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(2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on 
activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; 
or 
(3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting 
is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed- 
price contracts. 
SEC. 220. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 
fiscal year 2027 budget of the President submitted under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, informa-
tion that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for Health 
Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enact-
ment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds 
for fiscal year 2027. Such information shall include, for 
each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each 
activity specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance 
Exchange Transparency’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 
Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or 
the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 
or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to 
the ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program 
Management’’ account, may be used for payments under 
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section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to 
risk corridors). 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under 
section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the 
amounts specified, and for the activities specified under 
the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public Health Fund’’ in the 
report accompanying this Act. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 
Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. 
(c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 
section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available with-
out reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 
SEC. 223. Effective during the period beginning on 
November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2028, any pro-
vision of law that refers (including through cross-reference 
to another provision of law) to the current recommenda-
tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force 
with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, 
and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary in-
volved as if— 
(1) such reference to such current recommenda-
tions were a reference to the recommendations of 
such Task Force with respect to breast cancer 
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screening, mammography, and prevention last issued 
before 2009; and 
(2) such recommendations last issued before 
2009 applied to any screening mammography modal-
ity under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. The NIH Director may transfer funds for 
opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and 
addiction, pain management, and addiction treatment to 
other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to be used for 
the same purpose 15 days after notifying the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in 
the previous proviso is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law. 
SEC. 225. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: 
(1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from 
the Exchanges established under the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to 
enrollments during the open enrollment period; and 
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(2) Notification of any new or competitive grant 
awards, including supplements, authorized under 
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 
(b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 
and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in 
advance of any public release of enrollment information 
or the award of such grants. 
SEC. 226. In addition to the amounts otherwise avail-
able for ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Pro-
gram Management’’, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may transfer up to $455,000,000 to such account 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to 
support program management activity related to the Medi-
care Program: Provided, That except for the foregoing 
purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provi-
sion of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or 
any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to 
supplant any other amounts within such account. 
SEC. 227. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 
available for salaries and expenses of employees of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services shall also be 
available to pay travel and related expenses of such an 
employee or of a member of his or her family, when such 
employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in 
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a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that 
are the subject of a determination of a public health emer-
gency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for 
an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be ade-
quately addressed in that location at that time. For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means 
Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or 
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
SEC. 228. The Department of Health and Human 
Services may accept donations from the private sector, 
nongovernmental organizations, and other groups inde-
pendent of the Federal Government for the care of unac-
companied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
279(g)(2))) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettle-
ment of the Administration for Children and Families, in-
cluding medical goods and services, which may include 
early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, 
toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote 
the wellbeing of such children. 
SEC. 229. In addition to the existing Congressional 
notification for formal site assessments of potential influx 
facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
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propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed 
facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard- 
sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates 
that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely out-
come is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in 
the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for 
longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children 
will be otherwise placed in danger. Within 60 days of 
bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report detailing the total number of children in care at 
the facility, the average length of stay and average length 
of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that 
has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length 
of stay and reason for delay in release. 
SEC. 230. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or 
Member of the House of Representatives from entering, 
for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the 
United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody 
of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as 
defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such Senator 
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or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the 
Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business 
days in advance to ensure that such visit would not inter-
fere with the operations (including child welfare and child 
safety operations) of such facility. 
SEC. 231. Not later than 14 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make 
publicly available online, a report with respect to children 
who were separated from their parents or legal guardians 
by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regard-
less of whether or not such separation was pursuant to 
an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), 
subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, 
and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during 
the previous month. Each report shall contain the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) the number and ages of children so sepa-
rated subsequent to apprehension at or between 
ports of entry, to be reported by sector where sepa-
ration occurred; and 
(2) the documented cause of separation, as re-
ported by DHS when each child was referred. 
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SEC. 232. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 
available for salaries and expenses of employees of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be 
available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligi-
ble dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory 
at costs not in excess of those paid for or reimbursed by 
the Department of Defense. For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means Guam, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands 
SEC. 233. The Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 675C(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, subject 
to paragraph (3)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) in section 680(a)(2) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able to carry out this paragraph may be used 
for financing construction and rehabilitation, 
and for loans or investments, in private busi-
ness enterprises, including those owned by com-
munity development corporations. 
