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SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 
of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 
to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 
the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses 
are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, 
the limitations on administrative expenses shall be cor-
respondingly reduced. 
SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency fi-
nancing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), com-
missions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether 
or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a 
prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial 
support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 
to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to 
implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has 
been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopt-
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ed in accordance with the applicable law of the United 
States. 
SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of any 
department or agency, or any other officer or civilian em-
ployee of the Federal Government appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obli-
gated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redeco-
rate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, 
or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improve-
ments for any such office, unless advance notice of such fur-
nishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘office’’ 
shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the indi-
vidual, as well as any other space used primarily by the 
individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the 
individual. 
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 
708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal 
year by this or any other Act shall be available for the inter-
agency funding of national security and emergency pre-
paredness telecommunications initiatives which benefit 
multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as pro-
vided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
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SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any de-
partment, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal 
Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any indi-
vidual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy- 
determining character that is excepted from the competitive 
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, 
(pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of 
the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality 
employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Direc-
tor of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule 
C position occupied by the individual was not created solely 
or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White 
House. 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed 
to or from an element of the intelligence community (as 
that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 
SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment, who—
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(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any 
direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Con-
gress in connection with any matter pertaining to the 
employment of such other officer or employee or per-
taining to the department or agency of such other of-
ficer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
such communication or contact is at the initiative of 
such other officer or employee or in response to the re-
quest or inquiry of such Member, committee, or sub-
committee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 
performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, 
relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discrimi-
nates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, 
or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, 
any other officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the 
foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or 
employee, by reason of any communication or contact 
of such other officer or employee with any Member,
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committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any em-
ployee training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, 
skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the perform-
ance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels 
of emotional response or psychological stress in some 
participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the training 
and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, 
dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, partici-
pants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the work-
place. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
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SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive 
branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-leg-
islative relationships, for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any 
kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film 
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pend-
ing before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed-
eral employee’s home address to any labor organization ex-
cept when the employee has authorized such disclosure or 
when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mail-
ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 
Federal Government without the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. 
SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 
including by private contractor, for publicity or propa-
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ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore au-
thorized by Congress. 
SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 
5 U.S.C. 105; and 
(2) includes a military department, as defined 
under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and 
the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu-
lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 
of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to 
perform official duties. An employee not under a leave sys-
tem, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 
U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest effort 
and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time in the 
performance of official duties. 
SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 
708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal 
year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, 
which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards 
Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an 
appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs. 
SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 
708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and 
agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse
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‘‘General Services Administration, Government-wide Pol-
icy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from 
charge card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds 
shall be administered by the Administrator of General Serv-
ices to support Government-wide and other multi-agency fi-
nancial, information technology, procurement, and other 
management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as ap-
proved by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency 
and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (in-
cluding the President’s Management Council for overall 
management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial 
Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the 
Chief Information Officers Council for information tech-
nology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Coun-
cil for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Offi-
cers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Perform-
ance Improvement Council for performance improvement 
initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds trans-
ferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for Gov-
ernment-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: Pro-
vided further, That the funds transferred to or for reim-
bursement of ‘‘General Services Administration, Govern-
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ment-wide Policy’’ during fiscal year 2015 shall remain 
available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Pro-
vided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may 
only be made after 15 days following notification of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a 
Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and 
her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the loca-
tion. 
SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 
708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal 
year by this or any other Act shall be available for the inter-
agency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and 
similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National 
Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive 
Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal depart-
ments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of 
Management and Budget shall provide a report describing 
the budget of and resources connected with the National 
Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, the House Committee on Science and Tech-
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nology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
application, form, notification, press release, or other publi-
cations involving the distribution of Federal funds shall in-
dicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Fed-
eral Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the 
amount provided: Provided, That this section shall apply 
to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by 
a State receiving Federal funds. 
SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION
OF FEDERAL AGENCY 
MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 
the funds made available in this or any other Act may be 
used by any Federal agency— 
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 
of data, derived from any means, that includes any 
personally identifiable information relating to an in-
dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Government 
Internet site of the agency; or 
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third 
party (including another government agency) to col-
lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de-
rived from any means, that includes any personally 
identifiable information relating to an individual’s 
access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in sub-
section (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not 
identify particular persons; 
(2) any voluntary submission of personally iden-
tifiable information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu-
latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 
applicable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that 
is a system security action taken by the operator of 
an Internet site and is necessarily incident to pro-
viding the Internet site services or to protecting the 
rights or property of the provider of the Internet site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency actions 
to implement, interpret or enforce authorities pro-
vided in law. 
(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examinations 
of the agency’s supervised institutions, including as-
sessing safety and soundness, overall financial condi-
tion, management practices and policies and compli-
ance with applicable standards as provided in law. 
SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which
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includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 
except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
with— 
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for 
the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of reli-
gious beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 
into or renews a contract under this section may not subject 
any individual to discrimination on the basis that the indi-
vidual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contra-
ceptives because such activities would be contrary to the in-
dividual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring 
the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic 
athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping 
in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and re-
search as performed by nationally recognized oversight au-
thorities.
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SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for official travel to Federal depart-
ments and agencies may be used by such departments and 
agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Govern-
ment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program. 
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated or made available under 
this or any other appropriations Act may be used to imple-
ment or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast 
Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement 
the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 
of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in 
the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 
9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees 
to the legislative branch). 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or 
lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous 
to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of con-
ducting Federal law enforcement training without the ad-
vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to 
obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, 
contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be 
accommodated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may 
be used by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 
in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notifi-
cation within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 
story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 
5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 
Act), and regulations implementing that section. 
SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with 
any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an in-
verted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any 
subsidiary of such an entity. 
(b) WAIVERS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 
subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern-
ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 
if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required 
in the interest of national security. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 
issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 
such issuance to Congress. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 
Federal Government contract entered into before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 
pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2015, for each employee 
who— 
(1) 
retires 
under 
section 
8336(d)(2) 
or 
8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) retires under any other provision of sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 
5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, 
the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 
the Office of Personnel Management’s average unit 
cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding 
fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until ex-
pended to the Office of Personnel Management and
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shall be deemed to be an administrative expense 
under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any 
entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose 
any of the following information as a condition of submit-
ting the offer: 
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 
expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse-
ment for an electioneering communication that is 
made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of 
its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election 
for Federal office or to a political committee, or that 
is otherwise made with respect to any election for 
Federal office. 
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 
payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the en-
tity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or 
subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the rea-
sonable expectation that the person will use the funds 
to make a payment described in paragraph (1). 
(b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 
‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘electioneering 
communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and ‘‘Federal of-
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fice’’ has the meaning given such term in the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.). 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 
a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal govern-
ment, including the President, the Vice President, a member 
of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commis-
sioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency 
(as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), 
or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 
SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 
no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 
2015, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 
prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) 
of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) during the period from the date of expiration 
of the limitation imposed by the comparable section 
for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective 
date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is 
to take effect in fiscal year 2015, in an amount that 
exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and 
step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance 
with such section; and
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(B) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, 
as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate pay-
able under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum 
of— 
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 
in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 5, 
United States Code, in the rates of pay under the 
General Schedule; and 
(ii) the difference between the overall aver-
age 
percentage 
of 
the 
locality-based 
com-
parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 
2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average 
percentage of such payments which was effective 
in the previous fiscal year under such section. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and 
no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be 
paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect 
at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such em-
ployee.
