SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, 
Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and 
Environment Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 
DIVISION A—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION B—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy 
Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, print-
ed in the House section of the Congressional Record on 
or about January 7, 2026, and submitted by the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have 
the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
implementation of divisions A through C of this Act as 
if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee 
of conference. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. 
DIVISION 
A—COMMERCE, 
JUSTICE, 
SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attract-
ing, and retaining business investment in the United 
States, to carry out activities associated with title VI of 
division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
(Public Law 117–328), and for engaging in trade pro-
motional activities abroad, including expenses of grants 
and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting 
exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 
3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full med-
ical coverage for dependent members of immediate fami-
lies of employees stationed overseas and employees tempo-
rarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of em-
ployees of the International Trade Administration between 
two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 
49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the 
United States and aliens by contract for services; recog-
nizing contributions to export expansion pursuant to Exec-
utive Order 10978; rental of space abroad for periods not 
exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or 
improvement; purchase or construction of temporary de-
mountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment 
of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first para-
graph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 
when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 
$294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 
not to exceed $65,000 per vehicle; not to exceed $350,000 
for purchase of armored vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations; obtaining insurance on
official 
motor 
vehicles; 
and 
rental 
of 
tie 
lines, 
$582,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
2027: 
Provided, 
That 
$20,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and 
used by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That, of amounts provided under this head-
ing, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China anti-
dumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compli-
ance activities: Provided further, That the provisions of the 
first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) 
of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in car-
rying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this 
Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall in-
clude payment for assessments for services provided as 
part of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of 
export administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 
contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in 
the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Control Reform Act 
of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; 
Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et 
seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 
15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi-
cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi-
cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi-
tation otherwise established by law, $235,000,000, of 
which $94,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of sec-
tion 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these ac-
tivities: Provided further, That payments and contribu-
tions collected and accepted for materials or services pro-
vided as part of such activities may be retained for use
in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing 
information to the public with respect to the export admin-
istration and national security activities of the Depart-
ment of Commerce and other export control programs of 
the United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For economic development assistance as provided by 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965, including provision of assistance under section 
207(b) of such Act, for trade adjustment assistance, and 
for programs authorized by the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended, $400,000,000 
to remain available until expended, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the table titled 
‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $66,000,000: Provided, That funds provided under 
this heading may be used to monitor projects approved 
pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act 
of 1976; title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27
through 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova-
tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722–3723), as amended; and 
the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business De-
velopment Agency in fostering, promoting, and developing 
minority business enterprises, as authorized by law, 
$50,000,000. 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $118,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $318,500,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro-
vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 
and marketing activities. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic
censuses 
and 
programs 
provided 
for 
by 
law, 
$1,171,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, 
funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and mar-
keting activities. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $50,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 
shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec-
trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv-
ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 
collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off-
setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
under this paragraph, and such funds received from other
Government agencies shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the design, construction, 
alteration, improvement, maintenance, and repair of build-
ings and facilities managed by the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration, not otherwise 
provided for, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in-
cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 
of the USPTO, $4,956,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec-
tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 
USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 
2026, so as to result in a fiscal year 2026 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2026, should the total amount of 
such offsetting collections be less than $4,956,000,000,
this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, 
That any amount received in excess of $4,956,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2026 and deposited in the Patent and Trade-
mark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the Director of USPTO 
shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso 
and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided fur-
ther, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with 
the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ account: Provided further, That the budget of the 
President submitted for fiscal year 2027 under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include within 
amounts provided under this heading for necessary ex-
penses of the USPTO any increases that are expected to 
result from an increase promulgated through rule or regu-
lation in offsetting collections of fees and surcharges as-
sessed and collected by the USPTO under any law in ei-
ther fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027: Provided further, 
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed
$13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2026 for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That in fiscal year 2026 from the amounts made 
available for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the 
amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the 
percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and 
employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by sec-
tion 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, 
of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of 
chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the 
otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM 
for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 
and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 
USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 
Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 
Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, 
and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those 
accounts: Provided further, That any differences between 
the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 
series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides 
for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an im-
puted cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where appli-
cable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and col-
lected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant 
to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 
(Public Law 112–29): Provided further, That within the 
amounts appropriated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to 
the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities as-
sociated with carrying out investigations and audits re-
lated to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $1,249,239,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under 
this heading, $405,331,366 shall be made available for the 
NIST—STRS projects, and in the amounts, specified in 
the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That the amounts made available for the 
projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be 
transferred for any other purpose: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That NIST may 
provide local transportation for summer undergraduate re-
search fellowship program participants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology 
services, $212,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 
$37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Pro-
