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(2) teleworking for telework deemed positions 
or when the health or safety of an employee is in 
question; or 
(3) using space in Federal buildings for union 
activities. 
SEC. 751. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es-
tablished the Commission on Federal Naming and Dis-
plays (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF LIST.—Not later than 
180 days after the day by which all of its members 
have been appointed, the Commission, with input 
from the general public, shall develop and publish a 
list of property names, monuments, statues, public 
artworks, historical markers, and other symbols 
owned by the Federal government or located on 
property owned by the Federal government (includ-
ing the legislative branch and the judicial branch) 
which the Commission identifies as inconsistent with 
the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, includ-
ing those that do not represent the demographic di-
versity and history of the community. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after publishing the list under paragraph (1), 
and after holding not fewer than two public meet-
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ings, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress a report containing the following in-
formation: 
(A) A recommendation regarding whether 
each property name, monument, statue, public 
artwork, historical marker, or other symbol on 
the list developed under paragraph (1) should 
remain unchanged or should be renamed or re-
moved. 
(B) Supporting materials and context in-
formation for each recommendation under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) Such other recommendations as the 
Commission may consider appropriate, includ-
ing recommendations for educational programs, 
supplemental historical markers, or other activi-
ties to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion 
and to promote national reconciliation. 
(3) SEPARATE VIEWS OF MEMBERS.—The Com-
mission may include in the report submitted under 
paragraph (2) supplemental or dissenting rec-
ommendations from individual members of the Com-
mission. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall con-
sist of the following: 
(A) Two members appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(B) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Two members appointed by the Major-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(D) One member appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(E) One member appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(F) Each of the following individuals: 
(i) The Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
(ii) The Historian of the House of 
Representatives. 
(iii) The Historian of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 
Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (1) shall have 10 or more 
years of educational and professional experience in 
one or more of the following disciplines: 
(A) History. 
(B) Art and antiquities. 
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(C) Historic preservation. 
(D) Cultural heritage. 
(E) Education. 
(3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE; TRAVEL 
EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall serve 
without pay, but each member shall receive travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in accordance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem-
bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(5) CO-CHAIRS.—Not later than 10 days after 
the first meeting of the Commission, the members of 
the Commission shall select two co-chairs from 
among the members. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis-
sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, 
hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate, except that the Commission 
shall hold its initial meeting not later than 10 days 
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after the day by which all of its members have been 
appointed. 
(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or 
agency of the United States information necessary 
to enable it to carry out its duties. Upon request of 
the Commission, the head of that department or 
agency shall furnish that information to the Com-
mission. 
(3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States. 
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Commission, the Librarian 
of Congress shall provide to the Commission, on a 
reimbursable basis, the administrative support serv-
ices necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
duties. 
(5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon the 
request of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
department or agency may detail any of the per-
sonnel of that department or agency to the Commis-
sion to assist it in carrying out its duties. Any per-
sonnel detailed to the Commission under this para-
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graph may receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(6) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission 
may contract with and compensate government and 
private agencies or persons for goods and services, 
without regard to section 6101 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
(e) FUNDING.—There is appropriated to carry out 
this section $1,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
60 days after submitting the report under subsection 
(b)(2). 
SEC. 752. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 
made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 
agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter-
agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army 
Medical Research and Development Command, the Con-
gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 
National Institutes of Health research programs. 
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SEC. 753. Section 15010(a)(6) of division B of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the 
following: 
‘‘(F) the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021 (Public Law 117–2); and’’. 
SEC. 754. (a) As a condition of receiving funds pro-
vided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2022 that are specified in the disclosure table sub-
mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives that is included in 
the report or explanatory statement accompanying any 
such Act, any non-Federal entity shall, to the extent prac-
ticable— 
(1) retain until the date that is 3 years after the date 
on which such entity has expended such funds any records 
related to the planned or actual obligation or expenditure 
of such funds, and make available any such records to the 
Comptroller General of the United States, upon request; 
and 
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(2) subject to reasonable advance notification by the 
Comptroller General— 
(A) make available to the Comptroller General 
or their designee for interview, any officers, employ-
ees, or staff of such entity involved in the obligation 
or expenditure of such funds; and 
(B) grant access to the Comptroller General or 
their designee for inspection, any facilities, work 
sites, offices, or other locations, as the Comptroller 
General deems necessary, at which the individuals 
referenced in subparagraph (A) carry out their re-
sponsibilities related to such funds. The Comptroller 
General may make and retain copies of these records 
as the Comptroller General determines necessary. 
