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30, 2027, for program direction: Provided further, That 
for the purpose of section 954(a)(7) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall 
be from the amount specified as including that purpose 
in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ 
table included under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department 
of Energy’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act). 
FOSSIL ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out fossil energy research and development activi-
ties, under the authority of the Department of Energy Or-
ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac-
quisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable in-
terests in any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in-
quiries, technological investigations and research con-
cerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of 
mineral substances without objectionable social and envi-
ronmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), 
$720,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount $70,000,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2027, for program direction.
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ENERGY PROJECTS 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out community project funding activities, under the 
authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $97,557,000, to remain available 
until expended, for projects, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 
carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 
$13,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 
available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac-
tivities. 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op-
erations and program management activities pursuant to 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 
et seq.), $206,325,000, to remain available until expended.
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SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT 
For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 
petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pur-
suant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 
404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
6241, 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and 
section 30204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 
U.S.C. 6241 note), $100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 
and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 
$7,150,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin-
istration, $135,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
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ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de-
fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$322,371,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) of section 5 of the Mercury Export Ban Act 
of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6939f(b)(1)), and deposited under this 
heading in fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 309 of 
title III of division C of Public Law 116–94 are appro-
priated, to remain available until expended, for mercury 
storage costs. 
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 
DECOMMISSIONING FUND 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 
and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi-
ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 
title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
$865,000,000, to be deposited into and subsequently de-
rived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until ex-
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pended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance with 
title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 
SCIENCE 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 
35 passenger motor vehicles, $8,400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$226,831,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 
for program direction. 
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97– 
425, as amended, $12,040,000, to remain available until 
expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
Fund. 
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the
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America 
COMPETES 
Act 
(Public 
Law 
110–69), 
$350,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $40,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 
TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM 
Such sums as are derived from amounts received 
from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 
be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for nec-
essary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative 
Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, 
$35,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided further, That up to 
$35,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2026 pursuant 
to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall 
be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 
used for necessary administrative expenses in this appro-
priation and shall remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided further, That to the extent that fees col-
lected in fiscal year 2026 exceed $35,000,000, those ex-
cess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections 
under this heading and available in future fiscal years only 
to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts:
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Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re-
ceived 
during 
fiscal 
year 
2026 
(estimated 
at 
$240,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining 
general fund appropriations can be derived from fees col-
lected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise ap-
propriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 ap-
propriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Pro-
vided further, That the Department of Energy shall not 
subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in viola-
tion of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or 
subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or 
other debt obligations in violation of section 609.8 of title 
10, Code of Federal Regulations. 
In addition, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for the cost of loan guarantees for the construc-
tion of small modular reactors or advanced nuclear reac-
tors eligible under section 1703(b)(4) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(4)): Provided, That the 
amounts provided under this paragraph are in addition to 
those provided in any other Act: Provided further, That 
for amounts collected pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the source of such pay-
ment received from borrowers may not be a loan or other 
debt obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal Govern-
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ment: Provided further, That none of such loan guarantee 
authority made available under this paragraph shall be 
available for commitments to guarantee loans for any 
projects where funds, personnel, or property (tangible or 
intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumentality, per-
sonnel, or affiliated entity are expected be used (directly 
or indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, demonstra-
tions, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, procurements, 
sales, other transaction authority, or other arrangements, 
to support the project or to obtain goods or services from 
the project: Provided further, That the preceding proviso 
shall not be interpreted as precluding the use of the loan 
guarantee authority provided under this paragraph for 
commitments to guarantee loans for: 
(1) projects as a result of such projects benefit-
ting from otherwise allowable Federal income tax 
benefits; 
(2) projects as a result of such projects benefit-
ting from being located on Federal land pursuant to 
a lease or right of-way agreement for which all con-
sideration for all uses is: 
(A) paid exclusively in cash; 
(B) deposited in the Treasury as offsetting 
receipts; and
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(C) equal to the fair market value as deter-
mined by the head of the relevant agency; 
(3) projects as a result of such projects benefit-
ting from Federal insurance programs, including 
under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2210; commonly known as the ‘‘Price- 
Anderson Act’’); or 
(4) electric generation projects using trans-
mission facilities owned or operated by a Federal 
Power Marketing Administration or the Tennessee 
Valley Authority that have been authorized, ap-
proved, and financed independent of the project re-
ceiving the guarantee: 
Provided further, That none of the loan guarantee author-
ity made available under this heading shall be available 
for any project unless the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget has certified in advance in writing 
that the loan guarantee and the project comply with the 
provisions under this heading. 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING 
LOAN PROGRAM 
For Department of Energy administrative expenses 
necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi-
cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $9,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027.
