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(16 U.S.C. 6511)) applicable to such Federal land as of 
January 1, 2013. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may tempo-
rarily close, for a period not to exceed 30 days, Federal 
land managed by the Secretary to hunting, fishing, or rec-
reational shooting if the Secretary determines that the 
temporary closure is necessary to accommodate a special 
event or for public safety reasons. The Secretary may ex-
tend a temporary closure for one additional 90-day period 
only if the Secretary determines the extension is necessary 
because of extraordinary weather conditions or for public 
safety reasons. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as af-
fecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the 
several States to manage, control, or regulate fish and 
resident wildlife under State law or regulations. 
COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT 
SEC. 441. Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3505(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) Use of a sand source within a System unit 
by Federal coastal storm risk management projects 
or their predecessor projects that have used a Sys-
tem unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches out-
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side the System pursuant to section 5 of the Act of 
August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ‘Flood 
Control Act of 1941’) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 
33 U.S.C. 701n) at least once between December 
31, 2008, and December 31, 2023, in response to an 
emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023.’’ 
RESCISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS 
SEC. 442. The unobligated balances of amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available under section 
50224 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’’) are hereby rescinded. 
EXECUTIVE ORDER FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 443. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex-
ecutive Order No. 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 7009, relating to advancing racial equity and support 
for underserved communities through the Federal Govern-
ment), Executive Order No. 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 
Fed. Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, 
and accessibility in the Federal workforce), or Executive 
Order No. 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 
10825, relating to further advancing racial equity and 
support for underserved communities through the Federal 
Government). 
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MASKS AND VACCINE MANDATES 
SEC. 444. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 
COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandates. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 445. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 
activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 
or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 
OFFICIAL FLAGS 
SEC. 446. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fly or display a flag over a facility 
of a Department or agency funded by this Act other than 
the flag of the United States; the flag of a State, insular 
area, or the District of Columbia; the flag of a Federally 
recognized Tribal entity; the official flag of the Secretary 
of the Interior; the official flag of a U.S. Department or 
agency; or the POW/MIA flag. 
MARRIAGE 
SEC. 447. (a) In general.—Notwithstanding section 
7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 
28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
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tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 
accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 
conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 
a union of one man and one woman. 
(b) Discriminatory action defined.—As used in sub-
section (a), a discriminatory action means any action 
taken by the Federal Government to— 
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 
of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 
in subsection (a); 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 
such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 
exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 
deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 
other similar position or status from or to such per-
son; 
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 
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benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 
admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 
degree from an educational program, from or to 
such person; or 
(5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle-
ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in-
stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 
and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam-
paigns from or to such person. 
(c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.—The 
Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or 
certified for purposes of Federal law any person that 
would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for 
such purposes but for a determination against such person 
wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, 
or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief 
or moral conviction described in subsection (a). 
AMERICAN CLIMATE CORPS 
SEC. 448. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the American Climate Corps. 
CLIMATE CHANGE EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
SEC. 449. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to implement any of the following executive 
orders: 
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NATURAL ASSETS 
SEC. 450. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop or implement guidance related 
to the valuation of ecosystem and environmental services 
and natural assets in Federal regulatory decision-making 
pursuant to Executive Order 14072 (87 Fed. Reg. 24851, 
relating to strengthening the Nation’s forests, commu-
nities, and local economies). 
USE OF MINING CLAIMS FOR ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 451. Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SECURITY OF TENURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A claimant shall have 
the right to use, occupy, and conduct operations 
on public land, with or without the discovery of 
a valuable mineral deposit, if— 
‘‘(i) such claimant makes a timely 
payment of the location fee required by 
section 10102 and the claim maintenance 
fee required by subsection (a); or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a claimant who 
qualifies for a waiver under subsection (d), 
such claimant makes a timely payment of 
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the location fee and complies with the re-
quired assessment work under the general 
mining laws. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONS
DEFINED.—For the 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘oper-
ations’ means— 
‘‘(i) any activity or work carried out 
in connection with prospecting, exploration, 
processing, discovery and assessment, de-
velopment, or extraction with respect to a 
locatable mineral; 
‘‘(ii) the reclamation of any disturbed 
areas; and 
‘‘(iii) any other reasonably incident 
uses, whether on a mining claim or not, in-
cluding the construction and maintenance 
of facilities, roads, transmission lines, pipe-
lines, and any other necessary infrastruc-
ture or means of access on public land for 
support facilities. 
