,830,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which 
shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2022 
through September 30, 2023: 
Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be 
used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps Centers. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred 
to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $405,000,000, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and may 
be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) 
of the OAA. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2023 of trade adjustment ben-
efit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 
of that Act; and for training, employment and case management 
services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State 
administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, 
allowances, training, employment and case management services, 
and related State administration provided pursuant to section 
231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, 
sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act 
of 2015, and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 
$494,400,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary 
to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for 
any period subsequent to September 15, 2023: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation 
provided under this heading may remain available for obligation
H. R. 2617—380 
beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 
245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 
OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, together 
with not to exceed $3,925,084,000 which may be expended from 
the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 
(1) $3,134,635,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
(including not less than $375,000,000 to carry out reemploy-
ment services and eligibility assessments under section 306 
of such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as defined 
in such section, including those who are profiled as most likely 
to exhaust their benefits, may be eligible for such services 
and assessments: Provided, That of such amount, $117,000,000 
is specified for grants under section 306 of the Social Security 
Act and is provided to meet the terms of a concurrent resolution 
on the budget in the Senate and section 1(j)(2) of H. Res. 
1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Represent-
atives on June 8, 2022, and $258,000,000 is additional new 
budget authority specified for purposes of a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget in the Senate and section 1(j) of such 
House resolution; and $9,000,000 for continued support of the 
Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the 
administration 
of 
unemployment 
insurance 
for 
Federal 
employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 
5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjust-
ment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, 
and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 
Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of 
the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and section 285(a) 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and shall be available 
for obligation by the States through December 31, 2023, except 
that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal 
obligation through December 31, 2023, and for State obligation 
through September 30, 2025, or, if the automation is being 
carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation 
through September 30, 2029, and for expenditure through Sep-
tember 30, 2030, and funds for competitive grants awarded 
to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person 
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
insurance improper payment reviews and provide reemploy-
ment services and referrals to training, as appropriate, shall 
be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2023 
(except that funds for outcome payments pursuant to section 
306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act shall be available for Federal 
obligation through March 31, 2024), and for obligation by the 
States through September 30, 2025, and funds for the 
Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall 
be available for obligation by the State through September
H. R. 2617—381 
30, 2024, and funds used for unemployment insurance work-
loads experienced through September 30, 2023 shall be avail-
able for Federal obligation through December 31, 2023; 
(2) $23,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties necessary to support the administration of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance system; 
(3) $658,639,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
$21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; 
(4) $25,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties of the Employment Service, including administration of 
the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (including assisting States in adopting 
or modernizing information technology for use in the processing 
of certification requests), and the provision of technical assist-
ance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 
(5) $83,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administra-
tion of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which 
$60,528,000 shall be available for the Federal administration 
of such activities, and $23,282,000 shall be available for grants 
to States for the administration of such activities; and 
(6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop 
system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2023 
through June 30, 2024, of which up to $9,800,000 may be 
used to carry out research and demonstration projects related 
to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force partici-
pation of people with disabilities: Provided, That the Secretary 
may transfer amounts made available for research and dem-
onstration projects under this paragraph to the ‘‘Office of Dis-
ability Employment Policy’’ account for such purposes: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2023 is projected by the 
Department of Labor to exceed 1,778,000, an additional $28,600,000 
from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 
100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the 
Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under 
title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State 
to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title 
III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major 
disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 
behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New 
Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 
behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data 
Exchange System: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career
H. R. 2617—382 
center system, or which are used to support the national activities 
of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, 
or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, 
or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further, 
That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations 
under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to 
support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment 
insurance system, may award subgrants to other States and non- 
State entities under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 
to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security 
Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund 
integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service auto-
mation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed 
under the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating 
in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to 
such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States 
participating in the consortium or to the entity operating the 
Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 
in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration 
of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the 
request: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect fees for 
the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and 
reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers 
Survey requested by State and local governments, public and pri-
vate institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations 
and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 
29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infra-
structure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection 
and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to 
this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 
2024, for such purposes. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, 
and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by 
section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for 
nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 
901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal Unemployment 
Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such sums as may be necessary, 
which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2024. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and training pro-
grams, $118,900,000, together with not to exceed $54,015,000 which 
may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
H. R. 2617—383 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration, $191,100,000, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be 
made available through September 30, 2024, for the procurement 
of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation. 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’) is 
authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assist-
ance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 
administrative expenses, through September 30, 2023, for the Cor-
poration: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corpora-
tion for fiscal year 2023 shall be available for obligations for 
administrative expenses in excess of $493,314,000: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in 
plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 
2023, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be 
available through September 30, 2027, for obligations for adminis-
trative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated partici-
pants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts 
provided for administrative expenses in this paragraph may be 
incurred and shall be available through September 30, 2027 for 
obligation for unforeseen and extraordinary pre-termination or 
termination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program 
related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
That an additional amount shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2027 to the extent the Corporation’s costs exceed 
$250,000 for the provision of credit or identity monitoring to affected 
individuals upon suffering a security incident or privacy breach, 
not to exceed an additional $100 per affected individual. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, 
including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and 
their employees for inspection services rendered, $260,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, $48,515,000.
H. R. 2617—384 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs, $110,976,000. 
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation 
Programs, $120,500,000, together with $2,205,000 which may be 
expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 
44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensa-
tion Act. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
(except administrative expenses not otherwise authorized) accruing 
during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading 
‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security Agency Appropria-
tion Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appro-
priation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2012); obligations incurred under the War Hazards Compensa-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional 
compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, $250,000,000, 
together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged 
to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensa-
tion and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 
of the current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes 
of the Employees’ Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 
8147(a): Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under 
5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who 
is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the 
salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That 
balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2022, 
shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensa-
tion, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That in addition 
there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal 
Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required 
under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of 
the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines 
to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share 
entities through September 30, 2023: Provided further, That of 
those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities 
to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ Com-
pensation Act, $81,752,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
as follows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 
processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, 
$27,727,000;
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(2) 
For 
automated 
workload 
processing 
operations, 
including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and med-
ical bill processing, $26,125,000; 
(3) For periodic roll disability management and medical 
review, $26,126,000; 
(4) For program integrity, $1,744,000; and 
(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person 
filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 
81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, pro-
vide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information 
(including Social Security account number) as such regulations 
may prescribe. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $36,031,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred 
in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2024, $10,250,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $64,564,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 
require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act 
provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including 
Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. 
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability 
Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available until expended, for 
payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), 
and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment 
of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 
9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may 
be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2023 for expenses of 
operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, 
as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $42,194,000 for 
transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’; not to exceed $38,407,000 for transfer to Depart-
mental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 
$353,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 
miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 
Treasury.
H. R. 2617—386 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, $632,309,000, including not to exceed $120,000,000 
which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 
under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
(the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the 
costs of State occupational safety and health programs required 
to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 
18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain 
up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition 
and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may 
utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and 
education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Sec-
retary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2023, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in 
accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer 
national and international laboratory recognition programs that 
ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers 
in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to 
prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regula-
tion, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person 
who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain 
a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Pro-
vided further, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 
shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any 
standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect 
to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within 
a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) 
occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial 
classification code for which such data are published, less than 
the national average rate as such rates are most recently published 
by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— 
(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, tech-
nical assistance, educational and training services, and to con-
duct surveys and studies; 
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for viola-
tions which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement 
period and for any willful violations found; 
(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to imminent dangers; 
(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to health hazards; 
(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
investigation authorized by the Act; and
H. R. 2617—387 
(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising 
rights under the Act: 
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to 
any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does 
not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer 
employees: Provided further, That $12,787,000 shall be available 
for Susan Harwood training grants, of which not more than 
$6,500,000 is for Susan Harwood Training Capacity Building 
Developmental grants, for program activities starting not later than 
September 30, 2023 and lasting for a period of 12 months: Provided 
further, That not less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protec-
tion Programs. 
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, $387,816,000, including purchase and bestowal of 
certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first- 
aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up 
to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less 
than $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be col-
lected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, 
board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise author-
ized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and 
health education and training activities: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 
from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, 
materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such 
sums for such activities: Provided further, That the Secretary is 
authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other con-
tributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects 
in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Pro-
vided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 
is authorized to promote health and safety education and training 
in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, 
industry, and safety associations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety 
Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 
reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and 
Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in 
the national organization: Provided further, That any funds avail-
able to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval 
of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival 
operations in the event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local 
agencies and their employees for services rendered, $629,952,000,
H. R. 2617—388 
together with not to exceed $68,000,000 which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund. 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment 
Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and 
award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to 
the 
training 
and 
employment 
of 
people 
with 
disabilities, 
$43,000,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be for research 
and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to 
promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: 
Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available 
under this heading for research and demonstration projects to the 
‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Oper-
ations’’ account for such purposes. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $391,889,000, 
together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That $81,725,000 for the 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obliga-
tion through December 31, 2023: Provided further, That funds avail-
able to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used 
to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral 
and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, 
by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: 
Provided further, That not less than $30,175,000 shall be for pro-
grams to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not 
less than $30,175,000 shall be used to implement model programs 
that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in 
countries with which the United States has free trade agreements 
or trade preference programs: Provided further, That $8,281,000 
shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for 
obligation through September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 
funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer 
grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That grants 
made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair 
and open competition: Provided further, That funds available for 
program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate 
account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further, 
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer: Provided further, That the funds available to the 
Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote 
the interests of women in the workforce: Provided further, That
H. R. 2617—389 
of the amounts made available to the Women’s Bureau, not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be used for grants authorized by the Women 
in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act. 
VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $269,841,000 may be derived from the Employ-
ment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of 
title 38, United States Code, of which— 
(1) $185,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 
38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans’ outreach 
program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local 
veterans’ employment representatives under section 4104(b) 
of such title, and for the expenses described in section 
4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expenditure by 
the States through September 30, 2025, and not to exceed 
3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data sys-
tems and contract support to allow for the tracking of partici-
pant and performance information: Provided, That, in addition, 
such funds may be used to support such specialists and rep-
resentatives in the provision of services to transitioning mem-
bers of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transi-
tion Assistance Program and have been identified as in need 
of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 
are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military 
treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the 
spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or 
injured members; 
(2) $34,379,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance 
Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144; 
(3) $47,048,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 
41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 2021, 2021A and 2023 
of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That, up to $500,000 
may be used to carry out the Hire VETS Act (division O 
of Public Law 115–31); and 
(4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment 
and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: 
Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropria-
tions provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount 
not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such re-
allocation is made. 
In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
$65,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans 
and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from 
certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 
38, United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding subsections 
(c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants 
through September 30, 2023, to provide services under such section: 
Provided further, That services provided under sections 2021 or 
under 2021A may include, in addition to services to homeless vet-
erans described in section 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were 
homeless at some point within the 60 days prior to program entry 
or veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 60 
days, and that services provided under section 2023 may include, 
in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection 
(e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from
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incarceration who are at risk of homelessness: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding paragraph (3) under this heading, funds 
appropriated in this paragraph may be used for data systems and 
contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and 
performance information: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
such funds shall be available for expenditure pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
1553. 
In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in the HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to section 5(b) of the HIRE 
Vets Act, and such amounts shall be available to the Secretary 
to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program, as author-
ized by such Act, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such sums shall be in addition to any other funds 
available for such purposes, including funds available under para-
graph (3) of this heading: Provided further, That section 2(d) of 
division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not apply. 