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(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay-
able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 
who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 
30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations prescribed 
by the Office of Personnel Management. 
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 
of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 
may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 
30, 2014, except to the extent determined by the Office of 
Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of 
this subsection. 
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for 
service performed after September 30, 2014. 
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision 
of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre-
mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em-
ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, 
or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis 
of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic 
pay payable after the application of this subsection shall 
be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
permit or require the payment to any employee covered by 
this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 
be payable were this subsection not in effect.
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(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection 
if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary 
to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employ-
ees. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in 
rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take 
place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be— 
(1) not less than the percentage received by em-
ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 
are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 
under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States 
Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employees at lo-
cations where there are no employees whose pay is in-
creased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, 
United States Code, and prevailing rate employees de-
scribed in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay lo-
cality designated as ‘‘Rest of United States’’ pursuant 
to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first appli-
cable pay period beginning after September 30, 2014.
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SEC. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a 
pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate 
adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law. 
(b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule po-
sition, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 
by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive 
a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding 
schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law, except 
as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection 
applies only to employees who are holding a position under 
a political appointment. 
(c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not 
receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwith-
standing section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(Public Law 96–465) or any other provision of law, except 
as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 
(d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 
5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be re-
ceived in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in sub-
section (g), (h), or (i)) by— 
(1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu-
tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level 
IV of the Executive Schedule; or
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(2) a limited term appointee or limited emer-
gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serv-
ing under a political appointment and paid a rate of 
basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule. 
(e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including 
any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, 
United States Code, or similar authority) at or above level 
IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political 
appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in cal-
endar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This 
subsection does not apply to employees in the General 
Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or 
to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United 
States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose 
position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 
51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them. 
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 
employees who do not serve under a political appointment 
from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under 
applicable law. 
(g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes 
an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay
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entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United States 
Code, is not subject to this section. 
(h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who re-
ceives a Presidential appointment to any position in the 
executive branch and who makes an election to retain Sen-
ior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) 
is not subject to this section. 
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an em-
ployee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase 
upon an authorized movement to a different covered posi-
tion with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher 
level or range of pay, except that any such increase must 
be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations 
in effect on December 31, 2013. 
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 
during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 
pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 
pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. 
(k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through 
(e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in cal-
endar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar 
on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases shall apply 
through the end of that pay period.
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SEC. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch de-
partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 
this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for 
any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 
costs and contracting procedures related to each conference 
held by any such department, agency, board, commission, 
or office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the 
United States Government was more than $100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica-
ble period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United 
States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel 
to and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
determine which costs relate to the conference; 
and 
(4) a description of the contracting procedures 
used including—
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(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the departmental component or of-
fice in evaluating potential contractors for the 
conference. 
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held 
by any Executive branch department, agency, board, com-
mission, or office funded by this or any other appropria-
tions Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the 
United States Government was more than $20,000, the head 
of any such department, agency, board, commission, or of-
fice shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics offi-
cial for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 
date, location, and number of employees attending such con-
ference. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference 
described in subsection (c) that is not directly and program-
matically related to the purpose for which the grant or con-
tract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection 
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other rou-
tine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or 
contract.
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(e) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con-
ference activities that are not in compliance with Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated 
May 11, 2012. 
SEC. 740. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 
eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac-
tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for a 
fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently en-
acted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is 
made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions 
of this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ pub-
lished by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal 
Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 
SEC. 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be used to 
begin or announce a study or public-private competition 
regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 
function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other ad-
ministrative regulation, directive, or policy.
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SEC. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be avail-
able for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with 
an entity that requires employees or contractors of such en-
tity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal 
confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or oth-
erwise restricting such employees or contactors from law-
fully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated 
investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal 
department or agency authorized to receive such informa-
tion. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con-
travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 
Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart-
ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified in-
formation. 
SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and admin-
istrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and 
that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an 
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the
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tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the 
unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered 
suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made 
a determination that this further action is not necessary 
to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 
violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic-
tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or 
debarment of the corporation and has made a determina-
tion that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
interests of the Government. 
SEC. 746. Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Ac-
countability Office, and other stakeholders shall develop— 
(1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated 
a stabilized, effective system of internal control over 
financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify 
for a consolidated Department level audit for obtain-
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ing a financial statement audit opinion, rather than 
an agency level audit; and 
(2) recommendations on how to improve current 
financial reporting requirements to increase govern-
ment transparency, in conjunction with the imple-
mentation of the Digital Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–101), and bet-
ter meet the needs of all stakeholders. 
SEC. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree-
ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government 
or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if 
such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the fol-
lowing provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent with 
and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the 
employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by exist-
ing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified in-
formation, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the report-
ing to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, 
or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, 
an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger 
to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower 
protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, 
rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Ex-
ecutive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated
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into this agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That 
notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a 
nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be exe-
cuted by a person connected with the conduct of an intel-
ligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an em-
ployee or officer of the United States Government, may con-
tain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for 
which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 
shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not dis-
close any classified information received in the course of 
such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall 
also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Con-
gress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency 
or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting 
a substantial violation of law. 
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be im-
plemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if 
it complies with the requirements for such agreement that 
were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered 
into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain sub-
stantially similar language to that required in subsection 
(a).
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SEC. 748. During fiscal year 2015, on the date that 
a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with 
section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection shall notify Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests. 
SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal 
Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administra-
tion has solicited and considered input from Governors, 
mayors, and other stakeholders. 
SEC. 750. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other than 
title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be nec-
essary for making refunds and for the payment of legal set-
tlements or judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government.
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SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 
implementation of any policy including boycott designed to 
support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any 
State legislature. 
SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 
under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Fed-
eral and District government agencies, that remain avail-
able for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agen-
cies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of 
funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically 
denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming;
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(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel as-
signed to a specific program, project or responsibility 
center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized 
to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer re-
quests of local funds under this title through November 7, 
2015. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 
for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the of-
fices of United States Senator or United States Representa-
tive under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia State-
hood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
none of the funds made available by this Act or by any 
other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee 
of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless
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the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the perform-
ance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ does not in-
clude travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and 
workplace, except in the case of— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 
Police Department who resides in the District of Co-
lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 
Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer 
or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department who resides 
in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours 
a day; 
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the De-
partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of the 
District of Columbia Department of Corrections who 
resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Exam-
iner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief 
Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Co-
lumbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Home-
land Security and Emergency Management Agency,
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an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and 
Emergency Management Agency who resides in the 
District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney 
General or any other officer or entity of the District govern-
ment to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil 
action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting 
representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Colum-
bia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on 
briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials 
of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this 
Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the 
purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens 
in any location that has been determined by the local public 
health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappro-
priate for such distribution. 
SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to pre-
vent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from 
addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive cov-
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erage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Con-
gress that any legislation enacted on such issue should in-
clude a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for 
religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, 
or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties asso-
ciated with the possession, use, or distribution of any sched-
ule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols deriva-
tive. 
