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to States and federally recognized Indian tribes not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That if payments have not been made 
by the date specified in the preceding proviso, the amount 
appropriated for salaries and expenses under the heading 
‘‘Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’’ 
shall be reduced by $100,000 per day until such payments 
have been made. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,933,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided 
herein; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to ex-
ceed $78,494,000 shall be for welfare assistance pay-
ments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal dis-
asters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap 
for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, 
to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af-
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fected 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 fur-
ther, That not to exceed $71,495,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for housing improvement, road main-
tenance, land acquisition, attorney fees, litigation support, 
land records improvement, hearings and appeals, and the 
Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That 
of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
$8,491,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Ini-
tiatives (CDS) in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for 
this division in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided further, That any forestry funds allo-
cated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobli-
gated as of September 30, 2027, may be transferred dur-
ing fiscal year 2028 to an Indian forest land assistance 
account established for the benefit of the holder of the 
funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided fur-
ther, That any such unobligated balances not so trans-
ferred shall expire on September 30, 2028: Provided fur-
ther, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field
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employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uni-
forms or other identifying articles of clothing for per-
sonnel: Provided further, That not to exceed $7,096,000 
of funds made available under this heading may, as need-
ed, be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Depart-
mental Operations’’ for trust, probate, and administrative 
functions: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs may accept transfers of funds from United States 
Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 
funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads 
owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on 
the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 
U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION 
For the acquisition of fractional interests to further 
land consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land 
Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
462), and the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–374), $4,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That any provision of the 
Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 
(Public Law 106–462) that requires or otherwise relates 
to application of a lien shall not apply to the acquisitions 
funded herein.
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CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education for fiscal year 2026, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities,
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and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483; $135,780,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 
may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Reclamation: Provided further, That any funds provided 
for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Indian 
Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3804), shall be made 
available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Bu-
reau of Trust Funds Administration appropriation for the 
appropriate share of construction costs for space expan-
sion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform imple-
mentation: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 
3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322): Provided 
further, That amounts provided under this heading are 
made available for the modernization of Federal field com-
munication capabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purpose.
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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, 101–618, and 
117–349 and for implementation of other land and water 
rights settlements, $976,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
$13,329,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, of which $2,125,000 is for administrative expenses, 
as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
exceed $227,318,923. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
education programs, as authorized by law, including the 
Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of
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1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
$1,131,617,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2027, except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That 
federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal 
priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $833,592,000 for 
school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and 
other education programs shall become available on June 
1, 2026, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2027: 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. 5301 et seq.) 
and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $95,822,000 within and 
only from such amounts made available for school oper-
ations shall be available for administrative cost grants as-
sociated with grants approved prior to June 1, 2026: Pro-
vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu-
reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur-
chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel.
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EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary 
for the operation of Indian education programs, including 
architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisi-
tion of lands, and interests in lands; $234,725,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That in order to 
ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may assume control of a project and 
all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee 
receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 
Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of 
the project and commenced construction. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of In-
dian Education may carry out the operation of Indian pro-
grams by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, compacts, and grants, either directly or in coopera-
tion with States and other organizations. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in 
support of the management, operation, and maintenance 
of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau 
of Indian Education for central office oversight and Exec-
utive Direction and Administrative Services (except Exec-
utive Direction and Administrative Services funding for 
Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities 
operations and maintenance) shall be available for con-
tracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian 
Education under the provisions of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination 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 or 
the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not di-
minish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to 
that tribe, or the government-to-government 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. 5342 et seq., shall be available 
to support the operation of any elementary or secondary 
school in the State of Alaska.
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No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation 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, or more than one 
grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bu-
reau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on Octo-
ber 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any 
prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be avail-
able, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, 
only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of Sep-
tember 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that 
was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 
under this Act may not be used to establish a charter 
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 existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before Sep-
tember 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that pe-
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riod, 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 sepa-
rate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does 
not assume any obligation 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 per-
forming 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 admin-
istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 
distribution 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
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to provide language and cultural immersion educational 
programs for non-public schools located within the juris-
dictional area of the tribal government which exclusively 
serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 
currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, 
provide an educational environment with educator pres-
ence 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 es-
tablishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur-
ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or 
other impacts to students such as those caused by busing 
students extended distances: Provided, That no funds 
available under this Act may be used to fund operations, 
maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facili-
ties-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 more than 50 miles but that 
forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 
Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations 
within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of In-
dian Education Programs may be used to execute re-
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quested adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated 
by an Indian tribe. 
BUREAU OF TRUST FUNDS ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 
direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
compacts, and grants, $100,009,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not to exceed $17,152,000 from 
this or any other Act, may be available for settlement sup-
port: Provided, That funds for trust management improve-
ments and litigation support may, as needed, be trans-
ferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of Indian 
Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’ 
accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ account; and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Depart-
mental Operations’’ account: Provided further, That funds 
made available through contracts or grants obligated dur-
ing fiscal year 2026, as authorized by the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until expended 
by the contractor or grantee: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of
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performance for any Indian trust account that has not had 
activity for at least 15 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 request 
of the account holder: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$100,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments 
to correct administrative errors of either disbursements 
from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal ac-
counts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That 
erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited 
to and remain available in this account for this purpose: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required 
to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of 
less than $500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds Admin-
istration receives proof of ownership from a Special De-
posit Accounts claimant: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 102 of the American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) 
or any other provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate 
the trust accounts of individuals whose whereabouts are 
unknown for a continuous period of at least 5 years and 
shall not be required to generate periodic statements of 
performance for the individual accounts: Provided further,
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That with respect to the preceding proviso, the Secretary 
shall continue to maintain sufficient records to determine 
the balance of the individual accounts, including any ac-
crued interest and income, and such funds shall remain 
available to the individual account holders. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for management of the De-
partment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative 
agreements, as authorized by law, $131,012,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027; of which not to 
exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for workers compensation payments and unemploy-
ment compensation payments associated with the orderly 
closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of 
which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and re-
source valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred 
to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ‘‘Oper-
ation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’ ac-
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counts and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’ account: Provided further, 
That funds made available through contracts or grants ob-
ligated during fiscal year 2026, as authorized by the In-
dian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.), shall remain available until expended by the con-
tractor or grantee. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2026, up to $550,000 of the payments 
authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 
may be retained for administrative expenses of the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That the 
amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts 
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of 
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in the 
event the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for pay-
ments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make 
the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units 
of local government, then the payment to each local gov-
ernment shall be made proportionally: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment to 
individual units of local government to correct for prior 
overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That 
no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to oth-
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erwise eligible units of local government if the computed 
amount of the payment is less than $100. 
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 Pub-
lic 
Law 
108–188, 
$117,217,000, 
of 
which: 
(1) 
$105,395,000 shall remain available until expended for 
territorial assistance, including general technical assist-
ance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral 
reef initiative and natural resources activities, and brown 
tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary 
in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as au-
thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Govern-
ment of American Samoa, in addition to current local rev-
enues, for construction and support of governmental func-
tions; 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 (Pub-
lic Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $11,822,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2027, for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That 
all financial transactions of the territorial and local gov-
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ernments herein provided for, including such transactions 
of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 
such governments, may be audited by the Government Ac-
countability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, 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 Mar-
iana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Provided 
further, That the funds for the program of operations and 
maintenance improvement are appropriated to institu-
tionalize 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 timely maintenance of its 
capital assets: Provided further, That any appropriation 
for disaster assistance under this heading 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 Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170c).
