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Union Calendar No. 228 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5342 
[Report No. 119–272] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2026, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 
the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Re-
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lated Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2026, and for other purposes, namely: 
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-
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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 $45,000 per vehicle; not to exceed $325,000 
for purchase of armored vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations; obtaining insurance on 
official 
motor 
vehicles; 
and 
rental 
of 
tie 
lines, 
$440,000,000, of which $85,000,000 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-
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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 
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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, $303,000,000, of 
which $122,000,000 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 grants for economic development assistance as 
provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, and for grants authorized by sections 27, 
28, and 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova-
tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722, 3722a, and 3723), as 
amended, $256,500,000 to remain available until ex-
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pended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants under 
section 27, $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 
28, and $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 29: 
Provided, That any deviation from the amounts designated 
for specific activities in the report accompanying this Act, 
or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the pro-
cedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $68,000,000: 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, 
$16,250,000. 
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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, $116,000,000, 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, $288,500,000: 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, 
$1,388,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, 
funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and mar-
keting activities. 
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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), $46,000,000, 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. 
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recov-
eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro-
priated are available for the administration of all open 
grants until their expiration. 
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, $4,993,670,000, 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 
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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 $4,993,670,000, 
this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, 
That any amount received in excess of $4,993,670,000 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-
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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 
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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), $980,000,000, to re-
main 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, $271,572,366 shall be for scientific and tech-
nical research projects, which shall be for the purposes, 
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and in the amounts, specified for ‘‘DOC NIST–STRS’’ in 
the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided 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: Pro-
vided further, That NIST may provide local transportation 
for summer undergraduate research 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), $87,760,000, to remain available until 
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expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the 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 Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology construction 
project having a total multi-year program cost of more 
than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justifica-
tion materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary 
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subse-
quent 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, 
$4,151,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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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, $409,640,000 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 not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be 
for payment to the ‘‘Department of Commerce Working 
Capital 
Fund’’: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
of 
the 
$4,589,440,000 provided for in direct obligations under 
this heading, $4,151,800,000 is appropriated from the 
general fund, $409,640,000 is provided by transfer, and 
$28,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obli-
gations: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $55,750,390 shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for ‘‘NOAA– 
CZM’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ 
in the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, 
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That the amounts made available for the projects ref-
erenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred 
for any other purpose: Provided further, That any devi-
ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the report accompanying this Act, or 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 Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents’ 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, 
$1,589,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
struction of vessels and aircraft, and construction of facili-
ties shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the $1,602,699,000 provided for in direct obligations 
under this heading, $1,589,899,000 is appropriated from 
the general fund, and $12,800,000 is provided from recov-
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eries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activi-
ties in the report, or 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 the Secretary of Com-
merce shall include 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
procurement, acquisition or construction project having a 
total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the 
budget justification shall include an estimate of the budg-
etary 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 
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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. 
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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, $94,500,000. 
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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.), $50,450,000. 
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. 
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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 
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$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. 
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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 
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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 
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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. 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 15 days in advance of the planned use of 
funds. 
SEC. 112. 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. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
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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, 
$142,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain 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, $50,000,000, 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 
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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, $844,000,000, 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: Provided, That the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review shall implement case per-
formance metrics that are linked to performance evalua-
tions for individual immigration judges. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $97,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 
meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: 
Provided, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $12,500,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi-
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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, $896,936,000, 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 amount provided for 
INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed 
$685,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to ex-
ceed $3,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not 
to exceed $3,000 shall be available to the Criminal Divi-
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sion 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 liti-
gation 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 Department of Justice, 
as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: 
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under 
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obli-
gation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided 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 election monitoring pro-
gram under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
(52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Per-
sonnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 
shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases 
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under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 
$31,738,000, 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, $310,000,000, 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, not to exceed $310,000,000 to be derived from 
fees collected for premerger notification filings under the 
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 
(15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall 
be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to result in 
a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1990 (15 U.S.C. 18a note), none of 
the funds credited to this account as offsetting collections 
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during the current fiscal year shall become available for 
obligation in any fiscal year except as provided in the pre-
ceding two provisos or as provided in a subsequent appro-
priations Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative agreements, $2,780,410,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $5,600 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 
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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 future fiscal years only to the extent provided 
in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 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 deposi-
tors, (estimated at $205,000,000) and (2) to the extent 
that any remaining general fund appropriations can be de-
rived 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. 
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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, $256,000,000, 
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. 
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. 
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UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $1,722,578,000, of which not to exceed 
$20,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
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, $2,538,000,000, 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 Alien Transportation System. 