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TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
For Department of Energy administrative expenses 
necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guar-
antee Program, $6,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027. 
INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities 
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $75,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program 
direction. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Department of En-
ergy necessary for departmental administration in car-
rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $300,578,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, including the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such 
additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 
estimated amount of cost of work for others notwith-
standing the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 
U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost
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of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or 
greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received 
by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 
to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2026 may be retained 
and used for operating expenses within this account, as 
authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $200,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $90,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 
atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
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Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$20,378,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $149,244,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 
defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$2,367,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NAVAL REACTORS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ-
ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc-
tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 
equipment, 
facilities, 
and 
facility 
expansion, 
$2,134,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
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which, $96,740,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department 
of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the 
Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such amount 
made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex-
penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
$525,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, including official reception and representation ex-
penses not to exceed $17,000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 
energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car-
rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
sion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $312,818,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2027, for program direction.
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OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 
energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac-
tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, $1,170,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$384,404,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 
for program direction. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 
are approved for: the Rocky Reach Kelt Facility, the 
Colville Acclimation Building Enclosures, the Colville 
Tribes Resident Fish Hatchery Expansion, the Chief Jo-
seph Hatchery Water Quality Project, and the Umatilla 
Hatchery Facility and Acclimation Facilities: Provided, 
That expenditures are also approved for official reception 
and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed
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$5,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026, 
no new direct loan obligations may be made. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for operation and mainte-
nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 
electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling 
and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
southeastern power area, $9,285,000, including official re-
ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 
5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $9,285,000 col-
lected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the 
sale of power and related services shall be credited to this 
account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 
available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 
the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Adminis-
tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $81,819,000 collected by the Southeastern
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Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 
shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 
to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 
of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 
annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re-
covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 
purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN 
POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for operation and mainte-
nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 
electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition 
of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facili-
ties, and for administrative expenses, including official re-
ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
Southwestern Power Administration, $59,766,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $49,366,000 col-
lected by the Southwestern Power Administration from 
the sale of power and related services shall be credited to
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this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re-
main available until expended, for the sole purpose of 
funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 
Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collec-
tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $10,400,000: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by 
the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 
Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 
wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as off-
setting collections, to remain available until expended for 
the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 
are generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
CONSTRUCTION, 
REHABILITATION, 
OPERATION
AND 
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS-
TRATION 
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con-
servation and renewable resources programs as author-
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ized, $311,035,000, including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 
to remain available until expended, of which $311,035,000 
shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec-
lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 
U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 
Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 
$247,663,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration from the sale of power and related services 
shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 
Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re-
duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $63,372,000, of which 
$63,372,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $475,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 
and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur-
chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 
this account as offsetting collections, to remain available
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until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 
power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That 
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 
expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 
that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 
wheeling expenses). 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $6,510,000, to remain available until expended, 
and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 
and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 
18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 
the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 
$6,282,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration from the sale of power and related services from 
the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 
account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 
available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 
the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 
Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 
activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
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are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap-
propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, the 
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 
may accept up to $1,072,000 in funds contributed by 
United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating 
and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available 
for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as 
if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such 
purpose: Provided further, That any such funds shall be 
available without further appropriation and without fiscal 
year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United 
States Section of the International Boundary and Water 
Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintain-
ing, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the 
hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with 
agreements reached between the Administrator, Commis-
sioner, and the power customers.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
official reception and representation expenses not to ex-
ceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$520,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $520,000,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2026 shall be retained and used for expenses nec-
essary in this account, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 
are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 
made available by this title for the Department of Energy 
shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project,
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or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 
or 
similar 
arrangements 
(including 
Requests 
for 
Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op-
portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac-
tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 
funded by Congress. 
