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Department of Labor shall take no action lim-
iting the number or proportion of eligible par-
ticipants receiving related assistance services or 
discouraging grantees from providing such serv-
ices: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
definition of ‘‘eligible seasonal farmworker’’ in 
section 167(i)(3)(A) of the WIOA relating to an 
individual being ‘‘low-income’’, an individual is 
eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
programs under section 167 of the WIOA under 
that definition if, in addition to meeting the re-
quirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
167(i)(3)(A), such individual is a member of a 
family with a total family income equal to or 
less than 150 percent of the poverty line; 
(D) $145,000,000 for YouthBuild activi-
ties as described in section 171 of the WIOA, 
which shall be available for the period April 1, 
2022 through June 30, 2023; 
(E) $150,000,000 for ex-offender activi-
ties, under the authority of section 169 of the 
WIOA, which shall be available for the period 
April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023: Provided, 
That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 
competitive grants to national and regional 
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intermediaries for activities that prepare for 
employment young adults with criminal legal 
histories, young adults who have been justice 
system-involved, or young adults who have 
dropped out of school or other educational pro-
grams, with a priority for projects serving high- 
crime, high-poverty areas; 
(F) $7,250,000 for the Workforce Data 
Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 
169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 
2023; 
(G) 
$285,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000) to expand opportunities 
through apprenticeships only registered under 
the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred 
to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA, to be avail-
able to the Secretary to carry out activities 
through grants, cooperative agreements, con-
tracts and other arrangements, with States and 
other appropriate entities, including equity 
intermediaries and business and labor industry 
partner intermediaries, which shall be available 
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for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 
2023; 
(H) $50,000,000 for a National Youth 
Employment Program, under the authority of 
section 169 of the WIOA, including the expan-
sion of summer and year-round job opportuni-
ties for disadvantaged youth, which shall be 
available for the period April 1, 2022 through 
June 30, 2023; 
(I) $20,000,000 for a national training 
program for veterans, members of the armed 
forces who are separating from active duty, and 
the spouses of veterans and such members, fo-
cused on training related to employment in 
clean energy sectors and occupations, under the 
authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 
through June 30, 2023; and 
(J) $63,956,000 for carrying out Dem-
onstration and Pilot projects under section 
169(c) of the WIOA, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 
2023, in addition to funds available for such ac-
tivities 
under 
subparagraph 
(A) 
for 
the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified under 
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the heading ‘‘Training and Employment Serv-
ices’’ in the report accompanying this Act: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be used for 
projects that are related to the employment and 
training needs of dislocated workers, other 
adults, or youth: Provided further, That the 10 
percent funding limitation under such section 
shall not apply to such funds: Provided further, 
That section 169(b)(6)(C) of the WIOA shall 
not apply to such funds: Provided further, That 
sections 102 and 107 of this Act shall not apply 
to such funds. 
JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ-
ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter-
ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 
purchase of real property for training centers as author-
ized by the WIOA, $1,830,073,000, plus reimbursements, 
as follows: 
(1) $1,653,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, 
which shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 
through June 30, 2023; 
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(2) $138,000,000 for construction, rehabilita-
tion and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2022 
through June 30, 2025, and which may include the 
acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 
of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may 
transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the 
operational needs of such centers or to achieve ad-
ministrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any 
funds transferred pursuant to the preceding provi-
sion shall not be available for obligation after June 
30, 2023: Provided further, That the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer; and 
(3) $38,748,000 for necessary expenses of Job 
Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the 
period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 
2022: 
Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 
shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 
centers. 