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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 
ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES 
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-
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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, $400,000,000, 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. 
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, $10,100,437,000, of 
which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
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 
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owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 
environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 
$30,000,000, 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, 
$2,813,924,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended and not to exceed $20,000 
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 
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laboratories and processing operations for fentanyl and 
fentanyl-related substances which may present a danger 
to public health or the environment. 
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, $1,207,350,000, of which not 
to exceed $3,000 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 no funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, 
missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or depart-
ments: Provided further, That not more than 40 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading may 
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be obligated unless processing times for National Fire-
arms Act applications do not exceed 120 days in the case 
of paper applications and 60 days in the case of electronic 
applications. 
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, $8,779,800,000: 
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 (‘‘First Step Act’’): Provided further, That the 
Attorney General may transfer to the Department of 
Health and Human Services such amounts as may be nec-
essary for direct expenditures by that Department for 
medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correc-
tional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of 
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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 per-
sons who, on behalf of the Federal 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 available for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
necessary operations: Provided further, That, of the 
amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 
make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reim-
bursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may 
accept donated property and services relating to the oper-
ation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit en-
tity which has operated such program in the past, notwith-
standing the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes 
services under contracts to the Federal Prison System re-
lating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway 
houses, or other custodial facilities: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading for programs 
and activities related to the First Step Act may not be 
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transferred, or otherwise made available, to or for admin-
istration by the Department 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, $305,520,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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. 
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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 TRANSFER 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 (34 U.S.C. 10101 
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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) (‘‘the Indian Civil Rights 
Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 
647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial 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 Vi-
olence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) 
(‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108–405) (‘‘the 2004 Act’’); the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘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, 
$640,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided— 
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(1) $265,000,000 is for grants to combat vio-
lence against women, as authorized by part T of the 
1968 Act, and any applicable increases for the 
amount of such grants, as authorized by section 
5903 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: Provided, 
$10,000,000 is for any such increases under such 
section 5903, which shall apply to fiscal year 2026 
grants funded by amounts provided in this para-
graph; 
(2) $40,000,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 
(3) $1,000,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for re-
search, evaluation, and statistics of violence against 
women and related issues addressed by grant pro-
grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 
and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $17,000,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
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assault, and stalking; assistance to children and 
youth exposed to such violence; and assistance to 
middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence; 
(5) $51,000,000 is for grants to improve the 
criminal justice response as authorized by part U of 
title I of the 1968 Act, of which up to $6,000,000 
is for an initiative to promote effective policing and 
prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including eval-
uation of the effectiveness of funded interventions 
(‘‘Policing 
and 
Prosecution 
Initiative’’) 
and 
$1,000,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecu-
tion and investigation of online abuse and harass-
ment (‘‘Prosecution and Investigation of Online 
Abuse Initiative’’): Provided, That subsections (c) 
and (d) of section 2101 of the 1968 Act shall not 
apply to the Policing and Prosecution Initiative or 
the Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse 
Initiative; 
(6) $78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims 
assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 
1994 Act; 
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(7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 
authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act; 
(9) $40,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $6,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $20,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 
balances available for the programs authorized by 
section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 
the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 
Act, shall be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training 
to end violence against and abuse of women with 
disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 
2000 Act; 
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
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domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 
the 1994 Act; 
(14) $5,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval-
uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of-
fice of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $20,000,000 is for programs to assist 
Tribal Governments in exercising special Tribal 
criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 204 of 
the Indian Civil Rights Act: Provided, That the 
grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to grants made; 
(17) $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support 
cross-designation of Tribal prosecutors as Tribal 
Special Assistant United States Attorneys; 
(18) $2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services 
Line to provide remote services to Deaf victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking: Provided, That the definitions and 
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grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to this service line; 
(19) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim- 
centered training for law enforcement, and related 
research and evaluation activities, as authorized by 
section 41701 of the 1994 Act; and 
(20) $2,500,000 is for the purposes authorized 
under title IV the 2015 Act (the ‘‘Rape Survivor 
Child Custody Act’’). 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 
Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act 
(34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21) (‘‘the PROTECT Act’’); the 
Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the 
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Re-
authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 
2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Pub-
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lic Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public 
Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safe-
ty Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh 
Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–401); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 
Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108–79) (‘‘PREA’’); the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 
113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction 
and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198); the 
First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); and other 
programs, $55,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which— 
(1) $33,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs and other activities as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act; and 
(2) $22,000,000 is for research, development, 
and evaluation programs, and other activities as au-
thorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and 
subtitle C of title II of the 2002 Act, and for activi-
ties authorized by or consistent with the First Step 
Act of 2018. 