gram. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $385,897,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $257,897,000 shall be made 
available for the NIST—Construction projects, and in the
amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for 
this division in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided further, That up to one percent of 
amounts made available for the projects referenced in the 
preceding proviso may be used for the administrative costs 
of such projects: Provided further, That the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall 
submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate for 
any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and 
such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming 
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget jus-
tification materials for fiscal year 2027 that the Secretary 
submits to Congress in support of the Department of 
Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology construction project having a total 
multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and si-
multaneously the budget justification materials shall in-
clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 
such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), including maintenance, operation, and hire of 
aircraft and vessels; pilot programs for State-led fisheries 
management, notwithstanding any other provision of law; 
grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organi-
zations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant 
to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$4,540,392,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That fees and donations received by the 
National Ocean Service for the management of national 
marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the sala-
ries and expenses associated with those activities, notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That in addition, $399,644,000 shall be de-
rived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and De-
velop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to Amer-
ican Fisheries’’, which shall only be used for fishery activi-
ties related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program;
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Ob-
servers and Training; Fisheries Management Programs 
and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants: 
Provided further, That in addition $28,000,000 is derived 
from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided under this heading, includ-
ing the amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso 
and in the second and third provisos, $4,862,168,110 shall 
be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
tables under this heading in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this Act): Provided further, That of the amounts pro-
vided under this heading, including the amounts in the 
clause preceding the first proviso and in the second and 
third provisos, $105,867,890 shall be made available for 
the NOAA—CZM and NOAA—ORF projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for 
this division in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided further, That the amounts made 
available for the projects referenced in the preceding pro-
viso may not be transferred for any other purpose: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for 
payment to the ‘‘Department of Commerce Working Cap-
ital Fund’’: Provided further, That any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided under this heading in previous 
years shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 
505 of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, for 
necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and 
for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and 
their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act 
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,576,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
struction of satellites, vessels, aircraft, and construction 
of facilities shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That in addition $13,000,000 is provided from re-
coveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 
the amounts provided under this heading, including the 
amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso and in 
the first proviso, shall be for the purposes and in the 
amounts specified in the tables under this heading in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this Act): Provided further,
That any use of deobligated balances of funds provided 
under this heading in previous years shall be subject to 
the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall in-
clude in budget justification materials for fiscal year 2027 
that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the 
Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the 
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code) an estimate for each National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acqui-
sition or construction project having a total of more than 
$5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification 
shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements 
for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal 
years. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, 
of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 
may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the feder-
ally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 
Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for con-
servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are
listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 
by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu-
lations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing 
rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of 
Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on 
guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: 
Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based 
on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be 
available for marketing activities: Provided further, That 
funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching 
requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions 
of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 
FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of administering the fishery 
disaster assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson- 
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Pub-
lic Law 94–265) and the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 
(title III of Public Law 99–659), $300,000. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from 
receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2026, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans and not to exceed $150,000,000 for tradi-
tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 
Act of 1936. 
RECREATIONAL QUOTA ENTITY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of section 106 of the 
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (title 
I of division S of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2023 (Public Law 117–328)), the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration may assess and collect fees 
pursuant to such section, which shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended, for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (b) of such section, in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the 
Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 
not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa-
tion, $92,500,000: Provided, That no employee of the De-
partment of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from 
a bureau or office funded by this Act or any other Act
to offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Commerce for more than 180 days in a fiscal year 
unless the individual’s employing bureau or office is fully 
reimbursed for the salary and expenses of the employee 
for the entire period of assignment using funds provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That amounts made 
available to the Department of Commerce in this or any 
prior Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 508 
of this or any prior Act to the account funded under this 
heading, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances 
that threaten life or property. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $48,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 
public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 
or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures,
and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 
of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 
amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 
Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 
applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That 
the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 
$11,322,125,000, the life cycle cost of the Polar Follow 
On Program is $6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the 
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Se-
ries Program is $11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost 
for 
the 
Space 
Weather 
Follow 
On 
Program 
is 
$692,800,000. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (in-
cluding but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, 
and security services) necessary to support the operation, 
maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, 
firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the 
Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other 
authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover 
Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the mainte-
nance, operation, and protection of which has been dele-
gated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General 
Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non- 
reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement 
for services provided under this section or the authority 
under which the use or occupancy of the space is author-
ized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropria-
tion or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog-
raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac-
tivity over its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim-
its of available appropriations, the land, services, equip-
ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, 
local government, Indian Tribal government, Territory, or 
possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
any foreign government or international organization, for 
purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 
statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration.