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COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $813,000, to re-
main available until expended, to support Federal services 
and programs provided to the Republic of Palau, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States 
of Micronesia. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec-
retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 
funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108– 
188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for 
Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 
of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per-
cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 
of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 
construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran-
tees may be made without regard to the population of the 
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on
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the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 
any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 
or guarantee loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$84,181,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $65,000,000. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
suppression operations, fire science and research, emer-
gency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 
rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 
$1,147,171,000, of which $383,657,000 shall remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 shall be for the renovation or construction
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of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also avail-
able for repayment of advances to other appropriation ac-
counts from which funds were previously transferred for 
such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided $214,450,000 is for fuels management activities: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided, $10,000,000 
is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further, That 
persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be fur-
nished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds 
available from this appropriation: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bu-
reau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire 
protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., 
protection of United States property, may be credited to 
the appropriation from which funds were expended to pro-
vide that protection, and are available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That using the amounts des-
ignated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements, for fuels management activities, 
and for training and monitoring associated with such fuels 
management activities on Federal land, or on adjacent 
non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on 
Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of imple-
menting any cooperative agreement between the Federal
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Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, 
as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding requirements of the Com-
petition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes 
of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum 
practicable competition among: (1) local private, non-
profit, 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-businesses; or (4) other 
entities that will hire or train locally a significant percent-
age, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project work-
force to complete such contracts: Provided further, That 
in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop 
written guidance to field units to ensure accountability 
and consistent application of the authorities provided here-
in: 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 responsibilities 
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
270 
to enter into leases of real property with local govern-
ments, at or below fair market value, to construct capital-
ized improvements for fire facilities on such leased prop-
erties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, re-
tardant stations, 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 appropriated 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 suppres-
sion shall be available for support of Federal emergency 
response actions: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for assistance 
to or through the Department of State in connection with 
forest and rangeland research, technical information, and 
assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support for-
estry, wildland fire management, and related natural re-
source activities outside the United States and its terri-
tories and possessions, including technical assistance, edu-
cation and training, and cooperation with United States
271 
and international organizations: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $383,657,000 shall 
be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is pro-
vided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. 
Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation es-
tablishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives. 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the amounts provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, $370,000,000, to remain available until 
transferred, is additional new budget authority as speci-
fied for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing 
fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided, That such amounts may be trans-
ferred to and merged with amounts made available under 
the headings ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Serv-
ice—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of the 
Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire 
Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the
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sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), $9,031,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond 
to hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant 
to section 40704 of Public Law 117–58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), 
and carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, 
$4,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount shall be in addition to amounts other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 
program management and oversight of these activities: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer the 
funds provided under this heading in this Act to any other 
account in the Department to carry out such purposes, 
and may expend such funds directly, or through grants: 
Provided further, That these amounts are not available to 
fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obli-
gations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, 
whether for payment of funds or for work to be performed.
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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 
provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, 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 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $6,500,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, data manage-
ment, information technology improvements of general 
benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the consoli-
dation of facilities and operations throughout the Depart-
ment, $90,775,000, to remain available until expended: 
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 accrued an-
nual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That
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the Secretary of the Interior may assess reasonable 
charges to State, local, and tribal government employees 
for training services provided by the National Indian Pro-
gram Training Center, other than training related to Pub-
lic Law 93–638: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, 
equipment, or professional services of the National Indian 
Program Training Center to State, local and tribal govern-
ment employees or persons or organizations engaged in 
cultural, educational, or recreational 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 preceding 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 fur-
ther, That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooper-
ative agreements to support the Office of Natural Re-
source Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, 
fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 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. 
OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE 
For necessary expenses for management of the collec-
tion and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral 
revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agree-
ments, as authorized by law, $159,850,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027; of which $55,916,000 
shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $50,000 shall 
be available for refunds of overpayments in connection 
with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary of the 
Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay 
amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 
prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.
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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 of the Inte-
rior, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or re-
pair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or 
equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or 
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall 
be made available under this authority until funds specifi-
cally made available to the Department of the Interior for 
emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, 
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be re-
plenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be 
requested as promptly as possible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Interior may author-
ize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropria-
tion in this title, in addition to the amounts included in 
the budget programs of the several agencies, for the sup-
pression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or 
threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of 
burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency ac-
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tions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, 
volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contin-
gency 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 prevention, suppression, and con-
trol 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 Reclamation and Enforcement, such 
funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regu-
latory authority in the event a primacy State is not car-
rying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining 
Act: Provided, That appropriations 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 de-
struction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in con-
nection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 
such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations cur-
rently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided 
further, That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall
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be made available under this authority until the Secretary 
determines that funds appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire sup-
pression’’ shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds used pursuant to this section must 
be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which 
must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided fur-
ther, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reim-
burse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency 
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 of the Interior, 
in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and re-
placement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped 
law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; pur-
chase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private 
residences in the field, when authorized under regulations 
approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when 
authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in so-
cieties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members.
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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 Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations 
Acts made under the same headings shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and 
reform activities. Total funding for settlement support ac-
tivities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in 
this Act for such purpose. The Secretary shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 
60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any funds under 
this section, including the amount expended or transferred 
and how the funds will be used. 
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN 
AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis-
tribute 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 methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduc-
tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10
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percent in fiscal year 2026. Under circumstances of dual 
enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis-
tribution methodologies, 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 Liberty Islands, and of other program and 
administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con-
sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces-
sion contracts, or other agreements for the use of such 
facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may determine reasonable: Provided, That for purposes of 
54 U.S.C. 200306(a), such lands, waters, or interests ac-
quired under this heading shall be considered to be within 
the exterior boundary of a System unit authorized or es-
tablished.
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OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, 
which shall be deposited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Envi-
ronmental Enforcement’’ account, from the designated op-
erator 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 
2026 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 in-
spections completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for fiscal 
year 2026 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.
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(d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted 
via non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts 
D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections com-
pleted in fiscal year 2026. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall 
be— 
(1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; 
(2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; 
and 
(3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths of less than 500 feet. 
(e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 
under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required 
within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill des-
ignated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of 
the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, 
with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Sec-
retary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) 
with payment required by the end of the following quarter. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza-
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tions and other appropriate entities, and may enter into 
multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that 
the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess 
wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations 
or entities on private 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. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
threatened 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 financed hatcheries including but not limited to 
fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 
Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 
identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2026, in carrying out work involv-
ing cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments 
or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may 
record obligations against accounts receivable from any
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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. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agree-
ments, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make 
grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, pri-
vate nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary 
of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs au-
thorized by other provisions of law administered by the 
Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 
(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agree-
ment would not— 
(1) result in the displacement of individuals 
currently employed by the Department, including 
partial displacement through reduction of non-over-
time hours, wages, or employment benefits; 
(2) result in the use of an individual under the 
Department of the Interior Experienced Services 
Program for a job or function in a case in which a 
Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same
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or substantially equivalent job within the Depart-
ment; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the 
Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education, may transfer funds among and between the 
successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganiza-
tion only in conformance with the reprogramming guide-
lines described in this Act. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 114. Section 6906 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
DISCLOSURE OF DEPARTURE OR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE 
APPROVAL 
SEC. 115. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in any case 
in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate 
procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, 
under 30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 
550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30 CFR 250.142, the head 
of such bureau shall post a description of such departure 
or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such 
bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 busi-
ness days after such issuance. 
(b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential 
business information. 
LONG BRIDGE PROJECT 
SEC. 116. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 
Hereafter, until the expiration of authority pursuant to 
subsection (e), on request by the State of Virginia or the 
District of Columbia for the purpose of the construction 
of rail and other infrastructure relating to the Long 
Bridge Project, the Secretary of the Interior may convey 
to the State or the District of Columbia, as applicable, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres of National 
Park Service land depicted as ‘‘Permanent Impact to NPS 
Land’’ on the Map dated May 15, 2020, that is identified 
by the State or the District of Columbia. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Such conveyance of 
the National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall
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be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
may require. If such conveyed land is no longer being used 
for the purposes specified in this section, the lands or in-
terests therein shall revert to the National Park Service 
after they have been restored or remediated to the satis-
faction of the Secretary. 
(c) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the State or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agree-
ment, may— 
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the 
National Park Service land to be conveyed to the 
State or the District of Columbia under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) correct any minor errors in the Map re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) LONG BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Long 
Bridge Project’’ means the rail project, as identified 
by the Federal Railroad Administration, from 
Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to 
L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, 
which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service.
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(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Virginia. 
(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided by this section shall expire once the conveyance 
described in subsection (a) has been completed. 
INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes 
or authorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally- 
Controlled School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100– 
297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related 
services for performance of any activities carried out 
under such grants to the same extent as if they were con-
tracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act. 
APPRAISER PAY AUTHORITY 
SEC. 118. For fiscal year 2026, funds made available 
in this or any other Act or otherwise made available to 
the Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and 
Valuation Services Office may be used by the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic 
pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in 
the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 
15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal 
reviews conducted in support of the Department’s realty
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programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the 
minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such 
higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) 
through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code. 
SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 119. 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. 
STATE CONSERVATION GRANTS 
SEC. 120. For expenses necessary to carry out section 
200305 of title 54, United States Code, the National Park 
Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conserva-
tion Grants program to provide to States, the District of 
Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to sup-
port state program administrative costs. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND DEPOSITS 
SEC. 121. Section 303102 of title 54, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’.
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INTERIOR AUTHORITY FOR OPERATING EFFICIENCIES 
SEC. 122. (a) In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may authorize and execute agree-
ments to achieve operating efficiencies among and between 
two or more component bureaus and offices through the 
following activities: 
(1) co-locating in offices and facilities leased or 
owned by any such component and sharing related 
utilities and equipment; 
(2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reim-
bursable basis for up to 5 business days; and 
(3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to 
meet mission requirements. 
(b) The authority provided by subsection (a) is to 
support areas of mission alignment between and among 
component bureaus and offices or where geographic prox-
imity allows for efficiencies. 
(c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements au-
thorized under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear 
costs for such agreements in a manner that reflects their 
approximate benefit and share of total costs, which may 
or may not include indirect costs. 
(d) In furtherance of the requirement in subsection 
(c), the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of 
funds in advance or on a reimbursable basis.
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EMERGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT CEILING 
SEC. 123. Section 103101 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking 
‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY EXTENSION 
SEC. 124. Section 113 of division G of Public Law 
113–76, as amended by Public Law 116–6, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 125. If requested by the claimant of any mining 
claim located within the area covered by Public Land 
Order 7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall 
prioritize completion of a validity determination for such 
claim. The Bureau of Land Management shall strive to 
complete any such validity determination not later than 
3 years of receipt of the request. 
RENEWAL 
SEC. 126. The first section of Public Law 99–338 
(100 Stat. 641) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘3 renewals’’ and inserting ‘‘7 
renewals’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of Southern California Edison 
Company’’.
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FIELD UNIT LOCAL HIRING 
SEC. 127. The Secretary of the Interior may recruit 
and directly appoint qualified individuals into the competi-
tive service who are certified as maintaining a permanent 
and exclusive residence in the vicinity of a field unit, into 
any position at or below grades GS–9 or WG–15 or equiv-
alent within such field unit: Provided, That any action au-
thorized herein shall be consistent with the merit prin-
ciples of section 2301 of such title 5, and with the public 
notice requirements of section 3327 of such title 5: Pro-
vided further, That appointments under this authority 
shall be considered compliant with all applicable provisions 
of chapter 33 of title 5. 
GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 128. Section 1521 of the American Indian, 
Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art De-
velopment Act (20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘private,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘be Native Hawaiians 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘include Native Hawai-
ians and’’; and
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(ii) by striking the comma at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
(D); 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘of 
office’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (B). 
TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and 
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 
and supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
and other operating expenses in support of research and 
development, $744,195,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds included 
under this heading, $27,253,000 shall be for Research: 
National Priorities as specified in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), of which $6,278,000 shall
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be for projects specified for Science and Technology in the 
table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of 
Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending Items’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated 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 
passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member-
ships in societies 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 Liabil-
ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; im-
plementation of a coal combustion residual permit pro-
gram under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 
2016; and not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $3,114,671,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of amounts 
made available for Environmental Programs and Manage-
ment, not less than $33,024,000 is to carry out the En-
ergy Star Program pursuant to section 324(c) of the En-
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ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(c)): 
Provided further, That of the funds included under this 
heading, $30,000,000 shall be for grants, including for 
projects and implementation and training: Provided fur-
ther, That for the funds provided in the preceding proviso 
not less than 10 percent shall be for any county that has 
had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty 
over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small 
Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial 
census, and the most recent Small Area Income and Pov-
erty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the 
United States: Provided further, That of the funds in-
cluded under this heading— 
(1) $30,700,000 shall be for Environmental 
Protection: National Priorities as specified in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act); 
(2) $690,202,000 shall be for Geographic Pro-
grams as specified in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act); and 
(3) $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for grants, including grants that 
may be awarded on a non-competitive basis, inter-
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agency agreements, and associated program support 
costs to establish and implement a program to assist 
Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaskan Na-
tive Village Corporations, federally-recognized tribes 
in Alaska, Alaska Native Non-Profit Organizations 
and Alaska Native Nonprofit Associations, and 
intertribal consortia comprised of Alaskan tribal en-
tities to address contamination on lands conveyed 
under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or 
are contaminated at the time of conveyance and are 
on an inventory of such lands developed and main-
tained by the Environmental Protection Agency: 
Provided, That grants awarded using funds made 
available in this paragraph may be used by a recipi-
ent to supplement other funds provided by the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency through individual 
media or multi-media grants or cooperative agree-
ments: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available in this paragraph, in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may reserve up to 
$2,000,000 for salaries, expenses, and administra-
tion of the program and for grants related to such 
program that address contamination on lands con-
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veyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that 
were or are contaminated at the time of conveyance 
and are on the EPA inventory of such lands. 
In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 
section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursu-
ant to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA 
Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
fiscal year 2026 shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the gen-
eral fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced by the 
amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 
fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those 
amounts in excess of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting re-
ceipts in fiscal year 2026, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That of
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the funds included in the first paragraph under this head-
ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 
project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 
amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 
of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 
2014. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $43,250,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Office of 
Inspector General shall be subject to the terms, conditions, 
and requirements specified under this heading in Senate 
Report 118–83. 
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, 
$40,676,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 
(c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire,
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maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $282,749,000, to 
remain available until expended, consisting of such sums 
as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 
2025, and not otherwise appropriated from the Trust 
Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) 
and up to $282,749,000 as a payment from general reve-
nues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes 
as authorized 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, $11,328,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, and 
$17,607,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided further, That section 122(b)(3) of 
CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)) shall be applied in this 
fiscal year by inserting before the period: ‘‘, including for 
the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft’’: Pro-
vided further, That the matter preceding the first proviso 
in section 443(b) of title IV of division G of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) 
shall be applied in this fiscal year by inserting before the
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semicolon ‘‘, including for the hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft’’: Provided further, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to the preceding proviso shall con-
tinue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) 
of division A of Public Law 118–5. 
