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SEC. 806. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 
of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 
should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 807. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 
of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 
(sec. 9-1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 
respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 
Bridge Project. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 
means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 
Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 
the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 
passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 
access crossings over the Potomac River. 
SEC. 808. No services may be made available in ac-
cordance with section 740(a) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40(a), D.C. Official Code) at 
any time during fiscal year 2023. 
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SEC. 809. Section 3 of the District of Columbia Col-
lege Access Act of 1999 (sec.38–2702, D.C. Official 
Code), is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1), by redesignating sub-
paragraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and inserting 
after subparagraph (A) the following new subpara-
graph; ‘‘(B) after making reductions under subpara-
graph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition 
and fee payment of each eligible student who re-
ceives more than $10,000 for the award year; and’’; 
and 
(5) in subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1), as 
so redesignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’. 
SEC. 810. ADJUSTMENTS IN COMPENSATION RATES 
FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL.— 
(a) ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFEND-
ANTS.— 
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(1) Section 11–2604(a), District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by striking ‘‘at a fixed 
rate of $90 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘an hourly rate 
not to exceed the rate payable under section 
3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code’’. 
(2) The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATORS.— 
(1) Section 11–2605, District of Columbia Offi-
cial Code, is amended in subsections (b) and (c) by 
striking ‘‘(or, in the case of investigative services, a 
fixed rate of $25 per hour)’’ each place it appears. 
(2) The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to investigative services provided 
in connection with cases and proceedings initiated on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 811. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
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DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 
lands, and performance of other functions, including main-
tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage-
ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general 
administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 
potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 
Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,416,126,000 
(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2024; of which 
$79,345,000 for annual and deferred maintenance and 
$156,100,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as 
authorized by Public Law 92–195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.), shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Proc-
essing Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau- 
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related expenses associated with the processing of oil and 
gas applications for permits to drill and related use of au-
thorizations: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be 
made available for the purposes described in section 
122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 115–31 (43 
U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)). 
In addition, $51,020,000, to remain available until 
expended, is for conducting oil and gas inspection activi-
ties, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau 
and credited to this appropriation from onshore oil and 
gas inspection fees that the Bureau shall collect, as pro-
vided for in this Act; and $39,696,000 is for Mining Law 
Administration program operations, including the cost of 
administering the mining claim fee program, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col-
lected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation 
from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that 
are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2023, so as to result 
in a final appropriation estimated at not more than 
$1,416,126,000 and $2,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, from communication site rental fees established 
by the Bureau for the cost of administering communica-
tion site activities. 
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, 
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and 
other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and 
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 
adjacent to such grant lands; $125,049,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the 
aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year 
from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 
California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 
General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec-
ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal 
rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), 
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under 
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sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range im-
provements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts 
from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart-
ment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses. 
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related 
to processing application documents and other authoriza-
tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources, 
for costs of providing copies of official public land docu-
ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi-
nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, 
and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 
as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the con-
trary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received 
pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, 
compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 
pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
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1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under 
the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior 
to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands ad-
ministered through the Bureau of Land Management 
which have been damaged by the action of a resource de-
veloper, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, 
without regard to whether all moneys collected from each 
such action are used on the exact lands damaged which 
led to the action: Provided further, That any such moneys 
that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage 
to the exact land for which funds were collected may be 
used to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 
under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 
amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Pub-
lic Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as 
may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, ap-
praisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands 
under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 
operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimburs-
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able agreements with public and private entities, including 
with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be avail-
able for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of tem-
porary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec-
essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 
United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to 
exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 
Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under co-
operative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements au-
thorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 
in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash 
or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator 
is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 
further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 
commitment by a State government to provide an identi-
fied amount of money in support of the project may be 
carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. 
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
performance of other authorized functions related to such 
resources, $1,649,753,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed 
$25,946,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing 
petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regu-
lations, and taking any other steps to implement actions 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), 
or 
(c)(2)(B)(ii)) of such section. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti-
lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 
of lands and interests therein; $32,904,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts are 
available for the modernization of field communication ca-
pabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purpose. 
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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION 
FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 
$24,564,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conserva-
tion Fund. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et 
seq.), $5,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 
4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Con-
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servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 
et seq.), $25,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions 
of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and imple-
mentation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 
$74,362,000 (increased by $74,362,000) (reduced by 
$74,362,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided herein, $6,250,000 is for a competitive grant pro-
gram for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provi-
sions of this appropriation: Provided further, That 
$7,862,000 is for a competitive grant program to imple-
ment approved plans for States, territories, and other ju-
risdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the re-
gional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not sub-
ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$14,112,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the 
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amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to 
the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half 
of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not 
more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion 
the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one- 
third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area 
of such State bears to the total land area of all such 
States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio 
to which the population of such State bears to the total 
population of all such States: Provided further, That the 
amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be ad-
justed equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a 
sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available 
for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year 
or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Fed-
eral share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 
percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided fur-
ther, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 
be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, 
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That any amount apportioned in 2023 to any State, terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
September 30, 2024, shall be reapportioned, together with 
funds appropriated in 2025, in the manner provided here-
in. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 
carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex-
penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. 
