be for hazardous fuels management activities, of which not 
to exceed $20,000,000 may be used to make grants, using 
any authorities available to the Forest Service under the 
‘‘State, Private, and Tribal Forestry’’ appropriation, for 
the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of bio-
mass from National Forest System lands: Provided fur-
ther, That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of 
Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooper-
ative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels 
management activities, and for training or monitoring as-
sociated with such hazardous fuels management activities 
on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary 
determines such activities benefit resources on Federal 
land: Provided further, That funds made available to im-
plement 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 avail-
able to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State, Private, and 
Tribal Forestry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 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 Grazing Association or direct permittee for a con-
servation practice approved by the Secretary in advance 
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of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation 
practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall 
remain available 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 Sec-
retary: Provided further, That funds appropriated to this 
account shall be available for the base salary and expenses 
of employees that carry out the functions funded by the 
‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account, the 
‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Manage-
ment of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ ac-
count. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $152,243,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2027, for construction, capital im-
provement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and 
other facilities and infrastructure; for construction, recon-
struction, and decommissioning of roads that are no 
longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not 
part of the transportation system; and for maintenance 
of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: 
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Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be for activities author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further, That funds 
becoming available in fiscal year 2024 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 avail-
able 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-
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, 2027, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
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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, 
2027, 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, 2027, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
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, 2027. 
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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, $2,116,956,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds, including un-
obligated 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 
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 
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shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, and is provided to meet the terms of sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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, $2,300,000,000, to remain available until trans-
ferred, is additional new budget authority specified for 
purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, 
That such amounts may be transferred to and merged 
with amounts made available under the headings ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of Agri-
culture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ for 
wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which 
such amounts are transferred: Provided further, That 
amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’ accounts in the Department of the Interior or 
the Department of Agriculture only upon the notification 
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of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated 
under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts 
to the agency to which the funds will be transferred will 
be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by law: Pro-
vided further, That, in determining whether all wildfire 
suppression operations funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ in this and prior 
appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agri-
culture or the Department of the Interior will be obligated 
within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, any 
funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant 
to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be 
excluded. 
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-
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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 
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. 2268a; (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 uni-
forms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for 
debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 
3718(c). 
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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 
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 
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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, 2027: 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. 
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 
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with United States government, private sector, and inter-
national organizations: Provided, That the Forest Service, 
acting for the International Program, may sign direct 
funding agreements with foreign governments and institu-
tions as well as other domestic agencies (including the 
U.S. Agency for International Development, the Depart-
ment of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion), United States private sector firms, institutions and 
organizations to provide technical assistance and training 
programs on forestry and rangeland management: Pro-
vided further, That to maximize effectiveness of domestic 
and international research and cooperation, the Inter-
national Program may utilize all authorities related to for-
estry, research, and cooperative assistance regardless of 
program designations. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
section 509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ‘‘Forest Serv-
ice International Foundation’’ to assist the Foundation in 
meeting administrative, project, and other expenses, and 
may provide for the Foundation’s use of Forest Service 
personnel and facilities. 
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: Provided, That nothing in this 
paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable 
agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to 
obtain information technology services, including tele-
communications and system modifications or enhance-
ments, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
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Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
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 
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a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $1,500,000 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 under the 
National Forest System heading shall be available for the 
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with other Federal agencies, Tribes, States, local 
governments, private and nonprofit entities, and edu-
cational institutions to support the work of forest or grass-
land collaboratives on activities benefitting Federal lands 
and adjacent non-Federal lands, including for technical 
assistance, administrative functions or costs, and other ca-
pacity support needs identified by the Forest Service. 
