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 Calendar No. 124
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2431

 [Report No. 119-46]

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 24, 2025

 Ms. Murkowski, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
 following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 
 calendar

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 A BILL

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for 
other purposes, namely:

 TITLE I

 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Bureau of Land Management

 management of lands and resources

 For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition 
of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other 
functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, 
in the management 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 potential of public lands 
pursuant to 

section 1010

    (a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150

    (a) ), 
$1,256,992,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, which 
shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
``Committee Recommendation'' column for Bureau of Land Management, 
Management of Lands and Resources in the ``Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in 
the report accompanying this Act, of which amounts made available for 
Wild horse and burro management, as authorized by Public Law 92-195 (16 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), Annual maintenance, and Deferred maintenance 
shall remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $15,000 
may be for official reception and representation expenses, of which the 
amounts made available for Land management priorities are for the 
projects specified for such purpose in the table titled 
``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report accompanying 
this Act, and of which the amounts made available for Construction 
projects are for the projects specified for such purpose in the table 
titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report 
accompanying this Act: 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 processing 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 $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: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $3,000,000 
of the amounts made available for Recreation resources management shall 
be for the purposes described in 

section 122

    (e)

    (1)
        (A) of division G of 
Public Law 115-31 (43 U.S.C. 1748c

    (e)

    (1)
        (A) ).
 In addition, $42,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program 
operations, including the cost of administering 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 $1,256,992,000, 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, operation, and maintenance of access 
roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and 
California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon 
and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-
of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including 
existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; 
$115,521,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be for 
the purposes and in the amounts specified in the ``Committee 
Recommendation'' column for Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and 
California Grant Lands in the ``Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That the Bureau of Land 
Management shall maintain the current Western Oregon 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 improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing 
receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the 
Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $9,430,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses.

 service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

 For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing 
application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of 
public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official 
public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and 
termination 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 contrary 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 administered through 
the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of 
a resource developer, 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 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 Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such 
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, 
appraisals, 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 reimbursable agreements with public and private 
entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be 
available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary 
structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary 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; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
activities 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 cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements 
authorized 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 identified 
amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the 
Bureau on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, That the Bureau of 
Land Management shall maintain staffing levels by hiring, retaining, 
and rehiring after separations in order to fulfill the mission required 
under title 16, title 30, title 43, and title 54, United States Code, 
including 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, conduct tribal consultation, provide for administrative 
support, manage energy and minerals resources, and carry out other 
activities in support of effectively 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, $1,462,934,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, which shall be for the purposes and 
in the amounts specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Resource Management in the 
``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act, 
of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
representation expenses, and of which the amounts made available for 
Stewardship Priorities shall remain available until September 30, 2028, 
and are for the projects specified for such purpose in the table titled 
``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report accompanying 
this Act: Provided, That amounts made available for Listing in the 
``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act 
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 amounts specified for 
Stewardship Priorities in the table titled ``Congressionally Directed 
Spending'' in the report accompanying this Act may be transferred to 
another appropriation under this heading and shall continue to only be 
available for the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were 
originally appropriated.

 construction

 (including transfer of funds)

 For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings 
and other facilities required in the conservation, management, 
investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife 
resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; 
$13,709,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the ``Committee 
Recommendation'' column for United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Construction in the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report 
accompanying this Act.

 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), $22,080,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species 
Conservation Fund.

 national wildlife refuge fund

 For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 715s), $13,500,000.

 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 Elephant 
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 
Conservation 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.), $20,500,000, 
to remain available until expended, which shall be for the purposes and 
in the amounts specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Multinational Species 
Conservation Fund in the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report 
accompanying this Act.

 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 implementation of 
programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including 
species that are not hunted or fished, $72,384,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided herein, 
$6,100,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not 
subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided 
further, That $7,284,000 is for a competitive grant program to 
implement approved plans for States, territories, and other 
jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected 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 $13,384,000 and administrative 
expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner:

    (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth 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 Interior 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 
paragraph 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 
apportioned in 2026 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction 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 expenditure, 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 option; facilities incident to such 
public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with 
their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, 
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 management, and investigation of fish and 
wildlife resources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the 
Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from 
cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in 
cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable 
of meeting accepted 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 approval 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 revising regulations as 
necessary, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall 
maintain staffing levels by hiring, retaining, and rehiring after 
separations 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 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, conduct 
tribal consultation, provide for administrative support, enforce 
Federal wildlife laws, protect species, uphold Acts, treaties, 
conventions and agreements to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, 
wildlife, plants, and their habitats, providing professional expertise 
to other agencies and international and private partners, and carry out 
other activities in support 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, operation, protection, 
and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National 
Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park 
Service, $2,869,424,000, of which $110,980,000 for maintenance, repair, 
or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets, $188,184,000 for 
cyclic maintenance projects for constructed assets and cultural 
resources, and $15,000,000 for uses authorized by 

section 101122 of 
title 54, United States Code shall remain available until September 30, 
2027, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, That funds appropriated 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 
Public Law 115-102, $3,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be disbursed to the Commission established under 

section 3 of 
that Act for the purposes specified by that Act: Provided further, 
That sections 7

    (b) and 8

    (a) 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 deposited 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 derived from such Fund.

 national recreation and preservation

 For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural 
programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, 
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and 
grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $91,596,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the``Committee 
Recommendation'' column for National Park Service, National Recreation 
and Preservation in the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report 
accompanying this Act, of which the amounts made available for 
Statutory and Contractual Aid are for the projects specified for such 
purpose in the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' 
in the report accompanying this Act.

 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), $168,246,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund 
and to remain available until September 30, 2027, which shall be for 
the purposes and in the amounts specified in the ``Committee 
Recommendation'' column for National Park Service, Historic 
Preservation Fund in the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report 
accompanying this Act, of which, of the amounts made available for 
Competitive grants:

    (1) $1,250,000 shall be for the survey and 
nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic Places 
and as National Historic Landmarks associated with communities 
currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary;

    (2) $24,000,000 shall be to preserve the sites and stories of the African 
American Civil Rights movement; and

    (3) $5,000,000 shall be to preserve 
sites related to the struggle of all people to achieve equal rights in 
America, and of which the amounts made available for Historic 
Preservation Fund Projects are for the projects specified for such 
purpose in the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' 
in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That an individual Save 
America's Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds: 
Provided further, That individual Save America's Treasures projects 
shall only be eligible for one grant: Provided further, That of the 
amounts for Save America's Treasures grants, three percent shall be 
utilized for costs to award, administer, and oversee such grants: 
Provided further, That all projects to be funded for Save America's 
Treasures shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in 
consultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That Competitive grants for the restoration of 
historic properties of national, State, and local significance listed 
on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic 
Places shall 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: Provided further, That such Competitive 
grants shall be made without imposing the matching requirements in 

section 302902

    (b)

    (3) of title 54, United States Code to States and 
Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian 
organizations, local governments, including Certified Local 
Governments, and non-profit organizations.

 construction

 For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical 
facilities, and related equipment, and compliance and planning for 
programs and areas administered by the National Park Service, 
$140,791,000, to remain available until expended, of which $3,190,000 
is for projects specified for Line item construction and maintenance in 
the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision 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 procurement 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 National Park 
Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees 
may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within 
the original 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 charges 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, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
Centennial Challenge projects and programs, which shall be derived from 
unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under 
this heading: Provided, That not less than 50 percent of the total 
cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal 
sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation 
guaranteed by an irrevocable 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 expenditure by the Secretary, without further 
appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to 
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 anticipated franchise fee receipts 
over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds 
used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the 
benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the 
originating 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 the Gulf of Mexico 
Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432), the National Park 
Service may retain up to 3 percent 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) , Department of Transportation, for 
purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a 
reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
 Funding appropriated under the heading ``Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Construction'' in Public Law 118-158 
shall be allocated and expended for each project and in the amounts 
specified in the report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 13, 2025 
entitled ``American Relief Act (Public Law 118-158) Execution Status as 
of February 13, 2025''.
 The National Park Service shall maintain staffing levels by hiring, 
retaining, and rehiring after separations 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 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, conduct tribal consultation, provide for administrative 
support, administer historic and other preservation programs, and carry 
out other activities in support of effectively operating the National 
Park System and carrying out programs 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 Geological Survey to 
perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, 
geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the 
United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as 
authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power 
permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; 
administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct 
inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g

    (a)

    (1) ) 
and related purposes as authorized by law; for official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000; and to 
publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; 
$1,485,354,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, which 
shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
``Committee Recommendation'' column for United States Geological 
Survey, Surveys, Investigations, and Research in the ``Department of 
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act, of which amounts made 
available for Satellite Operations and Deferred maintenance and capital 
improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost shall be available 
until expended, and of which the amounts made available for Special 
Initiatives are for the projects specified for such purpose in the 
table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report 
accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the funds provided for 
the ecosystem research activity from amounts made available for 
Ecosystems 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 investigations carried on in cooperation 
with States and municipalities: Provided further, That amounts 
specified for Special Initiatives in the table titled ``Congressionally 
Directed Spending'' in the report accompanying this Act may be 
transferred to another appropriation under this heading and shall 
continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as 
such funds were originally appropriated.

 administrative provisions

 From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United 
States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available 
for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the 
making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is 
administratively determined that such procedures are in the public 
interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and 
appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gaging stations, 
observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States 
National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation 
and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to 
represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of 
interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by 
appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of 
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements (including noncompetitive 
cooperative agreements with tribes) as defined in 

section 6302 of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That the United States 
Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit 
organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or 
intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be 
considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work 
injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to 
tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for 
any other purposes.

 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

 ocean energy management

 For expenses necessary for granting and administering leases, 
easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and gas, other 
minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 
Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other 
laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial 
delegation; and for grants and cooperative agreements, both with or 
without a non-Federal share, $200,057,000, of which $142,057,000 is to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $58,000,000 is 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That this total 
appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of 
the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to 
receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on 
August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted 
by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, 
and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, That 
the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are 
received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2026 appropriation estimated at not more than $142,057,000: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable 
expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup 
activities: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses.

 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

 offshore safety and environmental enforcement

 For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to 
leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and 
gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer 
Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing 
laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by 
Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or 
cooperative agreements, $170,330,000, of which $137,450,000, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, is to remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which 
$32,880,000 is to remain available until expended, including $3,880,000 
for offshore decommissioning activities: Provided, That this total 
appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of 
the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to 
receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on 
August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted 
by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, 
analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$141,330,000.
 For an additional amount, $36,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and 
credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-
refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2026, as provided 
in this Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 2026, not less than 50 
percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-
related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, 
subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf 
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.), including the review of applications for permits to drill.

 oil spill research

 For necessary expenses to carry out title I, 

section 1016; title 
IV, sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title VIII, 

section 8201 of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $15,099,000, which shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

 regulation and technology

 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
$111,538,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which 
$59,904,000 shall 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 appropriations for the Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the 
travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 
training.
 In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits 
issued by the Office pursuant to 

section 507 of Public Law 95-87 (30 
U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such 

section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
collections, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in 
a fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$111,538,000.

 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, $32,546,000, to 
be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 
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 further, 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 Government for the purpose of 
environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid 
mine drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 
projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That 
amounts provided under this heading 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, $130,000,000, 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 report 
accompanying this Act: Provided, That such additional amount shall be 
used for economic and community development in conjunction with the 
priorities described in 

section 403

    (a) of the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233

    (a) ): Provided further, 
That of such additional amount, $86,000,000 shall be distributed 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 section, $33,000,000 shall be distributed in equal 
amounts to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest 
amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $11,000,000 shall 
be for grants to federally recognized 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 described in the report 
accompanying this Act and shall be used for economic and community 
development 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 to States and federally recognized 
Indian tribes not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

 Indian Affairs

 Bureau of Indian Affairs

 operation of indian programs

 (including transfers of funds)

 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as 
authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 
U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,918,712,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided 
herein; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception 
and representation expenses, of which not to exceed $78,494,000 shall 
be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of 
designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed 
such cap for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, to 
provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the 
disaster: Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use 
their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $69,995,000 shall remain available 
until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, land 
acquisition, attorney fees, litigation support, land records 
improvement, hearings and appeals, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement 
Program: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $8,491,000 shall be for projects specified for Special 
Initiatives in the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending 
Items'' in the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which 
remain unobligated as of September 30, 2027, may be transferred during 
fiscal year 2028 to an Indian forest land assistance account 
established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the 
holder's trust fund account: Provided further, That any such 
unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 
2028: Provided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau 
field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other 
identifying articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, That 
funds for trust, probate, and administrative functions may, as needed, 
be transferred to the ``Office of the Secretary--Departmental 
Operations'' account: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United States Customs and 
Border Protection to supplement any other funding available for 
reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
as identified on the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 
23 U.S.C. 202

    (b)

    (1) .

 indian land consolidation

 For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land 
consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land Consolidation Act 
Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462), and the American Indian 
Probate Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-374), $4,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That any provision of the Indian 
Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462) that 
requires or otherwise relates to application of a lien shall not apply 
to the acquisitions funded herein.

 contract support costs

 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal year 2026, such sums as may be 
necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 
30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for 
transfer to another budget account.

 payments for tribal leases

 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant 
to 

section 105
            (l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324
            (l) ) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as 
may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
for transfer to another budget account.

 construction

 (including transfer of funds)

 For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
facilities, including architectural and engineering services by 
contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation 
of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87-483; $136,280,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be 
available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project 
may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further, 
That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the 
Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available on a 
nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That this appropriation may 
be reimbursed from the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space 
expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation: 
 Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund 
established by 

section 3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 
Stat. 1749): Provided further, That amounts provided under this 
heading are made available for the modernization of Federal field 
communication capabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available for such purpose.

