Engrossed H.R. 1061, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024

H. Res.
1061
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

March 6, 2024.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s
table the bill, H.R. 4366, with the Senate amendment there-
to, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the
following amendment:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Sen-
ate amendment, insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropria-

tions Act, 2024’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Title I—Department of Defense

Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III—Related Agencies
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Title IV—General Provisions
DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND

DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2024
Title I—Agricultural Programs

Title II—Farm Production and Conservation Programs
Title III—Rural Development Programs
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII—General Provisions
DIVISION C—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Title I—Department of Commerce

Title II—Department of Justice
Title III—Science
Title IV—Related Agencies
Title V—General Provisions
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED

Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil

Title II—Department of the Interior
Title III—Department of Energy
Title IV—Independent Agencies
Title V—General Provisions
DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT,

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Title I—Department of the Interior

Title II—Environmental Protection Agency
Title IV—General Provisions
DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-

MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Title I—Department of Transportation

Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS
Title I—Health and Human Services

Title II—Amending Compacts of Free Association
Title III—Extensions and Other Matters
Title IV—Budgetary Effects
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SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to

‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treat-
ed as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in

the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about
March 5, 2024, and submitted by the chair of the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect
with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of
divisions A through F of this Act as if it were a joint explan-
atory statement of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of

any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as

an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or repurposed, re-
scinded, or transferred, if applicable) only if the President
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
such designations to the Congress.
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DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as cur-
rently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army
Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for
the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and
operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Com-
mander in Chief, $2,022,775,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of this amount, not to
exceed $398,145,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, architect and engineer services, and host nation sup-
port, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army
determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made
available under this heading, $522,220,000 shall be for the
projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the
table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the
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explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine
Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in
the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other per-
sonal services necessary for the purposes of this appropria-
tion, $5,531,369,000, to remain available until September 30,
2028: Provided, That, of this amount, not to exceed
$711,505,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, un-
less the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional ob-
ligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further,
That of the amount made available under this heading,
$335,563,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in
the amounts, specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Mili-
tary Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as
currently authorized by law, $2,741,424,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of this
amount, not to exceed $567,874,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services,
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force
determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made
available under this heading, $193,610,000 shall be for the
projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the
table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

ment of temporary or permanent public works, installations,
facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the
Department of Defense (other than the military depart-
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ments), as currently authorized by law, $3,161,782,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That
such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by
the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appro-
priations of the Department of Defense available for military
construction or family housing as the Secretary may des-
ignate, to be merged with and to be available for the same
purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation
or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That, of the
amount, not to exceed $347,545,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services,
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such pur-
poses and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons
therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
under this heading, $36,100,000 shall be for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under
the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation,
and conversion of facilities for the training and administra-
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tion of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor,
as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$620,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $79,221,000
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Direc-
tor of the Army National Guard determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further,
tary Construction, Army National Guard’’ in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
vision A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts oth-
erwise available for such purposes.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
tion of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor,
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and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Direc-
tor of the Air National Guard determines that additional obli-
gations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further,
tary Construction, Air National Guard’’ in the explanatory
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE
tion of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of
title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Au-
thorization Acts, $151,076,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to
exceed $27,389,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and
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notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under this
heading, $44,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the explanatory
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE
tion of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Sec-
retary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
tion of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
Authorization Acts, $331,572,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to
exceed $14,646,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons
therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under
the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
For the United States share of the cost of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for
the acquisition and construction of military facilities and in-
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stallations (including international military headquarters) and
for related expenses for the collective defense of the North
Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of title
10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $293,434,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687
note), $489,174,000, to remain available until expended.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expan-
sion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
$304,895,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing,
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insur-
ance premiums, as authorized by law, $395,485,000.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine
Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement,
addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized
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by law, $277,142,000, to remain available until September
30, 2028.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine
Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt pay-
ment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest
charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law,
$373,854,000.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for op-
eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing,
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insur-
ance premiums, as authorized by law, $324,386,000.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of family housing for the activities and
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
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tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing,
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $50,785,000.
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $6,611,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to
section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alter-
native means of acquiring and improving military family
housing and supporting facilities.
MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied
Housing Improvement Fund, $496,000, to remain available
until expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives under-
taken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States
Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving
military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this title
shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee
contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed
$25,000, to be performed within the United States, except
Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Sec-
retary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.
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SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles.
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, for the con-
struction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of title
23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are
certified as important to the national defense by the Sec-
retary of Defense.
may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United
States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in ex-
cess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army
Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Com-
mand, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by
a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney
General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where
the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise
determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public
interest.
shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site prepa-
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ration; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except
housing for which funds have been made available in annual
Acts making appropriations for military construction.
for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate
any activity from one base or installation to another, without
prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress.
may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction
project or activity for which American steel producers, fab-
ricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity
to compete for such steel procurement.
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family housing
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty taxes in any foreign nation.
may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without
prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of
may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts esti-
mated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to
be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Or-
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ganization member country, or in countries bordering the
Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United
States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host
nation firms.
for military construction in the United States territories and
possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in coun-
tries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any
contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000
to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this section shall not
be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds
the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign con-
tractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That
this section shall not apply to contract awards for military
construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese con-
tractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the ap-
propriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including
the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any
proposed military exercise involving United States personnel
30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for con-
struction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to
exceed $100,000.
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SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense for construction in prior years shall be available for
construction authorized for each such military department by
the authorizations enacted into law during the current session
of Congress.
SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection,
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds made available to a military department or defense
agency for the construction of military projects may be obli-
gated for a military construction project or contract, or for
any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before
the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for
which funds for such project were made available, if the
funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds
available for military construction projects; and (2) do not ex-
ceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any
amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursu-
ant to law.
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SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14

days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pur-
suant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States
Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined
by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
from amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family
Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available for
the same purposes and for the same period of time as
amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the De-
partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction
of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construc-
tion’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the
same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts
appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
tions made available to the Funds shall be available to cover
the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued
by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,
pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving
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military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and
supporting facilities.
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority

available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be
transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure
Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with
the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42
U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be
merged with and be available for the same purposes and for
the same time period as the fund to which transferred.
funds made available in this title for operation and mainte-
nance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds
for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, in-
cluding general or flag officer quarters: Provided, That not
more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the
maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quar-
ters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a noti-
fication provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sec-
tions 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress,
except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if
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the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with
environmental remediation that could not be reasonably an-
ticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided fur-
ther, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is
to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex-
penditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters
for the prior fiscal year.
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of section
2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and
shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in
subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant
to subsection (i)(3) of such section.
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations

available in this Act to the Department of Defense for mili-
tary construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a
determination that such appropriations will not be necessary
for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized ad-
justments to such appropriations for obligations incurred dur-
ing the period of availability of such appropriations, unobli-
gated balances of such appropriations may be transferred
into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Con-
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struction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available for
the same time period and for the same purposes as the ap-
propriation to which transferred.
SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made

available in an account funded under the headings in this
title may be transferred among projects and activities within
the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines
for military construction and family housing construction
contained in Department of Defense Financial Management
Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of April 2021,
as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
may be obligated or expended for planning and design and
construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028:
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $8,214,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
$182,150,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $166,300,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’,
$62,400,000;
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‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’,
$66,815,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’,
$5,200,000; and
‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’,
$23,000,000:
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out
construction and cost to complete projects identified in the
respective military department’s unfunded priority list for fis-
cal year 2024 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That
such projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation
and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Provided
further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or
their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
funds provided under this section.
SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Department
of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘Department of
Defense—Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
‘‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, Air Force’’,
and ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, De-
fense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in a National Defense Authorization Act specified
for fiscal year 2024 in the funding table in section 4601 of
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that Act shall be immediately available and allotted to con-
tract for the full scope of authorized projects.
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act,
funds made available in this Act or any available unobligated
balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obligated be-
fore October 1, 2025 for fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 2019
military construction projects for which project authorization
has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended for fis-
cal year 2024 by a National Defense Authorization Act: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be obligated pursuant to this
section from amounts that were designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘con-
gressional defense committees’’ means the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
and in the amounts specified for planning and design and un-
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specified minor construction, for improving military installa-
tion resilience, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
$7,500,000; and
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $7,500,000:
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
and in the amounts specified for planning and design and un-
specified minor construction for construction improvements to
Department of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028:
$10,000,000; and
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
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SEC. 130. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Con-
struction, Air Force’’, $150,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2028, for expenses incurred as a result
of natural disasters: Provided, That not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Air Force, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
plan for funds provided under this section.
and in the amounts specified for planning and design for
child development centers, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028:
$15,000,000; and
Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department
concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
and in the amounts specified for planning and design, for
barracks, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
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$15,000,000; and
struction, Air Force’’, $16,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2028, for cost increases identified subsequent
to the fiscal year 2024 budget request for authorized major
construction projects: Provided, That not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force,
or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor construc-
tion for demolition, to remain available until September 30,
2028:
$15,000,000; and
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plan for funds provided under this section: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the military department concerned may
not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the
the expenditure plan required by this section.
SEC. 135. Of the proceeds credited to the Department

of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund pursuant to
subsection (c)(1)(D) of section 2883 of title 10, United
States Code, pursuant to a Department of Navy investment,
the Secretary of Defense shall transfer $19,000,000 to the
Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (3) of subsection (d)
of such section for use by the Secretary of the Navy as pro-
vided in paragraph (1) of such subsection until expended.
struction, Defense-Wide’’, $37,100,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That such funds may
only be obligated to carry out construction projects specified
in a National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024
in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act: Provided
further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this
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Act, the Secretary of Defense, or their designee, shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this sec-
tion.
struction, Air National Guard’’, $83,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2028, for planning and design
and authorized major construction projects at future foreign
military training sites: Provided, That not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force,
or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
SEC. 138. None of the funds made available by this Act
may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the
United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on be-

half of veterans and a pilot program for disability examina-
tions as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18,
51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters
15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and
burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Sur-
vivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, ad-
justed-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums
due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under
the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as
authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chap-
ters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
$15,072,388,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre-
viously appropriated under this heading that became available
on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended; and,
in addition, $182,310,515,000, which shall become available
on October 1, 2024, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $22,109,000 of the amount made
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available for fiscal year 2025 under this heading shall be re-
imbursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for
necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters
51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding
source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient
basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections
Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facilities
for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation ben-

efits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21,
30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title
38, United States Code, $374,852,000, which shall be in ad-
dition to funds previously appropriated under this heading
that became available on October 1, 2023, to remain available
until expended; and, in addition, $13,399,805,000, which
shall become available on October 1, 2024, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilita-
tion program services and assistance which the Secretary is
authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of
title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs
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(1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to
this account.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
For military and naval insurance, national service life in-

surance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans
insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized
by chapters 19 and 21 of title 38, United States Code,
$12,701,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously
appropriated under this heading that became available on Oc-
tober 1, 2023, to remain available until expended; and, in ad-
dition, $135,119,422, which shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2024, to remain available until expended.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums

as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized
by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United
States Code: 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, during fiscal year 2024, within the resources available,
not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans
are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $316,742,419.
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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $78,337, as authorized by

chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: 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 funds made available under
this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$2,026,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $460,698, which may be
paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Expenses,
Veterans Benefits Administration’’.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan

program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title
38, United States Code, $2,718,546.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene-

fits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire
of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General
Services Administration for security guard services, and reim-
bursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of over-
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seas employee mail, $3,899,000,000: Provided, That expenses
for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1),
(2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United
States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter-
mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the
maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain
and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve max-
imum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this
account: Provided further, That, of the funds made available
under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall remain
available until September 30, 2025.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by

law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to bene-
ficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans
described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code,
including care and treatment in facilities not under the juris-
diction of the Department, and including medical supplies
and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and
salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under
title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services
for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38,
United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section
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604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38
U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance allowances authorized
by section 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants au-
thorized by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and
administrative expenses necessary to carry out sections
322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos-
pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of
title 38, United States Code; $71,000,000,000, plus reim-
bursements, which shall become available on October 1, 2024,
and shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1,
2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the
$74,004,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2023,
previously appropriated under this heading in division J of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
328), $3,034,205,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the
provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-
connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority
funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans
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in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of
prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration fa-
cilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescrip-
tions based on requirements established by the Secretary:
Provided further, That the implementation of the program de-
scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost
to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that suf-
ficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical
supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of
prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Provided
further, That nothing in section 2044(e) of title 38, United
States Code, may be construed as limiting amounts that may
be made available under this heading for fiscal years 2024
and 2025 in this or prior Acts.
MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to in-

dividuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States
Code, at non-Department facilities, $20,382,000,000, plus re-
imbursements, which shall become available on October 1,
2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 2025:
Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 1,
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2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the
$33,000,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2023,
previously appropriated under this heading in division J of
328), $2,657,977,000 is hereby rescinded.
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE
For necessary expenses in the administration of the

medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; adminis-
trative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and ad-
ministrative and legal expenses of the Department for col-
lecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as au-
thorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code,
and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651
et seq.), $11,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall
become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the
amount made available on October 1, 2024, under this head-
ing, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2026: Provided further, That of the $12,300,000,000 that be-
came available on October 1, 2023, previously appropriated
under this heading in division J of the Consolidated Appro-
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priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), $1,550,000,000
is hereby rescinded.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-

ation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and
other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administra-
tion; for administrative expenses in support of planning, de-
sign, project management, real property acquisition and dis-
position, construction, and renovation of any facility under
the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for over-
sight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to
project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing
facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either
by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and pur-
chase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry
services; $149,485,000, which shall be in addition to funds
previously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
able on October 1, 2023; and, in addition, $9,400,000,000,
plus reimbursements, which shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30,
2025: Provided, That, of the amount made available on Octo-
ber 1, 2024, under this heading, $500,000,000 shall remain
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MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of

medical and prosthetic research and development as author-
ized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code,
$943,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appro-
priated under this heading are available for prosthetic re-
search specifically for female veterans, and for toxic exposure
research.
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one
passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire
of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or im-
provement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National
Cemetery Administration, $480,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30,
2025.
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of

Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including ad-
ministrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital
planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or al-
lowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception
and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and reimbursement of the General Services Administration
for security guard services, $475,000,000, of which not to ex-
2025: Provided, That funds provided under this heading may
be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans
Benefits Administration’’.
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Vet-

erans Appeals, $287,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 per-
cent shall remain available until September 30, 2025.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses for information technology sys-

tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
mental information systems and operational information sys-
tems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset
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acquisition of information technology systems, including man-
agement and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, in-
cluding contractual costs associated with operations author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$6,401,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
$1,606,977,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of
which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided further, That $4,668,373,000
shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to ex-
2025, and of which $75,288,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2028, for the purpose of facility activations re-
lated to projects funded by the ‘‘Construction, Major
Projects’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, ‘‘Medical Facili-
ties’’, ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’, ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and
‘‘General Administration’’ accounts: Provided further, That
$125,650,000 shall be for information technology systems de-
velopment, and shall remain available until September 30,
2025: Provided further, That amounts made available for sal-
aries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and infor-
mation technology systems development may be transferred
among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer
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and an approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts
made available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac-
count for development may be transferred among projects or
to newly defined projects: Provided further, That no project
may be increased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of
cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer
and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of
30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made
available under this heading for information technology sys-
tems development shall be for the projects, and in the
amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory
vision A of this consolidated Act).
VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
For activities related to implementation, preparation, de-

velopment, interface, management, rollout, and maintenance
of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, including
contractual costs associated with operations authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and salaries and
expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, United
States Code, $1,334,142,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress quarterly reports detailing obliga-
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tions, expenditures, and deployment implementation by facil-
ity, including any changes from the deployment plan or
schedule: Provided further, That the funds provided in this
account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy
Secretary, to be administered by that Office: Provided further,
That 25 percent of the funds made available under this head-
ing shall not be available until July 1, 2024, and are contin-
gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs—
(1) providing the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress a report, no later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act on the status of issues that
caused the delayed deployment of the new electronic
health record to additional sites that was announced on
April 21, 2023;
(2) providing the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress a report on the reset process
as of June 1, 2024, including an outline of the measur-
able operational metrics that will be used to determine
when it is appropriate to re-start deployments, progress
on achieving those metrics, progress toward clinical and
product standardization, and the current performance at
all Department of Veterans Affairs facilities using the
new electronic health record on or before September
2023 compared to pre-deployment baselines for metrics
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impacted by the deployment of the new electronic health
record; and
(3) certifying in writing no later than 30 days prior
to July 1, 2024, whether the system is stable, ready, and
optimized for further deployment at VA sites, and if not,
an estimate of the timeline required to begin further de-
ployments.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-

eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.), $296,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall
remain available until September 30, 2025.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any

of the facilities, including parking projects, under the juris-
diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404,
2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not oth-
erwise provided for, including planning, architectural and en-
gineering services, construction management services, mainte-
nance or guarantee period services costs associated with
equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system con-
struction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost
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of a project is more than the amount set forth in section
8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds
for a project were made available in a previous major project
appropriation, $961,218,560, of which $453,314,560 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2028, and of which
$507,904,000 shall remain available until expended, of which
$110,000,000 shall be available for seismic improvement
projects and seismic program management activities, includ-
ing for projects that would otherwise be funded by the Con-
struction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or National
Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, That except for
advance planning activities, including needs assessments
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other
capital asset management related activities, including port-
folio development and management activities, and planning,
cost estimating, and design for major medical facility projects
and major medical facility leases and investment strategy
studies funded through the advance planning fund and the
planning and design activities funded through the design
fund, staffing expenses, and funds provided for the purchase,
security, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery
Administration and the Veterans Health Administration
through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds
made available under this heading shall be used for any
project that has not been notified to Congress through the
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budgetary process or that has not been approved by the Con-
gress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory
statement accompanying such Act and presented to the Presi-
dent at the time of enrollment: Provided further, That funds
provided for the Veterans Health Administration through the
land acquisition line item shall be only for projects included
on the five year development plan notified to Congress
through the budgetary process: Provided further, That such
sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the
‘‘General Administration’’ account for payment of salaries
and expenses of all Office of Construction and Facilities Man-
agement employees to support the full range of capital infra-
structure services provided, including minor construction and
leasing services: Provided further, That funds made available
under this heading for fiscal year 2024, for each approved
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construc-
tion documents contract by September 30, 2024; and (2) by
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
2025: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress a written report on any ap-
proved major construction project for which obligations are
not incurred within the time limitations established above:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of
section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, amounts
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made available under this heading for seismic improvement
projects and seismic program management activities shall be
available for the completion of both new and existing seismic
projects of the Department.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any

of the facilities, including parking projects, under the juris-
diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including planning and assessments of needs which may lead
to capital investments, architectural and engineering services,
maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, serv-
ices of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage sys-
tem construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter
81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided
for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less
than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title
38, United States Code, $692,000,000, of which
$612,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2028, and of which $80,000,000 shall remain available until
expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby
made available for any project where the estimated cost is
equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section:
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Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall
be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under
the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are
necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural
disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures nec-
essary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE
FACILITIES
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State

nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, mod-
ify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary
facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as
authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United
States Code, $171,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in

establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as
authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code,
$60,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2024 for

‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’,
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
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ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropria-
tions: Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the au-
thority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an
approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has
elapsed.
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department

of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or any other
Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community
Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Fa-
cilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the accounts:
Provided, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’,
‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Com-
pliance’’ accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount ap-
propriated to the account in this or any other Act may take
place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: Pro-
vided further, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support
and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceed-
ing the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take
place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees
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on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority
to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’
account may take place only after the Secretary requests
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval
is issued.
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for sala-
ries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uni-
forms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901
through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the ap-
propriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the purchase
of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital
or home.
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be avail-
able for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except
beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination
under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and per-
sons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through
7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
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U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the cost of
such hospitalization or examination is made to the ‘‘Medical
Services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’,
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be available
for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be
recorded by law against the corresponding prior year ac-
counts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be
available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior
year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a),
3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except
that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they
shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’.

during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under
section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans’
Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38,
United States Code, and the United States Government Life
Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States
Code, reimburse the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans
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Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Sys-
tems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of the insur-
ance programs financed through those accounts: Provided,
That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus
earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during
fiscal year 2024 that are available for dividends in that pro-
gram after claims have been paid and actuarially determined
reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the
cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds
the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program,
reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such sur-
plus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary shall de-
termine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2024 which
is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance
program and to the provision of any total disability income
insurance included in that insurance program.
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease
proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by
that account during a prior fiscal year for providing en-
hanced-use lease services shall be available until expended.
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for sala-

ries and other administrative expenses shall also be available
to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity
and Inclusion, the Office of Employment Discrimination
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Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative Dispute Resolu-
tion function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad-
ministration for all services provided at rates which will re-
cover actual costs but not to exceed $145,408,000 for the Of-
fice of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion,
$6,960,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination
Complaint Adjudication, and $7,772,000 for the Alternative
Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Re-
sources and Administration: Provided, That payments may be
made in advance for services to be furnished based on esti-
mated costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be
credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Information
Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office that pro-
vided the service: Provided further, That the amounts made
available for the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity
and Inclusion under this section may be used for implementa-
tion of section 402 of division U of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) and the amend-
ments made by such section 402.
SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care,
or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17
of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected
disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless
that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Af-
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fairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, ac-
curate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of
section 1729 of such title: Provided, That the Secretary may
recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the
United States, the reasonable charges for such care or serv-
ices from any person who does not make such disclosure as
required: Provided further, That any amounts so recovered for
care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obli-
gated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which
amounts are received.

proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing ac-
tivities (including disposal) may be deposited into the ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor
Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including
site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improve-
ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as re-
alized are in addition to the amount provided for in ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor
Projects’’.
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’ are available—
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(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies,
and equipment; and
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other
expenses incidental to funerals and burials for bene-
ficiaries receiving care in the Department.
SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited into the Med-

ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title
38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Medical
Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ accounts to re-
main available until expended for the purposes of these ac-
counts.
SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter
into agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in
the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact
with the Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, includ-
ing behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural
Alaska. The Secretary shall require participating veterans
and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula-
tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas-
ka’’ shall mean those lands which are not within the bound-
aries of the municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks
North Star Borough.
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SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited into the De-

partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to
section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc-
tion, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain available until ex-
pended for the purposes of these accounts.
SEC. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
gress a report on the financial status of the Department of
Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: Provided, That, at
a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained
in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quarterly reporting’’, under the
heading ‘‘General Administration’’ in the joint explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 114–223.
SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical

Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and
Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘Board of Vet-
erans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘National
Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 2024 may
be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Technology Sys-
tems’’ account: Provided, That such transfers may not result
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in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total
amount made available by this Act for the ‘‘Information
Technology Systems’’ account: Provided further, That, before
a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and
an approval is issued.
SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-

ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024 for ‘‘Medical
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and
Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor
Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to
$430,532,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to
the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by
section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and
may be used for operation of the facilities designated as com-
bined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500):
Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from ac-
counts designated in this section to the Joint Department of
Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
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Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That sec-
tion 220 of title II of division J of Public Law 117–328 is
repealed.
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-

ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October
1, 2024, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’,
‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’,
up to $456,547,000, plus reimbursements, may be trans-
ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es-
tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat.
2571) and may be used for operation of the facilities des-
ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by
section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122
Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be trans-
ferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica-
tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
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SEC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited into the Med-

ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title
38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de-
scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for
transfer to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es-
tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat.
2571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as
combined Federal medical facilities as described by section
706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat.
4500): Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts transferred
to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund shall re-
main available until expended.
SEC. 222. Of the amounts available in this title for

‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical
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Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a min-
imum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA
Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by sec-
tion 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain avail-
able until expended, for any purpose authorized by section
8111 of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be
used to replace the current system by which the Veterans In-
tegrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes
monitoring supplies and equipment.
SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of all bid savings in a major construction project that
total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed
amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided, That such
notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identi-
fying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of
such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of
such savings.
SEC. 225. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in ex-
cess of the scope specified for that project in the original jus-
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tification data provided to the Congress as part of the request
for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of
gress a quarterly report containing performance measures
and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Re-
gional Office: Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall
include the direction contained in the section entitled ‘‘Dis-
ability claims backlog’’, under the heading ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ in the
joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–
223: Provided further, That the report shall also include in-
formation on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans
Benefits Administration as well as the Board of Veterans Ap-
peals on a quarterly basis.
SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational
changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time
equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department
of Veterans Affairs to another.
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SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress notification of any single
national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in
which obligations exceed $1,000,000.
SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon de-

termination that such action is necessary to address needs of
the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the
‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary appropriations
made available for fiscal year 2024 in this title (except appro-
priations made to the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans
Benefits Administration’’ account) or any discretionary unob-
ligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including those appropriated for fiscal year 2024, that were
provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That
transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office
of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to
any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided fur-
ther, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that
were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided further, That such authority to transfer may not be
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used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent
healthcare requirements, than those for which originally ap-
propriated and in no case where the item for which funds are
requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further,
That, upon determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such
amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and
shall be available for the same purposes as originally appro-
priated: Provided further, That before a transfer may take
place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from
gress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval
of that request.
SEC. 230. Amounts made available for the Department

of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, under the ‘‘Board
of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses,
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts may be trans-
ferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a trans-
fer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive
approval of that request.
SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not re-
program funds among major construction projects or pro-
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grams if such instance of reprogramming will exceed
$7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
SEC. 232. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section
1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code—
(1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline
immediate assistance from a trained professional; and
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American As-
sociation of Suicidology.
(b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive ac-
tion that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from ap-
pointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service posi-
tion, or establishing a new civil service position, at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a position
relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).
(2) In this subsection—
(A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United States
Code; and
(B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes—
(i) any Executive order, Presidential memo-
randum, or other action by the President; and
(ii) any agency policy, order, or other directive.
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(c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a
study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in sub-
section (a) during the 5-year period beginning on January 1,
2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data
collected from such hotline.
(2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1)
shall—
(A) determine the number of veterans who contact
the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive
follow up services from the hotline or mental health serv-
ices from the Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;
(B) determine the number of veterans who contact
the hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue
receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and
(C) determine the number of veterans described in
subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.
SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2025, none of the
funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended in con-
travention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Administration Clinical
Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the Veterans
Health Administration’s Screening for Breast Cancer Guid-
ance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the Veterans
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Health Administration National Center for Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention.
SEC. 234. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to
the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’ account may be used to provide—
(1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted
reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the
spouse of a covered veteran; or
(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.
(b) In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘service-connected’’ has the meaning
given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States
Code.
(2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran, as
such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United
States Code, who has a service-connected disability that
results in the inability of the veteran to procreate with-
out the use of fertility treatment.
(3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’
means benefits relating to reproductive assistance pro-
vided to a member of the Armed Forces who incurs a
serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to sec-
tion 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, as
described in the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy
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for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Se-
riously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active
Duty Service Members’’ issued by the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012,
and the guidance issued to implement such policy, in-
cluding any limitations on the amount of such benefits
available to such a member except that—
(A) the time periods regarding embryo
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part
III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum
shall not apply; and
(B) such term includes embryo
cryopreservation and storage without limitation on
the duration of such cryopreservation and storage.
(4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ means re-
imbursement for the adoption-related expenses for an
adoption that is finalized after the date of the enactment
of this Act under the same terms as apply under the
adoption reimbursement program of the Department of
Defense, as authorized in Department of Defense In-
struction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits
and requirements set forth in such instruction.
(c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified in
subsection (a) of this section are subject to the requirements
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for funds contained in section 508 of division H of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141).
SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or any other Act for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is
inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation,
Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary,
the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506);
or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall not
apply to conversion of an activity or function of the Veterans
Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, or
National Cemetery Administration to contractor performance
by a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by
one or more Indian Tribes as defined in section 5304(e) of
title 25, United States Code, or one or more Native Hawaiian
Organizations as defined in section 637(a)(15) of title 15,
United States Code.
SEC. 237. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Labor, shall discontinue collecting and using Social Security
account numbers to authenticate individuals in all informa-
tion systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs for all in-
dividuals not later than September 30, 2024.
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(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and
use a Social Security account number to identify an indi-
vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United
States Code, in an information system of the Department of
Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is nec-
essary to:
(1) obtain or provide information the Secretary re-
quires from an information system that is not under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary;
(2) comply with a law, regulation, or court order;
(3) perform anti-fraud activities; or
(4) identify a specific individual where no adequate
substitute is available.
(c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede
section 237 of division J of Public Law 117–328.
SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 for
‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public Law
114–223 shall apply.
SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any
amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation
Fund to any other account within the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs.
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SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year
2025 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in each year
to carry out and expand the child care program authorized
by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, notwithstanding sub-
section (e) of such section.
made available in this title may be used by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolv-
ing a dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict
in any way the individual from speaking to members of Con-
gress or their staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited
from disclosure by Federal law or required by Executive
order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or
the conduct of foreign affairs.
erans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025, section
258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall apply.
SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to deny an In-
spector General funded under this Act timely access to any
records, documents, or other materials available to the de-
partment or agency over which that Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of the In-
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spector General to such records, documents, or other mate-
rials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law
that expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly
limits the right of access.
(b) A department or agency covered by this section shall
provide its Inspector General access to all records, docu-
ments, and other materials in a timely manner.
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with
statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information
provided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall
report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any depart-
ment or agency covered by this section to comply with this
requirement.
SEC. 244. None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used in a manner that would increase wait times for
veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.
made available by this Act to the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration may be used in fiscal year 2024 to convert any pro-
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gram which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year
2023 to a general purpose funded program unless the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs submits written notification of any
such proposal to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to any such action
and an approval is issued by the Committees.
erans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025, section
248 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall apply.
wise made available by this Act may be used to conduct re-
search commencing on or after the date of enactment of this
Act, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate un-
less the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research
specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b).
(b)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve
the conduct of research commencing on or after the date of
enactment of this Act, using canines, felines, or non-human
primates if the Secretary certifies that—
(A) the scientific objectives of the research can only
be met by using such canines, felines, or non-human pri-
mates and cannot be met using other animal models, in
vitro models, computational models, human clinical stud-
ies, or other research alternatives;
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(B) such scientific objectives are necessary to ad-
vance research benefiting veterans and are directly re-
lated to an illness or injury that is combat-related as de-
fined by 10 U.S.C. 1413(e);
(C) the research is consistent with the revised De-
partment of Veterans Affairs canine research policy doc-
ument dated December 15, 2017, including any subse-
quent revisions to such document; and
(D) ethical considerations regarding minimizing the
harm experienced by canines, felines, or non-human pri-
mates are included in evaluating the scientific necessity
of the research.
(2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority under
this subsection.
(c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursuant
to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the com-
mencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House
of Representatives a report describing—
(1) the nature of the research to be conducted using
canines, felines, or non-human primates;
(2) the date on which the Secretary approved the
research;
(3) the USDA pain category on the approved use;
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(4) the justification for the determination of the
Secretary that the scientific objectives of such research
could only be met using canines, felines, or non-human
primates, and methods used to make such determination;
(5) the frequency and duration of such research;
and
(6) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity,
safety, and efficacy of the research, and animal welfare.
(d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to such Committees a report describing—
(1) any research being conducted by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-
human primates as of the date of the submittal of the
report;
(2) the circumstances under which such research
was conducted using canines, felines, or non-human pri-
mates;
(3) the justification for using canines, felines, or
non-human primates to conduct such research;
(4) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity,
safety, and efficacy of such research; and
(5) the development and adoption of alternatives to
canines, felines, or non-human primate research.
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(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Department of
Veterans Affairs must submit to voluntary U.S. Department
of Agriculture inspections of canine, feline, and non-human
primate research facilities.
(f) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to such Committees a report describing —
(1) any violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the
Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use
of Laboratory Animals, or other Department of Veterans
Affairs policies related to oversight of animal research
found during that quarter in VA research facilities;
(2) immediate corrective actions taken; and
(3) specific actions taken to prevent their recur-
rence.
(g) The Department shall implement a plan under which
the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted using ca-
nines, felines, or non-human primates by not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this
title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employ-
ment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation con-
ducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, does
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not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equiva-
lent.
(b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under
chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, including—
(1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for
each such program; and
(2) recommendations for such action as the Sec-
retary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff
ratio for each such program.
SEC. 249. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans
Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ account in
this or any other Act for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 may be
used for expenses that would otherwise be payable from the
Veterans Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Vet-
erans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as amended
(38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
SEC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to the
‘‘Medical Services’’ account in fiscal years 2017 through
2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by section 1741
of title 38, United States Code) shall remain in the ‘‘Medical
Community Care’’ account for such fiscal years.
SEC. 251. Of the amounts made available for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or
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any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—
Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Med-
ical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—
Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Veterans Health
Administration—Medical Facilities’’ accounts, $990,446,000
shall be made available for gender-specific care and pro-
grammatic efforts to deliver care for women veterans.
SEC. 252. Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal
year 2024 in the ‘‘Recurring Expenses Transformational
Fund’’ established in section 243 of division J of Public Law
114–113, and in addition to any funds otherwise made avail-
able for such purposes in this, prior, or subsequent fiscal
years, $646,000,000 shall be available for constructing, alter-
ing, extending, and improving medical facilities of the Vet-
erans Health Administration, including all supporting activi-
ties and required contingencies, during the period of avail-
ability of the Fund: Provided, That prior to obligation of any
of the funds provided in this section, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs must provide a plan for the execution of the
funds appropriated in this section to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress and such Commit-
tees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30
days has elapsed.
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gress a quarterly report on the status of section 8006 of the
American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Public Law 117–2): Pro-
vided, That, at a minimum, the report shall include an up-
date on obligations by program, project or activity and a plan
for expending the remaining funds.
SEC. 254. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
funds made available through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of
2023 (Public Law 118–5) for the Cost of War Toxic Expo-
sures Fund for fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the budget
resource categories supporting the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration shall be reported by the subcategories ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and
Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic Research’’: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 30 days after the end of
each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit a quarterly re-
port on the status of the funds, including, at a minimum, an
update on obligations by program, project or activity.
SEC. 255. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary and
administered by a corporation referred to in section 7364(b)
of title 38, United States Code, between October 1, 2017 and
September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying out an order
placed with the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to
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section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, that are avail-
able for obligation pursuant to section 7364(b)(1) of title 38,
United States Code, are to remain available for the liquida-
tion of valid obligations incurred by such corporation during
the period of performance of such order, provided that the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that such amounts
need to remain available for such liquidation.
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
SEC. 256. Of the unobligated balances from amounts

made available under the heading ‘‘Departmental Administra-
tion—Veterans Electronic Health Record’’ in division J of
328), $460,005,000 is hereby rescinded.
SEC. 257. None of the funds in this or any other Act
may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs hos-
pitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental as-
sessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Vet-
erans Health Administration medical facilities as part of a
planned realignment of services until the Secretary provides
gress a report including an analysis of how any such planned
realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans
living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances
and transportation costs to access a Department medical fa-
cility and availability of local specialty and primary care.
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SEC. 258. Unobligated balances available under the
headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction,
Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 2(e)(1) of the
Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improve-
ments Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–
294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note), as amended, to provide additional
funds or to fund an escalation clause under such section of
such Act: Provided, That before such unobligated balances
are obligated pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to obli-
gate such unobligated balances and such Committees issue an
approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has
elapsed: Provided further, That the request to obligate such
unobligated balances must provide Congress notice that the
entity described in section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 114–294, as
amended, has exhausted available cost containment ap-
proaches as set forth in the agreement under section 2(c) of
such Public Law.
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

made available under the heading ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis-
tration’’ from prior appropriations Acts, including any funds
transferred from the Medical Care Collections Fund to ac-
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counts under such heading, $1,951,750,000 is hereby re-
scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
amounts that were provided under the heading ‘‘Medical and
Prosthetic Research’’ or amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
plan for rescinding amounts required by this section no later
than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs from
prior appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby re-
scinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified:
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
Administration’’, $30,000,000;
‘‘General Administration’’, $5,000,000;
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, $15,000,000;
‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, $15,000,000;
and
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, $80,218,560:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
SEC. 261. Amounts provided to the Department of Vet-

erans Affairs under the heading ‘‘Departmental Administra-
tion—Construction, Major Projects’’ in title II of division F
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
Law 116–94) that were transferred to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Corps) pursuant to an interagency agreement
for the major construction project in Alameda, CA, and that
remain unobligated at the Corps, shall be immediately trans-
ferred back to the Department of Veterans Affairs and per-
manently rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget
authority equivalent to the amount rescinded shall be appro-
priated, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the
same purposes and under the same authorities for which such
amounts were originally provided under such heading in such
Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses.
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TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of

the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the
acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries;
purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national
cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and
its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space
in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
$15,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries,
when required by law of such countries, $158,630,000, to re-
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of

the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as
may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for
purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United
States Code.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS
CLAIMS
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United

States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by
sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code,
$47,200,000: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be available
for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described
and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures
set forth under this heading in Public Law 102–229.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and

improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’
and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the pur-
chase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on
a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, $99,880,000, of which
not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. In addition, such sums as may be necessary
for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be de-
rived from the ‘‘Lease of Department of Defense Real Prop-
erty for Defense Agencies’’ account.
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CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for planning and design and con-

struction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and
Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $88,600,000, to remain
available until expended, for planning and design and con-
struction associated with the Southern Expansion project at
Arlington National Cemetery.
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
TRUST FUND
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-

ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be
paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement
Home Trust Fund, $77,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, of which $8,940,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for construction and renovation of the
physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the
amounts made available under this heading from funds avail-
able in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund,
$25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the
Treasury to the Trust Fund.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account
established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and shall
be available until expended to support activities at the Army
National Military Cemeteries.
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TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is
made known to the Federal entity or official to which the
funds are made available that the program, project, or activ-
ity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk
assessment, the protection of private property rights, or un-
funded mandates.
SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing stat-
utory authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-
Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct of
their business practices and public service activities.
SEC. 404. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifi-
cations required by this Act shall be submitted to the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Mili-
tary Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or
any other appropriations Act.
may be used for a project or program named for an indi-
vidual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner of the United States House of Representatives.
SEC. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available
in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on
the public Web site 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 na-
tional security; or
(2) the report contains confidential or proprietary
information.
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do
so only after such report has been made available to the re-
questing Committee or Committees of Congress for no less
than 45 days.
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SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
changing of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for
first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contraven-
tion of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41,
Code of Federal Regulations.
may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, in-
cluding construction services, where the contractor has not
complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
may be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of title 10,
United States Code.
SEC. 412. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of De-
fense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or ex-
pand any facility in the United States, its territories, or pos-
sessions to house any individual detained at United States
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Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of
detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the con-
trol of the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to
any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station,
Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any indi-
vidual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States
Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is—
(A) in the custody or under the effective con-
trol of the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under sec-
tion 5502 of title 38, United States Code, in any case arising
out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and bene-
fits under such title, to report a person who is deemed men-
tally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, or to be experi-
encing an extended loss of consciousness as a person who has
been adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection
(d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18, United States
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Code, without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or
other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such
person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction,
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2024’’.
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DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVEL-
OPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRA-
TION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2024
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,

$58,292,000 of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to ex-
ceed $1,896,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland
Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the
Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall be to
continue a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land
grant university with existing indigenous public health exper-
tise to expand current partnerships and collaborative efforts
with indigenous groups, including but not limited to, tribal
organizations and institutions such as tribal colleges, tribal
technical colleges, tribal community colleges and tribal uni-
versities, to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate
public health services and functions in American Indian com-
munities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty; not to ex-
ceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Partner-
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ships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be
for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $25,206,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Admin-
istration, of which $23,500,000 shall be available for Depart-
mental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for
management support services to offices of the Department
and for general administration, security, repairs and alter-
ations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and ef-
ficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds made
available by this Act to an agency in the Administration mis-
sion area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up
to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to ex-
ceed $4,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental
Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, includ-
ing programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison
within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,000,000
shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the
Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall
be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided
further, That not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made
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available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of
the Secretary shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount
made available under this heading for Departmental Adminis-
tration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in
this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hear-
ings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That
funds made available under this heading for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergov-
ernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the De-
partment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain per-
sonnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds
made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after
30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the
Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by
USDA agency: Provided further, That during any 30 day no-
tification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin imple-
mentation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this
Act or make any public announcement of such action in any
form.
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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-

mist, $30,500,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants
or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C.
3155: Provided, That of the amounts made available under
this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for an interdisciplinary cen-
ter based at a land grant university focused on agricultural
policy relevant to the Midwest region which will provide pri-
vate entities, policymakers, and the public with timely in-
sights and targeted economic solutions: Provided further,
That of the amounts made available under this heading,
$500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 of sub-
title A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by section 12504 of
Public Law 115–334.
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and

Appeals, $16,703,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-

gram Analysis, $14,967,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $91,000,000, of which not less than
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$77,428,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the depart-
ment.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $6,867,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That funds
made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$37,000,000.
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant

to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the
1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40
U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Department
which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other
actions needed for the Department and its agencies to con-
solidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for re-
lease to the Administrator of General Services, and for the
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operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agri-
culture buildings and facilities, and for related costs,
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-

culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901
et seq.), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That appropriations and funds available herein to the
Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be
transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in
meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Fed-
eral and non-Federal lands.
OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security,
and Protection, $20,800,000.
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),
$111,561,000, including such sums as may be necessary for
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and
private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector
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General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),
and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential
operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to
be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pur-
suant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–
452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and
Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98).
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $60,537,000.
OFFICE OF ETHICS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics,
$4,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Research, Education, and Economics, $1,884,000:
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency
in the Research, Education, and Economics mission area for
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one adminis-
trative support staff for the Office: Provided further, That of
the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000
shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $90,612,000.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Sta-
tistics Service, $187,513,000, of which up to $46,850,000
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the Cen-
sus of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial
Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research

Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or
purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,000 and with
prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress, and for land exchanges
where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be
equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall
not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or inter-
ests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,788,063,000:
Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
chase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided fur-
ther, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursu-
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ant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and re-
pair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not ex-
ceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which
shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings
to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed
$1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to be con-
structed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall
not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
building or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided further,
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering
into lease agreements at any Agricultural Research Service
location for the construction of a research facility by a non-
Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service
and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall
be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-Federal enti-
ty and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination
of the lease agreement: Provided further, That the limitations
on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to mod-
ernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville,
Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Ag-
ricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the fore-
going limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings
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needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C.
113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall
be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Re-
search Service location for the construction of a research fa-
cility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to,
the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the ease-
ments shall be that upon completion the facility shall be ac-
cepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds
herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility
is in the interest of the United States: Provided further, That
funds may be received from any State, other political subdivi-
sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
lishing or operating any research facility or research project
of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-

provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where
not otherwise provided, $57,164,000, to remain available
until expended, for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explana-
division A of this consolidated Act).
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for co-

operative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for
other expenses, $1,075,950,000, which shall be for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Edu-
cation Activities’’ in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided, That funds for research grants for
1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions,
Hispanic serving institutions education grants, capacity build-
ing for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture
and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repay-
ment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institu-
tion challenge grants, grants management systems, tribal col-
leges education equity grants, and scholarships at 1890 insti-
tutions shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the
Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Na-
tive and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail-
able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible
institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States
of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for pro-
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viding grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska
Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for In-
sular Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2025:
Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890
institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to
receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made
available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be
retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative
costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that author-
ity.
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund

authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puer-

to Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa, $561,700,000 which shall be
for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table
titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension
Activities’’ in the explanatory statement described in section
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act): Provided, That funds for extension services at 1994 in-
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stitutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institutions
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for
cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That funds for cooperative extension under sec-
tions 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)
and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be
available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs
for extension agents.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
For the integrated research, education, and extension

grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $41,100,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in
the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute
of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That
funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall
remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect
costs shall not be charged against any Extension Implementa-
tion Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/
Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND
REGULATORY PROGRAMS
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000:
in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for
trative support staff for the Office.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $1,162,026,000, of
which up to $14,276,000 shall be for the purposes, and in
the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in section
Act); of which $500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be for invasive catfish control; of which $250,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available for the con-
trol of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases
and for control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency
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fund’’) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions;
of which $15,500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost
share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication
zones; of which $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of
which $35,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall
be for agricultural quarantine and inspection services; of
which $3,500,000 shall be for activities under the authority
of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C.
1831); of which $65,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be used to support avian health; of which
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
information technology infrastructure; of which
specialty crop pests, of which $8,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2025, shall be for one-time control and
management and associated activities directly related to the
multiple-agency response to citrus greening; of which,
field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which
zoonotic disease management; of which $44,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for emergency pre-
paredness and response; of which $59,000,000, to remain
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available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of
be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to
the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife dam-
age management program for aviation safety: Provided, That
of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services
methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That of amounts available under
this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall
remain available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be used to carry out the
science program and transition activities for the National Bio
and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas:
Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or
administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current
fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the
States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this ap-
propriation shall be available for the purchase, replacement,
operation, and maintenance of aircraft: Provided further,
That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment
of the agricultural production industry of the United States,
the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or
funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart-
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ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available
only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of
contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry,
or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411
and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended
balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in
the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such trans-
ferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for
the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve-
ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the current replacement value of the building.
In fiscal year 2024, the agency is authorized to collect
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance,
goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivi-
sions, domestic and international organizations, foreign gov-
ernments, or individuals, provided that such fees are struc-
tured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is reason-
ably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services pro-
vided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reim-
bursed to this account, to remain available until expended,
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without further appropriation, for providing such assistance,
goods, or services.
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,

environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration,
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized
by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by
7 U.S.C. 2268a, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing

Service, $222,887,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be available
for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113–79, and
of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of
section 779 of division A of Public Law 117–103: Provided,
$12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to
carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115–334, of which
$11,250,000 shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives
established in Public Law 116–6 and the Secretary shall take
measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between
these three regional innovation initiatives: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7
U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and
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improvements, but the cost of altering any one building dur-
ing the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization ac-
tivities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
U.S.C. 9701), except for the cost of activities relating to the
development or maintenance of grain standards under the
United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be

obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative ex-
penses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or
other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND
SUPPLY (SECTION 32)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August

24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity
program expenses as authorized therein, and other related
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife
Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000 for
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formulation and administration of marketing agreements and
orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–
128).
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus

and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,000,000.
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
EXPENSES
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be

obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities re-
quire additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrol-
lable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to
10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY
retary for Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That funds
made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety
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FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products In-
spection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including
not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances and for
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,190,009,000; and in addition,
$1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees col-
lected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized
by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds
provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infra-
structure system shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent po-
sitions shall be employed during fiscal year 2024 for purposes
dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.):
Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection Serv-
ice shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public
Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made
in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7
U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and
improvements, but the cost of altering any one building dur-
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ing the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
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TITLE II
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION
retary for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,527,000:
in the Farm Production and Conservation mission area for
trative support staff for the Office.
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS CENTER
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and

Conservation Business Center, $244,183,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall be for the implementation of section 773 of
Public Law 117–328: Provided, That $60,228,000 of
amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to
section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and
merged with this account.
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FARM SERVICE AGENCY
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency,

$1,209,307,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be
for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and antici-
pated vacancies at Farm Service Agency county offices and
farm loan officers and shall be available until September 30,
2025: Provided, That the agency shall submit a report by the
end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that iden-
tifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) cur-
rent performance against key indicators of customer satisfac-
tion, (b) current performance of service level agreements or
other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a
pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of cur-
rent and planned spending on operational enhancements or
upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment
continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alter-
natives to the investment: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and au-
thorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to make program payments for all programs admin-
istered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds
made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be
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advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$696,594,000 shall be made available to county offices, to re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding the preceding proviso, any funds made available
to county offices in the current fiscal year that the Adminis-
trator of the Farm Service Agency deems to exceed or not
meet the amount needed for the county offices may be trans-
ferred to or from the Farm Service Agency for necessary ex-
penses: Provided further, That none of the funds available to
the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service
Agency county offices: Provided further, That none of the
funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to
permanently relocate county based employees that would re-
sult in an office with two or fewer employees without prior
notification and approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress.
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-

tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106),
$6,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may
determine that United States territories and Federally recog-
nized Indian tribes are ‘‘States’’ for the purposes of Subtitle
A of such Act.
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GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or ground-

water protection activities under section 1240O of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $7,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity

payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy prod-
ucts under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be
necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same
manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public
Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12).
GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS
For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimburse-

ment payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and
ranchers under section 1621 of the Food Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792), $3,500,000, to remain
available until expended.
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AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct

and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and
operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7
U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25
U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed
conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), relending pro-
gram (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian highly fractionated land
loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available from funds in the Ag-
ricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000
for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $3,100,000,000 for
farm ownership direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized
guaranteed operating loans and $1,633,000,000 for direct op-
erating loans; emergency loans, $37,667,000; Indian tribe
land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation
loans, $150,000,000; relending program, $61,426,000; Indian
highly fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; and for boll weevil
eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the
Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for
the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants,
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows:
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$3,507,000 for emergency loans, to remain available until ex-
pended; and $27,598,000 for direct farm operating loans,
$1,483,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating
loans, $19,368,000 for the relending program, $1,577,000 for
Indian highly fractionated land loans, and $258,000 for boll
weevil eradication program loans.
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$326,053,000: Provided, That of this amount, $305,803,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, oper-
ating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may
be transferred among these programs: Provided, That the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency,

$65,637,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading in this Act shall be available
for compliance and integrity activities required under section
516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts
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otherwise provided for such purpose: Provided further, That
not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1506(i).
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of

the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including prep-
aration of conservation plans and establishment of measures
to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land
drainage and such special measures for soil and water man-
agement as may be necessary to prevent floods and the silta-
tion of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollut-
ants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; clas-
sification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information;
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in
the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or pur-
chase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the
Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 2268a); purchase and erec-
tion or alteration or improvement of permanent and tem-
porary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
$914,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
of which $19,144,913 shall be for the purposes, and in the
amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Com-
munity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’
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matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of
buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers,
except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other
buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed
$250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other
structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to
use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount available under this
heading, $7,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to carry
out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Pro-
gram under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the De-
partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
U.S.C. 6923), as amended by section 12302 of Public Law
115–334.
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-

ures, including but not limited to surveys and investigations,
engineering operations, works of improvement, and changes
in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–
1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating
to the activities of the Department, $35,000,000, to remain
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available until expended, of which $20,350,000 shall be for
the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account
in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act): Provided, That for funds provided by
this Act or any other prior Act, the limitation regarding the
size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred
and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be un-
dertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the pri-
mary purpose of flood prevention (including structural and
land treatment measures): Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading, $14,650,000
shall be allocated to multi-benefit irrigation modernization
projects and activities that increase fish or wildlife habitat,
reduce drought impact, improve water quality or instream
flow, or provide off-channel renewable energy production.
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed

Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $1,000,000 is provided.
CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and
borrowing authority available to each such corporation or
agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and
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commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such cor-
poration or agency, except as hereinafter provided.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may
be necessary, to remain available until expended.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-

essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed,
pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15
U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to the
Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for
the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural
Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by
the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource
management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service
that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation busi-
ness: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the
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Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in
writing 15 days prior to the obligation or commitment of any
emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation:
Provided further, That such written notification shall include
a detailed spend plan for the anticipated uses of such funds
and an expected timeline for program execution if such obli-
gation or commitment exceeds $100,000,000.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-

poration shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site in-
vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and mainte-
nance expenses to comply with the requirement of section
107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section
6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).
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TITLE III
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
retary for Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, That
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Rural
Development mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for the
Office.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administra-

tion and implementation of Rural Development programs, in-
cluding activities with institutions concerning the develop-
ment and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for coop-
erative agreements; $351,087,000: Provided, That of the
amount made available under this heading, up to $1,500,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for the
Rural Partners Network activities of the Department of Agri-
culture, and may be transferred to other agencies of the De-
partment for such purpose, consistent with the missions and
authorities of such agencies: Provided further, That of the
amount made available under this heading, no less than
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$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
used for information technology expenses: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be used for advertising
and promotional activities that support Rural Development
programs: Provided further, That in addition to any other
funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i)
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any
amounts collected under such section, as amended by this
Act, will immediately be credited to this account and will re-
main available until expended for such purposes.
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing
Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing
insurance fund, as follows: $880,000,000 shall be for section
502 direct loans; $5,000,000 shall be for a Single Family
Housing Relending demonstration program for Native Amer-
ican Tribes; and $25,000,000,000, which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025 shall be for section 502 unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $25,000,000 for section 504 hous-
ing repair loans; $60,000,000 for section 515 rental housing;
$400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family hous-
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ing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family hous-
ing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help
housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section
524 site development loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502
loans, $84,480,000 shall be for direct loans; Single Family
Housing Relending demonstration program for Native Amer-
ican Tribes, $2,288,000; section 504 housing repair loans,
$4,338,000; section 523 self-help housing land development
loans, $637,000; section 524 site development loans,
$477,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of
section 515 rental housing, $20,988,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That to support the loan program
level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under
this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to
cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to
the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be sub-
sidized: Provided further, That applicants in communities that
have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as
living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed
loans provided under this heading: Provided further, That of
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the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502
direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for di-
rect loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant
to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing
grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949
until June 1, 2024: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit orga-
nizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the ac-
quisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily hous-
ing properties by such nonprofit organizations and public
housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in
the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time
as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to in-
clude, but not be limited to, the following: allow such non-
profit entities and public housing authorities to earn a Re-
turn on Investment on their own resources to include pro-
ceeds from low income housing tax credit syndication, own
contributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable rates
and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of or-
ganizational costs associated with owner’s oversight of asset
referred to as ‘‘Asset Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per
property.
In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, in-
cluding the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $34,000,000, to re-
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main available until expended, for a demonstration program
for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514,
515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to re-
structure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the
Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of
ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the
project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable hous-
ing for low-income residents and farm laborers including re-
ducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, sub-
ordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other fi-
nancial assistance including advances, payments and incen-
tives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable re-
turns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided,
That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revi-
talization agreement, obtain a restrictive use agreement con-
sistent with the terms of the restructuring.
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and con-
tracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $12,722,000, to remain
available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans
and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts.
$412,254,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Rural
Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-

newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of
the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu
of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as au-
thorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949,
$1,608,000,000, and in addition such sums as may be nec-
essary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liq-
uidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the
rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:
Provided, That amounts made available under this heading
shall be available for renewal of rental assistance agreements
for a maximum of 1,000 units where the Secretary deter-
mines that a maturing loan for a project cannot reasonably
be restructured with another USDA loan or modification and
the project was operating with rental assistance under section
521 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That the
Secretary may enter into rental assistance contracts in ma-
turing properties with existing rental assistance agreements
notwithstanding any provision of section 521 of the Housing
Act of 1949, for a term of at least 10 years but not more
than 20 years: Provided further, That any agreement to enter
into a rental assistance contract under section 521 of the
Housing Act of 1949 for a maturing property shall obligate
the owner to continue to maintain the project as decent, safe,
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and sanitary housing and to operate the development in ac-
cordance with the Housing Act of 1949, except that rents
shall be based on current Fair Market Rents as established
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pur-
suant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart A, 42 U.S.C. 1437f and
3535d, to determine the maximum initial rent and adjusted
annually by the Operating Cost Adjustment Factor pursuant
to 24 CFR 888 Subpart B, unless the Agency determines
that the project’s budget-based needs require a higher rent,
in which case the Agency may approve a budget-based rent
level: Provided further, That rental assistance agreements en-
tered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be
funded for a one year period: Provided further, That upon re-
quest by an owner under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the
Secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a
period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has expired,
subject to annual appropriations: Provided further, That any
unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year
agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any
debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any
existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities
authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, That
rental assistance provided under agreements entered into
prior to fiscal year 2024 for a farm labor multi-family hous-
ing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may
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not be recaptured for use in another project until such assist-
ance has remained unused for a period of twelve consecutive
months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking
such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible
tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-fam-
ily housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the
Act: Provided further, That except as provided in the eighth
proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other
provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental as-
sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fis-
cal year 2024 for a project that the Secretary determines no
longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured funds
for current needs.
RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized

under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, $48,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the funds made
available under this heading shall be available for rural hous-
ing vouchers to any low-income household (including those
not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property fi-
nanced with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or
otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: Provided fur-
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ther, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference
between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and
the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That
funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the
availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ad-
minister such vouchers with current regulations and adminis-
trative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development: Provided further, That in addition
to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not
more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made
available under this heading, for administrative expenses for
activities funded under this heading.
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS
For grants and contracts pursuant to section

523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural

housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $35,000,000, to
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RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and de-
scribed in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and
$650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants,
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural com-
munity facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, $18,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That $5,000,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for
a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further,
That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity
and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing
and community development organizations, low-income rural
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community
facilities, community and economic development projects in
rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be made
available to qualified private, nonprofit and public inter-
mediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of fi-
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nancial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such
intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from
other sources, including Federal funds for related activities,
in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further,
That any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations
under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guaran-
tees and grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled,
may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct
loans and or loan guarantees under this heading in this fiscal
year: Provided further, That no amounts may be made avail-
able pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that
were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, or that were specified in the tables titled ‘‘Community
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the
explanatory statements for division A of Public Law 117–103
and division A of Public Law 117–328 as described in section
4 in the matter preceding each such division A: Provided fur-
ther, That $8,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading shall be available for community facilities grants to
tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such
Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
applicable to the funds made available under this heading:
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Provided further, That in addition to any other available
funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000
total, from the program funds made available under this
heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded
under this heading.
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural
business development programs authorized by section 310B
and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section
310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
$66,615,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to
exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a
qualified national organization to provide technical assistance
for rural transportation in order to promote economic devel-
opment and $8,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Re-
gional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern
Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), the
Southwest Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15301 et
seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
14101 et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Pro-
gram purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more
than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Pro-
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vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, not to exceed $100,000 shall be made available for
one or more qualified state technology council to promote pri-
vate-sector economic development in the bio-sciences: Pro-
vided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated
under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to
provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order
to promote economic development: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made
available under this heading.
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized

by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7
U.S.C. 1936b), $10,000,000.
For the cost of direct loans, $3,035,000, as authorized
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7
U.S.C. 1936b), of which $573,000 shall be available through
June 30, 2024, for Federally Recognized Native American
Tribes; and of which $1,147,000 shall be available through
June 30, 2024, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as de-
termined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Provided,
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That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974.
direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the appro-
priation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized

under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for
the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job
creation projects, $50,000,000.
The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of
the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting
rural economic development and job creation projects shall
not exceed $10,000,000.
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
For rural cooperative development grants authorized

under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $24,600,000, of which
$2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appro-
priate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided,
That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooper-
ative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups
of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and
a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of
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which are comprised of individuals who are members of so-
cially disadvantaged groups; and of which $13,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for value-added agri-
cultural product market development grants, as authorized by
section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of
be for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to
section 6402 of Public Law 107–171.
RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized

by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s), $20,000,000.
For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 under the
same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2008s).
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM
For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under the

same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8107), $50,000,000.
HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE
For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with

section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Ag-
riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as
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added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for
necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that
provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create
and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income com-
munities, $500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such costs of loans, including the cost of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and de-
scribed in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as follows: $860,000,000 for direct
loans; and $50,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants,
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural
water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste manage-
ment programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C,
306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2),
306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, $595,972,000, to remain available
until expended, of which up to $117,484,737 shall be for the
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purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in
the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in
dated Act), of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the rural utilities program described in section
306(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided, That not to exceed
$5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
shall be available for the rural utilities program described in
section 306E of such Act: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in ad-
dition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such
Act: Provided further, That $65,000,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants
including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized
by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Rec-
ognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of
such Act, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of
the State of Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided
for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursu-
ant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further,
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That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training
and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 per-
cent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a
consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law
105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $35,000,000 of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assist-
ance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to
section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes
a determination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall
be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-
State regional technical assistance organization, with experi-
ence in working with small communities on water and waste
water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be
to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less,
in improving the planning, financing, development, operation,
and management of water and waste water systems, and of
which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national
Native American organization to provide technical assistance
for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $21,817,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for contracting with quali-
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fied national organizations for a circuit rider program to pro-
vide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided
further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made
available under this heading shall be for solid waste manage-
ment grants: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,695,000
of the amounts appropriated under this heading shall be
available as the Secretary deems appropriate for water and
waste direct one percent loans for distressed communities:
Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that any
portion of the amount made available for one percent loans
is not needed for such loans, the Secretary may use such
amounts for grants authorized by section 306(a)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided
further, That if any funds made available for the direct loan
subsidy costs remain unobligated after July 31, 2024, such
unobligated balances may be used for grant programs funded
under this heading: Provided further, That $8,000,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy
Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under sec-
tion 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
918a): Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
applicable to the funds made available under this heading.
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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as

authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936,
940c–1, and 940g) shall be made as follows: guaranteed rural
electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
$2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursuant to
sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in
4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act,
$4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to
section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000; and for cost-of-
money rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to sec-
tion 305(d)(2) of that Act, $550,000,000: Provided, That up
to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi-
tion, design, engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled elec-
tric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize
carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems.
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section
305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost
of money rural telecommunications loans, $5,720,000.
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In addition, $3,578,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided,
That the energy efficiency measures supported by the funding
in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable way to
the reduction of greenhouse gases.
$33,270,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND
PROGRAM
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-

ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.,
$49,574,000, to remain available until expended, of which up
to $9,573,570 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,
specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That
$3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by
section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act: Provided further, That funding provided under this
heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to
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entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consor-
tium as established by this section.
For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant
pilot program established by section 779 of division A of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–
141) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amend-
ed (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $100,385,000, to remain available
until expended, of which up to $10,385,000 shall be for the
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in
Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in
dated Act): Provided, That the Secretary may award grants
described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes
of carrying out such pilot program: Provided further, That
the cost of direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at
least 90 percent of the households to be served by a project
receiving a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in
a rural area without sufficient access to broadband: Provided
further, That for purposes of such pilot program, a rural area
without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as
twenty-five megabits per second downstream and three mega-
bits per second upstream: Provided further, That to the ex-
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tent possible, projects receiving funds provided under the
pilot program must build out service to at least one hundred
megabits per second downstream, and twenty megabits per
second upstream: Provided further, That an entity to which
a loan or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use
the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service
in a service area by any entity that has received a broadband
loan from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is
not provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum
service threshold: Provided further, That not more than four
percent of the funds made available in this paragraph can be
used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot program
and up to three percent of funds made available in this para-
graph may be available for technical assistance and pre-devel-
opment planning activities to support the most rural commu-
nities: Provided further, That the Rural Utilities Service is di-
rected to expedite program delivery methods that would im-
plement this paragraph: Provided further, That for purposes
of this paragraph, the Secretary shall adhere to the notice,
reporting and service area assessment requirements set forth
in section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C.
950cc).
In addition, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the Community Connect Grant Program author-
ized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3.
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TITLE IV
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, NUTRITION,
AND CONSUMER SERVICES
retary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,
$1,127,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act
to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Rus-

sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), ex-
cept section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21;
$33,266,226,000, to remain available through September 30,
2025, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
tion 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, shall
be merged with and available for the same time period and
purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total
amount available, $18,004,000 shall be available to carry out
section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
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1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
available, $21,005,000 shall be available to carry out studies
and evaluations and shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That of the total amount available,
$5,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out
section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the
total grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipi-
ent in fiscal year 2024 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided
further, That of the total amount available, $10,000,000 shall
be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies
for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to
purchase the equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000,
needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to
help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of
the school breakfast program: Provided further, That of the
total amount available, $1,000,000 shall remain available
until expended to carry out activities authorized under sub-
sections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(2)
and (e)(2)): Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010
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through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2025’’: Provided
further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’ and
inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2024’’: Provided further, That sec-
tion 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal
year 2024’’.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN,
INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-

mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not
less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer
counselors and other related activities, and $14,000,000 shall
be used for infrastructure: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall use funds made available under this heading to
increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for women and
children participants to an amount recommended by the Na-
tional Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and
adjusted for inflation: Provided further, That none of the
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funds provided in this account shall be available for the pur-
chase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost
containment and competitive bidding requirements specified
in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided shall be available for activities that are not
fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments
or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That upon termination of a federally mandated
vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions es-
tablished by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the re-
quirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State
agency.
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutri-

tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $122,382,521,000,
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026, shall be placed in reserve for use only in
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to
carry out program operations: Provided, That funds provided
herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, That of
the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may
be used to provide nutrition education services to State agen-
cies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided
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further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law
115–334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal organi-
zations: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be used to carry out
section 4208 of Public Law 115–334: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration
or workfare requirements as may be required by law: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available for Employment and
Training under this heading shall remain available through
September 30, 2025: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section
4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2025:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available
under this heading may be obligated or expended in con-
travention of section 213A of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds
made available under this heading may be used to enter into
contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or
to conduct activities related to program integrity provided
that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008.
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COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance

and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as author-
ized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear af-
fected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program,
as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966, $480,070,000, to remain available through September
30, 2025: Provided, That none of these funds shall be avail-
able to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for com-
modities donated to the program: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds
made available in fiscal year 2024 to support the Seniors
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by sec-
tion 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002, such funds shall remain available through September
30, 2025: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 20 percent
for costs associated with the distribution of commodities.
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NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and

Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition as-
sistance program, $177,348,000: Provided, That of the funds
provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of
section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section
4401 of Public Law 110–246.
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TITLE V
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS

retary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000:
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to any agen-
cy in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one
administrative support staff for the Office.
OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex

Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000
for official reception and representation expenses.
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Serv-

ice, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation al-
lowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act
approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $227,330,000, of
which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until
September 30, 2025, for overseas operations to include the
payment of locally employed staff: Provided, That the Service
may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropria-
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tion for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies,
public and private organizations and institutions under agree-
ments executed pursuant to the agricultural food production
assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist-
ance programs of the United States Agency for International
Development: Provided further, That funds made available for
middle-income country training programs, funds made avail-
able for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and
Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the
Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the pur-
pose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency ex-
change rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, shall remain available until expended.
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-

wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including
interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law
83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with disposi-
tions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,619,107,000, to re-
MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of

section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $240,000,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit
Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities,
and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section,
subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under this
heading, not more than 10 percent, but not less than
$24,000,000, shall remain available until expended to pur-
chase agricultural commodities as described in subsection
3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)).
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity

Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102
and GSM 103, $6,063,000, to cover common overhead ex-
penses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be paid to the appro-
priation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’.
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TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Adminis-

tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant
to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the
Food and Drug Administration which are included in this
Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Co-
lumbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated to
the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities
described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures
Act (Public Law 114–255); for miscellaneous and emergency
expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
standing section 521 of Public Law 107–188;
$6,721,782,000: Provided, That of the amount provided
under this heading, $1,422,104,000 shall be derived from
prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h,
and shall be credited to this account and remain available
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until expended; $362,381,000 shall be derived from medical
device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended;
$613,538,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited
to this account and remain available until expended;
$31,109,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological prod-
uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended;
$33,500,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees au-
thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended; $25,000,000
shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees au-
thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended; $712,000,000
shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by
21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited to this account and re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to and notwithstanding any other provision under this
heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees,
medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, bio-
similar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees,
and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the re-
spective fiscal year 2024 limitations are appropriated and
shall be credited to this account and remain available until
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expended: Provided further, That fees derived from prescrip-
tion drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar bio-
logical product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug
assessments for fiscal year 2024, including any such fees col-
lected prior to fiscal year 2024 but credited for fiscal year
2024, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2024 limitations:
Provided further, That the Secretary may accept payment
during fiscal year 2024 of user fees specified under this head-
ing and authorized for fiscal year 2025, prior to the due date
for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fis-
cal year 2025 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fis-
cal year 2024 shall not be included in amounts under this
heading: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be
used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user
fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated: (1) $1,185,989,000 shall be
for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and re-
lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of
which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections
of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of
imported seafood; (2) $2,334,704,000 shall be for the Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than
$10,000,000 shall be for pilots to increase unannounced for-
eign inspections and shall remain available until expended;
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(3) $570,632,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Eval-
uation and Research and for related field activities in the Of-
fice of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $284,285,000 shall be for the
Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $770,697,000 shall be
for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6)
$77,505,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $684,324,000 shall be for the Center
for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) $215,701,000 shall be for
Rent and Related activities, of which $55,061,000 is for
White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the
General Services Administration for rent; (9) $230,423,000
shall be for payments to the General Services Administration
for rent; and (10) $367,522,000 shall be for other activities,
including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Oper-
ations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services
for these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed
$25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as deter-
mined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any
transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the administration of,
section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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(21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made avail-
able under this heading for other activities and shall not ex-
ceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of the amounts that
are made available under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’,
and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘De-
partment of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector
General’’ for oversight of the programs and operations of the
Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to
funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and
Drug Administration: Provided further, That funds may be
transferred from one specified activity to another with the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress.
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42
U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21
U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection
fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing facility fees author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription drug wholesale dis-
tributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and inspec-
tion fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party
auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical
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countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized
by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, and fees relating to over-the-
counter monograph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72
shall be credited to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended.
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension,

alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or fa-
cilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,
where not otherwise provided, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de-

scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures
Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes under
the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $50,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That amounts ap-
propriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to
section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be
derived from amounts transferred under section
1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug
Administration Salaries and Expenses’’ solely for the pur-
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poses provided in such Act: Provided further, That upon a de-
termination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pur-
suant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the pur-
poses provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the
account: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the

Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental
of space (to include multiple year leases), in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000, including not to ex-
ceed $3,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for con-
sultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with for-
eign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not
less than $80,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2026, and of which not less than $4,218,000 shall be for
expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided,
That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553,
amounts provided under this heading are available for the liq-
uidation of obligations equal to current year payments on
leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
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Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and liqui-
dating any lease obligations that should have been recorded
and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such
amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a no-year ac-
count in the Treasury, which has been established for the sole
purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such
unpaid obligations.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Not to exceed $94,300,000 (from assessments collected

from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricul-
tural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the
current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized
under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall
not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: Provided
further, That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to
10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the
purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Admin-
istration may exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from
the application of the limitation provided in that clause of ex-
port loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in
a manner other than described in subclause (II) of the clause.
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TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations

made available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act
to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to spe-
cific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total
number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2024 does not ex-
ceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year
2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motor
vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are
necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational
costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safe-
ty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not increase the
Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless
the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from,
gress within 30 days of the notification.
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or
any other available unobligated discretionary balances that
are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to
the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of property,
plant and equipment and for the improvement, delivery, and
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implementation of Department financial, and administrative
information technology services, and other support systems
necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
formation technology services, including cloud adoption and
migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made
available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to
the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the
agency administrator: Provided further, That none of the
funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to
this section shall be available for obligation without written
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made
available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be
available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes
to the Department’s National Finance Center without written
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress as required by sec-
tion 716 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act or made available to the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation
or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make
any changes to remove or relocate any systems, missions, per-
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sonnel, or functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer and the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or
from the National Finance Center prior to written notifica-
tion to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the
requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided further,
That the National Finance Center Information Technology
Services Division personnel and data center management re-
sponsibilities, and control of any functions, missions, and sys-
tems for current and future human resources management
and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and
functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the
Chief Information Officer shall remain in the National Fi-
nance Center and under the management responsibility and
administrative control of the National Finance Center: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the of-
fices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to
existing and new Departments and other government agen-
cies National Finance Center shared services including, but
not limited to, payroll, financial management, and human
capital shared services and allow the National Finance Center
to perform technology upgrades: Provided further, That of an-
nual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the
Department of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in ex-
cess of the true costs of the shared services provided by the
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National Finance Center and budgeted for the National Fi-
nance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4
percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equip-
ment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and
implementation of financial, administrative, and information
technology services, and other systems of the National Fi-
nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of
the National Finance Center: Provided further, That none of
the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless
the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to
gress: Provided further, That the limitations on the obligation
of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees
shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the
Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of
emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the
National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the Na-
tional Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations
of the National Finance Center.
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
agreements or similar arrangements between the United
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States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions
in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agree-
ment when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is
to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two
parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indi-
rect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions
when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for
all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until
expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal
year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan
Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Tele-
communication Loans program account, and the Rural Hous-
ing Insurance Fund program account.
SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire
new information technology systems or significant upgrades,
as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer,
without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the
concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Invest-
ment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the
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Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notifi-
cation to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 11319 of title 40, United States
Code, none of the funds available to the Department of Agri-
culture for information technology shall be obligated for
projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to
receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer:
Provided further, That the Chief Information Officer may au-
thorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval
from the Chief Information Officer for projects, contracts, or
other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the perform-
ance of an agency measured against the performance plan re-
quirements described in the explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 113–235.
SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) of
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the
current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to
disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.
any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid
or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility
that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such
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Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313B(a) of
such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by
law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in
this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available
through September 30, 2025, for information technology ex-
penses.
made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel
by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
tion of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41,
SEC. 711. In the case of each program established or
amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–
79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title I or
subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which in-
definite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized
or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation—
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and re-
lated administrative expenses, including technical assist-
ance, associated with the implementation of the pro-
gram, without regard to the limitation on the total
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in
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section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not
be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for pur-
poses of applying the limitation on the total amount of
allotments and fund transfers contained in such section.
SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not
more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
penses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels,
commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule
makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded
grants.
SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section
14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this or any other
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Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the Act
of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred
to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,574,028,000 (exclusive of
carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as follows:
Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—
$485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal
of Defective Commodities—$1,660,000; Administration of
section 32 Commodity Purchases—$37,178,000: Provided,
That, of the total funds made available in the matter pre-
ceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1,
2024, such unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal
year 2025 and shall remain available until expended for any
of the purposes of section 32, except that any such carryover
funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may
not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the
Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the
expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: Provided
further, That, with the exception of any available carryover
funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act to be used
for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other
Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any em-
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ployee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause
(3) of section 32.
SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or any
other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as
part of the President’s budget submission to the Congress for
programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Sub-
committees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes
revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due
to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law
prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget sub-
mission identifies which additional spending reductions should
occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted
prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con-
ference for the fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act.
SEC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act,
or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer
of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy
Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through
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use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the De-
partment of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263),
that—
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for
any project or activity for which funds have been denied
or restricted;
(4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Fu-
tures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in
writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in ad-
vance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such
authority.
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in
the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the
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agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation
or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a
reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in sub-
section (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 per-
cent, whichever is less, that—
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties;
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by
10 percent as approved by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings from a reduc-
tion in personnel which would result in a change in exist-
ing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Con-
gress;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Fu-
tures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in
writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in ad-
vance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the
use of such authority.
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writing
and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations
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of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program
or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year un-
less the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifi-
cally funded by any other Act.
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in
the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for—
(1) modifying major capital investments funding
levels, including information technology systems, that in-
volves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fis-
cal year for the individual investment in excess of
$500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is
less;
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or va-
cant positions or agency activities or functions to estab-
lish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five
or more personnel; or
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were
not described in the budget request;
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
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least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these pur-
poses.
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives from
the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notifi-
cation as required in this section.
SEC. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any
guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that
does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion
of the loan.
made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food
and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used
to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or
responses to questions that are a result of information re-
quested for the appropriations hearing process to any non-
Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and
Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee.
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SEC. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law,
none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an
executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United
States unless the story includes a clear notification within the
text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the pre-
packaged news story was prepared or funded by that execu-
tive branch agency.
SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office
funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or
office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal
year unless the individual’s employing agency or office is fully
reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary
and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
SEC. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and
the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, and
activity for all the funds made available under this Act in-
cluding appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory
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may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule,
or take any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring
information intended for a prescribing health care profes-
sional, in the case of a drug or biological product subject to
section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such profes-
sional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and
until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such dis-
tribution.
SEC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility or
level of program assistance for Rural Housing Service pro-
grams the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison
populations.
SEC. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not re-
quire budget authority and the program level has been estab-
lished in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase
the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not
more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to the Secretary
implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in
writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress at least 15 days in advance.
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SEC. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section
729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall be available
for obligation without written notification to, and the prior
approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds or rebates so
transferred shall be available for obligation only for the ac-
quisition of property, plant and equipment, including equip-
ment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of
Departmental financial management, information technology,
and other support systems necessary for the delivery of finan-
cial, administrative, and information technology services, in-
cluding cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to
the agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the ‘‘vari-
ety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhancing Re-
tailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department of Agri-
culture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (81
Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends
the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as defined in section
278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations,
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and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition of the term ‘‘staple
food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations, to increase the number of items that qualify as
acceptable varieties in each staple food category so that the
total number of such items in each staple food category ex-
ceeds the number of such items in each staple food category
included in the final rule as published on December 15, 2016:
Provided, That until the Secretary promulgates such regu-
latory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the require-
ments regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that
were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79).
SEC. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary
of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to
loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for
such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j)
of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect
to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible lend-
ers for such loans.
made available by this Act shall be available for the United
States Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or im-
plement any regulation that would promulgate new user fees
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pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 729. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
appropriations made available for the Broadband Treasury
Rate Loan program, authorized in section 601 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb), $7,000,000 are
hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any provision of law that
regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holi-
day pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge estab-
lishments subject to the inspection requirements of the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq., the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq, and the Egg
Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for the cost
of inspection services provided outside of an establishment’s
approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services pro-
vided on Federal holidays: Provided, That any sums charged
pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay
or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2, 135 Stat. 242): Pro-
vided further, That sums received by the Secretary under this
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paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, remain
available until expended to the Secretary without further ap-
propriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated
with FSIS inspections.
SEC. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the
following factors in the country or region being audited,
as applicable—
(A) veterinary control and oversight;
(B) disease history and vaccination practices;
(C) livestock demographics and traceability;
(D) epidemiological separation from potential
sources of infection;
(E) surveillance practices;
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
(G) emergency preparedness and response; and
(2) promptly make publicly available the final re-
ports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to
paragraph (1).
(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
with United States obligations under its international trade
agreements.
appropriations made available for the rural housing voucher
program authorized by section 542 of the Housing Act of
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1949, (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), as amended, $35,000,000 are
appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Rural Co-
operative Development Grants’’ for Agriculture Innovation
Centers authorized by section 6402 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b), as amended,
$7,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts
may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for
this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis-
posal, and solid waste management programs authorized by
sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction,
alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or waste-
water system unless all of the iron and steel products used
in the project are produced in the United States.
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(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 con-
crete, and construction materials.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee of the
Secretary 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 or 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 Secretary or the designee receives a request for
a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee
shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy
of the request and information available to the Secretary or
the designee concerning the request, and shall allow for infor-
mal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to
making a finding based on the request. The Secretary or the
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designee shall make the request and accompanying informa-
tion available by electronic means, including on the official
public Internet Web site of the Department.
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
with United States obligations under international agree-
ments.
(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the
funds appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account’’ for car-
rying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for
management and oversight of the requirements of this sec-
tion.
(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a
project for which the engineering plans and specifications in-
clude use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by
such subsection if the plans and specifications have received
required approvals from State agencies prior to the date of
enactment of this Act.
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United
States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized In-
dian Tribe.
SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation mat-
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ters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to
Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
SEC. 736. Of the total amounts made available by this
Act for direct loans and grants under the following headings:
‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund
Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mutual and
Self-Help Housing Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural
Housing Assistance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural
Community Facilities Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-
Cooperative Service—Rural Business Program Account’’;
‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Economic De-
velopment Loans Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Coop-
erative Service—Rural Cooperative Development Grants’’;
‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Microentre-
preneur Assistance Program’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural
Utilities Service—Rural Electrification and Telecommuni-
cations Loans Program Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Serv-
ice—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Pro-
gram’’, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent
of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent
poverty counties under this section, including, notwith-
standing any other provision regarding population limits, any
county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a
population that does not exceed the authorized population
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limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, 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
1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011 American
Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or posses-
sion of the United States: Provided further, That with respect
to specific activities for which program levels have been made
available by this Act that are not supported by budget au-
thority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to
such program level.
may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge re-
ceipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use
of a drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or
section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo is inten-
tionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic
modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have
not been received by the Secretary, and the exemption may
not go into effect.
SEC. 738. None of the funds made available by this or
any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promul-
gated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled ‘‘Stand-
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ards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of
Produce for Human Consumption’’, and published on Novem-
ber 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that
grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops,
or almonds.
SEC. 739. For school years 2023–2024 and 2024–2025,
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the matter following the first comma
in the second sentence of footnote (c) of section 220.8(c) of
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to the sub-
stitution of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast
program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
or any other Act may be used—
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale,
or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or
cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside the State in
which the hemp is grown or cultivated.
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SEC. 741. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the
matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
SEC. 742. The Secretary, as part of the report on for-
eign landholding required under the Agricultural Foreign In-
vestment Disclosure Act (Public Law 95–460), shall report to
Congress on foreign investments in agricultural land in the
United States, including the impact foreign ownership has on
family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food sup-
ply: Provided, That within 2 years after the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall establish a streamlined process for
electronic submission and retention of disclosures made under
the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, including
an internet database that contains disaggregated data from
each disclosure submitted: Provided further,That all prior
year disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land in
the United States are published in the database: Provided
further, That the plan includes a process to ensure the protec-
tion of personally identifiable information and that all disclo-
sures of foreign investments in agricultural land on the
USDA website be disaggregated by: (1) in any case in which
such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of such
foreign person; and (2) in any case in which such foreign per-
son is not an individual or a government, the nature of the
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legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such
foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place
of business of such foreign person.
SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to
remain available until expended, for a pilot program for the
Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit organiza-
tions and public housing authorities to provide technical as-
sistance, including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-
family housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS
multi-family housing properties in areas where the Secretary
determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit
housing organizations and public housing authorities as au-
thorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the
RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time as
determined by the Secretary.
appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Rural
Housing Assistance Grants’’ for housing repair grants au-
thorized by section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1474), as amended, $28,000,000 are hereby re-
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985.
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SEC. 745. (a) After the effective date of any final rule
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes in con-
nection with its proposed rule to update these requirements
(87 Federal Register 59168, issued on September 29, 2022),
manufacturers may also continue to comply with the previous
requirements promulgated by the FDA for the implied nutri-
ent content claim ‘‘healthy’’ through the ‘‘compliance date’’
FDA provides in the final rule.
(b) Any food product manufactured and labeled as
‘‘healthy’’ during the compliance period FDA provides in that
final rule shall not be directly or indirectly subject to any
state-law requirements that are not identical to either (i) the
Federal requirements for the implied nutrition content claim
‘‘healthy’’ that were in effect as of the date FDA issues the
final rule, or (ii) the updated Federal requirements that FDA
promulgates in the final rule, assuming the updated require-
ments go into effect during the regulatory compliance period.
SEC. 746. Funds made available under title II of the
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used
to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate moni-
toring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are
in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the
intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and
not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
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may be used to procure raw or processed poultry products or
seafood imported into the United States from the People’s
Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-
gram under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the
Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast pro-
gram under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771
et seq.).
SEC. 748. For school year 2024–2025, only a school
food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit
school food service account as of June 30, 2023, shall be re-
quired to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance
with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).
SEC. 749. Any funds made available by this or any other
Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section
1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall
be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment re-
search: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such funds
among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for
purposes of making such grants.
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no funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be
used to move any staff office or any agency from the mission
area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other
mission area or office within the Department in the absence
of the enactment of specific legislation affirming such move.
SEC. 751. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds ap-
propriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed
and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Water-
shed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Wa-
tershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection
Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide tech-
nical services for such programs pursuant to section
1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
SEC. 752. In administering the pilot program established
by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may, for purposes of determining entities eligible to
receive assistance, consider those communities which are
‘‘Areas Rural in Character’’: Provided, That not more than
10 percent of the funds made available under the heading
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‘‘Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’
for the purposes of the pilot program established by section
779 of Public Law 115–141 may be used for this purpose.
SEC. 753. In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
able by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16
U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to implement non-renewable agree-
ments on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands,
as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act
(16 U.S.C. 1301–1311).
SEC. 754. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and
Drug Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs, shall, not later than September 30, 2024,
and following the review required under Executive Order No.
12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory planning
and review), issue advice revising the advice provided in the
notice of availability entitled ‘‘Advice About Eating Fish,
From the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and
Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability’’ (82
Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is
consistent with nutrition science recognized by the Food and
Drug Administration on the net effects of seafood consump-
tion.
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able, there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for the Meat and Poultry Processing
Expansion Program established pursuant to section
1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
Law 117–2) to award grants to processors of invasive, wild-
caught catfish.
SEC. 756. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15,
2024, an amount of funds made available in title III under
the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Ac-
count, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing
Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Ac-
count, Rural Business Program Account, Rural Development
Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste
Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obligated in
REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such
headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were
obligated under such headings for REAP Zones, excluding
the funding provided through any Community Project Fund-
ing/Congressionally Directed Spending.
SEC. 757. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year there-
after, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be
used to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of
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1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
SEC. 758. (a) For an additional amount for the Office
of the Secretary, $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out no more
than 10 pilot projects, under the terms and conditions deter-
mined by the Secretary for a period not to exceed 2 years,
that award grants to an Indian tribe; a tribal organization
approved by an Indian tribe; a tribal educational agency; a
consortium of Indian tribes; or a partnership between an In-
dian tribe and either a State educational agency, a local edu-
cational agency, a tribal educational agency, or the Bureau
of Indian Education to operate and implement the school
lunch program as authorized by the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769), the summer food
service program as established under section 13 of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the child and
adult care food program as established by section 17 of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, or the school
breakfast program established by the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) in either a Bureau-funded school (as
defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); a school (as defined in section 12(d)
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1760 (d)) on or near an Indian reservation; or an
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early child care and education facility: Provided, That to
carry out this pilot program each grant awarded shall be no
less than $10,000 and no more than $100,000 for each
school year and shall not increase state administrative costs
or the amount of benefits provided in any program: Provided
further, That the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pilot
project grant recipient shall be reimbursed for meals served
under the school lunch program, the summer food service
program, and the child and adult care food program as if the
recipient were a State under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act; and under the school breakfast program
as if the recipient were a State educational agency.
(c) Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the pilot
program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
the outcomes of the pilot program.
made available by this Act may be used by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) to issue or promote any new
guidelines or regulations applicable to food manufacturers for
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) until the FDA considers the
available new science in developing the Compliance Policy
Guide (CPG), Guidance for FDA Staff, Sec. 55.320 Listeria
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monocytogenes—regarding Lm in low-risk foods, meaning
foods that do not support the growth of Lm.
SEC. 760. Section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1490c) is amended in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking
‘‘two years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’.
SEC. 761. Section 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1490d) is amended in subsection (a)(1) by striking
‘‘two years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’.
SEC. 762. Section 363 of the Multifamily Mortgage
Foreclosure Act of 1981 (12 U.S.C. 3702) is amended at
paragraph (10) by inserting after ‘‘Secretary of Housing
Urban Development’’ the following: ‘‘and the Secretary of
Agriculture’’.
made available by this Act may be used by the Food and
Drug Administration to develop, issue, promote or advance
any final guidelines or new regulations applicable to food
manufacturers for long-term population-wide sodium reduc-
tion actions until an assessment is completed on the impact
of the short-term sodium reduction targets.
remain available until September 30, 2025, for a Bison Pro-
duction and Marketing Grant Program that the Agricultural
Marketing Service shall develop and maintain: Provided, That
this program shall be similar, as determined by the Secretary,
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to the Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program the
Department of Agriculture currently maintains pursuant to
section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1627a(c)), and shall prioritize grants to national non-
profits and federally chartered Tribal organizations that have
expertise in bison production or marketing.
SEC. 765. Notwithstanding the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622 et seq.) and 9 CFR part 352,
the Committee provides an additional $700,000 to the USDA
Food Safety and Inspection Service to cover voluntary meat
inspection fees for the slaughtering or processing of bison/
buffalo at Native American owned establishments or estab-
lishments operating on tribal lands.
appropriations made available for the Rural Water Operation
Program under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation
Service—Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations’’,
$28,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 767. If services performed by APHIS employees
are determined by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service to be in response to an animal dis-
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ease outbreak, any premium pay that is funded, either di-
rectly or through reimbursement, shall be exempted from the
aggregate of basic pay and premium pay calculated under
section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, and any other
provision of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium
pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis: Provided,
That this section shall take effect as if enacted on January
1, 2023.
may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel—
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title
9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion).
SEC. 769. Any rule-making, notice or guidance of or re-
garding USDA Proposed Rule (Child Nutrition Programs:
Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary
Guidelines for Americans; RIN 0584–AE88) shall allow and
provide meal reimbursement for (or ‘‘low fat or fat free’’) fla-
vored milk in National School Lunch Program and School
Breakfast Program for grades Kindergarten through 12th
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grade and in Child and Adult Care Food Program for partici-
pants 6 years of age and older, and for any other program
complying with the meal pattern requirements covered in
such final rule.
SEC. 770. Sodium limits in effect for School Year 2023–
2024 in child nutrition meal patterns shall remain effective
through School Year 2026–2027, after which sodium limits
that may be included in any rulemaking, notice or guidance
of or regarding USDA Proposed Rule (Child Nutrition Pro-
grams: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020
Dietary Guidelines for Americans; RIN 0584–AE88), shall
not be more restrictive than the Target 2 sodium levels pub-
lished in the final rule entitled ‘‘Nutrition Standards in the
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs’’
published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal
Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg 4087).
remain available until expended, to carry out section 2103 of
Public Law 115–334: Provided, That the Secretary shall
prioritize the wetland compliance needs of areas with signifi-
cant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and con-
servation compliance requests.
SEC. 772. There is appropriated $3,000,000 for the
emergency and transitional pet shelter and housing assistance
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grant program established under section 12502(b) of the Ag-
riculture Improvement Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 20127).
SEC. 773. The National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering and Medicine (NASEM) were tasked with providing
findings and recommendations on alcohol consumption for the
purposes of inclusion in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans as required by Section 772 of Division A of the
328): Provided, That the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the
findings and recommendations of the NASEM report in the
development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
and further, both Secretaries shall ensure that the alcohol
consumption recommendations in the 2025 Dietary Guide-
lines for Americans shall be based on the preponderance of
scientific and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341
of title 7 of United States Code.
SEC. 774. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Rural
Community Facilities Program Account’’ in title I of division
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law
117–328) is amended by inserting ‘‘or to repair or replace es-
sential community facilities damaged by a disaster that oc-
curred in calendar year 2023’’ after ‘‘calendar year 2022’’:
Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section
that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
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budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
appropriations made available for the Rural Energy for
American program authorized by section 9007 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, (7 U.S.C. 8107),
ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or to section
icit Control Act of 1985.
appropriations made available in Section 2304 of the Amer-
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2),
$30,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
appropriations made available under Division A, Title IV,
under the heading ‘‘Nutrition Programs Administration’’ for
relocation expenses and the alteration and repair of buildings
and improvement pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31),
$8,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
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SEC. 778. Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal
year 2024 in the ‘‘Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ established
in section 742 of division A of Public Law 113-235, and in
addition to any funds otherwise made available for such pur-
poses in this, prior, or subsequent fiscal years, the following
shall be available during the period of availability of the Fund
for the specified purposes and in the specified amounts—
(1) for grants for rural community facilities pro-
grams as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, $505,023,927 for the purposes, and in
the amounts specified in the table titled ‘‘Community
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act),
and under the same authorities and conditions as
amounts made available by this Act in the second para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Rural Community Facilities
Program Account’’; and
(2) for expenses during fiscal year 2024, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act
(Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in con-
nection with dispositions abroad under title II of said
Act, $68,476,073, under the same authorities and condi-
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tions as amounts made available by this Act under the
heading ‘‘Food for Peace Title II Grants’’:
gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
1985.
SEC. 779. Section 2250b of title 7, United States Code,
is hereby amended in the second proviso by striking ‘‘capital
acquisition’’ and after ‘‘infrastructure’’ inserting ‘‘and infor-
mation technology services.’’
SEC. 780. Section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–2(a)), shall be applied for fiscal
year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter until the specified
funding has been expended as if the following were inserted
after the final period: ‘‘In addition, the Secretary shall use
$9,465,000 of the funds available to carry out this section in
fiscal year 2024 for an additional amount for the same pur-
pose and under the same terms and conditions as the Rural
Business Development Grants authorized by section 310B of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(c)).’’.
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the acceptable market name of any engineered animal ap-
proved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengi-
neered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall
include the words ‘‘genetically engineered’’ prior to the exist-
ing acceptable market name.
SEC. 782. For an additional amount for the Office of the
Secretary, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
continue the Institute for Rural Partnerships as established
in section 778 of Public Law 117–103: Provided, That the
Institute for Rural Partnerships shall continue to dedicate re-
sources to researching the causes and conditions of challenges
facing rural areas, and develop community partnerships to
address such challenges: Provided further, That administra-
tive or other fees shall not exceed one percent: Provided fur-
ther, That such partnership shall coordinate and publish an
annual report.
SEC. 783. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to
carry out the duties of the working group established under
section 770 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 89).
appropriations made available for conservation activities
under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
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ice—Conservation Operations’’, $30,000,000 are hereby re-
trol Act of 1985.
appropriations made available for the ‘‘National Institute of
Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities’’,
ant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
remain available until expended, for section 306E(b) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide
subgrants to eligible individuals for the construction, refur-
bishing, and servicing of individually owned household decen-
tralized wastewater systems.
SEC. 787. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be included
as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (CFIUS) on a case by case basis pursuant to
the authorities in section 721(k)(2)(J) of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)(J)) with respect
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to each covered transaction (as defined in section 721(a)(4)
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
4565(a)(4))) involving agricultural land, agriculture bio-
technology, or the agriculture industry (including agricultural
transportation, agricultural storage, and agricultural proc-
essing), as determined by the CFIUS Chairperson in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of
Agriculture shall, to the maximum extent practicable, notify
the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
of any agricultural land transaction that the Secretary of Ag-
riculture has reason to believe, based on information from or
in cooperation with the Intelligence Community, is a covered
transaction (A) that may pose a risk to the national security
of the United States, with particular emphasis on covered
transactions of an interest in agricultural land by foreign
governments or entities of concern, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
19221(a), including the People’s Republic of China, the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federa-
tion, and the Islamic Republic of Iran; and (B) with respect
to which a person is required to submit a report to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under section 2(a) of the Agricultural
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
3501(a)): Provided, That there is hereby appropriated
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, in addition to
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amounts otherwise provided for such purpose, to carry out
this section.
appropriations made available in the ‘‘Working Capital
Fund’’, $78,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
appropriations made available for the ‘‘Community Connect
Grant Program’’, $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
1985.
appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Distance
Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’, other
than amounts made available for the Community Connect
Grant Program, $18,891,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided,
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
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appropriations made available for veterinary diagnostics
under the heading ‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, Salaries and Expenses account’’, $5,000,000 are
SEC. 792. The agencies and offices of the Department
of Agriculture may reimburse the Office of the General Coun-
sel (OGC), out of the funds provided in this Act, for costs
incurred by OGC in providing services to such agencies or of-
fices under time-limited agreements entered into with such
agencies and offices: Provided, That such transfer authority
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
SEC. 793. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’
and inserting ‘‘2024’’.
(b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting
Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) is
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION C—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE,
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2024
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for international trade activities