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‘‘(G) OWNERSHIP OF INTANGIBLE PROP-
ERTY AND EARNINGS.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish procedures regarding the disposition of 
intangible assets and program income that per-
mit such assets acquired with, and program in-
come derived from, grants made under this 
paragraph, to become the sole property of the 
grantees after a period of not more than 12 
years after the end of the grant period for any 
activity consistent with subsection (a)(2)(A). 
‘‘(H) USE
OF
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS.—In-
tangible assets in the form of loans, equity in-
vestments and other debt instruments, and pro-
gram income may be used by grantees for any 
eligible purpose consistent with subsection 
(a)(2)(A).’’. 
(RESCISSION AND INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 234. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Non-
recurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of 
division G of Public Law 110–161, $1,613,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2026, ex-
cept that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were previously designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That from 
any remaining unobligated balances in such Fund, the 
Secretary may transfer up to $30,000,000 to ‘‘General 
Departmental Management’’ for cybersecurity: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may obligate funds from such 
Fund for any program, project, or activity for which a no-
tification was submitted before the date of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may trans-
fer amounts into such Fund: Provided further, That any 
amounts transferred into such Fund are available for the 
purposes provided by this section or for which a notifica-
tion was submitted to such Committees on Appropriations 
before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the authority to transfer amounts under this section 
is in addition to any other transfer authority in law. 
SEC. 235. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the National Institutes of Health may be used for 
facilities and administration costs (as defined in section 
200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations) that ex-
ceed 30 percent of an award to an applicable educational 
institution that is an organization subject to taxation 
under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 236. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to conduct or support research using human fetal 
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tissue if such tissue is obtained pursuant to an induced 
abortion. 
SEC. 237. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 
funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be made available 
to a hospital or any other entity that administers any post-
graduate physician training program, or any other pro-
gram of training in the health professions, that provides 
training in the performance of, or assisting in the perform-
ance of, induced abortions, or in counseling or referrals 
for such abortions, if such program— 
(1) provides or requires such training for any 
participant in such program without the participant 
first voluntarily electing to opt in to undergo such 
training; or 
(2) subjects any participant in such program to 
discrimination on the basis that the participant does 
not— 
(A) voluntarily elect to opt in to undergo 
such training; or 
(B) perform, assist in the performance of, 
or provide counseling or referrals for, such 
abortions. 
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(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to per-
mit training described in subsection (a) that is not other-
wise allowed by law. 
SEC. 238. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds made available 
by this Act may be made available either directly, through 
a State (including through managed care contracts with 
a State), or through any other means, to a prohibited enti-
ty. 
(b) PROHIBITED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘prohibited 
entity’’ means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidi-
aries, successors, and clinics— 
(1) that, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(A) is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code; 
(B) is an essential community provider de-
scribed in section 156.235 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act), that is primarily en-
gaged in family planning services, reproductive 
health, and related medical care; and 
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(C) performs, or provides any funds to any 
other entity that performs, abortions other than 
an abortion performed— 
(i) in the case of a pregnancy that is 
the result of an act of rape or incest; or 
(ii) in the case where a woman suffers 
from a physical disorder, physical injury, 
or physical illness that would, as certified 
by a physician, place the woman in danger 
of death unless an abortion is performed, 
including a life-endangering physical condi-
tion caused by, or arising from, the preg-
nancy itself; and 
(2) for which the total amount of Federal 
grants to such entity, including grants to any affili-
ates, subsidiaries, or clinics of such entity, under 
title X of the Public Health Service Act in fiscal 
year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000. 
(c)(1) END OF PROHIBITION.—The definition in 
subsection (b) shall cease to apply to an entity if such enti-
ty certifies that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
successors, and clinics, will not perform, and will not pro-
vide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abor-
tion as described in subsection (b)(1)(C). 
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(2) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall seek repayment of any 
Federal assistance received by any entity that had 
made a certification described in paragraph (1) and 
subsequently violated the terms of such certification. 