Appropriations and funds available to the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of 
damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 
areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each op-
tion; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on 
conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquar-
ia, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of 
the Service and to which the United States has title, and 
which are used pursuant to law in connection with man-
agement, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Serv-
ice may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
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from cooperators in connection with jointly produced pub-
lications for which the cooperators share at least one-half 
the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Serv-
ice determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accept-
ed quality standards: Provided further, That the Service 
may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing 
aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap-
proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ 
and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of 
such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revis-
ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice–Resource Management’’ in title I of division E of Pub-
lic Law 112–74 (16 U.S.C. 742l–1) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’ and striking ‘‘$400,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service and for the general 
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administration 
of 
the 
National 
Park 
Service, 
$3,089,856,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000), of which $11,661,000 for planning and 
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora-
tion and $135,980,000 for maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation 
projects 
for 
constructed 
assets 
and 
$188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for con-
structed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 for 
uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United 
States Code shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act are available for the purposes of section 
5 of Public Law 95–348: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American 
History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public 
Law 115–102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be made available for the purposes spec-
ified by that Act: Provided further, That sections (7)(b) 
and (8) of that Act shall be amended by striking ‘‘July 
1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2024’’. 
In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 
of Public Law 116–9, an amount equal to the amount de-
posited in this fiscal year into the National Park Medical 
Services Fund established pursuant to such section of 
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such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be de-
rived from such Fund. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 
partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $88,243,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 
54, United States Code), $170,825,000 (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000), to be derived from 
the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, of which $26,500,000 shall be 
for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation of 
nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as au-
thorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, 
That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall 
be matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That 
individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: Pro-
vided further, That all projects to be funded shall be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 
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with the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds provided for the 
Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive 
grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the 
National Register of Historic Places and as National His-
toric Landmarks associated with communities currently 
under-represented, as determined by the Secretary; 
$26,750,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites 
and stories of the Civil Rights movement; $10,000,000 is 
for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; 
$10,000,000 is for competitive grants for the restoration 
of historic properties of national, State, and local signifi-
cance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National 
Register of Historic Places, to be made without imposing 
the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) 
(54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical Preserva-
tion Act; $3,000,000 is for a competitive grant program 
to honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United 
States by restoring and preserving sites and structures 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places that 
commemorate 
the 
founding 
of 
the 
nation; 
and 
$11,650,000 is for projects specified for the Historic Pres-
ervation Fund in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items’’ included for this division in the report accom-
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panying this Act: Provided further, That such competitive 
grants shall be made without imposing the matching re-
quirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United 
States Code to States and Indian tribes as defined in 
chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, 
local governments, including Certified Local Governments, 
and non-profit organizations. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replace-
ment of physical facilities, and compliance and planning 
for programs and areas administered by the National 
Park Service, $279,340,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2023 with a future phase indicated in the National Park 
Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single pro-
curement may be issued which includes the full scope of 
the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and 
contract shall contain the clause availability of funds 
found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That Na-
tional Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Fran-
chise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available 
for the cost of adjustments and changes within the origi-
nal scope of effort for projects funded by the National 
Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, 
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That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 
reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 
authorized by this section. 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating 
to challenge cost share agreements, $15,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for Centennial Challenge 
projects and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 
percent of the total cost of each project or program shall 
be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of do-
nated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by 
an irrevocable letter of credit. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 
101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise 
fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for ex-
penditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, 
for use at any unit within the National Park System to 
extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or 
leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used 
for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit an-
ticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the con-
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tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex-
tinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefit-
ting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the origi-
nating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 
contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds 
so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
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. 203. 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-
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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 
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 
U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related purposes as authorized by 
law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the 
foregoing activities; $1,644,232,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024; of which $92,274,000 shall re-
main available until expended for satellite operations; and 
of which $74,840,000 shall be available until expended for 
deferred 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 
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 
Provided 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. 
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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-
ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 
gauging stations, observation wells, and seismic equip-
ment; expenses of the United States National Committee 
for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and 
expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly ap-
pointed to represent the United States in the negotiation 
and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That 
activities funded by appropriations herein made may be 
accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or co-
operative 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 
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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. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting and admin-
istering leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements 
for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and ma-
rine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and 
approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for imple-
menting other laws and to the extent provided by Presi-
dential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants 
or cooperative agreements $228,765,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000), of which $191,765,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) is to remain available until September 30, 
2024, and of which $37,000,000 is to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation 
shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of 
the Interior and credited to this appropriation from addi-
tions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental 
rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery 
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fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean En-
ergy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$191,765,000 
(increased 
by 
$1,000,000): Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 
shall be available for reasonable expenses related to pro-
moting 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, $175,086,000, of which $151,086,000 is to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
$24,000,000 is to remain available until expended, includ-
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ing $5,000,000 for offshore decommissioning activities: 
Provided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and 
credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts 
resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on 
August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activi-
ties conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $156,086,000. 
For an additional amount, $44,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col-
lected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, 
which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees 
collected in fiscal year 2023, as provided in this Act: Pro-
vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
inspection fees exceed $44,000,000, the amounts realized 
in excess of $44,000,000 shall be credited to this appro-
priation and remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2023, not less than 50 percent 
of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety 
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and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund per-
sonnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and 
expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental 
safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant 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, 
$15,099,000, 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, $122,076,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, of which $65,000,000 shall 
be available for state and tribal regulatory grants: Pro-
vided, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Min-
ing Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the 
travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel 
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attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and En-
forcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en-
force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 
of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That fees as-
sessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 
507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary off-
setting collections, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re-
ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 
year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$122,076,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, $34,142,000, 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 
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 
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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. 
