thorized) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal 
year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits 
as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ 
in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; 
the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation 
Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2012); obligations incurred under the War Hazards 
Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 per-
cent of the additional compensation and benefits required 
by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 
Compensation Act, $1,298,385,000, together with such 
amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subse-
quent year appropriation for the payment of compensation 
and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 
15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume 
the attributes of the Employees’ Compensation Fund es-
tablished under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, That 
amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 
by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the 
employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary 
of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, 
That balances of reimbursements unobligated on Sep-
tember 30, 2025, shall remain available until expended for 
the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Pro-
vided further, That in addition there shall be transferred 
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to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from 
any other corporation or instrumentality required under 
5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of 
the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary de-
termines to be the cost of administration for employees 
of such fair share entities through September 30, 2026: 
Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this 
account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of ad-
ministration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 
$81,808,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as 
follows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto-
mated data processing systems operations and tele-
communications systems, $27,549,000; 
(2) For automated workload processing oper-
ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 
intake, and medical bill processing, $25,956,000; 
(3) For periodic roll disability management and 
medical review, $25,957,000; 
(4) For program integrity, $2,346,000; and 
(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 
person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 
under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Work-
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ers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 
claim, such identifying information (including Social Secu-
rity account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act, $68,148,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may require that any person fil-
ing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of 
such claim such identifying information (including Social 
Security account number) as may be prescribed. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 
275, $24,585,000, to remain available until expended. 
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 
for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 
as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV for the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2027, $5,900,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 
Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 
until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 
section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of 
interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) 
of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 
expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2026 for expenses 
of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene-
fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 
exceed $50,684,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 
Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 
exceed $39,086,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage-
ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $373,000 
for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for pay-
ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 
Department of the Treasury. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi-
sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 
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agencies and their employees for inspection services ren-
dered, $235,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man-
agement Standards, $48,515,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, $582,381,000, including not 
to exceed $115,200,000 which shall be the maximum 
amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 
which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 
of State occupational safety and health programs required 
to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary 
under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fis-
cal year of training institute course tuition and fees, other-
wise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize 
such sums for occupational safety and health training and 
education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2026, to collect and retain fees for 
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