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any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made avail-
able to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, 
or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-deter-
mination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement 
under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available 
to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the 
Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement 
the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 
16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, 
relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian 
Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a 
budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the 
proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an 
appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided further, That 
with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service 
to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is author-
ized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimburs-
able basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjust-
ment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the 
funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-
Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent 
appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, 
with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, 
or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead costs 
associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assist-
ance: Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may provide 
to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by the 
Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that 
would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the 
United States Public Health Service serving in similar positions 
at such hospitals: Provided further, That the appropriation structure 
for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 
311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 
126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986, $77,100,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth 
in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and
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section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,800,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of per-
forming a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, 
the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health 
studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, bio-
medical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and 
referral to accredited healthcare providers: Provided further, That 
in performing any such health assessment or health study, evalua-
tion, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound 
by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2026, 
and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $4,629,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties 
of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902, the rental of space, and for services authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,000,000: Provided, That the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have 
not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of 
such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of 
the Board: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize per-
sonnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing 
the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not 
appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.
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INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND 
ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A 
of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), 
$13,482,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2026, and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, 
and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the 
National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and perform-
ances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of 
information and publications; conduct of education, training, and 
museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, 
lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, 
repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $928,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise 
provided herein; of which not to exceed $27,000,000 for the 
instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition re-
installation, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, 
National Museum of the American Latino, and the repatriation 
of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; 
and including such funds as may be necessary to support American 
overseas research centers: Provided, That funds appropriated herein 
are available for advance payments to independent contractors per-
forming research services or participating in official Smithsonian 
presentations: Provided further, That the Smithsonian Institution 
may expend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease 
or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institution, 
and such rent payments may be deposited into the general trust 
funds of the Institution to be available as trust funds for expenses 
associated with the purchase of a portion of the building at 600 
Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that federally 
supported activities will be housed there: Provided further, That 
the use of such amounts in the general trust funds of the Institution 
for such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt service 
for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation 
of the Federal Government: Provided further, That no appropriated 
funds may be used directly to service debt which is incurred to 
finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 600 
Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, designing, 
and constructing improvements to such building: Provided further, 
That any agreement entered into by the Smithsonian Institution 
for the sale of its ownership interest, or any portion thereof, in 
such building so acquired may not take effect until the expiration 
of a 30 day period which begins on the date on which the Secretary 
of the Smithsonian submits to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on
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House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94; 133 Stat. 2536) on 
the intended sale. 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration 
of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by 
contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including 
necessary personnel, $152,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, 
the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administra-
tive expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 
24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of 
April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when 
authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in 
library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publica-
tions or services are available to members only, or to members 
at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and 
cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, 
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; 
and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of 
art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without 
advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates 
or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery 
may deem proper, $185,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $3,893,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and renovation 
of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the 
National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating 
lease agreements of no more than 10 years, that address space 
needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities 
Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds made available in prior Acts under 
this heading for the design and construction of an off-site art 
storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution 
may be used for the repair, restoration, and renovation of other 
National Gallery of Art buildings, grounds, and facilities: Provided
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further, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protec-
tion systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of 
the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contrac-
tors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well 
as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and 
security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
including rent of temporary office space in the District of Columbia 
during renovations of such Center, $32,340,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of 
the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, $4,860,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the 
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including 
hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 shall 
be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support 
of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education 
and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations 
and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain 
available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be 
available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the 
Act; and $15,000,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including
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$13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That appro-
priations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for 
obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total 
amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property 
accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment 
for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) 
and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for 
which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant 
or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 
1913: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That funds 
from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve 
grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such 
grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That such small 
grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed 
and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on 
the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 
91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,641,000: Provided, That the 
Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs 
of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account 
as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended with-
out further appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission 
is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, 
drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design 
of the Nation’s Capital or the history and activities of the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or 
education: Provided further, That one-tenth of 1 percent of the 
funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 
(20 U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $8,285,000.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning 
Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,750,000: Pro-
vided, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used for official reception and representational 
expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in 
the planning and physical development of world capitals. 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized 
by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310), $65,231,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for the Museum’s 
equipment replacement program; and of which $4,000,000 for the 
Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for 
the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain available 
until expended. 
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For 
necessary 
expenses 
of 
the 
United 
States 
Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate observances 
and activities associated with the 250th anniversary of the founding 
of the United States, as authorized by Public Law 116–282, the 
technical amendments to Public Law 114–196, $15,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution 
of literature that in any way tends to promote public support 
or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional 
action is not complete other than to communicate to Members 
of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein.