IT MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized 
infrastructure technology investment activities related to support 
systems and modernization, $34,269,000, which shall be available 
through September 30, 2024. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $91,187,000, together with not to exceed $5,841,000 which 
may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That not 
more than $2,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
may be available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the 
Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an 
individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect 
cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 
for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between 
a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or 
activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 
transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this 
section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund 
any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 
Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 
15 days in advance of any transfer.
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SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement 
of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services 
rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor 
in industries and host countries already identified by the United 
States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 
of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants 
under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be 
used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training 
individuals who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently 
enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupa-
tions and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas 
to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to 
support such training. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration’’ shall be 
used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary 
and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect 
costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation 
shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 
in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States 
are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit 
for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses 
from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors 
including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation 
levels for comparable State or local government employees, and 
the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs 
involved including Employment and Training Administration pro-
grams. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 
transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training 
Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, 
for technical assistance services to grantees to ‘‘Program Adminis-
tration’’ when it is determined that those services will be more 
efficiently performed by Federal employees: Provided, That this 
section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer 
not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made 
available to the Employment and Training Administration by this 
Act to ‘‘Program Administration’’ in order to carry out program 
integrity activities relating to any of the programs or activities 
that are funded under any such discretionary appropriations: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding proviso, 
the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds 
made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the ‘‘Office of Job 
Corps’’ account to paragraph (3) of such account to carry out pro-
gram integrity activities related to the Job Corps program: Provided 
further, That funds transferred under this subsection shall be avail-
able to the Secretary to carry out program integrity activities 
directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and 
other arrangements with States and other appropriate entities:
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Provided further, That funds transferred under the authority pro-
vided by this subsection shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2024. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 
percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identi-
fied in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any 
of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. 
Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to 
‘‘Departmental Management’’ for use by the Office of the Chief 
Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 
available for obligation through September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer 
of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ‘‘Training 
and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, ‘‘Community Service 
Employment for Older Americans’’, ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance 
and Employment Service Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security 
Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 
‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract Compliance 
Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health 
Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding 
made available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ and 
‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans’ Employment and Training’’. 
SEC. 108. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following text 
is part of such section: 
‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a 
period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any 
employee— 
‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from 
or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, 
directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or 
marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or 
contracts; 
‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly 
compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any min-
imum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever 
is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged 
in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 
‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who 
suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from 
or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; 
‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual 
information to prepare damage estimates; 
‘‘(iii) 
evaluating 
and 
making 
recommendations 
regarding coverage or compensability of claims or deter-
mining liability or value aspects of claims; 
‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or
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‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding litigation. 
‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemp-
tion provided by section 13(a)(1). 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any disaster or catas-
trophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency 
or department; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or evaluate 
claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster’ means 
an individual who timely secured or secures a license required 
by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities 
described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 
to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that 
maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protec-
tion for its employees, if required by applicable law, and with-
holds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll 
taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such 
employees; and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, by reason 
of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding 
shares of any class of voting securities of one or more compa-
nies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under 
common control with, another company.’’. 
(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 109. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT
TO
THE CROSSING 
OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition 
for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood 
industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants 
described in the petition into the United States at any time 
during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 
which the employer is seeking the services of the non-
immigrants without filing another petition. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 90TH DAY.—An 
employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B non-
immigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 
days after the start date for which the employer is seeking 
the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 
(A) completes a new assessment of the local labor 
market by— 
(i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 sepa-
rate Sundays; and 
(ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate 
Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at 
the employer’s place of employment; and 
(B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified 
United States worker who— 
(i) applies for the job; and 
(ii) will be available at the time and place of need. 
(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
RULES
WITH
RESPECT
TO
STAG-
GERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer 
in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into 
the United States during the 120-day period specified in para-
graph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of 
section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any other applicable provision of law.
H. R. 2617—394 
(b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens admitted to the United States 
pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 
SEC. 110. The determination of prevailing wage for the purposes 
of the H–2B program shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage 
level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experi-
ence and qualifications for such position in the same location; 
or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification 
of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B non-
immigrant will be employed, based on the best information available 
at the time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing 
wage for the purposes of the H–2B program, the Secretary shall 
accept private wage surveys even in instances where Occupational 
Employment Statistics survey data are available unless the Sec-
retary determines that the methodology and data in the provided 
survey are not statistically supported. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
enforce the definition of corresponding employment found in 20 
CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found 
in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references thereto. Further, for the 
purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the 
H–2B program, the definition of temporary need shall be that 
provided in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B). 
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative agreements, con-
tracts, and other arrangements, up to $2,000,000 of excess personal 
property, at a value determined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship 
programs for the purpose of training apprentices in those programs. 
SEC. 113. (a) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a Department 
of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736, chapter 141) 
shall be applied as if the following text is part of such Act: 
‘‘SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is authorized to 
employ law enforcement officers or special agents to— 
‘‘(1) provide protection for the Secretary of Labor during 
the workday of the Secretary and during any activity that 
is preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official 
duties by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) provide protection, incidental to the protection provided 
to the Secretary, to a member of the immediate family of 
the Secretary who is participating in an activity or event 
relating to the official duties of the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) provide continuous protection to the Secretary 
(including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) and 
to the members of the immediate family of the Secretary if 
there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, 
in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary of Labor 
or another senior officer representing the Secretary of Labor 
at a public event if there is a unique and articulable threat 
of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Labor may authorize a 
law enforcement officer or special agent employed under subsection
H. R. 2617—395 
(a), for the purpose of performing the duties authorized under 
subsection (a), to— 
‘‘(1) carry firearms; 
‘‘(2) make arrests without a warrant for any offense against 
the United States committed in the presence of such officer 
or special agent; 
‘‘(3) perform protective intelligence work, including identi-
fying and mitigating potential threats and conducting advance 
work to review security matters relating to sites and events; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with local law enforcement agencies; and 
‘‘(5) initiate criminal and other investigations into potential 
threats to the security of the Secretary, in coordination with 
the Inspector General of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES.—A law enforcement officer 
or special agent employed under subsection (a) shall exercise any 
authority provided under this section in accordance with any— 
‘‘(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and 
‘‘(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.’’. 
(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 114. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of or divest, 
by any means the Secretary determines appropriate, including an 
agreement or partnership to construct a new Job Corps center, 
all or a portion of the real property on which the Treasure Island 
Job Corps Center is situated. Any sale or other disposition, to 
include any associated construction project, will not be subject to 
any requirement of any Federal law or regulation relating to the 
disposition of Federal real property or relating to Federal procure-
ment, including but not limited to subchapter III of chapter 5 
of title 40 of the United States Code, subchapter V of chapter 
119 of title 42 of the United States Code, and chapter 33 of division 
C of subtitle I of title 41 of the United States Code. The net 
proceeds of such a sale shall be transferred to the Secretary, which 
shall be available until expended to carry out the Job Corps Pro-
gram on Treasure Island. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to— 
(1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between 
the United States Department of Labor and the United States 
Department of Agriculture; or 
(2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Centers, except 
if such closure is necessary to prevent the endangerment of 
the health and safety of the students, the capacity of the 
program is retained, and the requirements of section 159(j) 
of the WIOA are met. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 116. Of the unobligated funds available under section 
286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1356(s)(2)), $142,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not 
later than September 30, 2023. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor Appropria-
tions Act, 2023’’.
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 
For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service 
Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to 
primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act 
of 1988, $1,858,772,000: Provided, That no more than $1,000,000 
shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions 
of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That no more 
than $120,000,000 shall be available until expended for carrying 
out subsections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 224 of the PHS 
Act, and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining 
to administrative claims made under such law. 
HEALTH WORKFORCE 
For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with 
respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 of the 
Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement 
Act of 1986, $1,390,376,000: Provided, That section 751(j)(2) of 
the PHS Act and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs 
(1) through (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply 
to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That 
for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on 
or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may hereafter 
waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) 
and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant 
under such section: Provided further, That section 756(c) of the 
PHS Act shall apply to paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(a) 
of such Act: Provided further, That no funds shall be available 
for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That fees 
collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) 
of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 
1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient 
to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by 
such sections and shall remain available until expended for the 
National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further, That funds 
transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 
3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make 
prior year adjustments to awards made under such section and 
subpart: Provided further, That $125,600,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the purposes of providing primary health serv-
ices, assigning National Health Service Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) participants 
to expand the delivery of substance use disorder treatment services, 
notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under 
sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, 
and making payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program 
under section 338B of such Act: Provided further, That, within 
the amount made available in the previous proviso, $15,600,000 
shall remain available until expended for the purposes of making 
payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under section
H. R. 2617—397 
338B of the PHS Act to individuals participating in such program 
who provide primary health services in Indian Health Service facili-
ties, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian 
Health Programs (as those terms are defined by the Secretary), 
notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under 
section 333(b) of such Act: Provided further, That for purposes 
of the previous two provisos, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act 
shall be applied as if the term ‘‘primary health services’’ includes 
clinical substance use disorder treatment services, including those 
provided by masters level, licensed substance use disorder treat-
ment counselors: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be available to make grants 
to establish, expand, or maintain optional community-based nurse 
practitioner fellowship programs that are accredited or in the 
accreditation process, with a preference for those in Federally Quali-
fied Health Centers, for practicing postgraduate nurse practitioners 
in primary care or behavioral health: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for activities under section 775 
of the PHS Act: Provided further, That the United States may 
recover liquidated damages in an amount determined by the formula 
under section 338E(c)(1) of the PHS Act if an individual either 
fails to begin or complete the service obligated by a contract under 
section 775(b) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That for purposes 
of section 775(c)(1) of the PHS Act, the Secretary may include 
other mental and behavioral health disciplines as the Secretary 
deems appropriate: Provided further, That the Secretary may termi-
nate a contract entered into under section 775 of the PHS Act 
in the same manner articulated in section 206 of this title for 
fiscal year 2023 contracts entered into under section 338B of the 
PHS Act. 
Of the funds made available under this heading, $60,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for grants to public institu-
tions of higher education to expand or support graduate education 
for physicians provided by such institutions, including funding for 
infrastructure development, maintenance, equipment, and minor 
renovations or alterations: Provided, That, in awarding such grants, 
the Secretary shall give priority to public institutions of higher 
education located in States with a projected primary care provider 
shortage in 2025, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That grants so awarded are limited to such public institutions 
of higher education in States in the top quintile of States with 
a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined 
by the Secretary: Provided further, That the minimum amount 
of a grant so awarded to such an institution shall be not less 
than $1,000,000 per year: Provided further, That such a grant 
may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years: Provided 
further, That such a grant awarded with respect to a year to 
such an institution shall be subject to a matching requirement 
of non-Federal funds in an amount that is not less than 10 percent 
of the total amount of Federal funds provided in the grant to 
such institution with respect to such year. 
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 
For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act 
with respect to maternal and child health and title V of the Social
H. R. 2617—398 
Security Act, $1,171,430,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tions 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more 
than $219,116,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects 
of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) 
of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 
RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM 
For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to 
the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,571,041,000, of which 
$2,045,630,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through 
September 30, 2025, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS 
Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 
2616 or 311(c) of such Act; and of which $165,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available to the Secretary for 
carrying out a program of grants and contracts under title XXVI 
or section 311(c) of such Act focused on ending the nationwide 
HIV/AIDS epidemic, with any grants issued under such section 
311(c) administered in conjunction with title XXVI of the PHS 
Act, including the limitation on administrative expenses. 
HEALTH SYSTEMS 
For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect 
to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research 
Act of 2005, $99,009,000, of which $122,000 shall be available 
until expended for facilities-related expenses of the National 
Hansen’s Disease Program. 
RURAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect 
to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health 
and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social 
Security Act, $352,407,000, of which $64,277,000 from general reve-
nues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, 
shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 
flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility 
grants, $20,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital 
Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption 
of health information technology, no less than $5,000,000 shall 
be available to award grants to public or non-profit private entities 
for the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Program, 
and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of 
the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 
1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of tele-
health services and other efforts to improve health care coordination 
for rural veterans between rural providers and the Department 
of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
338J(k) of the PHS Act, $12,500,000 shall be available for State 
Offices of Rural Health: Provided further, That $12,500,000 shall 
remain available through September 30, 2025, to support the Rural 
Residency 
Development 
Program: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$145,000,000 shall be for the Rural Communities Opioids Response 
Program.
H. R. 2617—399 
FAMILY PLANNING 
For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act 
to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: 
Provided, That amounts provided to said projects under such title 
shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling 
shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended 
for any activity (including the publication or distribution of lit-
erature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposi-
tion to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. 
HRSA-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For carrying out title III of the Public Health Service Act 
and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities 
funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, $1,735,769,000, of which 
$38,050,000 shall be for expenses necessary for the Office for the 
Advancement of Telehealth, including grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements for the advancement of telehealth activities: 
Provided, That funds made available under this heading may be 
used to supplement program support funding provided under the 
headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, ‘‘Health Workforce’’, ‘‘Maternal 
and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’’, ‘‘Health Sys-
tems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, $1,521,681,000 shall be used 
for the projects financing the construction and renovation (including 
equipment) of health care and other facilities, and for the projects 
financing one-time grants that support health-related activities, 
including training and information technology, and in the amounts 
specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available for projects described in the 
preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act 
or section 205 of this Act. 
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND 
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as may be necessary 
for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with 
respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant 
to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That for necessary administrative 
expenses, not to exceed $15,200,000 shall be available from the 
Trust Fund to the Secretary. 
COVERED COUNTERMEASURES PROCESS FUND 
For carrying out section 319F–4 of the PHS Act, $7,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.
H. R. 2617—400 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES 
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 
2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assist-
ance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, 
$499,941,000. 
HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND 
TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION 
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS 
Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted 
diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,391,056,000. 
EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 
of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, 
with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, 
$698,772,000: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, up to $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
to pay for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other 
related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or 
State quarantine law. 
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the 
PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health 
promotion, $1,175,464,000: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading may be available for making grants under 
section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, 
or tribal organizations: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $16,500,000 shall be available to 
continue and expand community specific extension and outreach 
programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels 
of obesity: Provided further, That the proportional funding require-
ments under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to 
funds made available under this heading. 
BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DISABILITIES AND 
HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act 
with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities 
and health, $205,560,000. 
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and 
workforce development, $754,497,000.
H. R. 2617—401 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to environmental health, $229,850,000: Provided, That of 
the amounts appropriated under this heading up to $4,000,000 
may remain available until expended for carrying out the Vessel 
Sanitation Program, in addition to user fee collections available 
for such purpose: Provided further, That the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any use of funds pursuant 
to the preceding proviso. 
INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to injury prevention and control, $761,379,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 
101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and 
New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupa-
tional safety and health, $362,800,000. 
ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall 
be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative 
expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 
106–554. 
GLOBAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to global health, $692,843,000, of which: (1) $128,921,000 
shall remain available through September 30, 2024 for international 
HIV/AIDS; and (2) $293,200,000 shall remain available through 
September 30, 2025 for global public health protection: Provided, 
That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official 
motor vehicles in foreign countries. 
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to public health preparedness and response, and for 
expenses necessary to support activities related to countering poten-
tial biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian 
populations, $883,200,000: Provided, That the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this title 
as ‘‘CDC’’) or the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry may detail staff without reimbursement to 
support an activation of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, 
so long as the Director or Administrator, as applicable, provides 
a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
H. R. 2617—402 
Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this 
authority, a full report within 30 days after use of this authority 
which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down 
by the originating center and number of days detailed, and an 
update of such report every 180 days until staff are no longer 
on detail without reimbursement to the CDC Emergency Operations 
Center. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, 
installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, $40,000,000, 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That funds made available to this account in this or any prior 
Act that are available for the acquisition of real property or for 
construction or improvement of facilities shall be available to make 
improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any 
improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property 
do not exceed $2,500,000, and that the primary benefit of such 
improvements accrues to CDC: Provided further, That funds pre-
viously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn 
Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a 
replacement mine safety research facility: Provided further, That 
funds made available to this account in this or any prior Act 
that are available for the acquisition of real property or for construc-
tion or improvement of facilities in conjunction with the new 
replacement mine safety research facility shall be available to make 
improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any 
improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property 
do not exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That in addition, the 
prior year unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to former 
employees in accounts of CDC made available for Individual 
Learning Accounts shall be credited to and merged with the 
amounts made available under this heading to support the replace-
ment of the mine safety research facility. 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 
of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support 
for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act 
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $563,570,000, 
of which: (1) $350,000,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2024, for public health infrastructure and capacity; 
and (2) $50,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2024 for forecasting epidemics and outbreak analytics: Provided, 
That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 
of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this 
heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available 
to the Director of the CDC for deposit in the Infectious Diseases 
Rapid Response Reserve Fund established by section 231 of division 
B of Public Law 115–245: Provided further, That funds appropriated
H. R. 2617—403 
under this heading may be used to support a contract for the 
operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activi-
ties throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address 
public health preparedness emergencies: Provided further, That 
employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and 
commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other 
organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or 
in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees 
for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any 
personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during 
the period of detail or assignment: Provided further, That CDC 
may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in 
this Act for official reception and representation expenses when 
specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, 
That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 
user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged 
with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with respect to the 
previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation 
Program and the Respirator Certification Program shall be available 
through September 30, 2024. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to cancer, $7,104,159,000, of which up to $30,000,000 
may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National 
Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and 
Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. 
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood 
and blood products, $3,982,345,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $520,163,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY 
DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, 
$2,300,721,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $2,588,925,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $6,562,279,000.
H. R. 2617—404 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to general medical sciences, $3,239,679,000, of which 
$1,412,482,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 
of the PHS Act: Provided, That not less than $425,956,000 is 
provided for the Institutional Development Awards program. 
EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH 
AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with 
respect 
to 
child 
health 
and 
human 
development, 
$1,749,078,000. 
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $896,549,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to environmental health sciences, $913,979,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to aging, $4,407,623,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN 
DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, 
$685,465,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION 
DISORDERS 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, 
$534,333,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to nursing research, $197,693,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $595,318,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to drug abuse, $1,662,695,000.
H. R. 2617—405 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to mental health, $2,112,843,000. 
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to human genome research, $663,200,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, 
$440,627,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with 
respect 
to 
complementary 
and 
integrative 
health, 
$170,384,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to minority health and health disparities research, 
$524,395,000. 
JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER 
For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty Inter-
national Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of 
the PHS Act), $95,162,000. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to health information communications, $497,548,000: 
Provided, That of the amounts available for improvement of 
information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2024: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2023, the National 
Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts 
for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health 
(referred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to translational sciences, $923,323,000: Provided, That 
up to $70,000,000 shall be available to implement section 480 
of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Pro-
vided further, That at least $629,560,000 is provided to the Clinical 
and Translational Sciences Awards program.
H. R. 2617—406 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, 
NIH, $2,642,914,000: Provided, That funding shall be available 
for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only: Provided further, That all funds credited 
to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal 
year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided 
further, That $180,000,000 shall be for the Environmental Influ-
ences on Child Health Outcomes study: Provided further, That 
$722,401,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established 
under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director 
of the NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research 
within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to 
$8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities 
as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided 
further, That $80,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 404I 
of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 283K), relating to biomedical and behav-
ioral research facilities: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the ‘‘Office 
of Inspector General’’ for oversight of grant programs and operations 
of the NIH, including agency efforts to ensure the integrity of 
its grant application evaluation and selection processes, and shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
of the NIH: Provided further, That the funds provided in the pre-
vious proviso may be transferred from one specified activity to 
another with 15 days prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That the Inspector General shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate before submitting to the Committees an audit plan for 
fiscal years 2023 and 2024 no later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading are also available to establish, operate, 
and support the Research Policy Board authorized by section 2034(f) 
of the 21st Century Cures Act: Provided further, That the funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of Research on 
Women’s Health shall also be available for making grants to serve 
and promote the interests of women in research, and the Director 
of such Office may, in making such grants, use the authorities 
available to NIH Institutes and Centers. 
In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund 
established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 
is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric 
Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9008), for the purpose of carrying 
out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric 
research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research 
Act. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the study of, construction of, demolition of, renovation 
of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH,
H. R. 2617—1088 
by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protec-
tion Association and the requirements of the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor standard, 
in each level and in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling 
unit, including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and 
unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project con-
taining such a dwelling unit. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke alarm’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ in section 
29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term 
‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this subsection and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment 
of this subsection— 
‘‘(I)(aa) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and— 
‘‘(AA) is sealed; 
‘‘(BB) is tamper resistant; and 
‘‘(CC) contains silencing means; and 
‘‘(II) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc-
cessor standard; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or substan-
tially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, is hardwired.’’. 
(e) RURAL HOUSING.—Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 514 (42 U.S.C. 1484), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(k) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Housing and related facilities con-
structed with loans under this section shall contain qualifying 
smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable 
codes and standards published by the International Code 
Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the 
requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 
Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and 
in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including 
in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, 
and in each common area in a project containing such a 
dwelling unit. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke alarm’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ in section 
29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term 
‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm that—
H. R. 2617—1089 
‘‘(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this subsection and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment 
of this subsection— 
‘‘(I)(aa) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and— 
‘‘(AA) is sealed; 
‘‘(BB) is tamper resistant; and 
‘‘(CC) contains silencing means; and 
‘‘(II) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc-
cessor standard; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or substan-
tially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, is hardwired.’’; and 
(2) in section 515(m) (42 U.S.C. 1485(m)), by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(3) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Housing and related facilities rehabili-
tated or repaired with amounts received under a loan made 
or insured under this section shall contain qualifying smoke 
alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes 
and standards published by the International Code Council 
or the National Fire Protection Association and the require-
ments of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 
72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near 
each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in base-
ments but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and 
in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling 
unit. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke alarm’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ in section 
29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term 
‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this paragraph and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment 
of this paragraph— 
‘‘(aa)(AA) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(BB) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and is sealed, is 
tamper resistant, and contains silencing means; 
and 
‘‘(bb) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc-
cessor standard; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or substan-
tially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, is hardwired.’’.
H. R. 2617—1100 
supplied the consumer product to the purchaser, if 
such seller is different than the high-volume third 
party seller listed on the product listing prior to pur-
chase. 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), upon 
the request of a high-volume third party seller, an online 
marketplace may provide for partial disclosure of the 
identity information required under paragraph (1)(B)(i) in 
the following situations: 
(i) If such seller certifies to the online marketplace 
that the seller does not have a business address and 
only has a residential street address, or has a combined 
business and residential address, the online market-
place may— 
(I) disclose only the country and, if applicable, 
the State in which such seller resides; and 
(II) inform consumers that there is no business 
address available for the seller and that consumer 
inquiries should be submitted to the seller by 
phone, email, or other means of electronic mes-
saging provided to such seller by the online 
marketplace. 