(b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 
made available in this title may be used to— 
(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 
grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 
(B) make a discretionary contract award or 
Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 
or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation; 
(C) provide nonoperational funding through a 
competition restricted only to Department of Energy 
National Laboratories totaling $1,000,000 or more; 
(D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a 
Department of Energy National Laboratory totaling 
$25,000,000 or more; 
(E) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca-
tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D);
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(F) announce publicly the intention to make an 
allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim-
its in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or 
(G) issue a letter to terminate an allocation, 
award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D). 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report 
detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 
award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the 
previous quarter. 
(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 
the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re-
cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 
year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 
the account and program, project, or activity from which 
the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 
a brief description of the activity for which the award is 
made. 
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 
to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au-
thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a
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multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 
a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment is funded for the full period of performance as 
anticipated at the time of award; or 
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov-
ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 
year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 3 days in advance. 
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 
as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities, and in the amounts, specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ 
column in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table included 
under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(e) The amounts made available by this title may be 
reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 
the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval 
of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 
reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or
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activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 
time period covered by this Act. 
(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 
project, or activity; 
(2) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 
or restricted by this Act; or 
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act. 
(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re-
quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 
use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 
if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 
pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 
welfare, or national security. 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 
waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 
not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 
a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied.
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Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 
(h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 
same appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 
with funds in the applicable established accounts and 
thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 
time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi-
fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 
830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of-
fice of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 
compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 
any successive departmental guidance, for construction 
projects 
where 
the 
total 
project 
cost 
exceeds 
$100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 
has been developed for the project for that critical deci-
sion. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to support a grant allocation award, dis-
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cretionary grant award, or cooperative agreement that ex-
ceeds $100,000,000 in Federal funding unless the project 
is carried out through internal independent project man-
agement procedures. 
SEC. 305. No funds shall be transferred directly from 
‘‘Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administra-
tion—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, 
Western Area Power Administration’’ to the general fund 
of the Treasury in the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 306. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to draw down and sell petroleum prod-
ucts from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any enti-
ty that is under the ownership, control, or influence of 
the Chinese Communist Party; or (2) except on condition 
that such petroleum products will not be exported to the 
People’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 307. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used by the Secretary of Energy to award 
any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or loan of 
$10,000,000 or greater to an entity of concern as defined 
in section 10114 of division B of Public Law 117–167. 
(b) The Secretary shall implement the requirements 
under subsection (a) using a risk-based approach and ana-
lytical tools to aggregate, link, analyze, and maintain in-
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formation reported by an entity seeking or receiving such 
funds made available by this Act. 
(c) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with the obligations of the United States under ap-
plicable international agreements. 
(d) The Secretary shall have the authority to require 
the submission to the agency, by an entity seeking or re-
ceiving such funds made available by this Act, documenta-
tion necessary to implement the requirements under sub-
section (a). 
(e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), shall 
not apply to the implementation of the requirements under 
this section. 
(f) The Secretary and other Federal agencies shall 
coordinate to share relevant information necessary to im-
plement the requirements under subsection (a). 
SEC. 308. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to admit any 
non-U.S. citizen from Russia or China to any nuclear 
weapons production facility, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2501), other than areas accessible to the general public, 
unless 30 days prior to facility admittance, the Depart-
ment of Energy provides notification to the Committees
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on Appropriations and Armed Services of both Houses of 
Congress. 