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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-
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: Provided, That future budget 
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justifications for both the Forest Service and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture should clearly display the sums pre-
viously transferred 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 
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, $273,556,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2025, except as otherwise provided herein; and shall be 
in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that became available on October 1, 2023, and 
in addition, $4,901,524,000, which shall become available 
on October 1, 2024, and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026, except as otherwise provided herein; to-
gether with payments received during each fiscal year pur-
suant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), for services fur-
nished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds 
made available to Tribes and Tribal organizations through 
contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or 
compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301), shall 
be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or con-
tract award and thereafter shall remain available to the 
Tribe or Tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That $2,500,000 shall be available for 
fiscal year 2025 for grants or contracts with public or pri-
vate institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment serv-
ices to Indians, including alcohol detoxification services: 
Provided further, That $996,755,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for fiscal year 2025 for Purchased/ 
Referred Care: Provided further, That of the total amount 
specified in the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred 
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Care, $54,000,000 shall be for the Indian Catastrophic 
Health 
Emergency 
Fund: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$51,000,000 shall remain available until expended for fis-
cal year 2025 for implementation of the loan repayment 
program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act: Provided further, That $58,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2025 shall be for costs related to or resulting 
from accreditation emergencies, including supplementing 
activities funded under the heading ‘‘Indian Health Facili-
ties’’, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supple-
ment 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 contracts shall be deposited in the Fund au-
thorized by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a– 
1) and shall remain available until expended and, notwith-
standing section 108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a– 
1(c)), funds shall be available to make new awards under 
the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sec-
tions 104 and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 
1616a): Provided further, That the amounts made avail-
able within this account for the Substance Abuse and Sui-
cide Prevention Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treat-
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ment and Recovery Services, for the Domestic Violence 
Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for 
the housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for 
Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Regional Treatment 
Centers, for transformation and modernization costs of 
the Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record sys-
tem, for national quality and oversight activities, for im-
proving collections from public and private insurance at 
Indian Health Service and Tribally-operated facilities, for 
an initiative to treat or reduce the transmission of HIV 
and HCV, for a maternal health initiative, for the 
Telebehaviorial Health Center of Excellence, for Alz-
heimer’s activities, for Village Built Clinics, for a produce 
prescription pilot, and for accreditation emergencies shall 
be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian 
Health Service and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That funds provided in this Act that are 
available for two fiscal years may be used in their second 
year of availability for annual contracts and grants that 
fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is 
recorded in such second year of availability: Provided fur-
ther, 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-
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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 for fiscal year 2025, 
$74,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities ac-
count: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, or any other Act, to the Indian Health 
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Service for the Electronic Health Record system shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure for the selection or 
implementation of a new Information Technology infra-
structure system, unless the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives 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 2024, 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 
contract 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. 
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 2024, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
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tember 30, 2025: 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, $475,209,000, which shall remain available until 
expended and shall be in addition to funds previously ap-
propriated under this heading that became available on 
October 1, 2023; and, in addition, $976,699,000, which 
shall become available on October 1, 2024, and remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the 
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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 facili-
ties will be located: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$500,000 may be used for fiscal year 2025 by the Indian 
Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from 
the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and Tribal facilities: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Serv-
ice 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 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or al-
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lowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to 
the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients 
may be extended health care at all Tribally administered 
or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and 
the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 
Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 
be credited to the account of the facility providing the 
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health 
Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, 
the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93– 
638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the In-
dian Health Service in this Act, except those used for ad-
ministrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 
subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
and transportation: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this 
Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the 
Department of Health and Human Services unless such 
assessments or charges are identified in the budget jus-
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tification and provided in this Act, or approved by the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through 
the reprogramming process: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds previously 
or herein made available to a Tribe or Tribal organization 
through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by 
title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-deter-
mination contract under title I, or a self-governance agree-
ment under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain 
available to the Tribe or Tribal organization without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act 
shall be used to implement the final rule published in the 
Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligi-
bility for the health care services of the Indian Health 
Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a 
budget request reflecting the increased costs associated 
with the proposed final rule, and such request has been 
included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: 
Provided further, That with respect to functions trans-
ferred by the Indian Health Service to Tribes or Tribal 
organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to 
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provide goods and services to those entities on a reimburs-
able basis, including payments in advance with subsequent 
adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, 
along with the funds received from those entities pursuant 
to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to 
the same or subsequent appropriation account from which 
the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That re-
imbursements for training, technical assistance, or serv-
ices provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead 
costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or 
technical assistance: Provided further, That the Indian 
Health Service may provide to civilian medical personnel 
serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service 
housing allowances equivalent to those that would be pro-
vided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the 
United States Public Health Service serving in similar po-
sitions at such hospitals: Provided further, That the appro-
priation structure for the Indian Health Service may not 
be altered without advance notification to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 
$75,000,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $76,000,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu 
of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) 
of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
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evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing 
any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, 
or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be 
bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2024, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 
1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $3,750,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
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advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 
hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for serv-
ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $12,960,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the individual appointed to the position of In-
spector General of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of 
the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the 
duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 
not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. 