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, $88,903,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $64,583,000 
shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; and $24,320,000 shall be for 
carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized 
to use appropriations made available under this heading 
to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized 
Indian tribes for the development and implementation of 
programs to manage underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil
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Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft, $20,561,000, to be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing 
funds 
and 
performance 
partnership 
grants, 
$4,409,609,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
(1) $1,638,861,000 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 $1,126,101,000 shall be 
for making capitalization grants for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That 
$892,762,272 of the funds made available for cap-
italization grants for the Clean Water State Revolv-
ing Funds and $715,364,627 of the funds made 
available for capitalization grants for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the con-
struction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm 
water infrastructure and for water quality protection 
in accordance with the terms and conditions speci-
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fied for such grants in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act) for projects specified for 
‘‘STAG—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund’’ 
and ‘‘STAG—Clean Water State Revolving Fund’’ 
in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incor-
poration of Community Project Funding Items/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for 
this division in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act), and, for purposes of these 
grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 
20 percent of the cost of the project unless the 
grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That $13,300,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading for capitalization grants 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and for 
capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Funds, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes, may be used by the Ad-
ministrator for salaries, expenses, and administra-
tion for Community Project Funding Items/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending Items: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, to the extent there are 
sufficient eligible project applications and projects
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made by such fund in fiscal year 2026 and prior 
years where such amounts represent costs of admin-
istering the fund to the extent that such amounts 
are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, 
accounted for separately from other assets in the 
fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, in-
cluding administration: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made 
under title II of such Act for American Samoa, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mari-
anas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia may also be made for the purpose 
of providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, 
design activities, or plans, specifications, and esti-
mates for any proposed project for the construction 
of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, re-
pair, or replacement of privately owned treatment 
works serving one or more principal residences or 
small commercial establishments: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of such subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of sec-
tion 201 and section 518(c) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, funds reserved by the Admin-
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istrator for grants under section 518(c) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act may also be used 
to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, de-
sign activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates 
for any proposed project for the construction of 
treatment works; and (2) for the construction, re-
pair, or replacement of privately owned treatment 
works serving one or more principal residences or 
small commercial establishments: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding any pro-
vision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
and regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a 
total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Ad-
ministrator for grants under section 518(c) of such 
Act may also be used for grants for training, tech-
nical assistance, and educational programs relating 
to the operation and management of the treatment 
works specified in section 518(c) of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2026, funds re-
served under section 518(c) of such Act shall be 
available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined 
in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian res-
ervations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined 
in Public Law 92–203: Provided further, That for
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fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the 
funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is 
greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 
appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, 
for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be 
reserved by the Administrator for grants under sec-
tion 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwith-
standing the amounts specified 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 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 Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and 
United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the limitations 
on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds
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appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolv-
ing 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 10 percent of the 
funds made available under this title to each State 
for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants and 14 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 additional subsidy to el-
igible recipients in the form of forgiveness of prin-
cipal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any com-
bination of these), and shall be so used by the State 
only where such funds are provided as initial financ-
ing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or 
restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients 
only where such debt was incurred on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt 
was incurred prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act if the State, with concurrence from the Adminis-
trator, determines that such funds could be used to 
help address a threat to public health from height-
ened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Fed-
eral or State emergency declaration has been issued
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due to a threat to public health from heightened ex-
posure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply 
before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That in a State in which such an emergency 
declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
than 14 percent of the funds made available under 
this title to the State for Drinking Water State Re-
volving Fund capitalization grants to provide addi-
tional subsidy to eligible recipients: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 1452(o) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)), the 
Administrator shall reserve up to $12,000,000 of the 
amounts made available for fiscal year 2026 for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds to pay the costs of moni-
toring for unregulated contaminants under section 
1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the funds made available under this heading for 
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending grants in this or prior appropria-
tions Acts are not subject to compliance with Fed-
eral procurement requirements for competition and 
methods of procurement applicable to Federal finan-
cial assistance, if a Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending recipient has pro-
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cured services or products through contracts entered 
into prior to the date of enactment of this legislation 
that complied with state and/or local laws governing 
competition; 
(2) $35,000,000 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 consulta-
tion with the appropriate border commission: Pro-
vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 
Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit-
ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico bor-
der 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 con-
struction of any new home, business, or other struc-
ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec-
essary infrastructure; 
(3) $39,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
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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 more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 
the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 
with the Statewide priority list established in con-
junction 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 Alas-
ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution 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 communities; 
(4) $98,000,000 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 at least 10 percent shall be allocated for 
assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that
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has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 
the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any 
territory or possession of the United States; 
(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act); 
(7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a): Pro-
vided, That for fiscal year 2026, funds provided 
under subsections (a) through (j) of such section of 
such Act may be used— 
(A) by a State to provide assistance to 
benefit one or more owners of drinking water 
wells that are not public water systems or con-
nected to a public water system for necessary 
and appropriate activities related to a contami-
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nant pursuant to subsection (j) of such section 
of such Act; and 
(B) to support a community described in 
subsection (c)(2) of such section of such Act; 
(8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
(9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b); 
(10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 
(11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 
(12) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301); 
(13) $5,400,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); 
(14) $3,500,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 
4282(a)), of which not more than 2 percent shall be
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for administrative costs to carry out such section: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 302(a) of 
such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants 
pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia 
consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in Pub-
lic Law 92–203; 
(15) $8,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire 
smoke preparedness grants in accordance with the 
terms and conditions in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not 
more than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs 
to carry out such section; 
(16) $20,364,000 shall be for State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts 
specified for those projects and for the purposes de-
lineated in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
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sion A of this consolidated Act) for remediation, con-
struction, and related environmental management 
activities in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions specified for such grants in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
(17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19g); 
(18) $4,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–270, 42 U.S.C. 300j–3c 
note): Provided, That the Administrator may award 
grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, inter-
tribal consortia, public or private agencies, institu-
tions, organizations, and individuals, without regard 
to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 
6101 of title 41, United States Code, and enter into 
interagency agreements as appropriate; 
(19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 
(20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1276);
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(21) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for remedi-
ation of above ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to 
Public Law 106–554; 
(22) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1300); and 
(23) $1,109,833,000 shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, fed-
erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 
multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement, and related activities, includ-
ing activities pursuant 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 matter monitoring and data col-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, and under section 
2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist 
States in developing and implementing programs for 
control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
$46,250,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $9,500,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,475,000 shall be
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for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 
to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds 
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par-
ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur-
veys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which
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is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of 
direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for 
projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State 
infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by sec-
tion 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That the use 
of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this 
heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee 
loans for any project shall be in accordance with the cri-
teria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 
(85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan 
guarantee authority made available under this heading 
shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan 
or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 
with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the
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Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Admin-
istrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
mation relating to a project identified in a Letter of Inter-
est submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
of Funding Availability for applications for credit assist-
ance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
tion Act Program, including with respect to a project that 
was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 
in this account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2026, 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-
320 
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 award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8), to remain available until expended. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 
33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2026. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$369,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 
Federal department 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 department or agency to carry out these ac-
tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non-
profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 
in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro-
grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail-
able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 
not exceed $300,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2026, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use
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the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
319 of the Act to make grants to 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 Pro-
grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2026 to provide 
grants to implement the Southeast New England Water-
shed Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 
be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4). 
For fiscal year 2026, the Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, 
using funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ and ‘‘Science and 
Technology’’, contract directly with individuals or indi-
rectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without 
regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent 
personal services of students or recent graduates, who 
shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 
57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to com-
pensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171
323 
of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, 
but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for 
any other purpose: Provided, That amounts used for this 
purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not 
exceed $2,000,000. 
In this fiscal year and each fiscal year through 2031, 
the Administrator may, after consultation with the Office 
of Personnel Management, employ up to 100 persons at 
any one time at the Environmental Protection Agency pur-
suant to the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209. 
The Environmental Protection Agency shall maintain 
staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission and statutory 
obligations of the agency, including Section 2(f) of the En-
vironmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 4363). 
The Environmental Protection agency shall provide 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate with copies of any available De-
partment of Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund 
receipts collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117– 
169 and section 80201 of Public Law 117–58, an annual 
operating plan for such receipts showing amounts allo-
cated by program area and program project, and quarterly
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reports for such receipts of obligated balances by program 
area and program project. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
$780,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ-
ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of-
fice. 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$1,090,600,000, 
of 
which 
$944,114,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2029: Provided, That a portion of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be for the base salary 
and expenses of employees in the Chief’s Office, the Work 
Environment and Performance Office, the Business Oper-
ations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer’s Of-
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fice to carry out administrative and general management 
support functions: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this heading shall be available for the costs of facil-
ity maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and sites 
where these administrative, general management and 
other Forest Service support functions take place; the 
costs of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the 
Forest Service, as well as business services; and, for infor-
mation technology, including cybersecurity requirements: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
may be used for necessary expenses to carry out adminis-
trative and general management support functions of the 
Forest Service not otherwise provided for and necessary 
for its operation. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $308,697,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $32,197,000 is for the forest inventory 
and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
amounts made available under this heading, are also avail-
able in the utilization of funds for Fire Science Research.