SEC. 309. Funds made available in this title under 
the headings ‘‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’’, 
‘‘Electricity’’, ‘‘Fossil Energy’’, ‘‘Cybersecurity, Energy 
Security, and Emergency Response’’, and ‘‘Science’’ that 
are allocated for the purposes of section 9 of the Small 
Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638), including for 
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business 
Technology Transfer activities, or for the purposes of sec-
tion 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 16391), for Technology Commercialization 
Fund activities, may be reprogrammed within each ac-
count without being subject to the restrictions in section 
301 of this title: Provided, That the administration and 
selection of awards pursuant to such sections will be in 
coordination with the offices that oversee the appropria-
tions accounts to which the relevant funding was originally 
appropriated. 
SEC. 310. Section 15(g)(3) of Public Law 85–536 
(15 U.S.C. 644(g)(3)) is further amended by inserting 
‘‘and by site support prime contractors at the National 
Energy Technology Laboratory’’ following ‘‘Department 
of Energy’’.
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SEC. 311. (a) Of the amounts specified in subsection 
(d), $3,100,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, amounts provided in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Nuclear Energy’’ that remain available until expended, 
and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall only 
be available for the not more than two competitive awards 
for Generation 3+ small modular reactor deployment 
projects described in section 311(a)(1)(A) of division D 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 
118–42), the two awards for demonstration projects made 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act under the Ad-
vanced Reactor Demonstration Program, as authorized 
under section 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk Reduction for Future Dem-
onstrations, as described under the heading Advanced Re-
actor Demonstration Program in the explanatory state-
ment accompanying division C of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94). 
(b) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), 
$375,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
amounts provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Grid De-
ployment Office’’ that remain available until expended, 
and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be 
available for necessary expenses to carry out a program 
to enhance the domestic supply chain for the manufacture
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of distribution and power transformers, components, and 
materials, and electric grid components, including finan-
cial assistance, technical assistance, and competitive 
awards for procurement and acquisition. 
(c) Of the amounts provided in this title that remain 
available until expended, the following amounts shall be 
derived by transfer from the funds specified in subsection 
(d): 
(1) $1,150,000,000 of the amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Energy Efficiency and Renew-
able Energy’’; 
(2) $100,000,000 of the amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Nuclear Energy’’; 
(3) $140,000,000 of the amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Fossil Energy’’; 
(4) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Science’’; and 
(5) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided in 
the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Title 17 
Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program’’. 
(d) The funds specified in this subsection are the un-
obligated balances, as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
from amounts provided in title III of division J of Public 
Law 117–58, as follows:
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(1) $1,281,141,701 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 40323 of division D of Pub-
lic Law 117–58; 
(2) $1,500,000,000 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out subtitle J of title IX of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005; 
(3) $1,040,000,000 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 969D of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005; 
(4) $950,000,000 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out subparagraph (B) or subparagraph 
(C) of section 962(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005; and 
(5) $393,858,299 of the amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Effi-
ciency and Renewable Energy’’. 
(e) Not later than 15 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of En-
ergy shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress a report that details the 
amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this sec-
tion: Provided, That such report shall be delineated by 
both source and destination by Treasury Appropriations 
Fund Symbol and statutory authority (including by sub-
paragraph for funds specified in subsection (d)(4)).
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(f) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to 
this section shall continue to be treated as amounts speci-
fied in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118– 
5. 
SEC. 312. Section 4(c)(10)(B) of the Pacific North-
west Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 839b(c)(10)(B)) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, adjusted for inflation.’’. 
SEC. 313. In making Federal financial assistance, the 
Department of Energy shall continue to apply the indirect 
cost rates, including negotiated indirect cost rates, as de-
scribed in section 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, including with respect to the approval of devi-
ations from negotiated indirect cost rates, to the same ex-
tent and in the same manner as was applied in fiscal year 
2024: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this or prior Acts or otherwise made available to the De-
partment of Energy may be used to develop, modify, or 
implement changes to such negotiated indirect cost rates. 