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OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 
Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 
531, $3,060,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be derived from unobligated balances from 
prior year appropriations available under this heading: 
Provided, That funds provided in this or any other appro-
priations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals 
and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-parti-
tioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard 
housing, and all others certified as eligible and not in-
cluded in the preceding categories: Provided further, That 
none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may 
be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Reloca-
tion to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as 
of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the 
lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or re-
placement home is provided for such household: Provided 
further, That no relocatee will be provided with more than 
one new or replacement home: Provided further, That the 
Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who 
have selected and received an approved homesite on the 
Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off 
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the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant 
to section 11 of Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 1716). 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author-
ized by part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 
U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $13,000,000, which shall become 
available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 
of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
dissemination, and exchange of information and publica-
tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist-
ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 
$100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em-
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ployees, $852,215,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided herein; of 
which not to exceed $16,938,000 for the instrumentation 
program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, and 
the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain 
available until expended; and including such funds as may 
be necessary to support American overseas research cen-
ters: Provided, That funds appropriated herein are avail-
able for advance payments to independent contractors per-
forming research services or participating in official 
Smithsonian presentations: Provided further, That the 
Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropria-
tions designated in this Act for lease or rent payments, 
as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such 
rent payments may be deposited into the general trust 
funds of the Institution to be available as trust funds for 
expenses associated with the purchase of a portion of the 
building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 
to the extent that federally supported activities will be 
housed there: Provided further, That the use of such 
amounts in the general trust funds of the Institution for 
such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt serv-
ice for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or 
an obligation of the Federal Government: Provided further, 
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That no appropriated funds may be used directly to serv-
ice debt which is incurred to finance the costs of acquiring 
a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC, or of planning, designing, and con-
structing improvements to such building: Provided further, 
That any agreement entered into by the Smithsonian In-
stitution for the sale of its ownership interest, or any por-
tion thereof, in such building so acquired may not take 
effect until the expiration of a 30 day period which begins 
on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on 
House Administration and Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate a report, as 
outlined in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–94; 133 Stat. 2536) on the intended 
sale. 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso-
nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 
by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 
and for construction, including necessary personnel, 
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$107,500,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal-
lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 
therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 
as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
(Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when 
authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership 
in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose 
publications or services are available to members only, or 
to members at a price lower than to the general public; 
purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); purchase or 
rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and 
contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improve-
ment, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; 
and purchase of services for restoration and repair of 
works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts 
made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or or-
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ganizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, 
$160,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and 
renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 
10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 
renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
$18,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated for design and 
construction of an off-site art storage facility in partner-
ship with the Smithsonian Institution and may be trans-
ferred to the Smithsonian Institution for such purposes: 
Provided further, That contracts awarded for environ-
mental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or 
renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may 
be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on 
the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. 
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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 
ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte-
nance, and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until September, 30, 2025. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora-
tion of the existing features of the building and site of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 
of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 
1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$186,300,000 shall be available to the National Endow-
ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc-
tions in the arts, including arts education and public out-
reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 
individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 
to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$186,300,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That appropriations for carrying out section 
10(a)(2) of such Act shall be available for obligation only 
in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts 
of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property 
accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National 
Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of 
sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) of such Act during 
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the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal 
amounts have not previously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 
to process any grant or contract documents which do not 
include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 
necessary for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 
to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 
does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 
such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 
of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 
the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 
chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,464,000: 
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 
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fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 
fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col-
lection, to remain available until expended without further 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art-
work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac-
tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 
of artistic display, study, or education: Provided further, 
That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $4,750,000: Provided, That the 
item relating to ‘‘National Capital Arts and Cultural Af-
fairs’’ in the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986, as enacted into law 
by section 101(d) of Public Law 99–190 (20 U.S.C. 
956a), shall be applied in fiscal year 2024 in the second 
paragraph by inserting ‘‘, calendar year 2020 excluded’’ 
before the first period. 
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ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $8,285,000. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan-
ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 
States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $8,500,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 
for official reception and representational expenses associ-
ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 
planning and physical development of world capitals. 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 
2310), $67,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for the Museum’s equipment replace-
ment program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Museum’s 
repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the 
Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
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WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Cen-
tennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War 
I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) and 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), for necessary expenses of the World War 
I Centennial Commission, $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That in addition to the authority 
provided by section 6(g) of such Act, the World War I 
Commission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, 
contractual support, or any appropriate support from any 
executive branch agency for activities of the Commission. 
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States 
Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate 
observances and activities associated with the 250th anni-
versary of the founding of the United States, as authorized 
by Public Law 116–282, the technical amendments to 
Public Law 114–196, $15,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025. 
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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica-
tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 
promote public support or opposition to any legislative 
proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over-
head charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including 
working capital fund charges, from programs, projects, ac-
tivities and subactivities to support government-wide, de-
partmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or 
headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be pre-
sented in annual budget justifications and subject to ap-
proval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
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of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such esti-
mates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropria-
tions for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or 
process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 
site claim located under the general mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec-
retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re-
quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 
the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 
lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 
Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 
claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 
U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 
fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2025, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 
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by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to 
section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
104–208). 