 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
 indians

 For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to 
Public Laws 99-264, 101-618, and 117-349 and for implementation of 
other land and water rights settlements, $976,000, to remain available 
until expended.

 indian guaranteed loan program account

 For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $13,329,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $2,125,000 is for 
administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 
1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in 

section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed 
or insured, not to exceed $185,707,188.

 Bureau of Indian Education

 operation of indian education programs

 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 
1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $1,131,617,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided 
herein: Provided, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their 
tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $833,592,000 for school operations 
costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall 
become available on June 1, 2026, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-
Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and 

section 1128 of 
the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 
$95,822,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school 
operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated 
with grants approved prior to June 1, 2026: Provided further, That in 
order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may 
use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of 
clothing for personnel.

 education construction

 For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation 
of Indian education programs, including architectural and engineering 
services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
$234,725,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That in 
order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the 
Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and all funds 
related to the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, any Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et 
seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 
Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and 
commenced construction.

 administrative provisions

 The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education may 
carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either 
directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations.
 Notwithstanding Public Law 87-279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, 
operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos 
Irrigation Project.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education for 
central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative 
Services (except Executive Direction and Administrative Services 
funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and 
facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for 
contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the 
provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-
Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).
 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by 
this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian 
Education, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's 
trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government 
relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's 
ability to access future appropriations.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to 
the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein 
for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be 
available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary 
school in the State of Alaska.
 No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used 
to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade 
structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each 
school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 
1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this 
prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the 
Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of 
the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one grade 
to expand the elementary grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with 
a K-2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available 
in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be 
available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the 
schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any 
school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds 
made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter 
school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in 

section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that 
a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before 
September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only 
if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to 
reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property 
(including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept 
separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume 
any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the 
school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees 
of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and 
performing functions related to the charter school's operation and 
employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees 
for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

section 113 
of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if in fiscal year 2003 
or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant 
to a distribution formula based on 

section 5

    (f) of Public Law 101-301, 
the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative 
cost funds to such grantee using the 

section 5

    (f) distribution formula.
 Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish 
satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of 
September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition 
in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion 
educational programs for non-public schools located within the 
jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve 
tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at 
the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment 
with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the 
Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or 
State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities 
Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a 
satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as 
for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by 
busing students extended distances: Provided, That no funds available 
under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, 
rehabilitation, construction, or other facilities-related costs for 
such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further, That 
the term ``satellite school'' means a school location physically 
separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but 
that forms part of the existing school in all other respects.
 Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within 
Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs 
may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority 
allocations initiated by an Indian tribe.

 Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

 federal trust programs

 (including transfer of funds)

 For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, 
$100,009,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 
exceed $17,152,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for 
settlement support: Provided, That funds for trust management 
improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to 
or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ``Operation of Indian 
Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education, ``Operation of Indian 
Education Programs'' accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries 
and Expenses'' account; and the Office of the Secretary, ``Departmental 
Operations'' account: Provided further, That funds made available 
through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2026, as 
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or 
grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly 
statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had 
activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 
statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit 
the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express 
written request of the account holder: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $100,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to 
correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits 
to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: 
 Provided further, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be 
credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile 
Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $1,000 unless the 
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration receives proof of ownership from a 
Special Deposit Accounts claimant: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 

section 102 of the American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412) or any other 
provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of 
individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at 
least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic statements 
of performance for the individual accounts: Provided further, That 
with respect to the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall continue to 
maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual 
accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and such funds 
shall remain available to the individual account holders.

 Departmental Offices

 Office of the Secretary

 departmental operations

 (including transfers of funds)

 For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the 
Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by 
law, $127,418,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, which 
shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
``Committee Recommendation'' column for Departmental Offices, Office of 
the Secretary, Departmental Operations in the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' 
table in the report accompanying this Act, of which not to exceed 
$15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses, of 
which up to $1,000,000 from amounts made available for Leadership and 
administration shall be available for workers compensation payments and 
unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure 
of the United States Bureau of Mines, of which not less than $1,086,000 
shall be provided to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to carry out 
activities related to enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101-644), as amended, and of which $14,295,000 for 
Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities from amounts 
made available for Leadership and administration shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and 
resource valuation activities from amounts made available for 
Leadership and administration may, as needed, be transferred to and 
merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Operation of Indian 
Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education ``Operation of Indian 
Education Programs'' accounts and the Bureau of Trust Funds 
Administration ``Federal Trust Programs'' account: Provided further, 
That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during 
fiscal year 2026, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 
1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by 
the contractor or grantee.

 administrative provisions

 For fiscal year 2026, up to $550,000 of the payments authorized by 
chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may be retained for 
administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: 
Provided, That the amounts provided under this Act specifically for the 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts available for 
payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code: 
Provided further, That in the event the sums appropriated for any 
fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to 
make the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units of local 
government, then the payment to each local government shall be made 
proportionally: Provided further, That the Secretary may make 
adjustments to payment to individual units of local government to 
correct for prior overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, 
That no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise 
eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the 
payment is less than $100.

 Insular Affairs

 assistance to territories

 For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, $120,367,000, of which:

    (1) $108,390,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial 
assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance 
assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and natural 
resources activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants 
to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as 
authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661
            (c) ); grants to the Government of 
American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction 
and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the 
Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, 
as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 
272); and

    (2) $11,977,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, 
That all financial transactions of the territorial and local 
governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all 
agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, 
may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its 
discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant 
funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of 
the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial 
Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104-
134: Provided further, That the funds for the program of operations 
and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize 
routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital 
infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be 
determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely 
maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any 
appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds 
for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to 

section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).

 compact of free association

 For grants and necessary expenses, $813,000, to remain available 
until expended, to support Federal services and programs provided to 
the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 
Federated States of Micronesia.

 Administrative Provisions

 (including transfer of funds)

 At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer 
discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under 

section 104

    (e) of 
Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 104-134, that are allocated for Guam, 
to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or 
guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the 
subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the 
purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and 

section 306

    (a)

    (1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 

section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 
loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population 
of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the 
types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
and 

section 306

    (a)

    (1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to 
make or guarantee loans under such authorities.

 Office of the Solicitor

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $97,950,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027.

 Office of Inspector General

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$67,000,000.

 Department-Wide Programs

 wildland fire management

 (including transfers of funds)

 For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression 
operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels 
management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of 
the Interior, $1,148,171,000, of which $383,657,000 shall remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That 
such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other 
appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 
such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
$214,450,000 is for fuels management and post-fire activities: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided $10,000,000 is for burned 
area rehabilitation: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
$4,000,000 is for the Joint Fire Science Program: Provided further, 
That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished 
subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this 
appropriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, 
sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior 
for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., 
protection of United States property, may be credited to the 
appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that 
protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided 
further, That using the amounts designated under this title of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for

    (1) fuels management 
and post-fire activities, or

    (2) training and monitoring associated 
with such activities: Provided further, That activities for the 
purposes specified in the preceding proviso may occur on Federal land, 
or on non-Federal land when such activities benefit resources on 
Federal land or federally-recognized Tribal land: Provided further, 
That not to exceed 15 percent of funds provided for fuels management 
and post-fire activities may be used for activities on non-Federal 
land: Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative 
agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may 
be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use up to 10 percent of 
amounts made available for Fuels Management to enter into a cooperative 
agreement or contract with a state, Tribe, county or municipal 
government, non-governmental organization or private entity to support 
hazardous fuel reduction projects that incorporate treatments in 
landscapes across ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal 
lands: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the 
Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels 
management activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition 
among:

    (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities;

    (2) Youth 
Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or 
related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups;

    (3) small or micro-businesses; or

    (4) other entities that will hire or 
train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, 
of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further, 
That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written 
guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent 
application of the authorities provided herein: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to 
consult and conference, as required by 

section 7 of such Act, in 
connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations 
to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or 
below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire 
facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire 
guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire 
support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or 
for construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may 
authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire 
management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between 
the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further, That 
funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support 
of Federal emergency response actions: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or 
through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland 
research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available 
to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural 
resource activities outside the United States and its territories and 
possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, 
and cooperation with United States and international organizations: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading in this 
Act and unobligated balances made available under this heading in prior 
Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall 
be available, in addition to any other funds made available for such 
purpose, to continue uninterrupted the Federal wildland firefighter 
base salary increases provided under 

section 40803
            (d) (4)
        (B) of Public 
Law 117-58: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression 
operations and is provided to meet the terms of 

section 4004

    (b)

    (5)
        (B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal 
year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.

 wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

 (including transfers of funds)

 In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department 
of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire Management'' 
for wildfire suppression operations, $370,000,000, to remain available 
until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of 

section 4004

    (b)

    (5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided, That such amounts may be 
transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the 
headings ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire 
Management'' and ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide 
Programs--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression 
operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: 
Provided further, That amounts may be transferred to the ``Wildland 
Fire 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 provided by law: Provided further, That, 
in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds 
appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' in this and 
prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or 
the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days 
pursuant to the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or permitted 
to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by 
law shall be excluded.

 central hazardous materials fund

 For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of 
its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including 
associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.)

    (CERCLA) , $9,661,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That amounts provided under this heading in this or any prior 
Act shall not be available to fund liabilities or obligations of the 
United States, or any agency or department thereof, for past or future 
response actions or costs agreed to pursuant to 

section 122 of CERCLA 
or imposed by court order in any action pursuant to CERCLA or other 
Federal or State environmental law.

 energy community revitalization program

 (including transfers of funds)

 For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to 
inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous 
substance releases, remediate lands pursuant to 

section 40704 of Public 
Law 117-58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), and carry out the purposes of 

section 349 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, 
$4,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes: Provided further, That amounts appropriated under this 
heading are available for program management and oversight of these 
activities: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer the 
funds provided under this heading in this Act to any other account in 
the Department to carry out such purposes, and may expend such funds 
directly, or through grants: Provided further, That these amounts are 
not available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obligations 
agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether for payment of 
funds or for work to be performed.

 natural resource damage assessment and restoration

 natural resource damage assessment fund

 To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the 
Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 54 
U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,715,000, to remain available until expended.

 working capital fund

 For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and 
business management system, data management, information technology 
improvements of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and 
the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the 
Department, $107,710,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund 
account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of 
equipment without prior advance notification and approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may 
assess reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal government 
employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program 
Training Center, other than training related to Public Law 93-638: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide 
space and related facilities, equipment, or professional services of 
the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal 
government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, 
educational, or recreational activities (as defined in 

section 3306

    (a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar 
space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the 
National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That all 
funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited 
to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used 
by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program 
Training Center: Provided further, That the Secretary may enter into 
grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural 
Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and 
other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.

 administrative provision

 There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources 
within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by 
donation, purchase, or through available excess surplus property: 
Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with 
proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price 
for the replacement aircraft.

 office of natural resources revenue

 For necessary expenses for management of the collection and 
disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 
and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, 
$167,937,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which 
$59,751,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $50,000 shall be available for refunds of 
overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the 
Secretary of the Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay 
amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior 
unrecoverable erroneous payments.