‘‘(2) FULFILLMENT OF FEDERAL LAND POLICY 
AND
MANAGEMENT
ACT.—A claimant that fulfills 
the requirements of this section and section 10102 
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of any 
provision of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
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ment Act that requires the payment of fair market 
value to the United States for use of public lands 
and resources relating to use of such lands and re-
sources authorized by the general mining laws. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to diminish the rights of 
entry, use, and occupancy, or any other right, of a 
claimant under the general mining laws.’’. 
PUBLIC LAND ORDER 7917 
SEC. 452. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enforce Public Land 
Order 7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)). 
MINERAL LEASES 
SEC. 453. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and not subject to further judicial review, not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall reinstate the hardrock mineral 
leases in the Superior National Forest in the State of Min-
nesota issued in 2019 and identified as MNES-01352 and 
MNES-01353. 
SOCIAL COST OF CARBON 
SEC. 454. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to consider or incorporate 
the social cost of carbon— 
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(1) as part of any cost-benefit analysis required 
or performed pursuant to— 
(A) any law; 
(B) Executive Order No. 13990 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 7037; relating to protecting public health 
and the environment and restoring science to 
tackle the climate crisis); 
(C) Executive Order No. 14094 (88 Fed. 
Reg. 21879; relating to modernizing regulatory 
review); 
(D) the Presidential Memorandum titled 
‘‘Modernizing Regulatory Review’’ issued by the 
President on January 20, 2021; 
(E) any revisions to Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A-4 proposed or finalized 
under Executive Order No. 14094; or 
(F) ‘‘Technical Support Document: Social 
Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide 
Interim Estimates under Executive Order 
13990,’’ published under the Interagency Work-
ing Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse 
Gases, in February of 2021; 
(2) in any rulemaking; 
(3) in the issuance of any guidance; 
(4) in taking any other agency action; or 
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(5) as a justification for any rulemaking, guid-
ance document, or agency action. 
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
SEC. 455. (a) The provisions of the following bills of 
the 118th Congress are hereby enacted into law: 
(1) H.R. 548 (Eastern Band of Cherokee His-
toric Lands Reacquisition Act), as passed by the 
House of Representatives on February 6, 2023. 
(2) Title III of H.R. 7408 (America’s Wildlife 
Habitat Conservation Act) as ordered to be reported 
on April 16, 2024, by the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(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 
bills referred to in subsection (a). 
SPECIAL BASE RATES OF PAY FOR WILDLAND 
FIREFIGHTERS 
SEC. 456. (a) Subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 5332 the following: 
‘‘§ 5332a. Special base rates of pay for wildland fire-
fighters 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘firefighter’ means an employee 
who— 
‘‘(A) is a firefighter within the meaning of 
section 8331(21) or section 8401(14); 
‘‘(B) in the case of an employee who holds 
a supervisory or administrative position and is 
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83, but 
who does not qualify to be considered a fire-
fighter within the meaning of section 8331(21), 
would otherwise qualify if the employee had 
transferred directly to that position after serv-
ing as a firefighter within the meaning of that 
section; 
‘‘(C) in the case of an employee who holds 
a supervisory or administrative position and is 
subject to chapter 84, but who does not qualify 
to be considered a firefighter within the mean-
ing of section 8401(14), would otherwise qualify 
if the employee had transferred directly to that 
position after performing duties described in 
section 8401(14)(A) for at least 3 years; or 
‘‘(D) in the case of an employee who is not 
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chap-
ter 84, holds a position that the Office of Per-
sonnel Management determines would satisfy 
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subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) if the employee 
were subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
chapter 84; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘General Schedule base rate’ 
means an annual rate of basic pay established under 
section 5332 before any additions, such as a locality- 
based comparability payment under section 5304 or 
5304a or a special rate supplement under section 
5305; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘special base rate’ means an an-
nual rate of basic pay payable to a wildland fire-
fighter, before any additions or reductions, that re-
places the General Schedule base rate otherwise ap-
plicable to the wildland firefighter and that is ad-
ministered in the same manner as a General Sched-
ule base rate; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘wildland firefighter’ means a 
firefighter— 
‘‘(A) who is employed by the Forest Serv-
ice or the Department of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) the duties of the position of whom 
primarily relate to fires occurring in forests, 
range lands, or other wildlands, as opposed to 
structural fires. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL BASE RATES OF PAY.— 
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‘‘(1) ENTITLEMENT TO SPECIAL RATE.—Not-
withstanding section 5332, a wildland firefighter is 
entitled to a special base rate at grades 1 through 
15, which shall— 
‘‘(A) replace the otherwise applicable Gen-
eral Schedule base rate for the wildland fire-
fighter; 
‘‘(B) be basic pay for all purposes, includ-
ing the purpose of computing a locality-based 
comparability payment under section 5304 or 
5304a; and 
‘‘(C) be computed as described in para-
graph (2) and adjusted at the time of adjust-
ments in the General Schedule. 