In addition, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for grants to States and federally recognized In-
dian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
conditions described in the report accompanying this Act: 
Provided, That such additional amount shall be used for 
economic and community development in conjunction with 
the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Con-
trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): 
Provided further, That of such additional amount, 
$88,042,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 
three Appalachian States with the greatest amount of un-
funded needs to meet the priorities described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of such section, $35,218,000 shall be 
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distributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian 
States with the subsequent greatest amount of unfunded 
needs to meet such priorities, and $11,740,000 shall be 
for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes without 
regard to their status as certified or uncertified under the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned mine lands 
and other related activities in accordance with the terms 
and conditions described in the report accompanying this 
Act and shall be used for economic and community devel-
opment in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977: Provided further, That such additional amount shall 
be allocated to States and Indian Tribes within 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $2,149,387,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, except as otherwise provided 
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herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to ex-
ceed $78,488,000 shall be for welfare assistance pay-
ments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal dis-
asters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap 
for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, 
to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af-
fected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally 
recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allo-
cations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $67,084,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for housing improvement, road main-
tenance, land acquisition, attorney fees, litigation support, 
land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settle-
ment Program: Provided further, That any forestry funds 
allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain un-
obligated as of September 30, 2024, may be transferred 
during fiscal year 2025 to an Indian forest land assistance 
account established for the benefit of the holder of the 
funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided fur-
ther, That any such unobligated balances not so trans-
ferred shall expire on September 30, 2025: Provided fur-
ther, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field 
employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uni-
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forms or other identifying articles of clothing for per-
sonnel: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs may accept transfers of funds from United States 
Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 
funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads 
owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on 
the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 
U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION 
For the acquisition of fractional interests to further 
land consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land 
Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
462), and the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–374), $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That any provision of 
the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 
(Public Law 106–462) that requires or otherwise relates 
to application of a lien shall not apply to the acquisitions 
funded herein. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be nec-
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essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483; $181,009,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 
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may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Reclamation: Provided further, That any funds provided 
for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of 
November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available 
on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That this 
appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the 
Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for 
the appropriate share of construction costs for space ex-
pansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform im-
plementation: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 
3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 
1749). 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND 
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses 
for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle-
ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 114–322, and 
116–260, and for implementation of other land and water 
rights settlements, $825,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
$13,884,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, of which $2,680,000 is for administrative expenses, 
as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: 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 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
exceed $150,213,551. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
education programs, as authorized by law, including the 
Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 
1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
$1,202,676,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2024, except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That 
federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal 
priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: 
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Provided further, That not to exceed $870,288,000 for 
school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and 
other education programs shall become available on July 
1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian 
Self–Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $99,107,000 within and 
only from such amounts made available for school oper-
ations shall be available for administrative cost grants as-
sociated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2023: Pro-
vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu-
reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur-
chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel. 
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary 
for the operation of Indian education programs, including 
architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisi-
tion of lands, and interests in lands; $375,102,000 to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That in order to 
ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may assume control of a project and 
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all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee 
receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 
Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of 
the project and commenced construction. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of In-
dian Education may carry out the operation of Indian pro-
grams by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, compacts, and grants, either directly or in coopera-
tion with States and other organizations. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in 
support of the management, operation, and maintenance 
of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau 
of Indian Education for central office oversight and Exec-
utive Direction and Administrative Services (except Exec-
utive Direction and Administrative Services funding for 
Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities 
operations and maintenance) shall be available for con-
tracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian 
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Education under the provisions of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–413). 
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not di-
minish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to 
that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship 
between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s 
ability to access future appropriations. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 
the amounts provided herein for assistance to public 
schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to 
support the operation of any elementary or secondary 
school in the State of Alaska. 
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation shall be used to support expanded grades for any 
school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place 
or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school 
in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of 
October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior 
may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to 
one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 
waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission 
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of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one 
grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bu-
reau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on Octo-
ber 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any 
prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be avail-
able, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, 
only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of Sep-
tember 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that 
was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 
under this Act may not be used to establish a charter 
school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined 
in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is 
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before Sep-
tember 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that pe-
riod, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau 
a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for 
the use of the real and personal property (including buses 
and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept sepa-
rate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does 
not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
the State in which the school is located if the charter 
school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded 
schools sharing a campus with a charter school and per-
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forming functions related to the charter school’s operation 
and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as 
Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 
113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi-
rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 
formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 
Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and admin-
istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 
distribution formula. 
Funds available under this Act may not be used to 
establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 
system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 
may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe 
to provide language and cultural immersion educational 
programs for non-public schools located within the juris-
dictional area of the tribal government which exclusively 
serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 
currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, 
provide an educational environment with educator pres-
ence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau- 
funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, 
or State health and safety standards, and the Americans 
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with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of es-
tablishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur-
ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or 
other impacts to students such as those caused by busing 
students extended distances: Provided, That no funds 
available under this Act may be used to fund operations, 
maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facili-
ties-related costs for such assets that are not owned by 
the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 
school’’ means a school location physically separated from 
the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that 
forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 
Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations 
within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of In-
dian Education Programs may be used to execute re-
quested adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated 
by an Indian Tribe. 