(ii) If such seller certifies to the online marketplace 
that the seller is a business that has a physical address 
for product returns, the online marketplace may dis-
close the seller’s physical address for product returns. 
(iii) If such seller certifies to the online market-
place that the seller does not have a phone number 
other than a personal phone number, the online 
marketplace shall inform consumers that there is no 
phone number available for the seller and that con-
sumer inquiries should be submitted to the seller’s 
email address or other means of electronic messaging 
provided to such seller by the online marketplace. 
(B) LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION.—If an online market-
place becomes aware that a high-volume third party seller 
has made a false representation to the online marketplace 
in order to justify the provision of a partial disclosure 
under subparagraph (A) or that a high-volume third party 
seller who has requested and received a provision for a 
partial disclosure under subparagraph (A) has not provided 
responsive answers within a reasonable time frame to con-
sumer inquiries submitted to the seller by phone, email, 
or other means of electronic messaging provided to such 
seller by the online marketplace, the online marketplace 
shall, after providing the seller with written or electronic 
notice and an opportunity to respond not later than 10 
days after the issuance of such notice, suspend any future 
sales activity of such seller unless such seller consents 
to the disclosure of the identity information required under 
paragraph (1)(B)(i). 
(3) REPORTING MECHANISM.—An online marketplace shall 
disclose to consumers in a clear and conspicuous manner on 
the product listing of any high-volume third party seller a 
reporting mechanism that allows for electronic and telephonic
H. R. 2617—1123 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘federally recognized Indian Tribe,’’ 
before ‘‘Territory,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘Tribal,’’ before ‘‘Territorial,’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, Tribal,’’ 
before ‘‘or local authority’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(i) For recreational’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) For recreational’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(ii) For public purposes’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) For public purposes’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) To any federally recognized Indian Tribe, 6,400 
acres.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) To any federally recognized Indian Tribe, 640 
acres.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘States and 
counties and to State and Federal’’ and inserting ‘‘States, 
federally recognized Indian Tribes, and counties and to 
State, Tribal, Territorial, and Federal’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘, except for a 
use authorized under the Act of June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 
609; 43 U.S.C., sec. 682a), as amended’’. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—Section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 
Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869–1), is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, federally recognized Indian Tribe’’ before 
‘‘, Territory’’ each place it appears; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Tribal,’’ before ‘‘Territorial,’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘federally recognized Indian Tribe or’’ 
before ‘‘municipal corporation’’ each place it appears. 
TITLE II—FOREST SERVICE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES 
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 502 of the Land Between the Lakes 
Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (15) as para-
graphs (12) through (16), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: 
‘‘(11) QUALIFIED RESIDENT OR RELATIVE.—The term ‘quali-
fied resident or relative’ means— 
‘‘(A) a former resident of the area within the Recreation 
Area or the spouse of a former resident of that area; or 
‘‘(B) a widow, widower, or lineal descendant of an indi-
vidual buried in a cemetery located in the Recreation 
Area.’’.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 511(b) of the Land Between the 
Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–11(b)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) STATUS OF UNIT.—The Secretary shall administer the 
Recreation Area as a separate unit of the National Forest 
System.’’. 
(c) ADVISORY BOARD.—Section 522 of the Land Between the 
Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–22) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘17’’ and inserting ‘‘13’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); 
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; and 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4); 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) NONCONSECUTIVE TERMS.—Members of the Advisory 
Board may serve multiple terms, but may not serve consecutive 
terms.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘may advise’’ and inserting ‘‘shall advise’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) an annual work plan for recreation and environment 
education areas in the Recreation Area, including the heritage 
program, with the nonappropriated amounts in the Land 
Between the Lakes Management Fund; 
‘‘(4) an annual forest management and harvest plan for 
the Recreation Area; and 
‘‘(5) the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘biannually’’ and 
inserting ‘‘twice each year’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, on a public website 
of the Department of Agriculture,’’ before ‘‘and by’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) MINUTES.—The Secretary shall publish the minutes 
of each meeting of the Advisory Board on a public website 
of the Department of Agriculture.’’. 
(d) FEES.—Section 523(a) of the Land Between the Lakes 
Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–23(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘may charge reasonable fees’’ and inserting ‘‘shall charge 
reasonable fees, in consultation with the Advisory Board and con-
sistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6801 et seq.),’’. 
(e) DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS.—Section 524 of the Land Between 
the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–24) is amended 
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) USE.—Amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Manage-
ment Fund shall be available to the Secretary until expended,
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referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Harriet Tubman Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 106. CORPORAL BENJAMIN DESILETS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 114 North Magnolia Street in Elmwood, Illinois, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Corporal Benjamin Desilets 
Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office’’. 
SEC. 107. SGT. JEREMY C. SHERMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 West Walnut Street in Watseka, Illinois, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 108. SERGEANT BRET D. ISENHOWER MEMORIAL POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower 
Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 109. COTTLE CENTANNI POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4770 Eureka Avenue in Yorba Linda, California, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cottle Centanni Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Cottle Centanni Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 110. CAPTAIN ROBERT C. HARMON AND PRIVATE JOHN R. 
PEIRSON POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, 
Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain Robert 
C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson 
Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 111. CORPORAL MITCHELL RED CLOUD, JR. POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 619 Hewett Street in Neillsville, Wisconsin, shall
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be known and designated as the ‘‘Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, 
Jr. Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Post Office’’. 
SEC. 112. CORPORAL JOSEPH RODNEY CHAPMAN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 415 High Street in Freeport, Pennsylvania, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman 
Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office’’. 
SEC. 113. HAROLD BILLOW POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1 East Main Street in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Harold Billow Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Harold Billow Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 114. ROMUALD ‘‘BUD’’ BRZEZINSKI POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at N4805 State Highway 32 in Krakow, Wisconsin, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Romuald ‘Bud’ Brzezinski 
Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Romuald ‘Bud’ Brzezinski Post Office’’. 
SEC. 115. MITCHELL F. LUNDGAARD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 410 Franklin Street in Appleton, Wisconsin, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mitchell F. Lundgaard 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 116. JUDGE JAMES PEREZ POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 615 North Bush Street in Santa Ana, California, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Judge James Perez Post 
Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Judge James Perez Post Office’’. 
SEC. 117. CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE. 
Section 1 of Public Law 116–80 is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 1. MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 15701 Sherman Way in Van Nuys, California, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘Marilyn Monroe Post Office 
Building’. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building’.’’. 
SEC. 118. JESUS ANTONIO COLLAZOS POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2200 North George Mason Drive in Arlington, 
Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jesus Antonio 
Collazos Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 119. ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 396 South California Avenue in West Covina, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Esteban E. Torres 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 120. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS 
POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 400 Southern Avenue Southeast in Washington, 
District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘District 
of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘District of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post 
Office’’. 
SEC. 121. ARMY SPECIALIST JOSEPH ‘‘JOEY’’ W. DIMOCK II POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 75 Commerce Drive in Grayslake, Illinois, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ 
W. Dimock II Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office 
Building’’. 
SEC. 122. CORPORAL HUNTER LOPEZ MEMORIAL POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta,
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California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Corporal Hunter 
Lopez Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 123. CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post 
Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office’’. 
SEC. 124. CHAIRMAN RICHARD MILANOVICH POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, Cali-
fornia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Chairman Richard 
Milanovich Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office’’. 
SEC. 125. U.S. SENATOR DENNIS CHA´ VEZ POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘U.S. Senator Dennis Cha´vez 
Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘U.S. Senator Dennis Cha´vez Post Office’’. 
DIVISION FF—HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Health Extenders, Improving 
Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public 
Health Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
DIVISION FF—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—RESTORING HOPE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Mental Health and Crisis Care Needs 
CHAPTER 1—CRISIS CARE SERVICES AND 9–8–8 IMPLEMENTATION 
Sec. 1101. Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office.
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(3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘disorders 
workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘disorders workforce, including with 
respect to prevention, treatment, and recovery,’’. 
SEC. 1244. UPDATING CERTAIN LANGUAGE RELATING TO TRIBES. 
Section 1933(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–33(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of an Indian tribe or tribal organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘of an Indian Tribe or Tribal 
organization’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such tribe’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
Tribe’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘tribe or tribal organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Tribe or Tribal organization’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary under this’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary under this subpart’’; and 
(C) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘tribe or tribal organization’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribe 
or Tribal organization’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATION AS GRANTEE.— 
The amount reserved by the Secretary on the basis of a deter-
mination under this subsection shall be granted to the Indian 
Tribe or Tribal organization serving the individuals for whom 
such a determination has been made.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘tribe or tribal organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribe or Tribal organization’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘DEFINITION’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The terms’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘given such terms’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The terms 
‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings 
given the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ ’’. 
SEC. 1245. BLOCK GRANTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TREAT-
MENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1935(a) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–35(a)), as amended by section 1241, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘appropriated’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘2022..’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘appropriated $1,908,079,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—Section 1935(b)(1)(B) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–35(b)(1)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the collection of data in this paragraph is’’. 
SEC. 1246. REQUIREMENT OF REPORTS AND AUDITS BY STATES. 
Section 1942(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–52(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the amount provided to each recipient in the previous 
fiscal year.’’.
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(E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘mental and substance 
use’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health and substance use’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘mental and substance 
use’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health and substance use.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘regarding improving 
the behavioral health of students through clinical services, 
outreach, prevention, or’’ and inserting ‘‘to improve the 
behavioral health of students through clinical services, out-
reach, prevention, promotion of mental health, or’’; 
(H) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘mental and behav-
ioral disorders,’’ and inserting ‘‘mental and behavioral 
health disorders,’’; and 
(I) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘best practices.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘best practices, and trauma-informed practices.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘mental and substance 
use’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health and substance use’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘promoting access 
to services,’’ and inserting ‘‘promoting mental health and 
access to services,’’ 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘the Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘including efforts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘including through prevention, early detec-
tion, early intervention, and efforts’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) An assessment of the mental health and substance 
use disorder needs of the populations served by recipients of 
grants under this section.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2018 through 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’; 
SEC. 1424. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDU-
CATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Section 549 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee– 
4) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, including minority- 
serving institutions as described in section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) and community col-
leges’’ after ‘‘higher education’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2018 through 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
CHAPTER 4—MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH 
SEC. 1431. STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SMARTPHONE AND SOCIAL 
MEDIA USE ON ADOLESCENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may conduct or support research on— 
(1) smartphone and social media use by adolescents; and
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health data systems; experts in standards and 
implementation specifications, including trans-
action standards; and experts in privacy and data 
security’’; and 
(III) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in subclause (IV), by inserting ‘‘, 
including existing public health data systems’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(bb) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(cc) in subclause (VI), by striking the 
period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(dd) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VII) strategies to integrate laboratory and 
public health data systems and capabilities to sup-
port rapid and accurate reporting of laboratory 
test results and associated relevant data; 
‘‘(VIII) strategies to improve the collection, 
reporting, and dissemination of relevant, aggre-
gated, deidentified demographic data to inform 
responses to public health emergencies, including 
identification of at-risk populations and to address 
potential health disparities; and 
‘‘(IX) strategies to improve the electronic 
exchange of health information, as appropriate, 
between State and local health departments and 
health care providers and facilities to improve the 
detection of, and responses to, potentially cata-
strophic infectious disease outbreaks.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘and every 5 years thereafter,’’ after ‘‘Innovation Act 
of 2019,’’ 
(ii) in clause (iii)— 
(I) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(II) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) improve coordination and collaboration, 
as appropriate, with other Federal departments 
to improve the capabilities of the network and 
reduce administrative burden on State, local, and 
Tribal entities; and 
‘‘(VI) implement applicable lessons learned 
from recent public health emergencies to address 
gaps in situational awareness and biosurveillance 
capabilities;’’; 
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in clause (v), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘, including a description of how such steps 
will further the goals of the network, consistent with 
paragraph (1); and’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) identifies and demonstrates measurable steps 
the Secretary will take to further develop and integrate 
infectious disease detection, support rapid, accurate, 
and 
secure 
sharing 
of 
laboratory 
test 
results, 
deidentified as appropriate, during a public health
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘established name’’ 
and inserting ‘‘established name (or, in the case of a 
biological product, the proper name)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or abbreviated 
application number’’ and inserting ‘‘, abbreviated applica-
tion number, or biologics license application number’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME REPORT.—Subsection (c) of section 
506I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356i) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME REPORT.—Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act 
of 2022, all holders of applications approved under subsection (a) 
or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act shall review 
the information in the list published under section 351(k)(9)(A) 
of the Public Health Service Act and shall submit a written notice 
to the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) stating that all of the application holder’s biological 
products in the list published under such section 351(k)(9)(A) 
that are not listed as discontinued are available for sale; or 
‘‘(2) including the information required pursuant to sub-
section (a) or (b), as applicable, for each of the application 
holder’s biological products that are in the list published under 
such section 351(k)(9)(A) and not listed as discontinued, but 
have been discontinued from sale or never have been available 
for sale.’’. 