SEC. 239. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to establish, support, administer, oversee, 
or issue a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for 
the purposes of providing information on, promoting ac-
cess to, or facilitating an abortion. 
SEC. 240. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require any project under title X of 
the PHS Act to refer for abortions: Provided, That no pro-
vider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be 
required to subvert or operate in conflict with any State 
law limiting referral for abortion/pregnancy counseling. 
SEC. 241. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex-
ecutive Order 14076 (Protecting Access to Reproductive 
Healthcare Services) or Executive Order 14079 (Securing 
Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services). 
SEC. 242. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or provided under a previous or subsequent appro-
priations Act to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, or provided from any account in the Treasury 
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of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to such Department, may be used to enforce the final 
rule titled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and 
Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health 
Care Staff Vaccination Requirements’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 
61555), or any substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex-
ecutive Order 13988, entitled ‘‘Preventing and Combating 
Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual 
Orientation’’, published by the Executive Office of the 
President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023). 
SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any social, psychological, behavioral, 
or medical intervention performed for the purposes of in-
tentionally changing the body of an individual (including 
by disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its nat-
ural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer 
correspond to the individual’s biological sex. 
SEC. 245. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to issue or implement as a final rule 
the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health 
Programs and Activities’’ published by the Department of 
Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on 
August 4, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 47824) (relating to section 
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1557 of the Affordable Care Act) or any successor or sub-
stantially similar rule. 
SEC. 246. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Designated Placement Requirements 
Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children’’, 
89 Fed. Reg. 34818 (effective July 1, 2024) or any suc-
cessor or substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 247. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Unaccompanied Children Program 
Foundational Rule’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 34384 (effective July 
1, 2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 248. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to place an unaccompanied alien child with 
a sponsor in any case where such unaccompanied alien 
child has been convicted of a crime, or has a pending 
criminal charge relating to gang affiliation or activity, in 
the United States or in such unaccompanied alien child’s 
country of origin or country of last habitual residence. 
SEC. 249. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 
Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facili-
ties and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency 
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Reporting’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 40876 (effective June 21, 
2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 250. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insur-
ance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits 
Coverage’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (effective June 17, 
2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 251. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to determine that a public health emergency ex-
ists pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), or issue any related order that 
would impede, limit, or restrict a citizen’s Second Amend-
ment rights. 
SEC. 252. Title II of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 245 (42 U.S.C. 238n) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 245A. CIVIL ACTION FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A qualified party may, in a civil 
action, obtain appropriate relief with regard to a des-
ignated violation. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
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‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES NOT REQUIRED.— 
An action under this section may be commenced, and relief 
may be granted, without regard to whether the party com-
mencing the action has sought or exhausted any available 
administrative remedies. 
‘‘(d) DEFENDANTS.—An action under this section 
may be maintained against a Federal agency committing 
a designated violation described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or 
any recipient or subrecipient of Federal assistance com-
mitting a designated violation described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B), including a State governmental entity. 
‘‘(e) NATURE OF RELIEF.—In an action under this 
section, the court shall grant— 
‘‘(1) all appropriate relief, including injunctive 
relief, declaratory relief, and compensatory damages, 
to prevent the occurrence, continuance, or repetition 
of the designated violation and to compensate for 
losses resulting from the designated violation; and 
‘‘(2) to a prevailing plaintiff, reasonable attor-
neys’ fees and litigation costs. 
Relief in an action under this section may include money 
damages even if the defendant is a governmental entity. 
‘‘(f) ABROGATION OF STATE IMMUNITY.—No State 
or governmental official that commits a designated viola-
tion shall be immune under the Tenth Amendment to the 
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Constitution of the United States, the Eleventh Amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States, or any 
other source of law, from an action under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 253. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Improving Child Care Access, Afford-
ability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development 
Fund (CCDF)’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 15366 (effective April 30, 
2024)) insofar as such rule makes changes relating to sec-
tions 98.16(z) and 98.30(b)(1) of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 254. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to place an 
unaccompanied alien child with an alien sponsor who has 
not been admitted (as defined in paragraph (13) of section 
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a))) or who is deportable under section 237(a) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)). 