TITLE IV 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the
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Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appa-
lachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal 
share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 
Law 100–456, section 1441, $42,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed 
$1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au-
thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 
the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith-
standing sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 
$32,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 
including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of
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plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex-
penses, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 
306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 
That funds shall be available for construction projects for 
which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary fund-
ing source in an amount not to exceed 90 percent of total 
project cost for distressed communities, as defined by such 
section and by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public 
Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and for Indian 
Tribes, as defined by section 5304(e) of title 25, United 
States Code, and in an amount not to exceed 50 percent 
for non-distressed communities: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding pay-
ment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant- 
in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be avail-
able for the payment of such a non-Federal share for any 
project for which the Denali Commission is not the sole 
or primary funding source, provided that such project is 
consistent with the purposes of the Commission. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $42,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
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amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
NORTHWEST REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to establish a Northwest Re-
gional Commission located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 
and Montana, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That amounts provided to the North-
west Regional Commission shall be used to carry out ac-
tivities authorized for other regional Commissions by sub-
title V of title 40, United States Code. 
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 
Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 
by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $20,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,500,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
GREAT LAKES AUTHORITY 
For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Author-
ity in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of
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title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission in car-
rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 
of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
$952,700,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not 
more than $11,494,000 may be made available for sala-
ries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the 
Commission, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 
inspection services, and other services and collections esti-
mated at $804,509,977 in fiscal year 2026 shall be re-
tained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 
account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount 
of revenues received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $148,190,023.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $18,795,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $14,885,000 in fiscal year 2026 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2027, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur-
ing fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2026 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$3,910,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $1,572,000 shall be for In-
spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 
203, section 5051, $4,000,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2027.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 
comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 
its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 
Congressional requests for information, consistent with 
Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies. 
SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this 
title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re-
programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 
Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 
to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 
cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 
by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
during the time period covered by this Act. 
(b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 
waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 
compliance with such requirement would pose a substan-
tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na-
tional security. 
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the
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activity to which a requirement or restriction would other-
wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 
of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 
such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 
Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 
to programs, projects, or activities. 
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 
(d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 
expended as directed in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in-
creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
Act. 
(e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, which includes the following for each program, 
project, or activity, including any prior year appropria-
tions— 
(1) total budget authority; 
(2) total unobligated balances; and
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(3) total unliquidated obligations. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 
title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 
authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 
Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or 
any authority whereby a department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government may provide 
goods or services to another department, agency, or in-
strumentality. 
(b) None of the funds made available for any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title
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III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 
transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro-
priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref-
erenced in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government may 
provide goods or services to another department, agency, 
or instrumentality. 
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency 
funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 
transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may provide goods or services to an-
other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 
previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 
shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 
for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 
modify existing notification requirements for each author-
ity. 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
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network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(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. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2026’’. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 
lands, and performance of other functions, including main-
tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage-
ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general 
administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral
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potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 
Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,260,166,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which 
$48,560,000 for annual maintenance and deferred mainte-
nance programs and $144,000,000 for the wild horse and 
burro program, as authorized by Public Law 92–195 (16 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That amounts in the fee account of the 
BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used 
for any bureau-related expenses associated with the proc-
essing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and 
related use of authorizations: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, up to 
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purposes de-
scribed in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 
115–31 (43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)): Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $3,246,000 
is for projects specified for Land Management Priorities 
in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorpora-
tion of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally 
Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
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ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, up to $3,000,000 of the amounts made available 
for Wildlife habitat management shall be available in fiscal 
year 2026 subject to a match by at least an equal amount 
by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost- 
shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; 
and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as 
a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are 
incurred. 
In addition, $42,696,000 is for Mining Law Adminis-
tration program operations, including the cost of admin-
istering the mining claim fee program, to remain available 
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining 
claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby 
authorized for fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a final 
appropriation estimated at not more than $1,260,166,000, 
and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 
communication site rental fees established by the Bureau 
for the cost of administering communication site activities. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, 
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and
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other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and 
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 
adjacent to such grant lands; $115,521,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of 
Land Management shall maintain the current Western Or-
egon Operating Plan and will fully participate in a unified 
wildfire protection system. 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal 
rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), 
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under 
sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range im-
provements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts 
from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart-
ment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses.