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STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, tribes, and others, and for forest 
health management, including for invasive plants, and 
conducting an international program and trade compliance 
activities as authorized, $310,594,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2029, as authorized by law, of 
which $18,094,000 shall be for projects specified for For-
est Resource Information and Analysis in the table titled 
‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending 
Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act). 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 
such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029: Provided, That of the funds pro-
vided, $31,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative 
Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restora-
tion treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Pro-
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vided further, That for the funds provided in the preceding 
proviso, section 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public 
Land 
Management 
Act 
of 
2009 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7303(d)(3)(A)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘20’’ for 
‘‘10’’ and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of the Omnibus Public 
Land 
Management 
Act 
of 
2009 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7303(d)(3)(B)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘4’’ for 
‘‘2’’: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
$39,000,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided, $176,850,000 shall be for haz-
ardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed 
$30,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any au-
thorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State, 
Private, and Tribal Forestry’’ appropriation, for the pur-
pose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass 
from National Forest System lands: Provided further, 
That $20,000,000 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 Fed-
eral land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary deter-
mines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: 
Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–
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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, Private, and Tribal For-
estry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in cal-
culating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may 
provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee 
to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a con-
servation practice approved by the Secretary in advance 
of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation 
practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall 
remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct 
permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the 
credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on 
the project for conservation practices approved by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That funds appropriated to this 
account shall be available for the base salary and expenses 
of employees that carry out the functions funded by the 
‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account, the 
‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Manage-
ment of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ ac-
count.
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $153,250,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2029, for construction, capital im-
provement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and 
other facilities and infrastructure; for construction, recon-
struction, and decommissioning of roads that are no 
longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not 
part of the transportation system; and for maintenance 
of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: 
Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for activities author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further, That 
$20,850,000 shall be for projects specified for Construc-
tion Projects in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment 
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided further, That funds becoming available in 
fiscal year 2026 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 obli-
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gation for any other purpose unless the funds are appro-
priated. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 
law, $664,000, 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 gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2029, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
586; Public Law 76–589, Public Law 76–591; and Public 
Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
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ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 
2029, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses 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 through September 30, 2029, 
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 man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or
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other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest Sys-
tem lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds, including un-
obligated balances under this heading, are available for re-
payment of advances from other appropriations accounts 
previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fis-
cal year for hazardous fuels management may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse 
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 responsible 
emergency management agency: Provided further, That 
funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of 
implementing any cooperative agreement between the Fed-
eral Government and any non-Federal entity may be 
shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, and is provided to meet the terms of sec-
tion 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress),
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the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 
budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the amounts provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression oper-
ations, $2,480,000,000, to remain available until trans-
ferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 
2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives: 
Provided, That such amounts may be transferred to and 
merged with amounts made available under the headings 
‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of 
Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Manage-
ment’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year 
in which such amounts are transferred: Provided further, 
That amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire 
Management’’ accounts in the Department of the Interior 
or the Department of Agriculture only upon the notifica-
tion of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
334 
tions that all wildfire suppression operations funds appro-
priated under that heading in this and prior appropria-
tions Acts to the agency to which the funds will be trans-
ferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided under this heading 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law: Provided further, That, in determining whether all 
wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ in this and 
prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Ag-
riculture or the Department of the Interior will be obli-
gated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, 
any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pur-
suant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall 
be excluded. 
COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to sec-
tion 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–334), shall be deposited in the spe-
cial account established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, 
shall be available to cover the costs described in subsection 
(c)(3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Funds made available to the Forest Service in this 
Act may be transferred between accounts affected by the 
Forest Service budget restructure outlined in section 435
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of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided, That any 
transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not in-
crease or decrease the funds appropriated to any account 
in this fiscal year by more than ten percent: Provided fur-
ther, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law. 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s no-
tification of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations that all fire suppression funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ will be 
obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds used 
pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a sup-
plemental appropriation which must be requested as 
promptly as possible. 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland 
fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State
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fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of dis-
cretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by 
this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, 
or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of haz-
ardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of 
burned-over National Forest System lands and water: Pro-
vided, That such transferred funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2029: Provided further, That none 
of the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to 
and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the U.S. Department 
of State and other Federal agencies in connection with for-
est and rangeland research, technical information, and as-
sistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to sup-
port forestry and related natural resource activities out-
side the United States and its territories and possessions, 
including technical assistance, education and training, and 
cooperation with United States government, private sec-
tor, and international organizations: Provided, That
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amounts made available for International Programs and 
Trade may utilize all authorities related to forestry, re-
search, and cooperative assistance regardless of program 
designations. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
section 509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ‘‘Forest Serv-
ice International Foundation’’ to assist the Foundation in 
meeting administrative, project, and other expenses, and 
may provide the Foundation’s use of Forest Service per-
sonnel and facilities. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 
such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).
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Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De-
partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 
as Greenbook charges: Provided, That nothing in this 
paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable 
agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to 
obtain information technology services, including tele-
communications and system modifications or enhance-
ments, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
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 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
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
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National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner-
ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 
without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 
for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 
That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda-
tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 
shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match funds made 
available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 
basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 
a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 
Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal
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or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 
that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Any amounts made available to the Forest Service 
in this fiscal year, including available collections, may be 
used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial 
assistance grants and cooperative agreements to support 
forest or grassland collaboratives in the accomplishment 
of activities benefitting both the public and the National 
Forest System, Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal 
lands. Eligible activities are those that will improve or en-
hance Federal investments, resources, or lands, including 
for collaborative and collaboration-based activities, includ-
ing but not limited to facilitation, planning, and imple-
menting projects, technical assistance, administrative 
functions, operational support, participant costs, and 
other capacity support needs, as identified by the Forest 
Service. Eligible recipients are Indian tribal entities (de-
fined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state government, local gov-
ernments, private and nonprofit entities, for-profit organi-
zations, and educational institutions. The Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
may enter into such cooperative agreements notwith-
standing chapter 63 of title 31 when the Secretary deter-
342 
mines that the public interest will be benefited and that 
there exists a mutual interest other than monetary consid-
erations. Transactions subject to Title 2 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations shall be publicly advertised and re-
quire competition when required by such Title 2. For those 
transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, the agency may require public advertising 
and competition when deemed appropriate. The term ‘‘for-
est and grassland collaboratives’’ means groups of individ-
uals or entities with diverse interests participating in a 
cooperative process to share knowledge, ideas, and re-
sources about the protection, restoration, or enhancement 
of natural and other resources on Federal and adjacent 
non-Federal lands, the improvement or maintenance of 
public access to Federal lands, or the reduction of risk 
to such lands caused by natural disasters. 
The 19th unnumbered paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Administrative Provisions, Forest Service’’ in title III of 
Public Law 109–54 is amended in the first sentence by 
inserting ‘‘and future Acts’’ after ‘‘funds available to the 
Forest Service in this Act’’ and by striking ‘‘prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act’’. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
343 
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, 
not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Of-
fice of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 
reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar matters 
unrelated to civil litigation: Provided, That future budget 
justifications for both the Forest Service and the Depart-
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ment of Agriculture should clearly display the sums pre-
viously transferred and the sums requested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
The Forest Service may employ or contract with an 
individual who is enrolled in a training program at a long-
standing Civilian Conservation Center (as defined in sec-
tion 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular rates of pay for nec-
essary hours of work on National Forest System lands. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available to pay, from a single account, the base salary 
and expenses of employees who carry out functions funded 
by other accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial 
Technology and Applications Center, National Applica-
tions Liaison Office, Job Corps, and National Technology 
and Development Program. 