‘‘(2) COMPUTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The special base rate 
for a wildland firefighter shall be derived by in-
creasing 
the 
otherwise 
applicable 
General 
Schedule base rate for the wildland firefighter 
by the following applicable percentage for the 
grade of the wildland firefighter and rounding 
the result to the nearest whole dollar: 
‘‘(i) For GS–1, 42 percent. 
‘‘(ii) For GS–2, 39 percent. 
‘‘(iii) For GS–3, 36 percent. 
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‘‘(iv) For GS–4, 33 percent. 
‘‘(v) For GS–5, 30 percent. 
‘‘(vi) For GS–6, 27 percent. 
‘‘(vii) For GS–7, 24 percent. 
‘‘(viii) For GS–8, 21 percent. 
‘‘(ix) For GS–9, 18 percent. 
‘‘(x) For GS–10, 15 percent. 
‘‘(xi) For GS–11, 12 percent. 
‘‘(xii) For GS–12, 9 percent. 
‘‘(xiii) For GS–13, 6 percent. 
‘‘(xiv) For GS–14, 3 percent. 
‘‘(xv) For GS–15, 1.5 percent. 
‘‘(B) HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY, OR
BI-
WEEKLY RATES.—When the special base rate 
with respect to a wildland firefighter is ex-
pressed as an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly 
rate, the special base rate shall be computed 
from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay 
derived under subparagraph (A) in accordance 
with the rules under section 5504(b).’’. 
(b) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 
53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5332 the following: 
‘‘5332a. Special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters.’’. 
(c) Section 5343 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g)(1) For a prevailing rate employee described in 
section 5342(a)(2)(A) who is a wildland firefighter, as de-
fined in section 5332a(a), the Secretary of Agriculture or 
the Secretary of the Interior (as applicable) shall increase 
the wage rates of that employee by an amount (determined 
at the sole and exclusive discretion of the applicable Sec-
retary after consultation with the other Secretary) that is 
generally consistent with the percentage increases given 
to wildland firefighters in the General Schedule under sec-
tion 5332a. 
‘‘(2) An increased wage rate under paragraph (1) 
shall be basic pay for the same purposes as the wage rate 
otherwise established under this section. 
‘‘(3) An increase under this subsection may not cause 
the wage rate of an employee to increase to a rate that 
would produce an annualized rate in excess of the annual 
rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.’’. 
(d) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after either October 1, 2024 or the date 
of enactment of this Act, whichever is later. 
(e) Notwithstanding section 40803(d)(4)(B) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 
6592(d)(4)(B)) and authority provided under the headings 
‘‘WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT – FOREST SERVICE’’ and 
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‘‘WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT – DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR’’ in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the salary in-
crease in such section and under such headings shall not 
apply to the positions described in such section 
40803(d)(4)(B) for service performed on or after the ef-
fective date described in subsection (d) of this section. 