(c) PURPLE BOOK.—Section 506I of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356i) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—If a holder of an 
approved application fails to submit the information required under 
subsection (a), (b), or (c), the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) move the application holder’s drugs from the active 
section of the list published under section 505(j)(7)(A) to the 
discontinued section of the list, except that the Secretary shall 
remove from the list in accordance with section 505(j)(7)(C) 
drugs the Secretary determines have been withdrawn from 
sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness; and 
‘‘(2) identify the application holder’s biological products as 
discontinued in the list published under section 351(k)(9)(A) 
of the Public Health Service Act, except that the Secretary 
shall remove from the list in accordance with section 
351(k)(9)(B) of such Act biological products for which the license 
has been revoked or suspended for reasons of safety, purity, 
or potency.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall update the list published under section 
351(k)(9)(A) of the Public Health Service Act based on 
information provided under subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
by identifying as discontinued biological products that are 
not available for sale, except that biological products for 
which the license has been revoked or suspended for safety, 
purity, or potency reasons shall be removed from the list 
in accordance with section 351(k)(9)(B) of the Public Health 
Service Act.’’;
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the adjustment factor defined in section 744A(3) 
applicable to the fiscal year involved.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘for human generic 
activities’’ and inserting ‘‘as described in subclause (I) or 
(II) of such subparagraph, as applicable,’’. 
(d) MDUFA AUTHORITY.—Section 738 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j), as amended by section 
3309, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii), by inserting ‘‘, if extant,’’ 
after ‘‘national taxing authority’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall be available to defray’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘shall be available— 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2023, to defray’’; 
(ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, to defray the costs of the resources 
allocated for the process for the review of device 
applications (including such costs for an additional 
number of full-time equivalent positions in the 
Department of Health and Human Services to be 
engaged in such process), only if the sum of the 
amounts allocated by the Secretary for such costs, 
excluding costs paid from fees collected under this 
section, plus other costs for the maintenance, ren-
ovation, and repair of facilities and acquisition, 
maintenance, and repair of fixtures, furniture and 
other necessary materials and supplies in connec-
tion with the process for the review of device 
applications, is no less than the amount allocated 
for such costs, excluding any such costs paid from 
fees collected under this section, for fiscal year 
2009 multiplied by the adjustment factor.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘for the process for the review 
of device applications’’ and inserting ‘‘as described in sub-
clause (I) or (II) of such subparagraph, as applicable’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ‘‘737(9)(C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘737(10)(C)’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 905(b)(2) of the FDA Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–52) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 738(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j(h)) is amended’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsection (g) 
of section 738 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j), as so redesignated by section 203(f)(2)(B)(i), 
is amended’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect as though included in the enactment of 
section 905 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Public 
Law 115–52).
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Subtitle B—Other Expiring Medicare 
Provisions 
SEC. 4111. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(z) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(or, with respect to 2025, 3.5 percent)’’ 
after ‘‘5 percent’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the header, by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the header, by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2023 and 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023, 2024, and 2025’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘(or, with respect 
to 2025, 3.5 percent)’’ after ‘‘5 percent’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; and 
(2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 4112. EXTENSION OF SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER 
PROFESSIONALS IN ADJUSTING TO MEDICARE PAYMENT 
CHANGES. 
Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(iv)(V), by striking ‘‘2021 or 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024’’; and 
(2) in subsection (t)— 
(A) in the subsection header, by striking ‘‘2021 AND 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 THROUGH 2024’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘during 2021 and 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking at the end 
‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking at the end 
the period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(C) such services furnished on or after January 1, 
2023, and before January 1, 2024, by 2.5 percent; and
H. R. 2617—1440 
‘‘(D) such services furnished on or after January, 1, 
2024, and before January 1, 2025, by 1.25 percent.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) in the subparagraph header, by striking ‘‘2021 
AND 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 THROUGH 2024’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for services furnished in 2021 or 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘for services furnished in 2021, 
2022, 2023, or 2024’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or 2022, respectively’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, 2022, 2023, or 2024, respectively’’. 
SEC. 4113. ADVANCING TELEHEALTH BEYOND COVID–19. 
(a) REMOVING GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS
AND EXPANDING 
ORIGINATING SITES FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1834(m) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘With’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case that 
the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) 
ends before December 31, 2024, with’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that are furnished during the 151- 
day period beginning on the first day after the end of 
the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that are furnished during the period begin-
ning on the first day after the end of such emergency 
period and ending December 31, 2024’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘With’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case that 
the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) 
ends before December 31, 2024, with’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that are furnished during the 151- 
day period beginning on the first day after the end of 
the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that are furnished during the period begin-
ning on the first day after the end of such emergency 
period and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) EXPANDING PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE
TO FURNISH TELE-
HEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘and, for 
the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of 
the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and, in the case that the emergency period described 
in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, for the 
period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency 
period and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 
(c) EXTENDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR FEDERALLY QUALI-
FIED
HEALTH
CENTERS
AND
RURAL
HEALTH
CLINICS.—Section 
1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘during the 151-day period beginning on 
the first day after the end of such emergency period’’ and inserting 
‘‘in the case that such emergency period ends before December 
31, 2024, during the period beginning on the first day after the 
end of such emergency period and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 
(d) DELAYING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE 
FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH 
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) DELAY IN REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH.—Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of
H. R. 2617—1441 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘on or after the day that is the 152nd day after the end 
of the period at the end of the emergency sentence described 
in section 1135(g)(1)(B))’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after January 
1, 2025 (or, if later, the first day after the end of the emergency 
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))’’. 
(2) MENTAL HEALTH VISITS FURNISHED BY RURAL HEALTH 
CLINICS.—Section 1834(y) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(y)) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TO HOSPICE PATIENTS’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prior to the day 
that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency 
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))’’ and inserting 
‘‘prior to January 1, 2025 (or, if later, the first day after 
the end of the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B))’’. 
(3) MENTAL HEALTH VISITS FURNISHED BY FEDERALLY QUALI-
FIED HEALTH CENTERS.—Section 1834(o)(4) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TO HOSPICE PATIENTS’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘prior to the day 
that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency 
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))’’ and inserting 
‘‘prior to January 1, 2025 (or, if later, the first day after 
the end of the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B))’’. 
(e) ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO-ONLY TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES.—Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(m)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall continue 
to provide coverage and payment under this part for telehealth 
services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only tele-
communications system during the 151-day period beginning on 
the first day after the end of the emergency period described in 
section 1135(g)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case that the emergency 
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 
2024, the Secretary shall continue to provide coverage and payment 
under this part for telehealth services identified in paragraph 
(4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph that 
are furnished via an audio-only communications system during 
the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emer-
gency period and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 
(f) USE OF TELEHEALTH TO CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTER 
PRIOR
TO RECERTIFICATION
OF ELIGIBILITY
FOR HOSPICE CARE 
DURING EMERGENCY PERIOD.—Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and during the 151-day period beginning on the first 
day after the end of such emergency period’’ and inserting ‘‘and, 
in the case that such emergency period ends before December 
31, 2024, during the period beginning on the first day after the 
end of such emergency period described in such section 1135(g)(1)(B) 
and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 
(g) STUDY ON TELEHEALTH AND MEDICARE PROGRAM INTEG-
RITY.—
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received ‘Pre-Accreditation’ status from the 
American Osteopathic Association Commission 
on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or 
after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved 
or continue to progress toward ‘Full Accredita-
tion’ status (as such term is defined by the 
Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or 
toward ‘Accreditation’ status (as such term is 
defined by the American Osteopathic Associa-
tion Commission on Osteopathic College 
Accreditation); or 
‘‘(bb) additional locations and branch cam-
puses established on or after January 1, 2000, 
by medical schools with ‘Full Accreditation’ 
status (as such term is defined by the Liaison 
Committee on Medical Education) or ‘Accredi-
tation’ status (as such term is defined by the 
American Osteopathic Association Commission 
on Osteopathic College Accreditation). 
‘‘(IV) Hospitals that serve areas designated 
as health professional shortage areas under section 
332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) PRO RATA APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that each qualifying hospital that submits a 
timely application under subparagraph (A) receives at 
least 1 (or a fraction of 1) of the positions made avail-
able under this paragraph before any qualifying hos-
pital receives more than 1 of such positions. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION.—A hospital may not receive more 
than 10 additional full-time equivalent residency posi-
tions under this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION TO HOSPITALS 
WITHOUT
AN
INCREASE
AGREEMENT.—No increase in 
the otherwise applicable resident limit of a hospital 
may be made under this paragraph unless such hos-
pital agrees to increase the total number of full-time 
equivalent residency positions under the approved 
medical residency training program of such hospital 
by the number of such positions made available by 
such increase under this paragraph. 
‘‘(iii) REQUIREMENT FOR HOSPITALS TO EXPAND PRO-
GRAMS.—If a hospital that receives an increase in the 
otherwise applicable resident limit under this para-
graph would be eligible for an adjustment to the other-
wise applicable resident limit for participation in a 
new medical residency training program under section 
413.79(e)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation), the hospital shall ensure 
that any positions made available under this paragraph 
are used to expand an existing program of the hospital, 
and not for participation in a new medical residency 
training program. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION OF PER RESIDENT AMOUNTS FOR NON-
PRIMARY CARE.—With respect to additional residency posi-
tions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided
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‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2026, $3,645,000,000. 
‘‘(E) For fiscal year 2027, $3,825,000,000. 
‘‘(F) For fiscal year 2028, the sum of the amount that 
would have been provided under this subsection for Puerto 
Rico for such fiscal year in accordance with clause (i) of 
paragraph (2)(A) (without regard to clause (iii) of such 
paragraph) had the amount provided under this subsection 
for Puerto Rico for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2027 
been equal to the following: 
‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2020, the sum of the amount 
provided under this subsection for Puerto Rico for fiscal 
year 2019, increased by the percentage increase in 
the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
Index for all urban consumers (as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-month period 
ending in March preceding the beginning of the fiscal 
year, rounded to the nearest $100,000. 
‘‘(ii) For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2027, 
the sum of the amount provided under this subpara-
graph for the preceding fiscal year, increased in accord-
ance with the percentage increase described in clause 
(i), rounded to the nearest $100,000. 