SEC. 255. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Na-
tional Institutes of Health, and Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration to fund or carry 
out any research relating to gunshot injury or mortality 
prevention that treats crimes committed with a firearm 
as a public health epidemic, including advocating, pro-
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moting, or studying firearm-related restrictions or policies; 
firearm disenfranchisement, bans, confiscation, or reg-
istration, or other gun control measures; and any other 
restriction on firearms: Provided, That nothing shall pre-
vent the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
National Institutes of Health, and the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration from carrying 
out research on medical procedures, practices, treatments, 
medicines, and therapies related to gunshot injuries and 
recovery. 
SEC. 256. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for research on vertebrate animals for 
the purpose of studying the effects of drugs, surgery, or 
other interventions to alter the human body (including by 
disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its natural 
functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer cor-
respond to its biological sex. 
SEC. 257. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement CMS-5056-N, ‘‘Implemen-
tation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the 
Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) 
Model,’’ or any such model that implements prior author-
izations in traditional Medicare. 
SEC. 258. Section 752 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 294b) is amended in subsection (g) by 
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striking ‘‘fiscal years 2023 through 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2026 through 2028’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of 
title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 
418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to 
in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $14,850,490,000, of which 
$3,974,313,000 shall become available on July 1, 2026, 
and shall remain available through September 30, 2027, 
and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on 
October 1, 2026, and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2027, for academic year 2026–2027: Provided, 
That $3,614,089,000 shall be for basic grants under sec-
tion 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 
$5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) on October 1, 2025, to obtain annually updated 
local educational agency-level census poverty data from 
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the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 
$1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under 
section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 
$4,825,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 
1125 
of 
the 
ESEA: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$4,825,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive 
grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur-
ther, That $224,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 
2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available for this heading by section 1112 
of title I of division A of Public Law 119-4 on October 
1, 2025, $938,266,000 are hereby rescinded. 
IMPACT AID 
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 
ESEA, $1,630,151,000, of which $1,477,000,000 shall be 
for basic support payments under section 7003(b), 
$49,316,000 shall be for payments for children with dis-
abilities under section 7003(d), $19,000,000 shall be for 
construction under section 7007(a), $80,000,000 shall be 
for Federal property payments under section 7002, and 
$4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for facilities maintenance under section 7008: Provided, 
That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment 
for an eligible local educational agency under section 
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7003(a) for school year 2025–2026, children enrolled in 
a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible 
for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but 
due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, 
or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such 
children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal 
guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 
reside on Federal property as described in section 
7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, 
shall be considered as eligible students under such section, 
provided such students remain in average daily attendance 
at a school in the same local educational agency they at-
tended prior to their change in eligibility status. 
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out school improvement activities au-
thorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 
1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title 
V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the 
Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; and the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, $4,840,964,000, of which 
$3,068,673,000 shall become available on July 1, 2026, 
and remain available through September 30, 2027, and 
of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on Octo-
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ber 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 
30, 2027, for academic year 2026–2027: Provided, That 
$1,329,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: Provided 
further, That $45,897,000 shall be for part B of title VI, 
which may be used for construction, renovation, and mod-
ernization of any public elementary school, secondary 
school, or structure related to a public elementary school 
or secondary school that serves a predominantly Native 
Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 percent limitation 
in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use of funds for 
administrative purposes shall apply only to direct adminis-
trative costs: Provided further, That $44,953,000 shall be 
for part C of title VI, which shall be awarded on a com-
petitive basis, and may be used for construction, and that 
the 5 percent limitation in section 6305 of the ESEA on 
the use of funds for administrative purposes shall apply 
only to direct administrative costs: Provided further, That 
$225,000,000 shall be for part B of title V: Provided fur-
ther, That in carrying out such part B the percentage in 
section 316(b)(1)(D) of title III of division H of Public 
Law 116–260 shall be deemed 75 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,385,000,000 shall be available for grants 
under subpart 1 of part A of title IV: Provided further, 
That funds provided by Public Law 117–328 and this Act 
for subpart B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Home-
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less Assistance Act shall be available for expenditure by 
educational agencies and institutions for an additional fis-
cal year following the succeeding fiscal year provided by 
subsection 421(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions 
Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
for this heading by section 1112 of title I of division A 
of Public Law 119-4 on October 1, 2025, $1,681,441,000 
are hereby rescinded. 
SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 
For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 
and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $190,000,000, 
to remain available through December 31, 2026: Provided, 
That $190,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of 
which up to $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Re-
sponse to Violence (Project SERV) program. 
INDIAN EDUCATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 
not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, 
$199,746,000, of which $72,000,000 shall be for subpart 
2 of part A of title VI and $17,365,000 shall be for sub-
part 3 of part A of title VI: Provided, That the 5 percent 
limitation in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 6133(g) of 
the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes 
shall apply only to direct administrative costs: Provided 
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further, That grants awarded under sections 6132 and 
6133 of the ESEA with funds provided under this heading 
may be for a period of up to 5 years. 
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 
3, and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E 
and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, 
$891,000,000: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be for 
subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II and shall be made 
available without regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 
2241: Provided further, That $639,000,000 shall be for 
parts C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, 
and shall be made available without regard to sections 
4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, 
That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to these 
funds available for part C of title IV: Provided further, 
That of the funds available for part C of title IV, the Sec-
retary shall use not less than $65,000,000 to carry out 
section 4304 of the ESEA, amounts made available to 
carry out section 4305(b) of the ESEA shall remain avail-
able through March 31, 2027, and not more than 
$16,000,000 to carry out the activities in section 
4305(a)(3) of the ESEA: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 4304(k)(2)(C) of the ESEA, in making 
awards under section 4304(k), the Secretary may pay a 
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Federal share of up to 100 percent of the cost of estab-
lishing or enhancing, and administering, a per-pupil facili-
ties aid program for each of the first two fiscal years for 
which the program receives funding: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall permit any State entity, as de-
fined under section 4303(a), to receive a grant under sec-
tion 4304(k): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
permit such a State entity to receive such a grant if any 
form of State or local financial support for charter school 
facilities, such as the capitalization of a State revolving 
loan fund to support charter school facilities financing, 
and not necessarily a program of per-pupil facilities aid, 
will 
meet 
the 
matching 
requirements 
of 
section 
4304(k)2)(C): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
allow entities receiving grants under section 4303 to use 
up to 10 percent of such grants for activities described 
in section 4303(b)(2) and up to 5 percent for the activities 
described in section 4303(c)(1)(C): Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 4601(b), $229,000,000 shall be 
available through December 31, 2026 for subpart 1 of 
part F of title IV. 
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE 
SERVICES 
SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 
and Empowerment Act of 2004, $15,493,264,000, of 
which $5,910,321,000 shall become available on July 1, 
2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2027, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 
on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2027, for academic year 2026–2027: Pro-
vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 
shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 
that activity during fiscal year 2025, increased by the 
amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 
of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro-
priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 
than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2025: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 
to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 
States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub-
ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 
allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
is 
reduced 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 
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a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until 
the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s alloca-
tion under section 611 is reduced in accordance with sec-
tion 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may re-
serve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears 
the same relation to the maximum amount described in 
that 
paragraph 
as 
the 
reduction 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 
would have received in that fiscal year under section 
611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 
funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 
fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 
requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 
section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec-
tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 
under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech-
nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 
States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 
616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv-
ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 
quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 
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Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the 
IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 
633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention 
services to a child who previously received services under 
part C of the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of 
the school year following the child’s third birthday with 
parental consent and without regard to the procedures in 
section 635(c) of the IDEA: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 638 of the IDEA, a State may use 
funds appropriated under Part C of the IDEA to conduct 
child find, public awareness, and referral activities for an 
individual who is expected to become a parent of an infant 
with a disability (as that term is defined in section 
632(5)), as established by medical or other records: Pro-
vided further, That any State electing to use funds under 
the preceding proviso shall ensure that, as soon as possible 
but not later than 45 days after the child’s birth, it com-
pletes the referral and eligibility process under this part 
for that child. 