WILDLAND FIRE INCIDENT RESPONSE PREMIUM PAY 
SEC. 457. (a) Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, 
United Sates Code, is amended by inserting after section 
5545b the following: 
‘‘§ 5545c. Incident response premium pay for employ-
ees engaged in wildland firefighting 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(E) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
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‘‘(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(G) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; and 
‘‘(H) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered employee’ means an em-
ployee of the Forest Service or the Department of 
the Interior who is— 
‘‘(A) a wildland firefighter, as defined in 
section 5332a(a); or 
‘‘(B) certified by the applicable agency to 
perform wildland fire incident-related duties 
during the period that employee is deployed to 
respond to a qualifying incident; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘incident response premium pay’ 
means pay to which a covered employee is entitled 
under subsection (c); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘prescribed fire incident’ means a 
wildland fire originating from a planned ignition in 
accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regula-
tions to meet specific objectives; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘qualifying incident’— 
‘‘(A) means— 
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‘‘(i) a wildfire incident, a prescribed 
fire incident, or a severity incident; or 
‘‘(ii) an incident that the Secretary of 
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior 
determines is similar in nature to an inci-
dent described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(B) does not include an initial response 
incident that is contained within 36 hours; and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘severity incident’ means an inci-
dent in which a covered employee is pre-positioned 
in an area in which conditions indicate there is a 
high risk of wildfires. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A covered employee is eligible for 
incident response premium pay under this section if— 
‘‘(1) the covered employee is deployed to re-
spond to a qualifying incident; and 
‘‘(2) the deployment described in paragraph (1) 
is— 
‘‘(A) outside of the official duty station of 
the covered employee; or 
‘‘(B) within the official duty station of the 
covered employee and the covered employee is 
assigned to an incident-adjacent fire camp or 
other designated field location. 
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‘‘(c) ENTITLEMENT TO INCIDENT RESPONSE PRE-
MIUM PAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A covered employee who 
satisfies the conditions under subsection (b) is enti-
tled to premium pay for the period in which the cov-
ered employee is deployed to respond to the applica-
ble qualifying incident. 
‘‘(2) COMPUTATION.— 
‘‘(A) 
FORMULA.—Subject 
to 
subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), premium pay under para-
graph (1) shall be paid to a covered employee 
at a daily rate of 450 percent of the hourly rate 
of basic pay of the covered employee for each 
day that the covered employee satisfies the re-
quirements under subsection (b), rounded to 
the nearest whole cent. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Premium pay under 
this subsection may not be paid— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a covered em-
ployee for whom the annual rate of basic 
pay is greater than that for step 10 of GS– 
10, at a daily rate that exceeds the daily 
rate established under subparagraph (A) 
for step 10 of GS–10; or 
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‘‘(ii) to a covered employee in a total 
amount that exceeds $9,000 in any cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall assess the difference between the 
average total amount of compensation that 
was paid to covered employees, by grade, 
in fiscal years 2023 and 2024. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date that is 1 year after the 
effective date of this section, the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In-
terior shall jointly publish a report on the 
results of the assessment conducted under 
clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS.— 
After publishing the report required under 
clause (ii), the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, may, in the sole 
and exclusive discretion of the Secretaries 
acting jointly, administratively adjust the 
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amount of premium pay paid under this 
subsection (or take other administrative 
action) to ensure that the average annual 
amount of total compensation paid to cov-
ered employees, by grade, is more con-
sistent with such amount that was paid to 
those employees in fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(iv) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICA-
TION.—Not later than 3 days after an ad-
justment made, or other administrative ac-
tion taken, under clause (iii) becomes final, 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a notification regarding that adjustment or 
other administrative action, as applicable. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF INCIDENT RESPONSE PREMIUM 
PAY.—Incident response premium pay under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) is not considered part of the basic pay of 
a covered employee for any purpose; 
‘‘(2) may not be considered in determining a 
covered employee’s lump-sum payment for accumu-
lated and accrued annual leave under section 5551 
or section 5552; 
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‘‘(3) may not be used in determining pay under 
section 8114 (relating to compensation for work in-
juries); 
‘‘(4) may not be considered in determining pay 
for hours of paid leave or other paid time off during 
which the premium pay is not payable; and 
‘‘(5) shall be disregarded in determining the 
minimum wage and overtime pay to which a covered 
employee is entitled under the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).’’. 
