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other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 
for the following programs, waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local 
reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10631 et seq.), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of 
such part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard commu-
nities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination 
Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 
6(c)(3) of such Act. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not 
apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act. 
SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under this Act, 
other than for the national instant criminal background check 
system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be used by a 
Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an 
operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement 
officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a 
drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States 
continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 
102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2026, except up to $12,000,000 
may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of 
Justice financial management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances trans-
ferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working 
Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 
784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal 
year 2026, and any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such 
funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
505 of this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances 
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2026, and any 
use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available in this 
Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate 
in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under such authori-
ties as have been enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in 
appropriations acts in prior fiscal years and the current fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 218. The Attorney General shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
quarterly reports on the Crime Victims Fund, the Working Capital 
Fund, the Three Percent Fund, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
Such quarterly reports shall contain at least the same level of 
information and detail for each Fund as was provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate in fiscal year 2024.
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SEC. 219. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to conduct, contract for, or otherwise support, live 
tissue training, unless the Attorney General issues a written, non-
delegable determination that such training is medically necessary 
and cannot be replicated by alternatives. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Justice to target or investigate 
parents who peacefully protest at school board meetings and are 
not suspected of engaging in unlawful activity. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to investigate or prosecute religious institutions on the 
basis of their religious beliefs. 
SEC. 222. Any remaining unobligated balances from amounts 
originally made available under the heading ‘‘Federal Bureau of 
Investigation—Construction’’ in the Department of Justice Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (title II of division B of Public Law 114–113) 
or in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2017 (title 
II of division B of Public Law 115–31) for the new Federal Bureau 
of Investigation consolidated headquarters facility in the National 
Capital Region that were subsequently reprogrammed pursuant 
to a notification received by the Committees on Appropriations 
from the Assistant Attorney General for Administration on July 
1, 2025, may not be further obligated until the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate the contracted and 
completed architectural and engineering plan for the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation’s new headquarters building for review: 
Provided, That classified portions of the architectural and 
engineering plan shall be submitted through a classified annex. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice Appropria-
tions Act, 2026’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not 
to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$7,965,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
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States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,250,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, the total amount specified in 
the table under this heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Act) shall 
be for the purposes and in not less than the amount for each 
such purpose specified in such table. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activi-
ties, including research, development, operations, support, and serv-
ices; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of 
title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$935,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of space technology research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, support, and 
services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; 
space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$920,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of exploration research and development activi-
ties, including research, development, operations, support, and serv-
ices; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of 
title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$7,783,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided, That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual 
budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated system 
that includes the Space Launch System, the Orion Multi-Purpose 
Crew Vehicle, Human Landing System, and associated ground sys-
tems.
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SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of space operations research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, support and 
services; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activi-
ties, including operations, production, and services; maintenance 
and repair, facility planning and design; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,175,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027. 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
ENGAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education 
research and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $143,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, the total amount specified in 
the table under this heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act) shall be for the purposes and in not less than the amount 
for each such purpose specified in such table. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, explo-
ration, space operations and education research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, support, and 
services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; 
space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided, That if available balances in the ‘‘Science, Space, and Tech-
nology Education Trust Fund’’ are not sufficient to provide for 
the grant disbursements required under the third and fourth pro-
visos under such heading in the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development-Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 
1989 
(Public Law 100–404) as amended by the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–327), up to 
$1,000,000 shall be available from amounts made available under
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this heading to make such grant disbursements: Provided further, 
That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $58,417,135 
shall be made available for the SSMS projects, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the 
preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or 
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environ-
mental compliance and restoration, $185,336,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031: Provided, That proceeds from leases 
deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 
years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropria-
tions Acts: Provided further, That such proceeds referred to in 
the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
year 2026 in an amount not to exceed $33,000,000: Provided further, 
That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate 
of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds 
collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $46,500,000, of 
which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall 
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is 
claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, shall be increased by more than 20 percent by any such 
transfers. Any funds transferred to ‘‘Construction and Environ-
mental Compliance and Restoration’’ for construction activities shall 
not increase that account by more than 20 percent. Balances so 
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same pur-
poses and the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration under previous
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appropriations Acts that remains available for obligation or expendi-
ture in fiscal year 2026 may be transferred between such appropria-
tions, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall retain its 
original availability and shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the theme, 
program, project, and activity level. The spending plan, as well 
as any subsequent change of an amount established in that 
spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 
505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is less, 
of the amounts made available in the current-year Construction 
and Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR) appropria-
tion may be applied to CECR projects funded under previous years’ 
CECR appropriations. Use of current-year funds under this provi-
sion shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
Of the amounts made available in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement’’ 
(‘‘STEM Engagement’’), up to $5,000,000 shall be available to jointly 
fund, with an additional amount of up to $1,000,000 each from 
amounts made available in this Act under the headings ‘‘Science’’, 
‘‘Aeronautics’’, ‘‘Space Technology’’, ‘‘Exploration’’, and ‘‘Space Oper-
ations’’, projects and activities for engaging students in STEM and 
increasing STEM research capacities of universities, including 
Minority Serving Institutions. 
Not to exceed $38,500,000 made available for the current fiscal 
year in this Act within ‘‘Safety, Security and Mission Services’’ 
may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. Balances so transferred 
shall be available until expended only for activities described in 
section 30102(b)(3) of title 51, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act, and shall remain available until expended. Any transfer 
pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section. 
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United 
States a fund to be known as the ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund). Unobli-
gated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this 
or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury 
to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by 
this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end 
of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such 
funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into 
the Fund. Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until 
expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available
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for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure improvements, 
including nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation 
of NASA, subject to approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget. Amounts in the Fund may not be available for the purpose 
described in subsection (b)(3) of section 30102 of title 51, United 
States Code. Amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of the 
planned use of funds. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 
86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation 
of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; 
acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
not 
to 
exceed 
$700,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar 
research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical 
and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: 
Provided further, That of the amounts in the preceding proviso, 
not less than $118,800,000 shall be for U.S. Antarctic Logistical 
Support: Provided further, That receipts for scientific support serv-
ices and materials furnished by the National Research Centers 
and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities 
may be credited to this appropriation. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facili-
ties, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including author-
ized travel, $251,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
STEM EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics, 
and engineering education and human resources programs and 
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
(42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $938,250,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, the total amount speci-
fied in the table under this heading in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) shall be for the purposes and in not less than 
the amount for each such purpose specified in such table.
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AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management necessary in 
carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland 
Security for security guard services; $355,000,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $12,000 is for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That contracts may be entered into 
under this heading in fiscal year 2026 for maintenance and oper-
ation of facilities and for other services to be provided during 
the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, author-
ized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts 
and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) 
involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 
U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $5,090,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $24,160,000, of 
which $1,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation 
in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent 
by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate at least 30 days in advance of any planned 
divestment through transfer, decommissioning, termination, or 
deconstruction of any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF capital 
assets (including land, structures, and equipment) valued greater 
than $2,500,000. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations Act, 
2026’’.
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $14,350,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be 
used to employ any individuals under Schedule C of subpart C 
of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive 
of one special assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, 
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
days: Provided further, That the Chair may accept and use any 
gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly 
authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the preceding proviso, $2,000,000 shall be used to separately fund 
the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the 
Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights 
Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–325), the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–2), and Public Law 117–328, including services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of 
title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citi-
zens; and up to $32,500,000 for payments to State and local enforce-
ment agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$435,382,000, of which $2,788,000 shall be for the Office of the 
Inspector General: Provided, That the Commission is authorized 
to make available for official reception and representation expenses 
not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That 
the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce 
repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance 
with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: 
Provided further, That the Chair may accept and use any gift 
or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.