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 
third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam-
ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 
patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu-
reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi-
bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac-
cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 
Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third- 
party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis-
cal year 2024. 
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CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2024 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 
year 2024 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support 
Costs’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Contract Support Costs’’ are the only amounts 
available for contract support costs arising out of self-de-
termination or self-governance contracts, grants, com-
pacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2024 
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation, and the Indian Health Service: Provided, That 
such amounts provided by this Act are not available for 
payment of claims for contract support costs for prior 
years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or 
judgments awarding contract support costs for prior 
years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more 
than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan 
for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this 
section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement 
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of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Pro-
vided, That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and 
in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan 
for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall 
be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper 
jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accel-
erated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu-
ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 
20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 
the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu-
ment. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec-
larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
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propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 
to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na-
tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 
funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur-
poses. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen-
cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 
such contract is entered into in accordance with the re-
quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 
or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con-
tract to be entered into without regard for these re-
quirements, including formula grants for States, or 
federally recognized Indian Tribes; 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by 
any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 
contract within an Indian Tribe as defined in section 
4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)); or 
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(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT 
GUIDELINES 
SEC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National En-
dowment for the Arts— 
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 
to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in-
dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit-
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age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to 
any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 
to a group, unless the application is specific to the 
contents of the season, including identified programs 
or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM 
PRIORITIES 
SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding fi-
nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro-
priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 
underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 
a population of individuals, including urban minori-
ties, who have historically been outside the purview 
of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 
as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 
or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 
line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial as-
sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 
Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv-
ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc-
tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965— 
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(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat-
egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro-
grams that are of national impact or availability or 
are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex-
ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 
to any single State, excluding grants made under the 
authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con-
gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 
the Chairperson in each grant category under sec-
tion 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 
grants to improve and support community-based 
music performance and education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
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EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 415. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 
subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2024. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 416. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi-
ties. 
HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 
SEC. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land adminis-
tered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’), may transfer excess wild 
horses and burros that have been removed from land ad-
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ministered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, 
State, and local government agencies for use as work ani-
mals. 
(b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer 
under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Fed-
eral, State, or local government agency. 
(c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under 
subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming 
horse or burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92– 
195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses 
and Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)). 
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency re-
ceiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall not— 
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that 
results in the destruction of the horse or burro into 
a commercial product; 
(2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro 
in a manner that results in the destruction of the 
horse or burro for processing into a commercial 
product; or 
(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case 
of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
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(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be 
available for— 
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, 
and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or 
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results 
in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for 
processing into a commercial product. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 
ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 
U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 
steel products used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
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and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
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(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR 
WILDFIRES 
SEC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol-
unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 
fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 
provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 
supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding sec-
tion 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 
of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further 
authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the 
Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry 
out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire man-
agement program to such organizations. 
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RECREATION FEES 
SEC. 421. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 
SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this 
Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed 
without the advance approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the re-
programming procedures contained in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
LOCAL CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 423. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 
112–74 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 424. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 
113–76 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
PUERTO RICO SCHOOLING AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 425. The authority provided by the 19th un-
numbered paragraph under heading ‘‘Administrative Pro-
visions, Forest Service’’ in title III of Public Law 109– 
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54, as amended, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 426. Section 339 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 
note), as amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108– 
108 and section 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’. 
TRIBAL LEASES 
SEC. 427. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease term shall com-
mence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease pro-
posal. 
(b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and 
Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal 
year 2024 consult with Tribes and Tribal organizations 
through public solicitation and other means regarding the 
requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
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U.S.C. 5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and 
transparent process for the payment of such leases. 
FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 
SEC. 428. The authority provided under the heading 
‘‘Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund’’ in title 
I of Public Law 111–88, as amended by section 117 of 
division F of Public Law 113–235, shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ each 
place it appears. 
ALLOCATION OF PROJECTS, NATIONAL PARKS AND PUB-
LIC LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND AND LAND 
AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
SEC. 429. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts 
made available from the National Parks and Public Land 
Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant 
to subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United 
States Code, and as provided in subsection (e) of such sec-
tion of such title, to the agencies of the Department of 
the Interior and the Department of Agriculture specified, 
in the amounts specified, for the stations and unit names 
specified, and for the projects and activities specified in 
the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: National Parks and 
Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
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(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for 
expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
200303 of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies 
and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for 
the projects and activities specified in the table titled ‘‘Al-
location of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 
(b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) 
of this section, neither the President nor his designee may 
allocate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 
year under subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, 
United States Code, or subsection (a) of section 200303 
of title 54, United States Code, other than in amounts 
and for projects and activities that are allocated by sub-
sections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section: Provided, That 
in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 
not apply to the allocation of amounts for continuing ad-
ministration of programs allocated funds from the Na-
tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
or the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which may 
be allocated only in amounts that are no more than the 
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allocation for such purposes in subsections (a)(1) and 
(a)(2) of this section. 