‘‘(G) For fiscal year 2029 and each subsequent fiscal 
year, the sum of the amount specified in this paragraph 
for the preceding fiscal year, increased by the percentage 
increase in the medical care component of the Consumer 
Price Index for all urban consumers (as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-month period ending 
in March preceding the beginning of the fiscal year, 
rounded to the nearest $100,000. 
In determining the amount specified under subparagraph (F) 
for fiscal year 2028 or under subparagraph (G) for fiscal year 
2029 or a subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary may in no 
way take into account the amount that was provided under 
this subsection for Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2022 that was 
based on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 
interpretation of the flush language following paragraph (2)(E) 
(as described in the letters sent by the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services to the Director of the Medicaid Program 
for Puerto Rico dated September 24, 2021, and November 18, 
2021, respectively). 
‘‘(12) ADDITIONAL INCREASE FOR PUERTO RICO.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2023 and each subse-
quent fiscal year through fiscal year 2027, the amount 
specified in paragraph (11) for the fiscal year shall be 
equal to the amount specified for such fiscal year under 
such paragraph increased by $300,000,000 if the Secretary 
certifies that, with respect to such fiscal year, Puerto Rico’s 
State plan under title XIX (or waiver of such plan) estab-
lishes a reimbursement floor, implemented through a 
directed payment arrangement plan, for physician services 
that are covered under the Medicare part B fee schedule 
in the Puerto Rico locality established under section 1848(b) 
that is not less than 75 percent of the payment that would 
apply to such services if they were furnished under part 
B of title XVIII during such fiscal year.
H. R. 2617—1476 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION
TO
MANAGED
CARE.—In certifying 
whether Puerto Rico has established a reimbursement floor 
under a directed payment arrangement plan that satisfies 
the requirements of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall apply 
such requirements to payments for physician services 
under a managed care contract entered into or renewed 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph and 
disregard payments for physician services under any 
managed care contract that was entered into prior 
to such date; and 
‘‘(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal 
year 2027— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary shall disregard payments 
made under subcapitated arrangements for serv-
ices such as primary care case management; and 
‘‘(II) if the reimbursement floor for physician 
services applicable under a managed care contract 
satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A) for 
the fiscal year in which the contract is entered 
into or renewed, such reimbursement floor shall 
be deemed to satisfy such requirements for the 
subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) NONAPPLICATION
OF
INCREASE
IN
DETERMINING 
ALLOTMENTS FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—An increase 
under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not be taken 
into account in calculating the amount specified under 
paragraph (11) for the succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(13) FURTHER INCREASE FOR PUERTO RICO.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027, the amount specified in paragraph (11) for 
the fiscal year shall be equal to the amount specified for 
such fiscal year under such paragraph (increased, if 
applicable, in accordance with paragraph (12)) and further 
increased— 
‘‘(i) in the case of each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2025, by $75,000,000 if the Secretary determines that 
Puerto Rico fully satisfies the requirements described 
in paragraph (7)(A)(i) for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of each of fiscal years 2026 and 
2027, by $75,000,000 if the Secretary determines that 
Puerto Rico fully satisfies the requirements described 
in— 
‘‘(I) paragraph (7)(A)(i) for such fiscal year; 
and 
‘‘(II) paragraph (7)(A)(v) for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) NONAPPLICATION
OF
INCREASE
IN
DETERMINING 
ALLOTMENTS FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—An increase 
under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not be taken 
into account in calculating the amount specified under 
paragraph (11) for the succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF INCREASED FMAPS.—Section 1905(ff) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subject to section 1108(g)(7)(C),’’; and
H. R. 2617—1477 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 23, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2027,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for the period beginning 
December 21, 2019, and ending December 23, 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘beginning December 21, 2019’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF ASSET VERIFICATION PROGRAM REQUIRE-
MENTS TO PUERTO RICO.—Section 1940 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396w) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) IMPLEMENTATION IN PUERTO RICO.—The Sec-
retary shall require Puerto Rico to implement an asset 
verification program under this subsection by January 
1, 2026.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EXEMP-
TION OF TERRITORIES’’ and inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION OF 
CERTAIN TERRITORIES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and adjusting 
the margins accordingly; 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘beginning on or after January 
1, 2021’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘for a non-compliant State shall 
be reduced—’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for— 
‘‘(A) a non-compliant State that is one of the 50 States 
or the District of Columbia shall be reduced—’’; 
(iii) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) a non-compliant State that is Puerto Rico shall 
be reduced— 
‘‘(i) for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2026 begin-
ning on or after January 1, 2026, by 0.12 percentage 
points; 
‘‘(ii) for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2027, by 
0.25 percentage points; 
‘‘(iii) for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2028, by 
0.35 percentage points; and 
‘‘(iv) for calendar quarters in fiscal year 2029 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, by 0.5 percentage points.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or the District 
of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘, the District of Columbia, 
or Puerto Rico’’. 
(d) 
EXTENSION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
1108(g)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(9)) is 
amended—
H. R. 2617—1510 
(i) by striking ‘‘$280,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘but is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and 
published);’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) $400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined 
under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) 
is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) 
but is less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); 
‘‘(5) $800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined 
under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) 
is not less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) 
but is less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); 
and 
‘‘(6) $2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined 
under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) 
is not less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published).’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) For each fiscal year commencing after September 30, 
2023, the filing fees in this section shall be increased by an amount 
equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price 
Index, as determined by the Department of Labor or its successor, 
for the year then ended over the level so established for the year 
ending September 30, 2022. 
‘‘(2) As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31 
of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the 
adjusted amounts required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts 
required by paragraph (1) if the percentage increase described in 
paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent. 
‘‘(4) An amount adjusted under this section shall be rounded 
to the nearest multiple of $5,000.’’. 
SEC. 102. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MERGER FEE COLLEC-
TIONS. 
(a) FTC AND DOJ JOINT REPORT.—For each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, the Federal Trade Commission and Department 
of Justice shall jointly and annually report to the Congress on 
the operation of section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) 
and shall include in such report the following: 
(1) The amount of funds made available to the Federal 
Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively, 
from the premerger notification filing fees under this section, 
as adjusted by the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 
2022, as compared to the funds made available to the Federal 
Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively, 
from premerger notification filing fees as the fees were deter-
mined in fiscal year 2022. 
(2) The total revenue derived from premerger notification 
filing fees, by tier, by the Federal Trade Commission and the 
Department of Justice, respectively. 
(3) The gross cost of operations of the Federal Trade 
Commission, by Budget Activity, and the Antitrust Division 
of the Department of Justice, respectively.
H. R. 2617—1552 
‘‘(aa) the contractor selected under sub-
clause (I) shall submit to the Administrator 
a report describing— 
‘‘(AA) the findings from the assess-
ment under that subclause; and 
‘‘(BB) recommendations for improved 
methodologies 
to 
represent 
full-time 
equivalent resources described in that 
subclause; and 
‘‘(bb) the Administrator shall publish the 
report submitted under item (aa) on the 
website of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(iii) PROCESS ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(aa) CONTRACTS.—Within 1 year of the 
date of enactment of the Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Act of 2022, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Administrator shall issue a 
competitive contract to a private, independent 
consulting firm— 
‘‘(AA) to conduct the assessment 
described in subclause (II); and 
‘‘(BB) to submit to the Administrator 
a report describing the findings of the 
assessment 
and 
the 
processes 
and 
performance of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency relating to the implementa-
tion of the Pesticide Registration Improve-
ment Act of 2022 and the amendments 
made by that Act. 
‘‘(bb) ELIGIBILITY.—The firm described in 
item (aa) shall be capable of performing the 
technical analysis, management assessment, 
and program evaluation tasks required to 
address the scope of the assessment under 
subclause (II). 
‘‘(II) ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
applicants, and registrants shall participate 
in a targeted assessment of the process for 
the review of applications submitted under 
this Act. 
‘‘(bb) CONSULTATION.—The firm selected 
under subclause (I) shall consult with the 
Administrator and applicants at the start of 
the assessment under item (aa) and prior to 
submission of the report under subclause 
(I)(aa)(BB). 
‘‘(cc) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
assessment 
under item (aa) shall evaluate and make rec-
ommendations regarding— 
‘‘(AA) the initial content screen; 
‘‘(BB) 
the 
preliminary 
technical 
screen; 
‘‘(CC) performance, processes, and 
progress toward reducing renegotiation
H. R. 2617—1553 
rates and the average length of renegoti-
ations; 
‘‘(DD) performance, processes, and 
progress toward eliminating the backlog 
of registrant submissions not covered by 
subsection (b)(3); 
‘‘(EE) performance, processes, and 
progress toward ensuring that all reg-
istrant submissions not covered by sub-
section (b)(3) are completed by the 
applicable deadlines described in the 
notice of the Administrator entitled ‘Pes-
ticide Registration Notice (PR) 98–10: 
Notifications, Non-Notifications and Minor 
Formulation 
Amendments’ 
and 
dated 
October 22, 1998 (and any successor 
amendments to that notice) and described 
in subsections (c)(3)(B) and (h) of section 
3; 
‘‘(FF) compliance with the provisions 
of this Act relating to renegotiations and 
registrant submissions not covered by sub-
section (b)(3); 
‘‘(GG) information technology sys-
tems; 
‘‘(HH) recommended improvements to 
employee training; 
‘‘(II) performance, progress, and proc-
esses in completing registration review; 
and 
‘‘(JJ) other appropriate issues, such 
as submissions by inert suppliers and fast- 
track 
amendments 
under 
subsections 
(c)(3)(B) and (h) of section 3. 
‘‘(III) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
1 year after the receipt of an assessment required 
under this section, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives— 
‘‘(aa) a copy of each such assessment; and 
‘‘(bb) the Administrator’s evaluation of the 
findings and recommendations contained in 
each such assessment. 
‘‘(IV) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Administrator 
shall include with the report submitted under sub-
clause (III) a classification of each recommendation 
described in the report as— 
‘‘(aa) 
can 
be 
implemented 
through 
administrative action of the Administrator; or 
‘‘(bb) requires a statutory change.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
H. R. 2617—1554 
‘‘(B) shall be available during periods in which Environ-
mental Protection Agency employees are on shutdown or 
emergency furlough as a result of a lapse in appropriations; 
and’’. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF FEES.—Section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insec-
ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(as in existence in fiscal year 2012)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the amount of appropriations for covered 
functions for fiscal year 2012 (excluding the amount of any 
fees 
appropriated 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year).’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$166,000,000.’’. 
(d) REFORMS TO REDUCE DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIODS AND 
PREVENT DOUBLE PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES.—Section 33(e) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
all that follows through ‘‘To the maximum’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REFORMS TO REDUCE DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIODS AND 
PREVENT DOUBLE PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) REDUCTION OF DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIODS.—To 
the maximum’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PREVENTION
OF
DOUBLE
PAYMENT
OF
REGISTRATION 
SERVICE FEES.—The Administrator shall develop and implement 
a process to determine the appropriate fee category or categories 
for an application that qualifies for more than one fee category 
in order to assist applicants and prevent unnecessary payment 
of fees for multiple categories for a single application.’’. 