of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry
out activities associated with facilitating, attracting, and re-
taining business investment in the United States, to carry out
activities associated with title VI of division BB of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328),
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, in-
cluding expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,
without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United
States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of
immediate families of employees stationed overseas and em-
ployees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation
of employees of the International Trade Administration be-
tween two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of
title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the
United States and aliens by contract for services; recognizing
contributions to export expansion pursuant to Executive
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Order 10978; rental of space abroad for periods not exceed-
ing 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable ex-
hibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in
the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in
foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehi-
cle; not to exceed $325,000 for purchase of armored vehicles
without regard to the general purchase price limitations; ob-
taining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie
lines, $623,000,000, of which $85,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the
amounts made available under this heading, $50,000,000 is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided further, That $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees
to be retained and used by the International Trade Adminis-
tration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United
States Code: Provided further, That, of amounts provided
under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for
China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and
compliance activities: Provided further, That the provisions of
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the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c)
of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying
out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, con-
tributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
assessments for services provided as part of these activities:
Provided further, That, of amounts provided under this head-
ing, up to $3,000,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be for the purpose of carrying out a pilot fellowship pro-
gram of the United States Commercial Service under which
the Secretary of Commerce may make competitive grants to
appropriate institutions of higher education or students to in-
crease the level of knowledge and awareness of, and interest
in employment with, that Service among minority students:
Provided further, That any grants awarded under such pro-
gram shall be made pursuant to regulations to be prescribed
by the Secretary, which shall require as a condition of the ini-
tial receipt of grant funds, a commitment by prospective
grantees to accept full-time employment in the Global Mar-
kets unit of the International Trade Administration upon the
completion of participation in the program.
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BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for export administration and

national security activities of the Department of Commerce,
including costs associated with the performance of export ad-
ministration field activities both domestically and abroad; full
medical coverage for dependent members of immediate fami-
lies of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens
of the United States and aliens by contract for services
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in
the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States
Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to ex-
ceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad;
awards of compensation to informers under the Export Con-
trol Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2019; Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C.
4801 et seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act
of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor
vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement ve-
hicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limita-
tion otherwise established by law, $191,000,000, of which
$76,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amounts made available under this heading for
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activities under the ‘‘revised nonsecurity category’’, as defined
in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as
amended, $20,000,000 is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in car-
rying out these activities: Provided further, That payments
and contributions collected and accepted for materials or
services provided as part of such activities may be retained
for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for pro-
viding information to the public with respect to the export ad-
ministration and national security activities of the Depart-
ment of Commerce and other export control programs of the
United States and other governments.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-

vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants au-
thorized by sections 27, 28, and 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722, 3722a,
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and 3723), as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available
until expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants
under section 27, $41,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 28, and $2,500,000 shall be for grants under section 30:
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, $30,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That any deviation
from the amounts designated for specific activities in the ex-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in
previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act.
For necessary expenses of administering the economic

development assistance programs as provided for by law,
$68,000,000: Provided, That funds provided under this head-
ing may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to
title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976; title II
of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 through 30 of the Ste-
venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3722–3723), as amended; and the Community Emer-
gency Drought Relief Act of 1977.
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MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Devel-

opment Agency in fostering, promoting, and developing mi-
nority business enterprises, as authorized by law,
$68,250,000.
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-

nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of
Commerce, $125,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-

lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by
law, $328,500,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and mar-
keting activities.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-

lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
suses and programs provided for by law, $1,054,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That,
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from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for pro-
motion, outreach, and marketing activities.
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the

National Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion (NTIA), $57,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal
agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, anal-
ysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be
retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such
spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized
to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds trans-
ferred, or previously transferred, from other Government
agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications re-
search, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its
assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds re-
ceived from other Government agencies shall remain available
until expended.
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries

and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated
are available for the administration of all open grants until
their expiration.
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for the design, construction, al-

teration, improvement, maintenance, and repair of buildings
and facilities managed by the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, not otherwise provided for,
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including
defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
USPTO, $4,195,799,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and sur-
charges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law
are received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a fiscal
year 2024 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
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$0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2024, should the
total amount of such offsetting collections be less than
$4,195,799,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly:
Provided further, That any amount received in excess of
$4,195,799,000 in fiscal year 2024 and deposited in the Pat-
ent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the Director of
USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso
and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That any
amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding pro-
viso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and
Trademark Office ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided
further, That the budget of the President submitted for fiscal
year 2025 under section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, shall include within amounts provided under this head-
ing for necessary expenses of the USPTO any increases that
are expected to result from an increase promulgated through
rule or regulation in offsetting collections of fees and sur-
charges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law
in either fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025: Provided fur-
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ther, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed
$13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2024 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That in fiscal year 2024 from the amounts made available for
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec-
essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of
basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under
section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the nor-
mal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that
title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2)
the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs,
as determined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-re-
tirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits
coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Em-
ployees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the
FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appro-
priate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of
those accounts: Provided further, That any differences be-
tween the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly
300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides
for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an imputed
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cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by
USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section
42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section
22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law
112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts appro-
priated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’ account for activities associated with car-
rying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST), $1,080,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
Fund’’: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under
this heading, $222,841,000 shall be made available for the
NIST—STRS projects, and in the amounts, specified in the
table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory
vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the
amounts made available for the projects referenced in the
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preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other pur-
pose: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer
undergraduate research fellowship program participants.
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
For necessary expenses for industrial technology serv-

ices, $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for
the Manufacturing USA Program.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
For construction of new research facilities, including ar-

chitectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as au-
thorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c–278e),
That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
$80,242,000 shall be made available for the NIST—Con-
struction projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table
titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
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A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That up to one
percent of amounts made available for the projects referenced
in the preceding proviso may be used for the administrative
costs of such projects: Provided further, That the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall
submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any
amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such
spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials
for fiscal year 2025 that the Secretary submits to Congress
in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each
National Institute of Standards and Technology construction
project having a total multi-year program cost of more than
$5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification ma-
terials shall include an estimate of the budgetary require-
ments for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fis-
cal years.
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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law

for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), including maintenance, operation, and hire of air-
craft and vessels; pilot programs for State-led fisheries man-
agement, notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants,
contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for
the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative
agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,548,485,000, to
fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for
the management of national marine sanctuaries may be re-
tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with
those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31,
United States Code: Provided further, That in addition,
$369,522,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund enti-
tled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research
Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used
for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
Program; Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assess-
ments; Observers and Training; Fisheries Management Pro-
grams and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants:
Provided further, That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for
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payment to the ‘‘Department of Commerce Working Capital
Fund’’: Provided further, That of the $4,946,007,000 pro-
vided for in direct obligations under this heading,
$4,548,485,000 is appropriated from the general fund,
$369,522,000 is provided by transfer, and $28,000,000 is de-
rived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
$139,499,000 shall be made available for the NOAA—CZM
and NOAA—ORF projects, and in the amounts, specified in
Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the explana-
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That
the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the
pose: Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of
funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be
subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
Provided further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay
expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection
and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical
care of retired personnel and their dependents under the De-
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pendents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums
as may be necessary.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital

assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$1,719,866,000, to remain available until September 30,
2026, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
struction of vessels and aircraft, and construction of facilities
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
amounts made available in the matter preceding this proviso,
$100,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
1985: Provided further, That in addition, $44,000,000 shall
be derived by transfer for the purposes provided under this
heading from the unobligated balances in the Fund estab-
lished in section 111(a) of division B of Public Law 116–93:
Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso from amounts made available in
section 101(e)(1) of title I of division A of Public Law 118–
5: Provided further, That of the $1,776,866,000 provided for
in direct obligations under this heading, $1,719,866,000 is
appropriated from the general fund, $13,000,000 is provided
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from recoveries of prior year obligations, and $44,000,000 is
provided by transfer: Provided further, That any deviation
from the amounts designated for specific activities in the ex-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in
previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials
for fiscal year 2025 that the Secretary submits to Congress
in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procure-
ment, acquisition or construction project having a total of
more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget jus-
tification shall include an estimate of the budgetary require-
ments for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fis-
cal years.
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration

of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the funds
provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants
to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Cali-
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fornia, and Alaska, and to the federally recognized Tribes of
the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for
projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead
populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or
that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for
maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal trea-
ty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for con-
servation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat,
based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Com-
merce: Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated
based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not
be available for marketing activities: Provided further, That
funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching re-
quirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at
least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses of administering the fishery dis-

aster assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Public Law
94–265) and the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (title III of
Public Law 99–659), $300,000.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law

95–372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts
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collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until ex-
pended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974, during fiscal year 2024, obligations of direct loans
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota
loans and not to exceed $150,000,000 for traditional direct
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
RECREATIONAL QUOTA ENTITY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of section 106 of the

Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (title I of
division S of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
(Public Law 117–328)), the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration may assess and collect fees pursuant to
such section, which shall be credited to this account, to re-
main available until expended, for the purposes specified in
subsection (b) of such section, in addition to amounts other-
wise available for such purposes.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for the management of the De-

partment of Commerce provided for by law, including not to
exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation,
$94,500,000: Provided, That no employee of the Department
of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or
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office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices within
the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce
for more than 180 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s
employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary
and expenses of the employee for the entire period of assign-
ment using funds provided under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available to the Department of
Commerce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred
pursuant to section 508 of this or any prior Act to the ac-
count funded under this heading, except in the case of ex-
traordinary circumstances that threaten life or property.
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-

ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000.

eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $48,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable ap-

propriations and funds made available to the Department of
Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities
specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514),
to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and,
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notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced
payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification
of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that
such payments are in the public interest.
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations
made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act
for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and
1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902).
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Department
of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such ap-
propriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That
any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in ad-
vance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (in-
cluding land, structures, and equipment) not specifically pro-
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vided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for
the Department of Commerce.
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of
the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by
section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are
hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect
to fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the
Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the life
cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Program is
$6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is
$11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost for the Space Weath-
er Follow On Program is $692,800,000.
the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including
but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security
services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance,
and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organiza-
tions are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coop-
erative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy
in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other
buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Adminis-
trator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property
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and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimburse-
ment for services provided under this section or the authority
under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized,
up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or
fund which initially bears the costs of such services.
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to pre-
vent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography,
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its
networks.
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits
of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, per-
sonnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States, or of any State, local govern-
ment, Indian Tribal government, Territory, or possession, or
of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign govern-
ment or international organization, for purposes related to
carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Service
shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the
Service has provided information to the customer on how an
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electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed
and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still re-
quire the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the
report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering
the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering
such report or document.
SEC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the
Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into
grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-re-
imbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and fa-
cilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made
available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State
or subdivision thereof, local government, Tribal government,
Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided,
That funds received for permitting and related regulatory ac-
tivities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the
heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion—Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain
available until September 30, 2025, for such purposes: Pro-
vided further, That all funds within this section and their cor-
responding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
SEC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior
appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for
necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and
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Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce,
including amounts provided for programs of the Bureau of
Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall be
available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appro-
priate entities, including any Federal, State, or local govern-
mental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid and
promote statistical, research, and methodology activities
which further the purposes for which such amounts have been
made available.
SEC. 111. The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee
of the Secretary, may waive up to 50 percent of the cost
sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461) as necessary at
the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made avail-
able under this Act under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Acqui-
sition and Construction’’ under the heading ‘‘National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration’’.
SEC. 112. Any unobligated balances of expired discre-
tionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 111
of title I of division B of Public Law 116–93, may be obli-
gated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least
15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.
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SEC. 113. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere is authorized to designate one or more Coop-
erative Aviation Centers for the purposes of recruiting avi-
ators for the NOAA commissioned officer corps from institu-
tions that provide a four-year baccalaureate program of pro-
fessional flight and piloting instruction that is accredited by
the Aviation Accreditation Board International: Provided,
That Cooperative Aviation Centers shall be located in a geo-
graphic area that experiences a wide variation in climate-re-
lated activity, such as frequent high winds, convective activity
(including tornadoes), periods of low visibility, heat, and snow
and ice episodes, to provide opportunities for pilots to dem-
onstrate skill in all weather conditions compatible with future
encounters during their service in the commissioned officer
corps of the Administration.
and Atmospheric Administration may accept payments from
a non-Federal party during fiscal year 2024 for the purpose
of altering or replacing fencing, and related activities, for the
Administration’s port facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. Amounts
accepted under this section may be credited to the appropria-
tion account otherwise available for such purpose and shall
and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the em-
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ployees of the National Weather Service and non-govern-
mental experts in personnel management, may establish an
alternative or fixed rate for relocation allowance, including
permanent change of station allowance, notwithstanding the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5724 and the regulations prescribed
under 5 U.S.C. 5738.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
JUSTICE OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
For expenses necessary for the operations, management,

and accountability of the Department of Justice,
$142,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2025, and of which not to exceed
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any reference to the Department of Justice’s
‘‘General Administration’’ appropriations heading (including
references that include its subheadings) which appears in any
rule, regulation, provision, law, or other official document,
shall hereafter be deemed a reference to the Department of
Justice’s ‘‘Justice Operations, Management, and Account-
ability’’ appropriations heading.
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-

nology, including planning, development, deployment and de-
partmental direction, $30,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer
up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds available to
the Department of Justice for information technology, to re-
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main available until expended, for enterprise-wide information
technology initiatives: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other
transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further,
That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso shall be treat-
ed as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
For expenses necessary for the administration of immi-

gration-related activities of the Executive Office for Immigra-
tion Review, $844,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be de-
rived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration
Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations
Fee’’ account, and of which not less than $28,000,000 shall
be available for services and activities provided by the Legal
Orientation Program: Provided, That not to exceed
$50,000,000 of the total amount made available under this
heading shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for
build-out and modifications of courtroom space.
eral, $139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: Provided,
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That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2025.
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole

Commission as authorized, $14,000,000: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, upon the expiration
of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may
continue to act until a successor has been appointed.
LEGAL ACTIVITIES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the De-

partment of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not
to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be
expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for sole-
ly under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the adminis-
tration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of private
or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia,
$1,090,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for liti-
gation support contracts and information technology projects,
including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks,
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues pay-
ments, not to exceed $900,000 shall remain available until
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expended: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,900 shall be available to
INTERPOL Washington for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, not to exceed $8,900 shall be available to the
Criminal Division for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 of
this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for litiga-
tion activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities’’ from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be nec-
essary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further,
That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such
sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil
Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the
election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the
Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and ex-
penses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under
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this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000
any funds provided under this heading in prior year appro-
priations Acts that remain available to the Civil Rights Divi-
sion for salaries and expenses associated with the election
monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act
of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) may also be used to carry out any
authorized purposes of the Civil Rights Division: Provided
further, That amounts repurposed by the preceding proviso
may not be used to increase the number of permanent posi-
tions.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986,
$22,700,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury
Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust

and kindred laws, $233,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$233,000,000 to be derived from fees collected for premerger
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Im-
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provements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the
year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting col-
lections are received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result
in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Jus-
tice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1990 (15 U.S.C. 18a note), none of the funds
credited to this account as offsetting collections during the
current fiscal year shall become available for obligation in any
fiscal year except as provided in the preceding two provisos
or as provided in a subsequent appropriations Act.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United

States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coopera-
tive agreements, $2,611,000,000: Provided, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $19,600 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $40,000,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That each United
States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force
on human trafficking.
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UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee

Program, as authorized, $245,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, deposits of discretionary offsetting collec-
tions to the United States Trustee System Fund and
amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offset-
ting collections pursuant to section 589a of title 28, United
States Code (as limited by section 589a(f)(2) of title 28,
United States Code), shall be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That to the extent that fees
deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections
in fiscal year 2024, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds
due depositors, exceed $245,000,000, those excess amounts
shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent pro-
vided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall
be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year
2024, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due deposi-
tors, (estimated at $230,000,000) and (2) to the extent that
any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived
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from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offset-
ting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise
appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at $15,000,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
COMMISSION
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$2,504,000.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of con-

tracts for the procurement and supervision of expert wit-
nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and
for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000
is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites;
not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and mainte-
nance of armored and other vehicles for witness security
caravans; and not to exceed $35,000,000 is for the purchase,
installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure tele-
communications equipment and a secure automated informa-
tion network to store and retrieve the identities and locations
of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts made avail-
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able under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to
section 205 of this Act.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations

Service, $24,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney Gen-
eral that emergent circumstances require additional funding
for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the
Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service,
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond
to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and

(G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code,
$20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice
Assets Forfeiture Fund.
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UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals

Service, $1,692,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses,
and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the amounts made available
under this heading, $163,000,000 is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
CONSTRUCTION
For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or

utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner
holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-

oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service
as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code,
$2,100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
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1985: Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall
be considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law en-
forcement assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18,
United States Code: Provided further, That the United States
Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Jus-
tice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the

National Security Division, $128,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the
Attorney General that emergent circumstances require addi-
tional funding for the activities of the National Security Divi-
sion, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this
heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal
year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to
respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any
transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
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INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES
For necessary expenses for the identification, investiga-

tion, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most
significant drug trafficking organizations, transnational orga-
nized crime, and money laundering organizations not other-
wise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements
with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the
investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in
transnational organized crime and drug trafficking,
until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from
appropriations under this heading may be used under au-
thorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this
appropriation.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-

tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes
against the United States, $10,643,713,000, of which not to
exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $279,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
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CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-

ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, re-
lated to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and
sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conver-
sion, modification, and extension of federally owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation
and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and
secure networking capabilities; $30,000,000, to remain avail-
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-

ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to sec-
tion 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for
conducting drug education and training programs, including
travel and related expenses for participants in such programs
and the distribution of items of token value that promote the
goals of such programs, $2,567,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and
and representation expenses: Provided, That of the amounts
made available under this heading, $328,000,000 is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding section 3672 of Public Law
106–310, up to $10,000,000 may be used to reimburse
States, units of local government, Indian Tribal Governments,
other public entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional con-
sortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean up and safely
dispose of substances associated with clandestine meth-
amphetamine laboratories, conversion and extraction oper-
ations, tableting operations, or laboratories and processing
operations for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances which
may present a danger to public health or the environment.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND
EXPLOSIVES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-

bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training and
acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants de-
tection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State
and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reim-
bursement, $1,625,000,000, of which not to exceed $35,650
shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of at-
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torneys’ fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18,
United States Code, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or
act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabil-
ities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to inves-
tigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for re-
lief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds
made available by this or any other Act may be used to trans-
fer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or
Departments.
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for

the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal
penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of
technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues
to foreign governments, $8,392,588,000: Provided, That not
less than $409,483,000 shall be for the programs and activi-
ties authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–391), of which not less than 2 percent shall be trans-
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ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Research,
Evaluation and Statistics’’ for the National Institute of Jus-
tice to carry out evaluations of programs and activities re-
lated to the First Step Act of 2018: Provided further, That
the Attorney General may transfer to the Department of
Health and Human Services such amounts as may be nec-
essary for direct expenditures by that Department for med-
ical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional insti-
tutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal
Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts
with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to
determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of
the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individ-
uals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System:
Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for necessary operations: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement,
not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts
and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided
further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may
accept donated property and services relating to the operation
of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which
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has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the
fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under
contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the oper-
ation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custo-
dial facilities: Provided further, That amounts made available
under this heading for programs and activities related to the
First Step Act may not be transferred, or otherwise made
available, to or for administration by the Department of
Labor.
For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of

new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and cor-
rectional use, including all necessary expenses incident there-
to, by contract or force account; and constructing, remod-
eling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at ex-
isting penal and correctional institutions, including all nec-
essary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
$179,762,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$30,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to con-
struction of new facilities: Provided, That labor of United
States prisoners may be used for work performed under this
appropriation.
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FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby

authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments with-
out regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section
9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary
in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
current fiscal year for such corporation.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal

Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its ad-
ministrative expenses, and for services as authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on
an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the cor-
poration’s current prescribed accounting system, and such
amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims,
and expenditures which such accounting system requires to
be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or
produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and ex-
penses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation,
maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facili-
ties and other property belonging to the corporation or in
which it has an interest.
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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION
PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other

assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence
against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (‘‘the
1968 Act’’); title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’)
(Public Law 90–284) (‘‘the Indian Civil Rights Act’’); the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990
Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law
108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
(Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Justice for All
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405) (‘‘the 2004 Act’’); the Vi-
olence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’);
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
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(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice for Vic-
tims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the
2015 Act’’); the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Public Law
115–392); and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law 117–103) (‘‘the
2022 Act’’); and for related victims services, $713,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $80,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for obli-
gation in this Act from the Fund established by section 1402
of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C.
20101), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of
1984, and merged with the amounts otherwise made available
under this heading: Provided, That except as otherwise pro-
vided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available
under this heading may be used for expenses related to eval-
uation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further,
That of the amount provided—
(1) $255,000,000 is for grants to combat violence
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act,
and any applicable increases for the amount of such
grants, as authorized by section 5903 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023: Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be for any
such increases under such section 5903, which shall
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apply to fiscal year 2024 grants funded by amounts pro-
vided in this paragraph;
(2) $50,000,000 is for transitional housing assist-
ance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section
40299 of the 1994 Act;
(3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Jus-
tice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research,
evaluation, and statistics of violence against women and
related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office
on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred
to ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administra-
tion by the Office of Justice Programs;
(4) $17,000,000 is for a grant program to provide
services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to
such violence; and assistance to middle and high school
students through education and other services related to
such violence, of which $3,500,000 is to engage men and
youth in preventing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking: Provided, That unobligated
balances available for the programs authorized by sec-
tions 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act,
prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be avail-
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able for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent
of the total amount available for this grant program
shall be available for grants under the program author-
ized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further,
That the definitions and grant conditions in section
40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;
(5) $60,500,000 is for grants to improve the crimi-
nal justice response as authorized by part U of title I
of the 1968 Act, of which up to $4,000,000 is for a
homicide reduction initiative; up to $4,000,000 is for a
domestic violence lethality reduction initiative; and up to
$8,000,000 is for an initiative to promote effective polic-
ing and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including eval-
uation of the effectiveness of funded interventions (‘‘Po-
licing and Prosecution Initiative’’);
(6) $78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims assist-
ance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and
child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized
by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
(8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by sec-
tion 304 of the 2005 Act, of which $12,500,000 is for
grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal colleges and
universities;
(9) $55,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims,
as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $9,000,000 is for enhanced training and serv-
ices to end violence against and abuse of women in later
life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 1994 Act;
(11) $22,000,000 is for grants to support families
in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of
the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated balances avail-
able for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the
2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to
their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for
this program;
(12) $12,000,000 is for education and training to
end violence against and abuse of women with disabil-
ities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource Cen-
ter on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic
violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994
Act;
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on vio-
lence against Indian women, including as authorized by
section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds
may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statis-
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tics’’ for administration by the Office of Justice Pro-
grams;
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that
provides training and technical assistance on issues re-
lating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska
Native women;
(16) $11,000,000 is for programs to assist Tribal
Governments in exercising special Tribal criminal juris-
diction, as authorized by section 204 of the Indian Civil
Rights Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in sec-
tion 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to grants
made;
(17) $1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized
under the 2015 Act;
(18) $15,000,000 is for a grant program as author-
ized by section 41801 of the 1994 Act: Provided, That
the definitions and grant conditions in section 109 of the
2022 Act shall apply to this program;
(19) $11,000,000 is for culturally specific services
for victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005
Act;
(20) $3,000,000 is for an initiative to support
cross-designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Special
Assistant United States Attorneys: Provided, That the
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definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the
1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;
(21) $1,000,000 is for an initiative to support vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking, including through the provision of technical
assistance, as authorized by section 206 of the 2022 Act:
Provided, That the definitions and grant conditions in
section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initia-
tive;
(22) $2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services
Line to provide remote services to Deaf victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking: Provided, That the definitions and grant condi-
tions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to
this service line;
(23) $5,000,000 is for grants for outreach and serv-
ices to underserved populations, as authorized by section
120 of the 2005 Act;
(24) $4,000,000 is for an initiative to provide finan-
cial assistance to victims, including evaluation of the ef-
fectiveness of funded projects: Provided, That the defini-
tions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994
Act shall apply to this initiative;
(25) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim-cen-
tered training for law enforcement, and related research
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and evaluation activities, as authorized by section 41701
of the 1994 Act;
(26) $10,000,000 is for grants to support access to
sexual assault nurse examinations, as authorized by sec-
tion 304 of title III of the 2004 Act: Provided, That the
grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall
apply to this program; and
(27) $5,500,000 is for local law enforcement grants
for prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of
cybercrimes against individuals, as authorized by section
1401 of the 2022 Act, and for a National Resource Cen-
ter on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, as authorized by
section 1402 of the 2022 Act: Provided, That the grant
conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply
to this paragraph.
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the
Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.);
the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Ex-
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ploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–
21) (‘‘the PROTECT Act’’); the Justice for All Act of 2004
(Public Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act
of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act of
2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the
Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of
2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle C of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the
2002 Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–79) (‘‘PREA’’); the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law
113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction and
Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198); the First Step
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); and other programs,
$65,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—
(1) $35,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics
programs and other activities as authorized by part C of
title I of the 1968 Act; and
(2) $30,000,000 is for research, development, and
evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized
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by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle C of
title II of the 2002 Act, and for activities authorized by
or consistent with the First Step Act of 2018, of which
$1,500,000 is for research on multidisciplinary teams,
and not less than $1,500,000 is for Research and Devel-
opment in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Pur-
poses grants.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994
Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (Public Law 90–351) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for
All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’);
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109–164) (‘‘the TVPRA of 2005’’); the Vi-
olence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’);
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106–386) (‘‘the Victims of Trafficking Act’’); the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–
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180); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79)
(‘‘PREA’’); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law
110–199); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for
Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reau-
thorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–
416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehen-
sive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–
198) (‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of
2016 (Public Law 114–324); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (divi-
sion Q of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s Law’’);
the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (title III of divi-
sion S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep Young Athletes
Safe Act’’); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V
of division S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the STOP School Vi-
olence Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of division
S of Public Law 115–141); the Project Safe Neighborhoods
Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
(Public Law 115–271); the Second Chance Reauthorization
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); the Matthew Shepard
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and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public
Law 111–84); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–401); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains
Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–277); the Jabara-Heyer NO
HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507); the Violence Against Women
Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law
117–103) (‘‘the 2022 Act’’); and other programs,
$2,475,061,000, to remain available until expended as fol-
lows—
(1) $924,061,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by sub-
part 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that
section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico
under section 505(g), of title I of the 1968 Act shall not
apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwith-
standing such subpart 1—
(A) $13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert Wil-
son III memorial initiative on Preventing Violence
Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer
Resilience and Survivability (VALOR);
(B) $3,000,000 is for the operation, mainte-
nance, and expansion of the National Missing and
Unidentified Persons System;
(C) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for
State and local law enforcement to provide officer
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training on responding to individuals with mental
illness or disabilities, including for purposes de-
scribed in the Law Enforcement De-Escalation
Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–325);
(D) $3,000,000 is for a student loan repay-
ment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of
Public Law 110–315;
(E) $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention
and prosecution grants to States and units of local
government, and other programs, as authorized by
PREA;
(F) $3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans
Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as
amended by Kevin and Avonte’s Law;
(G) $19,000,000 is for grants authorized
under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Au-
thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–185);
(H) $12,000,000 is for the Capital Litigation
Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by sec-
tion 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for
wrongful conviction review;
(I) $3,000,000 is for the program specified in
paragraph (1)(I) under the heading ‘‘State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ in division B
of Public Law 117–328;
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(J) $1,000,000 is for the purposes of the
Ashanti Alert Communications Network as author-
ized under the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115–401);
(K) $3,500,000 is for a grant program to rep-
licate and support family-based alternative sen-
tencing programs;
(L) $1,000,000 is for a grant program to sup-
port child advocacy training in post-secondary edu-
cation;
(M) $7,000,000 is for a rural violent crime ini-
tiative, including assistance for law enforcement;
(N) $5,000,000 is for grants authorized under
the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act
of 2019 (Public Law 116–277);
(O) $1,500,000 is for grants to accredited in-
stitutions of higher education to support forensic
ballistics programs;
(P) $3,000,000 is for the purposes authorized
under section 1506 of the 2022 Act;
(Q) $125,000,000 is for grants for law enforce-
ment activities associated with the presidential
nominating conventions in addition to amounts pro-
vided for such purposes in section 222 of this Act;
and
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(R) $350,028,000 is for discretionary grants to
improve the functioning of the criminal justice sys-
tem, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and
to assist victims of crime (other than compensa-
tion), which shall be made available for the OJP—
Byrne projects, and in the amounts, specified in the
table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ included for this divi-
sion in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act): Provided, That such amounts
may not be transferred for any other purpose;
(2) $234,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien As-
sistance Program, as authorized by section 241(I)(5) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1231(I)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction shall request
compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost
for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in
State and local detention facilities;
(3) $88,000,000 for victim services programs for
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2)
of the Victims of Trafficking Act, by the TVPRA of
2005, or programs authorized under Public Law 113–4;
(4) $12,000,000 for a grant program to prevent
and address economic, high technology, white collar, and
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Internet crime, including as authorized by section 401 of
Public Law 110–403, of which not less than $2,500,000
is for intellectual property enforcement grants including
as authorized by section 401, and $2,000,000 is for
grants to develop databases on Internet of Things device
capabilities and to build and execute training modules
for law enforcement;
(5) $19,000,000 for sex offender management as-
sistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and re-
lated activities;
(6) $30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by sec-
tion 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That
$1,500,000 shall be transferred directly to the National
Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office of Law
Enforcement Standards for research, testing, and eval-
uation programs;
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Pub-
lic Website;
(8) $88,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade
criminal and mental health records for the National In-
stant Criminal Background Check System, of which no
less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under
the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments
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Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180) and Fix NICS Act
of 2018;
(9) $34,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I
of the 1968 Act;
(10) $153,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic
programs and activities, of which—
(A) $120,000,000 is for the purposes author-
ized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546)
(the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program):
Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made avail-
able under this paragraph may be used for the pur-
poses described in the DNA Training and Edu-
cation for Law Enforcement, Correctional Per-
sonnel, and Court Officers program (Public Law
108–405, section 303);
(B) $15,000,000 for other local, State, and
Federal forensic activities;
(C) $14,000,000 is for the purposes described
in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA
Testing Grant Program (Public Law 108–405, sec-
tion 412); and
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(D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic
Exam Program grants, including as authorized by
section 304 of Public Law 108–405;
(11) $51,500,000 for community-based grant pro-
grams to improve the response to sexual assault and
apply enhanced approaches and techniques to reduce vio-
lent crime, including assistance for investigation and
prosecution of related cold cases;
(12) $14,000,000 for the court-appointed special
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the
1990 Act;
(13) $50,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;
(14) $117,000,000 for offender reentry programs
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by the Second
Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
391), without regard to the time limitations specified at
section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed—
(A) $8,000,000 is for a program to improve
State, local, and Tribal probation or parole super-
vision efforts and strategies;
(B) $5,000,000 is for children of incarcerated
parents demonstration programs to enhance and
maintain parental and family relationships for in-
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carcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduc-
tion strategy;
(C) $5,000,000 is for additional replication
sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity
Probation with Enforcement model implementing
swift and certain sanctions in probation, of which
no less than $500,000 shall be used for a project
that provides training, technical assistance, and
best practices; and
(D) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for
crisis stabilization and community reentry, as au-
thorized by the Crisis Stabilization and Community
Reentry Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–281):
Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made avail-
able in this paragraph may be used for performance-
based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up
to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs im-
plementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model
and reentry housing;
(15) $420,000,000 for comprehensive opioid use re-
duction activities, including as authorized by CARA, and
for the following programs, which shall address opioid,
stimulant, and substance use disorders consistent with
underlying program authorities, of which—
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(A) $89,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the
1968 Act;
(B) $40,000,000 is for mental health courts
and adult and juvenile collaboration program
grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title
I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization
and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–
416);
(C) $35,000,000 is for grants for Residential
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as
authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
(D) $32,000,000 is for a veterans treatment
courts program;
(E) $35,000,000 is for a program to monitor
prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical
products; and
(F) $189,000,000 is for a comprehensive
opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorder pro-
gram;
(16) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program
authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;
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(17) $82,000,000 for grants to be administered by
the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized
under the STOP School Violence Act;
(18) $3,000,000 for grants to State and local law
enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with
the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses in-
volving civil rights, as authorized by the Emmett Till
Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of
2016 (Public Law 114–325);
(19) $17,000,000 for grants to State, local, and
Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational
outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate
and prosecute hate crimes, as authorized by section
4704 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.
Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111–84);
(20) $9,000,000 for grants specified in paragraph
(20) under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforce-
ment Assistance’’ in division B of Public Law 117–328;
(21) $9,000,000 for programs authorized under the
Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507);
(22) $114,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
community relations, of which $32,000,000 is for a com-
petitive matching grant program for purchases of body-
worn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law enforce-
ment; $32,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment initia-
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tive, for activities related to criminal justice reform and
recidivism reduction; and $50,000,000 is for a commu-
nity violence intervention and prevention initiative; and
(23) $3,000,000 is for emergency law enforcement
assistance for events occurring during or after fiscal year
2024, as authorized by section 609M of the Justice As-
sistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 50101):
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the
funds made available under this heading to increase the num-
ber of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government
will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement offi-
cers who perform non-administrative public sector safety
service: Provided further, That in the spending plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the Office of Jus-
tice Programs shall specifically and explicitly identify all
changes in the administration of competitive grant programs
for fiscal year 2024, including changes to applicant eligibility,
priority areas or weightings, and the application review proc-
ess: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
under this heading, the amount specified in paragraph (1)(Q)
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968
Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162)
(‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34
U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the PROTECT Act (Public Law 108–
21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law
101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the
Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of
2008 (Public Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013
Act’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–324); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of
2018 (Public Law 115–267); the Juvenile Justice Reform
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–385); the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473) (‘‘the
1984 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
of 2016 (Public Law 114–198); and other juvenile justice
programs, $375,000,000, to remain available until expended
as follows—
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(1) $65,000,000 for programs authorized by section
221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical as-
sistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the
Federal grants process: Provided, That of the amounts
provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a
competitive demonstration grant program to support
emergency planning among State, local, and Tribal juve-
nile justice residential facilities;
(2) $104,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $55,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of
which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974
Act—
(A) $4,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent
trafficking of girls;
(B) $16,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth
Program;
(C) $4,500,000 shall be for competitive grants
focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;
(D) $10,500,000 shall be for an initiative re-
lating to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and
substance use disorder; and
(E) $9,000,000 shall be for an initiative relat-
ing to children exposed to violence;
(4) $41,000,000 for programs authorized by the
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;
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(5) $103,000,000 for missing and exploited children
programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b)
and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section
102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of
2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for purposes
of this Act);
(6) $4,500,000 for child abuse training programs
for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by
section 222 of the 1990 Act; and
(7) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile
indigent defense:
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities
designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Pro-
vided further, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts
designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and (6) may be
used for training and technical assistance: Provided further,
That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and
projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of
the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS
For payments and expenses authorized under section