(c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency’s 
‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line in the table titled ‘‘Allocation 
of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Res-
toration Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ to any project funded 
by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restora-
tion Fund within the same agency, from any fiscal year, 
that experienced a funding deficiency due to unforeseen 
cost overruns, in accordance with the following require-
ments— 
(1) ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ amounts may only be 
reallocated if there is a risk to project completion re-
sulting from unforeseen cost overruns; 
(2) ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ amounts may only be 
reallocated for cost of adjustments and changes 
within the original scope of effort for projects fund-
ed by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
Restoration Fund; and 
(3) the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture must provide written notifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate 30 days before 
taking any actions authorized by this subsection if 
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the amount reallocated from the ‘‘Contingency 
Fund’’ line for a project is projected to be 10 per-
cent or greater than the following, as applicable— 
(A) the amount allocated to that project in 
the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: National 
Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 
Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the report accom-
panying 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 431(e) of division G of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public 
Law 117–328). 
(d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission 
of the President for fiscal year 2025, 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 
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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 
Fund are no longer needed to complete a specified project, 
such amounts may be reallocated in such submission to 
that agency’s ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line: Provided further, 
That any proposals to change the scope of or terminate 
a previously approved project must be clearly identified 
in such submission. 
(2)(A) Concurrent with the annual budget submission 
of the President for fiscal year 2025, 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 a list of supplementary 
allocations for Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy 
Projects at the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and 
the U.S. Forest Service that are in addition to the ‘‘Sub-
mission 
of 
Cost 
Estimates’’ 
required 
by 
section 
200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, that are 
prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, 
and that total no less than half the full amount allocated 
to each account for that land management Agency under 
the allocations submitted under section 200303(c)(1) of 
title 54, United States Code: Provided, That in the event 
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amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant 
to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United 
States Code are no longer needed because a project has 
been completed or can no longer be executed, such 
amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for realloca-
tion in the annual budget submission. 
(B) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy 
projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required 
by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, 
and on the list of supplementary allocations required by 
subparagraph (A) shall be comprised only of projects for 
which a willing seller has been identified and for which 
an appraisal or market research has been initiated. 
(C) Concurrent with the annual budget submission 
of the President for fiscal year 2025, 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 in 
the same format and containing the same level of detailed 
information that is found on such sheets in the Budget 
Justifications annually submitted by the Department of 
the Interior with the President’s Budget for the projects 
in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required by section 
200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and in the 
same format and containing the same level of detailed in-
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formation that is found on such sheets submitted to the 
Committees pursuant to section 427 of division D of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116–94) for the list of supplementary allocations re-
quired by subparagraph (A). 
(e) The Department of the Interior and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and 
activities funded by the National Parks and Public Land 
Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant 
to subsection (a)(1) of this section and the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2) of this section, including all uncom-
mitted, committed, and unobligated funds, and, for 
amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this 
section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restora-
tion Fund amounts reallocated pursuant to subsection (c) 
of this section. 
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 430. To support the key role that forests in the 
United States can play in addressing the energy needs of 
the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ-
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mental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their mis-
sions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use 
of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and 
responsible forest management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the 
use of forest biomass as an energy solution, includ-
ing policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest 
bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable 
energy source, provided the use of forest bio-
mass for energy production does not cause con-
version of forests to non-forest use; 
(B) encourage private investment through-
out the forest biomass supply chain, including 
in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production; 
(v) wood products manufacturing; or 
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(vi) paper manufacturing; 
(C) encourage forest management to im-
prove forest health; and 
(D) recognize State initiatives to produce 
and use forest biomass. 
SMALL REMOTE INCINERATORS 
SEC. 431. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation 
issued on March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts 
CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State of 
Alaska that are defined as ‘‘small, remote incinerator’’ 
units in those regulations and, until a subsequent regula-
tion is issued, the Administrator shall implement the law 
and regulations in effect prior to such date. 
TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 432. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall 
be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as 
the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) 
when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The west-
ern red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus 
to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 
be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 
48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All addi-
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tional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or con-
tiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be ex-
ported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale 
holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing 
export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINIS-
TRATION FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC 
LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND 
SEC. 433. Funds made available or allocated in this 
Act to the Department of the Interior or the Department 
of Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and limi-
tations in 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and prohibitions in 54 
U.S.C. 200402(f) may be further allocated or reallocated 
to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation 
projects of the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 
200401(2). 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 434. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any 
other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any 
regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon 
dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions 
resulting from biological processes associated with live-
stock production. 