(b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or oth-
erwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, 
or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes. 
SEC. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life 
of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried 
to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest. 
SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 
Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the ap-
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propriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Coun-
cil of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 
operating budget in the format of the budget that the Dis-
trict of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 
442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Offi-
cial Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of 
Columbia government for fiscal year 2015 that is in the 
total amount of the approved appropriation and that re-
aligns all budgeted data for personal services and other- 
than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual 
expenditures. 
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 
which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Colum-
bia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unan-
ticipated changes in program requirements. 
SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi-
cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 
for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 
operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The 
revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format 
of the budget that the District of Columbia government sub-
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mitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42). 
SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 
operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co-
lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 
once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con-
sistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized 
to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local 
funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior 
fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such 
amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain 
appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of 
this Act. 
(c) The District of Columbia government may not 
transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds de-
rived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for cap-
ital projects. 
SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other 
appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobli-
gated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year
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2015 from appropriations of Federal funds made available 
for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, 
shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each 
such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That 
a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Pro-
vided further, That these requests shall be made in compli-
ance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 
803 of this Act. 
SEC. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a period 
in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolu-
tion or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill 
is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount pro-
vided for any project or activity for which local funds are 
provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 
2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications 
enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of 
the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the 
rate set forth by such Act. 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 
to be available— 
(1) during any period in which a District of Co-
lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is 
in effect; or
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(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
2016. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided under 
this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the man-
ner that would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision 
of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law.
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SEC. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in title 
IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of 
this title or of title IV. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classifica-
tion, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, 
and performance of other functions, including maintenance 
of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of 
lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau of Land Management, including the general adminis-
tration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential 
of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 
96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $970,016,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available 
in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match by at least an equal
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amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for 
cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau 
lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation 
as a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are 
incurred. 
In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of appli-
cations for permit to drill and related use authorizations, 
to remain available until expended, to be reduced by 
amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appro-
priation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new 
application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect 
upon submission of each new application, and, in addition, 
$39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program 
operations, including the cost of administering the mining 
claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to 
be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited 
to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees 
and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 
2015 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at 
not more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, from communication site rental 
fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering 
communication site activities.
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LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, 
and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including administra-
tive expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests 
therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until 
expended. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, 
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and 
other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon 
and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adja-
cent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests 
therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent 
to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all 
receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Or-
egon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made 
a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant 
fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the 
Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of sub-
section (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 
U.S.C. 1181(f)).
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RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands 
and interests therein, and improvement of Federal range-
lands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwith-
standing any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all 
moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 
3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315(b), 
315(m)) and the amount designated for range improve-
ments from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from 
Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the 
Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative ex-
penses. 
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related to 
processing application documents and other authorizations 
for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs 
of providing copies of official public land documents, for 
monitoring construction, operation, and termination of fa-
cilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for re-
habilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be 
collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
641 
185), to remain available until expended: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 
305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any 
moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that 
section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or set-
tlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 
305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available 
and may be expended under the authority of this Act by 
the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public 
lands administered through the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which have been damaged by the action of a resource 
developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized per-
son, without regard to whether all moneys collected from 
each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which 
led to the action: Provided further, That any such moneys 
that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to 
the exact land for which funds were collected may be used 
to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 
under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 
amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Public 
Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as may 
be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, 
and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under sec-
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tion 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain 
available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 
operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, con-
tracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 
agreements with public and private entities, including with 
States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for 
purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary struc-
tures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary build-
ings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States 
has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion 
of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning vio-
lations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous 
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized 
or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely 
on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 
501), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and 
partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure 
printing services from cooperators in connection with joint-
ly produced publications for which the cooperators share the 
cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau 
determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 
quality standards: Provided further, That projects to be
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funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State gov-
ernment to provide an identified amount of money in sup-
port of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on 
a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not 
be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 
horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contrac-
tors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results 
in their destruction for processing into commercial prod-
ucts. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
performance of other authorized functions related to such 
resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for im-
plementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (ex-
cept for processing petitions, developing and issuing pro-
posed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to 
implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed 
$4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the des-
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ignation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), 
excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which not to 
exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding 
petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United 
States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, 
of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for imple-
menting subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) for spe-
cies that are not indigenous to the United States. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and utili-
zation of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 
of lands and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460l– 
4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acqui-
sition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance 
with statutory authority applicable to the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be 
used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or 
other management costs. 
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 
$50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endan-
gered Species Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 
is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 
17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
4401 et seq.), $34,145,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
$3,660,000, to remain available until expended.
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MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian 
Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Con-
servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $9,061,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordi-
nation Act, for the development and implementation of pro-
grams for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including 
species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remain-
ing provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That 
$5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, 
territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of 
affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife
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agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this ap-
propriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, 
apportion the amount provided herein in the following 
manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 
than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a 
sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall apportion the re-
maining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of 
which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such 
State bears to the total land area of all such States; and 
(2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the 
population of such State bears to the total population of 
all such States: Provided further, That the amounts appor-
tioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so 
that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 
1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under 
this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent 
of such amount: Provided further, That the Federal share 
of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total 
costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementa-
tion grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs
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of such projects: Provided further, That the non-Federal 
share of such projects may not be derived from Federal 
grant programs: Provided further, That any amount appor-
tioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction 
that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall 
be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2017, 
in the manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 
carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex-
penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and re-
imbursable agreements with public and private entities. Ap-
propriations and funds available to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage 
to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas 
caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase 
of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities inci-
dent to such public recreational uses on conservation areas 
as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the 
maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and 
other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to 
which the United States has title, and which are used pur-
suant to law in connection with management, and inves-
tigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, That not-
withstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under cooper-
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ative cost sharing and partnership arrangements author-
ized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in 
connection with jointly produced publications for which the 
cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either 
in cash or services and the Service determines the coop-
erator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 
Provided further, That the Service may accept donated air-
craft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for 
non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under 
the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Re-
source Management’’ and shall be available to the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, to be used for ex-
penses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating 
applications and revising regulations as necessary, and 
shall remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, 
and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by 
the National Park Service and for the general administra-
tion of the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which 
$9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in 
support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for 
maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for con-
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structed assets shall remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts are avail-
able for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95–348 
and section 204 of Public Law 93–486, as amended by sec-
tion 1(3) of Public Law 100–355. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage part-
nership programs, environmental compliance and review, 
international park affairs, and grant administration, not 
otherwise provided for, $63,117,000. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), 
$56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replace-
ment of physical facilities, including modifications author-
ized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protec-
tion and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8), 
$138,339,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
any project initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a fu-
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ture phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year 
Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may 
be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Pro-
vided further, That the solicitation and contract shall con-
tain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR 
52.232–18. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 
by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–10a) is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 
Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 
11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition 
of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with 
the statutory authority applicable to the National Park 
Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until 
expended, of which $48,117,000 is for the State assistance 
program and of which $8,986,000 shall be for the American 
Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by sec-
tion 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–11).
