For the costs of administration of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 
105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 
may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au-
thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 
amounts to remain available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to 
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart-
ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 
for FHWA administrative support costs. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 
the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
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processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 
U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; 
and to publish and disseminate data relative to the fore-
going activities; $967,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014; of which $51,569,700 shall remain 
available until expended for satellite operations; and of 
which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for de-
ferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that 
exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the funds 
provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used 
to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifi-
cally authorized in writing by the property owner: Pro-
vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be 
used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 
mapping or water resources data collection and investiga-
tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali-
ties. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur-
nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo-
physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra-
tively determined that such procedures are in the public 
interest; construction and maintenance of necessary build-
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ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 
gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the 
United 
States 
National 
Committee 
for 
Geological 
Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of 
persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to rep-
resent the United States in the negotiation and adminis-
tration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities 
funded by appropriations herein made may be accom-
plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop-
erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 
with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re-
gard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 
services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con-
sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur-
poses. 
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting leases, ease-
ments, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and 
gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes 
on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations 
related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental 
studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele-
gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
ments, $59,696,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2014; and an amount not to exceed $101,404,000, to 
be credited to this appropriation and to remain available 
until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from 
increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, that are 
collected and disbursed by the Secretary, and from cost 
recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, 
analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, in fiscal year 
2013, such amounts as are assessed under 31 U.S.C. 9701 
shall be collected and credited to this account and shall 
be available until expended for necessary expenses: Pro-
vided further, That to the extent $101,404,000 in addition 
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to receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts 
stated above, the amount needed to reach $101,404,000 
shall be credited to this appropriation from receipts result-
ing from rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases 
in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable ex-
penses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine 
cleanup activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper-
ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and 
agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 
and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple-
menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele-
gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
ments, $61,375,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2014; and an amount not to exceed $60,881,000 to 
be credited to this appropriation and to remain available 
until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from 
increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, that are 
collected and disbursed by the Secretary, from cost recov-
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ery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assess-
ments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activi-
ties: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, in 
fiscal year 2013, such amounts as are assessed under 31 
U.S.C. 9701 shall be collected and credited to this account 
and shall be available until expended for necessary ex-
penses: Provided further, That to the extent $60,881,000 
in addition to receipts are not realized from the sources 
of receipts stated above, the amount needed to reach 
$60,881,000 shall be credited to this appropriation from 
receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer Continental 
Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 1993. 
For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be derived from non- 
refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2013, as 
provided in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that 
such amounts are not realized from such fees, the amount 
needed to reach $65,000,000 shall be credited to this ap-
propriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for 
Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 
1993: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts 
realized in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this 
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appropriation and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2013, not less than 50 
percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to 
fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capac-
ity and expedite the orderly development, subject to envi-
ronmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pur-
suant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the review of applications 
for permits to drill. 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 
1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title 
VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977, Public Law 95–87, $122,713,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014: Provided, That appropria-
tions for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem ex-
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penses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 
training: Provided further, That, in fiscal year 2013, up 
to $40,000 collected by the Office of Surface Mining from 
permit fees pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95– 
87 (30 U.S.C. 1257) shall be credited to this account as 
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced as collections are received dur-
ing the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2013 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$122,673,000: Provided further, That, in subsequent fiscal 
years, all amounts collected by the Office of Surface Min-
ing from permit fees pursuant to section 507 of Public 
Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257) shall be credited to this ac-
count as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 
available until expended. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, $27,366,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 
to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 
authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 
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the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public 
Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re-
lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 
projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior-
ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 
Provided further, That amounts provided under this head-
ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 
State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
With funds available for the Technical Innovation 
and Professional Services program in this or any other 
Act with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may 
transfer title for computer hardware, software and other 
technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory and 
reclamation programs. 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN 
EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
$2,404,672,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014 except as otherwise provided herein; of which not 
to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,791,000 
shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That 
in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary 
may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, 
to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af-
fected by the disaster; of which, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian 
Self-Determination 
Act 
of 
1975, 
not 
to 
exceed 
$228,000,000 shall be available for payments for contract 
support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, 
compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with 
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