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GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 435. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, 
if that provision requires mandatory reporting of green-
house gas emissions from manure management systems. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 436. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content 
of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 
et seq.) or any other law. 
ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 437. Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
113–76) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘October 1, 
2024’’ for ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
RESCISSION OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND 
SEC. 438. Of the unobligated balances of amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for activities of the 
Environmental Protection Agency by subsection (a) of sec-
tion 134 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7434(a)), 
$7,765,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
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RESCISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE 
GRANTS 
SEC. 439. Of the unobligated balances of amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for activities of the 
Environmental Protection Agency by section 138(a) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7438(a)), $1,353,000,000 are 
hereby permanently rescinded. 
HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING ON 
FEDERAL LAND 
SEC. 440. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to 
prohibit the use of or access to Federal land (as such term 
is defined in section 3 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6502)) for hunting, fishing, or 
recreational shooting if such use or access— 
(1) was not prohibited on such Federal land as 
of January 1, 2013; and 
(2) was conducted in compliance with the re-
source management plan (as defined in section 101 
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6511)) applicable to such 
Federal land as of January 1, 2013. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may tempo-
rarily close, for a period not to exceed 30 days, Federal 
land managed by the Secretary to hunting, fishing, or rec-
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reational shooting if the Secretary determines that the 
temporary closure is necessary to accommodate a special 
event or for public safety reasons. The Secretary may ex-
tend a temporary closure for one additional 90-day period 
only if the Secretary determines the extension is necessary 
because of extraordinary weather conditions or for public 
safety reasons. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as af-
fecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the 
several States to manage, control, or regulate fish and 
resident wildlife under State law or regulations. 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 441. The rule submitted by the Department of 
the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense 
and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Re-
vised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’ (88 
Fed. Reg. 3004 (January 18, 2023)) shall have no force 
or effect. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 442. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated to en-
force Public Land Order 7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (Janu-
ary 31, 2023)). 
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MINERAL LEASES 
SEC. 443. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and not subject to further judicial review, not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall reinstate the hardrock mineral 
leases in the Superior National Forest in the State of Min-
nesota issued in 2019 and identified as MNES-01352 and 
MNES-01353. 
USE OF MINING CLAIMS FOR ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 444. Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SECURITY OF TENURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A claimant shall have 
the right to use, occupy, and conduct operations 
on public land, with or without the discovery of 
a valuable mineral deposit, if— 
‘‘(i) such claimant makes a timely 
payment of the location fee required by 
section 10102 and the claim maintenance 
fee required by subsection (a); or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a claimant who 
qualifies for a waiver under subsection (d), 
such claimant makes a timely payment of 
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the location fee and complies with the re-
quired assessment work under the general 
mining laws. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONS
DEFINED.—For the 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘oper-
ations’ means— 
‘‘(i) any activity or work carried out 
in connection with prospecting, exploration, 
processing, discovery and assessment, de-
velopment, or extraction with respect to a 
locatable mineral; 
‘‘(ii) the reclamation of any disturbed 
areas; and 
‘‘(iii) any other reasonably incident 
uses, whether on a mining claim or not, in-
cluding the construction and maintenance 
of facilities, roads, transmission lines, pipe-
lines, and any other necessary infrastruc-
ture or means of access on public land for 
support facilities. 
‘‘(2) FULFILLMENT OF FEDERAL LAND POLICY 
AND
MANAGEMENT
ACT.—A claimant that fulfills 
the requirements of this section and section 10102 
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of any 
provision of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
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ment Act that requires the payment of fair market 
value to the United States for use of public lands 
and resources relating to use of such lands and re-
sources authorized by the general mining laws. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to diminish the rights of 
entry, use, and occupancy, or any other right, of a 
claimant under the general mining laws.’’. 
CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 
SEC. 445. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to facilitate or allow for the introduction of American 
bison (Bison bison) on the Charles M. Russell National 
Wildlife Refuge (as originally established in Executive 
Order 7509, renamed in Public Land Order 2951, and re-
designated in Public Land Order 5635). 
COTTONWOOD 
SEC. 446. No later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
issue the final rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Coopera-
tion’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 2373 (January 12, 2021)). 
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SOCIAL COST OF CARBON 
SEC. 447. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to consider or incorporate the social cost 
of carbon— 
(1) as part of any cost-benefit analysis required 
or performed pursuant to— 
(A) any law; 
(B) Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 
7037; relating to protecting public health and 
the environment and restoring science to tackle 
the climate crisis); 
(C) Executive Order 14094 (88 Fed. Reg. 