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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–351) (‘‘the 1968 
Act’’); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 
405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
164) (‘‘the TVPRA of 2005’’); the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the Victims of Trafficking Act’’); 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 
Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108–79) (‘‘PREA’’); the Public Safety Officer Medal 
of Valor Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–12); the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
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Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive 
Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
198) (‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–324); Kevin and Avonte’s Law 
(division Q of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s 
Law’’); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (title 
III of division S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep 
Young Athletes Safe Act’’); the STOP School Violence Act 
of 2018 (title V of division S of Public Law 115–141) 
(‘‘the STOP School Violence Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 
2018 (title VI of division S of Public Law 115–141); the 
Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–185); the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271); the 
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–391); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–401); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains 
Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–277); the Violence Against 
Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division W of 
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Public Law 117–103) (‘‘the 2022 Act’’); Daniel Anderl 
Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public Law 
117–263); and other programs, $2,246,460,000, to re-
main available until expended as follows— 
(1) $897,960,000 is for the Edward Byrne Me-
morial Justice Assistance Grant program as author-
ized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 
Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special 
rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title 
I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of 
this Act), including grants authorized by section 
502(b)(1), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 
1— 
(A) $13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert 
Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing Vi-
olence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring 
Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR); 
(B) $15,500,000 is for prison rape preven-
tion and prosecution grants to States and units 
of local government, and other programs, as au-
thorized by PREA; 
(C) $2,000,000 is for the Missing Ameri-
cans Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 
Act), as amended by Kevin and Avonte’s Law; 
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(D) $20,000,000 is for grants authorized 
under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
185); 
(E) $12,000,000 is for the Capital Litiga-
tion Improvement Grant Program, as author-
ized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405, 
and for grants for wrongful conviction review; 
(F) $1,000,000 is for the purposes of the 
Ashanti Alert Communications Network as au-
thorized under the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–401); 
(G) $5,000,000 is for a rural violent crime 
initiative, including assistance for law enforce-
ment; 
(H) $30,000,000 is for the Patrick Leahy 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program, 
as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 
1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be 
transferred directly to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology’s Office of Law En-
forcement Standards for research, testing, and 
evaluation programs; and 
(I) $402,838,133 is for Byrne Justice 
projects to assist State, local, and Tribal law 
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enforcement efforts to enforce laws, address vio-
lent crime, increase prosecutions, improve the 
criminal justice system (including the correc-
tional system), provide victims’ services, and 
other related activities, which shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for 
‘‘DOJ OJP–Byrne’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Com-
munity Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That such amounts 
may not be transferred for any other purpose; 
(2) $234,000,000 is for the State Criminal 
Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 
241(I)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(I)(5)); 
(3) $88,000,000 is for victim services programs 
for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking Act, by the 
TVPRA of 2005, or programs authorized under 
Public Law 113–4; 
(4) $4,800,000 is for intellectual property en-
forcement grants including as authorized by section 
401; 
(5) $18,000,000 is for sex offender manage-
ment assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh 
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Act, and related activities, of which $1,000,000 is 
for the National Sex Offender Public Website; 
(6) $88,000,000 is for grants to States to up-
grade criminal and mental health records for the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for 
grants made under the authorities of the NICS Im-
provement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–180) and Fix NICS Act of 2018; 
(7) $28,000,000 is for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act, of which $2,500,000 is for grants 
to strengthen the medical examiner-coroner system; 
(8) $154,000,000 is for DNA-related and foren-
sic programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $120,000,000 is for the purposes au-
thorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis 
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog 
Grant Program): Provided, That up to 4 per-
cent of funds made available under this para-
graph may be used for the purposes described 
in the DNA Training and Education for Law 
Enforcement, 
Correctional 
Personnel, 
and 
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Court Officers program (Public Law 108–405, 
section 303); 
(B) $14,000,000 is for the purposes de-
scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Convic-
tion DNA Testing Grant Program (Public Law 
108–405, section 412); 
(C) $9,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Fo-
rensic Exam Program grants, including as au-
thorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405: 
Provided, That the grant conditions in section 
40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this pro-
gram; and 
(D) $11,000,000 is for the operation, 
maintenance, and expansion of the National 
Missing and Unidentified Persons System; 
(9) $51,500,000 is for community-based grant 
programs to improve the response to sexual assault 
and apply enhanced approaches and techniques to 
reduce violent crime, including assistance for inves-
tigation and prosecution of related cold cases; 
(10) $14,000,000 is for the court-appointed 
special advocate program, as authorized by section 
217 of the 1990 Act; 
(11) $50,000,000 is for assistance to Indian 
Tribes; 