 General Provisions, Department of the Interior

 (including transfers of funds)

 emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

 

Sec. 101. Notwithstanding 

section 129 of this title, 
appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the 
Secretary of the Interior, for the emergency reconstruction, 
replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other 
facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or 
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made 
available under this authority until funds specifically made available 
to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been 
exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this 
section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must 
be requested as promptly as possible.

 emergency transfer authority--department-wide

 

Sec. 102. Notwithstanding 

section 129 of this title, the Secretary 
of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no 
year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included 
in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or 
emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency 
rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for 
emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, 
volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency 
planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural 
resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or 
releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the 
prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper 
and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary, pursuant to the authority in 

section 417

    (b) of Public Law 
106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7717

    (b) ); for emergency reclamation projects under 

section 410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year 
funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of 
regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out 
the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, That 
appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be 
available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding 
fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for 
destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection 
with their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimbursement to 
be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of 
receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland fire operations, 
no funds shall be made available under this authority until the 
Secretary determines that funds appropriated for ``wildland fire 
suppression'' shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, 
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a 
supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as 
possible: Provided further, That such replenishment funds shall be 
used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency 
funds were transferred.

 authorized use of funds

 

Sec. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in 
this title shall be available for services as authorized by 

section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary 
of the Interior, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and 
replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law 
enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for 
telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, 
when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies 
or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price 
to members lower than to subscribers who are not members.

 authorized use of funds, indian trust management

 

Sec. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Bureau of 
Trust Funds Administration and any unobligated balances from prior 
appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform 
activities. Total funding for settlement support activities shall not 
exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. 
The Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any 
funds under this section, including the amount expended or transferred 
and how the funds will be used.

 redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

 

Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal 
Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate 
tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, 
unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in 
Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 
2026. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas 
or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation 
does not apply.

 ellis, governors, and liberty islands

 

Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or 
interests therein, including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, 
or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, 
for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support 
of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, 
and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative 
activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise 
fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the 
Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, 
concession contracts, or other agreements for the use of such 
facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine 
reasonable: Provided, That for purposes of 54 U.S.C. 200306

    (a) , such 
lands, waters, or interests acquired under this heading shall be 
considered to be within the exterior boundary of a System unit 
authorized or established.

 outer continental shelf inspection fees

 

Sec. 107.

    (a) In fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited 
in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement'' account, from 
the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 
U.S.C. 1348
            (c) .

    (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above 
the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start 
of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be--

    (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
 processing equipment or gathering lines;

    (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
 combination of active or inactive wells; and

    (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
 any combination of active or inactive wells.
            (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections 
completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be--

    (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
 depths of 500 feet or more; and

    (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
 depths of less than 500 feet.
            (d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig 
units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be 
assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for 
fiscal year 2026 shall be--

    (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
 water depths of 2,500 feet or more;

    (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
 water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and

    (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
 water depths of less than 500 feet.

    (e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection

    (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The 
Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection
            (c) within 
30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with 
payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill 
designated operators under subsection
            (d) with payment required by the 
end of the following quarter.

 contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

 

Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative 
agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, 
and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the 
provisions of 

section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that 
the 5-year term restriction in subsection

    (a) shall not apply), for the 
long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and 
burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such 
cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject 
to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

 mass marking of salmonids

 

Sec. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in 
carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered 
species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid 
stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated 
or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish 
releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have 
a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and 
recreational fishers.

 contracts and agreements with indian affairs

 

Sec. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2026, in carrying out work involving cooperation with 
State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision 
thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts 
receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the 
end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year.

 department of the interior experienced services program

 

Sec. 111.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating 
to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the 
Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other 
provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with 
such provisions of law.

    (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection

    (a) , 
the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not--

    (1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
 employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
 through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
 benefits;

    (2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
 of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or 
 function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
 status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the 
 Department; or

    (3) affect existing contracts for services.

 obligation of funds

 

Sec. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the Department of 
the Interior shall be available for obligation and expenditure not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

 separation of accounts

 

Sec. 113. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement an 
orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and the Bureau of Indian Education, may transfer funds among and 
between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the 
reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines 
described in this Act.

 payments in lieu of taxes

    (pilt) Sec. 114. 

Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

 disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval

 

Sec. 115.

    (a) Subject to subsection

    (b) , in any case in which the 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management prescribes or approves any departure or use of 
alternate procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under 
30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30 
CFR 250.142, the head of such bureau shall post a description of such 
departure or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such 
bureau's publicly available website not more than 15 business days 
after such issuance.

    (b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business 
information.

 long bridge project

 

Sec. 116.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Hereafter, until the 
expiration of authority pursuant to subsection

    (e) , on request by the 
State of Virginia or the District of Columbia for the purpose of the 
construction of rail and other infrastructure relating to the Long 
Bridge Project, the Secretary of the Interior may convey to the State 
or the District of Columbia, as applicable, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to any portion of the 
approximately 4.4 acres of National Park Service land depicted as 
``Permanent Impact to NPS Land'' on the Map dated May 15, 2020, that is 
identified by the State or the District of Columbia.

    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Such conveyance of the National Park 
Service land under subsection

    (a) shall be subject to any terms and 
conditions that the Secretary may require. If such conveyed land is no 
longer being used for the purposes specified in this section, the lands 
or interests therein shall revert to the National Park Service after 
they have been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary.
            (c) Corrections.--The Secretary and the State or the District of 
Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement, may--

    (1) make minor boundary adjustments to the National Park 
 Service land to be conveyed to the State or the District of 
 Columbia under subsection

    (a) ; and

    (2) correct any minor errors in the Map referred to in 
 subsection

    (a) .
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-For purposes of this section:

    (1) Long bridge project.--The term ``Long Bridge Project'' 
 means the rail project, as identified by the Federal Railroad 
 Administration, from Rosslyn

    (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, 
 Virginia, to L'Enfant

    (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, 
 which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
 Park Service.

    (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Virginia.

    (e) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this 
section shall expire once the conveyance described in subsection

    (a) has been completed.

 interagency motor pool

 

Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal 
regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal 
organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant 
to Public Law 100-297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related 
services for performance of any activities carried out under such 
grants to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

 appraiser pay authority

 

Sec. 118. For fiscal year 2026, funds made available in this or 
any other Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the 
Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office may be used by 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of 
basic pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in the 
Appraiser (GS-1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out 
appraisals of real property and appraisal reviews conducted in support 
of the Department's realty programs at rates no greater than 15 percent 
above the minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such 
higher rates shall be consistent with subsections

    (e) through

    (h) of 

section 5305 of title 5, United States Code.

 sage-grouse

 

Sec. 119. None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue 
pursuant to 

section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533)--

    (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
 urophasianus); and

    (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct 
 population segment of greater sage-grouse.

 state conservation grants

 

Sec. 120. For expenses necessary to carry out 

section 200305 of 
title 54, United States Code, the National Park Service may retain up 
to 7 percent of the State Conservation Grants program to provide to 
States, the District of Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants 
to support state program administrative costs.

 historic preservation fund deposits

 

Sec. 121. 

Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, shall be 
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2023''.

 interior authority for operating efficiencies

 

Sec. 122.

    (a) In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Secretary of the 
Interior may authorize and execute agreements to achieve operating 
efficiencies among and between two or more component bureaus and 
offices through the following activities:

    (1) co-locating in facilities leased or owned by any such 
 component bureau or office and sharing related utilities and 
 equipment;

    (2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reimbursable 
 basis for up to 5 business days; and

    (3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet mission 
 requirements.

    (b) The authority provided by subsection

    (a) shall be to support 
areas of mission alignment between and among component bureaus and 
offices or where geographic proximity allows for efficiencies.
            (c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements authorized under 
subsections

    (a)

    (1) and

    (a)

    (3) shall bear costs for such agreements in a 
manner that reflects their approximate benefit and share of total 
costs, which may or may not include indirect costs.
            (d) In furtherance of the requirement in subsection
            (c) , the 
Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of funds in advance or on 
a reimbursable basis.

 emergency law enforcement ceiling

 

Sec. 123. 

Section 103101 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection
            (c) (1) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting 
``$500,000''.

 contribution authority extension

 

Sec. 124. 

Section 113 of division G of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), as amended by 

section 114 
of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 
116-6), is further amended by striking ``In fiscal years 2014 through 
2024'' and inserting ``In fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year 
thereafter''.

 field unit local hiring

 

Sec. 125. The Secretary of the Interior may recruit and directly 
appoint qualified individuals into the competitive service who are 
certified as maintaining a permanent and exclusive residence in the 
vicinity of a field unit, into any position at or below grades GS-9 or 
WG-15 or equivalent within such field unit: Provided, That any action 
authorized herein shall be consistent with the merit principles of 

section 2301 of such title 5, and with the public notice requirements 
of 

section 3327 of such title 5: Provided further, That appointments 
under this authority shall be considered compliant with all applicable 
provisions of chapter 33 of title 5.

 permit extension

 

Sec. 126. The first section of Public Law 99-338, as amended by 
subsection
            (c) (1) of 

section 139 of division E of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447), is further amended--

    (1) by striking ``3 renewals'' and inserting ``7 
 renewals''; and

    (2) by striking ``of Southern California Edison Company''.

 redesignation

 

Sec. 127. The Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National 
Park shall hereafter be known and designated as the ``Senator Dianne 
Feinstein Visitor Center''.

 grant application requirements

 

Sec. 128. 

Section 1521 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and 
Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4441) is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``private,''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) --
            (i) by striking ``be Native Hawaiians or'' 
 and inserting ``include Native Hawaiians and''; 
 and
            (ii) by striking the comma at the end and 
 inserting ``; and'';
        (B) by striking subparagraphs
        (B) through
            (D) ;
            (C) in subparagraph
        (E) , by striking ``of office''; 
 and
            (D) by redesignating subparagraph
        (E) as 
 subparagraph
        (B) .

 denali

 

Sec. 129.

    (a) Within 30 days of enactment of this Act--

    (1) the Secretary of the Department of the Interior shall--
        (A) use funds made available for the Immediate 
 Office of the Secretary to reinstate the name 
 ``Denali'' for the mountain located at 63.0692 N, 
 151.0070 W, in the State of Alaska, consistent with 43 
 U.S.C. 364 through 364f; and
        (B) use funds made available under the heading 
 ``United States Geological Survey--Surveys, 
 Investigations, and Research'' to update the Geographic 
 Names Information System to reflect the renaming and 
 reinstatement of ``Denali'' and to notify all 
 interested parties of the renaming.

    (2) the United States Geological Survey shall use funds 
 made available under the heading ``United States Geological 
 Survey--Surveys, Investigations, and Research'' to update the 
 Science Data Catalog to comply with the requirements of 
 subsection

    (a)

    (1) .

    (b) Within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Department of the Interior, using funds made available for Leadership 
and Administration, shall update all public-facing materials, including 
signage, websites, published materials, or any other materials to refer 
to the mountain in subsection

    (a)

    (1) as ``Denali'' and any reference in 
a law, map, regulation, document, paper or other record of the United 
States to the mountain described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) shall be deemed 
to be a reference to ``Denali''.
            (c) None of the funds made available in any fiscal year 2026 
appropriations or any other Act, in any prior fiscal year 
appropriations or any other Act, or in any future fiscal year 
appropriations or any other Act may be used by the President of the 
United States or his or her designee, the Secretary of the Interior or 
his or her designee, or the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to provide a 
Federal designation to the mountain described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) with 
any name other than ``Denali''.
            (d) For an additional amount for ``Departmental Offices--Office of 
the Secretary--Departmental Operations'', $1,000,000, shall be made 
available for Leadership and Administration upon completion of the 
requirements in subsections

    (a) and

    (b) .

 maintaining national parks as federal land

 

Sec. 130. The Department of the Interior shall maintain all 
Federal lands designated as, or as a part of, a national park unit, a 
national scenic or national historic trail, or a wild and scenic river 
as of May 2, 2025 as Federal land and continue to operate such unit, 
trail, or river as an entity of the National Park Service including for 
such purposes as Federal employee staffing and entry, permit, and other 
fee collections.

 TITLE II

 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 Office of the Administrator

 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Administrator, 
$107,883,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts 
specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of the Administrator in the ``Department of 
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act, of which amounts made 
available for Immediate Office of the Administrator are for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the table titled ``Immediate 
Office of the Administrator'' in the report accompanying this Act.

 Science and Technology

 For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related 
costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and 
supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other 
operating expenses in support of research and development, $742,595,000 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the ``Committee 
Recommendation'' column for Environmental Protection Agency, Science 
and Technology in the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report 
accompanying this Act, of which the amounts made available for 
Research: National Priorities are for the projects specified for such 
purpose in the table titled ``Congressional Directed Spending Items'' 
in the report accompanying this Act.