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SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related 
to processing application documents and other authoriza-
tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources, 
for costs of providing copies of official public land docu-
ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi-
nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, 
and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 
as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the con-
trary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received 
pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, 
compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 
pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under 
the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior 
to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands ad-
ministered through the Bureau of Land Management 
which have been damaged by the action of a resource de-
veloper, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, 
without regard to whether all moneys collected from each 
such action are used on the exact lands damaged which
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led to the action: Provided further, That any such moneys 
that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage 
to the exact land for which funds were collected may be 
used to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 
under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 
amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Pub-
lic Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as 
may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, ap-
praisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands 
under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 
operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimburs-
able agreements with public and private entities, including 
with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be avail-
able for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of tem-
porary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec-
essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 
United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau;
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miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to 
exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 
Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under co-
operative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements au-
thorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 
in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash 
or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator 
is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 
further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 
commitment by a State government to provide an identi-
fied amount of money in support of the project may be 
carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis: Pro-
vided further, That the Bureau of Land Management shall 
maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission re-
quired under title 16, title 30, title 43, and title 54, United 
States Code, including to protect natural and cultural re-
sources, provide and maintain appropriate access and 
recreation for visitors, provide safety precautions for visi-
tors and staff, maintain physical and natural infrastruc-
ture, provide information and respond to stakeholders and 
the general public, conduct tribal consultation, provide for 
administrative support, manage energy and minerals re-
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sources, and carry out other activities in support of effec-
tively managing the National Conservation Lands and 
other public lands in a timely manner. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
performance of other authorized functions related to such 
resources, $1,451,515,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be used for 
implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 
4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and 
issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any 
other steps to implement actions described in subsection 
(c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii) of such section): 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, $19,115,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028, shall be for projects specified for Stew-
ardship Priorities in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Envi-
ronment Incorporation of Community Project Funding
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Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included 
for this division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act): Provided further, That amounts in the pre-
ceding proviso may be transferred to the appropriate pro-
gram, project, or activity under this heading and shall con-
tinue to only be available for the purposes and in such 
amounts as such funds were originally appropriated. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti-
lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 
of lands and interests therein; $14,709,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $1,000,000 is for the 
project specified for Line Item Construction Projects in 
the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation 
of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending Items’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION 
FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 
$22,202,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conserva-
tion Fund. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $49,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et 
seq.), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 
4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Con-
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servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 
et seq.), $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions 
of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and imple-
mentation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 
$73,812,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided herein, $6,200,000 is 
for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub-
ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That $7,612,000 is for a competitive grant 
program to implement approved plans for States, terri-
tories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of af-
fected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
after deducting $13,812,000 and administrative expenses, 
apportion the amount provided herein in the following 
manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com-
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monwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 
than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each 
a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent 
thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall apportion the remaining amount in the following 
manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to 
which the land area of such State bears to the total land 
area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is 
based on the ratio to which the population of such State 
bears to the total population of all such States: Provided 
further, That the amounts apportioned under this para-
graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall 
be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the 
amount available for apportionment under this paragraph 
for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: 
Provided further, That the Federal share of planning 
grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of 
such projects and the Federal share of implementation 
grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of 
such projects: Provided further, That the non-Federal 
share of such projects may not be derived from Federal 
grant programs: Provided further, That any amount ap-
portioned in 2026 to any State, territory, or other jurisdic-
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tion that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2027, 
shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated 
in 2028, in the manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 
carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex-
penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. 
