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fund in fiscal year 2023 and prior years where such 
amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed 
reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa-
rately from other assets in the fund, and used for 
eligible purposes of the fund, including administra-
tion: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023, 
notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), 
(h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, grants made under title II of 
such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia may 
also be made for the purpose of providing assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2023, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and sec-
tion 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
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under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2023, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued 
pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the 
funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used 
for grants for training, technical assistance, and 
educational programs relating to the operation and 
management of the treatment works specified in sec-
tion 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2023, funds reserved under section 
518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only 
to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such 
Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Na-
tive Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2023, notwith-
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standing the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 
1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolv-
ing Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and 
section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the amounts 
specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggre-
gate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 
sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 
be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 
Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023, 
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants made under section 
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 
further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent 
of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants shall be used by the State to pro-
vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 
loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
shall be so used by the State only where such funds 
are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 
was incurred on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 
concurrence from the Administrator, determines that 
such funds could be used to help address a threat 
to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 
drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 
declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
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health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic-
ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 
in which such an emergency declaration has been 
issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of 
the funds made available under this title to the 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli-
gible recipients: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)), the Administrator shall 
reserve $12,000,000 of amounts made available 
under this paragraph for making capitalization 
grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregu-
lated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of 
such Act during fiscal years 2023 through 2027; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta-
tion with the appropriate border commission: Pro-
vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 
Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit-
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ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico bor-
der shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established 
an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 
which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 
or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the con-
struction of any new home, business, or other struc-
ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec-
essary infrastructure; 
(3) $40,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 
of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 
no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 
the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 
with the Statewide priority list established in con-
junction with the Agency and the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, 
and similar projects carried out by the State of Alas-
ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or 
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the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less 
than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects 
in regional hub communities; 
(4) $130,982,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for 
assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 
the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any 
territory or possession of the United States; 
(5) $150,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $100,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
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(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act); 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 
quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(8) $42,593,000 shall be for grants under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a); 
(9) $36,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
(10) $51,011,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b); 
(11) $6,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 
(12) $33,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 
(13) $280,000,000 shall be for grants under 
section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301); 
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(14) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); 
(15) $10,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–1(b)); 
(16) $10,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19g); 
(17) $5,000,000, in addition to amounts other-
wise available, shall be for grants under sections 
104(b)(3), 104(b)(8), and 104(g) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3), 
1254(b)(8) and 1254(g)); 
(18) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 224 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1302b); 
(19) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 226 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1302d); 
(20) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50213 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 10361; Public Law 117–58); 
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(21) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 
(22) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50217(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(c); Public Law 117–58); 
(23) $10,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1300); 
(24) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1276); and 
(25) $1,321,004,000 shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, fed-
erally recognized Tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 
multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement, and related activities, includ-
ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 
making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, and under section 
2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist 
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States in developing and implementing programs for 
control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
$46,954,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $15,000,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,505,000 shall be 
for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 
to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds 
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par-
ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur-
veys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs; and $10,000,000 shall be for 
carrying out section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 
2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4283(a)), of which not more 
than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to 
carry out such section: Provided, That grants made 
pursuant to the authority in such section 302(a) 
may also be used for the construction, maintenance, 
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and operation of post consumer materials manage-
ment or recycling facilities: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding such section 302(a), the Adminis-
trator may also provide grants pursuant to such au-
thority to intertribal consortia consistent with the 
requirements in 40 CFR 35.504(a), to former In-
dian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the 
Secretary of the Interior), and Alaska Native Vil-
lages as defined in Public Law 92–203). 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $72,108,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of 
direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for 
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projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State 
infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by sec-
tion 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That the use 
of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this 
heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee 
loans for any project shall be in accordance with the cri-
teria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 
(85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan 
guarantee authority made available under this heading 
shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan 
or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 
with the criteria referenced in the preceding proviso: Pro-
vided further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Admin-
istrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
mation relating to a project identified in a Letter of Inter-
est submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
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of Funding Availability for applications for credit assist-
ance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
tion Act Program, including with respect to a project that 
was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 
in this account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act of 2014, $8,236,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal 
consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 
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the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8), to remain available until expended. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 
33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2023. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$368,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 
Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 
such head, to carry out activities that would support the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; 
to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 
such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac-
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tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non-
profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 
in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro-
grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail-
able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 
not exceed $350,000 per project. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2023, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 26(b) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)) for fiscal year 2023, to remain 
available until expended. 
For fiscal year 2023, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 
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the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant 
to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2023 to provide 
grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa-
tershed Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $4,000,000 of the funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 
be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4). 
Section 122(b)(3) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)), shall be applied by inserting 
before the period: ‘‘, including for the hire, maintenance, 
and operation of aircraft.’’. 
For fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Office of 
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office 
of Water may, using funds appropriated under the head-
ings ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ and 
‘‘Science and Technology’’, contract directly with individ-
uals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organiza-
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tions, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary 
or intermittent personal services of students or recent 
graduates, who shall be considered employees for the pur-
poses of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to 
tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal em-
ployees for any other purpose: Provided, That amounts 
used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and 
Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water collectively 
may not exceed $2,000,000. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
$1,429,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ-
ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of-
fice. 