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COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $450,000,000, 
which shall be available for the period April 1, 2022 
through June 30, 2023, and may be recaptured and reobli-
gated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2022 of trade ad-
justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 
of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 
employment and case management services, allowances for 
job search and relocation, and related State administrative 
expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 
title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 
payments, allowances, training, employment and case 
management services, and related State administration 
provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjust-
ment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) 
and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 
and section 285(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (as 
amended by section 406(a)(7) of the Trade Preferences 
Extension Act of 2015), $551,000,000 together with such 
amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subse-
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quent appropriation for payments for any period subse-
quent to September 15, 2022: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 502 of this Act, any part of the appro-
priation provided under this heading may remain available 
for obligation beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to 
the authorities of section 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For 
authorized 
administrative 
expenses, 
$89,066,000, together with not to exceed $4,087,164,000 
which may be expended from the Employment Security 
Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 
(‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 
(1) $3,125,214,000 from the Trust Fund is for 
grants to States for the administration of State un-
employment insurance laws as authorized under title 
III of the Social Security Act (including not less 
than $250,000,000 to carry out reemployment serv-
ices and eligibility assessments under section 306 of 
such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as 
defined in such section, including those who are 
profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may 
be eligible for such services and assessments: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $117,000,000 is speci-
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fied for grants under section 306 of the Social Secu-
rity Act and $133,000,000 is additional new budget 
authority specified for purposes of section 314(g) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 
$9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the 
administration of unemployment insurance for Fed-
eral employees and for ex-service members as au-
thorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the admin-
istration of trade readjustment allowances, reem-
ployment trade adjustment assistance, and alter-
native trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 
Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sec-
tions 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Ex-
tension Act of 2015, and section 285(a)(2) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (as amended by section 406(a)(7) 
of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015), 
and shall be available for obligation by the States 
through December 31, 2022, except that funds used 
for automation shall be available for Federal obliga-
tion through December 31, 2022, and for State obli-
gation through September 30, 2024, or, if the auto-
mation is being carried out through consortia of 
States, for State obligation through September 30, 
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2028, and for expenditure through September 30, 
2029, and funds for competitive grants awarded to 
States for improved operations and to conduct in- 
person reemployment and eligibility assessments and 
unemployment insurance improper payment reviews 
and provide reemployment services and referrals to 
training, as appropriate, shall be available for Fed-
eral obligation through December 31, 2022, and for 
obligation by the States through September 30, 
2024, and funds for the Unemployment Insurance 
Integrity Center of Excellence shall be available for 
obligation by the State through September 30, 2023, 
and funds used for unemployment insurance work-
loads experienced through September 30, 2022 shall 
be available for Federal obligation through Decem-
ber 31, 2022; 
(2) $118,108,000 from the Trust Fund is for 
national activities necessary to support the adminis-
tration of the Federal-State unemployment insur-
ance system; 
(3) $727,449,000 from the Trust Fund, to-
gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 
the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 
with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 
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be available for Federal obligation for the period 
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; 
(4) $22,318,000 from the Trust Fund is for na-
tional activities of the Employment Service, includ-
ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred-
it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (including assisting States in adopting or mod-
ernizing information technology for use in the proc-
essing of certification requests), and the provision of 
technical assistance and staff training under the 
Wagner-Peyser Act; 
(5) $94,075,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 
administration of foreign labor certifications and re-
lated activities under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act and related laws, of which $67,793,000 
shall be available for the Federal administration of 
such activities, and $26,282,000 shall be available 
for grants to States for the administration of such 
activities; and 
(6) $67,653,000 from the General Fund is to 
provide workforce information, national electronic 
tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal ob-
ligation for the period July 1, 2022 through June 
30, 2023, of which up to $9,800,000 shall be used 
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to carry out research and demonstration projects re-
lated to testing effective ways to promote greater 
labor force participation of people with disabilities: 
Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts 
made available for research and demonstration 
projects under this paragraph to the ‘‘Office of Dis-
ability Employment Policy’’ account for such pur-
poses: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In-
sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2022 is 
projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 
2,008,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 
Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 
increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 
III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 
to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 
Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 
carrying out activities under such title III if the other 
States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 
declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 
for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 
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Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 
the National Directory of New Hires under section 
453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay-
ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 
Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es-
tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 
are used to support the national activities of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 
immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 
grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 
Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 
for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu-
rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi-
ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 
may award subgrants to other States and non-State enti-
ties under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 
to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 
the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 
be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment In-
surance and Employment Service automation efforts, not-
withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 
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the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Fed-
eral Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu-
lations: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the re-
quest of a State participating in a consortium with other 
States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title 
III of the Social Security Act to other States participating 
in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 
in order to carry out activities that benefit the administra-
tion of the unemployment compensation law of the State 
making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may collect fees for the costs associated with additional 
data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating 
to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by 
State and local governments, public and private institu-
tions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and 
may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions 
of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers 
Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the 
information collection and reporting needs of such entities, 
which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re-
main available until September 30, 2023, for such pur-
poses. 
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ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 
OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 
Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 
Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable ad-
vances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 
of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal 
Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such 
sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 
obligation through September 30, 2023. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and train-
ing programs, $144,497,000 (reduced by $1,000,000), to-
gether with not to exceed $67,006,000 which may be ex-
pended from the Employment Security Administration Ac-
count in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That 
funds made available for the Office of Apprenticeship shall 
be used only for the administration of apprenticeship pro-
grams registered under the National Apprenticeship Act 
and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA and 
to provide for the full and adequate staffing of the Federal 
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Office of Apprenticeship and each of the State Offices of 
Apprenticeship. 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits 
Security Administration, $218,475,000, of which up to 
$3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 
2023, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforce-
ment litigation. 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Cor-
poration’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, in-
cluding financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of 
title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, 
as may be necessary in carrying out the program, includ-
ing associated administrative expenses, through Sep-
tember 30, 2022, for the Corporation: Provided, That 
none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 
year 2022 shall be available for obligations for administra-
tive expenses in excess of $472,955,000: Provided further, 
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That to the extent that the number of new plan partici-
pants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 
100,000 in fiscal year 2022, an amount not to exceed an 
additional $9,200,000 shall be available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for obligations for administrative ex-
penses for every 20,000 additional terminated partici-
pants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the 
amounts provided for administrative expenses in this para-
graph may be incurred and shall be available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026 for obligation for unforeseen and extraor-
dinary pre-termination or termination expenses or extraor-
dinary multiemployer program related expenses after ap-
proval by the Office of Management and Budget and noti-
fication of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
an additional amount shall be available for obligation 
through September 30, 2026 to the extent the Corpora-
tion’s costs exceed $250,000 for the provision of credit or 
identity monitoring to affected individuals upon suffering 
a security incident or privacy breach, not to exceed an ad-
ditional $100 per affected individual. 