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DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, 
deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including working capital fund 
charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to 
support 
government-wide, 
departmental, 
agency, 
or 
bureau 
administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central oper-
ations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject 
to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall 
be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall 
be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a 
patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general 
mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a 
patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before Sep-
tember 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 
2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) 
for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of 
the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, 
and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the 
applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–
208). 
(d) MINERAL
EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process patent 
applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request 
of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected 
by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct 
a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained 
in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau 
of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose 
and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
retention of third-party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–
235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2026.
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CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2026 LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2026 
under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services, 
Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs’’ and ‘‘Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, Contract Support Costs’’ are the only amounts available 
for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-
governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agree-
ments for fiscal year 2026 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service: Pro-
vided, That such amounts provided by this Act are not available 
for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, 
or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments 
awarding contract support costs for prior years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered 
to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) 
solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision 
of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 
in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, That if the 
Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within 
the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National 
Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such 
plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of 
the plan on an accelerated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended 
to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the 
boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the 
Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary 
existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are 
allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such 
monument. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appro-
priated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in 
lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking 
or complaints in condemnation without the advance notification 
and approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to funds appro-
priated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and 
Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assist-
ance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restora-
tion purposes.
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PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used 
to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered 
into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 
41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless—
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638, 
25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT GUIDELINES 
SEC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
for the Arts—
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an indi-
vidual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a lit-
erature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American 
Jazz Masters Fellowship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in 
exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, 
including identified programs or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM PRIORITIES 
SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assist-
ance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Human-
ities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the
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Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure 
that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that 
serve underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means a population 
of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically 
been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs 
due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the 
poverty line or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to 
a family of the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority 
is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage 
public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 
5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965—
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
grant category under section 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
improve and support community-based music performance and 
education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health 
Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status 
of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, 
and unobligated funds in each program and activity within 60 
days of enactment of this Act. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 415. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public 
Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued 
by the Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration 
under section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2026.
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FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 416. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 
SEC. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, 
with respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’), may transfer excess 
wild horses and burros that have been removed from land adminis-
tered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local 
government agencies for use as work animals. 
(b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under sub-
section (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or 
local government agency. 
(c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection 
(a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as 
defined in section 2 of Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)). 
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an 
excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not—
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results 
in the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial 
product; 
(2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a manner 
that results in the destruction of the horse or burro for proc-
essing into a commercial product; or 
(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the rec-
ommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe 
injury, illness, or advanced age. 
(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available 
for—
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild 
horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 
(including a contractor); or 
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the 
destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a 
commercial product. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND ENHANCEMENT 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 U.S.C. 580d 
note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ for 
‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State 
water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section
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1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall 
be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, 
or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless 
all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced 
in the United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products means 
the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or 
unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal 
castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, 
valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construc-
tion materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds 
that—
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and 
of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under 
this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public 
on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available 
to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for 
informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior 
to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available by elec-
tronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site 
of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the 
funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described 
in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the require-
ments of this section. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF 
EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR WILDFIRES 
SEC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire depart-
ments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associa-
tions, and similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training 
and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. Not-
withstanding section 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or 
section 521 of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further 
authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior 
firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions 
of the Department’s wildland fire management program to such 
organizations.
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REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 
SEC. 421. None of the funds made available in this Act, in 
this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the 
advance notification and approval of the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming proce-
dures contained in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
LOCAL CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 422. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112–74 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’. 
INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 423. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113–76 
(16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 
30, 2026’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION AUTHORIZATION 
EXTENSION 
SEC. 424. Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law 
by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as amended by section 
335(6) of Public Law 108–108 and section 432 of Public Law 113–
76, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ for ‘‘fiscal 
year 2019’’. 
CHACO CANYON 
SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under 
43 CFR 3120.3 et seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any 
Federal lands within the withdrawal area identified on the map 
of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park prepared by the 
Bureau of Land Management and dated April 2, 2019, prior to 
the completion of the cultural resources investigation identified 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter 
preceding division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116–260). 
TRIBAL LEASES 
SEC. 426. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the 
initial lease term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt 
of the lease proposal. 
(b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human 
Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 2026 consult 
with tribes and tribal organizations through public solicitation and 
other means regarding the requirements for leases under section 
105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and 
transparent process for the payment of such leases.