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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 
95–87, $117,575,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
of which $63,700,000 shall be available for State and tribal regu-
latory grants, and of which not to exceed $5,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That appropria-
tions for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and 
tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits 
issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–
87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant 
to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary 
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, 
so as to result in a fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at 
not more than $117,575,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, 
$32,975,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That pursuant to Public Law 97–365, the Department of 
the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery 
of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That 
funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may 
be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects 
funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental 
restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such projects must 
be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading may be used for the travel and per 
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training: 
Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
In addition, $134,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for payments to States and federally recognized Indian tribes for 
reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities 
in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such 
additional amount shall be used for economic and community 
development in conjunction with the priorities described in section 
403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such additional
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amount, $88,500,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 
three Appalachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded 
needs to meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of such section, $33,750,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts 
to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest 
amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $11,750,000 
shall be for grants to federally recognized Indian tribes, without 
regard to their status as certified or uncertified under the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), 
for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities 
in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act) and shall be used for 
economic and community development in conjunction with the prior-
ities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclama-
tion Act of 1977: Provided further, That such payments shall be 
made 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 Edu-
cation 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 exceed $78,494,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: 
Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may exceed such cap for welfare payments 
from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief 
to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further, 
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 $71,495,000 shall remain available until 
expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, land acquisi-
tion, 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 Initia-
tives (CDS) in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorpora-
tion 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 division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That any forestry funds
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allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated 
as of September 30, 2027, may be transferred during 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 further, That any such unobligated balances 
not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2028: Provided 
further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field 
employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or 
other identifying articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $7,096,000 of funds made available under this 
heading may, as needed, be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—
Departmental Operations’’ for trust, probate, and administrative 
functions: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 
accept transfers of funds from United States Customs and Border 
Protection to supplement any other funding available for reconstruc-
tion or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
as identified on the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inven-
tory, 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION 
For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land consoli-
dation 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 available 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. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal year 2026, such 
sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation 
through September 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-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2026, 
such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obliga-
tion through September 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.
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CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facili-
ties, including architectural and engineering services by contract; 
acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of 
lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irriga-
tion Project pursuant 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 fur-
ther, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Bureau 
of Trust Funds Administration appropriation for the appropriate 
share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency 
offices to meet trust reform implementation: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available 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 communication capabilities, 
in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose. 
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 settlements pursu-
ant 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 expended. 
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: 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 
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 Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and 
the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et