 Environmental Programs and Management

 For environmental programs and management, including necessary 
expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library 
memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to 
members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are 
not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the 
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 
2002; implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under 

section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; $2,869,076,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the ``Committee 
Recommendation'' column for Environmental Protection Agency, 
Environmental Programs and Management, in the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' 
table in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 
included under this heading from amounts made available for Enforcement 
may be used for environmental justice implementation and training 
grants, and associated program support costs: Provided further, That 
of amounts made available for Environmental Programs and Management, 
$36,000,000 is to carry out the Energy Star Program pursuant to 

section 324
            (c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C 6294a
            (c) ): 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading for 
Alaska Contaminated Lands shall remain available until expended and 
shall be for grants, including grants that may be awarded on a non-
competitive basis, interagency agreements, and associated program 
support costs to establish and implement a program to assist Alaska 
Native Regional Corporations, Alaskan Native Village Corporations, 
federally-recognized tribes in Alaska, Alaska Native Non-Profit 
Organizations and Alaska Native Nonprofit Associations, and intertribal 
consortia comprised of Alaskan tribal entities to address contamination 
on lands conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are contaminated 
at the time of conveyance and are on an inventory of such lands 
developed and maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency: 
Provided further, That grants awarded using amounts made available 
under this heading for Alaska Contaminated Lands may be used by a 
recipient to supplement other funds provided by the Environmental 
Protection Agency through individual media or multi-media grants or 
cooperative agreements and, in addition to amounts otherwise available 
for such purposes, up to $2,000,000 of the amounts made available for 
Alaska Contaminated Lands may be reserved for use by the Environmental 
Protection Agency for salaries, expenses, and administration of the 
program and for grants related to such program that address 
contamination on lands conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are 
contaminated at the time of conveyance and are on the EPA inventory of 
such lands.
 In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses of activities described in 

section 26

    (b)

    (1) of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625

    (b)

    (1) ): Provided, That 
fees collected pursuant to that section of that Act and deposited in 
the ``TSCA Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
fiscal year 2026 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and 
expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated in this 
paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced 
by the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts 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: 
Provided further, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
receipts exceed $9,000,000, those amounts in excess of $9,000,000 shall 
be deposited in the ``TSCA Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary 
offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2026, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the funds included 
in the first paragraph under this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and 
Reduction program project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, 
excluding the amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 
of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 2014.

 Office of Inspector General

 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$44,030,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That the Office of Inspector General shall continue to be subject to 
the terms, conditions, and requirements specified under this heading in 
Senate Report 118-83.

 Buildings and Facilities

 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $31,679,000, to remain available until 
expended.

 Hazardous Substance Superfund

 (including transfers of funds)

 For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

    (CERCLA) , including 
sections 111
            (c) (3) ,
            (c) (5) ,
            (c) (6) , and

    (e)

    (4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $291,912,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be for the purposes and in the 
amounts specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for 
Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Substance Superfund in the 
``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act, 
consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 
30, 2025, and not otherwise appropriated from the Trust Fund, as 
authorized by 

section 517

    (a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986

    (SARA) and up to $291,912,000 as a payment 
from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes 
as authorized by 

section 517

    (b) of SARA: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal 
agencies in accordance with 

section 111

    (a) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,328,000 
shall be paid to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, and $30,343,000 shall be 
paid to the ``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That 

section 122

    (b)

    (3) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9622

    (b)

    (3) ) shall be applied in this 
fiscal year by inserting before the period: ``, including for the hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft'': Provided further, That the 
matter preceding the first proviso in 

section 443

    (b) of title IV of 
division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 
117-328) shall be applied in this fiscal year by inserting before the 
semicolon ``, including for the hire, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft'': Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in 

section 103

    (b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.

 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

 For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage 
tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act, $87,350,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$63,838,760 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by 

section 9003

    (h) of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act; and $23,511,000 shall be for carrying out the other 
provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 

section 9508
            (c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, That the Administrator is 
authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to 
implement 

section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide 
financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the 
development and implementation of programs to manage underground 
storage tanks.

 Inland Oil Spill Programs

 For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection 
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $16,506,000, to 
be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available 
until expended.

 State and Tribal Assistance Grants

 For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including 
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance 
partnership grants, $4,386,109,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which--

    (1) $1,638,861,000 shall be for making capitalization 
 grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI 
 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
 $1,126,101,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
 the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under 

section 1452 of 
 the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That $349,668,000 of 
 the funds made available for capitalization grants for the 
 Clean Water State Revolving Funds and $247,569,000 of the funds 
 made available for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
 State Revolving Funds shall be for the construction of drinking 
 water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water 
 quality protection in accordance with the terms and conditions 
 specified for such grants for the projects and in the amounts 
 specified in the report accompanying this Act for projects 
 specified for ``STAG--Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
 [SRF]'' and ``STAG--Clean Water State Revolving Fund [SRF]'' in 
 the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in 
 the report accompanying this Act, and, for purposes of these 
 grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 20 percent 
 of the cost of the project unless the grantee is approved for a 
 waiver by the Agency: Provided further, That $19,000,000 of 
 the funds appropriated under this heading for capitalization 
 grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and for 
 capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
 Funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
 purposes, may be used by the Administrator for salaries, 
 expenses, and administration for Community Project Funding 
 Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items: Provided 
 further, That the amounts in the preceding proviso under this 
 heading shall not be available for obligation until the report, 
 as specified under this heading in the report accompanying this 
 Act is received by the Committees on Appropriations of the 
 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
 That for fiscal year 2026, to the extent there are sufficient 
 eligible project applications and projects 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 infrastructure, water or 
 energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally 
 innovative activities: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
 2026, funds made available 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 environmentally innovative activities: 
 Provided further, That $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 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
 1381) shall be used to continue research and data collection in 
 support of conducting the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: 
 Provided further, That notwithstanding 

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 made by such fund in 
 fiscal year 2026 and prior years where such amounts represent 
 costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts 
 are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted 
 for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for 
 eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: 
 Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 
 the provisions of subsections

    (g)

    (1) ,

    (h) , and
            (l) of 

section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made 
 under title II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
 Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin 
 Islands, and the District of Columbia may also be made for the 
 purpose of providing assistance:

    (1) solely for facility plans, 
 design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for 
 any proposed project for the construction of treatment works; 
 and

    (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
 privately owned treatment works serving one or more principal 
 residences or small commercial establishments: Provided 
 further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the 
 provisions of such subsections

    (g)

    (1) ,

    (h) , and
            (l) of 

section 201 and 

section 518
            (c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
 Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants under 
 

section 518
            (c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may 
 also be used to provide assistance:

    (1) solely for facility 
 plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and 
 estimates for any proposed project for the construction of 
 treatment works; and

    (2) for the construction, repair, or 
 replacement of privately owned treatment works serving one or 
 more principal residences or small commercial establishments: 
 Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 
 any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 
 regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of 
 $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for 
 grants under 

section 518
            (c) of such Act may also be used for 
 grants for training, technical assistance, and educational 
 programs relating to the operation and management of the 
 treatment works specified in 

section 518
            (c) of such Act: 
 Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, funds reserved 
 under 

section 518
            (c) of such Act shall be available for grants 
 only to Indian tribes, as defined in 

section 518

    (h) of such Act 
 and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by 
 the Secretary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined 
 in Public Law 92-203: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
 2026, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in 

section 518
            (c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a 
 total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, 
 whichever is greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on 
 amounts in 

section 1452
            (i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up 
 to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
 $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolving Funds 
 under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants 
 under 

section 518
            (c) and 

section 1452
            (i) of such Acts: 
 Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 
 the amounts specified in 

section 205
            (c) of the Federal Water 
 Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds 
 appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program 
 under the Act less any sums reserved under 

section 518
            (c) of 
 the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
 under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for 
 American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
 Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, 
 That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the limitations on 
 amounts specified in 

section 1452

    (j) of the Safe Drinking Water 
 Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe 
 Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for 
 grants made under 

section 1452

    (j) of the Safe Drinking Water 
 Act: Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds made 
 available under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
 Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent of the 
 funds made available under this title to each State for 
 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall 
 be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible 
 recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative 
 interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
 shall be so used by the State only where such funds are 
 provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to 
 buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible 
 recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the 
 date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was incurred 
 prior to the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 
 concurrence from the Administrator, determines that such funds 
 could be used to help address a threat to public health from 
 heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal 
 or State emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat 
 to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a 
 municipal drinking water supply before the date of enactment of 
 this Act: Provided further, That in a State in which such an 
 emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
 than 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to 
 the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
 capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible 
 recipients: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

section 1452

    (o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12

    (o) ), 
 the Administrator shall reserve up to $12,000,000 of the 
 amounts made available for fiscal year 2026 for making 
 capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
 Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregulated 
 contaminants under 

section 1445

    (a)

    (2)
            (C) of such Act: Provided 
 further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
 grants in this or prior appropriations Acts are not subject to 
 compliance with Federal procurement requirements for 
 competition and methods of procurement applicable to Federal 
 financial assistance, if a Community Project Funding/
 Congressionally Directed Spending recipient has procured 
 services or products through contracts entered into prior to 
 the date of enactment of this legislation that complied with 
 state and/or local laws governing competition: Provided 
 further, That the Administrator may provide funding by grant or 
 cooperative agreement to States to administer or to support 
 administration of any Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
 Directed Spending project when the State and the project 
 recipient agree on such administration: Provided further, That 
 of the funds made available to the Administrator to administer 
 the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
 projects, the Administrator may provide funding through grant 
 or cooperative agreement to the States which administer 
 Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending 
 projects on a pro rata bases: Provided further, That when a 
 State administers the grant or cooperative agreement for any 
 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
 projects, the projects will be subject to the same requirements 
 that apply to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund or Drinking 
 Water State Revolving Fund project grants: Provided further, 
 That the funds made available under this heading for Community 
 Project Funding/ Congressionally Directed Spending grants in 
 this or prior appropriations Acts are not subject to compliance 
 with Federal procurement requirements for competition and 
 methods of procurement applicable to Federal financial 
 assistance, if a Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
 Directed Spending recipient has procured services or products 
 through contracts that were entered into in compliance with 
 State and/or local laws governing competitions: Provided 
 further, That when a State does not administer or support 
 administration of any Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
 Directed Spending project, the Environmental Protection Agency 
 shall continue to administer such projects: Provided further, 
 That the Administrator may provide funding to the U.S. 
 Department of Health and Human Services to administer or to 
 support administration of any Community Project Funding/
 Congressionally Directed Spending project for Tribal recipients 
 when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the 
 Tribal project recipient agree;

    (2) $36,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
 planning, design, construction and related activities in 
 connection with the construction of high priority water and 
 wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
 Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
 commission: Provided, That no funds provided by this 
 appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other 
 critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United 
 States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
 available to a county or municipal government unless that 
 government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or 
 other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
 development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
 the development within an existing colonia the construction of 
 any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, 
 wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;

    (3) $40,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
 to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
 of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That of these 
 funds:
        (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 
 percent;
        (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
 for administrative and overhead expenses; and
            (C) the State of 
 Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority 
 list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. 
 Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, 
 and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that 
 are funded under 

section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution 
 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate 
 not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in 
 regional hub communities;

    (4) $98,000,000 shall be to carry out 

section 104

    (k) of the 
 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980

    (CERCLA) , including grants, interagency 
 agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided, 
 That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in 
 persistent poverty counties: Provided further, That for 
 purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty 
 counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more of 
 its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 
 measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
 the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area 
 Income and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of 
 the United States;

    (5) $60,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 
 subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;

    (6) $68,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
 accordance with the terms and conditions in the report 
 accompanying this Act;

    (7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under subsections

    (a) through

    (j) of 

section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
 U.S.C. 300j-19a): Provided, That for fiscal year 2026, funds 
 provided under subsections

    (a) through

    (j) of such section of 
 such Act may be used--
        (A) by a State to provide assistance to benefit one 
 or more owners of drinking water wells that are not 
 public water systems or connected to a public water 
 system for necessary and appropriate activities related 
 to a contaminant pursuant to subsection

    (j) of such 
 section of such Act; and
        (B) to support a community described in subsection
            (c) (2) of such section of such Act;

    (8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under 

section 1464
            (d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24
            (d) );

    (9) $32,000,000 shall be for grants under 

section 1459B of 
 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b);

    (10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under 

section 1459A
            (l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a
            (l) );

    (11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under 

section 104

    (b)

    (8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
 1254

    (b)

    (8) );

    (12) $39,000,000 shall be for grants under 

section 221 of 
 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301);

    (13) $5,400,000 shall be for grants under 

section 4304

    (b) of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 
 115-270);

    (14) $3,500,000 shall be for carrying out 

section 302

    (a) of 
 the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4282

    (a) ), of which not 
 more than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry 
 out such section: Provided, That notwithstanding 

section 302

    (a) of such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants 
 pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia consistent 
 with the requirements in 40 CFR 35.504

    (a) , to former Indian 
 reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the 
 Interior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in Public Law 
 92-203;

    (15) $8,500,000 shall be for grants under 

section 103

    (b)

    (3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke preparedness grants in 
 accordance with the terms and conditions in the report 
 accompanying this Act: Provided, That not more than 3 percent 
 shall be for administrative costs to carry out such section;

    (16) $20,364,000 shall be for projects specified for STAG-
 Other in the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending 
 Items'' in the report accompanying this Act;

    (17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under 

section 1459F of 
 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19g);

    (18) $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out 

section 2001 of 
 the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
 270, 42 U.S.C. 300j-3c note): Provided, That the Administrator 
 may award grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, 
 intertribal consortia, public or private agencies, 
 institutions, organizations, and individuals, without regard to 
 

section 3324

    (a) and

    (b) of title 31 and 

section 6101 of title 
 41, United States Code, and enter into interagency agreements 
 as appropriate;

    (19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under 

section 50217

    (b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 
 1302f

    (b) ; Public Law 117-58);

    (20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under 

section 124 of 
 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276);

    (21) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for remediation of 
 above ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to Public Law 106-554; 
 and

    (22) $1,106,333,000 shall be for the purposes and in the 
 amounts specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column 
 for Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal 
 Assistance Grants, Categorical grants, in the ``Department of 
 the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
 Act, 2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act.