(b) Access, rights, and authority provided to the 
Comptroller General or their designee under this section 
shall be in addition to any other authority vested in the 
Comptroller General, and nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any 
manner any existing authority of the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 755. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to purchase remote computing services except remote com-
puting services determined by the Government to— 
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(1) not store or transmit images which depict appar-
ent violations of section 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 
2252B, or 2260 of title 18, United States Code, with re-
spect to child pornography; and 
(2) comply with the reporting requirements under 
section 2258A of such title for such violations. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to such services used for bona fide law enforcement ac-
tions. 
SEC. 756. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 
than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 
VIII. 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
SEC. 801. None of the Federal funds provided under 
this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal 
and District government agencies, that remain available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, or pro-
vided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga-
tion or expenditures for an agency through a reprogram-
ming of funds which— 
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(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds appropriated 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 
other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 
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SEC. 803. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob-
ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
year 2022 from appropriations of Federal funds made 
available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2022 in 
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
2023, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out-
lined in section 801 of this Act. 
SEC. 804. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2023, during a 
period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 
resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 
bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 
provided for any project or activity for which local funds 
are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub-
ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum-
bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 
subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 
of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 
which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2023 
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which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for fiscal year 2023 for purposes of section 446 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 
D.C. Official Code). 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 
to be available— 
(1) during any period in which a District of Co-
lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2023 is 
in effect; or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
2023. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided 
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 
in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2023 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2023 if any other provi-
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sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law. 
SEC. 805. (a) Section 3(c)(2)(G) of the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
2702(c)(2)(G), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(G) is from a family with a taxable an-
nual income of less than the applicable family 
income limit, as defined in paragraph (7).’’. 
(b) Section 3(c) of such Act (sec. 38–2702(c), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) APPLICABLE FAMILY INCOME LIMIT.—The 
term ‘applicable family income limit’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, the following: 
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‘‘(A) In the case of an individual who 
began an undergraduate course of study prior 
to school year 2015–2016, $1,000,000. 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2016–2017, $750,000. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2017–2018 or school year 2018–2019, the 
applicable family income limit under this para-
graph for an individual who began an under-
graduate course of study in the previous school 
year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, as 
measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor. 
‘‘(D) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2019–2020, $500,000. 
‘‘(E) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2020–2021, the amount described in sub-
paragraph (D), adjusted by the Mayor for infla-
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tion, as measured by the percentage increase, if 
any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(F) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2021–2022, $750,000. 
‘‘(G) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2022–2023 or any succeeding school year, 
the applicable family income limit under this 
paragraph for an individual who began an un-
dergraduate course of study in the previous 
school year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, 
as measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor.’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division D of Public Law 116–6). 
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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 2022. 
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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. 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. 
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TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fill a vacancy on the Public Company 
Accounting Oversight Board under section 101(e)(4) of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7211(e)(4)) 
until the date on which the Commission issues the rule 
required under section 104(i)(4) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
7214(i)(4)), as added by the Holding Foreign Companies 
Accountable Act. 
SEC. 902. None of the funds made available by this 
division may be used by the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission to enter directly into leases for real property for 
a headquarters. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022’’. 
DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
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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)), $1,458,414,000 
(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2023; of which 
$78,724,000 for annual and deferred maintenance and 
$162,093,000 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- 
related expenses associated with the processing of oil and 
gas applications for permits to drill and related use of au-
thorizations: Provided further, That the Bureau of Land 
Management may accept transfers of funds from U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection for mitigation activities, 
including land acquisition, related to construction of bor-
der barriers on Federal lands. 
In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Adminis-
tration program operations, including the cost of admin-
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istering the mining claim fee program, to remain available 
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining 
claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby 
authorized for fiscal year 2022, so as to result in a final 
appropriation estimated at not more than $1,458,414,000, 
and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 
communication site rental fees established by the Bureau 
for the cost of administering communication site activities. 