The Forest Service shall maintain staffing levels in 
order to fulfill the mission required under title 7, title 16, 
title 30, title 43, and title 54, United States Code, includ-
ing to protect natural and cultural resources, provide and 
maintain appropriate access and recreation for visitors,
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provide safety precautions for visitors and staff, maintain 
physical and natural infrastructure, provide information 
and respond to stakeholders and the general public, con-
duct tribal consultation, provide for administrative sup-
port, administer forestry assistance programs, provide 
technical assistance to states, tribes and private land-
owners, manage energy and minerals resources, and carry 
out other activities in support of effectively operating the 
National Forest System and carrying out programs ad-
ministered by the Forest Service in a timely manner. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, except as otherwise provided herein, which shall be 
in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that became available on October 1, 2025; in ad-
dition, $264,702,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for the Electronic Health Record System and
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the Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund, of which 
$74,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities ac-
count; and, in addition, $4,789,731,000, which shall be-
come available on October 1, 2026, and remain available 
through September 30, 2028, except as otherwise provided 
herein; together with payments received during the fiscal 
year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public 
Health Service Act (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 organiza-
tions through contracts, grant agreements, or any other 
agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall be deemed to be obligated at 
the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter 
shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization 
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That from 
the amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, 
$2,500,000 shall be available for grants or contracts with 
public or private institutions to provide alcohol or drug 
treatment services to Indians, including alcohol detoxifica-
tion services: Provided further, That from the amounts 
that become available on October 1, 2026, $996,755,000
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shall remain available until expended for Purchased/Re-
ferred Care: Provided further, That of the total amount 
specified in the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred 
Care, $54,000,000 shall be for the Indian Catastrophic 
Health Emergency Fund: Provided further, That from the 
amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, up to 
$53,000,000 shall remain available until expended for im-
plementation of the loan repayment program under section 
108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided 
further, That from the amounts that become available on 
October 1, 2026, $58,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for costs related to or resulting from 
accreditation emergencies, including supplementing activi-
ties funded under the heading ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’, 
of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supplement 
amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care: 
Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Fed-
eral 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 in the Fund author-
ized by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and 
shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding 
section 108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds 
shall be available to make new awards under the loan re-
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payment and scholarship programs under sections 104 
and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Pro-
vided further, That the amounts made available within this 
account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention 
Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, 
for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy au-
thority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Pro-
grams at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for trans-
formation and modernization costs of the Indian Health 
Service Electronic Health Record system, for national 
quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from 
public and private insurance at Indian Health Service and 
tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or re-
duce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal 
health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of 
Excellence, for Alzheimer’s activities, for Village Built 
Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accredita-
tion emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the 
Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and 
grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total 
obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appro-
priated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by
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the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the 
authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related 
to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: 
Provided further, That funding contained herein for schol-
arship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That amounts received by 
tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and ac-
counted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal 
organizations until expended: Provided further, That the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian 
Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations 
operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, 
such individually identifiable 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.): Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided that become 
available on October 1, 2026, may be used for implemen-
tation of the Electronic Health Record System or the In-
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dian Health Care Improvement Fund: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any 
other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic 
Health Record system shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new 
Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance 
of such obligation. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2026, such sums 
as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account: Provided further, That amounts obligated 
but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for con-
tract support costs for such agreements for the current 
fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs due 
for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
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mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, 
improvement, and equipment of health and related auxil-
iary facilities, including quarters for personnel; prepara-
tion of plans, specifications, 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-Determination Act, and the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses nec-
essary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 
health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health 
Service, $5,826,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 
under this heading that became available on October 1, 
2025; in addition, $292,622,000, to remain available until
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expended, for Sanitation Facilities Construction and 
Health Care Facilities Construction; and, in addition, 
$516,600,000, which shall become available on October 1, 
2026, and remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, 
or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an In-
dian 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 for fiscal year 2027 by 
the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equip-
ment from the Department of Defense for distribution to 
the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided that become 
available on October 1, 2026, may be used for Health Care 
Facilities Construction or for Sanitation Facilities Con-
struction: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading for fiscal year 2026 for Sanita-
tion Facilities Construction, $17,039,000 shall be for 
projects specified for Sanitation Facilities Construction 
(CDS) in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment In-
corporation of Community Project Funding Items/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
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Act): Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sani-
tation facilities construction for new homes funded with 
grants by the housing programs of the United States De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur-
chase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or al-
lowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to 
the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients 
may be extended health care at all tribally administered 
or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and 
the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal
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Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 
be credited to the account of the facility providing the 
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation, funds transferred from the Department 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 In-
dian 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 
Department of Health and Human Services unless such 
assessments or charges are identified in the budget jus-
tification and provided in this Act, or approved by the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through 
the reprogramming process: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds previously 
or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization 
through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by 
title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et
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seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-deter-
mination contract under title I, or a self-governance agree-
ment under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain 
available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act 
shall be used to implement the final rule published in the 
Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligi-
bility for the health care services of the Indian Health 
Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a 
budget request reflecting the increased costs associated 
with the proposed final rule, and such request has been 
included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: 
Provided further, That with respect to functions trans-
ferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal or-
ganizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to 
provide goods and services to those entities on a reimburs-
able basis, including payments in advance with subsequent 
adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, 
along with the funds received from those entities pursuant 
to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to 
the same or subsequent appropriation account from which 
the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That re-
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imbursements for training, technical assistance, or serv-
ices provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead 
costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or 
technical assistance: Provided further, That the Indian 
Health Service may provide to civilian medical personnel 
serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service 
housing allowances equivalent to those that would be pro-
vided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the 
United States Public Health Service serving in similar po-
sitions at such hospitals: Provided further, That the appro-
priation structure for the Indian Health Service may not 
be altered without advance notification to the House and 
Senate 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, 
$77,100,000.
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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,800,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu 
of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) 
of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing 
any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, 
or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be 
bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2026, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
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OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 
1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $4,629,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 
hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, the rental of 
space, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but 
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equiva-
lent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions
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under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,000,000: Provided, That the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) 
shall have not more than three career Senior Executive 
Service positions: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the 
position of Inspector General of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appoint-
ment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the 
Board: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall 
utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA 
in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the 
Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions 
within the Board. 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author-
ized by part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 
U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $13,482,000, which shall become 
available on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 
of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
dissemination, and exchange of information and publica-
tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist-
ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 
$100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em-
ployees, $928,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein; of 
which not to exceed $27,000,000 for the instrumentation 
program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, Na-
tional Museum of the American Latino, and the repatri-
ation of skeletal remains program shall remain available 
until expended; and including such funds as may be nec-
essary to support American overseas research centers: 
Provided, That funds appropriated herein are available for 
advance payments to independent contractors performing
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research services or participating in official Smithsonian 
presentations: Provided further, That the Smithsonian In-
stitution may expend Federal appropriations designated in 
this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent payable to 
the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent payments may 
be deposited into the general trust funds of the Institution 
to be available as trust funds for expenses associated with 
the purchase of a portion of the building at 600 Maryland 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that federally 
supported activities will be housed there: Provided further, 
That the use of such amounts in the general trust funds 
of the Institution for such purpose shall not be construed 
as Federal debt service for, a Federal guarantee of, a 
transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the Federal Govern-
ment: Provided further, That no appropriated funds may 
be used directly to service debt which is incurred to fi-
nance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of plan-
ning, designing, and constructing improvements to such 
building: Provided further, That any agreement entered 
into by the Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its own-
ership interest, or any portion thereof, in such building 
so acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 
30 day period which begins on the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Smithsonian submits to the Committees on
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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate, the Committees on House Administration and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate a report, as outlined in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94; 133 Stat. 
2536) on the intended sale. 
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, 
$152,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal-
lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 
therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 
as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
(Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services
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as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when 
authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership 
in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose 
publications or services are available to members only, or 
to members at a price lower than to the general public; 
purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); purchase or 
rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and 
contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improve-
ment, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; 
and purchase of services for restoration and repair of 
works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts 
made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or or-
ganizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, 
$185,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, of which not to exceed $3,893,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and 
renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 
10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing
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renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
$19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds made available in prior Acts under this 
heading for the design and construction of an off-site art 
storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Insti-
tution may be used for the repair, restoration, and renova-
tion of other National Gallery of Art buildings, grounds, 
and facilities: Provided further, That contracts awarded 
for environmental systems, protection systems, and exte-
rior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gal-
lery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors 
and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as 
well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 
ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte-
nance, and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts, including rent of temporary office 
space in the District of Columbia during renovations of 
such Center, $32,340,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora-
tion of the existing features of the building and site of
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the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$4,860,000, 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, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$207,000,000 shall be available to the National Endow-
ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc-
tions in the arts, including arts education and public out-
reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 
individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 
to remain available until expended.