 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account

 For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, 
as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014, $56,870,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in 

section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That these funds shall be made available to eligible 
recipients pursuant to 33 United States Code 3904 and for eligible 
activities pursuant to 33 United States Code 3906 under the terms and 
conditions of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014 (33 United States Code 3901-3915) to subsidize gross obligations 
for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized 
interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $11,000,000,000: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of direct loans and for 
the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described in 

section 5026

    (9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State 
infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by 

section 5033

    (e) of such Act: Provided further, That the use of direct loans or loan 
guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments 
to guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the 
criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 
39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading ``Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account'' in division D 
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
94): Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan guarantee 
authority made available under this heading shall be available for any 
project unless the Administrator and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing that the 
direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 
with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: Provided 
further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office may 
request, and the Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation 
and information relating to a project identified in a Letter of 
Interest submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of Funding 
Availability for applications for credit assistance under the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with 
respect to a project that was initiated or completed before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 
5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until 
expended.
 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 

section 5033 of the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027.

 Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

 (including transfers of funds)

 For fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303

    (1) and 
6305

    (1) , the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal 
environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of 
an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to 
federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in 
implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required 
or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be 
awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements.
 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees 
in accordance with 

section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-8), to remain available until 
expended.
 Notwithstanding 

section 33
            (d) (2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

    (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w-8
            (d) (2) ), the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees 
under 

section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2026.
 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with 

section 3024 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2026, 
to remain available until expended.
 The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $368,000,000 of 
the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under 
the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' to the head of 
any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration 
Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, 
or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 
such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, 
institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, 
outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
 The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, 
Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for 
the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000 per 
project.
 For fiscal year 2026, and notwithstanding 

section 518

    (f) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377

    (f) ), the 
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any 
fiscal year under 

section 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian 
tribes pursuant to sections 319

    (h) and 518

    (e) of that Act.
 The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated 
under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' for fiscal 
year 2026 from amounts made available for Southern New England 
Estuaries to provide grants to implement the Southeast New England 
Watershed Restoration Program.
 Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in 

section 320
            (i) (2)
        (B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $2,535,714 of 
the funds made available under this title for the National estuary 
program/Coastal waterways shall be for making competitive awards 
described in 

section 320

    (g)

    (4) .
 For fiscal year 2026, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds appropriated under 
the headings ``Environmental Programs and Management'' and ``Science 
and Technology'', contract directly with individuals or indirectly with 
institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, 
for the temporary or intermittent personal services of students or 
recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of 
chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be 
considered to be Federal employees for any other purpose: Provided, 
That amounts used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and 
Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not 
exceed $2,000,000.
 In this fiscal year and each fiscal year through 2031, the 
Administrator may, after consultation with the Office of Personnel 
Management, employ up to 100 persons at any one time at the 
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the authority provided in 
42 U.S.C. 209.
 The Environmental Protection Agency shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate with copies 
of any available Department of Treasury quarterly certification of 
trust fund receipts collected from 

section 13601 of Public Law 117-169 
and 

section 80201 of Public Law 117-58, an annual operating plan for 
such receipts showing amounts allocated by program area and program 
project, and quarterly reports for such receipts of obligated balances 
by program area and program project.
 The Environmental Protection Agency shall maintain staffing levels 
within the Office of Research and Development by hiring, retaining, and 
rehiring after separations in order to maintain the fiscal year 2021 
missions and capacities of the Center for Environmental Measurement and 
Modeling, the Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposures, the 
Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, the Center for 
Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, the Air, Climate, and 
Energy Research Program, the Chemical Safety for Sustainability 
Research Program, the Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Program, 
the Homeland Security Research Program, the Safe and Sustainable Water 
Resources Research Program, the Sustainable and Healthy Communities 
Research Program, the National Air and Radiation Environmental 
Laboratory, the National Center for Radiation Field Operations, the 
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, the National 
Enforcement Investigations Center, and each of the ten regional 
laboratories.

 TITLE III

 RELATED AGENCIES

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment, $1,000,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and 
Environment mission area for salaries and expenses are available to 
fund up to one administrative support staff for the office.

 Forest Service

 forest service operations

 (including transfers of funds)

 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, $1,106,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2029: Provided, That a portion of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be for the base salary and expenses of employees in the 
Chief's Office, the Work Environment and Performance Office, the 
Business Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer's 
Office to carry out administrative and general management support 
functions: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
shall be available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and 
leases for buildings and sites where these administrative, general 
management and other Forest Service support functions take place; the 
costs of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the Forest 
Service, as well as business services; and, for information technology, 
including cybersecurity requirements: Provided further, That funds 
provided under this heading may be used for necessary expenses to carry 
out administrative and general management support functions of the 
Forest Service not otherwise provided for and necessary for its 
operation.

 forest and rangeland research

 For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
authorized by law, $308,497,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2029, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified 
in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for Forest Service, Forest 
and Rangeland Research in the ``Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That all authorities for 
the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and 
cooperative agreements, available to execute amounts made available 
under this heading, are also available in the utilization of funds for 
Fire Science Research from amounts made available for Research and 
development programs: Provided further, That the five regional 
research stations, the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, 
and the Forest Products Laboratory shall receive no less than fiscal 
year 2024 funding to continue operations.

 state, private, and tribal forestry

 For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical 
and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, tribes, 
and others, and for forest health management, including for invasive 
plants, and conducting an international program and trade activities as 
authorized, $319,594,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2029, as authorized by law, which shall be for the purposes and in the 
amounts specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for Forest 
Service, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry in the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' 
table in the report accompanying this Act, of which amounts made 
available for Forest resource information and analysis are for the 
projects specified for such purpose in the table titled 
``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report accompanying 
this Act.

 national forest system

 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization 
of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or 
adjacent to such lands, $1,866,143,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts 
specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for Forest 
Service, National Forest System, in the ``Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That for the funds 
provided for and deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
Restoration Fund, 

section 4003
            (d) (3)
        (A) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303
            (d) (3)
        (A) ) shall be applied by 
substituting ``20'' for ``10'' and 

section 4003
            (d) (3)
        (B) of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303
            (d) (3)
        (B) ) shall be 
applied by substituting ``4'' for ``2'': Provided further, That of the 
funds provided for Hazardous Fuels, not to exceed $30,000,000 may be 
used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest 
Service under the ``State, Private, and Tribal Forestry'' 
appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use 
of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided for Hazardous Fuels, no more than 15 percent may 
be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to, with respect to Federal 
land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such 
activities benefit resources on Federal land, enter into procurement 
contracts or cooperative agreements for hazardous fuels management 
activities, issue grants for procurement contracts or cooperative 
agreements for hazardous fuels management activities, or pay for 
training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management 
activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary 
determines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: Provided 
further, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest 
Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be available for 
use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available 
to the Forest Service under the ``State, Private, and Tribal Forestry'' 
appropriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

section 33 of 
the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, 
may provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a 
Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation practice 
approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the 
cost of the conservation practice is incurred, and that the amount 
credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or the 
direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the 
credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project 
for conservation practices approved by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That amounts made available for Salaries and Expenses may be 
used for the base salary and expenses of employees that carry out the 
functions funded by the ``Capital Improvement and Maintenance'' 
account, the ``Range Betterment Fund'' account, and the ``Management of 
National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses'' account.

 capital improvement and maintenance

 (including transfer of funds)

 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, $151,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2029, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance, and 
acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; for 
construction, reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that are no 
longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the 
transportation system; and for maintenance of forest roads and trails 
by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 
101 and 205: Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for activities 
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 538

    (a) : Provided further, That $20,850,000 
shall be for projects specified for Construction Projects in the table 
titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report 
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That funds becoming available 
in fiscal year 2026 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) 
shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not 
be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless 
the funds are appropriated.

 acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

 For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the 
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National 
Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland 
National Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita 
National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $664,000, to be 
derived from forest receipts.

 acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

 For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds 
deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school 
districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized 
expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to 
Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 30, 2029, (16 
U.S.C. 516-617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, Public Law 
76-591; and Public Law 78-310).

 range betterment fund

 For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and 
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal 
year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National 
Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to 

section 401

    (b)

    (1) of 
Public Law 94-579, to remain available through September 30, 2029, of 
which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative 
expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
protection, and improvements.

 gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

 For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643

    (b) , $45,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029, to be derived from the fund 
established pursuant to the above Act.

 management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal 
lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), 
$1,099,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029.

 wildland fire management

 (including transfers of funds)

 For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on 
National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression 
on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection 
agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National 
Forest System lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds, including unobligated 
balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances 
from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such 
purposes: Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in 
a previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be 
transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and 
other cooperating entities for services provided in response to 
wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such 
reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully 
repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided 
further, That funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of implementing 
any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-
Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
parties: Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading in this Act and unobligated balances made available under this 
heading in prior Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, shall be available, in addition to any other funds made 
available for such purpose, to continue uninterrupted the Federal 
wildland firefighter base salary increases provided under 

section 40803
            (d) (4)
        (B) of Public Law 117-58: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available 
for wildfire suppression operations and is provided to meet the terms 
of 

section 4004

    (b)

    (5)
        (B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives.

 wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

 (including transfers of funds)

 In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department 
of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire 
suppression operations, $2,480,000,000, to remain available until 
transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of 

section 4004

    (b)

    (5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided, That such amounts may be 
transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the 
headings ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
Wildland Fire Management'' and ``Department of Agriculture--Forest 
Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression operations 
in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: Provided 
further, That amounts may be transferred to the ``Wildland Fire 
Management'' accounts in the Department of the Interior or the 
Department of Agriculture 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 provided by law: Provided further, That, 
in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds 
appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' in this and 
prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or 
the Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days 
pursuant to the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or permitted 
to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by 
law shall be excluded.

 communications site administration

 (including transfer of funds)

 Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to 

section 8705

    (f)

    (2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
334), shall be deposited in the special account established by 

section 8705

    (f)

    (1) of such Act, shall be available to cover the costs described 
in subsection
            (c) (3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be 
transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account.

 administrative provisions--forest service

 (including transfers of funds)

 Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year 
shall be available for:

    (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; 
acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire 
of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and 
acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in 
Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service 
programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value 
used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft;

    (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109;

    (3) purchase, erection, and alteration 
of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250);

    (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
428a;

    (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note);

    (6) the cost 
of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and

    (7) for debt 
collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718
            (c) .
 Funds made available under the heading ``Forest Service 
Operations'' may be transferred to other appropriations affected by the 
Forest Service budget restructure outlined in 

section 435 of division D 
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
94): Provided, That any transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph 
shall not decrease the funds made available under the heading ``Forest 
Service Operations'' or increase the funds appropriated to any other 
account in this fiscal year by more than a total of ten percent: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law.
 Notwithstanding the last paragraph under this heading, any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be 
transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest 
firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands 
or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture's notification of 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire 
suppression funds appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire 
Management'' will be obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all 
funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a 
supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as 
possible.
 Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest 
Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the 
Department of the Interior for wildland fire management, fuels 
management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would 
facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects.
 None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this or 
prior Acts may be used to transfer any functions, personnel, or 
resources from the United States Forest Service to the Department of 
the Interior for the purposes of establishing a U.S. Wildland Fire 
Service within the Department of the Interior.
 None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this or 
prior Acts may be used to transfer any functions or funding for 
Hazardous Fuels currently performed by the United States Forest Service 
to any other Department or agency: Provided, That for the purposes of 
this paragraph, Hazardous Fuels includes prescribed fire activities, 
mechanical treatments, transportation assistance grants, wood 
innovation grants, and any other fuels reduction activities or 
projects.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service 
may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest 
System Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of 
Hazardous Fuels and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National 
Forest System lands and water: Provided, That such transferred funds 
shall remain available through September 30, 2028: Provided further, 
That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
available for obligation without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.
 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 
assistance to or through the U.S. Department of State and other 
Departments in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be 
available to support forestry and related natural resource activities 
outside the United States and its territories and possessions, 
including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with United States government, private sector, and international 
organizations: Provided, That amounts made available for International 
Programs and Trade may utilize all authorities related to forestry, 
research, and cooperative assistance regardless of program 
designations.
 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to 
enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

section 509

    (a)