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CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 1f) relat-
ing to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for Centennial Challenge 
projects and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 per-
cent of the total cost of each project or program shall be 
derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated 
cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrev-
ocable letter of credit. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) 
of Public Law 105–391, franchise fees credited to a sub- 
account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, for use at any unit within 
the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability 
for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such 
funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that 
the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over 
the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of 
funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees 
at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account 
of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term
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of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount 
of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water 
Conservation 
Fund 
grants 
authorized 
by 
section 
105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 
may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au-
thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 
amounts to remain available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the 
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for 
FHWA administrative support costs. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research cov-
ering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the min-
eral and water resources of the United States, its territories 
and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 
31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and 
water resources; give engineering supervision to power per-
mittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licens-
ees; administer the minerals exploration program (30
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U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 
U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related 
purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and dissemi-
nate 
data 
relative 
to 
the 
foregoing 
activities; 
$1,045,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain available until ex-
pended for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 
shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance 
and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in 
cost: Provided, That none of the funds provided for the eco-
system research activity shall be used to conduct new sur-
veys on private property, unless specifically authorized in 
writing by the property owner: Provided further, That no 
part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than 
one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources 
data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation 
with States and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur-
nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo-
physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra-
tively determined that such procedures are in the public in-
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terest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings 
and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 
stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States 
National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment 
of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the 
Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in 
the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: 
Provided, That activities funded by appropriations herein 
made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, 
grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 
of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That the 
United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts 
or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indi-
rectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without 
regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 
services of students or recent graduates, who shall be consid-
ered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of 
title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for 
travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur-
poses.
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, 
rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other 
minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer 
Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, 
as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as author-
ized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent 
provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for 
matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, 
of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That this total appro-
priation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Sec-
retary and credited to this appropriation from additions 
to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in 
effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from 
activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man-
agement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscella-
neous administrative activities: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$72,422,000: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000
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shall be available for reasonable expenses related to pro-
moting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations 
related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements 
for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine- 
related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as author-
ized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regu-
lations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by 
Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 
grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which 
$66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited 
to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting 
from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 
1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted 
by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, includ-
ing studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous ad-
ministrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are 
received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final
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fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$66,147,000. 
For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected 
by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which 
shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees col-
lected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act: Provided, 
That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspec-
tion fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized in excess 
of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection 
fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission- 
related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly 
development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the 
Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the re-
view of applications for permits to drill. 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 
1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title 
VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, $122,713,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That appropriations for the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State 
and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en-
force permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 
of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That fees assessed and 
collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall 
be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
tions, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal 
year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $122,713,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public
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Law 95–87, $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the 
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That pursuant to Public 
Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is authorized 
to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent 
debt owed to the United States Government to pay for con-
tracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That funds 
made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may 
be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of 
projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose 
of environmental restoration related to treatment or abate-
ment of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: Pro-
vided further, That such projects must be consistent with 
the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading may be used for the travel and 
per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
sponsored training. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
with funds available for the Technical Innovation and Pro-
fessional Services program in this or any other Act with 
respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title 
for computer hardware, software and other technical equip-
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ment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation pro-
grams. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN 
EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian pro-
grams, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,429,236,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise pro-
vided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses; of which not to 
exceed $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: 
Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the 
Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided 
herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities 
affected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally 
recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allo-
cations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations costs
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of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs 
shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attor-
ney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and 
the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 
1975 (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.) and section 1128 of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 
$62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made 
available for school operations shall be available for admin-
istrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered 
into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 
for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to 
$500,000 within and only from such amounts made avail-
able for administrative cost grants shall be available for the 
transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to 
grantees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2014, 
of Bureau-funded schools: Provided further, That any for-
estry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which 
remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be 
transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest land 
assistance account established for the benefit of the holder
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of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided 
further, That any such unobligated balances not so trans-
ferred shall expire on September 30, 2017: Provided further, 
That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employ-
ees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or 
other identifying articles of clothing for personnel. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineering 
services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in 
lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for con-
struction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant 
to Public Law 87–483, $128,876,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be 
available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irriga-
tion Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 percent of con-
tract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover 
the road program management costs of the Bureau: Pro-
vided further, That any funds provided for the Safety of 
Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made 
available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further,
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That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing new construc-
tion or facilities improvement and repair project grants in 
excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under 
Public Law 100–297, the Secretary of the Interior shall use 
the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Prin-
ciples for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 
12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further, That 
such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; 
the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine 
a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Pro-
vided further, That in considering grant applications, the 
Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be defi-
cient in assuring that the construction projects conform to 
applicable building standards and codes and Federal, trib-
al, or State health and safety standards as required by 25 
U.S.C. 2005(b), with respect to organizational and finan-
cial management capabilities: Provided further, That if the 
Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall 
follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f): 
Provided further, That any disputes between the Secretary 
and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the 
disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e): Provided further, 
That in order to ensure timely completion of construction 
projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and 
all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of the
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date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds 
appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not com-
pleted the planning and design phase of the project and 
commenced construction: Provided further, That this appro-
priation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special 
Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appro-
priate share of construction costs for space expansion need-
ed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND 
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses 
for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle-
ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 
111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land 
and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
$7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative ex-
penses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any
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part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed 
$100,496,183. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the oper-
ation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 
cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either di-
rectly or in cooperation with States and other organiza-
tions. 
Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs may contract for services in support of the manage-
ment, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division 
of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 
oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative 
Services (except executive direction and administrative 
services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional of-
fices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be 
available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative 
agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the 
provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the 
Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413). 
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this 
action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust
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responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-govern-
ment relationship between the United States and that tribe, 
or that tribe’s ability to access future appropriations. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 
the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools 
under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support 
the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the 
State of Alaska. 
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education 
shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or 
dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved 
by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau 
of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, 
except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this 
prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional 
grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed 
to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of 
Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this 
or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall 
be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding for-
mula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as 
of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program 
that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made avail-
able under this Act may not be used to establish a charter
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school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined 
in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has 
operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 
1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only 
if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share 
of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real 
and personal property (including buses and vans), the 
funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from 
Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obliga-
tion for charter school programs of the State in which the 
school is located if the charter school loses such funding. 
Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with 
a charter school and performing functions related to the 
charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school 
shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 
113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi-
rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 
formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 
Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and adminis-
669 
trative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) dis-
tribution formula. 