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Serv-
ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 
or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 
the Service has provided information to the customer on 
how an electronic copy of such report or document may 
be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a cus-
tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig-
ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 
limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re-
producing, and delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter 
into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on 
a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, per-
sonnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and ex-
pend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a 
Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern-
ment, Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any 
subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received for 
permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to 
this section shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Oper-
ations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, for such purposes: Pro-
vided further, That all funds within this section and their 
corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any 
prior appropriations Act that remain available for obliga-
tion, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Eco-
nomics and Statistics Administration of the Department 
of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs 
of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of 
the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative 
agreements with appropriate entities, including any Fed-
eral, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of 
higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, 
and methodology activities which further the purposes for 
which such amounts have been made available. 
SEC. 111. The Secretary of Commerce, or the des-
ignee of the Secretary, may waive up to 50 percent of the 
cost sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coast-
al Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461) as 
necessary at the request of the grant applicant, for 
amounts made available under this Act under the heading 
‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’ under the 
heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion’’. 
SEC. 112. Any unobligated balances of expired discre-
tionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 
111 of title I of division B of Public Law 116–93, may 
be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 30 days in advance of the planned use of 
funds. 
SEC. 113. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the 
employees of the National Weather Service and non-gov-
ernmental experts in personnel management, may estab-
lish an alternative or fixed rate for relocation allowance, 
including permanent change of station allowance, notwith-
standing the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5724 and the regula-
tions prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 5738. 
SEC. 114. The National Weather Service shall main-
tain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required 
under 15 U.S.C. 313 to protect life and property to the 
maximum extent possible. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2026’’.
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
JUSTICE OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the operations, manage-
ment, and accountability of the Department of Justice, 
$140,000,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2027, and of which 
not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of 
Department of Justice facilities shall remain available 
until expended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $38,460,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds 
available to the Department of Justice for information 
technology, to remain available until expended, for enter-
prise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 
is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 
in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant
to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of im-
migration-related activities of the Executive Office for Im-
migration Review, $800,000,000, of which $10,000,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration 
Examinations Fee’’ account, and of which not less than 
$27,500,000 shall be available for services and activities 
provided by the Legal Orientation Program: Provided, 
That not to exceed $50,000,000 of the total amount made 
available under this heading shall remain available until 
September 30, 2030, for build-out and modifications of 
courtroom space. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 
to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential char-
acter: Provided, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2027.
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $13,000,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi-
ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis-
sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap-
pointed. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi-
dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; the administration of pardon and clemency peti-
tions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in 
the District of Columbia, $900,000,000, of which not to 
exceed $50,000,000 for litigation support contracts and 
information technology projects, including cybersecurity 
and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to the 
Criminal Division for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the 
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from available 
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums 
as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights 
Division for salaries and expenses associated with the elec-
tion monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse 
the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and 
expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
under this heading for the election monitoring program, 
$3,390,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That any funds provided under this heading 
in prior year appropriations Acts that remain available to 
the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associ-
ated with the election monitoring program under section 
8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) 
may also be used to carry out any authorized purposes 
of the Civil Rights Division: Provided further, That 
amounts repurposed by the preceding proviso may not be 
used to increase the number of permanent positions. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases 
under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 
$22,700,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until 
expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $245,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, fees collected in fiscal year 2026 for premerger 
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 
Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall be re-
tained and used for necessary expenses in this appropria-
tion and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced (1) as such offsetting collections
are received during fiscal year 2026 and (2) to the extent 
that any remaining general fund appropriations can be de-
rived from amounts credited to this account as offsetting 
collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise 
appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding section 605 of the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici-
ary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (15 
U.S.C. 18a note), none of the funds credited to this ac-
count as offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that 
were unavailable for obligation as of September 30, 2025, 
shall become available for obligation except as provided in 
the preceding proviso: Provided further, That any 
premerger notification filing fees received in excess of 
$245,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding 
proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative agreements, $2,621,000,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $19,600 shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $40,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That each United States Attorney shall establish or par-
ticipate in a task force on human trafficking. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $205,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, deposits of discretionary offsetting 
collections to the United States Trustee System Fund and 
amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such 
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due deposi-
tors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund as discre-
tionary offsetting collections pursuant to section 589a of 
title 28, United States Code (as limited by section 
589a(f)(2) of title 28, United States Code), shall be re-
tained and used for necessary expenses in this appropria-
tion and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That to the extent that fees deposited into the 
Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in fiscal year 
2026, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due deposi-
tors, exceed $205,000,000, those excess amounts shall be 
available in this and future fiscal years only to the extent 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during 
fiscal year 2026, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors, (estimated at $205,000,000) and (2) to 
the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations 
can be derived from amounts deposited in the Fund as 
discretionary offsetting collections in previous fiscal years 
that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at $0. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $2,504,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad-
vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $320,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 
witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur-
chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 
witness security caravans; and not to exceed $35,000,000 
is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up-
grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se-
cure automated information network to store and retrieve 
the identities and locations of protected witnesses: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this 
Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS 
SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $20,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 
and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States 
Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department 
of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $1,702,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$20,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, not to exceed $8,900 shall be avail-
able for INTERPOL Washington official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Director of INTERPOL Washington shall concurrently 
report to the Deputy Attorney General.