Appropriations and funds available to the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of 
damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 
areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each op-
tion; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on 
conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquar-
ia, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of 
the Service and to which the United States has title, and 
which are used pursuant to law in connection with man-
agement, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Serv-
ice may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
from cooperators in connection with jointly produced pub-
lications for which the cooperators share at least one-half
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the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Serv-
ice determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accept-
ed quality standards: Provided further, That the Service 
may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing 
aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap-
proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ 
and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of 
such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revis-
ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall maintain staffing levels in 
order to fulfill the mission required under title 16, title 
43, and title 54, United States Code, including to protect 
natural and cultural resources, provide and maintain ap-
propriate access and recreation for visitors, provide safety 
precautions for visitors and staff, maintain physical and 
natural infrastructure, provide information and respond to 
stakeholders and the general public, conduct tribal con-
sultation, provide for administrative support, enforce Fed-
eral wildlife laws, protect species, uphold Acts, treaties, 
conventions and agreements to conserve, protect, and en-
hance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats, providing
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professional expertise to other agencies and international 
and private partners, and carry out other activities in sup-
port of effectively operating the National Fish Hatchery 
System and National Wildlife Refuge System and carrying 
out programs administered by the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service in a timely manner. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, protection, and maintenance of areas and facilities 
administered by the National Park Service and for the 
general administration of the National Park Service, 
$2,877,195,000, of which $11,661,000 for planning and 
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora-
tion and $148,285,000 for maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation 
projects 
for 
constructed 
assets 
and 
$157,950,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for con-
structed assets and cultural resources and $12,500,000 
for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United 
States Code shall remain available until September 30, 
2027, and not to exceed $15,000 may be for official recep-
tion and representative expenses: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading in this Act are available for 
the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95–348: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years
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of African-American History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. 
note prec. 101; Public Law 115–102), $3,300,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be made available 
for the purposes specified by that Act: Provided further, 
That sections 7(b) and 8 of that Act shall be amended 
by striking ‘‘July 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2027’’. 
In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 
of Public Law 116–9, an amount equal to the amount de-
posited in this fiscal year into the National Park Medical 
Services Fund established pursuant to such section of 
such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be de-
rived from such Fund. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 
partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $91,596,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, of which $250,000 shall 
be for projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid 
in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorpora-
tion of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally 
Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 
54, United States Code), $205,059,000, to be derived 
from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, of which $25,500,000 shall 
be for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation 
of nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as 
authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, 
That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall 
be matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That 
individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: Pro-
vided further, That all projects to be funded shall be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 
with the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further,That of the funds provided for the 
Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive 
grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the 
National Register of Historic Places and as National His-
toric Landmarks associated with communities currently 
under-represented, as determined by the Secretary; 
$24,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites 
and stories of the African American Civil Rights move-
ment; $5,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve
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sites related to the struggle of all people to achieve equal 
rights in America; $11,000,000 is for grants to Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities; $7,906,000 is for 
competitive grants for the restoration of historic prop-
erties of national, State, and local significance listed on 
or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of His-
toric Places, to be made without imposing the usage or 
direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 
302904) of the National Historic Preservation Act; 
$4,907,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor 
the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States 
by restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places that commemo-
rate the founding of the nation; $62,150,000 is for State 
Historic Preservation Offices; $23,750,000 is for Tribal 
Historic Preservation Offices; and $15,596,000 is for 
projects specified for the Historic Preservation Fund in 
the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation 
of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending Items’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That such competitive grants shall be made with-
out imposing the matching requirements in section 
302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code to States and
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Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Na-
tive Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including 
Certified Local Governments, and non-profit organiza-
tions. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replace-
ment of physical facilities, and related equipment, and 
compliance and planning for programs and areas adminis-
tered by the National Park Service, $88,461,000, of which 
$3,190,000 is for projects specified for Line item con-
struction and maintenance in the table titled ‘‘Interior and 
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Fund-
ing Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act), to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2026 with a future phase indicated in the National Park 
Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single pro-
curement may be issued which includes the full scope of 
the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and 
contract shall contain the clause availability of funds 
found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That Na-
tional Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Fran-
236 
chise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available 
for the cost of adjustments and changes within the origi-
nal scope of effort for projects funded by the National 
Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 
reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any changes 
authorized by this section. 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating 
to challenge cost share agreements, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects 
and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 percent 
of the total cost of each project or program shall be de-
rived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated 
cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an ir-
revocable letter of credit. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 
101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise 
fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for ex-
penditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, 
for use at any unit within the National Park System to
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extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or 
leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used 
for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit an-
ticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the con-
tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex-
tinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefit-
ting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the origi-
nating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 
contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds 
so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 
105(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 109–432 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
note), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 per-
cent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed 
under such section, such retained amounts to remain 
available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to 
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart-
ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 
for FHWA administrative support costs. 