Funds available under this Act may not be used to 
establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 
system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 
may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe 
to provide language and cultural immersion educational 
programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdic-
tional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve 
tribal members, do not include grades beyond those cur-
rently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide 
an educational environment with educator presence and 
academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, 
comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health 
and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities 
Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations 
at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary 
costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to stu-
dents such as those caused by busing students extended dis-
tances: Provided, That no funds available under this Act 
may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilita-
tion, construction or other facilities-related costs for such 
assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further, 
That the term ‘‘satellite school’’ means a school location 
physically separated from the existing Bureau school by
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more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing 
school in all other respects. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for management of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, including the collection and disburse-
ment of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 
and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized 
by law, $265,263,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; and of which up to 
$1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation pay-
ments and unemployment compensation payments associ-
ated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau 
of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valu-
ation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund and shall remain available until ex-
pended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue manage-
ment activities: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be avail-
able for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain 
Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the 
claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian
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allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erro-
neous payments. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments 
authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 6901– 
6907) may be retained for administrative expenses of the 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That no 
payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise 
eligible units of local government if the computed amount 
of the payment is less than $100: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county by the amount 
necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that county: 
Provided further, That the amount needed to correct a prior 
year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid 
from any reductions for overpayments to other counties and 
the amount necessary to cover any remaining under-
payment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to indi-
vidual counties. 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and 
other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public 
Law 108–188, $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall
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remain available until expended for territorial assistance, 
including general technical assistance, maintenance assist-
ance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and 
brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judici-
ary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, 
as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the 
Government of American Samoa, in addition to current 
local revenues, for construction and support of govern-
mental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin 
Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of 
Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government 
of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law 
(Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2016, for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all 
financial transactions of the territorial and local govern-
ments herein provided for, including such transactions of 
all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such 
governments, may be audited by the Government Account-
ability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 
35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That 
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be 
provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the 
Special Representatives on Future United States Financial 
Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by
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Public Law 104–134: Provided further, That the funds for 
the program of operations and maintenance improvement 
are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and 
maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with 
territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined 
by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to time-
ly maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That 
any appropriation for disaster assistance under this head-
ing in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used 
as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard 
mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to re-
main available until expended, as provided for in sections 
221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for 
the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Com-
pacts of Free Association for the Government of the Repub-
lic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public 
Law 108–188.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary 
may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds pro-
vided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Pub-
lic Law 104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guar-
anteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount 
of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administra-
tion, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and re-
pair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That such loans or loan guarantees may be made 
without regard to the population of the area, credit else-
where requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible 
entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and 
section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act: Provided further, That any funds trans-
ferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition 
to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee 
loans under such authorities.
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OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$65,800,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $50,047,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN 
INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by di-
rect expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, com-
pacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or 
any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: 
Provided, That funds for trust management improvements 
and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or 
merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of 
Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ ac-
count; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
account; and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Op-
erations’’ account: Provided further, That funds made 
available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal
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year 2015, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain available 
until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly state-
ment of performance for any Indian trust account that has 
not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance 
of $15 or less: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue an annual account statement and maintain a record 
of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each 
such account to be withdrawn upon the express written re-
quest of the account holder: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make pay-
ments to correct administrative errors of either disburse-
ments from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or 
Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, 
That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be cred-
ited to and remain available in this account for this pur-
pose: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance 
of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee 
receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts 
claimant.
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DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire sup-
pression operations, fire science and research, emergency re-
habilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and 
rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 
$804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or con-
struction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are 
also available for repayment of advances to other appro-
priation accounts from which funds were previously trans-
ferred for such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management 
activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes 
activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
$18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided fur-
ther, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may 
be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from 
funds available from this appropriation: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by 
a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire 
protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., pro-
tection of United States property, may be credited to the 
appropriation from which funds were expended to provide
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that protection, and are available without fiscal year limi-
tation: Provided further, That using the amounts des-
ignated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or coop-
erative agreements, for hazardous fuels management and re-
silient landscapes activities, and for training and moni-
toring associated with such hazardous fuels management 
and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on 
adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit re-
sources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs 
of implementing any cooperative agreement between the 
Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be 
shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the 
Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes 
of hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes ac-
tivities, may obtain maximum practicable competition 
among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; 
(2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps 
(Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships with State, 
local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-busi-
nesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally 
a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of 
the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided 
further, That in implementing this section, the Secretary
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shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure ac-
countability and consistent application of the authorities 
provided herein: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be used to reimburse the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their respon-
sibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required 
by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire 
management activities: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations 
to enter into leases of real property with local governments, 
at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized im-
provements for fire facilities on such leased properties, in-
cluding but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant sta-
tions, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, 
and to make advance payments for any such lease or for 
construction activity associated with the lease: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appro-
priated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate 
amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments 
when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland 
fire management programs and projects: Provided further, 
That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be avail-
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able for support of Federal emergency response actions: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for assistance to or through the Depart-
ment of State in connection with forest and rangeland re-
search, technical information, and assistance in foreign 
countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire 
management, and related natural resource activities outside 
the United States and its territories and possessions, in-
cluding technical assistance, education and training, and 
cooperation with United States and international organiza-
tions. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression oper-
ations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve 
fund for suppression and Federal emergency response ac-
tivities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amounts are only available for transfer 
to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following a 
declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 
of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a). 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-
rior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the
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response action, including associated activities, performed 
pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
$10,010,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res-
toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the 
Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), 
and Public Law 101–337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.), 
$7,767,000, to remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, information 
technology improvements of general benefit to the Depart-
ment, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout 
the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves 
in the Working Capital Fund account other than for ac-
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crued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, 
local and tribal government employees for training services 
provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, 
other than training related to Public Law 93–638: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide 
space and related facilities, equipment or professional serv-
ices of the National Indian Program Training Center to 
State, local and tribal government employees or persons or 
organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or rec-
reational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 
40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar 
space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of 
the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided 
further, That all funds received pursuant to the two pre-
ceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be 
available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary 
for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program 
Training Center: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the 
Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and dis-
bursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue pro-
ceeds, as authorized by law.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 
which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through 
available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 
or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 
or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emer-
gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable 
causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available 
under this authority until funds specifically made available 
to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have 
been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pur-
suant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental 
appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as pos-
sible.
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EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi-
ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 
in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs 
of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency 
prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the 
emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its ju-
risdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or ac-
tual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other un-
avoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage 
assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases 
of hazardous substances into the environment; for the pre-
vention, suppression, and control of actual or potential 
grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority 
in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 
7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under section 
410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from any no 
year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary 
to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event 
a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provi-
sions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, That appropria-
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tions made in this title for wildland fire operations shall 
be available for the payment of obligations incurred during 
the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or 
other equipment in connection with their use for wildland 
fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appro-
priations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: 
Provided further, That for wildland fire operations, no 
funds shall be made available under this authority until 
the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for 
‘‘wildland fire operations’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppres-
sion Reserve Fund’’ shall be exhausted within 30 days: Pro-
vided further, That all funds used pursuant to this section 
must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, 
which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided 
further, That such replenishment funds shall be used to re-
imburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emer-
gency funds were transferred. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of 
the Interior in this title shall be available for services as 
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to 
exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehi-
cles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles;
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hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for 
telephone service in private residences in the field, when au-
thorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and 
the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for 
library membership in societies or associations which issue 
publications to members only or at a price to members 
lower than to subscribers who are not members. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 
headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro-
priations Acts made under the same headings shall be avail-
able for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust manage-
ment and reform activities. Total funding for historical ac-
counting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose. 
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute 
any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution meth-
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odologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Pri-
ority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, over-
lapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodolo-
gies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, 
waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part 
of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York 
and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating 
and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation 
and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Lib-
erty Islands, and of other program and administrative ac-
tivities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including 
franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by ex-
change; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and 
enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other 
agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall 
collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be depos-
ited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforce-
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ment’’ account, from the designated operator for facilities 
subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are 
above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in 
place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 
shall be: 
(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspec-
tions completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 
2015 shall be: 
(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of 500 feet or more; and 
(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of less than 500 feet. 