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$207,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of ac-
tivities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and 
$15,000,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 
including $13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 
Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 
10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 
amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 
by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 
11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre-
ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre-
viously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 
to process any grant or contract documents which do not 
include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none
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of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 
necessary for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 
to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 
does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 
such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 
of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 
the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 
chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,641,000: 
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 
fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 
fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col-
lection, to remain available until expended without further 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art-
work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac-
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tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 
of artistic display, study, or education: Provided further, 
That one-tenth of 1 percent of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $8,285,000. 
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, $8,750,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 
for official reception and representational expenses associ-
ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 
planning and physical development of world capitals.
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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), $65,231,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028, for the Museum’s equipment replace-
ment program; and of which $4,000,000 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. 
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States 
Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate 
observances and activities associated with the 250th anni-
versary of the founding of the United States, as authorized 
by Public Law 116–282, the technical amendments to 
Public Law 114–196, $15,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027.
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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 
proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over-
head charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including 
working capital fund charges, from programs, projects, ac-
tivities and subactivities to support government-wide, de-
partmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or 
headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be pre-
sented in annual budget justifications and subject to ap-
proval 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 
process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 
site claim located under the general mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec-
retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re-
quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 
the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 
lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 
Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 
claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 
U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 
fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2027, 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 Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
104–208). 
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 
third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam-
ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 
patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu-
reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi-
bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac-
cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 
Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third- 
party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis-
cal year 2026. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2026 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 
year 2026 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and
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Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support 
Costs’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Sup-
port Costs’’ are the only amounts available for contract 
support costs arising out of self-determination or self-gov-
ernance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 
agreements for fiscal year 2026 with the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian 
Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by 
this Act are not available for payment of claims for con-
tract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of 
payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract 
support costs for prior years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more 
than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan 
for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this 
section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Pro-
vided, That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and 
in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan
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for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall 
be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper 
jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accel-
erated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu-
ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 
20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 
the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu-
ment. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec-
larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
the advance notification and approval of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this 
provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to imple-
ment the Everglades National Park Protection and Ex-
pansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal
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assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Ev-
erglades restoration purposes. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen-
cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 
such contract is entered into in accordance with the re-
quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 
or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con-
tract to be entered into without regard for these re-
quirements, including formula grants for States, or 
federally recognized Indian tribes; 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by 
any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 
contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 
4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
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post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT 
GUIDELINES 
SEC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National En-
dowment for the Arts— 
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 
to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in-
dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit-
age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to
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any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 
to a group, unless the application is specific to the 
contents of the season, including identified programs 
or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM 
PRIORITIES 
SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding fi-
nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro-
priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 
underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 
a population of individuals, including urban minori-
ties, who have historically been outside the purview 
of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 
as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 
or to geographic isolation.
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(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 
line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial as-
sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 
Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv-
ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc-
tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965— 
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat-
egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro-
grams that are of national impact or availability or 
are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex-
ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds
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to any single State, excluding grants made under the 
authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con-
gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 
the Chairperson in each grant category under sec-
tion 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 
grants to improve and support community-based 
music performance and education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 415. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 
subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2026.
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FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 416. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 
SEC. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land adminis-
tered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’), may transfer excess wild 
horses and burros that have been removed from land ad-
ministered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, 
State, and local government agencies for use as work ani-
mals. 
(b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer 
under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Fed-
eral, State, or local government agency. 
(c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under 
subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming
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horse or burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92– 
195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses 
and Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)). 
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency re-
ceiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall not— 
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that 
results in the destruction of the horse or burro into 
a commercial product; 
(2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro 
in a manner that results in the destruction of the 
horse or burro for processing into a commercial 
product; or 
(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case 
of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be 
available for— 
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, 
and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or 
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results 
in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for 
processing into a commercial product.
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FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 
ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 
U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2026’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 
steel products used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that—
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(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out
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the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR 
WILDFIRES 
SEC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol-
unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 
fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 
provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 
supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding sec-
tion 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 
of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further 
authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the 
Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry 
out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire man-
agement program to such organizations. 
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 
SEC. 421. None of the funds made available in this 
Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed 
without the advance notification and approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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LOCAL CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 422. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 
112–74 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 423. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 
113–76 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 424. Section 339 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 
note), as amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108– 
108 and section 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’. 
CHACO CANYON 
SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas 
leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et seq., or to offer for oil 
and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the withdrawal 
area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National 
Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment and dated April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of 
the cultural resources investigation identified in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 in the matter 
preceding division A of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
TRIBAL LEASES 
SEC. 426. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease term shall com-
mence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease pro-
posal. 
(b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and 
Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal 
year 2026 consult with tribes and tribal organizations 
through public solicitation and other means regarding the 
requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and 
transparent process for the payment of such leases. 
FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 
SEC. 427. The authority provided under the heading 
‘‘Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund’’ in title 
I of Public Law 111–88, as amended by section 117 of 
division F of Public Law 113–235, shall be applied by sub-
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stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ each 
place it appears. 
ALLOCATION OF PROJECTS, LAND AND WATER 
CONSERVATION FUND 
SEC. 428. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made 
available for expenditure from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to subsection 
(a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to 
the agencies and accounts specified, for the projects speci-
fied under the accounts titled ‘‘Land Acquisition Projects’’ 
and ‘‘Forest Legacy Projects’’ in the Forest Service, and 
in the amounts specified in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of 
Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 
2026’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That the matter preceding this proviso 
shall not apply to amounts in any account titled ‘‘Land 
Acquisition Projects’’ in the Bureau of Land Management, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or National Park 
Service in such table. 
(2)(A) Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations project lists with
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project data sheets as described in subsection (c)(4), which 
shall include a sufficient number of projects to total the 
amounts for the account titled ‘‘Land Acquisition 
Projects’’ for each of the Bureau of Land Management, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and National 
Park Service, as specified in the table titled ‘‘Allocation 
of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal 
Year 2026’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided, That on the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Interior provides to the Committees on Ap-
propriations such project lists with such project data 
sheets, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations lists of supplementary allo-
cations for Federal land acquisition projects for each of 
the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and National Park Service that are 
prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, 
and that total no less than half the full amount allocated 
to each such account for that land management Agency 
in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That
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expenditure of funds under this paragraph is a reprogram-
ming and shall be subject to section 421 of this Act. 
(B) Within 45 days of the date on which a re-
programming is approved pursuant to the last proviso in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall allo-
cate amounts made available for expenditure from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, 
United States Code, to the account titled ‘‘Land Acquisi-
tion Projects’’ for each of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Na-
tional Park Service, as applicable, in the amounts specified 
in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act) and for the projects 
included in the project lists approved by the Committees 
on Appropriations in accordance with subparagraph (A). 
(3) If any portion of a project specified under the 
accounts titled ‘‘Land Acquisition Projects’’ and ‘‘Forest 
Legacy Projects’’ in the Forest Service in the table titled 
‘‘Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) or for the projects included in the
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project lists approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(A) is intended 
to be carried out within the Federal land unit or project 
boundary as specified in such table (or any prior allocation 
table incorporated by reference into a prior Act, as appli-
cable) or project list but outside the specific tracts for the 
project described in the corresponding project data sheet 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations required 
by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, 
or paragraph (2), not later than 30 days before the date 
on which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture expends amounts on the project, the Sec-
retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
appropriate, shall provide written notice to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations of such expendi-
ture. 
(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allo-
cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 
year under subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, 
United States Code, other than in amounts and for 
projects and activities that are allocated by subsection 
(a)(1) or in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this sec-
tion: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter pre-
ceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation of 
amounts for continuing administration of programs allo-
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cated funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, 
which may be allocated only in amounts that are no more 
than the allocation for such purposes in subsections (a)(1) 
and (a)(2) of this section. 
(c)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission 
of the President for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a list of supplementary allocations for Federal land 
acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the Forest Serv-
ice that are in addition to the ‘‘Submission of Cost Esti-
mates’’ required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, 
United States Code, that are prioritized and detailed by 
account, program, and project, and that total no less than 
half the full amount allocated to each such account for 
the Forest Service under the allocations submitted under 
section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act 
or any prior Act pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
200303 of title 54, United States Code, are no longer 
needed because a project has been completed or can no 
longer be executed, such amounts must be clearly identi-
fied if proposed for reallocation in the annual budget sub-
mission. 