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN 
INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 
direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
compacts, and grants, $111,286,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not to exceed $17,867,000 from 
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this or any other Act, may be available for historical ac-
counting: Provided, That funds for trust management im-
provements and litigation support may, as needed, be 
transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs, ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of In-
dian Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Pro-
grams’’ accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and 
Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘De-
partmental Operations’’ account: Provided further, That 
funds made available through contracts or grants obli-
gated during fiscal year 2023, as authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
shall remain available until expended by the contractor or 
grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to 
provide a quarterly statement of performance for any In-
dian trust account that has not had activity for at least 
15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 
statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and 
shall permit the balance in each such account to be with-
drawn upon the express written request of the account 
holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 is 
available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 
administrative errors of either disbursements from or de-
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posits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 
September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous 
payments that are recovered shall be credited to and re-
main available in this account for this purpose: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall not be required to rec-
oncile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than 
$500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives 
proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claim-
ant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 
of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts 
of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a con-
tinuous period of at least 5 years and shall not be required 
to generate periodic statements of performance for the in-
dividual accounts: Provided further, That with respect to 
the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to main-
tain sufficient records to determine the balance of the indi-
vidual accounts, including any accrued interest and in-
come, and such funds shall remain available to the indi-
vidual account holders. 
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for management of the De-
partment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative 
agreements, as authorized by law, $147,706,000 (reduced 
by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (increased by 
$8,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by 
$4,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2024; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which up to 
$1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 
payments and unemployment compensation payments as-
sociated with the orderly closure of the United States Bu-
reau of Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for Indian land, 
mineral, and resource valuation activities shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds for Indian 
land, mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as 
needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bu-
reau of Indian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Education 
Programs’’ accounts and the Office of the Special Trustee 
‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’ account: Provided further, 
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That funds made available through contracts or grants ob-
ligated during fiscal year 2023, as authorized by the In-
dian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.), shall remain available until expended by the con-
tractor or grantee. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2023, up to $400,000 of the payments 
authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 
may be retained for administrative expenses of the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That the 
amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts 
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of 
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in the 
event the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for pay-
ments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make 
the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units 
of local government, then the payment to each local gov-
ernment shall be made proportionally: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment to 
individual units of local government to correct for prior 
overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That 
no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to oth-
erwise eligible units of local government if the computed 
amount of the payment is less than $100. 
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INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior 
and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Pub-
lic 
Law 
108–188, 
$121,257,000, 
of 
which: 
(1) 
$111,040,000 shall remain available until expended for 
territorial assistance, including general technical assist-
ance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral 
reef initiative and natural resources activities, and brown 
tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary 
in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as au-
thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Govern-
ment of American Samoa, in addition to current local rev-
enues, for construction and support of governmental func-
tions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as 
authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, 
as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Pub-
lic Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $10,217,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2024, for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That 
all financial transactions of the territorial and local gov-
ernments herein provided for, including such transactions 
of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 
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such governments, may be audited by the Government Ac-
countability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant 
funding shall be provided according to those terms of the 
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future 
United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mar-
iana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Provided 
further, That the funds for the program of operations and 
maintenance improvement are appropriated to institu-
tionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement 
of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and 
cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on 
the grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its 
capital assets: Provided further, That any appropriation 
for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
previous appropriations Acts may be used as non–Federal 
matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation 
grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to 
remain available until expended, as provided for in sec-
tions 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Associa-
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tion for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of 
the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 
States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99– 
658 and Public Law 108–188: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 is for deposit 
into the Compact Trust Fund of the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands as compensation authorized by Public Law 
108–188 for adverse financial and economic impacts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec-
retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 
funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108– 
188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for 
Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 
of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per-
cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 
of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 
construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
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of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran-
tees may be made without regard to the population of the 
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on 
the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 
any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 
or guarantee loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$103,190,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $76,870,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
suppression operations, fire science and research, emer-
gency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 
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rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 
$1,202,130,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 shall be for the renovation or construction 
of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also avail-
able for repayment of advances to other appropriation ac-
counts from which funds were previously transferred for 
such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided $304,344,000 is for fuels management activities: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided $22,470,000 
is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further, That 
persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be fur-
nished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds 
available from this appropriation: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bu-
reau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire 
protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., 
protection of United States property, may be credited to 
the appropriation from which funds were expended to pro-
vide that protection, and are available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That using the amounts des-
ignated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements, for fuels management activities, 
and for training and monitoring associated with such fuels 
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management activities on Federal land, or on adjacent 
non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on 
Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of imple-
menting any cooperative agreement between the Federal 
Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, 
as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding requirements of the Com-
petition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes 
of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum 
practicable competition among: (1) local private, non-
profit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation 
Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), 
or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit 
youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other 
entities that will hire or train locally a significant percent-
age, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project work-
force to complete such contracts: Provided further, That 
in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop 
written guidance to field units to ensure accountability 
and consistent application of the authorities provided here-
in: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries 
Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
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1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required by 
section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire 
management activities: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations 
to enter into leases of real property with local govern-
ments, at or below fair market value, to construct capital-
ized improvements for fire facilities on such leased prop-
erties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, re-
tardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support 
facilities, and to make advance payments for any such 
lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer 
of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in 
an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between 
the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: 
Provided further, That funds provided for wildfire suppres-
sion shall be available for support of Federal emergency 
response actions: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for assistance 
to or through the Department of State in connection with 
forest and rangeland research, technical information, and 
assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support for-
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estry, wildland fire management, and related natural re-
source activities outside the United States and its terri-
tories and possessions, including technical assistance, edu-
cation and training, and cooperation with United States 
and international organizations: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $383,657,000 shall 
be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is pro-
vided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. 
Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) 
of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the 
House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the amounts provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, $340,000,000, to remain available until 
transferred, is additional new budget authority as speci-
fied for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g) of H. Res. 