(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required with-
in 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end
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of the month in which the inspection occurred, with pay-
ment required within 30 days of billing. 
OIL AND GAS LEASING INTERNET PROGRAM 
SEC. 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall have the authority to implement 
an oil and gas leasing Internet program, under which the 
Secretary may conduct lease sales through methods other 
than oral bidding. 
(b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective 
for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a 
provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) to authorize onshore lease sales 
through Internet-based bidding methods. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION 
AND ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer 
funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus 
affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the 
reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory
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statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act). 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear 
cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and 
other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear 
contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 304B 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c) (except that the 5-year term re-
striction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the long- 
term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming 
horses and burros by such organizations or entities on pri-
vate land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may 
not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of 
the Secretary. 
MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS 
SEC. 111. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threat-
ened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system 
of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, 
that are released from federally operated or federally fi-
nanced hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases 
of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must
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have a visible mark that can be readily identified by com-
mercial and recreational fishers. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona 
& California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for convey-
ance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the 
Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the 
scope of the Right of Way. 
(b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation 
to any proposal to store water underground for the purpose 
of export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar au-
thorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands man-
aged by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, or for carrying out any activities associated with 
such right-of-way or similar approval. 
REPUBLIC OF PALAU 
SEC. 113. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the United States Government, through the Secretary of the 
Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal 
year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual amounts 
specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of 
the Compact of Free Association between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of
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Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Compact’’). 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the United States shall provide programmatic 
assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in 
amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections (a) 
and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grants and programmatic 
assistance provided under subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be provided to the same extent and in the same 
manner as the grants and assistance were provided in 
fiscal year 2009. 
(2) TRUST FUND.—If the Government of Palau 
withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund 
established under section 211(f) of the Compact, 
amounts to be provided under subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be withheld from the Government of Palau. 
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 
SEC. 114. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division 
E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by 
section 122 of division G of Public Law 113–76 (128 Stat. 
314), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2015,’’ in 
the first sentence and inserting ‘‘through 2016,’’.
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WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Sec-
retary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided, That 
nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary’s authori-
ties under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712). 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED SCHOOLS 
SEC. 116. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 
112–74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND 
RECOVERY FUND 
SEC. 117. Title I of the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 (Public Law 111–88) is amended in the text under 
the heading ‘‘FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RE-
COVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS 
SEC. 118. Section 4 of Public Law 91–357 (16 U.S.C. 
18j), as amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘$3,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’.
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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving co-
operation with State, local, and tribal governments or any 
political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record ob-
ligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, 
except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the 
end of the fiscal year. 
HERITAGE AREAS 
SEC. 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105– 
355 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 
2015 by substituting ‘‘2015’’ for ‘‘2014’’. 
(b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106–291 
(16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’. 
RATIFICATION OF PAYMENTS 
SEC. 121. All payments made to school districts under 
the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, 
chapter 417; 16 U.S.C. 40a), during the period beginning 
in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment 
of this Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding the 
payments made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
Code to the units of general local government.
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SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 122. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse 
(Centrocercus urophasianus); 
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin dis-
tinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; 
(3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct popu-
lation segment of greater sage-grouse; or 
(4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse 
(Centrocercus minimus). 
TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities, which shall include research and devel-
opment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; nec-
essary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel 
expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and sup-
plies; and other operating expenses in support of research 
and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds included
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under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: Na-
tional Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in soci-
eties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members; administrative costs of the 
brownfields program under the Small Business Liability 
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not 
to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds included under 
this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Pro-
tection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory 
statement accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall 
be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory 
statement accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided under this heading for Information 
Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of funds made available
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for the Immediate Office of the Administrator and 
$1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office of Con-
gressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be with-
held from obligation until reports detailed in the explana-
tory statement accompanying this Act are provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate; and of the funds provided under this 
heading for Operations and Administration for the Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld 
from obligation until such reports are provided to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM 
FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the 
development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the 
hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by 
such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$42,317,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), 
(c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611) $1,088,769,000, to re-
main available until expended, consisting of such sums as 
are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, 
as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up 
to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as au-
thorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other 
Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office 
of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid
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to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub-
title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall 
be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank clean-
up activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out 
the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act speci-
fied in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator is authorized to use appro-
priations made available under this heading to implement 
section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide fi-
nancial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for 
the development and implementation of programs to man-
age underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
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STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving 
funds and performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which— 
(1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capital-
ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act; and of which $906,896,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 
2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project 
applications, not less than 10 percent of the funds 
made available under this title to each State for 
Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants shall be used by the State for projects to ad-
dress green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency 
improvements, or other environmentally innovative 
activities: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, 
funds made available under this title to each State for 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used 
for projects to address green infrastructure, water or 
energy efficiency improvements, or other environ-
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mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the 
amounts in a State water pollution control revolving 
fund that may be used by a State to administer the 
fund shall not apply to amounts included as prin-
cipal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 
and prior years where such amounts represent costs 
of administering the fund to the extent that such 
amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Ad-
ministrator, accounted for separately from other as-
sets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the 
fund, including administration: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limita-
tion on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 per-
cent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving 
Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Ad-
ministrator for grants under section 518(c) and sec-
tion 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts speci-
fied in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds 
appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving
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Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved 
under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by 
the Administrator for grants made under title II of 
the Clean Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United 
States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for fis-
cal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on 
amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds 
appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act 
may be reserved by the Administrator for grants 
made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided further, That not less than 20 
percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds 
made available under this title to each State for 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants shall be used by the State to provide addi-
tional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of for-
giveness of principal, negative interest loans, or 
grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so 
used by the State only where such funds are provided 
as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, 
refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligi-
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ble recipients only where such debt was incurred on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation 
with the appropriate border commission; Provided, 
That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to 
address the water, wastewater and other critical in-
frastructure needs of the colonias in the United States 
along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
available to a county or municipal government unless 
that government has established an enforceable local 
ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in 
that jurisdiction the development or construction of 
any additional colonia areas, or the development 
within an existing colonia the construction of any 
new home, business, or other structure which lacks 
water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; 
(3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State of 
Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no
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more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for ad-
ministrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State 
of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the 
Statewide priority list established in conjunction with 
the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar 
projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are 
funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of 
the funds provided for projects in regional hub com-
munities; 
(4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount 
appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA 
shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and 
remediation 
of 
facilities 
described 
in 
section 
101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA; 
(5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
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(6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; 
and 
(7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including 
associated program support costs, to States, federally 
recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, 
and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or 
single media pollution prevention, control and abate-
ment and related activities, including activities pur-
suant to the provisions set forth under this heading 
in Public Law 104–134, and for making grants under 
section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate mat-
ter monitoring and data collection activities subject to 
terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, 
of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 
128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environ-
mental Information Exchange Network grants, in-
cluding associated program support costs; $1,498,000 
shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in ad-
dition to funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
Program’’ to carry out the provisions of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the
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Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the 
funds available for grants under section 106 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State 
participation in national- and State-level statistical 
surveys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal 
consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the 
Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded 
from funds designated for State financial assistance agree-
ments. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
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istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 
amended by Public Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registra-
tion Improvement Extension Act of 2012. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insec-
ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of 
FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2015. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environmental 
Programs and Management’’ to the head of any Federal de-
partment or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into 
an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal de-
partment or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organiza-
tions, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, 
monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance 
of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
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The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs 
and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous 
Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renova-
tion of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed 
$150,000 per project. 