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, 
or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for pris-
oner holding and related support, $8,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 
as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
Code, $2,236,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be consid-
ered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforce-
ment assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing 
the Justice Prisoner and Air Transportation System. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $117,200,000, of which 
not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology sys-
tems shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a deter-
mination by the Attorney General that emergent cir-
cumstances require additional funding for the activities of 
the National Security Division, the Attorney General may 
transfer such amounts to this heading from available ap-
propriations for the current fiscal year for the Department 
of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such cir-
cumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most 
significant 
drug 
trafficking 
organizations, 
transnational organized crime, and money laundering or-
ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter- 
governmental agreements with State and local law en-
forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros-
ecution of individuals involved in transnational organized 
crime and drug trafficking, $300,000,000, of which 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations 
under this heading may be used under authorities avail-
able to the organizations reimbursed from this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That any amounts obligated from 
appropriations under this heading shall only be available 
for the same purposes for which the amounts were obli-
gated in fiscal year 2024. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States, $10,609,456,000, of 
which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $284,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facili-
ties, and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 
law; conversion, modification, and extension of federally 
owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 
environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and ex-
penses for conducting drug education and training pro-
grams, including travel and related expenses for partici-
pants in such programs and the distribution of items of 
token value that promote the goals of such programs, 
$2,580,340,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 3672 of 
Public Law 106–310, up to $10,000,000 may be used to 
reimburse States, units of local government, Indian Tribal 
Governments, other public entities, and multi-jurisdic-
tional or regional consortia thereof for expenses incurred 
to clean up and safely dispose of substances associated 
with clandestine methamphetamine laboratories, conver-
sion and extraction operations, tableting operations, or 
laboratories and processing operations for fentanyl and 
fentanyl-related substances which may present a danger 
to public health or the environment: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available by this Act or any
prior Department of Justice Appropriations Act shall be 
available to restart the illicit crop imagery program. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training 
and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory as-
sistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 
or without reimbursement, $1,585,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided 
by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and 
not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applica-
tions for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 
section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 
and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 
funds made available by this or any other Act may be used 
to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 
other agencies or Departments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 
Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the 
provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 
related issues to foreign governments, $8,100,000,000: 
Provided, That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for 
the programs and activities authorized by the First Step 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391), of which not less than 
2 percent shall be transferred to and merged with the ap-
propriation for ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’ for 
the National Institute of Justice to carry out evaluations 
of programs and activities related to the First Step Act 
of 2018: Provided further, That the Attorney General may 
transfer to the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices such amounts as may be necessary for direct expendi-
tures by that Department for medical relief for inmates 
of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided
further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, 
where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal 
agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine 
the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Fed-
eral Prison System, furnish health services to individuals 
committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended for necessary operations: 
Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for con-
tract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to make payments in advance for 
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 
expenses: Provided further, That the Director of the Fed-
eral Prison System may accept donated property and serv-
ices relating to the operation of the prison card program 
from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro-
gram in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not- 
for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre- 
release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facili-
ties: Provided further, That amounts made available under 
this heading for programs and activities related to the 
First Step Act of 2018 may not be transferred, or other-
wise made available, to or for administration by the De-
partment of Labor. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction 
of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 
remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili-
ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ-
ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 
force account, $279,762,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $150,000,000 shall be available only for 
costs related to construction of new facilities: Provided, 
That labor of United States prisoners may be used for 
work performed under this appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here-
by authorized to make such expenditures within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 
by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 
budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be com-
puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 
with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 
payment of claims, and expenditures which such account-
ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 
of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 
shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui-
sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (34
U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); title II of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian 
Civil Rights Act of 1968’’) (Public Law 90–284, as 
amended) (‘‘the Indian Civil Rights Act’’); the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103–322, as amended) (34 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecu-
torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 
of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims 
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–386, as amended) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Justice 
for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405, as amended) 
(‘‘the 2004 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162, as amended) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice for Victims of 
Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the 2015 
Act’’); the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Public Law 
115–392); and the Violence Against Women Act Reau-
thorization Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law 117– 
103) (‘‘the 2022 Act’’); and for related victims services,