    (3) Supporting Organization, ``Forest Service International Foundation'' to 
assist the Foundation in meeting administrative, project, and other 
expenses, and may provide for the Foundation's use of Forest Service 
personnel and facilities.
 Notwithstanding the last paragraph under this heading, funds 
appropriated to the Forest Service from amounts made available for 
Vegetation and Watershed Management shall be available for expenditure 
or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild 
horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the 
performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such 
lands.
 None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act 
or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to 
transfer under the provisions of 

section 702

    (b) of the Department of 
Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), 

section 442 of Public 
Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or 

section 10417

    (b) of Public Law 107-171 
(7 U.S.C. 8316

    (b) ).
 Notwithstanding the last paragraph under this heading, not more 
than $82,000,000 of funds made available under the heading ``Forest 
Service Operations'' shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds 
available under the heading ``Forest Service Operations'' shall be 
transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department 
Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges: 
Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the 
use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order 
to obtain information technology services, including telecommunications 
and system modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund 
of the Department of Agriculture.
 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 
shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the 
approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation 
Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available 
to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and 
representation expenses.
 Pursuant to sections 405

    (b) and 410

    (b) of Public Law 101-593, of 
the funds made available under the heading ``National Forest System'', 
up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest 
Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the 
Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs 
expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands 
or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal 
funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be 
available for administrative expenses: Provided further, That the 
Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match funds made available by the 
Forest Service on at least a one-for-one basis: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal 
recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
 Pursuant to 

section 2

    (b)

    (2) of Public Law 98-244, of the funds made 
available under the heading ``National Forest System'', up to 
$3,000,000 may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard 
to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or 
its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at 
the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds.
 Amounts made available under the heading ``National Forest System'' 
in this fiscal year, including available collections, may be used by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service, to enter into Federal financial assistance grants and 
cooperative agreements to support forest or grassland collaboratives in 
the accomplishment of activities benefitting both the public and the 
National Forest System, Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. 
Eligible activities are those that will improve or enhance Federal 
investments, resources, or lands, including for collaborative and 
collaboration-based activities, including but not limited to 
facilitation, planning, and implementing projects, technical 
assistance, administrative functions, operational support, participant 
costs, and other capacity support needs, as identified by the Forest 
Service. Eligible recipients are Indian tribal entities (defined at 25 
U.S.C. 5304

    (e) ), state government, local governments, private and 
nonprofit entities, for-profit organizations, and educational 
institutions. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service, may enter into such cooperative agreements 
notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31 when the Secretary determines 
that the public interest will be benefited and that there exists a 
mutual interest other than monetary considerations. Transactions 
subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be publicly 
advertised and require competition when required by such Title 2. For 
those transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, the agency may require public advertising and competition 
when deemed appropriate. The term ``forest and grassland 
collaboratives'' means groups of individuals or entities with diverse 
interests participating in a cooperative process to share knowledge, 
ideas, and resources about the protection, restoration, or enhancement 
of natural and other resources on Federal and adjacent non-Federal 
lands, the improvement or maintenance of public access to Federal 
lands, or the reduction of risk to such lands caused by natural 
disasters.
 For this fiscal year, amounts made available under the headings 
``National Forest System'' and ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' from 
amounts made available for Salaries and expenses under each such 
heading may be used for expenses associated with primary and secondary 
schooling for dependents of agency personnel stationed in Puerto Rico, 
who are subject to transfer and reassignment to other locations in the 
United States, at a cost not in excess of those authorized for the 
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the 
Chief of the Forest Service that public schools available in the 
locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such 
dependents. Congress hereby ratifies and approves payments by the 
Forest Service made in accordance with this paragraph to agency 
employees stationed in Puerto Rico after August 2, 2005.
 Amounts made available for National Forest System to the Forest 
Service shall be available for interactions with and providing 
technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.
 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 
payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 
Area, pursuant to 

section 14
            (c) (1) and

    (2) , and 

section 16

    (a)

    (2) of 
Public Law 99-663.
 Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet 
the non-Federal share requirement in 

section 502
            (c) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056
            (c) (2) ).
 The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of 
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and 
decommissioning.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations 
or funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be 
used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel

    (OGC) , Department 
of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of 
OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at 
meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil litigation: 
Provided, That future budget justifications for both the Forest Service 
and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums 
previously transferred and the sums requested for transfer.
 An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under 
title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and 
administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal 
employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
 The Forest Service may employ or contract with an individual who is 
enrolled in a training program at a longstanding Civilian Conservation 
Center (as defined in 

section 147
            (d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197
            (d) )) at regular rates of pay for 
necessary hours of work on National Forest System lands.
 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to pay, 
from a single account, the base salary and expenses of employees who 
carry out functions funded by other accounts for Enterprise Program, 
Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, National Applications 
Liaison Office, Job Corps, and National Technology and Development 
Program.
 The Forest Service shall maintain staffing levels by hiring, 
retaining, and rehiring after separations in order to fulfill the 
mission required under title 7, title 16, title 30, title 43, and title 
54, United States Code, including 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, conduct tribal consultation, 
provide for administrative support, administer forestry assistance 
programs, provide technical assistance to states, tribes and private 
landowners, manage energy and minerals resources, and carry out other 
activities in support of effectively operating the National Forest 
System and carrying out programs administered by the Forest Service in 
a timely manner.

 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 Indian Health Service

 indian health services

 For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 
Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, 
$82,409,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as 
otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds 
previously appropriated under this heading that become available on 
October 1, 2025; in addition, $264,702,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, for the Electronic Health Record System and the 
Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund, of which $74,138,000 is for the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to 
carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health 
Facilities account; and, in addition, $4,805,147,000, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2026, and remain available through 
September 30, 2028, except as otherwise provided herein; together with 
payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231

    (b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238

    (b) and 238b), 
for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That 
funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through 
contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts 
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the 
time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain 
available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That from the amounts that become 
available on October 1, 2026, $2,500,000 shall be available for grants 
or contracts with public or private institutions to provide alcohol or 
drug treatment services to Indians, including alcohol detoxification 
services: Provided further, That from the amounts that become 
available on October 1, 2026, $996,755,000 shall remain available until 
expended for Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, That of the 
total amount specified in the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred 
Care, $54,000,000 shall be for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency 
Fund: Provided further, That from the amounts that become available on 
October 1, 2026, up to $51,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under 

section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further, That 
from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, $58,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for costs related to or 
resulting from accreditation emergencies, including supplementing 
activities funded under the heading ``Indian Health Facilities'', of 
which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise 
available for Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the 
amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 
104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a 
and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts 
shall be deposited in the Fund authorized by 

section 108A of that Act 
(25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain available until expended and, 
notwithstanding 

section 108A
            (c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1
            (c) ), 
funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment 
and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act (25 
U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further, That the amounts made 
available within this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide 
Prevention Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero 
Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian 
employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Regional Treatment 
Centers, for transformation and modernization costs of the Indian 
Health Service Electronic Health Record system, for national quality 
and oversight activities, to improve collections from public and 
private insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated 
facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the transmission of 
HIV and HCV, for a maternal health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial 
Health Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer's activities, for Village 
Built Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accreditation 
emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the 
Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may be used for 
annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided 
the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are 
appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV 
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain 
available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with 
the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of 
the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, 
design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further, That 
funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That amounts received by tribes and 
tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to 
the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided 
further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian 
Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations operating 
health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93-638, such individually 
identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be 
necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided that become available 
on October 1, 2026, may be used for implementation of the Electronic 
Health Record System or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or 
any other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic Health 
Record system shall be available for obligation or expenditure for the 
selection or implementation of a new Information Technology 
infrastructure system, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in 
advance of such obligation.

 contract support costs

 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal 
year 2026, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available 
under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
account: Provided further, That amounts obligated but not expended by 
a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such 
agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to contract 
support costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years.

 payments for tribal leases

 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant 
to 

section 105
            (l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324
            (l) ) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as 
may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
for transfer to another budget account.

 indian health facilities

 For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, improvement, and 
equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including 
quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and 
drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular 
buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and 
community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by 

section 7 
of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-
Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for 
expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and 
facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $8,726,000, 
to remain available until expended, which shall be in addition to funds 
previously appropriated under this heading that become available on 
October 1, 2025; in addition, $289,306,000, to remain available until 
expended, for Sanitation Facilities Construction and Health Care 
Facilities Construction; and, in addition, $519,500,000, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2026, and remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, 
or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or 
tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be 
located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used for 
fiscal year 2027 by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM 
equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2026, may be 
used for Health Care Facilities Construction or for Sanitation 
Facilities Construction: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading for fiscal year 2026 for Sanitation 
Facilities Construction, $10,806,000 shall be for projects specified 
for Sanitation Facilities Construction in the table titled 
``Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in the report accompanying 
this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the 
Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities 
construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs 
of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 administrative provisions--indian health service

 Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service 
shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of 
reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of modular buildings and 
renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in 
private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations 
approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or 
allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and for 
expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or 
activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accordance 
with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-
Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally 
administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, 
and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical 
Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be credited to the 
account of the facility providing the service and shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be 
administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities 
Act and Public Law 93-638: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for 
administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to 
limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges 
by the Department of Health and Human Services unless such assessments 
or charges are identified in the budget justification and provided in 
this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or 
herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a 
contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-
determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement 
under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the 
tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health 
Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published 
in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of 
Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health 
care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health 
Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs 
associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been 
included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided 
further, That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian 
Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health 
Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities 
on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent 
adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the 
funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-
Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent 
appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, 
with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or 
services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total 
costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead costs associated 
with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: 
Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may provide to 
civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by the Indian 
Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that would be 
provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States 
Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such hospitals: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
Health Service in this Act shall be used for non-federally recognized 
Tribes or Tribal Organizations: Provided further, That the 
appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be 
altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations.

 National Institutes of Health

 national institute of environmental health sciences

 For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in 

section 311

    (a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660

    (a) ) and 

section 126

    (g) of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $79,714,000.

 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

 toxic substances and environmental public health

 For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry

    (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in 
sections 104
            (i) and 111
            (c) (4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

    (CERCLA) and 

section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $81,619,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a 
health assessment under 

section 104
            (i) (6) of CERCLA, the Administrator 
of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 
activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare 
providers: Provided further, That in performing any such health 
assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator 
of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in 

section 104
            (i) (6)
        (A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 
toxicological profiles pursuant to 

section 104
            (i) of CERCLA during 
fiscal year 2026, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

 OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

 Executive Office of the President

 council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

 For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan 
No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $4,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 

section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the 
Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 

section 112

    (r)

    (6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and for services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 
5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,400,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and 
Hazard Investigation Board

    (Board) shall have not more than three 
career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to 
the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
Agency

    (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of 
the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of 
EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and 
shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.

 Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 
Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, $7,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That funds shall be used 
for certifying applicants eligible for relocation, reviewing appeals, 
providing relocation homes, the temporary administration of land taken 
into trust, and related activities: Provided further, That funds 
provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to 
relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from 
District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly 
substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not 
included in the preceding categories: Provided further, That none of 
the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office 
of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or 
Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on 
the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement 
home is provided for such household: Provided further, That no 
relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: 
Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible 
relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the 
Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo 
reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 

section 11 of Public 
Law 93-531 (88 Stat. 1716).

 Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
 Development

 payment to the institute

 For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A of title XV of 
Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $13,482,000, which shall 
become available on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

 Smithsonian Institution

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, 
and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the 
National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; 
collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and 
publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no 
more than 30 years including lease agreements with the same terms as 
the multi-year contracting authority provided in 

section 3903 of title 
41, United States Code, except that notwithstanding such section, lease 
agreements may be for a period of not more than 30 years, and 
protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 
$100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, 
rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $924,521,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise 
provided herein, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts 
specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for Smithsonian 
Institution, Salaries and Expenses in the ``Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in 
the report accompanying this Act; of which the amounts made available 
for National Museum of the American Latino, the amounts made available 
for Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, $2,461,000 of the 
amounts made available for National Museum of Natural History for 
exhibition reinstallation and the repatriation of skeletal remains, the 
amounts made available for Major scientific instruction, and $435,000 
of the amounts made available for Smithsonian Exhibits for collections 
acquisition shall remain available until expended; and including such 
funds as may be necessary from amounts made available for 
Administration to support American overseas research centers: 
Provided, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance 
payments to independent contractors performing research services or 
participating in official Smithsonian presentations: Provided further, 
That the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations 
designated in this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent payable to 
the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited 
into the general trust funds of the Institution to be available as 
trust funds for expenses associated with the purchase of a portion of 
the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent 
that federally supported activities will be housed there: Provided 
further, That the use of such amounts in the general trust funds of the 
Institution for such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt 
service for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an 
obligation of the Federal Government: Provided further, That no 
appropriated funds may be used directly to service debt which is 
incurred to finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, designing, and 
constructing improvements to such building: Provided further, That any 
agreement entered into by the Smithsonian Institution for the sale of 
its ownership interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so 
acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period 
which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, the Committees on House Administration and 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate a report, as 
outlined in the explanatory statement described in 

section 4 of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 
Stat. 2536) on the intended sale: Provided further, That up to 
$1,000,000 made available under this heading in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 
notified at least 15 days in advance of such transfer.

 facilities capital

 For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of 
facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by 
contract or otherwise, as authorized by 

section 2 of the Act of August 
22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary 
personnel, $120,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109.

 National Gallery of Art

 salaries and expenses

 For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the 
protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative 
expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 
(50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
(Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer 
of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations 
or societies whose publications or services are available to members 
only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; 
purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, 
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and 
purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the 
National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with 
individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 
such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $173,254,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed 
$3,875,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available 
until expended.

 repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

 (including transfer of funds)

 For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and renovation of 
buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National 
Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease 
agreements of no more than 10 years, that address space needs created 
by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as 
authorized, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds made available in prior Acts under this heading for the 
design and construction of an off-site storage facility in partnership 
with the Smithsonian Institution may be used for the repair, 
restoration, and renovation of other National Gallery of Art buildings, 
grounds, and facilities: Provided further, That contracts awarded for 
environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or 
renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be 
negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of 
contractor qualifications as well as price.

 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

 operations and maintenance

 For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and security 
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including rent 
of temporary office space in the District of Columbia during 
renovations of such Center, $32,340,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

 salaries and expenses

 For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the 
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of 
passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

 National Endowment for the Arts

 grants and administration

 For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 for the support of projects and 
productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach 
activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals 
pursuant to 

section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for 
administering the functions of the Act, $207,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be for the purposes and in the 
amounts specified in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for 
National Endowment for the Arts, Grants and Administration, in the 
``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026'' table in the report accompanying this Act.

 National Endowment for the Humanities

 grants and administration

 For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 for support of activities in the 
humanities, pursuant to 

section 7
            (c) of the Act and for administering 
the functions of the Act, and to carry out the matching grant program 
pursuant to 

section 10

    (a)

    (2) of the Act, including for the purposes of 

section 7

    (h) of the Act, $207,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified 
in the ``Committee Recommendation'' column for National Endowment for 
the Humanities, Grants and Administration, in the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'' 
table in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That 
appropriations for carrying out 

section 10

    (a)

    (2) shall be available for 
obligation from amounts made available for Matching Grants only in such 
amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, 
devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by 
grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the 
provisions of sections 11

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) and 11

    (a)

    (3)
        (B) during the current 
and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously 
been appropriated.

 Administrative Provisions

 None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract 
documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That funds from 
nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to 
$10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 
5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: 
Provided further, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to 
the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the 
National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson: Provided further, 
That no award made by the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities may be cancelled without 60 days prior written notification 
to the award recipient, the state humanities council for awards made by 
the National Endowment for the Humanities, the state arts agency for 
awards made by the National Endowment for the Arts, and to the 
Committees on Appropriation of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.

 Commission of Fine Arts

 salaries and expenses

 For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 91 of 
title 40, United States Code, $3,661,000: Provided, That the 
Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its 
publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an 
offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without 
further appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, 
drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the 
Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of 
Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or education: 
Provided further, That one-tenth of 1 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used for official reception and 
representation expenses.

 national capital arts and cultural affairs

 For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 (20 
U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000: Provided, That the item relating to 
``National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs'' in the Department of the 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986, as enacted into 
law by 

section 101
            (d) of Public Law 99-190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), shall be 
applied in fiscal year 2026 in the second paragraph by inserting ``, 
calendar year 2020 excluded'' before the first period: Provided 
further, That in determining an eligible organization's annual income 
for calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, funds or grants received 
by the eligible organization from any supplemental appropriations made 
available in 2020 and 2021 in connection with the public health 
emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on 
January 31, 2020 (including renewals thereof) shall be counted as part 
of the eligible organization's annual income.

 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $8,585,000.

 National Capital Planning Commission

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission 
under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,750,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 
1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for 
official reception and representational expenses associated with 
hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical 
development of world capitals.

 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

 holocaust memorial museum

 For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by 
Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), $66,731,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, of which $1,000,000 shall be for 
the Museum's equipment replacement program, $4,000,000 shall be for the 
Museum's repair and rehabilitation program, and $2,014,000 shall be for 
the Museum's outreach initiatives program.

 United States Semiquincentennial Commission

 salaries and expenses

 For necessary expenses of the United States Semiquincentennial 
Commission to plan and coordinate observances and activities associated 
with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as 
authorized by Public Law 116-282, the technical amendments to Public 
Law 114-196, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

 TITLE IV

 GENERAL PROVISIONS

 (including transfers of funds)

 restriction on use of funds

 

Sec. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of 
literature that in any way tends to promote public support or 
opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is 
not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.

 obligation of appropriations

 

Sec. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.

 disclosure of administrative expenses

 

Sec. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, 
deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including working capital fund 
charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to 
support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative 
functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be 
presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the 
Committees on Appropriations for approval not less than 90 days before 
implementation.

 mining applications

 

Sec. 404.

    (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining 
or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.

    (b) Exceptions.--Subsection

    (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of 
the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned:

    (1) a patent 
application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 
1994; and

    (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 
of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, 
sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 
35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 

section 2337 of the Revised 
Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 
fully complied with by the applicant by that date.
            (c) Report.--On September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by 
the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to 

section 314
            (c) of 
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1997 (Public Law 104-208).
            (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent applications 
in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent 
applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to 
fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of 
the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as 
set forth in subsection

    (b) . The Bureau of Land Management shall have 
the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in 
accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the retention of third-party contractors.

 contract support costs, prior year limitation

 

Sec. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235) 
shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2026.

 contract support costs, fiscal year 2026 limitation

 

Sec. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2026 under 
the headings ``Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health 
Service, Contract Support Costs'' and ``Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract 
Support Costs'' are the only amounts available for contract support 
costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, 
grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2026 
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the 
Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by this 
Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs 
for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or 
judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.

 forest management plans

 

Sec. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to 
be in violation of 

section 6

    (f)

    (5)
        (A) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604

    (f)

    (5)
        (A) ) 
solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 
plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section 
exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or 
any other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 
expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to 
revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section 
shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper 
jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.

 prohibition within national monuments

 

Sec. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct 
preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National 
Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 
et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where 
such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation 
establishing such monument.

 limitation on takings

 

Sec. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated 
in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be 
expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in 
condemnation without the advance notification and approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this provision 
shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades 
National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds 
appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire 
lands for Everglades restoration purposes.

 prohibition on no-bid contracts

 

Sec. 410. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter 
into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in 
accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United 
States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless--

    (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
 entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
 formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian 
 tribes;

    (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
 Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638, 
 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
 specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
 defined in 

section 4

    (e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5304

    (e) ); or

    (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of 
 enactment of this Act.

 posting of reports

 

Sec. 411.

    (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this 
Act, shall, subject to subsections

    (b) and
            (c) , post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the 
Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head 
of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.

    (b) Subsection

    (a) shall not apply to a report if--

    (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
 security; or

    (2) the report contains proprietary information.
            (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only 
after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee 
or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.

 national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

 

Sec. 412. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the 
Arts--

    (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
 individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
 literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
 American Jazz Masters Fellowship.

    (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
 that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
 to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used 
 to make a grant to any other organization or individual to 
 conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
 Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in 
 exchange for goods and services.

    (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
 unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
 season, including identified programs or projects.

 national endowment for the arts program priorities

 

Sec. 413.

    (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, 
productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.

    (b) In this section:

    (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
 of individuals, including urban minorities, who have 
 historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
 programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income 
 below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.

    (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
 defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
 annually in accordance with 

section 673

    (2) of the Community 
 Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902

    (2) )) applicable to a 
 family of the size involved.
            (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under 
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with 
funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing 
services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
            (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

section 5 of 
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965--

    (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
 projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
 national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
 States;

    (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
 excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph

    (1) ;

    (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
 and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
 grant category under 

section 5 of such Act; and

    (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
 improve and support community-based music performance and 
 education.

 status of balances of appropriations

 

Sec. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service 
shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate monthly reports on the status of balances of 
appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, obligated, and 
unobligated funds in each program and activity within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act.

 extension of grazing permits

 

Sec. 415. The terms and conditions of 

section 325 of Public Law 
108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued by the 
Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration under 

section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2026.

 funding prohibition

 

Sec. 416.

    (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is 
designed to block access to pornography websites.

    (b) Nothing in subsection

    (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, 
prosecution, or adjudication activities.

 humane transfer and treatment of animals

 

Sec. 417.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, with 
respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary concerned''), may transfer excess wild 
horses and burros that have been removed from land administered by the 
Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local government 
agencies for use as work animals.

    (b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection

    (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government 
agency.
            (c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection

    (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in 

section 2 of Public Law 92-195 (commonly known as the ``Wild Free-
Roaming Horses and Burros Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
            (d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an 
excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall not--

    (1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in 
 the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial 
 product;

    (2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a 
 manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro 
 for processing into a commercial product; or

    (3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
 recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe 
 injury, illness, or advanced age.

    (e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for--

    (1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild 
 horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
 concerned (including a contractor); or

    (2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the 
 destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a 
 commercial product.

 forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization 
 extension

 

Sec. 418. 

Section 503

    (f) of Public Law 109-54 (16 U.S.C. 580d 
note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2026'' for 
``September 30, 2019''.

 use of american iron and steel

 

Sec. 419.

    (a)

    (1) None of the funds made available by a State water 
pollution control revolving fund as authorized by 

section 1452 of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project 
for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel 
products used in the project are produced in the United States.

    (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel'' products means the 
following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined 
pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, 
hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, 
structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction 
materials.

    (b) Subsection

    (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases 
in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in 
this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') finds that--

    (1) applying subsection

    (a) would be inconsistent with the 
 public interest;

    (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
 States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of 
 a satisfactory quality; or

    (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
 United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
 more than 25 percent.
            (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this 
section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an 
informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the 
Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal 
public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a 
finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request 
and accompanying information available by electronic means, including 
on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
            (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements.

    (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State 
Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this 
section.

local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment 
 and supplies for wildfires

 

Sec. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments, 
rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and 
similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training and 
equipment, including supplies and communication devices. 
Notwithstanding 

section 121
            (c) of title 40, United States Code, or 

section 521 of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further 
authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior 
firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of 
the Department's wildland fire management program to such 
organizations.

 reprogramming guidelines

 

Sec. 421. None of the funds made available in this Act, in this 
and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the advance 
notification and approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures 
contained in the report accompanying this Act.

 local contractors

 

Sec. 422. 

Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112-74 shall be 
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

 shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension

 

Sec. 423. 

Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110-161 (121 
Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 
2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

 interpretive association authorization extension

 

Sec. 424. 

Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113-76 (16 
U.S.C. 565a-1 note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 
2026'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

 forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension

 

Sec. 425. 

Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by 
Public Law 106-113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as amended by 

section 335

    (6) of Public Law 108-108 and 

section 432 of Public Law 113-76, shall be 
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

 chaco canyon

 

Sec. 426. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et 
seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the 
withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National 
Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated 
April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of the cultural resources 
investigation identified in the explanatory statement described in 

section 4 in the matter preceding division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

 tribal leases

 

Sec. 427.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
case of any lease under 

section 105
            (l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324
            (l) ), the initial lease 
term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease 
proposal.