The fourth paragraph under the heading ‘‘Administra-
tive Provisions’’ in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Adminis-
trator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for 
any fiscal year under Section 319 of the Act to make grants 
to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 
319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs 
and Management’’ for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants 
to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed 
Restoration Program. 
From unobligated balances to carry out projects and 
activities funded through the ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’’ account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently re-
scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
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amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, 
$70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis pro-
gram. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health manage-
ment, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and 
invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabili-
tating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, coopera-
tive forestry, and education and land conservation activi-
ties and conducting an international program as author-
ized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as
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authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
wise provided for, for management, protection, improve-
ment, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
$1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be de-
posited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration 
Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 
16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is 
for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for 
Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 
may be transferred to support the Integrated Resource Res-
toration pilot program in the preceding proviso: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to 
the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appro-
priated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for 
operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
wise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available until 
expended, for construction, capital improvement, mainte-
nance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and 
infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decom-
missioning of roads that are no longer needed, including 
unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation 
system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the 
Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 
U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be 
designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road 
and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, 
and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas 
where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water 
quality problems in streams and water bodies which sup-
port threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or commu-
nity water sources: Provided further, That funds becoming 
available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 
(16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund 
of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or 
obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appro-
priated: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 
decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be trans-
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ferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to support the Inte-
grated Resource Restoration pilot program. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 
U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, 
and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 
in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the 
Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available 
until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries 
of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; 
the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San 
Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, Cali-
fornia, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from 
forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
funds deposited by State, county, or municipal govern-
ments, public school districts, or other public school authori-
ties, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited 
by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Ex-
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change Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, (16 
U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended (16 
U.S.C. 460l–516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public 
Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protec-
tion, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received 
during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic 
livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western 
States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94– 
579, to remain available until expended, of which not to 
exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative ex-
penses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived 
from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
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(Public Law 96–487), $2,500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands 
under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels manage-
ment on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation 
of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, 
and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
funds including unobligated balances under this heading, 
are available for repayment of advances from other appro-
priations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: 
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to re-
imburse State and other cooperating entities for services 
provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or 
disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest 
Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the re-
sponsible emergency management agency: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$6,914,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation 
shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire 
science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Pro-
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gram, including all Forest Service authorities for the use 
of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture 
agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided further, 
That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use 
of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available 
to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropria-
tion, are also available in the utilization of these funds for 
Fire Science Research: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and 
restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support 
to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression ac-
tivities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels man-
agement activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities 
and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, 
(16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State fire assist-
ance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under 
section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, That amounts in 
this paragraph may be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest 
System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ accounts 
to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire 
Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, 
heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat
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management and restoration: Provided further, That, of the 
funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the pur-
pose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker 
fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, effi-
ciency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable for 
contractor operation over the terrain and forested-eco-
systems characteristic of National Forest System lands, as 
determined by the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided fur-
ther, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agree-
ment between the Federal Government and any non-Federal 
entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
parties: Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 of the 
funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agri-
culture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative 
agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels manage-
ment activities and for training or monitoring associated 
with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal 
land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines 
such activities implement a community wildfire protection 
plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources on Federal land: 
Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106– 
393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands 
in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest 
Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropria-
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tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer 
of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an 
aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the 
Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expe-
dite wildland fire management programs and projects: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels 
management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to 
make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest 
Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropria-
tion, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use 
of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided 
further, That funds designated for wildfire suppression, in-
cluding funds transferred from the ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Sup-
pression Reserve Fund,’’ shall be assessed for cost pools on 
the same basis as such assessments are calculated against 
other agency programs: Provided further, That of the funds 
for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may 
be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to support 
the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression oper-
ations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve 
fund for suppression and Federal emergency response ac-
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tivities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amounts are only available for transfer 
to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following a 
declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 
of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from 
excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, op-
eration, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to main-
tain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland 
fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwith-
standing other provisions of law, existing aircraft being re-
placed may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value 
used to offset the purchase price for the replacement air-
craft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of 
land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the Na-
tional Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a 
note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
719 
5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accord-
ance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency reha-
bilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under 
its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning 
conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire sup-
pression funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Re-
serve Fund’’ will be obligated within 30 days: Provided, 
That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be 
replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must 
be requested as promptly as possible. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with U.S., private, and international organizations. The 
Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may
720 
sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments 
and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (includ-
ing the U.S. Agency for International Development, the De-
partment of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organiza-
tions to provide technical assistance and training programs 
overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such 
lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service 
in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year 
shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 
702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 
(7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107– 
107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
721 
cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 
the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Depart-
ment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as 
Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall pro-
hibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested 
by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the 
Department of Agriculture’s National Information Tech-
nology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the 
Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid 
to the Department of Agriculture for the International 
Technology Service. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out 
by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out 
under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 
Public Law 103–82, as amended by Public Lands Corps 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109– 
154.
722 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 
available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official recep-
tion and representation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 
101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up 
to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the Na-
tional Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership 
projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without 
regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal 
funds made available to the Foundation, no more than 
$300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: 
Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the 
end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private 
contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds 
made available by the Forest Service: Provided further, 
That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Fed-
eral or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same 
rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal match-
ing funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up 
to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service 
may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation
723 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on 
or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to 
Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds shall 
be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Founda-
tion or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Foun-
dation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non- 
Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the 
recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be 
used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 
502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3056(c)(2)). 