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FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $1,112,652,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2026: Provided, That a por-
tion of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be for the base salary and expenses of employees in the 
Chief’s Office, the Work Environment and Performance 
Office, the Business Operations Deputy Area, and the 
Chief Financial Officer’s Office to carry out administra-
tive and general management support functions: Provided 
further, That funds provided under this heading shall be 
available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and 
leases for buildings and sites where these administrative, 
general management and other Forest Service support 
functions take place; the costs of all utility and tele-
communication expenses of the Forest Service, as well as 
business services; and, for information technology, includ-
ing cyber security requirements: Provided further, That 
funds provided under this heading may be used for nec-
essary expenses to carry out administrative and general 
management support functions of the Forest Service not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation. 
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FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $360,370,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2026: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $37,700,000 is for the forest inventory 
and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 
also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
Science Research. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-
agement, including for invasive plants, and conducting an 
international program and trade compliance activities as 
authorized, $332,626,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2026, as authorized by law, of which 
$9,482,000 shall be for projects specified for Forest Re-
source Information and Analysis in the table titled ‘‘Inte-
rior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items’’ included in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
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NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 
such lands, $1,997,650,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (in-
creased by $8,000,000), to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That of the funds provided, 
$60,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest 
Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration 
treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, $38,000,000 shall be 
for forest products: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available for hazardous fuels management under 
this heading in prior Acts, any unobligated amounts may 
be transferred to ‘‘Forest Service—Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’ to be used for the purposes provided therein: 
Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106– 
393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 
lands in accordance with authorities made available to the 
Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ ap-
propriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
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tion 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 
U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating 
a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide 
a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Graz-
ing Association or direct permittee for a conservation 
practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal 
year in which the cost of the conservation practice is in-
curred, and that the amount credited shall remain avail-
able to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, 
as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is 
made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project 
for conservation practices approved by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated to this account 
shall be available for the base salary and expenses of em-
ployees that carry out the functions funded by the ‘‘Cap-
ital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account, the ‘‘Range 
Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Management of Na-
tional Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ account. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $162,182,000 (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2026, for construction, capital 
improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings 
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and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construc-
tion, reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that 
are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that 
are not part of the transportation system; and for mainte-
nance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as 
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 
205: Provided, That $15,000,000 shall be for activities au-
thorized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further, That 
funds becoming available in fiscal year 2023 under the Act 
of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred 
to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be 
available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose 
unless the funds are appropriated. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 
law, $664,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
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ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2026, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
586; Public Law 76–589, Public Law 76–591; and Public 
Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 
2026, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
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MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2026. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest Sys-
tem lands and water, $2,678,659,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds including unob-
ligated balances under this heading, are available for re-
payment of advances from other appropriations accounts 
previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fis-
cal year for hazardous fuels management may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse 
State and other cooperating entities for services provided 
in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters 
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to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service 
for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible 
emergency management agency: Provided further, That 
funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of 
implementing any cooperative agreement between the Fed-
eral Government and any non-Federal entity may be 
shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided, $321,388,000 
shall be for hazardous fuels management activities, of 
which not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make 
grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Serv-
ice under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, 
for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use 
of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided 
further, That funds made available in the preceding pro-
viso to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, 
Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall be available for use 
on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made 
available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Pri-
vate Forestry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 may 
be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into pro-
curement contracts or cooperative agreements; to issue 
grants for hazardous fuels management activities; for 
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training or monitoring associated with such hazardous 
fuels management activities on Federal land; or for train-
ing or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels 
management activities on non-Federal land if the Sec-
retary determines such activities benefit resources on Fed-
eral land: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for 
wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet 
the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 
(117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep-
resentatives on June 8, 2022. 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the amounts provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression oper-
ations, $2,210,000,000, to remain available until trans-
ferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 2022, and section 1(g) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 
Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives 
on June 8, 2022: Provided, That such amounts may be 
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COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to sec-
tion 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–334), shall be deposited in the spe-
cial account established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, 
shall be available to cover the costs described in subsection 
(c)(3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 
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buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Funds made available to the Forest Service in this 
Act may be transferred between accounts affected by the 
Forest Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 
of division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided, That any 
transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not in-
crease or decrease the funds appropriated to any account 
in this fiscal year by more than ten percent: Provided fur-
ther, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law. 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s no-
tification of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations that all fire suppression funds appropriated 
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under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ will be 
obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds used 
pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a sup-
plemental appropriation which must be requested as 
promptly as possible. 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland 
fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State 
fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of dis-
cretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by 
this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, 
or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of haz-
ardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of 
burned-over National Forest System lands and water: Pro-
vided, That such transferred funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That none 
of the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to 
and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with United States government, private sector, and inter-
national organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the 
International Program, may sign direct funding agree-
ments with foreign governments and institutions as well 
as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for 
International Development, the Department of State, and 
the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States pri-
vate sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide 
technical assistance and training programs on forestry and 
rangeland management: Provided, That to maximize effec-
tiveness of domestic and international research and co-
operation, the International Program may utilize all au-
thorities related to forestry, research, and cooperative as-
sistance regardless of program designations. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