21879; relating to modernizing regulatory re-
view); 
(D) the Presidential Memorandum entitled 
‘‘Modernizing Regulatory Review’’ issued by the 
President on January 20, 2021; 
(E) any revisions to Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A-4 proposed or finalized 
under Executive Order 14094; or 
(F) ‘‘Technical Support Document: Social 
Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide 
Interim Estimates under Executive Order 
13990,’’ published under the Interagency Work-
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ing Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse 
Gases, in February of 2021; 
(2) in any rulemaking; 
(3) in the issuance of any guidance; 
(4) in taking any other agency action; or 
(5) as a justification for any rulemaking, guid-
ance document, or agency action. 
LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN 
SEC. 448. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce the rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened 
Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct 
Population Segment and Endangered Status for the 
Southern Distinct Population Segment’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 
72674 (November 25, 2022)). 
ECOGRIEF 
SEC. 449. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended to carry 
out the program for Federal employees at the Department 
of the Interior entitled ‘‘Acknowledging Ecogrief and De-
veloping Resistance’’ or any counseling sessions, work-
shop, or any other meeting pertaining to ecological grief, 
ecogrief, or eco-resilience. 
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NORTH CASCADES ECOSYSTEM GRIZZLY BEAR 
SEC. 450. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to prepare an environ-
mental impact statement for, or to implement, administer, 
or enforce, the North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear 
Restoration Plan (87 Fed. Reg. 68190). 
WATER RIGHTS 
SEC. 451. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be obligated to require or request, 
as a condition of the issuance, renewal, or extension of 
any Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management per-
mit, lease, allotment, easement, or other land use and oc-
cupancy, arrangement, the transfer, or relinquishment of 
any water right, in whole, or in part, granted under State 
law. 
GRAY WOLF 
SEC. 452. Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf 
(Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threat-
ened Wildlife’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 69778 (November 3, 2020)). 
COST RECOVERY 
SEC. 453. (a) Any regulation promulgated by the Sec-
retary of the Interior to establish fees to recover the costs 
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of processing an application for a special recreation permit 
or monitoring an authorization under a special recreation 
permit for competitive or organized group or event use 
shall include an exemption providing that fee may not be 
recovered for not less than the first 100 hours of work 
necessary in any 1 year to process the application or mon-
itor the authorization. 
(b) Not later than 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
revise section 2932.31(e) of title 43, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, to be consistent with subsection (a) of this sec-
tion. 
EXECUTIVE ORDER FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 454. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Ex-
ecutive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 
7009, relating to advancing racial equity and support for 
underserved communities through the Federal Govern-
ment), Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility in the Federal workforce), or Executive Order 
14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relat-
ing to further advancing racial equity and support for un-
derserved communities through the Federal Government). 
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LIMITATION 
SEC. 455. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 
activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 
or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 
WUHAN INSTITUTE LIMITATION 
SEC. 456. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available to support, directly or indi-
rectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any laboratory 
owned or controlled by the governments of the People’s 
Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Re-
public of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 
the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Ven-
ezuela under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 
other country determined by the Secretary of State to be 
a foreign adversary. 
NORTHERN LONG-EARED BAT 
SEC. 457. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement the final rule ‘‘Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species 
Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 
73488 (November 30, 2020)). 
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EXEMPTION TO COASTAL BARRIER RESTRICTIONS FOR 
SHORELINE BORROW SITES 
SEC. 458. Section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3505) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) BORROW SITE.—Section 5 shall not apply to ex-
penditures or financial assistance relating to the use of 
funds to use a borrow site located within the System if 
such site has been in use as a borrow site by a coastal 
storm risk management project for a period of more than 
15 years.’’. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SEC. 459. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be obligated for the planning, design, or con-
struction of the National Museum of the American Latino 
or the operation of the Molina Family Latino Gallery. 
GAO ANALYSIS 
SEC. 460. Notwithstanding any provision of law, none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated 
or expended for the purpose of pre-leasing, leasing, or the 
conveyance of leases for onshore wind energy activities in 
Idaho, unless or until the Comptroller General of the 
United States completes a report identifying potential ad-
verse effects of wind energy development including with 
respect to, wildlife, cultural resources, transportation, 
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hunting, wetlands and the connected surface and ground 
waters. 
PESTICIDES 
SEC. 461. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended to issue 
or adopt any guidance or any policy, take any regulatory 
action, or approve any labeling or change to such labeling 
that is inconsistent with or in any respect different from 
the conclusion of— 
(a) a human health assessment performed pursuant 
to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); or 
(b) a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide. 