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(12) $106,200,000 is for offender reentry pro-
grams and research, as authorized by the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by 
the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–391), without regard to the time 
limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of 
which not to exceed— 
(A) $5,000,000 is for grants to enhance 
and maintain parental and family relationships 
for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidi-
vism reduction strategy; 
(B) $10,000,000 is for a grant program 
for crisis stabilization and community reentry, 
as authorized by the Crisis Stabilization and 
Community Reentry Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–281); and 
(C) $19,000,000 is for the justice reinvest-
ment initiative, as implemented in fiscal year 
2014, for activities related to criminal justice 
reform and recidivism reduction: Provided, That 
no funds are used to support initiatives that 
promote the closing and repurposing of youth 
detention facilities; 
(13) $420,000,000 is for comprehensive opioid 
use reduction activities, including as authorized by 
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CARA, and for the following programs, which shall 
address opioid, stimulant, and substance use dis-
orders consistent with underlying program authori-
ties, of which— 
(A) $89,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as 
authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I 
of the 1968 Act; 
(B) $40,000,000 is for mental health 
courts and adult and juvenile collaboration pro-
gram grants, as authorized by parts V and HH 
of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill 
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Re-
authorization and Improvement Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–416); 
(C) $35,000,000 is for grants for Residen-
tial Substance Abuse Treatment for State Pris-
oners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 
1968 Act; 
(D) $32,000,000 is for a veterans treat-
ment courts program; 
(E) $35,000,000 is for a program to mon-
itor prescription drugs and scheduled listed 
chemical products; and 
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(F) $189,000,000 is for a comprehensive 
opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorder 
program, of which— 
(i) $30,000,000 is for grants for local 
and regional efforts to prevent substance 
use and misuse: Provided, That priority is 
given to non-profit organizations imple-
menting comprehensive approaches to com-
bating substance abuse, including inves-
tigations, treatment, and education; and 
(ii) $17,000,000 is for forensic sup-
port for opioid and synthetic drug inves-
tigations; 
(14) $2,000,000 is for a competitive grant pro-
gram authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe 
Act; 
(15) $82,000,000 is for grants to be adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for pur-
poses authorized under the STOP School Violence 
Act; 
(16) $3,000,000 is for grants to State and local 
law enforcement agencies for the expenses associated 
with the investigation and prosecution of criminal of-
fenses involving civil rights, as authorized by the 
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Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reau-
thorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–325); and 
(17) $5,000,000 is for a grant program as au-
thorized by the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and 
Privacy Act of 2022 (subtitle D of title LIX of divi-
sion E of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3458– 
3493; 28 U.S.C. 601 note): 
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase 
the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 
government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 
enforcement officers who perform non-administrative pub-
lic sector safety service: Provided further, That in the 
spending plan submitted pursuant to section 528 of this 
Act, the Office of Justice Programs shall specifically and 
explicitly identify all changes in the administration of com-
petitive grant programs for fiscal year 2026, including 
changes to applicant eligibility, priority areas or 
weightings, and the application review process. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and De-
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partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s 
Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the PROTECT 
Act (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act 
of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the 
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice 
for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
324); the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–385); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (chapter 
XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473) (‘‘the 1984 Act’’); 
the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114–198); and other juvenile justice pro-
grams, $327,000,000, to remain available until expended 
as follows— 
(1) $40,000,000 is for formula grants author-
ized by section 221 of the 1974 Act; 
(2) $104,000,000 is for youth mentoring 
grants; 
(3) $4,000,000 is for grants to prevent traf-
ficking of girls; 
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(4) $13,500,000 is for the Tribal Youth Pro-
gram; 
(5) $4,500,000 is for competitive grants focus-
ing on girls in the juvenile justice system; 
(6) $7,000,000 is for an initiative relating to 
youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and substance 
use disorder; 
(7) $4,000,000 is for an initiative relating to 
children exposed to violence; 
(8) $41,000,000 is for programs authorized by 
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(9) $105,000,000 is for missing and exploited 
children programs, including as authorized by sec-
tions 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except 
that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our 
Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall 
not apply for purposes of this Act), and as author-
ized by the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008; 
and 
(10) $4,000,000 is for child abuse training pro-
grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 
authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
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ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of 
the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) 
and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: 
Provided further, That the two preceding proviso shall not 
apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec-
tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and 
exploited children programs. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (in-
cluding amounts for administrative costs), to remain avail-
able until expended; and $34,800,000 for payments au-
thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu-
cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina-
tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for such disability and edu-
cation payments, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from avail-
able appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 
be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding pro-
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