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preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 
such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De-
partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 
as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re-
quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain informa-
tion technology services, including telecommunications and 
system modifications or enhancements, from the Working 
Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
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the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 
out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 
out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 
of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 
up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 
National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner-
ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 
without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 
for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 
That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda-
tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 
shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match funds made 
available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 
basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 
a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
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Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 
Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 
or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 
that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
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tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, 
not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Of-
fice of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 
reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar matters 
unrelated to civil litigation. Future budget justifications 
for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agri-
culture should clearly display the sums previously trans-
ferred and the sums requested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available to pay, from a single account, the base salary 
and expenses of employees who carry out functions funded 
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by other accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial 
Technology and Applications Center, remnant Natural Re-
source Manager, Job Corps, and National Technology and 
Development Program. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $5,734,044,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, except as otherwise provided herein, together 
with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 
sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 238(b)and 238b), for services furnished by the 
Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made avail-
able to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, 
grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts 
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be 
deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract 
award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe 
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or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Pro-
vided further, That $2,500,000 shall be available for 
grants or contracts with public or private institutions to 
provide alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, in-
cluding alcohol detoxification services: Provided further, 
That $1,097,255,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, in-
cluding $54,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health 
Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to 
$66,000,000 shall remain available until expended for im-
plementation of the loan repayment program under section 
108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, $58,000,000 shall be 
for costs related to or resulting from accreditation emer-
gencies, including supplementing activities funded under 
the heading ‘‘Indian Health Facilities,’’ of which up to 
$4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise 
available for Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, 
That the amounts collected by the Federal Government 
as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 
1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of con-
tracts shall be deposited in the Fund authorized by section 
108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain 
available until expended and, notwithstanding section 
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108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall 
be available to make new awards under the loan repay-
ment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 
108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 
further, That the amounts made available within this ac-
count for the substance use and suicide prevention pro-
gram, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, 
for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy au-
thority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Pro-
grams at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for trans-
formation and modernization costs of the Indian Health 
Service Electronic Health Record system, for national 
quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from 
public and private insurance at Indian Health Service and 
tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or re-
duce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal 
health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of 
Excellence, for Alzheimer’s grants, for Village Built Clin-
ics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accreditation 
emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the Di-
rector of the Indian Health Service and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That funds provided 
in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants 
that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation 
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is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under the authority of title 
IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1613) shall remain available until expended for the pur-
pose of achieving compliance with the applicable condi-
tions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the So-
cial Security Act, except for those related to the planning, 
design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further, 
That funding contained herein for scholarship programs 
under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That amounts received by tribes and tribal 
organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act shall be reported and accounted for and 
available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations 
until expended: Provided further, That the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, 
and from tribes and tribal organizations operating health 
facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individ-
ually identifiable health information relating to disabled 
children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying 
out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Provided further, 
That of the funds provided, $232,138,000 is for the In-
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dian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, 
as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under 
the Indian Health Facilities account: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any 
other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic 
Health Record system shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new 
Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance 
of such obligation. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2023, such sums 
as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account: Provided further, That amounts obligated 
but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for con-
tract support costs for such agreements for the current 
fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs due 
for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years. 
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PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, 
improvement, and equipment of health and related auxil-
iary facilities, including quarters for personnel; prepara-
tion of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of 
sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and 
purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and 
community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized 
by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2004a), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses nec-
essary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 
health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health 
Service, $1,306,979,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, 
construction, renovation, or expansion of health facilities 
for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used 
to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be 
used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM 
equipment from the Department of Defense for distribu-
tion to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the 
Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities 
construction for new homes funded with grants by the 
housing programs of the United States Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur-
chase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
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(A) The amount allocated to that project 
in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: Na-
tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restora-
tion Fund Fiscal Year 2023’’ in the report ac-
companying this Act; or 
(B) The initial estimate in the most recent 
report submitted, prior to enactment of this 
Act, to the Committees on Appropriations pur-
suant to section 434(e) of division G of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
Law 116–260). 
(d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission 
of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets for 
the projects in the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects 
to Congress’’ required by section 200402(h) of title 54, 
United States Code: Provided, That the ‘‘Submission of 
Annual List of Projects to Congress’’ must include a 
‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for each agency within the allo-
cations defined in subsection (e) of section 200402 of title 
54, United States Code: Provided further, That in the 
event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act for 
the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 
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and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $75,360,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, of which 
$7,300,000 shall remain available until expended for con-
struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 
Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading from funds available in the 
Armed 
Forces 
Retirement 
Home 
Trust 
Fund, 
$25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses re-
lated to design, planning, and construction for renovation 
of the Sheridan Building at the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Washington, District of Columbia, $77,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be paid from the 
general fund of the Treasury to the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Trust Fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 
established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and 
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