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TITLE XIV—DETERMINATION OF 
BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
TITLE XV—DOMESTICALLY 
MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS 
SEC. 1501. REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCIES TO BUY DOMESTI-
CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCIES TO BUY DOMES-
TICALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domesti-
cally made United States flags 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (b) through (d), funds appropriated or otherwise 
available to an agency may not be used for the procure-
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ment of any flag of the United States, unless such flag 
has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States 
from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown 
or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY
EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) 
does not apply to the extent that the head of the agency 
concerned determines that satisfactory quality and suffi-
cient quantity of a flag described in such subsection can-
not be procured as and when needed at United States 
market prices. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS.— 
Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: 
‘‘(1) Procurements by vessels in foreign waters. 
‘‘(2) Procurements for resale purposes in any 
military commissary, military exchange, or non-
appropriated fund instrumentality operated by an 
agency. 
‘‘(3) Procurements for amounts less than the 
simplified acquisition threshold. 
‘‘(d) PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the requirement in subsection (a) if the President 
determines a waiver is necessary to comply with any 
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trade agreement to which the United States is a 
party. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF WAIVER.—Not later than 30 
days after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), 
the President shall publish a notice of the waiver in 
the Federal Register. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘executive agency’ in section 
102 of title 40. 
‘‘(2) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.— 
The term ‘simplified acquisition threshold’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 134.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States 
flags.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 6310 of title 41, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply 
with respect to any contract entered into on or after the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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TITLE XVI—APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 1601. APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for 
other purposes, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
RURAL HEALTH 
For an additional amount for the Telehealth Re-
source Center of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to pro-
vide assistance with respect to technical, legal, regulatory 
service delivery or other related barriers to the develop-
ment of telehealth technologies for skilled nursing facilities 
(as defined in section 1819 of the Social Security Act) and 
nursing facilities (as defined in section 1919 of such Act), 
$1,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2026. 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 
the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $1,000,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 
the Capital Investment Fund, as authorized, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance 
of the Army, as authorized by law, $1,000,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT, 
INTEL-
LIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND 
OVERSIGHT 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 
the Management Directorate for operations and support, 
$1,000,000. 
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for Department of Energy 
expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the En-
ergy Information Administration, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 
2026. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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