1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including
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amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until
expended; and $34,800,000 for payments authorized by sec-
tion 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance au-
thorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205
of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
that emergent circumstances require additional funding for
such disability and education payments, the Attorney General
may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Bene-
fits’’ from available appropriations for the Department of
Justice as may be necessary to respond to such cir-
cumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to
the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming
dures set forth in that section.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control

and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322);
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the American Law Enforcement
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Heroes Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–37); the Law Enforce-
ment Mental Health and Wellness Act (Public Law 115–113)
(‘‘the LEMHW Act’’); the SUPPORT for Patients and Com-
munities Act (Public Law 115–271); the Supporting and
Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–32)
(‘‘the STOIC Act’’); and the Law Enforcement De-Escalation
Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–325), $664,516,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That any bal-
ances made available through prior year deobligations shall
only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act:
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
heading—
(1) $256,168,839 is for grants under section 1701
of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hir-
ing and rehiring of additional career law enforcement of-
ficers under part Q of such title notwithstanding sub-
section (i) of such section: Provided, That, notwith-
standing section 1704(c) of such title (34 U.S.C.
10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law
enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the
Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided
further, That of the amounts appropriated under this
paragraph, $34,000,000 is for improving Tribal law en-
forcement, including hiring, equipment, training, anti-
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methamphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
under this paragraph, $44,000,000 is for regional infor-
mation sharing activities, as authorized by part M of
title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and
merged with ‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Statistics’’ for
administration by the Office of Justice Programs: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts appropriated under
this paragraph, no less than $4,000,000 is to support
the Tribal Access Program: Provided further, That of the
amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
$10,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, mental
health program activities, and other support services as
authorized under the LEMHW Act and the STOIC Act:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for the collaborative
reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of
section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C.
10381);
(2) $12,000,000 is for activities authorized by the
POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199);
(3) $16,000,000 is for competitive grants to State
law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of
precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, labora-
tories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, That
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funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be uti-
lized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate il-
licit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories,
or methamphetamine traffickers;
(4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to state-
wide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates
of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other
opioids: Provided, That these funds shall be utilized for
investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit ac-
tivities, including activities related to the distribution of
heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or
unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers
through statewide collaboration;
(5) $53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be ad-
ministered by the Community Oriented Policing Services
Office for purposes authorized under the STOP School
Violence Act (title V of division S of Public Law 115–
141);
(6) $25,000,000 is for community policing develop-
ment activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I
of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381);
(7) $247,347,161 is for a law enforcement tech-
nologies and interoperable communications program, and
related law enforcement and public safety equipment,
which shall be made available for the COPS Tech
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projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled
‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided,
That such amounts may not be transferred for any other
purpose: Provided further, That grants funded by such
amounts shall not be subject to section 1703 of title I
of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10383); and
(8) $20,000,000 is for activities authorized by the
Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
(Public Law 117–325).
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

able in this title for official reception and representation ex-
penses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appro-
priated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be
available to the Attorney General for official reception and
representation expenses.
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life
of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried
to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That
should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a
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court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and
void.
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facili-
tate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove
the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to
provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to re-
ceive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, That
nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of
section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of
individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Department
of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise spe-
cifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent
by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section: Provided further, That this section shall not
apply to the following—
(1) paragraph 1(R) under the heading ‘‘State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’; and
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(2) paragraph (7) under the heading ‘‘Community
Oriented Policing Services Programs’’.
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under this
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction
for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a
maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison
or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational
purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational pro-
grams.
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced
information technology program having total estimated devel-
opment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy
Attorney General and the investment review board certify to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Senate that the information technology
program has appropriate program management controls and
contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the pro-
gram is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the
Department of Justice.
SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures set
forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from
the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to
any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this
title in previous years.
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or
approve a public-private competition under the Office of Man-
agement and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor admin-
istrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by
employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison In-
dustries, Incorporated.
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee
that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency
requirements of section 545 of title 28, United States Code.
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SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and
in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available
(or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to
funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Re-
search, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice Pro-
grams’’—
(1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to the
Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement
programs may be used by such Office to provide training
and technical assistance; and
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for
grant or reimbursement programs under such headings,
except for amounts appropriated specifically for re-
search, evaluation, or statistical programs administered
by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged
with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice
and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them
for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without
regard to the authorizations for such grant or reim-
bursement programs.
This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(R) under the
heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’.
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SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the
Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in
this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years
2021 through 2024 for the following programs, waive the fol-
lowing requirements:
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and
local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the requirements
under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (34 U.S.C.
10631(g)(1)).
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard
communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)),
the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act.
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by this
or any other Act.
Act, other than for the national instant criminal background
check system established under section 103 of the Brady
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be
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used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the
transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal
law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual
is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement per-
sonnel of the United States continuously monitor or control
the firearm at all times.
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title
I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527
note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2024,
except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for implementa-
tion of a unified Department of Justice financial management
system.
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public
Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be
available for obligation in fiscal year 2024, and any use, obli-
gation, transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be treated
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated
balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28,
United States Code, shall be available for obligation during
fiscal year 2024, and any use, obligation, transfer or alloca-
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tion of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under section 505 of this Act.
SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available in
this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to
participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized
under such authorities as have been enacted for Performance
Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts in prior fiscal years
and the current fiscal year.
SEC. 218. The Attorney General shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate quarterly reports on the Crime Victims
Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund,
and the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall
contain at least the same level of information and detail for
each Fund as was provided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in fiscal
year 2023.
Act may be used to conduct, contract for, or otherwise sup-
port, live tissue training, unless the Attorney General issues
a written, non-delegable determination that such training is
medically necessary and cannot be replicated by alternatives.
may be used by the Department of Justice to target or inves-
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tigate parents who peacefully protest at school board meet-
ings and are not suspected of engaging in unlawful activity.
may be used to investigate or prosecute religious institutions
on the basis of their religious beliefs.
SEC. 222. Of the unobligated balances from amounts in
the fund established by section 9006(a) of title 26, United
States Code, $25,000,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office of Jus-
tice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assist-
ance’’ appropriation, to remain available until expended, for
an additional amount for grants for law enforcement activi-
ties associated with the presidential nominating conventions,
under the same authorities and conditions as amounts made
available in paragraph (1)(Q) under the heading ‘‘Office of
Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assist-
ance’’ in this Act.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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TITLE III
SCIENCE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Pri-
orities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for
official reception and representation expenses, and rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $7,965,000.
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council,
in carrying out the purposes of title V of Public Law 100–
685 and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title
5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na-
tional Space Council may accept personnel support from Fed-
eral agencies, departments, and offices, and such Federal
agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff without
reimbursement to the National Space Council for purposes
provided herein.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SCIENCE
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in

the conduct and support of science research and development
activities, including research, development, operations, sup-
port, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning
and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communica-
tions activities; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper-
ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,334,200,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2025.
AERONAUTICS

the conduct and support of aeronautics research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility plan-
ning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and commu-
nications activities; program management; personnel and re-
lated costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
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ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $935,000,000,
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

the conduct and support of space technology research and de-
velopment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
2025.
EXPLORATION

the conduct and support of exploration research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility plan-
ning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and commu-
nications activities; program management; personnel and re-
lated costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
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to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That
of the amounts made available under this heading,
1985: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year
budget profile for an integrated system that includes the
Space Launch System, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehi-
cle, and associated ground systems that will ensure a crewed
launch as early as possible.
SPACE OPERATIONS

the conduct and support of space operations research and de-
velopment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control,
and communications activities, including operations, produc-
tion, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning
and design; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
ENGAGEMENT

the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
cation research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mis-
sion and administrative aircraft, $143,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2025, of which $26,000,000
shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate Competi-
tive Research and $58,000,000 shall be for the National
Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, exploration, space operations and education research
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and development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control,
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and adminis-
trative aircraft, $3,129,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided, That if available balances in
the ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund’’
are not sufficient to provide for the grant disbursements re-
quired under the third and fourth provisos under such head-
ing in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law
100–404) as amended by the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–327),
up to $1,000,000 shall be available from amounts made avail-
able under this heading to make such grant disbursements:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under
this heading, $56,673,000 shall be made available for the
SSMS projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table ti-
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tled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the
amounts made available for the projects referenced in the
pose.
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND
RESTORATION
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-

cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification
of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to ex-
isting facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration,
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
ized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration,
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, $250,000,000 is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That proceeds
from leases deposited into this account shall be available for
a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
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able for obligation for fiscal year 2024 in an amount not to
exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That each annual
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.

eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$47,600,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2025.
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized

shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a
prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations, but no such appropria-
tion, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be in-
creased by more than 20 percent by any such transfers. Any
funds transferred to ‘‘Construction and Environmental Com-
pliance and Restoration’’ for construction activities shall not
increase that account by more than 20 percent. Balances so
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same
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purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to
which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that sec-
tion.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under
previous appropriations Acts that remains available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024 may be transferred
between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by
more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
pursuant to this provision shall retain its original availability
and shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided
by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the
theme, program, project, and activity level. The spending
plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount estab-
lished in that spending plan that meets the notification re-
quirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
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be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is
less, of the amounts made available in the current-year Con-
struction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration
(CECR) appropriation may be applied to CECR projects
funded under previous years’ CECR appropriations. Use of
current-year funds under this provision shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with
the procedures set forth in that section.
Of the amounts made available in this Act under the
heading ‘‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Engagement’’ (‘‘STEM Engagement’’), up to $5,000,000
shall be available to jointly fund, with an additional amount
of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made available in
this Act under the headings ‘‘Science’’, ‘‘Aeronautics’’,
‘‘Space Technology’’, ‘‘Exploration’’, and ‘‘Space Oper-
ations’’, projects and activities for engaging students in
STEM and increasing STEM research capacities of univer-
sities, including Minority Serving Institutions.
Not to exceed $32,600,000 made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year in this Act within ‘‘Safety, Security and Mis-
sion Services’’ may be transferred to the Working Capital
Fund of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Balances so transferred shall be available until expended only
for activities described in section 30102(b)(3) of title 51,
United States Code, as amended by this Act, and shall re-
main available until expended. Any transfer pursuant to this
provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
Funds previously made available in the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) under the head-
ing ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Space
Operations’’ that were available for obligation through fiscal
year 2018 are to remain available through fiscal year 2027
for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years
2017 and 2018.
Funds previously made available in the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) under the
heading ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
Space Operations’’ that were available for obligation through
fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through fiscal year
2027 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal
years 2018 and 2019.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National

Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.),
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight
services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and au-
thorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, not to exceed $680,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for polar research and oper-
ations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agen-
cies for operational and science support and logistical and
other related activities for the United States Antarctic pro-
gram: Provided further, That of the amounts in the preceding
proviso, not less than $109,310,000 shall be for U.S. Ant-
arctic Logistical Support: Provided further, That receipts for
scientific support services and materials furnished by the Na-
tional Research Centers and other National Science Founda-
tion supported research facilities may be credited to this ap-
propriation.
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MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,

commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment,
facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the Na-
tional Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et
seq.), including authorized travel, $234,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under this heading, $234,000,000 is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
STEM EDUCATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-

matics, and engineering education and human resources pro-
grams and activities pursuant to the National Science Foun-
dation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia, $1,172,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2025.
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT
For agency operations and award management necessary

in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950
(42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109
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of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reim-
bursement of the Department of Homeland Security for secu-
rity guard services; $448,000,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That contracts may be entered into
under this heading in fiscal year 2024 for maintenance and
operation of facilities and for other services to be provided
during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,

authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the em-
ployment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section
4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.
1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
$5,090,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.

eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made avail-

able for the current fiscal year for the National Science
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such ap-
propriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation except in compliance with the pro-
cedures set forth in that section.
The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in ad-
vance of any planned divestment through transfer, decommis-
sioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF-owned fa-
cilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, structures,
and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations
Act, 2024’’.
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TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil

Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$14,350,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals
under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant
for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reim-
burse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the
exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable
days: Provided further, That the Chair may accept and use
any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is
not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Com-
mission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): Provided further,
That notwithstanding the preceding proviso, $2,000,000 shall
be used to separately fund the Commission on the Social Sta-
tus of Black Men and Boys.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-

portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Informa-
tion Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law
110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
(Public Law 111–2), including services as authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger
motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31,
United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens;
and up to $31,500,000 for payments to State and local en-
forcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission,
$455,000,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized
to make available for official reception and representation ex-
penses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided
further, That the Commission may take no action to imple-
ment any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorga-
nization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been
notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogram-
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ming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation
to carry out the work of the Commission.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Com-

mission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, $122,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry

out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of
1974, $560,000,000, of which $516,100,000 is for basic field
programs and required independent audits; $5,700,000 is for
the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as
may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits
of recipients; $26,200,000 is for management and grants
oversight; $5,000,000 is for client self-help and information
technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund;
and $2,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided,
That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide
locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater
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than that provided by the Federal Government to Wash-
ington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of
title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d)
of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)):
Provided further, That the authorities provided in section 205
of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505
of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be consid-
ered an agency of the United States Government.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal

Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of,
sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and
conditions set forth in such sections, except that all ref-
erences in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be
deemed to refer instead to 2023 and 2024, respectively: Pro-
vided, That for the purposes of applications of such sections
501 and 502, any requirement relating to the proportion of
attorneys serving on the governing body of an entity pro-
viding legal assistance shall be deemed to be satisfied if at
least 33 percent of such governing body is composed of attor-
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neys otherwise meeting the criteria established by section
1007(c) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
2996f(c)), and section 502(2)(b)(ii) of Public Law 104–134
shall not apply.
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commis-

sion as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $4,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United

States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, $59,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount made
available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be
TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND
For activities of the United States Trade Representative

authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including
transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade En-
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forcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act.
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as

authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $7,640,000, of which $500,000 shall
and representation expenses: Provided further, That, for the
purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Insti-
tute shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment.
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TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
authorized by the Congress.
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement con-
tract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to ex-
isting law.
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application
of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held
invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to
which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
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penditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection
of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
ming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program,
project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or ac-
tivity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes
or renames offices, programs, or activities; (6) contracts out
or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed
by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs,
projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10
percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in
a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of
such reprogramming of funds.
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed
a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or
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shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility pro-
cedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by
this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufac-
tured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its terri-
tories or possessions.
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item
(1)(f)(3).
SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances
of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, un-
committed balances and unobligated, committed balances the
quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attrib-
utable to each source year of appropriation from which the
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but
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unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify
amounts by the year of obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any as-
pect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a)
due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the de-
partment or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum
extent practicable under such accounting system and shall
identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
which such aspect is not fulfilled.
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency
funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available to such department or agency: Pro-
vided, That the authority to transfer funds between appro-
priations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere
in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out
this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That for the
Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to ac-
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tions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or
grant property.
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or
tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied
equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by
section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–
473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of
$1,353,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the
following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding section
1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund
for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the
Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and re-
main available until expended for oversight and auditing pur-
poses associated with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be
available to the Office for Victims of Crime for grants, con-
sistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to
Indian Tribes to improve services for victims of crime.
partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students
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who participate in programs for which financial assistance is
provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guard-
ians of such students.
tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to
a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this
Act or any other appropriations Act.
SEC. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department
of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the National Science
Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct
audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appro-
priated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on
the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary
findings and a description of areas of particular interest,
within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180
days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit de-
scribed in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is com-
pleted, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Di-
rector, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of
the audit available to the public on the Internet website main-
tained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or
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Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available
in redacted form to exclude—
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title
5, United States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any indi-
vidual, the public access to which could be used to com-
mit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful
purposes.
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by
amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement
to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Ad-
ministrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying
that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made
available through a subcontract or in any other manner to
another person who has a financial interest in the person
awarded the grant or contract.
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this
section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements,
substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections,
consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program
to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
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wise made available under this Act may be used by the De-
partments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science
Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact in-
formation system, as defined for security categorization in
the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST)
Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199,
‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Informa-
tion and Information Systems’’ unless the agency has—
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the informa-
tion systems against criteria developed by NIST and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acqui-
sition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact in-
formation systems within the Federal Government;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant threat
information provided by the FBI and other appropriate
agencies; and
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appro-
priate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any
risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the
acquisition of such system, including any risk associated
with such system being produced, manufactured, or as-
sembled by one or more entities identified by the United
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States Government as posing a cyber threat, including
but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed,
or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Repub-
lic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-im-
pact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and as-
sessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing
entity described in subsection (a) has—
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI,
and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation
strategy for any identified risks;
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the
FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in the na-
tional interest of the United States; and
(3) reported that determination to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate and the agency Inspector General.
shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the
use of torture by any official or contract employee of the
United States Government.
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may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral
trade agreement the text of—
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United
States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter
in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security let-
ters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Elec-
tronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit
Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PA-
TRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws
amended by these Acts.
SEC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the De-
partments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, or the National Science Founda-
tion totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to
believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 per-
cent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform
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the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Sec-
retary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writ-
ing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the
date on which such determination was made; a statement of
the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed
to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and
the degree to which such changes have contributed to the in-
crease in total program costs or procurement costs; new esti-
mates of the total project or procurement costs; and a state-
ment validating that the project’s management structure is
adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
SEC. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence
or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal
year 2024 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for fiscal year 2024.
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a con-
tract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a
grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective con-
tractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding
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the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax re-
turns required during the three years preceding the certifi-
cation, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90
days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Fed-
eral tax assessment for which the liability remains
unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an install-
ment agreement or offer in compromise that has been ap-
proved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default,
or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous adminis-
trative or judicial proceeding.
(RESCISSIONS)
SEC. 521. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to

the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby
permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024,
from the following accounts in the specified amounts—
(1) ‘‘Economic Development Administration—Eco-
nomic Development Assistance Programs’’, $35,000,000,
only from prior year appropriations;
(2) ‘‘Census Working Capital Fund’’, $10,000,000;
(3) ‘‘National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology—Working Capital Fund’’, $10,000,000;
(4) ‘‘Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’,
$12,440,000,000, only from amounts appropriated by
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section 101(e) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
(Public Law 118–5); and
(5) ‘‘Departmental Management—Working Capital
Fund’’, $10,000,000.
(b) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations available to the Department of Justice, the fol-
lowing funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later
than September 30, 2024, from the following accounts in the
specified amounts—
(1) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and
Expenses’’, $367,700,000;
(2) ‘‘Federal Prison System—Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $19,000,000;
(3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—
Office on Violence Against Women—Violence Against
Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs’’,
$5,000,000;
Office of Justice Programs’’, $120,000,000; and
Community Oriented Policing Services’’, $15,000,000.
(c) Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024, from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts—
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(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $131,572,000; and
(2) ‘‘Legal Activities—Assets Forfeiture Fund’’,
$500,000,000.
(d) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report no later than Sep-
tember 1, 2024, specifying the amount of each rescission
made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c).
(e) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), and
(c) shall not be from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pur-
suant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
(f) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (b)
and (c) shall not be from—
(1) amounts provided under subparagraph (Q) of
paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law
Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs—
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ in title II
of division B of Public Law 117–103 or Public Law
117–328; or
(2) amounts provided under paragraph (7) under
the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties—Community Oriented Policing Services—Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services Programs’’ in title II of
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division B of Public Law 117–103 or Public Law 117–
328.
may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel
in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124
of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of
more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agen-
cy, who are stationed in the United States, at any single con-
ference occurring outside the United States unless—
(1) such conference is a law enforcement training or
operational conference for law enforcement personnel
and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are
law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United
States; or
(2) such conference is a scientific conference and
the department or agency head determines that such at-
tendance is in the national interest and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within at least 15 days of
that determination and the basis for that determination.
SEC. 524. The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated
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under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant
accounts and include in its annual performance plan and per-
formance and accountability reports the following:
(1) Details on future action the department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or in-
strumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired
grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of
the United States.
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the
total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed
balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality and the total fi-
nances that have not been obligated to a specific project
remaining in the accounts.
SEC. 525. To the extent practicable, funds made avail-
able in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that
are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal Energy
Management Program’’ designation.
SEC. 526. (a) None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration (NASA), the Office of Science and Technology
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Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) to de-
velop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bi-
lateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to par-
ticipate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with
China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities
are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors
at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b)
shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or NSC,
after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
have certified—
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of tech-
nology, data, or other information with national security
or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-
owned company; and
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with offi-
cials who have been determined by the United States to
have direct involvement with violations of human rights.
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the activity
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in question and shall include a description of the purpose of
the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its loca-
tion and timing.
necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforce-
tigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law
enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
SEC. 528. The Departments of Commerce and Justice,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Na-
tional Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights,
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Inter-
national Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation,
the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and
Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representa-
tive, the National Space Council, and the State Justice Insti-
tute shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective de-
partment or agency head, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not
later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees
for contractor performance that has been judged to be below
satisfactory performance or for performance that does not
meet the basic requirements of a contract.
may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legitimacy
of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Justice or
the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect
to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor-
gia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to pre-
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vent any of them from implementing their own laws that au-
thorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of
medical marijuana.
SEC. 532. The Department of Commerce, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National
Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the
tives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any
employee of such Department or agency, including the pur-
pose of such travel.
SEC. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act,
not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, re-
spectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants
authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated
for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided, 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 Esti-
mates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small
Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any Territory or pos-
session of the United States.
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law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act or any other Act may be ex-
pended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or
to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in
connection with requiring an export license for the export to
Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for
firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code
of Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms
Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005)
with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any trans-
action, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this
section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export li-
cense—
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any
Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter re-
quired by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the
laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or
export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license
of—
(A) fully automatic firearms and components
and parts for such firearms, other than for end use
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by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Mu-
nicipal Government of Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed
in Category I, other than for end use by the Fed-
eral Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Gov-
ernment of Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another
foreign destination.
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Direc-
tors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent
or temporary export without a license of any unclassified arti-
cles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Can-
ada or return to the United States, or temporary import of
Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United
States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) The President may require export licenses under this
section on a temporary basis if the President determines,
upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Gov-
ernment of Canada has implemented or maintained inad-
equate import controls for the articles specified in subsection
(a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and
continues to take place for use in international terrorism or
in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The Presi-
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dent shall terminate the requirements of a license when rea-
sons for the temporary requirements have ceased.
no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any
other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to
pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any offi-
cer or employee of the United States to deny any application
submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified
pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit
to import United States origin ‘‘curios or relics’’ firearms,
parts, or ammunition.
may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to
deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of
any model of shotgun if—
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
proposed importation are met; and
(2) no application for the importation of such model
of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied
by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on
the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable
for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.
may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade
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Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification
for the Treaty.
made available in this or any other Act may be used to trans-
fer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within
the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid
Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
by the Department of Defense.
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used to
construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual
described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or
imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of
the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to
any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any indi-
vidual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
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(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is—
(A) in the custody or under the effective con-
trol of the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
SEC. 540. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of
funds as of September 30, 2024, from amounts made avail-
able to ‘‘Office of the United States Trade Representative—
Salaries and Expenses’’ in section 540(a) of division B of the
328) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new
budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursu-
ant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September
30, 2024, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, and shall be
available for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as
may be available for such purposes, and under the same au-
thorities for which the funds were provided in Public Law
116–113, except that all references to ‘‘2023’’ under such
heading in Public Law 116–113 shall be deemed to refer in-
stead to ‘‘2026’’.
(b) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of
September 30, 2024, from amounts made available to ‘‘Office
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of the United States Trade Representative—Trade Enforce-
ment Trust Fund’’ in section 540(b) of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328)
are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budg-
et authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to
this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30,
2024, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, to re-
main available until September 30, 2026, and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as may
be available for such purposes, and under the same authori-
ties for which the funds were provided in Public Law 116–
113, except that the reference to ‘‘2023’’ under such heading
in Public Law 116–113 shall be deemed to refer instead to
‘‘2026’’.
(c) The amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that
were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res.
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th
Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on
June 8, 2022, are designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
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(d) Each amount provided by this section is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
SEC. 541. Funds made available to the Department of
Commerce and the Department of Justice in this Act and any
remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to
the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice
in prior year 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 Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or from
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Department of
Justice—Legal Activities—Fees and Expenses of Witnesses’’,
shall be available to provide payments pursuant to section
901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided,
That payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this
proviso may not exceed $5,000,000 for the Department of
Commerce and $10,000,000 for the Department of Justice.
SEC. 542. Notwithstanding title II of division J of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–
58), up to 0.7 percent of amounts made available to the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Administration
by such Act shall be available for salaries and expenses, ad-
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ministration, and oversight of programs administered by such
Administration that received appropriations by such Act, in
addition to amounts previously made available for such pur-
pose: Provided, That all such amounts shall be available
across such programs and shall be available for salaries and
expenses, administration, and oversight of the Connecting Mi-
nority Communities Pilot Program (as authorized by section
902 of division N of Public Law 116–260) and of the
Broadband Connectivity Infrastructure Program (as author-
ized by section 905(d) of division N of Public Law 116–260),
regardless of the heading under which such amounts were ap-
propriated: Provided further, That such amounts may be
transferred between the appropriate accounts to carry out
this section, in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
such Act: Provided further, That this section shall not reduce
the total allocation for any State under Program Notices of
Available Amounts dated June 30, 2023: Provided further,
That amounts transferred pursuant to this section may be
obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least
15 days in advance of the planned use of funds: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to
this section that were previously designated by the Congress
lution on the Budget are designated as an emergency require-
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ment pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year
2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
may be used to move the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training Center or the
ATF National Canine Division from Front Royal, Virginia, to
another location.
SEC. 544. (a) Section 507(d) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘excluding subparagraph (F)’’
after ‘‘(a)(8)’’.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not
apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the
United States Code before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 545. Section 107(b)(2)(C) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(C)) is
amended by striking ‘‘total costs of the projects described in
the application submitted’’ and inserting in its place ‘‘total
project cost. In general, this project match requirement may
be satisfied by contributions or expenditures committed to
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improve victim support services that promote victim recovery
and reintegration into society, provided that these contribu-
tions and expenditures are consistent with applicable grant
requirements and approved project scope’’.
SEC. 546. (a)(1)(A) Within 45 days of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made
available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year
2024 pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a)
of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–
167), including the transfer authority in such paragraphs of
that section of that Act, to the accounts specified, in the
amounts specified, and for the projects and activities speci-
fied, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Commerce Allocation
of National Institute of Standards and Technology Funds:
CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement
this consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included
in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
(B) Not later than October 15, 2024, and notwith-
standing subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall allocate from the amounts made available from
the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors
(CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act
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of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), including the
transfer authority in such paragraphs of that section of that
Act, to the account specified, in the amount specified, and for
the project and activity specified, in the table titled ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce Allocation of National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2025’’
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and
pursuant to the direction included in the classified annex ac-
companying this Act.
(C) Not later than October 15, 2025, and notwith-
standing subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall allocate from the amounts made available from
the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors
(CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act
of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), including the
transfer authority in such paragraphs of that section of that
Act, to the accounts specified, in the amounts not to exceed
that specified, and for the projects and activities specified, in
the table titled ‘‘Department of Commerce Allocation of Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Funds: CHIPS
Act Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the explanatory statement de-
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this consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included
in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the National Science Foundation shall allocate amounts
made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce
and Education Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section
102(d)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public
Law 117–167), to the account specified, in the amounts spec-
ified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table
titled ‘‘National Science Foundation Allocation of Funds:
CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement
this consolidated Act).
(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate
any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year
under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 or
under section 102(d)(2) of such Act if there is in effect an
Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal
year for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the
matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the alloca-
tion, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing
administration of programs allocated funds from the CHIPS
for America Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts
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that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in
subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and subject
to the terms and conditions in section 505 of this Act—
(1) the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate funds
allocated to Industrial Technology Services for section
9906 of Public Law 116–283 by subsection (a)(1) of this
section; and
(2) the Director of the National Science Foundation
may reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS for Amer-
ica Workforce and Education Fund by subsection (a)(2)
of this section.
(d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the
President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Commerce
and the Director of the National Science Foundation, as ap-
propriate, shall each submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate pro-
posed allocations by account and by program, project, or ac-
tivity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made available
under section 102(a)(2) and section 102(d)(2) of the CHIPS
Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2025.
(e) The Department of Commerce and the National
Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the
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tives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances
of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America
Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of
this section, and section 543(a)(1) of division B of Public
Law 117–328, the status of balances of projects and activi-
ties funded by the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation
Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to section 543 (a)(2)
of division B of Public Law 117–328, and the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for
America Workforce and Education Fund for amounts allo-
cated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section and sec-
tion 543(a)(3) of division B of Public Law 117–328, includ-
ing all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP-
MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2024
TITLE I
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
The following appropriations shall be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions
of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and har-
bor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection,
aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.
INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the

collection and study of basic information pertaining to river
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protec-
tion, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for
surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of
proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduc-
tion, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration
projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy
of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations,
and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies,
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and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction,
That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once
the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of
the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations avail-
able under this heading, $11,413,000 is rescinded: Provided
further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
of 1985.
CONSTRUCTION
For expenses necessary for the construction of river and

harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection,
aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized
by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and speci-
fications, of such projects (including those involving participa-
tion by States, local governments, or private groups) author-
ized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed
studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a
commitment of the Government to construction);
$1,854,688,000, to remain available until expended; of which
$114,775,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
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Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of construc-
tion costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal
Facilities program; and of which such sums as are necessary
to cover 35 percent of the costs of construction, replacement,
rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects
shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided,
That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropria-
tions available under this heading, $9,678,000 is rescinded:
Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the unobligated
balances from amounts made available under this heading in
division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117–58) for which spend plan allocations have
not been announced as of the date of enactment of this Act,
$1,434,500,000 shall be used, regardless of project purpose
and in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such
purposes, for projects specified in the table titled ‘‘Corps of
Engineers—Construction’’ in the explanatory statement de-
this consolidated Act), and, when combined with the amounts
made available in the matter preceding the first proviso under
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this heading, shall not in total exceed the amount for any
project as specified in such table: Provided further, That
projects receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of division J of
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
117–58): Provided further, That not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
directly to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress a work plan that includes the amount that each
project specified in the table titled ‘‘Corps of Engineers—
Construction’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act) will receive from amounts made available in the matter
preceding the first proviso under this heading and from
amounts repurposed pursuant to the third proviso under this
heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not devi-
ate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to
gress: Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this
heading that were previously designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction

projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial
valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law,
$6,057,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible
operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work
plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further,
That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropria-
tions available under this heading, $1,110,000 is rescinded:
Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
trol Act of 1985.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance,

and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm dam-
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age reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related
projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastruc-
ture owned or operated by the Corps, including administra-
tive buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels
provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that
serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where
authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and
northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and
straightening channels; and removing obstructions to naviga-
tion, $5,552,816,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $2,650,168,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of
eligible operations and maintenance costs for coastal harbors
and channels, and for inland harbors; of which such sums as
become available from the special account for the Corps of
Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for re-
source protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance
activities related to resource protection in the areas at which
outdoor recreation is available; of which such sums as become
available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law
104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and
maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for
which such fees have been collected; and of which
$58,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the
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Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) of section 2106
of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be designated as being for
such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 14003 of
division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se-
curity Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided, That 1 percent
of the total amount of funds provided for each of the pro-
grams, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall
not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the be-
ginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be
available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such
emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to
be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engi-
neers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining
funds which have not been used for emergency activities pro-
portionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the
programs, projects, or activities: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan
has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of the unob-
ligated balances from prior year appropriations available
under this heading, $30,000 is rescinded: Provided further,
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
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REGULATORY PROGRAM
For expenses necessary for administration of laws per-

taining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands,
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from

sites in the United States resulting from work performed as
part of the Nation’s early atomic energy program,
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane,

and other natural disasters and support emergency oper-
ations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disas-
ters as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the supervision and general

administration of the civil works program in the headquarters
of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division En-
gineers; and for costs of management and operation of the
Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute
for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Re-
search and Development Center, and the United States Army
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Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil
works program, $216,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used
for official reception and representation purposes and only
during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of any
other appropriation provided in this title shall be available to
fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of
Engineers or the civil works executive direction and manage-
ment activities of the division offices: Provided further, That
any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation
may be used to fund the supervision and general administra-
tion of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in
response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR
CIVIL WORKS
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army

for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3),
Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount
may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this
Act and a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the
additional funding provided under each heading in the ex-
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ceding division A of this consolidated Act), to specific pro-
grams, projects, or activities: Provided further, That not more
than 90 percent of such amounts made available under this
heading shall be available for obligation until the Assistant
Secretary provides in writing to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress recommendations for
the appropriate level of design during feasibility studies, the
appropriate level of preconstruction engineering and design
required before a construction new start, and how cost esti-
mate classifications may best be adjusted for changing envi-
ronments.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaran-
teed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Fi-
nance and Innovation Act of 2014, $2,200,000, to remain
available until expended, for safety projects to maintain, up-
grade, and repair dams identified in the National Inventory
of Dams with a primary owner type of state, local govern-
ment, public utility, or private: Provided, That no project may
be funded with amounts provided under this heading for a
dam that is identified as jointly owned in the National Inven-
tory of Dams and where one of those joint owners is the Fed-
eral Government: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act shall also be available for
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projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair levees
and ancillary features with a primary owner type of state,
municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal entity: Pro-
vided further, That no project may be funded with amounts
provided under this heading for a levee unless the Secretary
has certified in advance, in writing, that the levee is not
owned, in whole or in part, by the Federal Government: Pro-
vided further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal 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
$440,000,000: 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 Fed-
eral 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 head-
ing shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and
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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 cri-
teria referenced in the previous proviso: Provided further,
That any references to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) or the Administrator in the criteria referenced in the
previous two provisos shall be deemed to be references to the
Army Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army, re-
spectively, for purposes of the direct loans or loan guarantee
authority made available under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purposes of carrying out the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budg-
et Office may request, and the Secretary shall promptly pro-
vide, documentation and information relating to a project
identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Secretary
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 en-
actment 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 ac-
count, to remain available until expended.
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direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section
5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2025.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—
CIVIL
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of

this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024,
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that:
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program,
project, or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress;
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
tivity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is re-
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ceived from the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress;
(5) augments or reduces existing programs,
projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained
in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior approval is
received from the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress;
(6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over
$100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base
amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or
activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less
than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000:
Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be repro-
grammed into any continuing study or activity that did
not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and
concomitant administrative expenses;
(7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over
$2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base
amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study
or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less
than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000:
Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may be repro-
grammed for settled contractor claims, changed condi-
tions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into
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any continuing study or activity that did not receive an
appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant
administrative expenses;
(8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlimited re-
programming authority is granted for the Corps to be
able to respond to emergencies: Provided, That the Chief
of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of these emergency ac-
tions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further,
That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of
15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
$5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: Pro-
vided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000,
the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further,
That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any con-
tinuing study or activity that did not receive an appro-
priation;
(9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.—The re-
programming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8)
shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Op-
eration and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi
River and Tributaries Account, respectively; and
(10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION
PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the

base of the receiving project is permitted.
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(b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case should
a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
(c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Subsection
(a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under
the continuing authorities program.
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to es-
tablish the baseline for application of reprogramming and
transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall in-
clude:
(1) A table for each appropriation with a separate
column to display the President’s budget request, adjust-
ments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted re-
scissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level;
(2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation
both by object class and program, project and activity as
detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appro-
priations; and
(3) An identification of items of special congres-
sional interest.
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made avail-
able in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of
this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section
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Act).
may be used to award or modify any contract that commits
funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program,
project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such
amounts may include any funds that have been made avail-
able through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife
Service may accept and expend, up to $8,200,000 of funds
provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and
Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of
Engineers projects.
SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for an open lake placement alternative for dredged material,
after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable
manner for the disposal or management of dredged material
originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is
approved under a State water quality certification pursuant
to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That until an open lake place-
ment alternative for dredged material is approved under a
State water quality certification, the Corps of Engineers shall
continue upland placement of such dredged material con-
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sistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study
under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky,
project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat.
636, ch. 595).
SEC. 107. Additional funding provided in this Act shall
be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the
Chief of Engineers.
or any prior Act may be used to alter the eligibility require-
ments for assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18,
1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) in effect on November 14, 2022,
without express authorization by Congress.
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other requirement, the
remaining unobligated balances from amounts made available
under the heading ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construc-
tion’’ in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (Public Law 117–58) for which spend plan allocations
have not been announced as of the date of enactment of this
Act (other than such balances otherwise repurposed by the
third proviso under such heading in this title) may be made
available for projects, in addition to amounts otherwise made
available for such purposes and regardless of project purpose,
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that have previously received funds under the heading ‘‘Con-
struction’’ in title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) subject to the terms and
conditions of such title IV of division B as applicable and as
specifically modified by section 111 of this Act, or in chapter
4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
(division A of Public Law 113–2) subject to the terms and
conditions of such chapter 4 of title X as applicable and as
specifically modified by section 111 of this Act, and for which
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements
with the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act:
budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress),
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022,
and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget en-
forcement in the House of Representatives.
SEC. 110. The remaining unobligated balances from
amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in title
IV of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2022 (division B of Public Law 117–43) for which spend
plan allocations were announced prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall be reallocated to the same project, in-
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cluding modifications thereto, and in addition to amounts
otherwise made available for such purpose, that has pre-
viously received funds under such heading in title IV of divi-
sion B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–123), subject to the terms and conditions of such title
IV of division B of Public Law 115–123 as applicable and
as specifically modified by section 111 of this Act: Provided,
That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 111. Studies or projects receiving funds under the
following headings in the following Acts as of the date of en-
actment of this Act are not required to be completed with
such funds and may receive funds from this Act or future
Acts, and any additional funds for such studies and projects
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable
to the following headings in the following Acts—
(1) ‘‘Investigations’’ or ‘‘Construction’’ in title IV of
division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115–123);
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(2) ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construction’’ in
chapter 4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations
Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2); and
(3) ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Investigations’’ in
title III of division J of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58).
appropriations made available to ‘‘Corps of Engineers—
Civil’’, the following funds shall be transferred from the fol-
lowing accounts and programs in the specified amounts to
‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Investigations’’ and, in addition
to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, shall
be used for studies that have previously received funds pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ in title IV of divi-
sion B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–123) or under such heading in title III of division J of
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
117–58) and for which non-Federal interests have entered
into feasibility cost sharing agreements with the Secretary as
of the date of enactment of this Act—
(1) $371,293.38 from the unobligated balances
under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title
I of division B of Public Law 109–148;
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in
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chapter 3 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148
that were provided for the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet
channel;
(3) $38,873.32 from the unobligated balances under
the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title II of
Public Law 109–234 that were provided for the Lake
Pontchartrain and Vicinity project, the North Padre Is-
land, Texas project, the Sacramento, California, Area
project, and the Hawaii Water Systems Technical Assist-
ance Program;
(4) $95.55 from the combined unobligated balances
under the ‘‘Construction’’ headings in chapter 3 of title
IV and chapter 3 of title V of Public Law 110–28;
the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title III of
Public Law 110–252, including amounts that were pro-
vided for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project,
the West Bank and Vicinity project, and the Southeast
Louisiana Urban Drainage project;
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in chapter 3
of title III of Public Law 110–252;
(7) $10.72 from the unobligated balances under the
heading ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’ in chapter
3 of title III of Public Law 110–252;
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under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title
I of division B of Public Law 110–329 that were pro-
vided for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project,
the West Bank and Vicinity project, and the Southeast
Louisiana Urban Drainage project;
chapter 3 of title I of division B of Public Law 110–329;
(10) $0.02 from the unobligated balances under the
heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in title IV of
Public Law 111–32;
chapter 4 of title I of Public Law 111–212; and
(12) $2,643,142.04 from the unobligated balances
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in title
I of Public Law 112–77:
Provided, That studies receiving funding pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the head-
ing ‘‘Investigations’’ in title IV of division B of the Bipar-
tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) or such
heading in title III of division J of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), as applicable and
as specifically modified by section 111 of this Act: Provided
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further, That amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to
this section that were previously designated by the Congress
lution on the budget or as being for disaster relief pursuant
to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 are designated by the Congress as being an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively.
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central

Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $4,650,000 shall be deposited
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Ac-
count for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con-
servation Commission: Provided, That of the amount provided
under this heading, $1,750,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for expenses necessary in carrying out re-
lated responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided
further, That for fiscal year 2024, of the amount made avail-
able to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the
Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,990,000 for
administrative expenses.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
The following appropriations shall be expended to exe-
cute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES
For management, development, and restoration of water

and related natural resources and for related activities, in-
cluding the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of rec-
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lamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related
Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related
grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State
and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes,
and others, $1,751,698,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $1,051,000 shall be available for transfer to
the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,584,000 shall
be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin
Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be nec-
essary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:
Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for transfer into
the Aging Infrastructure Account established by section
9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009, as amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)): Provided further,
That such transfers, except for the transfer authorized by the
preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased within the
overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further,
That of the total appropriated, the amount for program ac-
tivities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, the
Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account established by
section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322, or the Bureau of
Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C.
6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided
further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are
available until expended for the purposes for which the funds
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were contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced
under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and
are available until expended for the same purposes as the
sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That
$5,500,000 shall be deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Res-
toration Fund established by section 110 of title I of division
B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554: Provided further,
That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth
Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: Pro-
vided further, That within available funds, $250,000 shall be
for grants and financial assistance for educational activities:
Provided further, That in accordance with section 4007 of
Public Law 114–322 and as recommended by the Secretary
in a letter dated July 25, 2023, funding provided for such
purpose in fiscal year 2023 and prior fiscal years shall be
made available to the Sites Reservoir Project.
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat

restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums as may
be collected in fiscal year 2024 in the Central Valley Project
Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3),
and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, to remain available until
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expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is di-
rected to assess and collect the full amount of the additional
mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section
3407(d) of Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available under this heading may be used
for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes
if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by
a court adopted decree or order.
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Sup-

ply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, con-
sistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the In-
terior, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such
activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other
participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized pur-
poses: Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used
for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program
management: Provided further, That CALFED implementa-
tion shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear per-
formance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in
achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.
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POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and

related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Den-
ver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
$66,794,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and
be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377, of which
not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided, That no part of any other
appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or
functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be

available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30
motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of
this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by
previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or
entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related
Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure
in fiscal year 2024, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
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(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or
activity;
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or ac-
tivity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or ac-
tivity for which funds are not provided in this Act, un-
less prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits,
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or ac-
tivity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at
the beginning of the fiscal year; or
(B) $400,000 for any program, project or ac-
tivity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at
the beginning of the fiscal year;
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the
Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
category or the Resources Management and Develop-
ment category to any program, project, or activity in the
other category, unless prior approval is received from the
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress; or
(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal ob-
ligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled con-
tractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to ac-
celerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency
judgments, unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress.
(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of
funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Re-
habilitation category.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’
means any movement of funds into or out of a program,
project, or activity.
(d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the
amounts made available in this title under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources’’ shall be
expended for the programs, projects, and activities specified
in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ columns in the ‘‘Water and Related Re-
sources’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title II—Depart-
ment of the Interior’’ in the explanatory statement described
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act).
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(e) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on
a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds repro-
grammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories
of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
wise made available by this Act may be used to determine the
final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San
Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior
and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to
the water quality standards of the State of California as ap-
proved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis
drainage waters.
(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro-
gram and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Pro-
gram shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as
reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully re-
paid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program—Alternative Repay-
ment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan’’
described in the report entitled ‘‘Repayment Report,
Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Val-
ley Drainage Program, February 1995’’, prepared by the De-
partment of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future
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obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or pro-
viding for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San
Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit bene-
ficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal rec-
lamation law.
SEC. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$820,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$920,000,000’’.
SEC. 204. (a) Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed
Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended
by section 204 of division D of Public Law 117–103, shall
be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’ each place it
appears.
(b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the
Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by striking
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
SEC. 205. Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11
(Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) shall be
applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’.
SEC. 206. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c))
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’.
(b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency
Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) shall be applied
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by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’ and by substituting
‘‘$130,000,000’’ for ‘‘$120,000,000’’.
SEC. 207. Section 9503(f) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10363(f)) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2023’’.
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TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY PROGRAMS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency
and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of
any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acqui-
sition, construction, or expansion, $3,460,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount,
$223,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025,
for program direction.
CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy sector
cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response activi-
ties in carrying out the purposes of the Department of En-
ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the
acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facil-
ity or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
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sion, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $28,000,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2025, for program direction.
ELECTRICITY
equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity activi-
ties in carrying out the purposes of the Department of En-
ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the
acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facil-
ity or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
sion, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $19,000,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2025, for program direction: Provided
further, That funds under this heading allocated for the pur-
poses of section 9 of the Small Business Act, as amended (15
U.S.C. 638), including for Small Business Innovation Re-
search and Small Business Technology Transfer activities, or
for the purposes of section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16391(a)), for Technology
Commercialization Fund activities, may be reprogrammed
without being subject to the restrictions in section 301 of this
Act.
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GRID DEPLOYMENT
equipment, and other expenses necessary for grid deployment
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191 et seq.), including the ac-
quisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
That of such amount, $6,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for program direction.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or ex-
pansion, $1,685,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of such amount, $90,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2025, for program direction: Pro-
vided further, That for the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount
available shall be from the amount specified as including that
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purpose in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of
Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III—De-
partment of Energy’’ in the explanatory statement described
solidated Act).
FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out fossil energy and carbon management research and
development activities, under the authority of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ-
ing the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equi-
table interests in any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in-
quiries, technological investigations and research concerning
the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral sub-
stances without objectionable social and environmental costs
(30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $865,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount
$70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for
program direction.
ENERGY PROJECTS
rying out community project funding activities, under the au-
thority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $83,724,000, to remain available until
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expended, for projects specified in the table that appears
under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Spending for
Energy Projects’’ in the explanatory statement described in
dated Act).
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry
out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated
funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all
naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations
and program management activities pursuant to the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.),
SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT
For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of pe-
troleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant
to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 404 of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6241, 6239
note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
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portation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and section 30204 of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note),
$100,000, to remain available until expended.
NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and
management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $7,150,000, to
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
rying out the activities of the Energy Information Adminis-
tration, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense envi-
ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101
et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real
property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
construction, or expansion, $342,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That in addition, fees collected pur-
suant to subsection (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United
States Code, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year
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2024 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of
Public Law 116–94 are appropriated, to remain available
until expended, for mercury storage costs.
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND
DECOMMISSIONING FUND
rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and
decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of
title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, sub-
title A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $855,000,000, to
be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance with title
X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
SCIENCE
equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac-
quisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles,
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That of such amount, $226,831,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2025, for program direction.
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nu-
clear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97–425, as
amended, $12,040,000, to remain available until expended,
which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for car-
rying out the activities of technology transitions,
CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS
equipment and other expenses necessary for clean energy
demonstrations in carrying out the purposes of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, $50,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $27,500,000
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shall be available until September 30, 2025, for program di-
rection.
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY
rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the
America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69),
TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE
PROGRAM
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from
borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be col-
lected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for necessary adminis-
trative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan
Guarantee Program, as authorized, $70,000,000 is appro-
priated, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided further, That up to $70,000,000 of fees collected in fis-
cal year 2024 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections
under this heading and used for necessary administrative ex-
penses in this appropriation and shall remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided further, That to the extent
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that fees collected in fiscal year 2024 exceed $70,000,000,
those excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions under this heading and available in future fiscal years
only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received
during fiscal year 2024 (estimated at $70,000,000) and (2)
to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations
can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal years that
are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 2024 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
$0: Provided further, That the Department of Energy shall
not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in vio-
lation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or
subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other
debt obligations in violation of section 609.8 of title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING LOAN
PROGRAM
For Department of Energy administrative expenses nec-
essary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles
Manufacturing Loan Program, $13,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025.
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TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
For Department of Energy administrative expenses nec-
essary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee
Program, $6,300,000, to remain available until September
30, 2025.
INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Or-
ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $70,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2025, for program direction.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy
necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
September 30, 2025, including the hire of passenger motor
vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not
to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary
to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work
for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Defi-
ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such in-
creases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the
same or greater amount: Provided further, That moneys re-
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ceived by the Department for miscellaneous revenues esti-
mated to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2024 may be re-
tained and used for operating expenses within this account,
as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collec-
tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund es-
timated at not more than $286,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $86,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025.
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES
equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic
energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the pur-
poses of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemna-
tion of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion, $19,108,000,000, to
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remain available until expended: Provided, That of such
amount, $118,056,000 shall be available until September 30,
2025, for program direction.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for de-
fense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the
NAVAL REACTORS
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval

reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Or-
ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
sition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or other-
wise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities,
and facility expansion, $1,946,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which, $92,800,000 shall be transferred to
‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear En-
ergy’’, for the Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such
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amount made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall
be available until September 30, 2025, for program direction.
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex-
penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration,
including official reception and representation expenses not to
exceed $17,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such
amount, $326,893,000 shall be available until September 30,
2025, for program direction.
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DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND
DECOMMISSIONING
For an additional amount for atomic energy defense en-

vironmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy con-
tributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and de-
commissioning activities, $285,000,000, to be deposited into
the Defense Environmental Cleanup account, which shall be
transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund’’.
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy
defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Or-
ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
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POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration
Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, are ap-
proved for official reception and representation expenses in
an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That during fiscal
year 2024, no new direct loan obligations may be made.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance
of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric
power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancil-
lary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act
of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern
power area, $8,449,000, including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control
Act of 1944, up to $8,449,000 collected by the Southeastern
Power Administration from the sale of power and related
services shall be credited to this account as discretionary off-
setting collections, to remain available until expended for the
sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the South-
eastern Power Administration: Provided further, That the
sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced
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as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
more than $0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, up to $71,850,000 collected by the South-
eastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses
shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to
remain available until expended for the sole purpose of mak-
ing purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided fur-
ther, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses
means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same
year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and
wheeling expenses).
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance
of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric
power and energy, for construction and acquisition of trans-
mission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for
administrative expenses, including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in
carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16
U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power Adminis-
tration, $52,326,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of
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the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to
$40,886,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Adminis-
tration from the sale of power and related services shall be
credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections,
to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of
funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Ad-
ministration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final
fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
$11,440,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by the South-
western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses
shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to
remain available until expended for the sole purpose of mak-
ing purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided fur-
ther, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses
means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same
year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and
wheeling expenses).
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out the functions authorized by title III,
section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C.
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7152), and other related activities including conservation and
renewable resources programs as authorized, $313,289,000,
including official reception and representation expenses in an
amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $313,289,000 shall be derived from the De-
partment of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Inte-
rior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a),
up to $213,417,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration from the sale of power and related services shall
be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
tions, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose
of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power
Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
$99,872,000, of which $99,872,000 is derived from the Rec-
lamation Fund: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, up to $475,000,000 collected by the Western
Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to re-
cover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited
to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available
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until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power
and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of this appropriation, annual expenses means expendi-
tures that are generally recovered in the same year that they
are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling ex-
penses).
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
FUND
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the
hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams,
$3,425,000, to remain available until expended, and to be de-
rived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Mainte-
nance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as
provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat.
255): Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that
Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $3,197,000 collected by the
Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power
and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall
be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
tions, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose
of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities
of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Adminis-
tration activities: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
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$228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this appro-
priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are gen-
erally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2024, the Administrator of
the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to
$1,872,000 in funds contributed by United States power cus-
tomers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the
Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and
such funds shall be available for the purpose for which con-
tributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically
appropriated for such purpose: Provided further, That any
such funds shall be available without further appropriation
and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commis-
sioner of the United States Section of the International
Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of op-
erating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or
upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in ac-
cordance with agreements reached between the Adminis-
trator, Commissioner, and the power customers.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu-

latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
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including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, official re-
ception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000,
and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $520,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, not to exceed
$520,000,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and
other services and collections in fiscal year 2024 shall be re-
tained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and
the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2024 so
as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the
general fund estimated at not more than $0.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority

made available by this title for the Department of Energy
shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or
activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or
similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Re-
quests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announce-
ments) for a program, project, or activity if the program,
project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
(b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
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least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made
available in this title may be used to—
(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant
award totaling $1,000,000 or more;
(B) make a discretionary contract award or Other
Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, in-
cluding a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition
Regulation;
(C) provide nonoperational funding through a com-
petition restricted only to Department of Energy Na-
tional Laboratories totaling $1,000,000 or more;
(D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a
Department of Energy National Laboratory totaling
$25,000,000 or more;
(E) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation,
award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subpara-
graph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or
(F) announce publicly the intention to make an al-
location, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within
15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing
each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling
less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.
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(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the
report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient
of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for
which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account
and program, project, or activity from which the funds are
being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description
of the activity for which the award is made.
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to
any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority
made available in this title under the heading ‘‘Department
of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a multiyear con-
tract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear co-
operative agreement unless—
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is
funded for the full period of performance as anticipated
at the time of award; or
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement
includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s
obligation on the availability of future year budget au-
thority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 days
in advance.
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g),
the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as
authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities
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specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of
Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III—De-
partment of Energy’’ in the explanatory statement described
solidated Act).
(e) The amounts made available by this title may be re-
programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the
Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval of, the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogram-
ming that would cause any program, project, or activity fund-
ing level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered
by this Act.
(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
of funds that—
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program,
project, or activity;
project, or activity for which funds are denied or re-
stricted by this Act; or
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for
a specific program, project, or activity by this Act.
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(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any require-
ment or restriction in this section that applies to the use of
funds made available for the Department of Energy if compli-
ance with such requirement or restriction would pose a sub-
stantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or
national security.
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver
under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later
than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a require-
ment or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice
shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under
paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
(h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations
provided for activities in this Act may be available to the
same appropriation accounts for such activities established
pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with
funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter
may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period
as originally enacted.
shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as
high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless
independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enter-
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prise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with
nuclear safety requirements.
may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-
3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any succes-
sive departmental guidance, for construction projects where
the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate
independent cost estimate has been developed for the project
for that critical decision.
may be used to support a grant allocation award, discre-
tionary grant award, or cooperative agreement that exceeds
$100,000,000 in Federal funding unless the project is carried
out through internal independent project management proce-
dures.
SEC. 305. No funds shall be transferred directly from
‘‘Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—
Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area
Power Administration’’ to the general fund of the Treasury
in the current fiscal year.
SEC. 306. Only $35,000,000 of the amounts made avail-
able in this Act under the heading ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ for
W80–4 Alteration-SLCM, as specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ col-
umn in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table included under the
heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the explana-
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division A of this consolidated Act), shall be available for obli-
gation until 15 days after the date on which the Adminis-
trator of the National Nuclear Security Administration cer-
tifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress that the Administrator is in compliance
with the requirements of subsection (c) and subsection (d) of
section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263).
SEC. 307. (a) Of the unobligated balances of amounts
made available to the Department of Energy under each
heading in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58, an
amount equal to the amount transferred from each such
heading as of September 30, 2023, pursuant to section 303
of Public Law 117–58 shall be transferred not later than 15
days after the date of enactment of this Act to the Office of
the Inspector General of the Department of Energy to over-
see the funds made available to the Department of Energy
in Public Law 117–58: Provided, That any amounts so trans-
ferred that were previously designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
on the Budget are designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
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year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024
budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
(b) As of the date of enactment of this Act, of the
amounts made available to the Department of Energy under
each of sections 50121, 50141, 50142, 50143, 50144, 50145,
50151, 50152, 50153, and 50161 of Public Law 117–169,
two-tenths of one percent of such amounts shall be trans-
ferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Energy to oversee the funds made available to the
Department of Energy in Public Law 117–169: Provided,
That amounts so transferred shall be derived from the unobli-
gated balances of amounts under each such section.
(c) Section 303 of Public Law 117–58 is amended by
striking ‘‘through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2023, and two-
tenths of such amounts made available in each of fiscal years
2024 through 2026’’: Provided, That amounts repurposed
pursuant to the amendments made by this subsection that
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget
enforcement in the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 308. (a) Notwithstanding sections 161 and 167 of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241,
6247), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell one
million barrels of refined petroleum product from the Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve during fiscal year 2024.
(b) All proceeds from such sale shall be deposited into
the general fund of the Treasury during fiscal year 2024.
(c) Upon the completion of such sale, the Secretary shall
carry out the closure of the Northeast Gasoline Supply Re-
serve.
(d)(1) The Secretary of Energy may not establish any
new regional petroleum product reserve unless funding for
the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly
requested in advance in an annual budget submitted by the
President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, and approved by the Congress in an appropriations
Act.
(2) The budget request or notification shall include—
(A) the justification for the new reserve;
(B) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation,
and maintenance of the reserve, including funding
sources;
(C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, in-
cluding the conditions upon which the products may be
released;
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(D) the location of the reserve; and
(E) the estimate of the total inventory of the re-
serve.
may be used to draw down and sell petroleum products from
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any entity that is
under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese
Communist Party; or (2) except on condition that such petro-
leum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic
of China.
Act may be used by the Secretary of Energy to award any
grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or loan of
$10,000,000 or greater to an entity of concern as defined in
section 10114 of division B of Public Law 117–167.
(b) The Secretary shall implement the requirements
under subsection (a) using a risk-based approach and analyt-
ical tools to aggregate, link, analyze, and maintain informa-
tion reported by an entity seeking or receiving such funds
made available by this Act.
(c) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
with the obligations of the United States under applicable
international agreements.
(d) The Secretary shall have the authority to require the
submission to the agency, by an entity seeking or receiving
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such funds made available by this Act, documentation nec-
essary to implement the requirements under subsection (a).
(e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), shall not
apply to the implementation of the requirements under this
section.
(f) The Secretary and other Federal agencies shall co-
ordinate to share relevant information necessary to imple-
ment the requirements under subsection (a).
SEC. 311. (a) Of the unobligated amounts available
under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro-
grams—Nuclear Energy’’ in division J of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) for fiscal
years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 the following shall be
available, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for
these purposes:
(1)(A) $500,000,000 for not more than two com-
petitive awards for commercial utility deployment
projects for a grid scale Generation 3+ small modular
reactor design pursuant to section 959A of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, of which $200,000,000 shall be
available in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000,000 shall be
available in fiscal year 2025; and
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(B) up to $300,000,000 for the not more than two
awards made under subparagraph (A) shall be available
in fiscal year 2026.
(2) $100,000,000 for one or more competitive
awards to support design, licensing, supplier develop-
ment, and site preparation of a grid-scale Generation 3+
reactor design under the Advanced Small Modular Reac-
tor RD&D program.
(3)(A) $50,000,000 for university and college-based
nuclear reactor safety training as authorized by law, in-
cluding section 31 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
section 4 of the Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstra-
tion, and Development Act of 1980, and section 10745
of the Research and Development, Competition, and In-
novation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167); and
(B) up to $50,000,000 for the training under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be available in fiscal year 2025.
(b) Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant
to this section that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
resolution on the Budget are designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
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SEC. 312. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts
previously appropriated under the heading ‘‘Department of
Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’ in division J
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
117–58) that were made available for fiscal years 2022,
2023, and 2024, up to $2,720,000,000 shall be available, in
addition to amounts otherwise available, for necessary ex-
penses to carry out the Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023
(section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31)): Provided, That if
insufficient unobligated balances are available from such fis-
cal year 2022, 2023, and 2024 amounts to fund a total
amount for such purpose of up to $2,720,000,000, then up
to $800,000,000 from amounts previously appropriated under
the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—
Nuclear Energy’’ in division J of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) that are made
available for fiscal year 2025 may be made available, in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, for such purpose to meet
such total amount: Provided further, That amounts
repurposed pursuant to this section may be transferred to
‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—American En-
ergy Independence Fund’’ in either fiscal year 2024 or fiscal
year 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary of Energy
may use the amounts repurposed, transferred, or otherwise
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made available pursuant to this section to enter into and per-
form such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other
similar transactions with public agencies and private organi-
zations and persons, as authorized by section 646(a) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7256(a)), for such periods of time and subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, without
regard to section 161(u) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2201(u)): Provided further, That notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts from the sale or transfer of LEU
and HALEU or from any other transaction in connection
with the amounts repurposed, transferred, or otherwise made
available pursuant to this section shall hereafter be credited
to the ‘‘American Energy Independence Fund’’ as discre-
tionary offsetting collections and shall be available, for the
same purposes as funds repurposed or transferred pursuant
to this section, to the extent and in the amounts provided in
advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That re-
ceipts may hereafter be collected from transactions entered
into pursuant to section 2001(a)(2)(F)(iii) of the Energy Act
of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)(iii)) and, notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts from any transaction entered into
pursuant to section 2001(a)(2)(F)(ii) and (iii) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)(ii) and (iii)) shall hereafter be
credited to the ‘‘American Energy Independence Fund’’ as
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discretionary offsetting collections and shall be available, for
the same purposes as funds repurposed or transferred pursu-
ant to this section, to the extent and in the amounts provided
in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Energy may use funds repurposed, transferred,
or otherwise made available pursuant to this section for a
commitment only if the full extent of the anticipated costs
stemming from that commitment is recorded as an obligation
at the time that the commitment is made and only to the ex-
tent that up-front obligation is recorded in full at that time:
Provided further, That amounts repurposed or transferred
pursuant to this section that were previously designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
concurrent resolution on the Budget are designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S.
Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing
fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(b) Amounts may not be repurposed or transferred pur-
suant to this section until a law is enacted or administrative
action is taken to prohibit or limit importation of LEU and
HALEU from the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity
into the United States.
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(c) The Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023 (section 3131
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (Public Law 118–31)) is amended—
(1) in subsections (f)(1)(B)(i) and (h)(4)(B)(i) to
read as follows—
‘‘(i) may not make commitments under
this subsection (including cooperative agree-
ments (used in accordance with section 6305 of
title 31, United States Code), purchase agree-
ments, guarantees, leases, service contracts, or
any other type of commitment) for the pur-
chase or other acquisition of HALEU or LEU
unless funds are specifically provided for those
purposes in advance in appropriations Acts en-
acted after the date of enactment of this Act;
and’’.
(2) in subjection (j) to read as follows—
‘‘(j) REASONABLE COMPENSATION.—In carrying out ac-
tivities under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that any
LEU and HALEU made available by the Secretary under 1
or more of the Programs is subject to reasonable compensa-
tion, taking into account the fair market value of the LEU
or HALEU and the purposes of this section.’’.
SEC. 313. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Department of Energy in this or
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any other Act, including prior Acts and Acts other than ap-
propriations Acts, may be used to pay the salaries and ex-
penses of any contractor detailed to a Congressional Com-
mittee or Member Office or to the Executive Branch for
longer than a 24-month period, to perform a scope of work,
or participate in any matter, with the intent to influence deci-
sions or determinations regarding a Department of Energy
National Laboratory, or participate in any matter that may
have a direct and predictable effect on the contractor’s em-
ployer or personal financial interest: Provided, That with re-
spect to contractors detailed to a Congressional Committee or
Member Office or to the Executive Branch as of the date of
enactment of this Act, the initial 24-month period described
in this subsection shall be deemed to have begun on the later
of the date on which such contractor was detailed or the date
that is 12 months before the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘con-
tractor’’ is defined to mean any contracted employee of a De-
partment of Energy National Laboratory, as defined by sec-
tion 2 (3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801).
SEC. 314. (a) The fifty-first proviso under the heading
‘‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’’ in title III of di-
vision J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking ‘‘three
percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’.
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(b) The eighth proviso under the heading ‘‘Cybersecu-
rity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response’’ in title III
of division J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking
‘‘three percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five per-
cent’’.
(c) The tenth proviso under the heading ‘‘Electricity’’ in
title III of division J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by
striking ‘‘three percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘five percent’’.
(d) The twenty-second proviso under the heading ‘‘Fossil
Energy and Carbon Management’’ in title III of division J
of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking ‘‘three per-
cent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’.
(e) The twenty-sixth proviso under the heading ‘‘Office
of Clean Energy Demonstrations’’ in title III of division J of
Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking ‘‘three percent’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’.
(f) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget
enforcement in the House of Representatives.
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TITLE IV
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the Fed-
eral Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Re-
gional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the
administrative expenses of the Commission, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facili-

ties Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–
456, section 1441, $42,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY
For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority

and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Re-
gional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections
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382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $31,100,000, to re-
DENALI COMMISSION
For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission in-
cluding the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses,
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the
Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That notwith-
standing the limitations contained in section 307(c) of the
Denali Commission Act of 1998, as amended, funds shall be
available for construction projects for which the Denali Com-
mission is the sole or primary funding source in an amount
not to exceed 90 percent of total project cost for distressed
communities, as defined by such section and by section 701
of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat.
1501A–280), and for Indian Tribes, as defined by section
5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, and in an amount
not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection
with a grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading
shall be available for the payment of such a non-Federal
share for any project for which the Denali Commission is not
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the sole or primary funding source, provided that such
project is consistent with the purposes of the Commission.
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION
For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $41,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That such
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, not-
withstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States
Code.
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION
For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Re-
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $20,000,000, to
SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION
For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re-
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to re-
GREAT LAKES AUTHORITY
For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Authority in
carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40,
United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying

out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $928,317,580, including
official representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the amount
appropriated herein, not more than $10,350,720 may be
made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs
for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided further, That revenues from li-
censing fees, inspection services, and other services and col-
lections estimated at $794,341,580 in fiscal year 2024 shall
be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in
this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of reve-
nues received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result in a final
$133,976,000.
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-

Act of 1978, $15,769,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That revenues from licensing
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fees, inspection services, and other services and collections es-
timated at $12,655,000 in fiscal year 2024 shall be retained
and be available until September 30, 2025, for necessary sal-
aries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section
3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That
the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount
of revenues received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result
in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
more than $3,114,000: Provided further, That of the amounts
appropriated under this heading, $1,520,000 shall be for In-
spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board.
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, section
5051, $4,064,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2025.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall
comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its
Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Con-
gressional requests for information, consistent with Depart-
ment of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies.
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SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title
for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be repro-
grammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Com-
mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use
of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any pro-
gram funding level to increase or decrease by more than
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time
period covered by this Act.
(b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive
the notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance
with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to
human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the
any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but
not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which
a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied.
Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and
shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such
waiver and changes to funding levels to programs, projects,
or activities.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d),
the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear Regu-
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latory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be ex-
pended as directed in the explanatory statement described in
dated Act).
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission shall be available for obligation or expend-
iture through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds
or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which
funds are denied or restricted by this Act.
(e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to
gress, which includes the following for each program, project,
or activity, including any prior year appropriations—
(1) total budget authority;
(2) total unobligated balances; and
(3) total unliquidated obligations.
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TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS

may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation mat-
ters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to
Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title
III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided
in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal
year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory state-
A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
Government may provide goods or services to another depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality.
(b) None of the funds made available for any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Gov-
ernment may be transferred to accounts funded in title III
of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer
authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations
Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the
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preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any author-
ity whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government may provide goods or services to
another department, agency, or instrumentality.
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency fund-
ed in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to
gress a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities,
except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government may provide
goods or services to another department, agency, or instru-
mentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-
date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and
the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not
replace or modify existing notification requirements for each
authority.
necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforce-
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made available by this Act may be used to admit any non-
US citizen from Russia or China to any nuclear weapons pro-
duction facility, as such term is defined in section 4002 of
the Atomic Energy Defense Act, other than areas accessible
to the general public, unless 30 days prior to facility admit-
tance, the Department of Energy provides notification to the
Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of both
Houses of Congress.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2024’’.
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DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
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, ac-
quisition of easements and other interests in lands, and per-
formance of other functions, including maintenance of facili-
ties, 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 Bu-
reau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pur-
suant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C.
3150(a)), $1,294,916,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025; of which $55,000,000 for annual mainte-
nance and deferred maintenance programs and $141,972,000
for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by Pub-
lic Law 92–195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That amounts in the fee ac-
count 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
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and related use of authorizations: Provided further, That of
the amounts made available under this heading, up to
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purposes described
in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 115–31
(43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)): Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed
$15,000 may be for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
under this heading, $150,000 is for projects specified for
Land Management Priorities in the table titled ‘‘Interior and
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for
this division in the explanatory statement described in section
Act).
In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administra-
tion program operations, including the cost of administering
the mining claim fee program, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau
and credited to this appropriation from mining claim mainte-
nance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for
fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a final appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $1,294,916,000, and $2,000,000, to
remain available until expended, from communication site
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rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of admin-
istering 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 im-
provements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad
grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and Cali-
fornia 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;
That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the
current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California
Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Or-
egon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred
to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the
second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605).
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 Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any
other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received
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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 trans-
ferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but
not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be avail-
able 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 mon-
itoring 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 notwith-
standing 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, wheth-
er 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
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under the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands ad-
ministered through the Bureau of Land Management which
have been damaged by the action of a resource developer,
purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without re-
gard 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.
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the op-

erations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, con-
tracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimbursable
agreements with public and private entities, including with
States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for
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purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary struc-
tures, 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 emer-
gency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or ap-
proved 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 publica-
tions for which the cooperators share the cost of printing ei-
ther 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.
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and

Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and
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economic studies, general administration, and for the per-
formance of other authorized functions related to such re-
sources, $1,520,273,000, to remain available until September
30, 2025, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not to
exceed $22,000,000 shall be used for implementing sub-
sections (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 regula-
tions, and taking any other steps to implement actions de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)
of such section): Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, $44,920,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, shall be for projects specified for
Stewardship Priorities in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Envi-
ronment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this
division in the explanatory statement described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
Provided further, That amounts in the preceding proviso may
be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or activity
under this heading and shall continue to only be available for
the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were origi-
nally appropriated.
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CONSTRUCTION
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 inter-
ests therein; $19,280,000, to remain available until expended.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the En-

dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535),
$23,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived 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), $13,228,000.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the

North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401
et seq.), $49,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Mi-

gratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.),
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MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-

phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian
Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.),
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Con-
servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $20,500,000,
to remain available until expended.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordina-
tion Act, for the development and implementation of pro-
grams 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 pro-
vided 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 discre-
tion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and
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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, ap-
portion 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: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts apportioned under this para-
graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be
apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount
available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fis-
cal 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,
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That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be de-
rived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, That
any amount apportioned in 2024 to any State, territory, or
other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September
30, 2025, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appro-
priated in 2026, in the manner provided herein.
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 ex-
ceed one dollar for each option; facilities incident to such
public recreational uses on conservation areas as are con-
sistent 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 re-
sources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the
Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services
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from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica-
tions for which the cooperators share at least one-half the
cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service de-
termines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted qual-
ity standards: Provided further, That the Service may accept
donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees
collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be de-
posited 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 ex-
penses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating
applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
For expenses necessary for the management, operation,

and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the
National Park Service and for the general administration of
the National Park Service, $2,888,424,000, of which
$11,661,000 for planning and interagency coordination in
support of Everglades restoration and $110,980,000 for
maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed
assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for
constructed assets and cultural resources and $10,000,000
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for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United
States Code shall remain available until September 30, 2025,
and not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and
representative 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 the 400 Years of African-Amer-
ican History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101;
Public Law 115–102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided
under this heading shall be made available for the purposes
specified by that Act: Provided further, That sections 7(b)
and 8 of that Act shall be amended by striking ‘‘July 1,
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2025’’.
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 re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from such
Fund.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-

grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage part-
nership programs, environmental compliance and review,
international park affairs, and grant administration, not oth-
erwise provided for, $91,233,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2025, of which $1,640,000 shall be for
projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid in the
table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Com-
munity Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed
Spending Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory
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), $188,666,000, to be derived from
the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until
September 30, 2025, of which $25,500,000 shall be for Save
America’s Treasures grants for preservation of nationally sig-
nificant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by sec-
tion 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That an individual Save
America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal
funds: Provided further, That individual projects shall only be
eligible for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to
be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior
in consultation with the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds provided
for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for com-
petitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to
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the National Register of Historic Places and as National His-
toric Landmarks associated with communities currently
under-represented, as determined by the Secretary;
$24,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites
and stories of the African American Civil Rights movement;
$5,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve sites related
to the struggle of all people to achieve equal rights in Amer-
ica; $11,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges
and Universities; $12,500,000 is for competitive grants for
the restoration of historic properties of national, State, and
local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places, to be made without impos-
ing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3)
(54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historic Preservation
Act; $7,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor
the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by
restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on the
National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the
founding of the nation; and $19,766,000 is for projects speci-
fied for the Historic Preservation Fund in the table titled
‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community
Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending
Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory statement
this consolidated Act): Provided further, That such competi-
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tive grants shall be made without imposing the matching re-
quirements 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 govern-
ments, 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, $172,255,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year
2024 with a future phase indicated in the National Park
Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single pro-
curement may be issued which includes the full scope of the
project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract
shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR
52.232–18: Provided further, That National Park Service Do-
nations, 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 con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance
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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: 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.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS 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 inter-
est. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the ex-
tent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee re-
ceipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the
amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Fran-
chise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-
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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 dis-
bursed 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.
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
able for fiscal year 2021 or prior fiscal years under the head-
ing ‘‘National Park Service—Construction’’, $18,500,000 is
permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be
rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘National Park Service—Construc-
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tion’’ in division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023 (Public Law 117–328), $9,000,000 is permanently re-
scinded from amounts made available for equipment replace-
ment under such heading, as specified in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 of the matter preceding divi-
sion A of such Act.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological

Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research cov-
ering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the min-
eral 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 per-
mittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licens-
ees; 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; and to publish and disseminate data rel-
ative to the foregoing activities; $1,455,434,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2025; of which $95,334,000
shall remain available until expended for satellite operations;
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and of which $74,840,000 shall be available until expended
for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects
that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the
funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be
used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless spe-
cifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Pro-
vided 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 of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$5,237,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initia-
tives in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorpora-
tion of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally
Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division in the ex-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further,
That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to
the appropriate program, project, or activity under this head-
ing and shall continue to only be available for the purposes
and in such amounts as such funds were originally appro-
priated: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated
under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for official
reception and representation expenses.
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From within the amount appropriated for activities of

the United States Geological Survey such sums as are nec-
essary 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 fa-
cilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 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 Sur-
vey duly appointed to represent the United States in the ne-
gotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided,
That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be
accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooper-
ative agreements (including noncompetitive cooperative agree-
ments 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 institu-
tions 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
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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 employ-
ees 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 pur-
poses on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving oper-
ations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environ-
mental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other
laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial
delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
ments, $211,162,000, of which $155,162,000 is to remain
available until September 30, 2025, and of which
$56,000,000 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 in-
creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and
from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bu-
reau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments,
analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided
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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 2024 appropriation estimated at
not more than $155,162,000: Provided further, That not to
exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses re-
lated to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activi-
ties: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be
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 author-
ized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regula-
tions as authorized by law and to the extent provided by
Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching
grants or cooperative agreements, $167,330,000, of which
$136,450,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, is to remain available
until September 30, 2025, and of which $30,880,000 is to re-
main available until expended, including $2,880,000 for off-
shore decommissioning activities: Provided, That this total
appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the
Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation
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from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease
rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recov-
ery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Con-
tinental 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 2024 appropriation estimated at
not more than $139,330,000.
For an additional amount, $38,000,000, to remain avail-
able 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 2024, as provided in this Act: Provided, That for
fiscal year 2024, 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-re-
lated costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly devel-
opment, 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.
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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, $116,186,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, of which $62,400,000 shall be available for
State and tribal regulatory grants, and of which not to exceed
penses: Provided, That appropriations for the Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for
the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal per-
sonnel 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 Pub-
lic Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That fees assessed and col-
lected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be
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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 re-
duced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as
to result in a fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
more than $116,186,000.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Sur-

face 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 col-
lect these debts: Provided further, That funds made available
under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any re-
quired 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
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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 representa-
tion expenses.
In addition, $130,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for payments to States and federally recognized In-
dian tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and
other related activities in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions described in the explanatory statement described in
dated 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 un-
funded 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
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Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclama-
tion of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in
accordance with the terms and conditions described in the ex-
ceding division A of this consolidated 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 en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That if payments have
not been made by the date specified in the preceding proviso,
the amount appropriated for salaries and expenses under the
heading ‘‘Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce-
ment’’ shall be reduced by $100,000 per day until such pay-
ments have been made.
INDIAN AFFAIRS
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian pro-

grams, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of No-
vember 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.), $1,898,550,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2025, 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 In-
terior may exceed such cap for welfare payments from the
amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to In-
dian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further,
That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their trib-
al priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $69,995,000 shall remain
available until expended for housing improvement, road main-
tenance, 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, $841,000 shall
be for projects specified for Special Initiatives (CDS) in the
table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Com-
munity Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed
Spending Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory
vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That any
forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which
remain unobligated as of September 30, 2025, may be trans-
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ferred during fiscal year 2026 to an Indian forest land assist-
ance account established for the benefit of the holder of the
funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided fur-
ther, That any such unobligated balances not so transferred
shall expire on September 30, 2026: Provided further, That
in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the
Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identi-
fying articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, That
not to exceed $7,096,000 of funds made available under this
heading may, as needed, be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary—Departmental Operations’’ for trust, probate, and
administrative functions: 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 Consolida-
tion 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 ex-
pended: Provided, That any provision of the Indian Land
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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 con-

tract 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 2024, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be
available for obligation through September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, 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-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l))
for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be necessary, which
shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2025:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
able for transfer to another budget account.
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CONSTRUCTION
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; $133,780,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amounts as may be available for the con-
struction 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 implementa-
tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the In-
dian 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 communica-
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tion 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, and 101–618, and for im-
plementation 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,

of which $2,125,000 is for administrative expenses, as au-
thorized 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 guar-
anteed 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 edu-

cation 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
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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 re-
main available until September 30, 2025, 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 wel-
fare 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 July 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September
30, 2025: 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 sec-
tion 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 avail-
able for administrative cost grants associated with grants ap-
proved prior to July 1, 2024: Provided further, That in order
to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau
may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying arti-
cles of clothing for personnel.
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance

of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the
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operation of Indian education programs, including architec-
tural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of
lands, and interests in lands; $234,725,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That in order to ensure timely
completion of construction projects, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior 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.
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 Di-
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rection and Administrative Services funding for Tribal Pri-
ority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations
and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants,
compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of In-
dian 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 avail-
able by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bu-
reau 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
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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 accom-
plishment 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 struc-
ture 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 for-
mula, 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 reim-
burse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal prop-
erty (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
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charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-fund-
ed schools sharing a campus with a charter school and per-
forming 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 es-
tablish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school sys-
tem 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 exist-
ing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environ-
ment with educator presence and academic facilities com-
parable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applica-
ble Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and
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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 transpor-
tation 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 Bu-
reau: 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 In-
dian Education Programs may be used to execute requested
adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an In-
dian tribe.
BUREAU OF TRUST FUNDS ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by di-

rect expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, com-
pacts, and grants, $100,009,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $17,152,000 from this or any
other Act, may be available for settlement support: Provided,
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That funds for trust management improvements and litiga-
tion support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ‘‘Operation of Indian Pro-
grams’’ and Bureau of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of In-
dian Education Programs’’ accounts; the Office of the Solic-
itor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the
Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available through contracts or grants
obligated during fiscal year 2024, 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 pro-
vide 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 main-
tain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the bal-
ance 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 disburse-
ments 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
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and remain available in this account for this purpose: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to rec-
oncile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than
$500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration re-
ceives 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: Pro-
vided further, That with respect to the preceding proviso, the
Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records to de-
termine 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
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for management of the Depart-

ment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agree-
ments, as authorized by law, $147,418,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025; of which not to exceed
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penses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for work-
ers compensation payments and unemployment compensation
payments associated with the orderly closure of the United
States Bureau of Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for In-
dian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds for In-
dian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as
needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of In-
dian 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 2024, as authorized by the Indian Self-De-
termination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall re-
main available until expended by the contractor or grantee:
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading in
this Act may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘United
States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’
only to implement the functional transfer of the Office of
Subsistence Management to the Office of the Secretary and
maintain uninterrupted execution of ongoing subsistence
management activities.
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For fiscal year 2024, up to $400,000 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 pro-
vided 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 in-
sufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chap-
ter to all units of local government, then the payment to each
local government shall be made proportionally: Provided fur-
ther, 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 and
other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law
108–188, $120,107,000, of which: (1) $109,890,000 shall re-
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main available until expended for territorial assistance, in-
cluding 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 ex-
penses, 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 au-
thorized by law; and grants to the Government of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 94–
241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $10,217,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2025, for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial trans-
actions of the territorial and local governments herein pro-
vided for, including such transactions of all agencies or in-
strumentalities 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 Is-
lands 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 North-
ern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Pro-
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vided further, That the funds for the program of operations
and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institu-
tionalize 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 as-
sets: Provided further, That any appropriation for disaster as-
sistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropria-
tions 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, $3,463,000, to re-

main available until expended, as provided for in sections
221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for
the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts
of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of
the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia,
as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–
188.
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary

may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds pro-
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vided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Pub-
lic Law 104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaran-
teed 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 ex-
pended: 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 Agri-
culture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available
to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor,