REHABILITATION SERVICES 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 
National 
Center 
Act, 
$4,648,295,000, 
of 
which 
$4,504,096,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili-
tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act. 
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SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education 
of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $44,431,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986, $94,500,000: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207 of such Act. 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $168,361,000, of 
which up to $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for construction, as defined by section 
201(2) of such Act: Provided, That from the total amount 
available, the University may at its discretion use funds 
for the endowment program as authorized under section 
207 of such Act. 
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OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT 
EDUCATION 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’), $1,475,000,000, of 
which $684,000,000 shall become available on July 1, 
2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2027, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available 
on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That up to $10,152,000 
shall be available for innovation and modernization grants 
under such section 114(e) of the Perkins Act. 
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961, 
and 
section 
117 
of 
the 
Perkins 
Act, 
$2,714,241,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds made available in this Act 
to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) 
of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign 
countries by individuals who are participating in advanced 
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foreign language training and international studies in 
areas that are vital to United States national security and 
who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of 
these countries in the fields of government, the profes-
sions, or international development: Provided further, That 
of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 
1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national 
outreach, and information dissemination activities: Pro-
vided further, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made 
available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title 
IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: Provided fur-
ther, That section 313(d) of the HEA shall not apply to 
an institution of higher education that is eligible to receive 
funding under section 318 of the HEA: Provided further, 
That amounts made available for carrying out section 
419N of the HEA may be awarded notwithstanding the 
limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of the HEA: Provided 
further, 
That 
activities 
authorized 
under 
sections 
317(c)(2)(B), 319(c)(2)(B), and 320(c)(2)(B) of the HEA 
may include construction and maintenance in classrooms, 
libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this Act to carry out part B of title III of the HEA, 
$6,000,000 shall be for grants to supplement amounts 
awarded to part B institutions that are junior or commu-
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nity colleges, as defined in section 312(f) of the HEA: Pro-
vided further, That the supplemental funds described in 
the preceding proviso are in addition to any grant award 
that any institution may receive under section 323 of the 
HEA and shall be allocated in accordance with the allot-
ments specified under section 324 of such Act. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For 
partial 
support 
of 
Howard 
University, 
$240,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
University Endowment Act and shall remain available 
until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac-
tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 
121 of the HEA, $298,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as au-
thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2027: 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 
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these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$500,000,000: Provided further, That these funds may be 
used to support loans to public and private Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi-
tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi-
nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 
III of the HEA, $528,000. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 
and part C of title IV of the HEA, $23,254,221,000 which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2027. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2026–2027 shall be $6,335. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 
parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 
1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 
$2,058,943,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2027. 
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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education 
Sciences as authorized by section 208 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act and carrying out activities 
authorized by the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Edu-
cational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 
664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
$740,373,000, which shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That funds available to carry 
out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 
Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and sec-
ondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, 
and workforce data systems, or to further develop such 
systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of the 
funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational 
Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public 
or private organizations or agencies to support activities 
to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, 
State, and national levels. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
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lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$293,007,000. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $91,000,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $63,000,000, of which 
$3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2027. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 
such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority grant-
ed by this section shall not be used to create any new pro-
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gram or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 
are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con-
solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 
the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2026, through 
September 30, 2027. 
SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 
maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap-
propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 
2026 may use the income from that fund to award schol-
arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 
331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 
such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 
be considered to have been an allowable use of that in-
come, subject to that limitation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 
and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 
SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2026’’ for 
‘‘2021’’. 
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SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1087h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for 
‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available 
for payments for student loan servicing to an institution 
of higher education that services outstanding Federal Per-
kins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.). 