(e) DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIODS.—Section 33(f) of the Fed-
eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w– 
8(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Extension Act of 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Act of 2022’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) FINAL FEE CATEGORY.—The fee category 
of a covered application or other actions may not 
be changed, without providing the information to 
the applicant, after completion of the preliminary 
technical screening described in clause (iv).’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), in the matter preceding subclause 
(I), by inserting ‘‘automate the process, to the max-
imum extent practicable, and’’ before ‘‘determine’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
striking ‘‘shall determine if—’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall—’’; 
(II) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘determine if’’ before ‘‘the 
application and’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) in subclause (II)—
H. R. 2617—1555 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘determine if’’ before ‘‘the 
application, data,’’; and 
(bb) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) determine, if applicable, whether an 
application qualifies for a reduced risk determina-
tion under subsection (c)(10) or (h) of section 3; 
‘‘(IV) grant or deny any data waiver requests 
submitted by the applicant with the application; 
‘‘(V) verify and validate the accuracy of the 
fee category selected by the applicant; and 
‘‘(VI) notify the applicant, in writing, if a new 
or different fee category is required and calculate 
the new decision review time based on the original 
submission date.’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(E) APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCED RISK.— 
‘‘(i) FEE.—If an application for a reduced risk new 
active ingredient or a reduced risk new use is deter-
mined not to qualify as reduced risk, the applicant 
shall pay the difference in fee for the corresponding 
non-reduced risk application. 
‘‘(ii) DECISION REVIEW TIME PERIOD.—After receipt 
by the Administrator of the original covered reduced 
risk application and fee, the decision time review period 
for the corresponding non-reduced risk application 
shall begin within the time periods described in 
subparagraph (A), based on the submission date of 
the original covered reduced risk application.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) EXTENSION OF DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—If the Administrator cannot meet 
a decision time review period under this subsection, the 
Administrator shall notify the applicant, in writing, of— 
‘‘(i) the reasons why additional time is needed; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the number of days needed that would allow 
the Administrator to make a regulatory decision. 
‘‘(B) EXTENSION BY NEGOTIATION OR MUTUAL AGREE-
MENT.—The Administrator, acting solely through the 
Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs, and the 
applicant may mutually agree, in writing, to extend a deci-
sion time review period under this subsection if— 
‘‘(i) there is new or additional data or information 
from the applicant that is necessary for the Adminis-
trator to make a decision on the application that cannot 
be made available within the original decision time 
review period; or 
‘‘(ii) a public comment period associated with the 
application generates significant comments that cannot 
be addressed within the original decision time review 
period. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—Once a decision time review period 
for a covered action described in subsection (b)(3)(B) is
H. R. 2617—1556 
missed or extended, the Administrator shall make any 
action on the application a priority.’’. 
(f) REPORTS
AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—Section 33 of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8) is amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(k) REPORTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
last day of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the 
Administrator shall publish an annual report describing— 
‘‘(i) actions taken under this section; 
‘‘(ii) registrant submissions not covered by sub-
section (b)(3)(B); 
‘‘(iii) the initial content and preliminary technical 
screenings required in subsection (f)(4)(B); and 
‘‘(iv) staffing relating to implementing the Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Act of 2022 and the amend-
ments made by that Act. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report published under subpara-
graph (A) shall include a summary of the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(i) ACTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION.—To the extent 
practicable, data for each action taken under this sec-
tion that is completed during the fiscal year covered 
by the report or pending at the conclusion of that 
fiscal 
year, 
organized 
by 
registering 
division, 
including— 
‘‘(I) the Action Code; 
‘‘(II) the application receipt date; 
‘‘(III) the electronic portal tracking number 
assigned to the application at the time of submis-
sion to the electronic submission portal or the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency 
tracking 
number; 
‘‘(IV) the original decision due date based on 
the Action Code; 
‘‘(V) the dates of any renegotiations and the 
renegotiated due dates, if applicable; 
‘‘(VI) the reasons for each renegotiation, if 
applicable; 
‘‘(VII) if the submission had to be recoded, 
reassigned codes, if applicable; 
‘‘(VIII) the date that the submission was 
recoded, if applicable; 
‘‘(IX) the decision completion date, if the action 
has been completed; 
‘‘(X) the status of the action, which may be— 
‘‘(aa) failed initial content screen; 
‘‘(bb) failed preliminary technical screen; 
‘‘(cc) approved; 
‘‘(dd) withdrawn; 
‘‘(ee) denied; 
‘‘(ff) do not grant; or 
‘‘(gg) pending; 
‘‘(XI) the reason for any denial or do not grant 
decision, if applicable;
H. R. 2617—1557 
‘‘(XII) a review of the progress made in car-
rying out each requirement of subsections (e) and 
(f), including, to the extent determined appropriate 
by the Administrator and consistent with the 
authorities of the Administrator and limitations 
on delegation of functions by the Administrator, 
recommendations for the allowance and use of 
summaries of acute toxicity studies; 
‘‘(XIII) a review of the progress in carrying 
out section 3(g), including— 
‘‘(aa) the number of pesticides or pesticide 
cases reviewed and the number of registration 
review decisions completed, including— 
‘‘(AA) the number of cases cancelled; 
‘‘(BB) the number of cases requiring 
risk mitigation measures; 
‘‘(CC) the number of cases removing 
risk mitigation measures; 
‘‘(DD) the number of cases with no 
risk mitigation needed; and 
‘‘(EE) the number of cases in which 
risk mitigation has been fully imple-
mented; 
‘‘(XIV) a review of the progress made toward 
implementing enhancements to— 
‘‘(aa) the electronic tracking of conditional 
registrations; and 
‘‘(bb) the endangered species database; 
‘‘(XV) a review of the progress made in 
updating the Pesticide Incident Data System, 
including progress toward making the information 
contained in the System available to the public 
(as the Administrator determines is appropriate); 
‘‘(XVI) an assessment of the public availability 
of summary pesticide usage data; 
‘‘(XVII) the number of the active ingredients 
approved, new uses, and pesticide end use products 
granted in connection with the Design for the 
Environment program (or any successor program) 
of the Environmental Protection Agency; 
‘‘(XVIII) with respect to funds in the Rereg-
istration and Expedited Processing Fund described 
under section 4(k), a review that includes— 
‘‘(aa) a description of the amount and use 
of such funds— 
‘‘(AA) to carry out activities relating 
to worker protection under subparagraphs 
(G) and (H) of section 4(i)(1); 
‘‘(BB) to award partnership grants 
under subparagraph (I) of such section; 
and 
‘‘(CC) to carry out the pesticide safety 
education program under subparagraph 
(J) of such section; 
‘‘(bb) an evaluation of the appropriateness 
and effectiveness of the activities, grants, and
H. R. 2617—1558 
program under subparagraphs (G), (H), (I), 
and (J) of such section; 
‘‘(cc) a description of how stakeholders are 
engaged in the decision to fund such activities, 
grants, and program in accordance with the 
stakeholder input provided under such sub-
paragraphs; and 
‘‘(dd) with respect to activities relating to 
worker protection carried out under subpara-
graphs (G) and (H) of section 4(i)(1), a sum-
mary of the analyses from stakeholders, 
including 
from 
worker 
community-based 
organizations, on the appropriateness and 
effectiveness of such activities. 
‘‘(XIX) beginning two years after enactment, 
report on the progress of meeting the deadlines 
listed in paragraph (5) of section 3(f); and 
‘‘(XX) a review of progress made in imple-
menting 
the 
pesticide 
surveillance 
program 
referred to in paragraph (8) of section 4(k). 
‘‘(ii) REGISTRANT
SUBMISSIONS
NOT
COVERED
BY 
SECTION
33(B)(3)(B).—Each registrant submission not 
covered by subsection (b)(3)(B), that is completed 
during the fiscal year covered by the report or pending 
at the conclusion of that fiscal year, organized by reg-
istering division, including— 
‘‘(I) the submission date; 
‘‘(II) the electronic portal tracking number 
assigned to the application at the time of the 
submission of the application to the electronic 
submission portal; 
‘‘(III) the type of regulatory action, as defined 
by statute or guidance document, and the specific 
label action; 
‘‘(IV) the status of the action; 
‘‘(V) the due date; 
‘‘(VI) the reason for the outcome; and 
‘‘(VII) the completion date, if applicable. 
‘‘(iii) SCREENING PROCESS.—Data for the initial con-
tent screens and preliminary technical screens that 
are completed during the fiscal year covered by the 
report or pending at the conclusion of that fiscal year, 
organized by registering division, including— 
‘‘(I) the number of applications successfully 
passing each type of screen; 
‘‘(II) the number of applications that failed 
the screening process for each type of screen; 
‘‘(III) the number of notifications issued by 
the Administrator under subsection (f)(4)(B)(ii)(II); 
‘‘(IV) the number of notifications issued by 
the Administrator under subsection (f)(4)(B)(ii)(I) 
and the number of applications resulting in a rejec-
tion; and 
‘‘(V) the number of notifications issued under 
section 152.105 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations), and to the extent 
practicable, the reasons for that issuance.
H. R. 2617—1565 
‘‘TABLE 2. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW USES— 
Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
R260 
New use; non-food; in-
door. (3) (4) (5) 
21,954 
R270 
New use; non-food; in-
door; reduced risk. 
(3) (4) (5) 
18,296 
R271 
New use; non-food; in-
door; Experimental 
Use Permit applica-
tion; no credit to-
ward new use reg-
istration. (3) (4) (5) 
13,940 
R273 
Additional use; seed 
treatment only; use 
not requiring a new 
tolerance; includes 
crops with estab-
lished tolerances 
(e.g., for soil or 
foliar application). 
(3) (4) (5) 
72,302 
R274 
Additional use; seed 
treatment only; 6 or 
more submitted in 
one application; 
uses not requiring 
new tolerances; in-
cludes crops with 
established toler-
ances (e.g., for soil 
or foliar applica-
tion). (3) (4) (5) 
433,793 
R276 
(new) 
Additional use, seed 
treatment only; lim-
ited uptake into 
raw agricultural 
commodities; use 
requiring a toler-
ance. (3) (4) (5) 
79,560 
R277 
(new) 
Additional use, seed 
treatment only; 6 or 
more submitted in 
one application; lim-
ited uptake into 
raw agricultural 
commodities; use 
requiring a toler-
ance. (3) (4) (5) 
477,360 
(1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or 
Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.
H. R. 2617—1571 
‘‘TABLE 4. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW 
PRODUCTS 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registra-
tion 
Service 
Fee 
($) 
R300 
New product; or similar 
combination product 
(already registered) to 
an identical or sub-
stantially similar in 
composition and use to 
a registered product; 
registered source of ac-
tive ingredient; no 
data review on acute 
toxicity, efficacy or 
child-resistant pack-
aging — only product 
chemistry data; cite-all 
data citation, or selec-
tive data citation 
where applicant owns 
all required data, or 
applicant submits spe-
cific authorization let-
ter from data owner. 
Category also includes 
100% re- package of 
registered end-use or 
manufacturing-use 
product that requires 
no data submission 
nor data matrix. (2) (3) 
2,270 
R301 
New product; or similar 
combination product 
(already registered) to 
an identical or sub-
stantially similar in 
composition and use to 
a registered product; 
registered source of ac-
tive ingredient; selec-
tive data citation only 
for data on product 
chemistry and/or acute 
toxicity and/or public 
health pest efficacy 
(identical data citation 
and claims to cited 
product(s)), where ap-
plicant does not own 
all required data and 
does not have a spe-
cific authorization let-
ter from data owner. 
(2) (3) 
2,720
H. R. 2617—1578 
‘‘TABLE 4. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW 
PRODUCTS—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registra-
tion 
Service 
Fee 
($) 
R320 
New product; new phys-
ical form; requires 
data review in science 
divisions. (2) (3) (5) 
18,958 
R331 
New product; repack of 
identical registered 
end-use product as a 
manufacturing-use 
product; same reg-
istered uses only. (2) 
(3) 
3,627 
R332 
New manufacturing-use 
product; registered ac-
tive ingredient; unreg-
istered source of active 
ingredient; submission 
of completely new ge-
neric data package; 
registered uses only; 
requires review in RD 
and science divisions. 