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, $300,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Labor shall use funds made available under this heading 
to establish a national hotline to support domestic work-
ers. 
OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man-
agement Standards, $44,437,000. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE 
PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con-
tract Compliance Programs, $140,732,000. 
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ 
Compensation Programs, $138,604,000, together with 
$2,205,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 
in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses (except administrative expenses not otherwise au-
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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, $244,000,000, 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, 2021, 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, 2022: 
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, 
$80,920,000 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, $27,445,000; 
(2) For automated workload processing oper-
ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 
intake, and medical bill processing, $25,859,000; 
(3) For periodic roll disability management and 
medical review, $25,860,000; 
(4) For program integrity, $1,756,000; 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. 
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, $32,970,000, 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 2023, $11,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act, $63,428,000, 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. 
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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 2022 for expenses 
of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene-
fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 
exceed $41,464,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 
Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 
exceed $37,598,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage-
ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $342,000 
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. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, $691,787,000, including not 
to exceed $118,737,000 which shall be the maximum 
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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, 2022, to collect and retain fees for 
services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Lab-
oratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with 
the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and 
international laboratory recognition programs that ensure 
the safety of equipment and products used by workers in 
the workplace: Provided further, That $14,787,000 shall 
be available for Susan Harwood training grants, of which 
not less than $4,500,000 is for Susan Harwood Training 
Capacity Building Developmental grants for program ac-
tivities starting not later than September 30, 2022 and 
lasting for a period of 12 months. 
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MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration, $404,816,000, including purchase 
and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 
with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 
mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than 
$10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 
may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 
Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training 
materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to 
be available for mine safety and health education and 
training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administra-
tion is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 
from fees collected for the approval and certification of 
equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and 
may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build-
ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and 
private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation 
with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided 
further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 
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is authorized to promote health and safety education and 
training in the mining community through cooperative 
programs with States, industry, and safety associations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to rec-
ognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a prin-
cipal safety association and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 
reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safe-
ty and Health Administration officials as officers in local 
chapters or in the national organization: Provided further, 
That any funds available to the Department of Labor may 
be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide 
for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the 
event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv-
ices rendered, $632,653,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000), together with not to exceed 
$68,000,000 which may be expended from the Employ-
ment Security Administration account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund. 
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Within this amount, $28,470,000 for costs associated 
with the physical move of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 
headquarters, including replication of space, furniture, fix-
tures, equipment, and related costs shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026. 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 
and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 
of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 
people with disabilities, $42,711,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage-
ment, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$456,911,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, 
which may be expended from the Employment Security 
Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
Fund: 
Provided, 
That 
$97,947,000 
(reduced 
by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) for the Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs shall be available for obliga-
tion through December 31, 2022: Provided further, That 
funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Af-
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fairs may be used to administer or operate international 
labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assist-
ance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, 
grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $57,772,000 shall be for pro-
grams to combat exploitative child labor internationally 
and not less than $40,175,000 shall be used to implement 
model programs that address worker rights issues through 
technical assistance in countries with which the United 
States has free trade agreements or trade preference pro-
grams: Provided further, That $10,040,000 shall be used 
for program evaluation and shall be available for obliga-
tion through September 30, 2023: Provided further, That 
funds available for program evaluation may be used to ad-
minister grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided 
further, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation 
shall be awarded through fair and open competition: Pro-
vided further, That funds available for program evaluation 
may be transferred to any other appropriate account in 
the Department for such purpose: Provided further, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 
in advance of any transfer: Provided further, That the 
funds available to the Women’s Bureau may be used for 
grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the 
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workforce: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available to the Women’s Bureau, not less than 
$6,794,000 shall be used for grants authorized by the 
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations 
Act. 
VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $267,331,000 may be derived from the 
Employment Security Administration account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
of which— 
(1) $180,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 
grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis-
abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 
section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em-
ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 
such title, and for the expenses described in section 
4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expend-
iture by the States through September 30, 2024, 
and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Fed-
eral expenditures for data systems and contract sup-
port to allow for the tracking of participant and per-
formance information: Provided, That, in addition, 
such funds may be used to support such specialists 
and representatives in the provision of services to 
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