    (b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services 
shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 2026 consult with 
tribes and tribal organizations through public solicitation and other 
means regarding the requirements for leases under 

section 105
            (l) of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324
            (l) ) on how to implement a consistent and transparent process for 
the payment of such leases.

 forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

 

Sec. 428. The authority provided under the heading ``Forest 
Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund'' in title I of Public Law 111-88, 
as amended by 

section 117 of division F of Public Law 113-235, is 
further amended by striking ``through fiscal year 2020'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``hereafter''.

 allocation of projects, land and water conservation fund

 

Sec. 429.

    (a)

    (1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to 
subsection

    (a) of 

section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to 
the agencies and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for 
the projects and activities specified in the table titled ``Allocation 
of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal year 2026'' in the 
report accompanying this Act.

    (2) If any portion of a project specified in the table titled 
``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 
2026'' in the report accompanying this Act is intended to be carried 
out within the Federal land unit or project boundary as specified in 
such table (or any prior allocation table incorporated by reference 
into a prior Act, as applicable) but outside the specific tracts for 
the project described in the corresponding project data sheet submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations required by 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of 
title 54, United States Code, not later than 30 days before the date on 
which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
expends amounts on the project, the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall provide written notice 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of such 
expenditure.

    (b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts 
that are made available for any fiscal year under subsection
            (c) of 

section 200402 of title 54, United States Code, or subsection

    (a) of 

section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, other than in amounts 
and for projects and activities that are allocated by subsections

    (a)

    (1) and

    (a)

    (2) of this section: Provided, That in any fiscal year, 
the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation of 
amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated funds from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which may be allocated only in 
amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in 
subsections

    (a)

    (1) and

    (a)

    (2) of this section.
            (c) (1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
President for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for 
Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the U.S. Forest 
Service that are in addition to the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' 
required by 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of title 54, United States Code, that 
are prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, and that 
total no less than half the full amount allocated to each account for 
that land management Agency under the allocations submitted under 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of title 54, United States Code: Provided, That 
in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to 
subsection

    (a) of 

section 200303 of title 54, United States Code are no 
longer needed because a project has been completed or can no longer be 
executed, such amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for 
reallocation in the annual budget submission.

    (2) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President 
for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a list of supplementary allocations for Federal land acquisition 
projects at the National Park Service, the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management that are in 
addition to the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of title 54, United States Code, that are prioritized and 
detailed by account, program, and project, and that total no less than 
half the full amount allocated to each such account for that land 
management Agency under the allocations submitted under 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of title 54 United States Code Provided, That in the 
event amount allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to 
subsection

    (a) of 

section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, are 
no longer needed because a project has been completed or can no longer 
be executed, such amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for 
reallocation in the annual budget submission.

    (3) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects in the 
``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of 
title 54, United States Code, in the project lists provided under 
subsection

    (a)

    (2) ,in the list of supplementary allocations provided 
under subsection

    (a)

    (2) , and on the supplementary allocations required 
by paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) shall be comprised only of projects for which 
a willing seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or 
market research has been initiated.

    (4) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President 
for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets in the 
same format and containing the same level of detailed information that 
is found on such sheets in the Budget Justifications annually submitted 
by the Department of the Interior with the President's Budget for the 
projects in the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by 

section 200303
            (c) (1) of title 54, United States Code, and in the same format 
and containing the same level of detailed information that is found on 
such sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to 

section 427 of 
division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116-94) for the list of supplementary allocations required by 
paragraph

    (1) and

    (2) .

 status of balances for the national parks and public land legacy 
 restoration fund and the land and water conservation fund

 

Sec. 430. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of 
balances of projects and activities funded by the National Parks and 
Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts and the status of 
balances of projects and activities funded by the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection

    (a)

    (2) of this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated 
funds.

 land and water conservation fund project lists

 

Sec. 431. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a list of project 
allocations for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the 
Interior (including any prior year outstanding allocations), in 
accordance with 

section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, for 
review by the committees. The list shall include proposed allocations 
by account, program, and project, and shall include projects under 
consideration by the departments (including projects approved by 
regional or state offices, and projects for which funds have been 
appropriated for a portion of a multi-stage project), together with an 
assessment whether the projects, as of the date of the submission of 
the list, are ready to be implemented.

 policies relating to biomass energy

 

Sec. 432. To support the key role that forests in the United 
States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent 
with their missions, jointly--

    (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
 bioenergy--
        (A) is consistent across all Federal departments 
 and agencies; and
        (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of 
 forest biomass for energy, conservation, and 
 responsible forest management; and

    (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of 
 forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that--
        (A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest 
 bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy 
 source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy 
 production does not cause conversion of forests to non-
 forest use;
        (B) encourage private investment throughout the 
 forest biomass supply chain, including in--
            (i) working forests;
            (ii) harvesting operations;
            (iii) forest improvement operations;
            (iv) forest bioenergy production;
            (v) wood products manufacturing; or
            (vi) paper manufacturing;
            (C) encourage forest management to improve forest 
 health; and
            (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use 
 forest biomass.

 small remote incinerators

 

Sec. 433. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to implement or enforce the regulation issued on March 21, 2011 at 40 
CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State 
of Alaska that are defined as ``small, remote incinerator'' units in 
those regulations and, until a subsequent regulation is issued, the 
Administrator shall implement the law and regulations in effect prior 
to such date.

 timber sale requirements

 

Sec. 434. No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised 
if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is 
not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a 
normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal 
process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western 
red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the 
domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic 
processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic 
prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or 
contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to 
foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska 
yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of 
the timber sale holder.

 prohibition on use of funds

 

Sec. 435. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to 
promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of 
permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for 
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions 
resulting from biological processes associated with livestock 
production.

 greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

 

Sec. 436. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement 
any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting 
of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.

 funding prohibition

 

Sec. 437. None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition 
components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law.

 firefighter pay cap

 

Sec. 438.

    (a) Section 1701 of division B of the Extending 
Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5 U.S.C. 
5547 note), as amended by Public Law 117-103, is further amended in 
subsection

    (a)

    (1) , by striking the last sentence and inserting ``Any 
Services during a given calendar year that generate payments payable in 
the subsequent calendar year shall be disregarded in applying this 
subsection''.

    (b) The waivers of premium and overtime pay authorized in 
subsections

    (a) through
            (c) of 

section 1701 of division B of the 
Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5 
U.S.C. 5547 note), as amended by Public Law 117-103, shall be applied 
in fiscal year 2026.

 alaska native regional health entities authorization extension

 

Sec. 439. 

Section 424

    (a) of title IV of division G of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) shall be 
applied by substituting ``October 1, 2026'' for ``December 24, 2022''.

 extension of the alaska native vietnam era veterans land allotment 
 program

 

Sec. 440. 

Section 1119

    (b)

    (3)
        (B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g-
1

    (b)

    (3)
        (B) ) is amended by striking ``5-year period'' and inserting 
``10-year period''.

 cost share waiver

 

Sec. 441. The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
Agriculture, may waive, in whole or in part, the non-Federal cost 
sharing requirement of any appropriate conservation project under 

section 212

    (a)

    (1) of the Public Lands Corps Act (16 U.S.C. 1729

    (a)

    (1) ): 
 Provided, That in the event of such a waiver, the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, is authorized 
to pay up to 100 percent of the costs of such conservation project.

 good neighbor authority

 

Sec. 442. 

Section 8206 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a), as amended, shall be applied by substituting ``2026'' for 
``2024''.

 five year construction plan

 

Sec. 443. The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service 
are directed to maintain updated 5-year deferred maintenance plans 
that, to the extent practicable, include a list of all outstanding 
deferred maintenance needs, and to provide them to the Committee on a 
quarterly basis.

 quarterly disaster estimates

 

Sec. 444. The Department of the Interior, the United States Forest 
Service, and the Environmental Protection agency shall provide 
quarterly estimates to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate within 30 days of a quarter closing 
detailing the costs to repair, restore, or otherwise remediate damages 
to Federal lands and infrastructure caused by disasters and, for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the costs to repair and improve the 
resiliency of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure damaged in 
states, territories, and on tribal lands.

 american women's history museum and national museum of the american 
 latino

 

Sec. 445. None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to close, halt development of, merge with or transfer 
to another function or program, reduce funding, or otherwise diminish 
the operations of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum or 
the National Museum of the American Latino established by Public Law 
116-260 on December 27, 2020.

 grant cancellations

 

Sec. 446. Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act 
shall provide written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate and the grantee or contractor 
not less than 7 days after cancellation of any grant or contract with a 
value of more than $200,000 and such notice shall include the reason 
for such cancellation, the background, justification, and the authority 
for such cancellation.

 grant award timeframes

 

Sec. 447. All grants and cooperative agreements funded by amounts 
made available in this Act shall be awarded to eligible recipients by 
not less than the average number of days between the enactment of 
annual appropriations for each fiscal year 2019 through 2022 plus 15 
days and the enactment of this Act.

 reorganizations and workforce actions

 

Sec. 448. Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act 
shall provide written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not less than 45 days prior to 
initiating the execution of any reorganization or workforce action 
increasing, decreasing, or transferring functions of 10 staff members 
or 10 percent of the staffing of an existing affected program of or 
office compared to the actual number of staff of an existing program or 
office on the first day of the fiscal year, whichever is less, even 
without a change in funding and without regard to the type of workforce 
actions such as voluntary, involuntary, incentive-based, or any other 
such action adding or removing staff from agency payroll.

 program funding incorporated by reference

 

Sec. 449. Amounts provided in this Act shall be allocated in the 
amounts specified for the programs, projects and activities specified 
in the tables in the report accompanying this Act titled:

    (1) Program Funding for Management of Lands and Resources;

    (2) Program Funding for Resource Management;

    (3) Program Funding for Operation of the National Park 
 System;

    (4) Program Funding for National Recreation and 
 Preservation;

    (5) Program Funding for National Heritage Areas;

    (6) Program Funding for U.S. Geological Survey;

    (7) Program Funding for Operation of Indian Programs;

    (8) Program Funding for Science & Technology Programs;

    (9) Program Funding for National Estuary Programs;

    (10) Program Funding for Environmental Programs and 
 Management;

    (11) Program Funding for Forest and Rangeland Research;

    (12) Program Funding for State, Private, and Tribal 
 Forestry; and

    (13) Program Funding for National Forest System.

 compensation and benefits

 

Sec. 450. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to transfer, merge, or otherwise shift funding between appropriations 
or program projects using the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535), any working 
capital fund or similarly operating account, or any other such 
mechanism to pay compensation or benefits for a federal employee unless 
expressly provided for in such appropriation unless such funds are 
utilized to pay the compensation of a federal employee performing a 
detail to fulfill the usual and longstanding functions of the receiving 
account.

 notifications on leases and disposals

 

Sec. 451. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to take any official action to terminate a lease or dispose of a 
Federal building unless written notice has been provided to the 
Committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate 180 days prior that discloses details including the exact 
location of the property, including the address as applicable, list of 
current uses and Federal occupants, lease terms, and annual cost of the 
lease or direct Federal cost of owning and maintaining the building, 
and detailed plans related to personnel currently occupying and 
activities currently conducted on the property.

 rescissions

 

Sec. 452. Of the unobligated balances from discretionary amounts 
made available by prior appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby permanently rescinded from the following accounts in the 
specified amounts: ``Environmental Protection Agency--Buildings and 
Facilities'', $41,000,000; and ``John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts--Capital Repair and Restoration'', $50,000,000: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

 repurposing

 

Sec. 453.

    (a) Of the amounts made available under the heading 
``Department of the Interior--Departmental Offices--Department-Wide 
Programs--Wildland Fire Management'', $764,514,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117-58) as follows:

    (1) $250,000,000 from the 
unobligated balances under the heading ``Environmental Protection 
Agency--State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' from amounts that will 
become available for fiscal year 2026 in paragraph

    (3) ; and

    (2) $515,060,000 from the unobligated balances under the heading 
``Department of the Interior--Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement--Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund'': Provided, That amounts 
derived by transfer as described in the preceding proviso shall 
continue to be treated as amounts specified in 

section 103

    (b) of 
division A of Public Law 118-5: Provided further, That amounts derived 
by transfer pursuant to this section shall not be available for 
wildfire suppression operations.

    (b) Of the amounts made available under the heading ``Department of 
the Interior--Departmental Offices--Office of Inspector General'', 
$67,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances 
of amounts previously appropriated in division J of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including amounts that 
will become available for fiscal year 2026, that have been or will be 
transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the 
Interior for oversight of funding provided to the Department of the 
Interior in title VI of division J of that Act: Provided, That amounts 
derived by transfer as described in the preceding proviso shall 
continue to be treated as amounts specified in 

section 103

    (b) of 
division A of Public Law 118-5.
 This Act may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.
 Calendar No. 124

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 2431

 [Report No. 119-46]

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 A BILL

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 
 for other purposes.

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 July 24, 2025

 Read twice and placed on the calendar