SEC. 308. The Secretary may reserve not more than 
0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act 
for an HEA program, except for any amounts made avail-
able for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, to 
carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to col-
lect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized 
by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available in 
this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account 
shall be subject to the reservation under this section: Pro-
vided further, That any funds reserved under this section 
shall be available through September 30, 2028: Provided 
further, That if, under any other provision of law, funds 
are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activi-
ties with respect to a program or project, the Secretary 
may also reserve funds for such program or project for 
the purposes described in this section so long as the total 
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reservation of funds for such program or project does not 
exceed any statutory limits on such reservations: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial 
obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Education and Workforce 
of the House of Representatives a plan that identifies the 
source and amount of funds reserved under this section, 
the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld for 
the purposes of this section, and the activities to be carried 
out with such funds. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 309. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, up to $13,000,000 
shall be available for the Secretary of Education (‘‘the 
Secretary’’) to provide support services to the Institute of 
Education Sciences (including, but not limited to informa-
tion technology services, lease or procurement of office 
space, human resource services, financial management 
services, financial systems support, budget formulation 
and execution, legal counsel, equal employment oppor-
tunity services, physical security, facilities management, 
acquisition and contract management, grants administra-
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tion and policy, and enterprise risk management): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall calculate the actual 
amounts obligated and expended for such support services 
by using a standard Department of Education method-
ology for allocating the cost of all such support services: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer any 
amounts available for IES support services in excess of 
actual amounts needed for IES support services, as so cal-
culated, to the ‘‘Program Administration’’ account from 
the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account: Provided 
further, That in order to address any shortfall between 
amounts available for IES support services and amounts 
needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Sec-
retary may transfer necessary amounts to the ‘‘Institute 
of Education Sciences’’ account from the ‘‘Program Ad-
ministration’’ account: Provided further, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance 
of any transfer made pursuant to this section. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 310. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De-
partment of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ es-
tablished in section 313 of division H of Public Law 116– 
260, $197,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than 
September 30, 2026: Provided, That from any remaining 
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unobligated balances in such Fund, the Secretary may 
transfer up to $15,000,000 to ‘‘Student Aid Administra-
tion’’ for information technology, to remain available 
through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may obligate funds from such Fund for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which a notification was sub-
mitted before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may transfer amounts into 
such Fund: Provided further, That any amounts trans-
ferred into such Fund are available for the purposes pro-
vided by this section or for which a notification was sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate before the date of en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That the authority 
to transfer amounts under this section is in addition to 
any other transfer authority in law. 
SEC. 311. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide financial assistance to an edu-
cational institution that allows an individual whose sex is 
male to participate in an athletic program or activity that 
is designated for women or girls. For the purpose of this 
section, the term ‘‘sex’’ means the reproductive biology 
and genetics of an individual as determined solely at birth. 
SEC. 312. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Education, or provided under a pre-
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vious or subsequent appropriations Act to such Depart-
ment, may be used to enforce any of the following rules 
or interpretations related to title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.1681-1688): 
(1) The final rule titled, ‘‘Nondiscrimination on 
the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activi-
ties Receiving Federal Financial Assistance’’, 89 
Fed. Reg. 33474 (effective August 1, 2024). 
(2) The proposed rule titled, ‘‘Nondiscrimina-
tion on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: 
Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female 
Athletic Teams’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 22860; published 
April 13, 2023). 
(3) The notice of interpretation titled, ‘‘En-
forcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 With Respect to Discrimination Based on 
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Light of 
Bostock v. Clayton County’’, (86 Fed. Reg. 32637; 
published June 22, 2021). 
(4) Any substantially similar rule or interpreta-
tion. 
SEC. 313. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be provided to any public institution of high-
er education that denies to a religious student organiza-
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tion any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise af-
forded to other student organizations at the institution 
(including full access to the facilities of the institution and 
official recognition of the organization by the institution) 
because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leader-
ship standards, or standards of conduct of the religious 
student organization. 