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; $124,471,000, 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-
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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 
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 
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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. 
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-
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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-
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 
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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. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, $1,651,795,000 (increased by $2,000,000) to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That not to exceed $22,279,000 shall be used for imple-
menting subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) 
(except for processing petitions, developing and issuing 
proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps 
to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)): Provided further, That the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service may accept trans-
fers of funds from U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
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for mitigation activities, including land acquisition, related 
to construction of border barriers on Federal lands. 
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; $34,620,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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), 
$24,064,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$24,064,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endan-
gered Species Conservation 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. 
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NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et 
seq.), $6,500,000, 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-
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.), $22,000,000, 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, 
$82,362,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided herein, $8,000,000 is 
for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub-
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ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That $10,362,000 is for a competitive grant 
program to implement approved plans for States, terri-
tories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of af-
fected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
after deducting $18,362,000 and administrative expenses, 
apportion the amount provided herein in the following 
manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com-
monwealth 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 further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior 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 para-
graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall 
be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the 
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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 Federal share of implementation 
grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of 
such projects: Provided further, That the non-Federal 
share of such projects may not be derived from Federal 
grant programs: Provided further, That any amount ap-
portioned in 2022 to any State, territory, or other jurisdic-
tion that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2023, 
shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated 
in 2024, in the manner provided herein. 
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 
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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 
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. 
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 
administration 
of 
the 
National 
Park 
Service, 
$2,965,756,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, of which $11,452,000 shall be for planning and 
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora-
tion and $135,980,000 shall be for maintenance, repair, 
or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets and 
$188,184,000 shall be for cyclic maintenance projects for 
constructed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 
shall be for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, 
United States Code: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading in this Act are available for the pur-
poses of section 5 of Public Law 95–348: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of Afri-
can-American History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note 
prec. 101; Public Law 115–102), as amended, $3,300,000 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be made 
available for the purposes specified by that Act: Provided 
further, That sections 7(b) and 8 of that Act shall be 
amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘July 
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1, 2023’’: Provided further, That the National Park Serv-
ice may accept transfers of funds from U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection for mitigation activities, including land 
acquisition, related to construction of border barriers on 
Federal lands. 
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 
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, $80,410,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023. 
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), $155,800,000, to be derived 
from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023, of which $30,000,000 shall 
be for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation 
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of nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as 
authorized 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 
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, 
$26,375,000 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; 
$7,500,000 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: Provided further, That such competitive grants 
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shall be made without imposing the matching require-
ments 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, $252,613,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2022 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, 
That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
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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-
tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex-
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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-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 
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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; 
$1,642,437,000 
(reduced 
by 
$650,000) (increased by $650,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$15,000,000) (increased by $15,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023; of which $84,788,000 shall 
remain available until expended for satellite operations; 
and of which $84,664,000 shall be available until ex-
pended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement 
projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That 
none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research ac-
tivity 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 ap-
propriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
cost of topographic mapping or water resources data col-
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lection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
States and municipalities. 
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 
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services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con-
sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur-
poses. 
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, $223,932,000, of which 
$180,932,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
2023, and of which $43,000,000 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 2022 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $180,932,000: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable ex-
penses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine 
cleanup activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper-
ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and 
agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 
and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple-
menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele-
gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
ments, $181,030,000, of which $155,273,000 is to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, and of which 
$25,757,000 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 2022 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $155,273,000. 
For an additional amount, $32,243,000, 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 2022, as provided in this Act: Pro-
vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
inspection fees exceed $32,243,000, the amounts realized 
in excess of $32,243,000 shall be credited to this appro-
priation and remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2022, 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, $119,257,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023, 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 2022 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$119,257,000. 
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, $27,765,000, 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, $165,000,000, 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: Provided, That such additional 
amount 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 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such 
additional amount, $105,000,000 shall be distributed in 
equal amounts to the three Appalachian States with the 
greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, 
$45,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 
three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest 
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the Special Trustee ‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’ account: 
Provided further, That funds made available through con-
tracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2022, as au-
thorized 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2022, 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-
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