1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep-
resentatives on June 8, 2022: Provided, That such 
amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts 
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made available under the headings ‘‘Department of Agri-
culture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ 
and ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppres-
sion operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts 
are transferred: Provided further, That amounts may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ accounts 
in the Department of Agriculture or the Department of 
the Interior only upon the notification of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire 
suppression operations funds appropriated under that 
heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agen-
cy to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated 
within 30 days: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 
That, in determining whether all wildfire suppression op-
erations funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ in this and prior appropriations Acts 
to either the Department of Agriculture or the Depart-
ment of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pur-
suant to the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or 
permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer 
authority provided by law shall be excluded. 
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CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 
the response action, including associated activities, per-
formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), $10,064,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond 
to hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant 
to section 40704 of Public Law 117–58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), 
and carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount shall be in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That amounts appropriated under this heading are avail-
able for program management and oversight of these ac-
tivities: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer 
the funds provided under this heading in this Act to any 
other account in the Department to carry out such pur-
poses, and may expend such funds directly, or through 
grants: Provided further, That these amounts are not 
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available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.) obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by 
a court, whether for payment of funds or for work to be 
performed. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res-
toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by 
the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.), and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $8,059,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, data manage-
ment, and information technology improvements of gen-
eral benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the con-
solidation of facilities and operations throughout the De-
partment, $118,746,000 (reduced by $2,000,000), to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
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funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be 
used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund 
account other than for accrued annual leave and deprecia-
tion of equipment without prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
the Interior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, 
and tribal government employees for training services pro-
vided by the National Indian Program Training Center, 
other than training related to Public Law 93–638: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may lease or otherwise 
provide space and related facilities, equipment, or profes-
sional services of the National Indian Program Training 
Center to State, local and tribal government employees or 
persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, 
or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of 
title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for 
similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicin-
ity of the National Indian Program Training Center: Pro-
vided further, That all funds received pursuant to the two 
preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall 
be available until expended, and shall be used by the Sec-
retary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Pro-
gram Training Center: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements 
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to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s col-
lection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other min-
eral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 
which may be obtained by donation, purchase, or through 
available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 
or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft. 
OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE 
For necessary expenses for management of the collec-
tion and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral 
revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agree-
ments, as authorized by law, $174,977,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024; of which $69,751,000 
shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 shall 
be available for refunds of overpayments in connection 
with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary of the 
Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay 
amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 
prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 
or office), with the approval of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or re-
pair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or 
equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or 
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall 
be made available under this authority until funds specifi-
cally made available to the Department of the Interior for 
emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, 
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be re-
plenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be 
requested as promptly as possible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Interior may author-
ize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropria-
tion in this title, in addition to the amounts included in 
the budget programs of the several agencies, for the sup-
pression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or 
threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of 
burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency ac-
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tions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, 
volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contin-
gency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response 
and natural resource damage assessment activities related 
to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into 
the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and con-
trol of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket 
outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 
pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation 
projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall 
transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such 
funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regu-
latory authority in the event a primacy State is not car-
rying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining 
Act: Provided, That appropriations made in this title for 
wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment 
of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, 
and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for de-
struction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in con-
nection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 
such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations cur-
rently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided 
further, That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall 
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be made available under this authority until the Secretary 
determines that funds appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire sup-
pression’’ shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds used pursuant to this section must 
be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which 
must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided fur-
ther, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reim-
burse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency 
funds were transferred. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department 
of the Interior in this title shall be available for services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, when authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, 
in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and re-
placement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped 
law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; pur-
chase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private 
residences in the field, when authorized under regulations 
approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when 
authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in so-
cieties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members. 
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AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 
headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro-
priations Acts made under the same headings shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust man-
agement and reform activities. Total funding for historical 
accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose. The Secretary 
shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of 
any funds under this section, including the amount ex-
pended or transferred and how the funds will be used. 
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN 
AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis-
tribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including 
tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by 
transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, 
dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduc-
tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 
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percent in fiscal year 2023. Under circumstances of dual 
enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis-
tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 
apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
lands, waters, or interests therein, including the use of all 
or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 
New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 
of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 
transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 
Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 
administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con-
sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces-
sion contracts, or other agreements for the use of such 
facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may determine reasonable: Provided, That for the pur-
poses of 54 U.S.C. 200306(a), such lands, waters, or in-
terests therein shall be considered to be within the exterior 
boundary of a System unit authorized or established. 
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OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, 
which shall be deposited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Envi-
ronmental Enforcement’’ account, from the designated op-
erator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 
1348(c). 
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that 
are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 
in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 
2023 shall be— 
(1) $11,725 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $18,984 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $35,176 for facilities with more than 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(c) Fees shall be assessed for facilities that are above 
the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and require follow- 
up inspections. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be— 
(1) $5,863 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing or gathering lines; 
(2) $9,492 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
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(3) $17,588 for facilities with more than 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(d) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all in-
spections completed in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal 
year 2023 shall be— 
(1) $34,059 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of 500 feet or more; and 
(2) $18,649 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of less than 500 feet. 
(e) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted 
via non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts 
D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections com-
pleted in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall 
be— 
(1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; 
(2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; 
and 
(3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths of less than 500 feet. 