(2) (3) 
405,919 
R333 
New product; manufac-
turing-use product or 
end-use product with 
unregistered source of 
active ingredient; re-
quires science data re-
view; new physical 
form; etc. Cite-all or 
selective data citation 
where applicant owns 
all required data. (2) 
(3) 
28,434 
R334 
New product; manufac-
turing-use product or 
end-use product with 
unregistered source of 
the active ingredient; 
requires science data 
review; new physical 
form; etc. Selective 
data citation. (2) (3) 
33,108
H. R. 2617—1579 
‘‘TABLE 4. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW 
PRODUCTS—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registra-
tion 
Service 
Fee 
($) 
R361 
(new) 
New end-use product 
containing up to three 
registered active ingre-
dients never before 
registered as this com-
bination in a formu-
lated product; new 
product label is iden-
tical or substantially 
similar to the labels of 
currently registered 
products which sepa-
rately contain the re-
spective component ac-
tive ingredients; ex-
cludes products requir-
ing or citing an animal 
safety study; requires 
review of data package 
within RD only; in-
cludes data and/or 
waivers of data for 
only: 
1. product chemistry 
and/or 
2. acute toxicity and/or 
3. Child resistant pack-
aging and/or 
4. pest(s) requiring effi-
cacy – for more than 7 
target pests. (2) (3) (4) 
23,400
H. R. 2617—1580 
‘‘TABLE 4. — REGISTRATION DIVISION (RD) — NEW 
PRODUCTS—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registra-
tion 
Service 
Fee 
($) 
R362 
(new) 
New end-use product 
containing four or 
more registered active 
ingredients never be-
fore registered as this 
combination in a for-
mulated product; new 
product label is iden-
tical or substantially 
similar to the labels of 
currently registered 
products which sepa-
rately contain the re-
spective component ac-
tive ingredients; ex-
cludes products requir-
ing or citing an animal 
safety study; requires 
review of data package 
within RD only; in-
cludes data and/or 
waivers of data for 
only: 
1. product chemistry 
and/or 
2. acute toxicity and/or 
3. Child resistant pack-
aging and/or 
4. pest(s) requiring effi-
cacy – for more than 7 
target pests. (2) (3) (4) 
25,350 
R363 
(new) 
New product; repack of 
identical registered 
manufacturing-use 
product as an end-use 
product; same reg-
istered uses only, with 
no additional data. (2) 
(3) 
7,800 
(1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or 
Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day. 
(2) An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient 
that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for 
review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered 
source of active ingredient.
H. R. 2617—1602 
‘‘TABLE 14. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION 
PREVENTION DIVISION (BPPD) — AMENDMENTS—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B681 
143 
Amendment; unregis-
tered source of ac-
tive ingredient(s); 
no change to an es-
tablished tolerance 
or tolerance exemp-
tion; requires data 
submission. (2) (3) 
8,714 
B683 
144 
Amendment; no 
change to an estab-
lished tolerance or 
tolerance exemp-
tion; requires re-
view/update of pre-
vious risk assess-
ment(s) without 
data submission 
(e.g., labeling 
changes to Re-
stricted Entry In-
terval, Personal 
Protective Equip-
ment, Preharvest 
Interval). (2) (3) 
7,322 
B684 
145 
Amending non-food 
animal product that 
includes submission 
of target animal 
safety data; pre-
viously registered. 
(2) (3) 
12,643 
B685 
146 
Amendment; add a 
new biochemical un-
registered source of 
active ingredient or 
a new microbial 
production site; re-
quires submission 
of analysis of sam-
ples data and 
source/production 
site-specific manu-
facturing process 
description. (3) 
7,322 
(1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or 
Federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next business day.
H. R. 2617—1609 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B780 
164 
Registration applica-
tion; new (2) PIP; 
non-food/feed or 
food/feed without 
tolerance petition 
based on an exist-
ing permanent tol-
erance exemption. 
(5) (12) (14) 
228,657 
B800 
165 
Registration applica-
tion; new (2) PIP; 
with petition to es-
tablish permanent 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption for the 
active ingredient 
based on an exist-
ing temporary toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption. (5) (12) 
(14) 
246,949 
B820 
166 
Registration applica-
tion; new (2) PIP; 
with petition to es-
tablish or amend a 
permanent toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption of an active 
ingredient. (5) (12) 
(14) 
292,682 
B851 
167 
Registration applica-
tion; new event of a 
previously reg-
istered PIP active 
ingredient(s); no pe-
tition since perma-
nent tolerance/toler-
ance exemption is 
already established 
for the active ingre-
dient(s). (12) 
182,927
H. R. 2617—1610 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B870 
168 
Registration applica-
tion; registered (3) 
PIP; new product; 
new use; no petition 
since a permanent 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption is al-
ready established 
for the active ingre-
dient(s). (4) (12) 
(14) 
54,881 
B880 
169 
Registration applica-
tion; registered (3) 
PIP; new product or 
new terms of reg-
istration; additional 
data submitted; no 
petition since a per-
manent tolerance/ 
tolerance exemption 
is already estab-
lished for the active 
ingredient(s). (5) (6) 
(7) (12) (14) 
45,737 
B883 
170 
Registration applica-
tion; new (2) PIP, 
seed increase with 
negotiated acreage 
cap and time-lim-
ited registration; 
with petition to es-
tablish a permanent 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption for the 
active ingredient 
based on an exist-
ing temporary toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption. (5) (8) (12) 
(14) 
182,927
H. R. 2617—1611 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B884 
171 
Registration applica-
tion; new (2) PIP, 
seed increase with 
negotiated acreage 
cap and time-lim-
ited registration; 
with petition to es-
tablish a permanent 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption for the 
active ingredient. 
(5) (8) (12) (14) 
228,657 
B885 
172 
Registration applica-
tion; registered (2) 
PIP, seed increase; 
breeding stack of 
previously approved 
PIPs, same crop; no 
petition since a per-
manent tolerance/ 
tolerance exemption 
is already estab-
lished for the active 
ingredient(s). (9) 
(12) 
45,737 
B890 
173 
Application to amend 
a seed increase reg-
istration; converts 
registration to com-
mercial registration; 
no petition since 
permanent toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption is already 
established for the 
active ingredient(s). 
(5) (12) (14) 
91,465 
B900 
174 
Application to amend 
a registration, in-
cluding actions such 
as modifying an 
IRM plan, or adding 
an insect to be con-
trolled. (5) (10) (11) 
(12) 
18,296 
B902 
175 
PIP Protocol review. 
9,151
H. R. 2617—1612 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B903 
176 
Inert ingredient per-
manent tolerance 
exemption; e.g., a 
marker such as 
NPT II; reviewed in 
BPPD. 
91,465 
B904 
177 
Import tolerance or 
tolerance exemp-
tion; processed com-
modities/food only 
(inert or active in-
gredient). 
182,927 
B905 
178 
FIFRA Scientific Ad-
visory Panel Re-
view. 
91,465 
B906 
179 
Petition to establish a 
temporary toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption for one or 
more active ingredi-
ents. 
45,733 
B907 
180 
Petition to establish a 
permanent toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption for one or 
more active ingredi-
ents based on an 
existing temporary 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption. 
18,296 
B909 
181 
(new) 
PIP tolerance exemp-
tion determination; 
applicant-initiated; 
request to deter-
mine if an existing 
tolerance exemption 
applies to a PIP. 
18,296 
B910 
182 
(new) 
Biotechnology Notifi-
cation for small- 
scale field testing of 
genetically engi-
neered microbes. 
9,151
H. R. 2617—1613 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B921 
183 
(new) 
Experimental Use 
Permit application; 
genetic modifica-
tions in animals in-
tended for use as a 
pesticide (e.g., for 
pest population con-
trol); non-food/feed. 
This category would 
cover substances 
produced and used 
in animals that are 
intended for use as 
a pesticide, such as 
for pest population 
control, including 
the genetic material 
in such animals. 
Credit 75% of B921 
fee toward registra-
tion application for 
the new active in-
gredient that fol-
lows (B922). (5) (12) 
(13) 
182,927 
B922 
184 
(new) 
Registration applica-
tion; new active in-
gredient; genetic 
modifications in 
animals intended 
for use as a pes-
ticide (e.g., for pest 
population control); 
non-food/feed. This 
category would 
cover substances 
produced and used 
in animals that are 
intended for use as 
a pesticide, such as 
for pest population 
control, including 
the genetic material 
in such animals. (5) 
(12) (13) (14) 
228,657
H. R. 2617—1614 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B923 
185 
(new) 
Experimental Use 
Permit application; 
genetic modifica-
tions in animals in-
tended for use as a 
pesticide (e.g., for 
pest population con-
trol); with petition 
to establish a tem-
porary or perma-
nent tolerance/toler-
ance exemption of 
an active ingre-
dient. This category 
would cover sub-
stances produced 
and used in animals 
that are intended 
for use as a pes-
ticide, such as for 
pest population con-
trol, including the 
genetic material in 
such animals. Cred-
it 75% of B923 fee 
toward registration 
application for the 
new active ingre-
dient that follows 
(B924). (5) (12) (13) 
(14) 
228,658
H. R. 2617—1615 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B924 
186 
(new) 
Registration applica-
tion; new active in-
gredient; genetic 
modifications in 
animals intended 
for use as a pes-
ticide (e.g., for pest 
population control); 
with petition to es-
tablish a permanent 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption of an ac-
tive ingredient. This 
category would 
cover substances 
produced and used 
in animals that are 
intended for use as 
a pesticide, such as 
for pest population 
control, including 
the genetic material 
in such animals. (5) 
(12) (13) (14) 
292,682 
B925 
187 
(new) 
Experimental Use 
Permit application; 
exogenous applica-
tions of RNA to elic-
it the RNA inter-
ference pathway in 
pests; non-food/feed; 
credit 75% of B925 
fee toward registra-
tion application for 
the new active in-
gredient that fol-
lows (B926). (5) (12) 
27,452 
B926 
188 
(new) 
Registration applica-
tion; new active in-
gredient; exogenous 
applications of RNA 
to elicit the RNA in-
terference pathway 
in pests; non-food/ 
feed. (5) (12) (14) 
82,329
H. R. 2617—1616 
‘‘TABLE 17. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVEN-
TION 
DIVISION 
(BPPD) 
— 
PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIP)—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review Time 
(Months)(1) 
Registration 
Service Fee 
($) 
B927 
189 
(new) 
Experimental Use 
Permit application; 
exogenous applica-
tions of RNA to elic-
it the RNA inter-
ference pathway in 
pests; with petition 
to establish a tem-
porary or perma-
nent tolerance/toler-
ance exemption of 
an active ingre-
dient; credit 75% of 
B927 fee toward 
registration applica-
tion for the new ac-
tive ingredient that 
follows (B928). (5) 
(12) 
54,889 
B928 
190 
(new) 
Registration applica-
tion; new active in-
gredient; exogenous 
applications of RNA 
to elicit the RNA in-
terference pathway 
in pests; with peti-
tion to establish a 
permanent toler-
ance/tolerance ex-
emption of an active 
ingredient. (5) (12) 
(14) 
137,210 
B929 
191 
(new) 
Registration applica-
tion; new product, 
registered active in-
gredient; exogenous 
applications of RNA 
to elicit the RNA in-
terference pathway 
in pests; no petition 
since a permanent 
tolerance/tolerance 
exemption is al-
ready established 
for the active ingre-
dient(s). (5) (12) 
7,322