The National Park Service shall maintain staffing 
levels in order to fulfill the mission required under title 
16, title 43, and title 54, United States Code, including
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to protect natural and cultural resources, provide and 
maintain appropriate access and recreation for visitors, 
provide safety precautions for visitors and staff, maintain 
physical and natural infrastructure, provide information 
and respond to stakeholders and the general public, con-
duct tribal consultation, provide for administrative sup-
port, administer historic and other preservation programs, 
and carry out other activities in support of effectively op-
erating the National Park System and carrying out pro-
grams administered by the National Park Service in a 
timely manner. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 
the economic conditions affecting mining and materials
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processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 
U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related purposes as authorized by 
law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the 
foregoing activities; $1,420,433,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027; of which $95,334,000 shall re-
main available until expended for satellite operations; and 
of which $74,840,000 shall be available until expended for 
deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects 
that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall 
be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall 
be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 
mapping or water resources data collection and investiga-
tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali-
ties: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, $2,250,000 shall be for projects speci-
fied for Special Initiatives in the table titled ‘‘Interior and 
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Fund-
ing Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That amounts 
in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the appro-
245 
be available for State and tribal regulatory grants, and 
of which not to exceed $5,000 may be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided, That appropria-
tions for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem ex-
penses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 
training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en-
force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 
of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That fees as-
sessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 
507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary off-
setting collections, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re-
ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 
year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$117,575,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, $32,975,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to
246 
remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 
to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 
authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 
the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public 
Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re-
lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 
projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior-
ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 
Provided further, That amounts provided under this head-
ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 
State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training: 
Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
In addition, $134,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for payments to States and federally recognized 
Indian tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
conditions described in the explanatory statement de-
247 
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be used for economic and community devel-
opment in conjunction with the priorities described in sec-
tion 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclama-
tion Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, 
That of such additional amount, $88,500,000 shall be dis-
tributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States 
with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the 
priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such sec-
tion, $33,750,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts 
to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent 
greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such prior-
ities, and $11,750,000 shall be for grants to federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes, without regard to their status as 
certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for 
reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related 
activities in accordance with the terms and conditions de-
scribed in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act) and shall be used for economic and community devel-
opment in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977: Provided further, That such payments shall be made
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fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: Pro-
vided further, That amounts may be transferred to the 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ accounts in the Department 
of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior only upon 
the notification 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 addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided by law: Provided further, That, in determining 
whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ 
in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Depart-
ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will 
be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred 
pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law 
shall be excluded. 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 
the response action, including associated activities, per-
formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
304 
are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not 
less than 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used 
by the State for projects to address green infrastruc-
ture, water or energy efficiency improvements, or 
other environmentally innovative activities: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2026, funds made avail-
able under this title to each State for Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
may, at the discretion of each State, be used for 
projects to address green infrastructure, water or 
energy efficiency improvements, or other environ-
mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That 
the Administrator is authorized to use up to 
$1,500,000 of funds made available for the Clean 
Water State Revolving Funds under this heading 
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the Clean Wa-
tersheds Needs Survey: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts 
in a State water pollution control revolving fund that 
may be used by a State to administer the fund shall 
not apply to amounts included as principal in loans