(f) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 
under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required 
within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill des-
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ignated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of 
the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, 
with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Sec-
retary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) 
with payment required by the end of the following quarter. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza-
tions and other appropriate entities, and may enter into 
multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that 
the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess 
wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations 
or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements 
and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal 
at the discretion of the Secretary. 
MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS 
SEC. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement 
a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended 
for harvest, that are released from federally operated or 
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federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 
fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 
Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 
identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2023, in carrying out work involv-
ing cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments 
or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may 
record obligations against accounts receivable from any 
such entities, except that total obligations at the end of 
the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agree-
ments, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make 
grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, pri-
vate nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary 
of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs au-
thorized by other provisions of law administered by the 
Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 
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(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agree-
ment would not— 
(1) result in the displacement of individuals 
currently employed by the Department, including 
partial displacement through reduction of non-over-
time hours, wages, or employment benefits; 
(2) result in the use of an individual under the 
Department of the Interior Experienced Services 
Program for a job or function in a case in which a 
Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same 
or substantially equivalent job within the Depart-
ment; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the 
Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education, may transfer funds among and between the 
successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganiza-
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tion only in conformance with the reprogramming guide-
lines described in this Act. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 114. Section 6906 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
DISCLOSURE OF DEPARTURE OR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE 
APPROVAL 
SEC. 115. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in any case 
in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate 
procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, 
under 30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 
550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30 CFR 250.142, the head 
of such bureau shall post a description of such departure 
or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such 
bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 busi-
ness days after such issuance. 
(b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential 
business information. 
LONG BRIDGE PROJECT 
SEC. 116. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 
On request by the State of Virginia or the District of Co-
lumbia for the purpose of the construction of rail and 
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other infrastructure relating to the Long Bridge Project, 
the Secretary of the Interior may convey to the State or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to any portion of the 
approximately 4.4 acres of National Park Service land de-
picted as ‘‘Permanent Impact to NPS Land’’ on the Map 
dated May 15, 2020, that is identified by the State or 
the District of Columbia. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Such conveyance of 
the National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall 
be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
may require. If such conveyed land is no longer being used 
for the purposes specified in this section, the lands or in-
terests therein shall revert to the National Park Service 
after they have been restored or remediated to the satis-
faction of the Secretary. 
(c) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the State or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agree-
ment, may— 
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the 
National Park Service land to be conveyed to the 
State or the District of Columbia under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) correct any minor errors in the Map re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) LONG BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Long 
Bridge Project’’ means the rail project, as identified 
by the Federal Railroad Administration, from 
Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to 
L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, 
which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Virginia. 
INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes 
or authorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally- 
Controlled School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100– 
297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related 
services for performance of any activities carried out 
under such grants to the same extent as if they were con-
tracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act. 
DELAWARE WATER GAP AUTHORITY 
SEC. 118. Section 4(b) of The Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area Improvement Act, as amended 
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by section 1 of Public Law 115–101, shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2021’’. 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS AND CORRIDORS 
SEC. 119. (a) Section 109(a) of the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act 
of 1994 (title I of Public Law 103–449), is amended by 
striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,000,000’’. 
(b) Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American 
Heritage Area Act of 1996 (title IV of division II of Public 
Law 104–333) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
(c) Section 608(a) of the South Carolina National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (title VI of division II of 
Public 
Law 
104–333) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,000,000’’. 
(d) Subsection 157(h)(1) of the Wheeling National 
Heritage Area Act of 2000 (section 157 of Public Law 
106–291) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$17,000,000’’. 
(e) Sections 411, 432, and 451 of title IV of the Con-
solidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–229), are each amended by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 15 years after the date of’’ and all that follows through 
the end of each section and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2024.’’. 
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(f) Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage 
Area Act (title V of division J of Public Law 108–447), 
is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(g) Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage 
Area Act (title VI of Public Law 108–447) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(h) Section 125(a) of Public Law 98–398, as amend-
ed by section 402 of Public Law 109–338 (120 Stat. 
1853), is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$12,000,000’’. 
STUDY FOR SELMA TO MONTGOMERY NATIONAL HISTORIC 
TRAIL 
SEC. 120. (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(Secretary) shall conduct a study to evaluate— 
(1) resources associated with the 1965 Voting 
Rights March from Selma to Montgomery not cur-
rently part of the Selma to Montgomery National 
Historic Trail (Trail) (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(20)) that 
would be appropriate for addition to the Trail; and 
(2) the potential designation of the Trail as a 
unit of the National Park System instead of, or in 
addition to, remaining a designated part of the Na-
tional Trails System. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
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the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results 
of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of 
the study. 
(c) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is author-
ized, subject to the availability of appropriations and at 
her discretion, to acquire property or interests therein lo-
cated in the city of Selma, Alabama and generally depicted 
on the map entitled, ‘‘Selma to Montgomery NHT Pro-
posed Addition,’’ numbered 628/177376 and dated Sep-
tember 14, 2021, with the consent of the owner, for the 
benefit of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic 
Trail and to further the purpose for which the trail has 
been established. 
APPRAISER PAY AUTHORITY 
SEC. 121. For fiscal year 2023, funds made available 
in this or any other Act or otherwise made available to 
the Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and 
Valuation Services Office may be used by the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic 
pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in 
the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 
15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal 
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reviews conducted in support of the Department’s realty 
programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the 
minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such 
higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) 
through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code. 