STEAM RULE 
SEC. 462. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be obligated to finalize, administer, 
or enforce the proposed rule titled ‘‘Supplemental Effluent 
Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Elec-
tric Power Generating Point Source Category’’ published 
on March 29, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 18824). 
WAIVER 
SEC. 463. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to approve a waiver 
submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency by the 
State of California, pursuant to section 209(e) of the 
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Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(e)), for the State of Cali-
fornia’s amendments to its rule titled ‘‘Small Off-Road 
Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions’’. 
5-YEAR PLAN 
SEC. 464. Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of 
this section, shall prepare and periodically re-
vise,’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, shall issue 
every five years’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Each five-year program shall include at 
least two Gulf of Mexico region-wide lease sales per 
year.’’. 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘domes-
tic energy security,’’ after ‘‘between’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) Five-Year Program for 2023–2028.—The Sec-
retary shall issue the five-year oil and gas leasing program 
for 2023 through 2028 and issue the Record of Decision 
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on the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact State-
ment by not later than 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(g) Subsequent Leasing Programs.— 
‘‘(1) In General.—Not later than 36 months 
after conducting the first lease sale under an oil and 
gas leasing program prepared pursuant to this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall begin preparing the subse-
quent oil and gas leasing program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) Requirement.—Each subsequent oil and 
gas leasing program under this section shall be ap-
proved by not later than 180 days before the expira-
tion of the previous oil and gas leasing program.’’. 
TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 465. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue and implement Order No. 3368 ‘‘Promoting 
Transparency and Accountability in Consent Decrees and 
Settlement Agreements’’ dated September 11, 2018. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be available to rescind the Order reissued under subsection 
(a), reissue, enforce, administer, or implement Order No. 
3408 ‘‘Rescission of Secretary’s Order 3368’’ dated June 
17, 2022, or to issue, enforce, administer, or implement 
any substantially similar order. 
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LIMITATION 
SEC. 466. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
Public Land Order No. 7921 (relating to the withdrawal 
of public land for satellite calibration in Railroad Valley; 
Nye County, Nevada), published by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the Federal Register on April 27, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 25682). 
OZONE 
SEC. 467. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be made available to implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Federal ‘Good 
Neighbor Plan’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards’’ published by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency in the Federal Register on June 5, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 36654). 
OFFSHORE WIND 
SEC. 468. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of 
pre-leasing, leasing, or the conveyance of leases for off-
shore wind energy activity in the Florida administrative 
boundary until the Comptroller General of the United 
States submits, to the appropriate Congressional Commit-
tees, a study regarding the potential impact of offshore 
wind development and associated infrastructure in the 
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Florida administrative boundary on military readiness and 
training, marine environment and ecology, tourism, and 
other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘administrative bound-
ary’’ means the offshore administrative boundary for a 
State depicted in ‘‘Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
Administrative Boundaries Extending from the Sub-
merged Lands Act Boundary seaward to the Limit of the 
United States Outer Continental Shelf’’ published Janu-
ary 3, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 127). 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate Congres-
sional Committees’’ means the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
RECORD OF DECISION 
SEC. 469. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall issue a new Record of Decision for the 
Caldwell Canyon Mine project that addresses the defi-
ciencies identified by the United States District Court for 
the District of Idaho in its decisions and orders issued 
in Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. United States 
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EFFECT ON OTHER LAW 
SEC. 477. Nothing in this Act, or any amendments 
made by this Act, shall affect— 
(a) the Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memo-
randum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United 
States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposi-
tion’’ and dated September 8, 2020; 
(b) the Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memo-
randum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United 
States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposi-
tion’’ and dated September 25, 2020; 
(c) the Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memo-
randum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic 
Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Dis-
position’’ and dated December 20, 2016; or 
(d) the ban on oil and gas development in the Great 
Lakes described in section 386 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15941). 
VEHICLE RESERVATION SYSTEM AT GLACIER NATIONAL 
PARK 
SEC. 478. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the operation or implementation of 
the vehicle reservation system at Glacier National Park. 
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Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 13, 
2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 22790) or the proposed interim reg-
istration review decision and draft risk assessment adden-
dum for ethylene oxide described in the notice titled ‘‘Pes-
ticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision and 
Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide; 
Notice of Availability’’ published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 13, 
2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 22447) unless the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs certifies that finalization, implementa-
tion, administration, or enforcement of such rule, decision, 
or addendum for ethylene oxide will not adversely impact 
the availability of sterile medical products in the United 
States. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 486. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement a final rule listing the 
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as endangered or threatened 
pursuant to ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sage-
brush Lizard’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 42661 (July 3, 2023)). 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 487. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the decisions proposed in the notice titled ‘‘Pesticide 
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