(b) Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 5544— 
(A) by amending the section heading to 
read as follows: ‘‘Wage-board overtime, 
Sunday rates, and other premium 
pay’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) A prevailing rate employee described in section 
5342(a)(2)(A) shall receive incident response premium 
pay under the same terms and conditions that apply to 
a covered employee under section 5545c if that em-
ployee— 
‘‘(1) is employed by the Forest Service or the 
Department of the Interior; and 
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‘‘(2)(A) is a wildland firefighter, as defined in 
section 5332a(a); or 
‘‘(B) is certified by the applicable agency to 
perform wildland fire incident-related duties during 
the period the employee is deployed to respond to a 
qualifying 
incident 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
5545c(a)).’’; and 
(2) in section 5547(a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘5545c,’’ 
after 
‘‘5545a,’’. 
(c) The table of sections for subchapter V of chapter 
55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending the item relating to section 
5544 to read as follows: 
‘‘5544. Wage-board overtime, Sunday rates, and other premium pay.’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 5545b the following: 
‘‘5545c. Incident response premium pay for employees engaged in wildland fire-
fighting.’’. 
(d) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after either October 1, 2024 or the date 
of enactment of this Act, whichever is later. 
WATER RIGHTS 
SEC. 458. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be obligated to require or request, 
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as a condition of the issuance, renewal, or extension of 
any Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management per-
mit, lease, allotment, easement, or other land use and oc-
cupancy, arrangement, the transfer, or relinquishment of 
any water right, in whole, or in part, granted under State 
law. 
CACTUS CHANNEL 
SEC. 459. Subject to the terms provided herein, if 
the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conserva-
tion District submits to the Secretary of Agriculture, not 
later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, a written request for the conveyance of certain Na-
tional Forest System land located in the County of River-
side, California, as generally depicted on the map titled 
‘‘Sunnymead Cactus Avenue Channel Proposed Land Con-
veyance’’ and dated ‘‘May 13, 2024’’ the Secretary shall 
convey to that District all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to those lands: Provided, That the 
exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest 
System land herein identified shall be determined by a sur-
vey satisfactory to the Secretary: Provided further, That 
then conveyance shall be made by quitclaim deed and sub-
ject to existing rights and any other terms and conditions 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States: Provided further, That the Dis-
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trict shall pay to the United States fair market value for 
the conveyed National Forest System land herein identi-
fied: Provided further, That the Secretary shall deposit any 
funds received by the United States from such conveyance 
in the fund established under Public Law 90-171 (16 
U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) and 
such deposits shall be made available without future ap-
propriations: Provided further, That as a condition of the 
conveyance, the District shall pay all costs associated with 
the conveyance, including the survey herein required and 
any environmental analysis and resource surveys required 
by Federal law: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the requirements of Section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C, 9620(h)), with respect to the National 
Forest System land herein identified, the Secretary shall 
only be required to meet disclosure requirements for haz-
ardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under Sec-
tion 120(h) and shall not otherwise be required to reme-
diate or abate any hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants: Provided further, That if the National For-
est System land herein identified is conveyed to the Dis-
trict, the Secretary shall not be required to contribute to 
the cost of any infrastructure, facilities, or improvements 
developed on that land after the conveyance. 
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LIMITATION 
SEC. 460. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used for the Climate Justice Alli-
ance. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 461. None of the amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available to the Smithsonian Institution by 
this Act may be made available for partnerships or activi-
ties associated with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade 
Offices. 
LAND WITHDRAWALS 
SEC. 462. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to withdraw any Federal land from any 
form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 
land laws, location, entry, or patent under the general 
mining laws, or disposition under the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless such 
withdrawal is authorized by an Act of Congress. 
FAST-41 
SEC. 463. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule titled ‘‘Revising Scope of the Min-
ing Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage 
Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023). 
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PRIVATELY OWNED MINERAL ESTATES 
SEC. 464. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to issue or revise any regulation pursuant 
to Section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(o)) relating to oil and gas development of outstanding 
and reserved mineral rights within the Allegheny National 
Forest. 