SEC. 314. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to— 
(1) implement the modifications of statutory 
and regulatory provisions relating to debt discharge 
described in the rule published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on October 12, 
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 61514), or take any substan-
tially similar action; 
(2) implement, administer, or enforce section 
682.215 or section 685 of title 34, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to income-based repayment 
and income-driven repayment), as amended by the 
final regulations published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on July 10, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 43820 et seq.) or take any substan-
tially similar action; 
(3) implement, administer, or enforce section 
685.401 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (re-
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lating to borrower defense to repayment), as amend-
ed by the final regulations published by the Depart-
ment of Education in the Federal Register on No-
vember 1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65904 et seq.) or 
take any substantially similar action; 
(4) implement, administer, or enforce section 
668.28 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (re-
lating to the 90/10 rule), as added or amended by 
the final regulations published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on October 28, 
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65426 et. seq.) or take any sub-
stantially similar action; 
(5) implement, administer, or enforce sections 
600.10, 600.21, 668.2, 668.13, 668.43, 668.91, 
668.402 
through 
668.409 
(excluding 
section 
668.408), and 668.601 through 668.606 of title 34, 
Code of Federal Regulations (relating to financial 
value transparency and gainful employment), as 
added or amended by the final regulations published 
by the Department of Education in the Federal Reg-
ister on October 10, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 70004 et. 
seq.) or take any substantially similar action; or 
(6) finalize, implement, administer, or enforce 
the proposed rule titled ‘‘Student Debt Relief for the 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Di-
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rect Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan 
(FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Per-
kins) Program, and the Health Education Assist-
ance Loan (HEAL) Program’’ published by the De-
partment of Education in the Federal Register on 
April 17, 2024 (89 FR 27564) or any substantially 
similar rule. 
SEC. 315. The Workforce Pell Grants authorized 
under section 401(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
shall hereafter be known and designated as ‘‘Trump 
Grants’’. 
SEC. 316. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by any local education agency to conduct 
student-involved active shooter drills in schools without 
first providing student participants under 16 years old 
with the ability to opt out of such exercises with parental 
or legal guardianship consent. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICA FIRST CORPS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 
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‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 
to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $524,725,000, notwith-
standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 
of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 
of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 
of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 
the grants cycle; (2) $9,769,000 shall be available to pro-
vide assistance to State commissions on national and com-
munity service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and 
notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) 
$20,923,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of 
the 1990 Act; (4) $8,558,000 shall be available for ex-
penses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 
Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P 
shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis; and 
(5) $55,105,000 shall be for the Retired Senior Volunteer 
Program: Provided further, That for the purposes of car-
rying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in sec-
tion 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by 
the local community. 
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PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the National Service Trust estab-
lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 
amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 
to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 
the National Service Trust upon determination that such 
transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 
service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap-
propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 
may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 
without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 
under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 
504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au-
thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em-
ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 
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U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $69,627,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$8,595,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available until 
expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 
to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 
through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 
year 2026, during any grant selection process, an officer 
or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov-
ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 
directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 
or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re-
ceive such information. 
SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 
under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 
first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 
thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require-
ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 
match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup-
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port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 
Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 
2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 
196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro-
grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 
Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro-
grams and operations. 
SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 
146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 
the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 
to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 
101 of the Act. 
SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 
189D of the 1990 Act— 
(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 
section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 
section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 
1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 
(2) individuals described in such section shall 
be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 
NCPA; and 
(3) State Commissions on National and Com-
munity Service established pursuant to section 178 
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of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 
history record information, consistent with Public 
Law 92–544. 
SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146, and 
147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com-
pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur-
ing a period of not more than one year may receive a na-
tional service education award having a value of 70 per-
cent of the value of a national service education award 
determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 
SEC. 407. Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘an approved national 
service position’’ for ‘‘a national service program that re-
ceives grants under subtitle C’’. 
SEC. 408. CNCS and AmeriCorps shall hereafter be 
known and designated as ‘‘America First Corps’’. 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
(referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 
under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 
$13,124,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 
central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 
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8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re-
quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 
51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com-
mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 
central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 
agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re-
porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 
of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 
such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 
heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele-
ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 
A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any 
such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 
section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
prior to executing a written agreement with the Com-
mittee: Provided further, That no less than $3,150,000 
shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the closure of 
the 
Federal 
Mediation 
and 
Conciliation 
Service, 
$7,400,000, to remain available until expended. 
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