(2) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the
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Interior shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a list of supplementary allocations for Federal land acqui-
sition projects at the National Park Service, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land 
Management that are in addition to the ‘‘Submission of 
Cost Estimates’’ required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 
54, United States Code, that are prioritized and detailed 
by account, program, and project, and that total the full 
amount allocated to each such account for that land man-
agement Agency in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026’’ 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act 
or any prior Act pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
200303 of title 54, United States Code, are no longer 
needed because a project has been completed or can no 
longer be executed, such amounts must be clearly identi-
fied if proposed for reallocation in the annual budget sub-
mission. 
(3) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy 
projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required 
by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, 
in the project lists provided under subsection (a)(2), in 
the list of supplementary allocations provided under sub-
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section (a)(2), and on the lists of supplementary alloca-
tions required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be com-
prised only of projects for which a willing seller has been 
identified and for which an appraisal or market research 
has been initiated. 
(4) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations project data 
sheets in the same format and containing the same level 
of detailed information that is found on such sheets in 
the Budget Justifications annually submitted by the Sec-
retary of the Interior with the President’s Budget for the 
projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required 
by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, 
and in the same format and containing the same level of 
detailed information that is found on such sheets sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to 
section 427 of division D of the Further Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) for the list 
of supplementary allocations required by paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(5) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall provide to the Committees on Appro-
priations quarterly reports on the status of balances of
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projects and activities funded by the National Parks and 
Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund and the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund, and the status of balances of 
projects and activities funded by the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2) of this section, including all uncommitted, 
committed, and unobligated funds. 
(d) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for 
expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
200303 of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies 
and accounts specified, for the projects specified, under 
the accounts specified, and in the amounts specified in the 
table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Fiscal Year 2025 Revisions’’ in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(e)(1) Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall provide to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations project lists with project data sheets, which 
shall include a sufficient number of projects to total the 
amounts for the account titled ‘‘National Parks and Public
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Land Legacy Restoration Fund’’ for each of the Bureau 
of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation, and U.S. Forest Service: Provided, That expendi-
ture of funds under this paragraph is a reprogramming 
and shall be subject to section 421 of this Act. 
(2) Within 45 days of the date on which a reprogram-
ming is approved pursuant to the last proviso in subpara-
graph (1), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall allocate amounts made available for 
expenditure from the National Parks and Public Land 
Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant 
to subsection (c) of 200402 of title 54, United States 
Code, to the account titled ‘‘National Parks and Public 
Land Legacy Restoration Fund’’ for each of the Bureau 
of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation, and U.S. Forest Service as applicable, in the 
amounts specified and for the projects included in the 
project lists approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions in accordance with subparagraph (1). 
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 429. To support the key role that forests in the 
United States can play in addressing the energy needs of 
the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary
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of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their mis-
sions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use 
of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and 
responsible forest management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the 
use of forest biomass as an energy solution, includ-
ing policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest 
bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable 
energy source, provided the use of forest bio-
mass for energy production does not cause con-
version of forests to non-forest use; 
(B) encourage private investment through-
out the forest biomass supply chain, including 
in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production;
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(v) wood products manufacturing; or 
(vi) paper manufacturing; 
(C) encourage forest management to im-
prove forest health; and 
(D) recognize State initiatives to produce 
and use forest biomass. 
SMALL REMOTE INCINERATORS 
SEC. 430. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation 
issued on March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts 
CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State of 
Alaska that are defined as ‘‘small, remote incinerator’’ 
units in those regulations and, until a subsequent regula-
tion is issued, the Administrator shall implement the law 
and regulations in effect prior to such date. 
TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 431. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall 
be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as 
the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) 
when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The west-
ern red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus 
to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 
be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous
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48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All addi-
tional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or con-
tiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be ex-
ported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale 
holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing 
export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC 
LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND 
SEC. 432. Funds made available or allocated in this 
Act to the Department of the Interior or the Department 
of Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and limi-
tations in 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and prohibitions in 54 
U.S.C. 200402(f) may be further allocated or reallocated 
to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation 
projects of the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 
200401(2). 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 433. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any 
other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any 
regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon 
dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions
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resulting from biological processes associated with live-
stock production. 
GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 434. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, 
if that provision requires mandatory reporting of green-
house gas emissions from manure management systems. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 435. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content 
of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 
et seq.) or any other law. 
FIREFIGHTER PAY CAP 
SEC. 436. (a) Section 1701 of division B of the Ex-
tending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency 
Assistance Act (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as amended by Pub-
lic Law 117–103, is further amended in subsection (a)(1), 
by striking the last sentence and inserting ‘‘Any Services 
during a given calendar year that generate payments pay-
able in the subsequent calendar year shall be disregarded 
in applying this subsection’’. 
(b) The waivers of premium and overtime pay author-
ized in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1701 of divi-
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sion B of the Extending Government Funding and Deliv-
ering Emergency Assistance Act (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as 
amended by Public Law 117–103, shall be applied in fiscal 
year 2026. 
ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 437. Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
113–76) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘October 1, 
2026’’ for ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
LAVA RIDGE WIND PROJECT 
SEC. 438. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of 
granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under section 
501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project, 
unless or until the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management, has analyzed, 
in consultation with local elected officials and stake-
holders, action alternatives designed to reduce impacts to 
wildlife, cultural resources, transportation, hunting, wet-
lands and the connected surface and ground waters. The 
Secretary shall complete such consultations, and seek 
feedback regarding action alternatives, not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2026, and no funds made available in this Act
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shall be used for granting, issuing, or renewing a right- 
of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava 
Ridge Wind Project while such consultations and efforts 
are ongoing. 
(b) Prior to granting, issuing, or renewing a right- 
of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava 
Ridge Wind Project, the Secretary shall periodically report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
on the status of consultations required under subsection 
(a) and, once such consultations are complete, provide a 
briefing to the Committees on the action alternatives and 
the feedback of local elected officials and stakeholders. 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST 
MANAGEMENT ACT 
SEC. 439. Section 104 of the Wildfire Suppression 
Funding and Forest Management Activities Act (division 
O of Public Law 115–141) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘90’’ and in-
serting ‘‘180’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4) of subsection (b), by in-
serting the following before the semi-colon: ‘‘, and 
shall include an accounting of any spending in the 
first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal year that
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is attributable to suppression operations in the fiscal 
year for which the report was prepared’’. 
FIVE YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN 
SEC. 440. The Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service are directed to maintain updated 5-year de-
ferred maintenance plans that, to the extent practicable, 
include a list of all outstanding deferred maintenance 
needs, and to provide them to the Committee on a quar-
terly basis. 
QUARTERLY DISASTER ESTIMATES 
SEC. 441. The Department of the Interior, the 
United States Forest Service, and the Environmental Pro-
tection agency shall provide quarterly estimates to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate within 30 days of a quarter closing 
detailing the costs to repair, restore, or otherwise reme-
diate damages to Federal lands and infrastructure caused 
by disasters and, for the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, the costs to repair and improve the resiliency of drink-
ing water and wastewater infrastructure damaged in 
states, territories, and on tribal lands. 
AMERICAN WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM AND NATIONAL 
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN LATINO 
SEC. 442. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to close, halt development
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of, merge with or transfer to another function or program, 
reduce funding, or otherwise diminish the operations of 
the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum or 
the National Museum of the American Latino established 
by Public Law 116–260 on December 27, 2020. 
PROGRAM FUNDING INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 
SEC. 443. Amounts provided in this Act shall be allo-
cated in the amounts specified for the programs, projects 
and activities specified in the tables in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act) titled: 
(1) Program Funding for Management of 
Lands and Resources; 
(2) Program Funding for Resource Manage-
ment; 
(3) Program Funding for Operation of the Na-
tional Park System; 
(4) Program Funding for National Recreation 
and Preservation; 
(5) Program Funding for National Heritage 
Areas; 
(6) Program Funding for Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research; 
(7) Program Funding for Operation of Indian 
Programs;