APPRAISALS 
SEC. 465. Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (62 
Stat. 568, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 577g), is amended by 
striking ‘‘of the fair appraised value of such’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of the highest fair appraised value, including the his-
torical fair appraised value, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in accordance with this section, of 
such’’. 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 466. Not later than 15 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees any guidance documents relat-
ing to the implementation of the rule entitled ‘‘Revised 
Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’; Conforming’’ 
published by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Envi-
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ronmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
September 8, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 61964). 
PESTICIDES 
SEC. 467. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to issue or adopt any guid-
ance or any policy, take any regulatory action, or approve 
any labeling or change to such labeling that is inconsistent 
with or in any respect different from the conclusion of— 
(a) a human health assessment performed pursuant 
to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); or 
(b) a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide. 
STEAM RULE 
SEC. 468. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Supplemental Effluent 
Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Elec-
tric Power Generating Point Source Category’’ published 
by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal 
Register on May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 40198). 
SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINE WAIVER 
SEC. 469. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to approve a waiver sub-
mitted to the Environmental Protection Agency by the 
State of California, pursuant to section 209(e) of the 
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Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(e)), for the State of Cali-
fornia’s amendments to its rule titled ‘‘Small Off-Road 
Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions’’. 
OZONE GOOD NEIGHBOR 
SEC. 470. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Federal ‘Good Neighbor 
Plan’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards’’ published by the Environmental Protection 
Agency in the Federal Register on June 5, 2023 (88 Fed. 
Reg. 36654). 
EPA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SEC. 471. Beginning on October 1, 2024, of the 
amounts made available to the Environmental Protection 
Agency under each of sections 60101, 60102, 60104, 
60105, 60106, 60107, 60108, 60109, 60110, 60111, 
60112, 60113, 60115, 60116, and 60201 of Public Law 
117–169, two-tenths of one percent of such amounts shall 
be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of 
funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency 
by such Public Law: Provided, That amounts so trans-
ferred shall be derived from the unobligated balances of 
amounts under each such section. 
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CLEAN POWER PLAN 
SEC. 472. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘New Source Performance 
Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, 
Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse 
Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean En-
ergy Rule’’ published by the Environmental Protection 
Agency in the Federal Register on May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. 
Reg. 39798). 
ETHYLENE OXIDE 
SEC. 473. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed interim registration review decision and 
draft risk assessment addendum for ethylene oxide de-
scribed in the notice titled ‘‘Pesticide Registration Review; 
Proposed Interim Decision and Draft Risk Assessment 
Addendum for Ethylene Oxide; Notice of Availability’’ 
published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
Federal Register on April 13, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 22447) 
unless the Commissioner of Food and Drugs certifies that, 
as relevant, finalization, implementation, administration, 
or enforcement of such rule, decision, or addendum for 
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ethylene oxide will not adversely impact the availability of 
ethylene oxide to sterilize medical products in the United 
States or result in the movement of any sterilization ca-
pacity of such products outside of the United States. 
LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES 
SEC. 474. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Multi-Pollutant Emissions 
Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty 
and Medium-Duty Vehicles’’ published by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 
18, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 27842), or any substantially simi-
lar rule. 
HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES 
SEC. 475. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3’’ and pub-
lished by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
Federal Register on April 22, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 29440), 
or any substantially similar rule. 
CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 401 
SEC. 476. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency, titled 
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‘‘Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification 
Improvement Rule’’, and published on September 27, 
2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 66558). 
INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON SOCIAL COST OF 
GREENHOUSE GASES 
SEC. 477. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Interagency Working Group on 
the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases. 
NEPA GREENHOUSE GAS GUIDANCE 
SEC. 478. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the notice of interim guidance titled ‘‘National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Green-
house Gas Emissions and Climate Change’’ published by 
the Council on Environmental Quality in the Federal Reg-
ister on January 9, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 1196). 
NEPA PHASE 1 
SEC. 479. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule titled ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act Im-
plementing Regulations Revisions’’ published by the Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 23453). 