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 
$55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing 
fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and 
decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a
724 
square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses 
to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other 
support services. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap-
propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 
to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of 
the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for 
travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC as-
sistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at 
meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land pur-
chase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related mat-
ters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service 
and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display 
the sums previously transferred and the requested funding 
transfers. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for pur-
poses of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
725 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 
5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
Indian 
Health 
Service, 
$4,182,147,000, together with payments received during the 
fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for serv-
ices furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That 
funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations 
through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agree-
ments or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant 
or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to 
the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limita-
tion: Provided further, That, $914,139,000 for Purchased/ 
Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Cata-
strophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That, of the funds pro-
vided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for implementation of the loan repayment program
726 
under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act: Provided further, That the amounts collected by the 
Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for 
breach of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized 
by section 108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall 
remain available until expended and, notwithstanding sec-
tion 108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall 
be available to make new awards under the loan repayment 
and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of 
the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amounts made available within this account for the meth-
amphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initia-
tive and for the domestic violence prevention initiative shall 
be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian 
Health Service and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may be 
used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fis-
cal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the 
year the funds are appropriated: Provided further, That the 
amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act shall remain available until ex-
727 
pended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to 
the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: Pro-
vided further, That funding contained herein for scholar-
ship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That amounts received by tribes and trib-
al organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and 
available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations 
until expended: Provided further, That the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, 
tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities 
pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifi-
able health information relating to disabled children as may 
be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400, et seq.): Provided further, That the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, 
to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian 
Health Facilities account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, in-
728 
cluding quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, speci-
fications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and 
erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; 
and for provision of domestic and community sanitation 
facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and 
titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with re-
spect to environmental health and facilities support activi-
ties of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the plan-
ning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of 
health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes 
may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will 
be located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 
may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase 
TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for 
distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facili-
ties: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation 
facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by 
the housing programs of the United States Department of 
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That
729 
not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian 
Health Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health 
Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service 
and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing inter-
agency agreement between the Indian Health Service and 
the General Services Administration: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition 
Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used by 
the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal 
buildings. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level po-
sitions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase 
of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular 
buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for 
telephone service in private residences in the field, when au-
thorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uni-
forms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that 
relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health 
Service: Provided, That in accordance with the provisions
730 
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian 
patients may be extended health care at all tribally admin-
istered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to 
charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under 
the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651– 
2653) shall be credited to the account of the facility pro-
viding the service and shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian 
Health Service shall be administered under Public Law 86– 
121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 
93–638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the 
Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for ad-
ministrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 
subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
and transportation: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this 
Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services unless identified 
in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or ap-
proved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions through the reprogramming process: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal or-
731 
ganization through a contract, grant, or agreement author-
ized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may 
be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination con-
tract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under 
title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available 
to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limi-
tation: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used 
to implement the final rule published in the Federal Reg-
ister on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health 
and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the 
health care services of the Indian Health Service until the 
Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request re-
flecting the increased costs associated with the proposed 
final rule, and such request has been included in an appro-
priations Act and enacted into law: Provided further, That 
with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health 
Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health 
Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those 
entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in ad-
vance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements 
received therefrom, along with the funds received from those 
entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, 
may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation
732 
account from which the funds were originally derived, with 
such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That reimbursements for training, technical assist-
ance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will 
contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and 
overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or 
technical assistance: Provided further, That the appropria-
tion structure for the Indian Health Service may not be 
altered without advance notification to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund 
Amendments 
and 
Reauthorization 
Act 
of 
1986, 
$77,349,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out ac-
tivities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the
733 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to 
$1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry shall remain available until 
expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of per-
forming a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of 
CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other 
appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, in-
cluding, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing 
any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or 
activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound 
by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess 
of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of 
CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles 
may be updated as necessary.
734 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned 
to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of En-
vironmental Quality pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Im-
provement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 202 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all 
powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 
hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for services au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate pay-
able for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
735 
$11,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Haz-
ard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than 
three career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the individual appointed to the position of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, 
by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of In-
spector General of the Board: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of In-
spector General of EPA in performing the duties of the In-
spector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any 
individuals to positions within the Board. 
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 
Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 
531, $7,341,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds provided in this or any other appropria-
tions Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and 
groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned 
lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, 
and all others certified as eligible and not included in the 
preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the
736 
funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by 
the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict 
any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 
30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned 
to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is pro-
vided for such household: Provided further, That no 
relocatee will be provided with more than one new or re-
placement home: Provided further, That the Office shall re-
locate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and 
received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation 
or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reserva-
tion or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d- 
10: Provided further, That $200,000 shall be transferred to 
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the In-
terior, to remain available until expended, for audits and 
investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Re-
location, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized 
by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), 
$9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
737 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, 
as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
science, and history; development, preservation, and docu-
mentation of the National Collections; presentation of pub-
lic exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dis-
semination, and exchange of information and publications; 
conduct of education, training, and museum assistance pro-
grams; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements 
of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, fa-
cilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, re-
pair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $675,343,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as oth-
erwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000 
for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, 
exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture, and the repatriation of 
skeletal remains program shall remain available until ex-
pended; and including such funds as may be necessary to 
support American overseas research centers: Provided, That 
funds appropriated herein are available for advance pay-
ments to independent contractors performing research serv-
ices or participating in official Smithsonian presentations.
738 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso-
nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by 
section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and 
for 
construction, 
including 
necessary 
personnel, 
$144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, and of which $24,010,000 shall be for con-
struction of the National Museum of African American His-
tory and Culture. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery 
of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, 
and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized 
by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended 
by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolu-
tion 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when au-
thorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in 
library, museum, and art associations or societies whose 
publications or services are available to members only, or 
to members at a price lower than to the general public; pur-
chase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uni-
739 
forms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as author-
ized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); purchase or rental of 
devices and services for protecting buildings and contents 
thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and re-
pair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase 
of services for restoration and repair of works of art for 
the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without ad-
vertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such 
rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the 
Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed 
$3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain 
available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and ren-
ovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occu-
pied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or other-
wise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 
years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, 
that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations 
in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That con-
tracts awarded for environmental systems, protection sys-
tems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the 
National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected
740 
contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor quali-
fications as well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance 
and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-
forming Arts, $22,000,000. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora-
tion of the existing features of the building and site of the 
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$10,800,000, to remain available until expended. 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 
of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 
1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,500,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016.
741 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment 
for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in 
the arts, including arts education and public outreach ac-
tivities, through assistance to organizations and individuals 
pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and 
for administering the functions of the Act, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities in 
the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for 
administering the functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 
shall be available to carry out the matching grants program 
pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including 
$8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That 
appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be
742 
available for obligation only in such amounts as may be 
equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of 
money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by 
grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities 
under 
the 
provisions 
of 
sections 
11(a)(2)(B) 
and 
11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years 
for which equal amounts have not previously been appro-
priated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to 
process any grant or contract documents which do not in-
clude the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That funds 
from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the 
aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 per-
cent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per 
year: Provided further, That such small grant actions are 
taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct dele-
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gation of authority from the National Council on the Arts 
to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 
Chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000: Pro-
vided, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to 
cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall 
be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to re-
main available until expended without further appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Commission is authorized 
to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings 
and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the 
Nation’s Capital or the history and activities of the Com-
mission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, 
study or education. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,000,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on His-
toric Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $6,204,000.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan-
ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 
States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $7,948,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading may be used for 
official reception and representational expenses associated 
with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning 
and physical development of world capitals. 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310), 
$52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017, for the Museum’s equipment replace-
ment program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum’s 
repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the 
Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the costs of construc-
tion design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Com-
mission, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica-
tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 
promote public support or opposition to any legislative pro-
posal on which Congressional action is not complete other 
than to communicate to Members of Congress as described 
in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead 
charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including work-
ing capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, 
projects, activities and subactivities to support government- 
wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative func-
tions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall 
be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to 
approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such esti-
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mates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropria-
tions for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or proc-
ess applications for a patent for any mining or mill site 
claim located under the general mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec-
retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all require-
ments established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with 
by the applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2015, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 
by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to
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section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208). 
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third- 
party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of 
the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent appli-
cation as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land 
Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and 
pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the 
standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in the retention of third-party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in com-
mittee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the In-
dian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 
104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 
107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 109–289, divi-
sion B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 
(division B of Public Law 109–289, as amended by Public 
Laws 110–5 and 110–28), Public Laws 110–92, 110–116, 
110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 110–329, 111–6, 111–8, 111–