ONSHORE OIL AND GAS INSPECTION FEE 
SEC. 122. (a) ONSHORE OIL AND GAS INSPECTION 
FEES.—The designated operator under each oil and gas 
lease on Federal or Indian lands, or under each unit and 
communitization agreement that includes one or more 
such Federal or Indian leases, that is subject to inspection 
under section 108(b) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1718(b)) and that 
is in force at the start of fiscal year 2022 shall pay a non-
refundable annual inspection fee that the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) shall collect and deposit in the ‘‘Man-
agement of Lands and Resources’’ account. 
(b) FEES.—Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be— 
(1) 
$1,560 
for 
each 
lease 
or 
unit 
or 
communitization agreement with 1 to 10 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells; 
(2) 
$7,000 
for 
each 
lease 
or 
unit 
or 
communitization agreement with 11 to 50 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
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(3) $14,000 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with more than 50 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells. 
(c) BILLING AND PAYMENT.—BLM shall bill des-
ignated operators not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, with payment required within 
30 days of billing. 
(d) PENALTY.—If the designated operator fails to 
pay the full amount of the fee as prescribed in this section, 
the Secretary may, in addition to utilizing any other appli-
cable enforcement authority, assess civil penalties against 
the operator in the same manner as if this section were 
a mineral leasing law as defined in paragraph (8) of sec-
tion 3 of Public Law 97–451 (30 U.S.C 1702(8)), as 
amended. 
(e) EXEMPTION FOR TRIBAL OPERATORS.—An oper-
ator that is a Tribe or is controlled by a Tribe is not sub-
ject to subsection (a) with respect to a lease, unit, or 
communitization agreement that is located entirely on the 
lands of such Tribe. 
DECOMMISSIONING ACCOUNT 
SEC. 123. (a) Effective upon the later of October 1, 
2022, or the date of enactment of this Act, the fifth and 
sixth provisos under the amended heading ‘‘Royalty and 
Offshore Minerals Management’’ for the Minerals Man-
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agement Service in Public Law 101–512 shall hereafter 
have no force or effect. 
(b) Beginning on the later of October 1, 2022, or the 
date of enactment of this Act, and in each fiscal year here-
after— 
(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
any moneys hereafter received as a result of the for-
feiture of a bond or other security by an Outer Con-
tinental Shelf permittee, lessee, or right-of-way hold-
er that does not fulfill the requirements of its per-
mit, lease, or right-of-way or does not comply with 
the regulations of the Secretary, or as a bankruptcy 
distribution or settlement associated with such fail-
ure or noncompliance, shall be credited to a separate 
account established in the Treasury for decommis-
sioning activities and shall be available to the Bu-
reau of Ocean Energy Management without further 
appropriation or fiscal year limitation to cover the 
cost to the United States of any improvement, pro-
tection, rehabilitation, or decommissioning work ren-
dered necessary by the action or inaction that led to 
the forfeiture or bankruptcy distribution or settle-
ment, to remain available until expended. 
(2) Amounts deposited into the decommis-
sioning account may be allocated to the Bureau of 
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Safety and Environmental Enforcement for such 
costs. 
(3) Any moneys received for such costs cur-
rently held in the Ocean Energy Management ac-
count shall be transferred to the decommissioning 
account. 
(4) Any portion of the moneys so credited shall 
be returned to the bankruptcy estate, permittee, les-
see, or right-of-way holder to the extent that the 
money is in excess of the amount expended in per-
forming the work necessitated by the action or inac-
tion which led to their receipt or, if the bond or se-
curity was forfeited for failure to pay the civil pen-
alty, in excess of the civil penalty imposed. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE TO STATES 
SEC. 124. For expenses necessary to carry out section 
200305 of title 54, United States Code, the National Park 
Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conserva-
tion Grants program to provide to States, the District of 
Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to sup-
port state program administrative costs. 
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
SEC. 125. (a) H.R. 6707 as introduced in the 117th 
Congress (Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act) 
is hereby enacted into law. 
(b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the 
United States Statutes at large pursuant to section 112 
of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United 
States shall include after the date of approval at the end 
an appendix setting forth the text of the sections of the 
bill referred to in subsection (a). 
INDIAN RESERVATION GAMING REGULATIONS 
SEC. 126. The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama 
and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
(Public Law 100—89; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 301 RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude 
or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).’’. 
INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT 
SEC. 127. (a) MODIFICATION.—(1) IN GENERAL.— 
The first sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18, 
1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization 
Act’’) (25 U.S.C. 5129), is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting ‘‘Effective 
beginning on June 18, 1934, the term’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘any recognized Indian tribe now 
under Federal jurisdiction’’ and inserting ‘‘any federally 
recognized Indian tribe’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the Act 
of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reor-
ganization Act’’) (25 U.S.C. 5129), on the date of enact-
ment of that Act. 
(b) RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION OF AC-
TIONS.—Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior 
pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) (25 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.) for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized 
on the date of the action is ratified and confirmed, to the 
extent such action is subjected to challenge based on 
whether the Indian tribe was federally recognized or under 
Federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934, as if the action 
had, by prior act of Congress, been specifically authorized 
and directed. 
(c) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—(1) IN GENERAL.— 
Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this 
section affects— 
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(A) the application or effect of any Federal law other 
than the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) 
(as amended by subsection (a)); or 
(B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary 
of the Interior under any Federal law or regulation other 
than the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) 
(as so amended). 
(2) REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS.—An express ref-
erence to the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.) contained in any other Federal law shall be consid-
ered to be a reference to that Act as amended by sub-
section (a). 
LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK 
SEC. 128. Section 103(a) of Public Law 95–290 (16 
U.S.C. 410cc–13; 92 Stat. 292) is amended by striking 
paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1). 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 129. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior or 
the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
to conduct or authorize oil and gas preleasing, leasing, or 
related activities, including but not limited to the issuance 
of permits for geological and geophysical exploration, in 
any planning area where the 2017-2022 Outer Continental 
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Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (No-
vember 2016) did not schedule leases. 
(b) The restrictions under subsection (a) apply to the 
formal steps identified by the Department of the Interior 
and the enabling steps prior to leasing, including the 
issuance of permits for geological and geophysical explo-
ration. 
TRIBAL CANNABIS 
SEC. 130. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
to the Department of Justice or its agencies or bureaus 
or the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs, Office of Justice Services, including those agency 
funds distributed to any Indian tribe (as such term is de-
fined in the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 
of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130(2))) via the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. § 
5301, et. seq.), may be used to enforce federal laws crim-
inalizing the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of 
marijuana against any person engaged in the use, dis-
tribution, possession, or cultivation of marijuana in Indian 
country (as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 1151), where tribal 
laws authorize such use, distribution, possession, or cul-
tivation of marijuana, subject to the following: 
(1) unless federal law subjects the Indian lands 
(as such term is defined in the Indian Gaming Reg-
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ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(4)) to the civil and 
criminal laws of the state and the tribal laws author-
izing the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation 
of marijuana do not comply therewith or the Indian 
lands are not in a state that has legalized marijuana 
for any purpose; and 
(2) provided the governing Indian tribe (Feder-
ally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act) takes reason-
able measures under tribal marijuana laws to ensure 
that marijuana is prohibited for minors; marijuana 
is not diverted to states or tribes where marijuana 
is prohibited by state or tribal law; marijuana is not 
used as a means for trafficking other illegal drugs 
or used to support organized crime activity; and 
marijuana is not permitted on Federal public lands. 
VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 
SEC. 131. Section 101938 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’. 
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE 
SEC. 132. The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
prepare an environmental impact statement under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.), prior to approving an operations permit, as de-
scribed in 36 Code of Federal Regulations, subpart B 
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§§9.80 through 9.90, for the purpose of conducting or pro-
posing to conduct non-federal oil or gas operations within 
the Big Cypress National Preserve. 
TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and 
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 
and supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
and other operating expenses in support of research and 
development, $872,743,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (in-
creased by $2,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That of the funds included 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for Research: 
National Priorities as specified in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
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ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member-
ships in societies or associations which issue publications 
to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of 
the brownfields program under the Small Business Liabil-
ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; im-
plementation of a coal combustion residual permit pro-
gram under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 
2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $3,792,315,000 (reduced by 
$80,000,000) (increased by $80,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$15,000,000) (increased by $15,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $27,700,000 
shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities 
as specified in the report accompanying this Act: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $679,938,000 shall be for Geographic Programs 
specified in the report accompanying this Act: Provided 
further, That amounts made available under this heading 
may be used for environmental justice implementation and 
training grants, and associated program support costs. 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduc-
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tion program project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, 
excluding the amount of any fees appropriated, not less 
than the amount of appropriations for that program 
project for fiscal year 2014. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $55,865,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$80,570,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 
(c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,313,638,000, 
to remain available until expended, consisting of, in the 
following order, amounts made available for fiscal year 
2023 pursuant to section 613 of Public Law 117–58; to 
the extent necessary, such sums as are available in the 
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Trust Fund on September 30, 2022, and not otherwise 
appropriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by sec-
tion 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor-
ization Act of 1986 (SARA); and to the extent necessary, 
up to $1,313,638,000 as a payment from general revenues 
to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as 
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated 
to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 
111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $12,111,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, and 
$31,391,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 
30, 2024. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub-
title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $93,814,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $67,145,000 
shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $26,669,000 shall be for car-
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rying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to 
use appropriations made available under this heading to 
implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
to provide financial assistance to federally recognized In-
dian tribes for the development and implementation of 
programs to manage underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft, $26,502,000, to be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing 
funds 
and 
performance 
partnership 
grants, 
$5,177,332,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000), to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
(1) $1,751,646,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) 
(increased by $1,000,000) shall be for making cap-
italization grants for the Clean Water State Revolv-
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ing Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act; and of which $1,126,096,000 
shall be for making capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under sec-
tion 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, 
That $553,401,264 of the funds made available for 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Re-
volving Funds and $381,263,499 of the funds made 
available for capitalization grants for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the con-
struction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm 
water infrastructure and for water quality protection 
in accordance with the terms and conditions speci-
fied for such grants in the report accompanying this 
Act for projects specified for ‘‘STAG—Drinking 
Water SRF’’ and ‘‘STAG—Clean Water SRF’’, in 
the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorpo-
ration of Community Project Funding Items’’ in-
cluded in the report accompanying this Act, and, for 
purposes of these grants, each grantee shall con-
tribute not less than 20 percent of the cost of the 
project unless the grantee is approved for a waiver 
by the Agency: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2023, to the extent there are sufficient eligible 
project applications and projects are consistent with 
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transferred to and merged with amounts made available 
under the headings ‘‘Department of the Interior—Depart-
ment-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’ and 
‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland 
Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations in 
the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: Pro-
vided further, That amounts may be transferred to the 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ accounts in the Department 
of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture only upon 
the notification of the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations 
funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior 
appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will 
be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided by law: Provided further, That, in determining 
whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ 
in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Depart-
ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will 
be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred 
pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law 
shall be excluded. 
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(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
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