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NEPA PHASE 2 
SEC. 480. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the final rule titled ‘‘National Environmental Policy 
Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2’’ pub-
lished by the Council on Environmental Quality in the 
Federal Register on May 1, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 35442). 
OIL AND NATURAL GAS 
SEC. 481. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule titled ‘‘Standards of Performance for New, Re-
constructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guide-
lines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Cli-
mate Review’’ published by the Environmental Protection 
Agency in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024 (89 
Fed. Reg. 16820). 
RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 482. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule titled ‘‘Accidental Release Prevention Require-
ments: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air 
Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Preven-
tion’’ published by the Environmental Protection Agency 
in the Federal Register on March 11, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 
17622). 
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GHG REPORTING 
SEC. 483. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Reporting 
Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for 
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems’’ published by the 
Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register 
on May 14, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 42062). 
MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 
SEC. 484. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule titled ‘‘Clean Water Act Effluent 
Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and 
Poultry Products Point Source Category’’ published by the 
Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register 
on January 23, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 4474). 
DISPOSAL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS 
SEC. 485. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule titled ‘‘Hazardous and Solid Waste Management 
System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From 
Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments’’ 
published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
Federal Register on May 8, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 38950). 
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AERIALLY APPLIED FIRE RETARDANT 
SEC. 486. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to ban the use of aerially applied fire 
retardant. 
CALIFORNIA RCRA ACTION 
SEC. 487. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement a regulation issued by the 
State of California, pursuant to the authority provided 
under the 2009 Memorandum of Agreement between the 
California Department of Toxic Substances Control and 
Region IX of the Environmental Protection Agency (or 
any successor agreement), that classifies metal shredding 
facilities as hazardous waste treatment facilities. 
REPORT ON CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS 
SEC. 488. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a re-
port outlining a plan to qualify any fuel derived from 
waste plastic or waste tires as cellulosic biofuel under sec-
tion 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)). 
(b) In preparing the report described in subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall consult with relevant stake-
holders and incorporate into such report any input from 
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such stakeholders that the Administrator determines ap-
propriate. 
GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY 
SEC. 489. (a) Section 8206(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding the amendment made by sub-
section (a), the authorities provided by title III of the 
America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (as enacted 
by section 455 of this Act), and the terms and conditions 
of such Act, shall apply to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service. 
METHANE FEE 
SEC. 490. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used— 
(1) to develop, propose, finalize, implement, or 
enforce regulations implementing subsection (c) of 
section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436); 
or 
(2) otherwise impose, collect, or enforce a 
charge on methane emissions under such section 
136. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 491. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
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final rule titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz-
ardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility 
Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and 
Technology Review’’ published by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024 
(89 Fed. Reg. 38508). 
STATE PERMIT PROGRAM 
SEC. 492. The notice of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency approving the State of Florida’s request to 
carry out a permit program for the discharge of dredged 
or fill material pursuant to section 404 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), published 
on December 22, 2020, and titled ‘‘EPA’s Approval of 
Florida’s Clean Water Act Section 404 Assumption Re-
quest’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 83553) shall have the force and ef-
fect of law. 
IRIS 
SEC. 493. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assess-
ments under the Integrated Risk Information System 
(IRIS). 
UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER 
SEC. 494. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to finalize, implement, 
or administer the addition of the Upper Columbia River, 
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Washington site under the General Superfund Section of 
the proposed rule entitled ‘‘National Priorities List’’ and 
published by the Environmental Protection Agency on 
March 7, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16502). 
OLD-GROWTH 
SEC. 495. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to— 
(1) finalize, implement, administer, or enforce 
the environmental impact statement entitled ‘‘EIS 
No. 20240110, Draft, USFS, NAT, Land Manage-
ment Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Condi-
tions Across the National Forest System’’ published 
by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Fed-
eral Register on June 21, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 
52039) or any substantially similar environmental 
impact statement; or 
(2) carry out any proposed action included in 
such environmental impact statement (or notice re-
lating to such environmental impact statement) or 
any substantially similar action. 
NAAQS RULE 
SEC. 496. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Reconsideration of the National Ambi-
ent Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter’’ and 
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published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
Federal Register on March 6, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16202). 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 497. $0 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2025’’. 
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