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eral, $67,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2025.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire sup-

pression operations, fire science and research, emergency re-
habilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire as-
sistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,113,471,000,
to 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 activities: Provided further, That of the
funds provided $10,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation:
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 fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received
by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for
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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 limita-
tion: 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 fuels management activities, and for training
and monitoring associated with such fuels management activi-
ties on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for ac-
tivities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided fur-
ther, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agree-
ment between the Federal Government and any non-Federal
entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected
parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements
of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for pur-
poses 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 part-
nerships 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 Sec-
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retary 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 respon-
sibilities 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 improve-
ments 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 ac-
tivity 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 pro-
grams and projects: Provided further, That funds provided for
wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal
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emergency response actions: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated 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 as-
sistance 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 ac-
tivities outside the United States and its territories and pos-
sessions, including technical assistance, education and train-
ing, and cooperation with United States and international or-
ganizations: 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 emer-
trol Act of 1985, shall be available, in addition to any other
funds made available for such purpose, to continue uninter-
rupted 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 suppres-
sion operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section
251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
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WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
In addition to the amounts provided under the heading

‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—
Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression oper-
ations, $350,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is
additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of
section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts
may be transferred to and merged with amounts made avail-
able 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 pro-
vided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided by law: Provided further, That, in deter-
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mining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’
in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Depart-
ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be
obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso,
any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursu-
ant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be
excluded.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-

rior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the re-
sponse action, including associated activities, performed pur-
suant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.),
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-

rior 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
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purposes: Provided further, That amounts appropriated under
this heading are available for program management and over-
sight 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 avail-
able to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obliga-
tions 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, res-

toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the
Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, 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 avail-
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental fi-

nancial and business management system, data management,
information technology improvements of general benefit to
the Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facili-
ties and operations throughout the Department,
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 depre-
ciation of equipment without prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal
government employees for training services provided by the
National Indian Program Training Center, other than train-
ing 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 pre-
vailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services
in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Cen-
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ter: 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 Sec-
retary 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 disburse-
ment of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds,
as authorized by law.
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 rev-
enue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as
authorized by law, $167,937,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025; of which $69,751,000 shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue
management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding any
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other provision of law, $15,000 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 pay-
ments.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU
SEC. 101. 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 air-
craft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged 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 pursu-
ant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental ap-
propriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible.
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE
SEC. 102. 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
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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 Inte-
rior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands
under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to poten-
tial or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other
unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to
actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage as-
sessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of
hazardous substances into the environment; for the preven-
tion, suppression, and control of actual or potential grass-
hopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in sec-
tion 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 avail-
able to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and En-
forcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assump-
tion 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
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their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimburse-
ment 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 sup-
plemental appropriation, which must be requested as prompt-
ly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment
funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, ac-
counts 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 au-
thorized 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 vehi-
cles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for tele-
phone service in private residences in the field, when author-
ized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the
payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for li-
brary membership in societies or associations which issue
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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 expendi-
ture or transfer for Indian trust management and reform ac-
tivities. 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 Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the ex-
penditure or transfer of any funds under this section, includ-
ing the amount expended or transferred and how the funds
will be used.
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

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 2024. Under cir-
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cumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or
inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limita-
tion does not apply.
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS
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 Lib-
erty Islands, and of other program and administrative activi-
ties, by donation or with appropriated funds, including fran-
chise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by ex-
change; 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.
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2024, 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 fa-
cilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c).
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(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 2024 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 inspec-
tions completed in fiscal year 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2024
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 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2024 shall be—
(1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units oper-
ating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
ating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
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ating 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 with-
in 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated oper-
ators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end
of the following quarter.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO
HOLDING FACILITIES

Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear
cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and
other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear con-
tracts in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of
title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term re-
striction 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.
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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 visi-
ble mark that can be readily identified by commercial and
recreational fishers.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS

during fiscal year 2024, in carrying out work involving co-
operation with State, local, and tribal governments or any po-
litical subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obliga-
tions against accounts receivable from any such entities, ex-
cept 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

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
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organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under
title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the tal-
ents of older Americans in programs authorized by other pro-
visions 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 cur-
rently 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 De-
partment of the Interior Experienced Services Program
for a job or function in a case in which a Federal em-
ployee is in a layoff status from the same or substan-
tially equivalent job within the Department; or
(3) affect existing contracts for services.
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS
SEC. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the De-

partment of the Interior shall be available for obligation and
expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
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SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS
SEC. 113. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to im-

plement an orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bu-
reau 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 conform-
ance 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 2024’’ 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.
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LONG BRIDGE PROJECT
SEC. 116. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—On

request by the State of Virginia or the District of Columbia
for the purpose of the construction of rail and other infra-
structure relating to the Long Bridge Project, the Secretary
of the Interior may convey to the State or the District of Co-
lumbia, 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 sub-
ject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may re-
quire. If such conveyed land is no longer being used for the
purposes specified in this section, the lands or interests there-
in shall revert to the National Park Service after they have
been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary.
(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 Na-
tional Park Service land to be conveyed to the State or
the District of Columbia under subsection (a); and
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(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.
INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or

Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or au-
thorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled
School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100–297 may obtain
interagency motor vehicles and related services for perform-
ance 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.
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APPRAISER PAY AUTHORITY
SEC. 118. For fiscal year 2024, funds made available in

this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the De-
partment 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 ap-
praisals 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 con-
sistent with subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of
title 5, United States Code.
SAGE-GROUSE

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);
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct
population segment of greater sage-grouse.
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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 Colum-
bia, and insular areas, as matching grants to support state
program administrative costs.
RETENTION OF CONCESSION FRANCHISE FEES
SEC. 121. Section 101917(c) of title 54, United States

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce the
percentage allocation otherwise applicable under para-
graph (2) to a unit or area of the National Park Service
for a fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the rev-
enues collected at the unit or area exceed the reasonable
needs of the unit or area for which expenditures may be
made for that fiscal year. In no event may a percentage
allocation be reduced below 60 percent.’’.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND DEPOSITS
SEC. 122. Section 303102 of title 54, United States

Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for
‘‘fiscal year 2023’’.
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DECOMMISSIONING ACCOUNT
SEC. 123. The matter under the amended heading ‘‘Roy-

alty and Offshore Minerals Management’’ for the Minerals
Management Service in Public Law 101–512 (104 Stat.
1926, as amended) (43 U.S.C. 1338a) is further amended by
striking the fifth and sixth provisos in their entirety and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, any moneys
hereafter received as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or
other security by an Outer Continental Shelf permittee, les-
see, or right-of-way holder that does not fulfill the require-
ments of its permit, lease, or right-of-way or does not comply
with the regulations of the Secretary, or as a bankruptcy dis-
tribution or settlement associated with such failure or non-
compliance, shall be credited to a separate account estab-
lished in the Treasury for decommissioning activities and
shall be available to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-
ment without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation
to cover the cost to the United States of any improvement,
protection, rehabilitation, or decommissioning work rendered
necessary by the action or inaction that led to the forfeiture
or bankruptcy distribution or settlement, to remain available
until expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited
into the decommissioning account may be allocated to the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for such
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costs: Provided further, That any moneys received for such
costs currently held in the Ocean Energy Management ac-
count shall be transferred to the decommissioning account:
Provided further, That any portion of the moneys so credited
shall be returned to the bankruptcy estate, permittee, lessee,
or right-of-way holder to the extent that the money is in ex-
cess of the amount expended in performing the work neces-
sitated by the action or inaction which led to their receipt or,
if the bond or security was forfeited for failure to pay the
civil penalty, in excess of the civil penalty imposed.’’.
NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND
SEC. 124. There is hereby established in the Treasury

of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Department
of the Interior Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund):
Provided, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary
funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from
the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of the
Interior by this or any other Act may be transferred (not
later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal
year for which such funds are available for the purposes for
which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That
amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until ex-
pended, and in addition to such other funds as may be avail-
able for such purposes, for information and business tech-
nology system modernization and facilities infrastructure im-
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provements and associated administrative expenses, including
nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation of the
Department or its bureaus, subject to approval by the Office
of Management and Budget: Provided further, That amounts
in the Fund may not be obligated without written notification
to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in con-
formance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this
Act.
EBEY’S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE
SEC. 125. Section 508(f) of Public Law 95–625 (92

stat. 3509) is amended by striking ‘‘not to exceed
$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,000,000’’.
INTERIOR AUTHORITY FOR OPERATING EFFICIENCIES
SEC. 126. (a) In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Sec-
retary 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 offices and facilities leased or
owned by any such component and sharing related utili-
ties and equipment;
(2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reimburs-
able basis for up to 5 business days; and
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(3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet
mission requirements.
(b) The authority provided by subsection (a) is to sup-
port areas of mission alignment between and among compo-
nent bureaus and offices or where geographic proximity al-
lows for efficiencies.
(c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements author-
ized 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 in-
clude 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.
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TITLE II
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities, which shall include research and develop-
ment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, 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,
Provided, That of the funds included under this heading,
$19,530,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as
specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act),
of which $2,030,000 shall be for projects specified for Science
and Technology in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For environmental programs and management, including
necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel
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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 asso-
ciations which issue publications to members only or at a
price to members lower than to subscribers who are not mem-
bers; administrative costs of the brownfields program under
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revital-
ization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal combustion re-
sidual permit program under section 2301 of the Water and
Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $40,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, $3,178,028,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025: Provided further,
That of the funds included under this heading—
(1) $30,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protec-
tion: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory
ceding division A of this consolidated Act);
(2) $681,726,000 shall be for Geographic Programs
as specified in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act); and
(3) $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for grants, including grants that may
be awarded on a non-competitive basis, interagency
agreements, and associated program support costs to es-
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tablish and implement a program to assist Alaska Native
Regional Corporations, Alaskan Native Village Corpora-
tions, federally-recognized tribes in Alaska, Alaska Na-
tive Non-Profit Organizations and Alaska Native Non-
profit 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 main-
tained by the Environmental Protection Agency: Pro-
vided, That grants awarded using funds made available
in this paragraph may be used by a recipient to supple-
ment other funds provided by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency through individual media or multi-media
grants or cooperative agreements: Provided further, That
of the amounts made available in this paragraph, in ad-
dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes,
the Environmental Protection Agency may reserve up to
$2,000,000 for salaries, expenses, and administration of
the program and for grants related to such program that
address contamination on lands conveyed under or pur-
suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are contaminated at
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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 2024
shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses
in this appropriation and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
in this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2024
shall be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting re-
ceipts received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund es-
timated 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 2024, shall be retained and
used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and
of the funds included in the first paragraph under this head-
ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program
project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the
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amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount
of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year
2014.
Act of 1978, $43,250,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and require-
ments specified under this heading in Senate Report 118–83.
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for
use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $40,676,000,
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
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 op-
eration of aircraft, $537,700,000, to remain available until
expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the
Trust Fund on September 30, 2023, and not otherwise ap-
propriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section
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517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $537,700,000 as a payment
from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Super-
fund 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 ap-
propriated under this heading, $11,328,000 shall be paid to
the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain
available until September 30, 2025, and $30,343,000 shall be
paid to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to re-
main available until September 30, 2025.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND
PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle
I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $89,214,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $64,723,000 shall be for
carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activi-
ties authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act; and $24,491,000 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
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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, $20,711,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liabil-
ity trust fund, to remain available until expended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure assist-

ance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds
and performance partnership grants, $4,418,938,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which—
(1) $1,638,861,000 shall be for making capitaliza-
tion 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 Re-
volving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking
Water Act: Provided, That $787,652,267 of the funds
made available for capitalization grants for the Clean
Water State Revolving Funds and $631,659,905 of the
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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 in the explanatory statement described in
solidated Act) for projects specified for ‘‘STAG—Drink-
ing Water State Revolving Fund’’ and ‘‘STAG—Clean
Water State Revolving Fund’’ in the table titled ‘‘Inte-
rior and Environment Incorporation of Community
Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spend-
ing Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), and, for pur-
poses 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 $13,300,000 of the funds appropriated
under this heading for capitalization grants for the
Clean Water State Revolving Funds and for capitaliza-
tion 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
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Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spend-
ing Items: Provided further, That the amounts in the
preceding proviso under this heading shall not be avail-
able for obligation until the report, as specified under
this heading in the explanatory statement described in
solidated Act) is received by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, 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 avail-
able 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 envi-
ronmentally innovative activities: Provided further, That
for fiscal year 2024, 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 infrastruc-
ture, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other
environmentally innovative activities: Provided further,
That the Administrator is authorized to use up to
$1,500,000 of funds made available for the Clean Water
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State Revolving Funds under this heading under title VI
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1381) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limita-
tion on the amounts in a State water pollution control
revolving fund that may be used by a State to admin-
ister the fund shall not apply to amounts included as
principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2024
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, ac-
counted for separately from other assets in the fund, and
used for eligible purposes of the fund, including adminis-
tration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, not-
withstanding 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 esti-
mates for any proposed project for the construction of
treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or
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replacement of privately owned treatment works serving
one or more principal residences or small commercial es-
tablishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year
2024, 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 treat-
ment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or re-
placement of privately owned treatment works serving
one or more principal residences or small commercial es-
tablishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year
2024, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pur-
suant 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 train-
ing, technical assistance, and educational programs re-
lating to the operation and management of the treat-
ment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2024, funds reserved
under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for
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grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h)
of such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma
(as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Na-
tive Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Provided
further, That for fiscal year 2024, 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 Adminis-
trator for grants under section 518(c) and section
1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for fiscal
year 2024, notwithstanding the amounts specified in sec-
tion 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 Pol-
lution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United
States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal
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year 2024, 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 cap-
italization 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 eli-
gible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal,
negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of
these), and shall be so used by the State only where such
funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obli-
gations 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 en-
actment 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
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Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued
due to a threat to public health from heightened expo-
sure 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 2024 for making
capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Re-
volving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregu-
lated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such
Act: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances
available in the ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’
account appropriated prior to fiscal year 2012 for ‘‘spe-
cial project grants’’ or ‘‘special needs infrastructure
grants,’’ or for the administration, management, and
oversight of such grants, $1,500,000 are permanently re-
scinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con-
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current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided
further, That the funds made available under this head-
ing for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending grants in this or prior appropriations
Acts are not subject to compliance with Federal procure-
ment requirements for competition and methods of pro-
curement 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 enact-
ment of this legislation that complied with state and/or
local laws governing competition;
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineer-
ing, 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 appro-
priate border commission: Provided, That no funds pro-
vided 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 estab-
lished an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning
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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 infrastruc-
ture;
(3) $39,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of
Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infra-
structure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Pro-
vided, That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall
provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 per-
cent 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,
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Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), in-
cluding grants, interagency agreements, and associated
program support costs: Provided, That at least 10 per-
cent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent pov-
erty 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 popu-
lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as meas-
ured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Esti-
mates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any terri-
tory or possession of the United States;
(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII,
subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
(6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants
in accordance with the terms and conditions in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
(7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a): Provided,
That for fiscal year 2024, funds provided under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of such section of such Act may
be used—
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(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 activi-
ties related to a contaminant pursuant to subsection
(j) of such section of such Act; and
(B) to support a community described in sub-
section (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));
1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j–19b);
1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j–19a(l));
104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8));
221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1301);
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4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of
2018 (Public Law 115–270);
(14) $5,000,000 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 re-
quirements in 40 CFR 35.504(a), to former Indian res-
ervations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary
of the Interior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined
in Public Law 92–203;
103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke pre-
paredness grants in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions in the explanatory statement described in section
Act): Provided, That not more than 3 percent shall be
for administrative costs to carry out such section;
(16) $38,693,000 shall be for State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts specified
for those projects and for the purposes delineated in the
table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of
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Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending Items’’ included for this division in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for
remediation, construction, and related environmental
management activities in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory
ceding division A of this consolidated Act);
1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–
19g);
(18) $4,000,000 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): Pro-
vided, 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;
50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58);
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124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1276); and
(21) $1,106,333,000 shall be for grants, including
associated program support costs, to States, federally
recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia,
and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or sin-
gle media pollution prevention, control and abatement,
and related activities, including activities pursuant to the
provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law
104–134, and for making grants under section 103 of
the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and
data collection activities subject to terms and conditions
specified by the Administrator, and under section 2301
of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist States in
developing and implementing programs for control of
coal combustion residuals, of which: $46,250,000 shall
be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,500,000
shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Net-
work grants, including associated program support costs;
$1,475,000 shall be for grants to States under section
2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall
be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading
‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Pro-
gram’’ to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste
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Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds available
for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act shall be for State participation in
national- and State-level statistical surveys of water re-
sources and enhancements to State monitoring pro-
grams.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaran-
teed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Fi-
nance and Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans, including
capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including cap-
italized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not
to exceed $12,500,000,000: 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
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2014 to State infrastructure financing authorities, as author-
ized 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 pub-
lished 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 Ac-
count’’ in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropria-
tions 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 Ad-
ministrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
mation 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
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Program, including with respect to a project that was initi-
ated 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 ac-
count, to remain available until expended.
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, 2025.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
For fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.

6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s func-
tion to implement directly Federal environmental programs
required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable
tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to feder-
ally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if au-
thorized 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 co-
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operative 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 registra-
tion 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 Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C.
136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA
(7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2024.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2024, 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 Pro-
grams and Management’’ to the head of any Federal depart-
ment 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 pro-
grams, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency
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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 Res-
toration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agree-
ment.
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 2024, 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 ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and
Management’’ for fiscal year 2024 to provide grants to imple-
ment the Southeast New England Watershed Restoration
Program.
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Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section
320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not
less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this
title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making
competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).
For fiscal year 2024, the Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ and ‘‘Science and Technology’’,
contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institu-
tions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C.
5, for the temporary or intermittent personal services of stu-
dents 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 in-
juries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relat-
ing 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.
The Environmental Protection agency shall provide the
tives and Senate with copies of any available Department of
Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund receipts col-
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lected from section 13601 of Public Law 117–169 and sec-
tion 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.
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TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $1,000,000:
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to any agen-
cy in the Natural Resources and Environment mission area
for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one ad-
ministrative support staff for the office.
FOREST SERVICE
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-

wise provided for, $1,150,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2027: 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
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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, includ-
ing cybersecurity requirements: Provided further, That funds
provided under this heading may be used for necessary ex-
penses to carry out administrative and general management
support functions of the Forest Service not otherwise pro-
vided for and necessary for its operation.
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research

as authorized by law, $300,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds
provided, $31,500,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis
program: Provided further, That all authorities for the use of
funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative
agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland
Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of
these funds for Fire Science Research.
STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-

viding technical and financial assistance to States, territories,
possessions, tribes, and others, and for forest health manage-
ment, including for invasive plants, and conducting an inter-
national program and trade compliance activities as author-
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ized, $303,306,000, to remain available through September
30, 2027, as authorized by law, of which $19,806,000 shall
be for projects specified for Forest Resource Information and
Analysis in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incor-
poration of Community Project Funding Items/Congression-
ally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division in
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

wise provided for, for management, protection, improvement,
and utilization of the National Forest System, and for haz-
ardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands,
2027: Provided, That of the funds provided, $31,000,000
shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Res-
toration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That for the
funds provided in the preceding proviso, 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 sub-
stituting ‘‘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, $39,000,000
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shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the
funds provided, $175,450,000 shall be for hazardous fuels
management activities, of which 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 incen-
tives for increased use of biomass from National Forest Sys-
tem lands: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be used
by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement
contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for
hazardous fuels management activities, and for training or
monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management
activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Sec-
retary determines such activities benefit resources on Federal
land: Provided further, That funds made available to imple-
ment 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 For-
estry’’ 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 Asso-
ciation or direct permittee for a conservation practice ap-
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proved 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 Asso-
ciation or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal
year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year there-
after for use on the project for conservation practices ap-
proved by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated to this account shall be available for the base salary
and expenses of employees that carry out the functions fund-
ed by the ‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account,
the ‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Manage-
ment of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ ac-
count.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

wise provided for, $156,130,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2027, for construction, capital improvement,
maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and other facilities
and infrastructure; for construction, reconstruction, and de-
commissioning 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
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activities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further,
That $5,130,000 shall be for projects specified for Construc-
tion Projects in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division
vided further, That funds becoming available in fiscal year
2024 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall
be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall
not be available for transfer or obligation for any other pur-
pose 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, Cali-
fornia; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National
Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $664,000, to be de-
rived 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
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for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Fed-
eral parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pur-
suant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to
remain available through September 30, 2027, (16 U.S.C.
516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public Law 76–589,
Public Law 76–591; and Public Law 78–310).
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protec-

tion, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received
during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic live-
stock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States,
pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, to re-
main available through September 30, 2027, of which not to
exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative ex-
penses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation,
protection, and improvements.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND
RANGELAND RESEARCH
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000,

to remain available through September 30, 2027, to be de-
rived 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
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of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2027.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression ac-

tivities on National Forest System lands, for emergency
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System
lands and water, $2,312,654,000, 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 un-
obligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year for haz-
ardous fuels management may be transferred to the ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ account: Provided further, That such
funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooper-
ating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and
other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimburse-
ments 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,
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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 head-
ing in this Act and unobligated balances made available
under this heading in prior Acts, other than amounts des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this heading,
$1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression op-
erations, and is provided to meet the terms of section
251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
In addition to the amounts provided under the heading

‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire
Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations,
$2,300,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is ad-
ditional new budget authority as specified for purposes of sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts
may be transferred to and merged with amounts made avail-
able under the headings ‘‘Department of the Interior—De-
partment-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 pro-
vided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided by law: Provided further, That, in deter-
mining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’
in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Depart-
ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be
obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso,
any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursu-
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ant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be
excluded.
COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION
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 ac-
count 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 ex-
pended: Provided, That such amounts shall be transferred to
the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fis-

cal 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, op-
eration, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain
the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire pro-
grams 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
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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 col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act
may be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest
Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of division
D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
(Public Law 116–94): Provided, That any transfer of funds
pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or decrease the
funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by more
than ten percent: Provided further, That such transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided
by law.
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management
appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation
of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdic-
tion, 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 sup-
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pression 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 re-
plenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be re-
quested 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 manage-
ment, hazardous fuels management, and State fire assistance
when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland
fire management programs and projects.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discre-
tionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act
to or within the National Forest System Account, or repro-
gram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels
management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over Na-
tional Forest System lands and water: Provided, That such
transferred funds shall remain available through September
30, 2027: Provided further, That none of the funds trans-
ferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for obli-
gation without written notification to and the prior approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress.
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
able for assistance to or through the Agency for International
Development in connection with forest and rangeland re-
search, technical information, and assistance in foreign coun-
tries, 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 the Forest Service, acting for the Inter-
national Program, may sign direct funding agreements with
foreign governments and institutions as well as other domes-
tic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International De-
velopment, the Department of State, and the Millennium
Challenge Corporation), United States private sector firms,
institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance
and training programs on forestry and rangeland manage-
ment: Provided further, That to maximize effectiveness of do-
mestic and international research and cooperation, the Inter-
national Program may utilize all authorities related to for-
estry, research, and cooperative assistance regardless of pro-
gram designations.
able to enter into a cooperative agreement with the section
509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ‘‘Forest Service Inter-
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national Foundation’’ to assist the Foundation in meeting ad-
ministrative, project, and other expenses, and may provide for
the Foundation’s use of Forest Service personnel and facili-
ties.
able for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the In-
terior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, prepara-
tion, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from Na-
tional Forest System lands, and for the performance of ca-
dastral 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)).
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be
transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department
Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook
charges: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall pro-
hibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested
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by the Forest Service in order to obtain information tech-
nology 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 recep-
tion and representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law
101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to
$3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National
Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in
support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to
when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or ben-
efitting 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 Fed-
eral financial assistance, private contributions to match funds
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made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-
one basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may trans-
fer 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, up
to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service
may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
tion in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects,
without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefit-
ting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Serv-
ice programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched on
at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-re-
cipients: 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.
Any amounts made available to the Forest Service 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 grass-
land collaboratives in the accomplishment of activities benefit-
ting both the public and the National Forest System, Federal
lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. Eligible activities are
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those that will improve or enhance Federal investments, re-
sources, or lands, including for collaborative and collabora-
tion-based activities, including but not limited to facilitation,
planning, and implementing projects, technical assistance, ad-
ministrative 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 Fed-
eral 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 im-
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provement or maintenance of public access to Federal lands,
or the reduction of risk to such lands caused by natural dis-
asters.
The 19th unnumbered paragraph under the heading
‘‘Administrative Provisions, Forest Service’’ in title III of
Public Law 109–54, as amended, shall be further amended
by striking ‘‘For each fiscal year through 2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘For this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘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.’’.
able for interactions with and providing technical assistance
to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses
for sustainable rural development purposes.
able 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)).
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The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities
maintenance and decommissioning.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any ap-
propriations 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 trav-
el and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assist-
ance or participation requested by the Forest Service at
meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land pur-
chase negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil liti-
gation: 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 indi-
vidual who is enrolled in a training program at a long-
standing Civilian Conservation Center (as defined in section
147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
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U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular rates of pay for necessary hours
of work on National Forest System lands.
able to pay, from a single account, the base salary and ex-
penses of employees who carry out functions funded by other
accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and
Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource Manager,
Job Corps, and National Technology and Development Pro-
gram.
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 Improve-
ment Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service
Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $56,061,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2025, except as oth-
erwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds
previously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
able on October 1, 2023; in addition, $264,702,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, for the Electronic
Health Record System and the Indian Healthcare Improve-
ment Fund, of which $74,138,000 is for the Indian Health
Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to
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carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health
Facilities account; and, in addition, $4,684,029,000, which
shall become available on October 1, 2024, and remain avail-
able through September 30, 2026, except as otherwise pro-
vided herein; together with payments received during the fis-
cal 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 con-
tracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or com-
pacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be
deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract
award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or
tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided
further, That from the amounts that become available on Oc-
tober 1, 2024, $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 de-
toxification services: Provided further, That from the amounts
that become available on October 1, 2024, $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
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Emergency Fund: Provided further, That from the amounts
that become available on October 1, 2024, 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, 2024,
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 Pur-
chased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the amounts
collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sec-
tions 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, notwith-
standing section 108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)),
funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan
repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and
108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided fur-
ther, 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
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Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide
Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian em-
ployees, 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 im-
prove collections from public and private insurance at Indian
Health Service and tribally operated facilities, for an initia-
tive 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 accred-
itation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the
Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That funds provided in
this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that
fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is re-
corded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall
remain available until expended for the 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
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facilities: Provided further, That funding contained herein for
scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until ex-
pended: 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 pur-
suant 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 pro-
vided that become available on October 1, 2024, may be used
for implementation of the Electronic Health Record System
or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund: Provided fur-
ther, 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 ex-
penditure for the selection or implementation of a new Infor-
mation Technology infrastructure system, unless the Commit-
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the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance of such obliga-
tion.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for con-

tract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Indian
Health Service for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be
necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no amounts made available under this heading
shall be available for transfer to another budget account: Pro-
vided 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 con-
tract support costs due for such agreements for subsequent
fiscal years.
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for

leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l))
for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be necessary, which
shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2025:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
able for transfer to another budget account.
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INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, im-

provement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary fa-
cilities, 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 fa-
cilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of
August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination 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, $5,364,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be in addition to funds previously ap-
propriated under this heading that became available on Octo-
ber 1, 2023; in addition, $306,329,000, to remain available
until expended, for Sanitation Facilities Construction and
Health Care Facilities Construction; and, in addition,
$506,854,000, which shall become available on October 1,
2024, and remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated 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 facili-
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ties will be located: Provided further, That not to exceed
$500,000 may be used for fiscal year 2025 by the Indian
Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the
Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health
Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2024,
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
2024 for Sanitation Facilities Construction, $17,023,000
shall be for projects specified for Sanitation Facilities Con-
struction (CDS) in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this
division in the explanatory statement described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 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 hous-
ing 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 equiva-
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lent 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 serv-
ice 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 meet-
ings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian
Health Service: Provided, That in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-In-
dian patients may be extended health care at all tribally ad-
ministered 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 pro-
viding 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 Serv-
ice shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, the In-
dian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health
Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and
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program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limita-
tions 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 iden-
tified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or
approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions through the reprogramming process: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds pre-
viously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organiza-
tion through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by
title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), may
be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination con-
tract 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: Pro-
vided 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 as-
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sociated 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 re-
imbursements received therefrom, along with the funds re-
ceived from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent ap-
propriation account from which the funds were originally de-
rived, 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, serv-
ices, or technical assistance: Provided further, That the In-
dian 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 the appropriation structure
for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without ad-
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vance 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 En-

vironmental 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 Amend-
ments 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 Sub-

stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out ac-
tivities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Li-
ability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, $81,619,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing 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:
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Provided further, That in performing any such health assess-
ment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Adminis-
trator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in sec-
tion 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 pur-
suant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2024,
and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to

the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environ-
mental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Pol-
icy 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 ex-
penses, $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 Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serv-
ing as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and du-
ties of the Council.
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursu-

ant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire
of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, 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 sen-
ior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,400,000: Pro-
vided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior
Executive Service positions: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 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 appoint-
ment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the
Board: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize
personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in per-
forming the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and
shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the
Board.
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OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi

Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531,
$5,024,000, to remain available until expended, which shall
be derived from unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations available under this heading: Provided, 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 cer-
tified 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 re-
placement home is provided for such household: Provided fur-
ther, 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 se-
lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo res-
ervation 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).
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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, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30,
2025.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution,

as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art,
science, and history; development, preservation, and docu-
mentation of the National Collections; presentation of public
exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemina-
tion, 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, and protection of buildings, facilities,
and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and
cleaning of uniforms for employees, $892,855,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2025, except as otherwise pro-
vided herein; of which not to exceed $28,000,000 for the in-
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strumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition re-
installation, Smithsonian American Women’s History Mu-
seum, National Museum of the American Latino, and the re-
patriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available
until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary
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 ex-
pend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease
or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, and such rent payments may be deposited into the gen-
eral 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,
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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 be-
gins 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 Ad-
ministration 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 ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94;
133 Stat. 2536) on the intended sale.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and al-

teration 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 con-
struction, including necessary personnel, $197,645,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed
$10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
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 pro-
tecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, al-
teration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches,
and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and re-
pair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by con-
tracts 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,
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of which not to exceed $3,875,000 for the special exhibition
program shall remain available until expended.
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and ren-

ovation 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, $34,480,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of this amount,
$24,574,000 shall be available for design and construction of
an off-site art storage facility in partnership with the Smith-
sonian Institution and may be transferred to the Smithsonian
Institution for such purposes: Provided further, That con-
tracts awarded for environmental systems, protection sys-
tems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the
National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected con-
tractors 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 Per-
forming Arts, including rent of temporary office space in the
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District of Columbia during renovations of such Center,
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration

of the existing features of the building and site of the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $12,633,000, to
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
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 author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $15,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foun-

dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
$207,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment
for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in
the arts, including arts education and public outreach activi-
ties, through assistance to organizations and individuals pur-
suant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for
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administering the functions of the Act, to remain available
until expended.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foun-

dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
$192,000,000 shall be available for support of activities in
the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for
administering the functions of the Act; and $15,000,000 shall
be available to carry out the matching grants program pursu-
ant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $13,000,000 for
the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That appropriations
for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obliga-
tion only in such amounts as may be equal to the total
amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other prop-
erty accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National
Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sec-
tions 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and
preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre-
viously been appropriated.
None of the funds appropriated to the National Founda-
tion on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process
any grant or contract documents which do not include the
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text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities may be used for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That funds from non-
appropriated sources may be used as necessary for official re-
ception 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.
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under

chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,661,000: Pro-
vided, 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: Pro-
vided further, That the Commission is authorized to accept
gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and arti-
facts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation’s
Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of
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Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or edu-
cation: Provided further, That one-tenth of one percent of the
funds provided under this heading may be used for official re-
ception 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 Appro-
priations Act, 1986, as enacted into law by section 101(d) of
Public Law 99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), shall be applied in fis-
cal year 2024 in the second paragraph by inserting ‘‘, cal-
endar year 2020 excluded’’ before the first period: Provided
further, That in determining an eligible organization’s annual
income for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023, funds or
grants received by the eligible organization from any supple-
mental 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
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on His-

toric Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $8,585,000.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
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 re-
ception 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 au-

thorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310),
until September 30, 2026, for the Museum’s equipment re-
placement program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Muse-
um’s repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for
the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain avail-
PRESIDIO TRUST
The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to
the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3)
of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of
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1996 (Public Law 104–333), in an amount not to exceed
$90,000,000.
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the United States

Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate ob-
servances 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,
2025.
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TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS

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

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, agen-
cy, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, re-
gional, or central operations shall be presented in annual
budget justifications and subject to approval by the Commit-
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the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to
the Committees on Appropriations for approval.
MINING APPLICATIONS
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the

funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to
this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process
applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim lo-
cated under the general mining laws.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the
Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim con-
cerned: (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, sec-
tions 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes
(30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section
2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site
claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the
applicant by that date.
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the De-
partment under the plan submitted pursuant to section
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314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208).
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process pat-
ent 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 con-
tractor 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 reten-
tion 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 2024.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2024 LIMITATION
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year

2024 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and Human
Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs’’
and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs’’
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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 2024 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of In-
dian 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 con-

sidered 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 Na-
tional 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 Sec-
retary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within
the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the Na-
tional 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.
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PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-

pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)
or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument estab-
lished pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431
et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, ex-
cept 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 inter-
ests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations
of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That this provision shall not apply to funds appro-
priated to implement the Everglades National Park Protec-
tion 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

made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may
be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such con-
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tract 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 recog-
nized 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
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—
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(1) the public posting of the report compromises na-
tional 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 re-
questing 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 Endow-

ment 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 organi-
zation 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.
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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 geo-
graphic 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 assist-
ance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities 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
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awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, work-
shops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge,
education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965—
(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 exceed-
ing 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 an-
nually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chair-
person 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 Environ-

mental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian
Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropria-
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tions of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly
reports on the status of balances of appropriations including
all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each
program and activity within 60 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 2024.
FUNDING PROHIBITION

unless such network is designed to block access to pornog-
raphy websites.
HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land admin-
istered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary
of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the For-
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est Service (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’), 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 sub-
section (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or
burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92–195 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiv-
ing an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a)
shall not—
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that re-
sults in the destruction of the horse or burro into a com-
mercial 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 rec-
ommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of se-
vere injury, illness, or advanced age.
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(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be avail-
able for—
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and
wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary concerned (including a contractor); or
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in
the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing
into a commercial product.
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND
ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16

U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by

a State water pollution control revolving fund as 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, al-
teration, 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
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restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast con-
crete, and construction materials.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Administrator’’) finds that—
(1) applying subsection (a) would be 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 in-
formation available to the Administrator concerning the re-
quest, 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 ac-
companying information available by electronic means, includ-
ing on the official public Internet Web site of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
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(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
with United States obligations under international agree-
ments.
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of
the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drink-
ing Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provi-
sions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and
oversight of the requirements of this section.
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR
WILDFIRES
SEC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer
fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire pro-
tection 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 or-
ganizations.
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RECREATION FEES
SEC. 421. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation

Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act,

in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without
the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming
procedures contained in the explanatory statement described
solidated Act).
LOCAL CONTRACTORS
SEC. 423. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112–

74 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for
‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
SHASTA-TRINITY MARINA FEE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION
EXTENSION
SEC. 424. Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110–

161 (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
SEC. 425. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113–

76 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by substituting
‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
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FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
SEC. 426. 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 sec-
tion 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
CHACO CANYON

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 leas-
ing, 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 re-
sources investigation identified in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of
260).
TRIBAL LEASES

law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
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U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence no ear-
lier 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
2024 consult with tribes and tribal organizations through
public solicitation and other means regarding the require-
ments for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-De-
termination 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. 429. The authority provided under the heading

‘‘Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund’’ in title I of
Public Law 111–88, as amended by section 117 of division
F of Public Law 113–235, shall be applied by substituting
‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ each place it ap-
pears.
ALLOCATION OF PROJECTS, NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC
LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND AND LAND AND
WATER CONSERVATION FUND
SEC. 430. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this

Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts
made available from the National Parks and Public Land
Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to
subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States
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Code, and as provided in subsection (e) of such section of
such title, to the agencies of the Department of the Interior
and the Department of Agriculture specified, in the amounts
specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and for
the projects and activities specified in the table titled ‘‘Alloca-
tion of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Res-
toration Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory state-
A of this consolidated Act).
(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as ap-
propriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expendi-
ture from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal
year 2024 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of
title 54, United States Code, to the agencies and accounts
specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and
activities specified in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds:
Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ in
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of
this section, neither the President nor his designee may allo-
cate 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,
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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 allo-
cated funds from the National Parks and Public Land Leg-
acy Restoration Fund or 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) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency’s
‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of
Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration
Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ to any project funded by the Na-
tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund with-
in the same agency, from any fiscal year, that experienced a
funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns, in accord-
ance with the following requirements:
(1) ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ amounts may only be re-
allocated if there is a risk to project completion resulting
from unforeseen cost overruns;
(2) ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ amounts may only be re-
allocated for cost of adjustments and changes within the
original scope of effort for projects funded by the Na-
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tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund;
and
(3) The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary
of Agriculture must provide written notification to the
Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any
actions authorized by this subsection if the amount re-
allocated from the ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for a
project is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the
following, as applicable:
(A) The amount allocated to that project in the
table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: National Parks
and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal
Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement described
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act); or
(B) The initial estimate in the most recent re-
port submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to
the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to sec-
tion 431(e) of division G of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328).
(d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of
the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the
tives and the Senate project data sheets for the projects in
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the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress’’ re-
quired by section 200402(h) of title 54, United States Code:
Provided, That the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects
to Congress’’ must include a ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for
each agency within the allocations defined in subsection (e)
of section 200402 of title 54, United States Code: Provided
further, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or
any prior Act for the National Parks and Public Land Leg-
acy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to complete a
specified project, such amounts may be reallocated in such
submission to that agency’s ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line: Pro-
vided further, That any proposals to change the scope of or
terminate a previously approved project must be clearly iden-
tified in such submission.
(2)(A) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of
tives and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for
Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the
National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Serv-
ice that are in addition to the ‘‘Submission of Cost Esti-
mates’’ required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United
States Code, that are prioritized and detailed by account,
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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.
(B) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy
projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required by
section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and on
the list of supplementary allocations required by subpara-
graph (A) shall be comprised only of projects for which a will-
ing seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or
market research has been initiated.
(C) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of
tives 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 Presi-
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dent’s Budget for the projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Es-
timates’’ 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 sub-
mitted 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 subparagraph (A).
(e) The Department of the Interior and the Department
of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 Res-
toration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection
(a)(1) of this section 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 unob-
ligated funds, and, for amounts allocated pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) of this section, National Parks and Public
Land Legacy Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant
to subsection (c) of this section.
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY
SEC. 431. To support the key role that forests in the

United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the
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United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly—
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bio-
energy—
(A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of
forest biomass for energy, conservation, and respon-
sible 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 bio-
energy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy
source, provided the use of forest biomass for en-
ergy 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
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(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

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 regula-
tions and, until a subsequent regulation is issued, the Admin-
istrator shall implement the law and regulations in effect
prior to such date.
TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 433. 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 stump-
age 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 tim-
ber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the do-
mestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to do-
mestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at pre-
vailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar vol-
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ume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States do-
mestic 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.
TRANSFER AUTHORITY TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRA-
TION FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND
LEGACY RESTORATION FUND
SEC. 434. Funds made available or allocated in this Act

to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agri-
culture that are subject to the allocations and limitations in
54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and prohibitions in 54 U.S.C.
200402(f) may be further allocated or reallocated to the Fed-
eral Highway Administration for transportation projects of
the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 200401(2).
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act
may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation re-
quiring 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 bio-
logical processes associated with livestock production.
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GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS

none of the funds made available in this or any other Act
may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that pro-
vision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emis-
sions from manure management systems.
FUNDING PROHIBITION

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. 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—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the last sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Any Services during a given cal-
endar year that generate payments payable in the subse-
quent calendar year shall be disregarded in applying this
subsection’’; and
(2) in subsections (a), (b), and (c) by inserting ‘‘or
2024’’ after ‘‘or 2023’’ each place it appears.
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TECHNICAL CORRECTION
SEC. 439. In the table entitled ‘‘Interior and Environ-

ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of Public Law 117–328 and in the table under the
heading ‘‘Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Di-
rected Spending Items’’ in such explanatory statement, the
project relating to ‘‘Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration
Committee for the Restoration of Historic Campbell Chapel’’
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Historic Preservation
Fund—Save America’s Treasures Grants’’ and inserting
‘‘Historic Preservation Fund—Historic Preservation Fund
Grants’’.
ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
SEC. 440. Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of the

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ for ‘‘De-
cember 24, 2022’’.
LAVA RIDGE WIND PROJECT

Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of grant-
ing, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under section 501 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
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U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project, unless or
until the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau
of Land Management, has analyzed, in consultation with local
elected officials and stakeholders, action alternatives designed
to reduce impacts to wildlife, cultural resources, transpor-
tation, hunting, wetlands and the connected surface and
ground waters. The Secretary shall complete such consulta-
tions, and seek feedback regarding action alternatives, not
later than September 30, 2024, and no funds made available
in this Act shall be used for granting, issuing, or renewing
a right-of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava
Ridge Wind Project while such consultations and efforts are
ongoing.
(b) Prior to granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way
under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind
Project, the Secretary shall periodically report to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of
consultations required under subsection (a) and, once such
consultations are complete, provide a briefing to the Commit-
tees on the action alternatives and the feedback of local elect-
ed officials and stakeholders.
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LIMITATION
SEC. 442. If requested by the claimant of any mining

claim located within the area covered by Public Land Order
7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize com-
pletion of a validity determination for such claim. The Bu-
reau of Land Management shall strive to complete any such
validity determination not later than 3 years of receipt of the
request.
GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY
SEC. 443. Section 8206 of the Agriculture Act of 2014

(16 U.S.C. 2113a), as amended by section 8624 of the Agri-
culture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) and
the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
328), is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by adding before the pe-
riod: ‘‘; or’’
‘‘(iii) National Park System land; or
‘‘(iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘or’’ after
‘‘National Forest System’’ and inserting ‘‘,’’;
(3) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, Na-
tional Park Service, or National Wildlife Refuge’’ after
‘‘Bureau of Land Management’’;
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2023’’
and inserting ‘‘2024’’;
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(5) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘land or’’ and
inserting ‘‘,’’; and
(6) in subsection (b)(4) by inserting ‘‘, National
Park System, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’’ after
‘‘Bureau of Land Management’’.
FOREST SERVICE NONRECURRING EXPENSE FUND

of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Forest Serv-
ice Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund): Provided,
That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds, and
discretionary no-year funds at least four years old and
deemed by the Chief of the Forest Service no longer needed
for their intended purpose, appropriated for this or any suc-
ceeding fiscal year from the general fund of the Treasury to
the Forest Service by this or any other Act may be trans-
ferred into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts depos-
ited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in ad-
dition to such other funds as may be available, for informa-
tion technology; administrative expenses such as, but not lim-
ited to, utility and lease payments; facilities infrastructure
maintenance, improvements, and construction; and roads in-
frastructure maintenance, subject to approval by the Office of
Management and Budget: Provided further, That amounts in
the Fund may not be obligated without written notification
to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
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tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in con-
formance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this
Act.
WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
SEC. 445. In addition to the authority provided by sec-

tion 6(g) of the World War I Centennial Commission Act, as
authorized by the World War I Centennial Commission Act
(Public Law 112–272) and the Carl Levin and Howard P.
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), the World War I Com-
mission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, con-
tractual support, or any appropriate support from any execu-
tive branch agency for activities of the Commission.
RESCISSION
SEC. 446. Of the unobligated balances from discre-

tionary amounts made available for fiscal year 2020 or prior
fiscal years and derived from the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund, the following are hereby permanently rescinded—
(1) $89,000,000 from National Park Service grant
programs with unobligated carryover balances; and
(2) $5,000,000 from the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
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of 1985.
RESCISSION

made available by section 11001 of Public Law 117–2,
$350,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.
RESCISSION

made available for fiscal year 2023 or prior fiscal years under
the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—
Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services’’ for costs re-
lated to or resulting from accreditation emergencies,
ant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the In-
terior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2024
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,

Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
ing—
(1) $3,770,000 shall be available for the immediate
Office of the Secretary;
(2) $1,370,000 shall be available for the immediate
Office of the Deputy Secretary;
(3) $32,272,000 shall be available for the Office of
the General Counsel;
the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, of
which $2,000,000 is for the Office for Multimodal
Freight Infrastructure and Policy: Provided, That the
Secretary must obtain reprogramming approval from the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations under
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section 405 of this Act prior to executing the authorities
of section 118(g)(2)–(3) of title 49, United States Code;
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
the Assistant Secretary for Administration;
Public Affairs and Public Engagement;
the Executive Secretariat;
Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
the Chief Information Officer; and
Tribal Government Affairs:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation (re-
ferred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to
transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the
Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall
be increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in
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funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $70,000 shall be
for allocation within the Department for official reception and
representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to
$2,500,000 in funds received in user fees.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-

sistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $49,040,000,
of which $22,500,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That of such amounts that are available until ex-
pended, $10,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure (ARPA–
I) as authorized by section 119 of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That within the funds made available
under the preceding proviso, not less than $8,000,000 shall
be available for research on durability, resiliency, and sustain-
ability of bridges and other infrastructure and shall be di-
rected to an accredited university of higher education in the
northeast United States that has experience leading a re-
gional university transportation center and a proven record of
developing, patenting, deploying, and commercializing innova-
tive composite materials and technologies for bridge and
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other transportation applications, as well as conducting re-
search and developing prototypes using very large-scale poly-
mer-based additive manufacturing: Provided further, That
there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available
until expended, funds received from States, counties, munici-
palities, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any ref-
erence in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to
the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall
continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the De-
partment of Transportation.
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
For necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional

project assistance grant program under section 6702 of title
49, United States Code, $345,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That section 6702(f)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That
of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
not less than 5 percent shall be awarded to projects in his-
torically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent
poverty as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49,
United States Code: Provided further, That grants awarded
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under this heading in this Act for eligible projects for plan-
ning, preparation, or design shall not be subject to a min-
imum grant size: Provided further, That in distributing
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the
Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equi-
table geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance
in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including
Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of transpor-
tation modes: Provided further, That for amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall give
priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal
funds in order to complete an overall financing package: Pro-
vided further, That section 6702(f)(1) of title 49, United
States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under
this heading in this Act: Provided further, That of the
amounts awarded under this heading in this Act, not more
than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located
in rural areas and not more than 50 percent shall be allo-
cated for eligible projects located in urbanized areas: Provided
further, That for the purpose of determining if an award for
planning, preparation, or design under this heading in this
Act is an urban award, the project location is the location of
the project being planned, prepared, or designed: Provided
further, That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, and
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may transfer portions of such amounts to the Administrators
of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway
Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administra-
tion to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit as-
sistance made under the program authorized under section
6702 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That
for amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
the Secretary shall consider and award projects based solely
on the selection criteria as identified under section
6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of title 49, United States Code.
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE
FINANCE BUREAU
For necessary expenses of the National Surface Trans-

portation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 49
U.S.C. 116, $9,558,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as
authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs
of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of
municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting
and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a por-
tion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such
credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are avail-
able until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further,
That such amounts are in addition to other amounts made
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available for such purposes and are not subject to any obliga-
tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses
under section 608 of title 23, United States Code.
RURAL AND TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal in-

frastructure advancement as authorized in section 21205 of
Public Law 117–58, $25,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, non-
profit organizations, other Federal agencies, State or local
governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, or other tech-
nical assistance providers, to provide such technical assist-
ance, planning, and capacity building to State, local, or Trib-
al governments, United States territories, metropolitan plan-
ning organizations, transit agencies, or other political subdivi-
sions of State or local governments.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING
PROGRAM
The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and

loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United
States Code, and such authority shall exist as long as any
such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the

Department of Transportation’s financial systems and re-en-
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gineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, in-

cluding necessary upgrades to network and information tech-
nology infrastructure, improvement of identity management
and authentication capabilities, securing and protecting data,
implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives, and im-
plementation of enhanced security controls on agency com-
puters and mobile devices, $49,000,000, to remain available
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,

$18,228,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation

planning, research, systems development, development activi-
ties, and making grants, $24,369,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $5,436,000
shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency Infrastruc-
ture Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): Provided fur-
ther, That there may be transferred to this appropriation, to
remain available until expended, amounts transferred from
other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this head-
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ing for IIPIC activities not related to transportation infra-
structure: Provided further, That the tools and analysis devel-
oped by the IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies
for the permitting and review of major infrastructure projects
not related to transportation only to the extent that other
Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in ac-
cordance with the preceding proviso: Provided further, That
$3,443,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in
amounts, specified for Congressionally Directed Spending in
the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital

outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed
$522,165,000, shall be paid from appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That
such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to enti-
ties within the Department of Transportation: Provided fur-
ther, That the limitation in the preceding proviso on oper-
ating expenses shall not apply to entities external to the De-
partment of Transportation or for funds provided in Public
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Law 117–58: Provided further, That no funds made available
by this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority ap-
proval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and
approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no assess-
ments may be levied against any program, budget activity,
subactivity, or project funded by this Act unless notice of
such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND
OUTREACH
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged

business utilization and outreach activities, $5,330,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 332 of title 49, United States Code,
such amounts may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation: Provided further, That appro-
priations made available under this heading shall be available
for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations
that were made available under the heading ‘‘Office of the
Secretary—Minority Business Resource Center Program’’.
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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
In addition to funds made available from any other

source to carry out the essential air service program under
sections 41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States
Code, $348,554,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That in determining between or among carriers com-
peting to provide service to a community, the Secretary may
consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers:
Provided further, That basic essential air service minimum re-
quirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity re-
quirement under section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United
States Code: Provided further, That amounts authorized to be
distributed for the essential air service program under section
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made avail-
able immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: Provided
further, That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts
from fees credited to the account established under section
45303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding section 41733 of title 49, United
States Code, for fiscal year 2024, the requirements estab-
lished under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section
41731(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, and the subsidy
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cap established by section 332 of the Department of Trans-
portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000,
shall not apply to maintain eligibility under section 41731 of
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
OF TRANSPORTATION
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for
the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve as-
sessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds
appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, ex-
cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of this
Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed
the normal reprogramming process for congressional notifica-
tion.
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the web site of
the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings
of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda
for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Fi-
nance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Work-
ing Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full pay-
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ments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements
from all Federal agencies from available funds for transit
benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out
the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit pro-
gram under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of
SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): Provided, That the
Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in
the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to pro-
vide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees:
Provided further, That such reserve shall not exceed 1 month
of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of
providing for the continuation of transit benefits: Provided
further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reim-
bursed by each customer agency from available funds for the
actual cost of the transit benefit.
SEC. 104. Receipts collected in the Department’s Work-
ing Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49,
United States Code, for unused transit and van pool benefits,
in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2024
collections, shall be available until expended in the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual services
in support of section 189 of this Act: Provided, That obliga-
tions in fiscal year 2024 of such collections shall not exceed
$1,000,000.
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SEC. 105. None of the funds in this title may be obli-
gated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses
for an employee of the Department of Transportation without
the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Ad-
ministration.
SEC. 106. In addition to authority provided by section
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Ad-
ministrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to
transfer information technology equipment, software, and sys-
tems from departmental sources or other entities and collect
and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of
transferred assets.
SEC. 107. None of the funds provided in this Act to the
Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit
assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application
approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and
604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary provides
notification in writing to the following committees: the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on
Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives: Provided, That such notification shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor;
a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be
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provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit;
and the amount of credit assistance.
made available for ‘‘Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement
Financing Program’’ in section 109 of division L of Public
Law 117–103, $8,948,237.30 is hereby permanently re-
scinded.
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Transportation may transfer
amounts awarded to a federally recognized Tribe under a
funding agreement entered into under part 29 of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations, from the Department of Trans-
portation’s Operating Administrations to the Office of Tribal
Government Affairs: Provided, That any amounts retroceded
or reassumed under such part may be transferred back to the
appropriate Operating Administration.
SEC. 109A. (a) Amounts made available to the Secretary
of Transportation or the Department of Transportation’s op-
erating administrations in this Act for the costs of award, ad-
ministration, or oversight of financial assistance under the
programs identified in subsection (c) may be transferred to
the account identified in section 801 of division J of Public
Law 117–58, to remain available until expended, for the nec-
essary expenses of award, administration, or oversight of any
financial assistance programs in the Department of Trans-
portation.
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(b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this sec-
tion are available in addition to amounts otherwise available
for such purpose.
(c) The program from which funds made available under
this Act may be transferred under subsection (a) are—
(1) the local and regional project assistance pro-
gram under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code;
and
(2) the university transportation centers program
SEC. 109B. Of the amounts made available under the
heading ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’, up to
$35,000,000 shall be available—
(1) First, to fully fund the projects at the amounts
for which they applied under section 109B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (division L of Public
Law 117–328) and were not fully funded; and
(2) Second, to fund highway infrastructure projects
for which the initial grant agreement was executed be-
tween January 14, 2021 and February 14, 2021 for
awards made from the national infrastructure invest-
ments program under title I of division G of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6):
Provided, That sponsors of projects eligible for funds
made available under subsection shall provide sufficient
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written justification describing, at a minimum, the cur-
rent project cost estimate, why the project cannot be
completed with the obligated grant amount, and any
other relevant information, as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That funds made available
under this subsection shall be allocated to projects eligi-
ble to receive funding under this section in order of the
date the grant agreements were initially executed: Pro-
vided further, That the allocation under the previous pro-
viso will be for the amounts necessary to cover increases
to eligible project costs since the grant was obligated,
based on the information provided: Provided further,
That section 200.204 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, shall not apply to amounts made available under
this section: Provided further, That the amounts made
available under this section shall not be subject to limita-
tions under section 6702(c) of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That the amounts made available
under this section shall not be part of the Federal share
of total project costs under section 6702(e)(1) of title
49, United States Code: Provided further, That section
6702(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply
to amounts made available under this section: Provided
further, That the Office of the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall provide the amounts allocated to projects
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under this section no later than 120 days after the date
the sufficient written justifications required under this
section have been submitted.
SEC. 109C. For amounts provided for this fiscal year
and prior fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public Law
117–58 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘30 percent’’ for ‘‘40
percent’’.
SEC. 109D. The remaining unobligated balances, as of
September 30, 2024, from amounts made available for the
‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—
National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division L of the
260) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of
additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount re-
scinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027, and shall be avail-
able, without additional competition, for completing the fund-
ing of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2021 national
infrastructure investments program, in addition to other
funds as may be available for such purposes: Provided, That
no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
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SEC. 109E. For amounts provided for fiscal year 2024
under the heading ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in
title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) to carry out section 6702 of
title 49, United States Code, the set aside for historically dis-
advantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty under
subsection (f)(2) of such section shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for ‘‘1 percent’’ in this fiscal year: Pro-
vided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budg-
et are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and
to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforce-
ment in the House of Representatives.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Adminis-

tration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and
research activities related to commercial space transportation,
administrative expenses for research and development, estab-
lishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including
leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of
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aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, the lease or
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
2025, of which $12,093,150,000 to be derived from the Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That of the amounts
made available under this heading—
(1) not less than $1,745,532,000 shall be available
for aviation safety activities;
(2) $9,439,068,000 shall be available for air traffic
organization activities;
(3) $42,018,000 shall be available for commercial
space transportation activities;
(4) $948,211,000 shall be available for finance and
management activities;
(5) $67,818,000 shall be available for NextGen and
operations planning activities;
(6) $162,155,000 shall be available for security and
hazardous materials safety activities; and
(7) $324,825,000 shall be available for staff offices:
Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget
activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be
transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any
appropriation under this heading by more than 5 percent:
Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent
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shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section: Provided further, That not later than 60
days after the submission of the budget request, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit
to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to
Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the
Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49
U.S.C. 40101 note): Provided further, That the amounts
made available under this heading shall be reduced by
$100,000 for each day after 60 days after the submission of
the budget request that such report has not been transmitted
to Congress: Provided further, That not later than 60 days
after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator
shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes
a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format
similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, in-
cluding stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals
by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for
each day after the date that is 60 days after the submission
of the budget request that such report has not been sub-
mitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may be used
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to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-
setting organization to assist in the development of aviation
safety standards: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available by this Act shall be available for new appli-
cants for the second career training program: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall
be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to final-
ize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new
aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the
date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
there may be credited to this appropriation, as offsetting col-
lections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private
sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency serv-
ices, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of
air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modi-
fication of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair
station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for proc-
essing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further,
That of the amounts made available under this heading, not
less than $205,376,000 shall be used to fund direct oper-
ations of the current air traffic control towers in the contract
tower program, including the contract tower cost share pro-
gram, and any airport that is currently qualified or that will
qualify for the program during the fiscal year: Provided fur-
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ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act for
aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activi-
ties conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Cap-
ital Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other
Act may be used to eliminate the contract weather observers
program at any airport.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for

acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
provement by contract or purchase, and hire of national air-
space systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as
authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United
States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by
lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including con-
struction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites
by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters
and related accommodations for officers and employees of the
Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities
where such accommodations are not available; and the pur-
chase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds made available
under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation
and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, $3,191,250,000, of which $634,739,370 is for
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personnel and related expenses and shall remain available
until September 30, 2025, $2,496,360,630 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026, and $60,150,000 is for ter-
minal facilities and shall remain available until September 30,
2028: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization
of national airspace systems: Provided further, That not later
than 60 days after submission of the budget request, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an
investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration
which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal
years 2025 through 2029, with total funding for each year
of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget: Provided further, That section 405 of this Act shall
apply to amounts made available under this heading in title
VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropria-
tions Act (division J of Public Law 117–58): Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of
Funds for FAA Facilities and Equipment from the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2024’’ in
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall be the
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baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer au-
thorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7)
of such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding
proviso: Provided further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs
(5) and (6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is re-
ceived from the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified
for projects and activities in the table referred to in the pre-
ceding proviso may be transferred to any other funding level
specified for projects and activities in such table and no
transfer of such funding levels may increase or decrease any
funding level in such table by more than 10 percent: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing for terminal facilities, $15,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Commu-
nity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in
the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for

research, engineering, and development, as authorized under
part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, includ-
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ing construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of
necessary sites by lease or grant, $280,000,000, to be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That there may
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections,
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources, which shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and de-
velopment: Provided further, That amounts made available
under this heading shall be used in accordance with the ex-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further,
That not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified
under this heading in the explanatory statement described in
dated Act) may be transferred to any other funding level
specified under this heading in the explanatory statement de-
this consolidated Act): Provided further, That no transfer
may increase or decrease any funding level by more than 10
percent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 10
percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
set forth in that section.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid

for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility
planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of
chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49,
United States Code, and under other law authorizing such
obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning
of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at air-
ports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743
of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities
and administration of airport safety programs, including
those related to airport operating certificates under section
44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,350,000,000, to be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the
for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for
which are in excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2024,
notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That none of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading shall be available for the replacement
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of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal bag-
gage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary
to install bulk explosive detection systems: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United
States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project
costs under paragraph (2) of such section for subgrants or
paragraph (3) of such section shall be 95 percent for a
project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is
a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for
which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011
for the construction project: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of amounts limited under
this heading, not less than $152,148,000 shall be available
for administration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the air-
port cooperative research program, $41,801,000 shall be
available for airport technology research, and $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be available and trans-
ferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to
carry out the small community air service development pro-
gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligible
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such
program may include the participation of an airport that
serves a community or consortium that is not larger than a
small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications effec-
tive at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a request
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for proposals: Provided further, That the Secretary may pro-
vide grants to any commercial service airport, notwith-
standing the requirement for the airport to be located in an
air quality nonattainment or maintenance area or to be able
to receive emission credits in section 47102(3)(K) and
47102(3)(L) of title 49, United States Code, for work nec-
essary to construct or modify airport facilities to provide low-
emission fuel systems, gate electrification, other related air
quality improvements, acquisition of airport-owned vehicles or
ground support equipment with low-emission technology, pro-
vided such vehicles are used exclusively on airport property
or to transport passengers and employees between the airport
and the airport’s consolidated rental facility or an intermodal
surface transportation facility adjacent to the airport.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-

ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter
471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United
States Code, $532,392,074, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That amounts made available
under this heading shall be derived from the general fund,
and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment for-
mulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum per-
centages under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code:
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Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this
heading—
(1) $482,392,074 shall be made available for the
purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in
the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided,
That funds made available under this section shall not
be subject to or considered under section 47115(j)(3)(B)
of title 49, United States Code;
(2) up to $50,000,000 shall be made available to
the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to air-
ports; and
(3) not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for two remaining projects under section 190 of the
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
254): Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection (j)(2)
of section 190 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
(Public Law 115–254), such grants shall be made avail-
able for conducting testing activities in support of study-
ing the effectiveness of existing federally funded sound
insulation in residential areas located within the 65
DNL noise contour of a large-hub airport that will facili-
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tate future environmental mitigation projects in these
areas: Provided further, That, with respect to a project
funded under the previous proviso, the allowable project
cost for such project shall be calculated without consid-
eration of any costs that were previously paid by the
Government:
Provided further, That the Secretary may make discretionary
grants to primary airports for airport-owned infrastructure
required for the on-airport distribution or storage of sustain-
able aviation fuels that achieve at least a 50 percent reduc-
tion in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, using a method-
ology determined by the Secretary, including, but not limited
to, on-airport construction or expansion of pipelines, rail lines
and spurs, loading and off-loading facilities, blending facili-
ties, and storage tanks: Provided further, That the Secretary
may make discretionary grants with funds made available
under this heading to primary or nonprimary airports for the
acquisition or construction costs related to airport-owned,
revenue-producing aeronautical fuel farms and fueling sys-
tems, including mobile systems, that the Secretary determines
will promote the use of unleaded or sustainable aviation fuels
on a non-exclusive basis: Provided further, That the Secretary
may make discretionary grants for airport development im-
provements of primary runways, taxiways, and aprons nec-
essary at a nonhub, small hub, medium hub, or large hub air-
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port to increase operational resilience for the purpose of re-
suming commercial service flight operations following flood-
ing, high water, hurricane, storm surge, tidal wave, tornado,
tsunami, wind driven water, or winter storms: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts made available under this heading
shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the
Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts
made available under this heading to fund the award and
oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this
heading.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION

may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-
years under the federally funded research and development
center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development
during fiscal year 2024.
shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations re-
quiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation
Administration without cost building construction, mainte-
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nance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-
owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibi-
tion on the use of funds in this section does not apply to ne-
gotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve
agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide
land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration for
air traffic control facilities.
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, United
States Code, and any amount remaining in such account at
the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy
section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the
subsequent fiscal year.
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of
title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with
and available for the same purposes as such appropriation.
shall be available for paying premium pay under section
5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Avia-
tion Administration employee unless such employee actually
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performed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay.
may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal
Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift
certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.
none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior
Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement
any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a
private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of
that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration number, Mode
S transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar
identifying information from any ground based display to the
public that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight
tracking of that aircraft’s movements, except data made
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial
flights of that owner or operator.
shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine
political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation
Administration.
may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of
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title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration provides to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to
aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees
are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.
may be used to close a regional operations center of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the
Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.
SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available by or lim-
ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions
or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro,
New Jersey.
SEC. 119B. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration to withhold from consideration and ap-
proval any new application for participation in the contract
tower program, or for reevaluation of cost-share program par-
ticipants so long as the Federal Aviation Administration has
received an application from the airport, and so long as the
Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the fac-
tors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration published
establishment criteria.
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SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office,
or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or the
technical center unless the Administrator submits a request
for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this
Act.
SEC. 119D. The Federal Aviation Administration Ad-
ministrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed
after performance or paid in advance from funds available to
the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal agen-
cies for which the Fund performs services.
SEC. 119E. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available to the FAA may be used to carry out the
FAA’s obligations under section 44502(e) of title 49, United
States Code, unless the eligible air traffic system or equip-
ment to be transferred to the FAA under section 44502(e)
of title 49, United States Code, was purchased by the trans-
feror airport—
(1) during the period of time beginning on October
5, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2021; or
(2) on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor air-
ports located in a non-contiguous States.
SEC. 119F. Of the funds provided under the heading
‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be for
necessary expenses, including an independent verification re-
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gime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do
not provide gateway operations and providers of general avia-
tion ground support services, or other aviation tenants, lo-
cated at those airports closed during a temporary flight re-
striction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is
designated or identified to be secured by the United States
Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses
incurred while such airports are closed solely due to the ac-
tions of the Federal Government: Provided, That no funds
shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that do
not provide gateway operations and providers of general avia-
tion ground support services until an independent audit is
completed: Provided further, That losses incurred as a result
of violations of law, or through fault or negligence, of such
operators and service providers or of third parties (including
airports) are not eligible for reimbursements: Provided fur-
ther, That obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional
upon full release of the United States Government for all
claims for financial losses resulting from such actions.
SEC. 119G. Of the unobligated balances available to the
Federal Aviation Administration, the following funds are
hereby permanently rescinded:
(1) $1,590,528.89 from funds made available for
‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equip-
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ment’’, which were to remain available until expended,
by title I of Public Law 104–50; and
(2) $2,878.02 from funds made available for ‘‘Fed-
eral Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equip-
ment’’ by chapter 10, division B, of Public Law 108–
324.
SEC. 119H. None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act shall be used to facilitate the assignment of in-
dividuals from a private-sector organization to the FAA to
serve on a temporary basis.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Not to exceed $483,551,671 together with advances and

reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administra-
tion and operation of the Federal Highway Administration:
Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with
section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
Funds available for the implementation or execution of

authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs shall not exceed total obligations of
$60,095,782,888 for fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the lim-
itation on obligations under this heading shall only apply to
contract authority authorized from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account), unless otherwise
specified in law.
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs, $60,834,782,888 shall be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account),
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary

$2,224,676,687: Provided, That the funds made available
under this heading shall be derived from the general fund,
shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2024
in this or any other Act for: (1) ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’
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under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; (2) the Ap-
palachian development highway system as authorized under
section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240; (3) activities eligible
under the Tribal transportation program under section 202
of title 23, United States Code; (4) the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.); or (5) the
Denali Commission, and shall not affect the distribution or
amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further,
That, except for the funds made available under this heading
for the Northern Border Regional Commission and the
Denali Commission, section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58
shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts made
available under this heading shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, and shall not be subject to any limitation
on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway safety
construction programs set forth in any Act making annual
appropriations: Provided further, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading—
(1) $1,884,176,687 shall be for the purposes, and
in the amounts, specified for Community Project Fund-
ing/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table enti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending’’ included in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
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A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, except as
otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made
available under this paragraph shall be administered as
if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code: Provided further, That funds made available under
this paragraph that are used for Tribal projects shall be
administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23,
United States Code, except that the set-asides described
in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23,
United States Code, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e)
of section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of
MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 117–58), shall not
apply to such funds;
(2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses
for construction of the Appalachian development high-
way system, as authorized under section 1069(y) of Pub-
lic Law 102–240: Provided, That for the purposes of
funds made available under this paragraph, the term
‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a State that contains 1 or
more counties (including any political subdivision located
within the area) in the Appalachian region as defined in
section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this
heading for construction of the Appalachian development
highway system shall remain available until expended:
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Provided further, That, except as provided in the fol-
lowing proviso, funds made available under this heading
for construction of the Appalachian development high-
way system shall be administered as if apportioned
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That a project carried out with funds
made available under this heading for construction of
the Appalachian development highway system shall be
carried out in the same manner as a project under sec-
tion 14501 of title 40, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That subject to the following proviso, funds made
available under this heading for construction of the Ap-
palachian development highway system shall be appor-
tioned to Appalachian States according to the percent-
ages derived from the 2012 Appalachian development
highway system cost-to-complete estimate, adopted in
Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number
736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative
share of the estimated remaining need to complete the
Appalachian development highway system, adjusted to
exclude those corridors that such States have no current
plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian
Development Highway System Completion Report, un-
less those States have modified and assigned a higher
priority for completion of an Appalachian development
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highway system corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appa-
lachian Development Highway System Future Outlook:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust appor-
tionments made under the preceding proviso so that no
Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in ex-
cess of 30 percent of the amount made available for con-
struction of the Appalachian development highway sys-
tem under this heading: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission in making adjustments under the preceding two
provisos: Provided further, That the Federal share of the
costs for which an expenditure is made for construction
of the Appalachian development highway system under
this heading shall be up to 100 percent;
(3) $150,000,000 shall be for activities eligible
under the Tribal transportation program, as described in
section 202 of title 23, United States Code: Provided,
That, except as otherwise provided under this heading,
the funds made available under this paragraph shall be
administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23,
United States Code: Provided further, That the set-
asides described in subparagraph (C) of section
202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and sub-
sections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title
shall not apply to funds made available under this para-
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graph: Provided further, That the set-aside described in
section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public
Law 117–58), shall not apply to such funds;
(4) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern
Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.)
to make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made
available to the Northern Border Regional Commission
for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects that dem-
onstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure
projects: Provided, That a grant made with funds made
available under this paragraph shall be administered in
the same manner as a grant made under subtitle V of
title 40, United States Code;
(5) $4,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
Commission for activities eligible under section 307(e) of
the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121
note; Public Law 105–277): Provided, That funds made
available under this paragraph shall not be subject to
section 311 of such Act: Provided further, That except
as otherwise provided under section 307(e) of such Act
or this heading, funds made available under this para-
graph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to
the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provi-
sions of such Act, including the requirement in section
307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a
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10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any nec-
essary land or planning and design funds: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be available until expended:
Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for
which an expenditure is made with funds transferred
under this paragraph shall be up to 90 percent;
(6) $13,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
Commission to carry out the Denali access system pro-
gram under section 309 of the Denali Commission Act
of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277):
Provided, That a transfer under this paragraph shall not
be subject to section 311 of such Act: Provided further,
That except as otherwise provided under this heading,
funds made available under this paragraph shall be ad-
ministered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Com-
mission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act:
Provided further, That funds made available under this
paragraph shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of
such Act: Provided further, That funds made available
under this paragraph shall be available until expended:
Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for
which an expenditure is made with funds transferred
under this paragraph shall be up to 100 percent;
(7) $10,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastruc-
ture accelerator demonstration program authorized
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under section 1441 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601
note): Provided, That for funds made available under
this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs shall be,
at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this
paragraph may be transferred to the Office of the Sec-
retary;
(8) $7,500,000 shall be for the national scenic by-
ways program under section 162 of title 23, United
States Code: Provided, That, except as otherwise pro-
vided under this heading, the funds made available
under this paragraph shall be administered as if appor-
tioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code;
and
(9) $50,000,000, in addition to amounts made
available in section 126 of this Act, shall be for a com-
petitive highway bridge program for States that—
(A) have a population density of less than 115
individuals per square mile; and
(B) have—
(i) less than 26 percent of total bridges
classified as in good condition; or
(ii) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of
total bridges classified as in poor condition:
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Provided, That any such State with more than 14 per-
cent of total bridges classified as in poor condition shall
receive not less than $32,500,000 of the funds made
available in this paragraph or in section 126 of this Act
for grant applications for projects eligible under this
paragraph: Provided further, That if the Secretary deter-
mines that eligible applications from any such State
meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are in-
sufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, the
Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide
other grants to States eligible under this paragraph:
Provided further, That the funds made available under
this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replace-
ment or rehabilitation projects on public roads that dem-
onstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway
bridge projects and, except as otherwise provided in this
heading, shall be administered as if apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) of title
23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
available under this paragraph: Provided further, That
for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall cal-
culate population density figures based on the latest
available data from the decennial census conducted
under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code:
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Provided further, That for purposes of this paragraph,
the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of bridge
counts (including the percentages of bridge counts classi-
fied as in poor and good condition) based on the national
bridge inventory as of June 2023.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of

Transportation shall—
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for
Federal-aid highways—
(A) amounts authorized for administrative ex-
penses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23,
United States Code; and
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics;
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation
limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the
unobligated balance of amounts—
(A) made available from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs for previous fiscal years the funds for
which are allocated by the Secretary (or appor-
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tioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204
of title 23, United States Code); and
(B) for which obligation limitation was pro-
vided in a previous fiscal year;
(3) determine the proportion that—
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distrib-
uted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this sub-
section; bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be ap-
propriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway
safety construction programs (other than sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for provisions of law de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of sub-
section (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated
for section 119 of title 23, United States Code,
equal to the amount referred to in subsection
(b)(12) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of
the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)
and (2) of this subsection;
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-
aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs
(other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies)
that are allocated by the Secretary under authorized
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Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
programs, or apportioned by the Secretary under section
202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code, by multi-
plying—
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by
(B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated
for each such program for such fiscal year; and
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-
aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distrib-
uted under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and
highway safety construction programs that are appor-
tioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States
Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the na-
tional highway performance program in section 119 of
title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the
limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts ap-
portioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in
the proportion that—
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for
the programs that are apportioned under title 23,
United States Code, to each State for such fiscal
year; bears to
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(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the programs that are apportioned
under title 23, United States Code, to all States for
such fiscal year.
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply
to obligations under or for—
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat.
2714);
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1981 (95 Stat. 1701);
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat.
2119);
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assist-
ance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2027);
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as
in effect on June 8, 1998);
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in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in
an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fis-
cal years);
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obliga-
tion authority was made available under the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107)
or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain avail-
able until expended, but only to the extent that the obli-
gation authority has not lapsed or been used;
in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in
an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fis-
cal years);
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C.
118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obli-
gated in accordance with that section were not subject
to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the
funds were initially made available for obligation; and
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2024, only
in an amount equal to $639,000,000).
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall,
after August 1 of such fiscal year—
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(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation
made available under subsection (a) if an amount dis-
tributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States
able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously
distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to
those States having large unobligated balances of funds
apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of Public Law 112–141)
and 104 of title 23, United States Code.
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways
shall apply to contract authority for transportation re-
search programs carried out under—
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code;
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act; and
(C) title III of division A of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58).
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made avail-
able under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal
years; and
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(B) be in addition to the amount of any limita-
tion imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway
and highway safety construction programs for fu-
ture fiscal years.
(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED
FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the
date of distribution of obligation limitation under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States
any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program
under section 202 of title 23, United States Code)
that—
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such
fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allo-
cated to the States (or will not be apportioned to
the States under section 204 of title 23, United
States Code), and will not be available for obliga-
tion, for such fiscal year because of the imposition
of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under para-
graph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of
obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any pur-
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pose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United
States Code.
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursu-
ant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be
credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses.
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under
his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement
for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall make an informal public notice and comment op-
portunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons
therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall post on a website
any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.
may be used to make a grant for a project under section 117
of title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least
60 days before making a grant under that section, provides
written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation
and justification for the project and the amount of the pro-
posed grant award.
SEC. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section
165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project
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eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title
23 and located within the boundary of the State or territory
any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation limita-
tion: Provided, That the Department of Transportation for
the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was
originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of its
intent to use its authority under this section and submits an
annual report to the Secretary identifying the projects to
which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the
original period of availability of funds to be obligated under
this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation
shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal
years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified.
The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with
funds made available under this section shall be the same as
associated with the earmark.
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’
means—
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identi-
fied in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory state-
ment, which was authorized to be appropriated or appro-
priated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current
fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway
Administration; or
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(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, identified
in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement,
which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated
more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal
year, and administered by the Federal Highway Admin-
istration.
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised
only for those projects or activities that have obligated less
than 10 percent of the amount made available for obligation
as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be ap-
plied to projects within the same general geographic area
within 25 miles for which the funding was designated, except
that a State or territory may apply such authority to unex-
pended balances of funds from projects or activities the State
or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments
have been made under a final voucher.
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of
the information provided by the States and territories annu-
ally to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 125. (a) Of the unallocated and unobligated bal-
ances available to the Federal Highway Administration, the
following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, subject to
subsections (b) and (c), from the following accounts and pro-
grams in the specified amounts:
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(1) $48,346,377.35 from funds available in the
‘‘Surface Transportation Priorities’’ account (69 X
0538);
‘‘Delta Regional Transportation Development Program’’
account (69 X 0551);
‘‘Appalachian Development Highway System’’ account
(69 X 0640);
(4) $9,264.22 from funds available in the ‘‘Highway
Beautification’’ account (69 X 0540);
(5) $1,375,400 from funds available in the ‘‘State
Infrastructure Banks’’ account (69 X 0549);
(6) $90,435 from funds available in the ‘‘Railroad-
Highway Crossings Demonstration Projects’’ account
(69 X 0557);
‘‘Interstate Transfer Grants—Highway’’ account (69 X
0560);
(8) $133,231.12 from funds available in the ‘‘Ken-
tucky Bridge Project’’ account (69 X 0572);
(9) $2,887.56 from funds available in the ‘‘Highway
Demonstration Project—Preliminary Engineering’’ ac-
count (69 X 0583);
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(10) $149,083.06 from funds available in the
‘‘Highway Demonstration Projects’’ account (69 X
0598); and
(11) $68,438.40 from funds available in the ‘‘Mis-
cellaneous Highway Projects’’ account (69 X 0641).
(b) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a)
from any funds for which a State exercised its authority
under section 125 of division L of Public Law 114–113, sec-
tion 422 of division K of Public Law 115–31, section 126 of
division L of Public Law 115–141, section 125 of division G
of Public Law 116–6, section 125 of division H of Public
Law 116–94, section 124 of division L of Public Law 116–
260, section 124 of division L of Public Law 117–103, or
section 124 of division L of Public Law 117–328.
(c) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a)
from any amounts that were designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
law, $200,000,000 from the funds described in subsection
(b), in addition to amounts made available in paragraph (9)
under the heading ‘‘Highway Infrastructure Programs’’, shall
be available for a competitive highway bridge program for
States that—
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(1) have a population density of less than 115 indi-
viduals per square mile; and
(2) have—
(A) less than 26 percent of total bridges classi-
fied as in good condition; or
(B) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of
total bridges classified as in poor condition:
Provided, That any such State with more than 14 percent of
total bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not
less than $32,500,000 of the funds made available under this
subsection or in paragraph (9) under the heading ‘‘Highway
Infrastructure Programs’’ for grant applications for projects
eligible under this subsection: Provided further, That if the
Secretary determines that eligible applications from any such
State meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are in-
sufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, the Sec-
retary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide other
grants to States eligible under this subsection: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds made available under this subsection
shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation
projects on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by
bundling multiple highway bridge projects and, except as oth-
erwise provided in this section, shall be administered as if ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code:
Provided further, That the requirements of section 144(j)(5)
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of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
available under this subsection: Provided further, That for
purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate pop-
ulation density figures based on the latest available data from
the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title
13, United States Code: Provided further, That for purposes
of this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate the percent-
ages of bridge counts (including the percentages of bridge
counts classified as in poor and good condition) based on the
national bridge inventory as of June 2023: Provided further,
That section 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) shall apply to funds made
available under this subsection.
(b) Funds described in this subsection are any funds
that—
(1) are unobligated on the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(2) were made available for credit assistance
under—
(A) the transportation infrastructure finance
and innovation program under subchapter II of
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as in ef-
fect prior to August 10, 2005; or
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(B) the transportation infrastructure finance
and innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23,
United States Code.
(c) Funds made available under subsection (a) for a
competitive highway bridge program for States shall—
(1) be subject to the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction pro-
grams; and
(2) unless otherwise specified in this section, remain
(d) The obligation limitation made available under sec-
tion 120(a)(2) that is associated with funds made available
under subsection (a) shall—
(1) remain available until September 30, 2027; and
(2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation
imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and
highway safety construction programs for future fiscal
years.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementa-

tion, execution and administration of motor carrier safety op-
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erations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 49,
United States Code, as amended by the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $346,000,000, to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration, the sum of which shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That funds available for implementation,
execution, or administration of motor carrier safety oper-
ations and programs authorized under title 49, United States
Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $411,000,000, for
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal
year 2024, of which $14,073,000, to remain available for ob-
ligation until September 30, 2026, is for the research and
technology program, and of which not less than $99,098,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026,
is for development, modernization, enhancement, and contin-
ued operation and maintenance of information technology and
information management.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sec-

tions 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United
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States Code, $516,300,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
able for the implementation or execution of motor carrier
safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of
$516,300,000 in fiscal year 2024 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety
Grants’’: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading—
(1) $406,500,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2025, shall be for the motor carrier
safety assistance program;
until September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial
driver’s license program implementation program;
until September 30, 2025, shall be for the high priority
program;
motor vehicle operators grant program; and
motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant
program.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-

tration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, Code
of Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, registered
mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt
of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.
made available to the Department of Transportation by this
Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to imple-
ment, administer, or enforce the requirements of section
31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regulation
issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect
to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of com-
mercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such
title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the
Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C.
1471) or insects.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the

Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety, author-
ized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49,
United States Code, $223,000,000, to remain available
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the

provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, in-
cluding behavioral research on automated driving systems
and advanced driver assistance systems and improving con-
sumer responses to safety recalls, section 25024 of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58),
and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
$201,200,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2024, are
in excess of $201,200,000: Provided further, That of the
sums appropriated under this heading—
(1) $194,000,000 shall be for programs authorized
under section 403 of title 23, United States Code, in-
cluding behavioral research on automated driving sys-
tems and advanced driver assistance systems and im-
proving consumer responses to safety recalls, and section
25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117–58); and
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(2) $7,200,000 shall be for the national driver reg-
ister authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United
States Code:
Provided further, That within the $201,200,000 obligation
limitation for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2025, and shall be in ad-
dition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations
for future years: Provided further, That amounts for behav-
ioral research on automated driving systems and advanced
driver assistance systems and improving consumer responses
to safety recalls are in addition to any other funds provided
for those purposes for fiscal year 2024 in this Act.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out pro-

visions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United
States Code, and grant administration expenses under chap-
ter 4 of title 23, United States Code, to remain available
until expended, $813,300,800, to be derived from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Pro-
vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the planning or execution of programs for which the total
obligations in fiscal year 2024 are in excess of $813,300,800
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for programs authorized under sections 402, 404, and 405 of
title 23, United States Code, and grant administration ex-
penses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
ing—
(1) $378,400,000 shall be for highway safety pro-
grams under section 402 of title 23, United States Code;
(2) $353,500,000 shall be for national priority safe-
ty programs under section 405 of title 23, United States
Code;
(3) $40,300,000 shall be for the high visibility en-
forcement program under section 404 of title 23, United
States Code; and
(4) $41,100,800 shall be for grant administrative
expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States
Code:
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for
construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office
furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings
or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000
of the funds made available for national priority safety pro-
grams under section 405 of title 23, United States Code, for
impaired driving countermeasures (as described in subsection
(d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance
to the States: Provided further, That with respect to the
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‘‘Transfers’’ provision under section 405(a)(10) of title 23,
United States Code, any amounts transferred to increase the
amounts made available under section 402 shall include the
obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further, That
the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority grant-
ed under the preceding proviso or under section 405(a)(10)
of title 23, United States Code, within 5 days.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 140. The limitations on obligations for the pro-

grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which
obligation authority was made available in previous public
laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has
not lapsed or been used.
SEC. 141. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United
States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State
management reviews and to pay for core competency develop-
ment training and related expenses for highway safety staff.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Adminis-

tration, not otherwise provided for, $267,799,000, of which
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-

opment, $54,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading,
up to $3,000,000 shall be available pursuant to section
20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for the construc-
tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements at
the Transportation Technology Center.
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER
RAIL
For necessary expenses related to Federal-state partner-

ship for intercity passenger rail grants as authorized by sec-
tion 24911 of title 49, United States Code, $75,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available
under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and
project management oversight of grants carried out under
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CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail infra-

structure and safety improvements grants, as authorized by
section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, $198,957,997,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
$98,957,997 shall be made available for the purposes, and in
amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included
vided further, That requirements under subsections (g) and
(l) of section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, shall not
apply to the preceding proviso: Provided further, That any re-
maining funds available after the distribution of the Commu-
nity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending de-
scribed in this paragraph shall be available to the Secretary
to distribute as discretionary grants under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That for amounts made available under this
heading in this Act, eligible projects under section
22907(c)(8) of title 49, United States Code, shall also include
railroad systems planning (including the preparation of re-
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gional intercity passenger rail plans and state rail plans) and
railroad project development activities (including railroad
project planning, preliminary engineering, design, environ-
mental analysis, feasibility studies, and the development and
analysis of project alternatives): Provided further, That sec-
tion 22905(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply
to amounts made available under this heading in this Act for
projects that implement or sustain positive train control sys-
tems otherwise eligible under section 22907(c)(1) of title 49,
United States Code: Provided further, That amounts made
available under this heading in this Act for projects selected
for commuter rail passenger transportation may be trans-
ferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate
agencies to be administered in accordance with chapter 53 of
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That for
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, eligi-
ble recipients under section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United
States Code, shall include any holding company of a Class II
railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in
section 20102 of title 49, United States Code): Provided fur-
ther, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States
Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under this
heading in this Act: Provided further, That section
22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not
apply to amounts made available under this heading in pre-
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vious fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of
funding opportunity that includes funds made available under
this heading in this Act: Provided further, That the preceding
proviso shall not apply to funds made available under this
heading in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (divi-
sion J of Public Law 117–58): Provided further, That unobli-
gated balances remaining after 6 years from the date of en-
actment of this Act may be used for any eligible project
under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 per-
cent of the amounts made available under this heading in this
Act for the costs of award and project management oversight
of grants carried out under title 49, United States Code.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
PASSENGER CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make

grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as author-
ized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $1,141,442,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts made
available under both this heading in this Act and the ‘‘Na-
tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation’’ heading in this Act to fund the costs of project
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management and oversight of activities authorized by section
22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117–58): Provided further, That in addition to
the project management oversight funds authorized under
section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (Public Law 117–58), the Secretary may retain up to an
additional $5,000,000 of the amounts made available under
this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with the
Northeast Corridor Commission established under section
24905 of title 49, United States Code.
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
PASSENGER CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make

grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for
activities associated with the National Network as authorized
by section 22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (division B of Public Law 117–58), $1,286,321,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary may retain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the
funds provided under this heading in this Act to fund ex-
penses associated with the State-Supported Route Committee
established under section 24712 of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds provided
under this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak to
give notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 of
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title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance
routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States
Code) on which Amtrak is the sole operator on a host rail-
road’s line and a positive train control system is not required
by law or regulation, or, except in an emergency or during
maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes,
to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or
substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of
such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implemen-
tation of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title
49, United States Code, in lieu of rail service: Provided fur-
ther, That the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may
use up to $66,000,000 of the amounts made available under
this heading in this Act for corridor development activities as
authorized by section 22101(h) of division B of Public Law
117–58: Provided further, That $40,000,000 of the amounts
made available under this heading in this Act shall be for de-
sign and construction activities to improve the concourse and
related infrastructure for the station at the major hub of Am-
trak’s National Network.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 150. The amounts made available to the Secretary

or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of
award, administration, and project management oversight of
financial assistance which are administered by the Federal
Railroad Administration, in this and prior Acts, may be
transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Finan-
cial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance’’ account
for the necessary expenses to support the award, administra-
tion, project management oversight, and technical assistance
of financial assistance administered by the Federal Railroad
Administration, in the same manner as appropriated for in
this and prior Acts: Provided, That this section shall not
apply to amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
SEC. 151. None of the funds made available to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund
any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual
employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive
the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees
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when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses
a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:
Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
a summary of all overtime payments incurred by Amtrak for
2023 and the three prior calendar years: Provided further,
That such summary shall include the total number of employ-
ees that received waivers and the total overtime payments
Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month
for 2023 and for the three prior calendar years.
SEC. 152. None of the funds made available to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings
‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be used to re-
duce the total number of Amtrak Police Department uni-
formed officers patrolling on board passenger trains or at sta-
tions, facilities or rights-of-way below the staffing level on
May 1, 2019.
may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.).
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SEC. 154. Of the unobligated balances of funds remain-
ing from—
(1) ‘‘Northeast Corridor Improvement Program’’
account totaling $126,348 appropriated by Public Law
114–113 is hereby permanently rescinded;
(2) ‘‘Railroad Safety Grants’’ account totaling
$81,257.66 appropriated by Public Law 113–235 is
hereby permanently rescinded;
(3) ‘‘Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Cor-
ridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service’’ account to-
taling $53,118,096.83 appropriated by Public Law 111–
117 is hereby permanently rescinded;
(4) ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed Rail’’ account to-
taling $94.94 appropriated by Public Law 108–447 is
hereby permanently rescinded; and
(5) ‘‘Grants to the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation’’ account totaling $678.16 appropriated by
Public Law 108–447 is hereby permanently rescinded.
SEC. 155. It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide
much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 riders
in 325 communities in 40 States and are particularly
important in rural areas; and
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and services
should be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout
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the National Network (as defined in section 24102 of
title 49, United States Code).
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal pub-

lic transportation assistance program in this account, and for
payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318,
5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of
Public Law 114–94, $13,990,000,000, to be derived from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds available
for the implementation or execution of programs authorized
under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318,
5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of
Public Law 114–94, shall not exceed total obligations of
$13,990,000,000 in fiscal year 2024.
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For an additional amount for ferry boats grants under

section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, Tribal tech-
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nical assistance under section 5311(b)(3)(C) of such title, bus
testing facilities under section 5318 of such title, accelerating
the adoption of zero emission buses under section 5312 of
such title, Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending for projects and activities eligible under
chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for rural commu-
nities under section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117–
58, $252,386,844, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the sums provided under this heading in this
Act—
(1) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry boat
grants as authorized under section 5307(h) of such title:
Provided, That of the amounts provided under this para-
graph, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for low
or zero emission ferries or ferries using electric battery
or fuel cell components and the infrastructure to support
such ferries;
(2) $500,000 shall be available for technical assist-
ance and resources to Tribes through the national rural
transportation assistance program authorized under sec-
tion 5311(b)(3)(C) of such title;
(3) $1,500,000 shall be available for the operation
and maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected
under section 5318 of such title;
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(4) $206,817,976 shall be available for the pur-
poses, and in amounts, specified for Community Project
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table
entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That unless
otherwise specified, applicable requirements under chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to
amounts made available in this paragraph, except that
the Federal share of the costs for a project in this para-
graph shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the
net costs of the project, unless the Secretary approves a
higher maximum Federal share of the net costs of the
project consistent with administration of similar projects
funded under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code;
(5) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry service
for rural communities under section 71103 of division G
of Public Law 117–58: Provided, That for amounts
made available in this paragraph, notwithstanding sec-
tion 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible service shall include pas-
senger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas
with a single segment over 15 miles between the two
rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under section
5307(h) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
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ther, That entities that provide eligible service pursuant
to the preceding proviso may use amounts made avail-
able in this paragraph for public transportation capital
projects to support any ferry service between two rural
areas; and
(6) $3,568,868 shall be available to support tech-
nical assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment
activities or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero
emission buses in public transit as authorized under sec-
tion 5312 of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That amounts made available under this
heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund:
heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limitation on
obligations for transit programs set forth in this or any other
Act.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of title

49, United States Code, $7,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided, That the assistance provided
under this heading does not duplicate the activities of section
5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this head-
ing are in addition to any other amounts made available for
such purposes: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
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able under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation
on obligations set forth in this or any other Act.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway cap-

ital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United
States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94),
That of the sums appropriated under this heading in this
Act—
(1) $2,130,950,000 shall be available for projects
authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United
States Code; and
(2) up to $52,000,000 shall be available for projects
authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue to admin-
ister the capital investment grants program in accordance
with the procedural and substantive requirements of section
5309 of title 49, United States Code, and of section 3005(b)
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided
further, That projects that receive a grant agreement under
the expedited project delivery for capital investment grants
pilot program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act shall be deemed eligible for fund-
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ing provided for projects under section 5309 of title 49,
United States Code, without further evaluation or rating
under such section: Provided further, That such funding shall
not exceed the Federal share under section 3005(b): Provided
further, That for funds made available under this heading in
division J of Public Law 117–58 the second through sixth
provisos shall be treated as inapplicable for fiscal year 2024:
Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the
preceding proviso that were previously designated by the Con-
resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of
the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
(Public Law 110–432), $150,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall approve grants for capital and preventive mainte-
nance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a re-
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quest for each specific project: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on
those investments that will improve the safety of the system
before approving such grants.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-

grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply
to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made
available for obligation, or to any other authority previously
made available for obligation.
funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading
‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ of the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration for projects specified in this Act not obligated by Sep-
tember 30, 2027, and other recoveries, shall be directed to
projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which
they were originally provided.
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2023, under any
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that re-
main available for expenditure, may be transferred to and ad-
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ministered under the most recent appropriation heading for
any such section.
or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or
withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section
9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
9503(e)(4)).
or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project
advancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal
contribution from the capital investment grants program of
greater than 40 percent of project costs as authorized under
section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 165. Of the unobligated balances made available
before October 1, 2013 for ‘‘Transit Research’’ in Treasury
Account 69–X–1137, $977,955 is hereby permanently re-
scinded.
GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures,
within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States
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Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, main-

tenance, and capital infrastructure activities on portions of
the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained
by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor-
poration, $40,288,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238): Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, not less than $16,300,000 shall be for the seaway infra-
structure program.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-

flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 of title
46, United States Code, to serve the national security needs
of the United States, $318,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from
prior year appropriations available under this heading,
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CABLE SECURITY FLEET
For the cable security fleet program, as authorized

under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code,
TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM
For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized

under section 53406 of title 46, United States Code,
That funds appropriated for the tanker security fleet pro-
gram in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public
Law 117–103) shall be available as authorized under section
53406 of title 46, United States Code, and for the Secretary
to timely reimburse each program participant up to
$2,500,000 for each of its vessels covered by an operating
agreement under section 53403 of title 46, United States
Code, for verifiable training and other costs incurred to en-
sure that mariners on such vessels are fully qualified to meet
the specialized requirements to serve on product tank vessels:
Provided further, That of the unobligated balances from prior
year appropriations available under this heading,
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OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses of operations and training activi-

ties authorized by law, $267,775,000: Provided, That of the
(1) $92,729,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for the operations of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy;
(2) $22,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for facilities maintenance and repair, and equip-
ment, at the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
pended for capital improvements at the United States
Merchant Marine Academy;
tember 30, 2025, for the maritime environmental and
technical assistance program authorized under section
50307 of title 46, United States Code; and
pended, for the United States marine highway program
to make grants for the purposes authorized under sec-
tion 55601 of title 46, United States Code:
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall transmit to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault
and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine
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Academy as required pursuant to section 3510 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (46
U.S.C. 51318): Provided further, That available balances
under this heading for the short sea transportation program
or America’s marine highway program (now known as the
United States marine highway program) from prior year re-
coveries shall be available to carry out activities authorized
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of operations, support, and

training activities for State Maritime Academies,
$125,788,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated
under this heading—
pended for maintenance, repair, and life extension of
training ships at the State Maritime Academies;
pended for the national security multi-mission vessel pro-
gram, including funds for construction, planning, admin-
istration, and design of school ships and, as determined
by the Secretary, necessary expenses to design, plan,
construct infrastructure, and purchase equipment nec-
essary to berth such ships, of which up to $8,900,000
may be used for expenses related to the oversight and
management of school ships to include the purchase of
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equipment and the repair and maintenance of training
vessels: Provided, That such funds may be used to reim-
burse State Maritime Academies for costs incurred prior
to the date of enactment of this Act;
tember 30, 2028, for the student incentive program;
pended for training ship fuel assistance; and
tember 30, 2025, for direct payments for State Maritime
Academies.
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized

under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code,
SHIP DISPOSAL
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-

lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $6,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from
prior year appropriations made available under this heading,
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MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $53,586,000, of which

$50,586,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry
out the guaranteed loan program, which shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Admin-
istration—Operations and Training’’.
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized

under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, and sec-
tion 3501(a)(9) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for fiscal year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), $120,460,124, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the sums
appropriated under this heading in this Act—
(1) $50,000,000 shall be for projects for coastal
seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports, of
which not less than $42,000,000 shall be for coastal sea-
ports or Great Lakes ports: Provided, That for grants
awarded under this paragraph in this Act, the minimum
grant size shall be $1,000,000; and
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(2) $70,460,124 shall be for the purposes, and in
the amounts, specified for Community Project Funding
included in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
ing/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Ad-
ministration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and
make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, con-
tract, or occupancy involving Government property under
control of the Maritime Administration: Provided, That pay-
ments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation
charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That rental payments under any
such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such
utilities, services, or repairs shall be deposited into the Treas-
ury as miscellaneous receipts.
remain available until expended, for expenses necessary for
the Secretary of Transportation to enter into a contract to
complete the designs of ten sealift vessels for the National
Defense Reserve Fleet.
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PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and

Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $31,681,000, of
which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2026.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-

terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Mate-
rials Safety Administration, $74,556,000, of which
$12,070,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026,
of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for carrying out
section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code: Provided,
That up to $800,000 in fees collected under section 5108(g)
of title 49, United States Code, shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be
available until expended, funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in perform-
ance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals func-
tions.
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PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety

program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, United
States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program respon-
sibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–
380), $218,186,000, to remain available until September 30,
2026, of which $30,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $180,786,000 shall be
derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000
shall be derived from the fees collected under section 60303
of title 49, United States Code, and deposited in the Lique-
fied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance reviews of
liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which $7,000,000 shall
be derived from fees collected under section 60302 of title 49,
United States Code, and deposited in the Underground Nat-
ural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of
carrying out section 60141 of title 49, United States Code:
Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the amounts
made available under this heading shall be for the one-call
state grant program: Provided further, That any amounts
made available under this heading in this Act or in prior Acts
for research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or re-
search other transactions agreements (OTAs) shall require
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written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before such
research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or re-
search OTAs are announced by the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall transmit to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the re-
port on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pur-
suant to section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (division R of
Public Law 116–260): Provided further, That the Secretary
may obligate amounts made available under this heading to
engineer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or make any other
public improvements for research facilities at the Transpor-
tation Technology Center after the Secretary submits an up-
dated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
after such plan and report in the preceding proviso are ap-
proved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency Pre-

paredness Grants program, not more than $46,825,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2026, from amounts
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made available by section 5116(h) and subsections (b) and
(c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States Code: Provided,
That notwithstanding section 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United
States Code, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made
available from this account shall be available to pay the ad-
ministrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and
5108(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further,
That notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128
of title 49, United States Code, and the limitation on obliga-
tions provided under this heading, prior year recoveries recog-
nized in the current year shall be available to develop and de-
liver hazardous materials emergency response training for
emergency responders, including response activities for the
transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and
other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent with National
Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such
training available through an electronic format: Provided fur-
ther, That the prior year recoveries made available under this
heading shall also be available to carry out sections
5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of

eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
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of 1978, as amended, $116,452,000: Provided, That the In-
spector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying
out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to investigate allegations of fraud,
including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C.
1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation
by the Department of Transportation.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be
available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of
passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability in-
surance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on
official department business; and uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
United States Code.
(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropria-
tions to the Department and its operating administrations
shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, operation,
and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance
the missions of the Department of Transportation or an oper-
ating administration of the Department of Transportation.
(c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured,
or contracted for by the Department prior to the date of en-
actment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Congress
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as if this provision was in effect when the system was pur-
chased, procured, or contracted for.
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
Department of Transportation shall be available for services
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available by
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in
section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) obtained by
a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a
motor vehicle record as defined in section 2725(1) of title 18,
United States Code, except as provided in section 2721 of
title 18, United States Code, for a use permitted under sec-
tion 2721 of title 18, United States Code.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall
not withhold amounts made available by this Act for any
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 125
political and Presidential appointees in the Department of
Transportation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside
the Department of Transportation.
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SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration and Federal Railroad Administration from
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
private sources for expenses incurred for training may be
credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration’s
‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Federal Railroad
Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for
State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant
to section 20105 of title 49, United States Code.
or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 to the
Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan,
loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, federally fund-
ed cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or
discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation
notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
not less than 3 full business days before any project competi-
tively selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter
of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line
of credit commitment, federally funded cooperative agree-
ment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the
Department or its operating administrations: Provided, That
the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive
list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters
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of intent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full fund-
ing grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the
notification required under the preceding proviso: Provided
further, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any
‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief program:
Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds that
are not available for obligation.
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor
fees, and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to organizational units
of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable
criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.
SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if
any funds provided by or limited by this Act are subject to
a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided
solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, and such reprogramming action shall be approved or
denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation
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may provide notice to other congressional committees of the
action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days
after the date on which the reprogramming action has been
approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
SEC. 188. Funds appropriated by this Act to the oper-
ating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the
Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable
agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of
goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct ben-
efit to the applicable operating administration or administra-
tions.
SEC. 189. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized
to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for
developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit
benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United
States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by var-
ious paper and electronic media.
SEC. 190. The Department of Transportation may use
funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a con-
tract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code utilizing
geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not oth-
erwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, pol-
icy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal
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Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration
grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or
construction project with which the Department of Transpor-
tation is assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies the fol-
lowing:
(1) that except with respect to apprentices or train-
ees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individ-
uals possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to per-
form the work that the contract requires resides in the
jurisdiction;
(2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate
provisions in its bid document ensuring that the con-
tractor does not displace any of its existing employees in
order to satisfy such hiring preference; and
(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training,
or delays resulting from the use of such hiring pref-
erence does not delay or displace any transportation
project in the applicable statewide transportation im-
provement program or transportation improvement pro-
gram.
SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation shall coordi-
nate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that
best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procurement
are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with
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funds provided under this title were procured using such
practices.
may be used in contravention of the American Security Drone
Act of 2023 (subtitle B of title XVIII of division A of Public
Law 118–31).
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-

fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary,
Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-
Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $19,400,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not
to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this
heading shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development (referred to in this title as ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’) for official reception and representation expenses as
the Secretary may determine.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative

Support Offices, $686,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That of the sums appropriated
the Chief Financial Officer;
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the General Counsel, of which not less than $21,700,000
shall be for the Departmental Enforcement Center;
Administration;
the Chief Human Capital Officer;
the Chief Procurement Officer;
Field Policy and Management;
Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and
the Chief Information Officer:
Provided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing may be used for necessary administrative and non-admin-
istrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise provided
for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for
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advertising and promotional activities that directly support
program activities funded in this title.
PROGRAM OFFICES
For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of-

fices, $1,097,164,130, to remain available until September
30, 2025: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
heading—
Public and Indian Housing;
Community Planning and Development;
Housing;
Policy Development and Research;
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.
For the working capital fund for the Department of

Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42
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U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including reimburse-
ments pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this head-
ing shall be available only for Federal shared services used
by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any such
portion of any office or agency’s printing, records manage-
ment, space renovation, furniture, or supply services the Sec-
retary has determined shall be provided through the Fund,
and the operational expenses of the Fund: Provided, That
amounts within the Fund shall not be available to provide
services not specifically authorized under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary
that any other service (or portion thereof) authorized under
this heading shall be provided through the Fund, amounts
made available in this title for salaries and expenses under
the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support
Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, and ‘‘Government National
Mortgage Association’’, for such services shall be transferred
to the Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations of its plans for executing such
transfers at least 15 days in advance of such transfers.
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-

based rental assistance authorized under the United States
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Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.)
(in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for,
$28,386,831,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be available on October 1, 2023 (in addition to the
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading
that shall be available on October 1, 2023), of which
$6,000,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
1985, and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, which shall be available on October 1, 2024: Pro-
vided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading—
(1) $28,490,955,000 shall be available for renewals
of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions
contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers
under any provision of law authorizing such assistance
under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of
other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
amounts provided under this paragraph and any carry-
over, the Secretary for the calendar year 2024 funding
cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public hous-
ing agency based on validated voucher management sys-
tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar
year and by applying an inflation factor as established
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by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal
Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for
the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouch-
ers under this paragraph including tenant protection and
Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be
used to fund a total number of unit months under lease
which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level
of units under contract, except for public housing agen-
cies participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) dem-
onstration, which are instead governed in accordance
with the requirements of the MTW demonstration pro-
gram or their MTW agreements, if any: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to
stay within the amount specified under this paragraph
(except as otherwise modified under this paragraph),
prorate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise
established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further,
That except as provided in the following provisos, the en-
tire amount specified under this paragraph (except as
otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obli-
gated to the public housing agencies based on the alloca-
tion and pro rata method described above, and the Sec-
retary shall notify public housing agencies of their an-
nual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of
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this Act or March 1, 2024: Provided further, That the
Secretary may extend the notification period only after
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are
notified at least 10 business days in advance of the ex-
tension: Provided further, That public housing agencies
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded
in accordance with the requirements of the MTW dem-
onstration program or their MTW agreements, if any,
and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments
under the preceding provisos: Provided further, That the
Secretary may offset public housing agencies’ calendar
year 2024 allocations based on the excess amounts of
public housing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts,
including HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accord-
ance with VMS data in calendar year 2023 that is
verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary:
Provided further, That public housing agencies partici-
pating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject
to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding
amounts subject to the single fund budget authority pro-
visions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’
calendar year 2024 MTW funding allocation: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred
to in the preceding two provisos throughout the calendar
year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for
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families as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the pro-
ration of renewal funding allocations: Provided further,
That up to $200,000,000 shall be available only:
(A) for adjustments in the allocations for pub-
lic housing agencies, after application for an adjust-
ment by a public housing agency that experienced
a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
retary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from
unforeseen circumstances or from portability under
section 8(r) of the Act;
(B) for vouchers that were not in use during
the previous 12-month period in order to be avail-
able to meet a commitment pursuant to section
8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a funding
obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar
year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop afford-
able housing for an agency added to the MTW dem-
onstration under the expansion authority provided
in section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114–
113);
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(C) for adjustments for costs associated with
HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–
VASH) vouchers;
(D) for public housing agencies that despite
taking reasonable cost savings measures, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
quired to terminate rental assistance for families as
a result of insufficient funding;
(E) for adjustments in the allocations for pub-
lic housing agencies that—
(i) are leasing a lower-than-average per-
centage of their authorized vouchers,
(ii) have low amounts of budget authority
in their net restricted assets accounts and
HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to
other agencies, and
(iii) are not participating in the Moving to
Work demonstration, to enable such agencies
to lease more vouchers;
(F) for withheld payments in accordance with
section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in the
previous calendar year that were subsequently paid
by the public housing agency after the agency’s ac-
tual costs were validated; and
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(G) for public housing agencies that have expe-
rienced increased costs or loss of units in an area
for which the President declared a disaster under
title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et
seq.):
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate
amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as
determined by the Secretary;
(2) $337,000,000 shall be available for section 8
rental assistance for relocation and replacement of hous-
ing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects
to assistance under section 8, relocation of witnesses (in-
cluding victims of violent crimes) in connection with ef-
forts to combat crime in public and assisted housing
pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or pros-
ecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of
the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and
voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance
including replacement and relocation assistance or for
project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of
unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section
202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are
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refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
ed, or under the authority as provided under this Act:
Provided, That when a public housing development is
submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18
of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental
assistance when the units pose an imminent health and
safety risk to residents: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may provide section 8 rental assistance from
amounts made available under this paragraph for units
assisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded
under the ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ heading
under this title where the owner has received a Notice
of Default and the units pose an imminent health and
safety risk to residents: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this paragraph, no less
than $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro-
tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this
paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas
and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent
of household income, as the result of: (A) the maturity
of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that
requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan
prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance
contract for which the tenants are not eligible for en-
hanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under ex-
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isting law; or (C) the expiration of affordability restric-
tions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program
administered by the Secretary: Provided further, That
such tenant protection assistance made available under
the preceding proviso may be provided under the author-
ity of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That any tenant protection voucher made
available from amounts under this paragraph shall not
be reissued by any public housing agency, except the re-
placement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by no-
tice, when the initial family that received any such
voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the author-
ity for any public housing agency to issue any such
voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That the
Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for
units that were occupied within the previous 24 months
that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject
only to the availability of funds;
(3) $2,770,935,000 shall be available for adminis-
trative and other expenses of public housing agencies in
administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be avail-
able to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agen-
cies that need additional funds to administer their sec-
tion 8 programs, including fees associated with section
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8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration
of disaster related vouchers, HUD–VASH vouchers, and
other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided,
That no less than $2,740,935,000 of the amount pro-
vided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public hous-
ing agencies for the calendar year 2024 funding cycle
based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related appropria-
tion Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsi-
bility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided fur-
ther, That if the amounts made available under this
paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts deter-
mined under the preceding proviso, the Secretary may
decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform
percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding
under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to
provide full payment of amounts determined under the
preceding proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including
recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appro-
priated under this heading from prior fiscal years, ex-
cluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:
Provided further, That all public housing agencies par-
ticipating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded in
accordance with the requirements of the MTW dem-
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onstration program or their MTW agreements, if any,
and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage de-
crease as under the preceding proviso: Provided further,
That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be
only for activities related to the provision of tenant-
based rental assistance authorized under section 8, in-
cluding related development activities;
(4) $742,941,000 shall be available for the renewal
of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and other
expenses of public housing agencies in administering the
special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be fund-
ed under the same terms and be subject to the same pro
rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative
and other expenses to public housing agencies under
paragraph (3) of this heading: Provided further, That up
to $10,000,000 shall be available only—
(A) for adjustments in the allocation for public
housing agencies, after applications for an adjust-
ment by a public housing agency that experienced
a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
retary, in Mainstream renewal costs resulting from
unforeseen circumstances; and
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(B) for public housing agencies that despite
taking reasonable cost savings measures, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
quired to terminate the rental assistance for Main-
stream families as a result of insufficient funding:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate
amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That
upon turnover, section 811 special purpose vouchers
funded under this heading in this or prior Acts, or under
any other heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to
non-elderly persons with disabilities;
(5) of the amounts provided under paragraph (1),
up to $7,500,000 shall be available for rental assistance
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD–
VASH to serve Native American veterans that are home-
less or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a res-
ervation or other Indian areas: Provided, That such
amount shall be made available for renewal grants to re-
cipients that received assistance under prior Acts under
the Tribal HUD–VASH program: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for
renewal grants, including data on the utilization of as-
sistance reported by grant recipients: Provided further,
That such assistance shall be administered in accordance
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with program requirements under the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
and modeled after the HUD–VASH program: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to waive,
or specify alternative requirements for any provision of
any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers
in connection with the use of funds made available under
this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the en-
vironment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any
such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary
for the effective delivery and administration of such as-
sistance: Provided further, That grant recipients shall re-
port to the Secretary on utilization of such rental assist-
ance and other program data, as prescribed by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That the Secretary may reallo-
cate, as determined by the Secretary, amounts returned
or recaptured from awards under the Tribal HUD–
VASH program under prior Acts to existing recipients
under the Tribal HUD–VASH program;
(6) $15,000,000 shall be available for incremental
rental voucher assistance for use through a supported
housing program administered in conjunction with the
Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under sec-
tion 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937:
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Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall make such funding available, notwith-
standing section 203 (competition provision) of this title,
to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA
Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based
on geographical need for such assistance as identified by
the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
public housing agency administrative performance, and
other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment may waive, or specify alternative requirements
for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute
or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development administers in connection with the use of
funds made available under this paragraph (except for
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination,
labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding
by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re-
quirements are necessary for the effective delivery and
administration of such voucher assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That assistance made available under this para-
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graph shall continue to remain available for homeless
veterans upon turn-over: Provided further, That of the
total amount made available under this paragraph, up to
$10,000,000 may be for additional fees established by
and allocated pursuant to a method determined by the
Secretary for administrative and other expenses (includ-
ing those eligible activities defined by notice to facilitate
leasing, such as security deposit assistance and costs re-
lated to the retention and support of participating own-
ers) of public housing agencies in administering HUD–
VASH vouchers;
(7) $30,000,000 shall be available for the family
unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of
the Act: Provided, That the amounts made available
under this paragraph are provided as follows:
(A) $5,000,000 shall be available for new in-
cremental voucher assistance, which shall continue
to remain available for family unification upon turn-
over; and
(B) $25,000,000 shall be available for new in-
cremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth
as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of the Act,
which shall continue to remain available for such el-
igible youth upon turnover: Provided, That such
amounts shall be available on a noncompetitive
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basis to public housing agencies that partner with
public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible
youth, that request such assistance to timely assist
such eligible youth, and that meet any other criteria
as specified by the Secretary: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall review utilization of such assist-
ance and assistance originating from appropriations
made available for youth under this heading in any
prior Act that the Secretary made available on a
noncompetitive basis, at an interval to be deter-
mined by the Secretary, and unutilized voucher as-
sistance that is no longer needed based on such re-
view shall be recaptured by the Secretary and re-
allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso:
Provided further, That any public housing agency admin-
istering new incremental voucher assistance originating
from appropriations made available for the family unifi-
cation program under this heading in this or any prior
Act that the Secretary made available on a competitive
basis that determines it no longer has an identified need
for such assistance upon turnover shall notify the Sec-
retary, and the Secretary shall recapture such assistance
from the agency and reallocate it to any other public
housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher
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assistance in connection with such specified program or
eligible youth, as applicable; and
(8) the Secretary shall separately track all special
purpose vouchers funded under this heading.
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-

over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department
of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ and
the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’, for fiscal
year 2024 and prior years may be used for renewal of or
amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for per-
formance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the
purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided,
That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal
year 1974 and prior fiscal years that have been terminated
shall be rescinded: Provided further, That amounts heretofore
recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from
section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal
year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and
an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to
the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain avail-
able until expended, for the purposes set forth under this
heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.
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PUBLIC HOUSING FUND
For 2024 payments to public housing agencies for the

operation and management of public housing, as authorized
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ‘‘Act’’), and to carry out capital and
management activities for public housing agencies, as author-
ized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)),
2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
heading—
(1) $5,475,784,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund for-
mula at part 990 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, for 2024 payments;
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary
to allocate pursuant to a need-based application process
notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject
to such Operating Fund formula to public housing agen-
cies that experience, or are at risk of, financial short-
falls, as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That
after all such shortfall needs are met, the Secretary may
distribute any remaining funds to all public housing
agencies on a pro-rata basis pursuant to such Operating
Fund formula;
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(3) $3,200,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula
at section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions: Provided, That for funds provided under this para-
graph, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall
be 25 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary may
waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow
public housing agencies to fund activities authorized
under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies
requesting waivers under the preceding proviso if the re-
quest is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting
the request: Provided further, That from the funds made
available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2024 to public housing
agencies that are designated high performers: Provided
further, That the Department shall notify public housing
agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of en-
actment of this Act;
(4) $30,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary
to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title,
to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs,
including safety and security measures necessary to ad-
dress crime and drug-related activity, as well as needs
resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies
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and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared
emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2024: Provided,
That of the amount made available under this para-
graph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and
security measures: Provided further, That in addition to
the amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and
security measures, any amounts that remain available,
after all applications received on or before September 30,
2025, for emergency capital needs have been processed,
shall be allocated to public housing agencies for such
safety and security measures;
(5) $65,000,000 shall be available for competitive
grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce
residential health hazards in public housing, including
lead-based paint (by carrying out the activities of risk
assessments, abatement, and interim controls, as those
terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire
safety: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 of the
amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded
for evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards,
except that if such amount is undersubscribed any re-
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maining amounts may be awarded to qualified applicants
for other purposes under this paragraph: Provided fur-
ther, That for purposes of environmental review, a grant
under this paragraph shall be considered funds for
projects or activities under title I of the Act for purposes
of section 26 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be
subject to the regulations implementing such section;
and
(6) $15,000,000 shall be available to support the
costs of administrative and judicial receiverships and for
competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, designated
troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, for costs associated with public
housing asset improvement, in addition to other amounts
for that purpose provided under any heading under this
title:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law or regulation, during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any
Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any au-
thority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act regard-
ing the extension of the time periods under such section: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term
‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts
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are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays,
immediately or in the future.
ASSISTED HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS
For the Department’s inspection and assessment pro-

grams, including travel, training, and program support con-
tracts, $50,000,000 to remain available until September 30,
2025: Provided, That unobligated balances, including recap-
tures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ to support ongo-
ing public housing financial and physical assessment activities
shall be available for the purposes authorized under this
heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds
originally were appropriated.
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE
For competitive grants under the choice neighborhoods

initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (the ‘‘Act’’) unless otherwise
specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilita-
tion, and replacement housing needs of both public and
HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of
poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighbor-
hoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, trans-
portation, and access to jobs, $75,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That grant funds
may be used for resident and community services, community
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development, and affordable housing needs in the community,
and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to af-
fordable housing: Provided further, That the use of amounts
made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be
for public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of the
Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an addi-
tional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of
not fewer than 20 years: Provided further, That grantees
shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal, or private
funds: Provided further, That grantees may include local gov-
ernments, Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and non-
profit organizations: Provided further, That for-profit devel-
opers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further,
That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be
treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made with amounts avail-
able under this heading shall be subject to the regulations
issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, not less than $37,500,000 shall be awarded to public
housing agencies: Provided further, That such grantees shall
create partnerships with other local organizations, including
assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident orga-
nizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult
with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation,
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Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the
Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other
appropriate Federal resources: Provided further, That not
more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made available under
this heading may be provided as grants to undertake com-
prehensive local planning with input from residents and the
community: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available under this heading may be obligated for main street
housing grants under section 24(n) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1437v(n)): Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures, remaining from amounts made available
under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed Pub-
lic Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal
years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated: Provided further, That the Secretary shall make
grant awards not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary deter-
mines: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 24(o)
of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until
September 30, 2024, obligate any available unobligated bal-
ances made available under this heading in this or any prior
Act.
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SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
For activities and assistance related to self-sufficiency

programs, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
$195,500,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated
(1) $140,500,000 shall be available for the family
self-sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency
coordinators under section 23 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to promote the
development of local strategies to coordinate the use of
assistance under sections 8 and 9 of such Act with pub-
lic and private resources, and enable eligible families to
achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency;
(2) $40,000,000 shall be available for the resident
opportunity and self-sufficiency program to provide for
supportive services, service coordinators, and congregate
services as authorized by section 34 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Na-
tive American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided,
That amounts made available under this paragraph may
be used to renew resident opportunity and self-suffi-
ciency program grants to allow the public housing agen-
cy, or a new owner, to continue to serve (or restart serv-
ice to) residents of a project with assistance converted
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from public housing to project-based rental assistance
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or assistance under section
8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading ‘‘Rental Assist-
ance Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public
Law 112–55), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and
(3) $15,000,000 shall be available for a jobs-plus
initiative, modeled after the jobs-plus demonstration:
Provided, That funding provided under this paragraph
shall be available for competitive grants to partnerships
between public housing authorities, local workforce in-
vestment boards established under section 107 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29
U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies and organizations that
provide support to help public housing residents obtain
employment and increase earnings: Provided further,
That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide
services to residents, partner with workforce investment
boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided further,
That the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to
request exemptions from rent and income limitation re-
quirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as nec-
essary to implement the jobs-plus program, on such
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terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon
a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or al-
ternative requirements are necessary for the effective im-
plementation of the jobs-plus initiative as a voluntary
program for residents: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register
any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the
preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effec-
tive date of such notice.
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
For activities and assistance authorized under title I of

the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (in this heading ‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C.
4111 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to
Indian tribes, and related training and technical assistance,
2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
heading—
(1) $1,111,000,000 shall be available for the Native
American housing block grants program, as authorized
under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, notwith-
standing NAHASDA, to determine the amount of the al-
location under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe,
the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302
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of such Act with the need component based on single-
race census data and with the need component based on
multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation
for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two re-
sulting allocation amounts: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
tion not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act;
(2) $150,000,000 shall be available for competitive
grants under the Native American housing block grants
program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall obligate such amount for
competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized under
NAHASDA that apply for funds: Provided further, That
in awarding amounts made available in this paragraph,
the Secretary shall consider need and administrative ca-
pacity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur
construction and rehabilitation of housing: Provided fur-
ther, That any amounts transferred for the necessary
costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and
expenditure of such additional amounts in prior Acts
may also be used for the necessary costs of admin-
istering and overseeing such additional amount;
(3) $1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of
guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by
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title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such notes and other obli-
gations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available in this and
prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and
other obligations that are unobligated, including recap-
tures and carryover, may be available to subsidize the
total principal amount of any notes and other obliga-
tions, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to ex-
ceed $50,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2025;
(4) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to In-
dian tribes for carrying out the Indian community devel-
opment block grant program under title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, not-
withstanding any other provision of law (including sec-
tion 203 of this Act), not more than $5,000,000 may be
used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to
health and safety: Provided, That not to exceed 20 per-
cent of any grant made with amounts made available in
this paragraph shall be expended for planning and man-
agement development and administration; and
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(5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purpose, shall be available for pro-
viding training and technical assistance to Indian tribes,
Indian housing authorities, and tribally designated hous-
ing entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing
units, for contract expertise, and for training and tech-
nical assistance related to amounts made available under
this heading and other headings in this Act for the needs
of Native American families and Indian country: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available in this para-
graph, not less than $2,000,000 shall be for a national
organization as authorized under section 703 of
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, That
amounts made available in this paragraph may be used,
contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary:
Provided further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of
title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the
Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of
1977), the amounts made available in this paragraph
may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative
agreements with public and private organizations, agen-
cies, institutions, and other technical assistance pro-
viders to support the administration of negotiated rule-
making under section 106 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C.
4116), the administration of the allocation formula
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under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and
the administration of performance tracking and report-
ing under section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167).
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-

tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $1,500,000, to remain avail-
able 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 (2 U.S.C.
661a): Provided further, That amounts made available in this
and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized
by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), that are unobligated, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, may be available to sub-
sidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaran-
teed, not to exceed $1,800,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT
For the Native Hawaiian housing block grant program,

as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
September 30, 2028: Provided, That notwithstanding section
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812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under
this heading in investment securities and other obligations:
heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used to provide
rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on
and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwithstanding any
other provision of law: Provided further, That up to
$1,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading
may be for training and technical assistance related to
amounts made available under this heading and other head-
ings in this Act for the needs of Native Hawaiians and the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by

section 184A of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of which is to
be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in total loan
principal, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may enter into commitments to
guarantee loans used for refinancing.
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
For carrying out the housing opportunities for persons

with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Op-
portunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $505,000,000, to
the Secretary shall renew or replace all expiring contracts for
permanent supportive housing that initially were funded
under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made avail-
able under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal
years that meet all program requirements before awarding
funds for new contracts under such section: Provided further,
That the process for submitting amendments and approving
replacement contracts shall be established by the Secretary in
a notice: Provided further, That the Department shall notify
grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
For assistance to States and units of general local gov-

ernment, and other entities, for economic and community de-
velopment activities, and other purposes, $6,720,054,336, to
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of
the sums appropriated under this heading—
(1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available for carrying
out the community development block grant program
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under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)
(in this heading ‘‘the Act’’): Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds made
available under this paragraph shall be expended for
planning and management development and administra-
tion: Provided further, That a metropolitan city, urban
county, unit of general local government, or insular area
that directly or indirectly receives funds under this para-
graph may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or
any portion of such funds to another such entity in ex-
change for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal con-
siderations, but shall use such funds for activities eligible
under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made
available under this paragraph may be provided to a for-
profit entity for an economic development project under
section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evalu-
ated and selected in accordance with guidelines required
under subsection (e)(2) of section 105;
(2) $100,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to award grants on a competitive basis to State
and local governments, metropolitan planning organiza-
tions, and multijurisdictional entities for additional ac-
tivities under title I of the Act for the identification and
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removal of barriers to affordable housing production and
preservation: Provided, That eligible uses of such grants
include activities to further develop, evaluate, and imple-
ment housing policy plans, improve housing strategies,
and facilitate affordable housing production and preser-
vation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
prioritize applicants that are able to (A) demonstrate
progress and a commitment to overcoming local barriers
to facilitate the increase in affordable housing produc-
tion and preservation, primarily by having enacted im-
proved laws and regulations that the Secretary reason-
ably expects to preserve or produce new housing units;
and (B) demonstrate an acute need for housing afford-
able to households with incomes below 100 percent of
the area median income: Provided further, That grantees
shall report to the Secretary regularly on their activities
and outcomes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
analyze observable housing production, preservation, and
cost trends in the participating jurisdictions or geo-
graphic areas: Provided further, That funds allocated for
such grants shall not adversely affect the amount of any
formula assistance received by a jurisdiction under para-
graph (1) of this heading: Provided further, That in ad-
ministering such amounts the Secretary may waive or
specify alternative requirements for any provision of
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such title I except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, the environ-
ment, and requirements that activities benefit persons of
low- and moderate-income, upon a finding that any such
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to ex-
pedite or facilitate the use of such amounts;
(3) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities au-
thorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Pa-
tients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271): Pro-
vided, That funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph
shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula as-
sistance received by a State under paragraph (1) of this
heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allo-
cate the funds for such activities based on the notice es-
tablishing the funding formula published in 84 FR
16027 (April 17, 2019) except that the formula shall use
age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for 2021
based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; and
(4) $3,290,054,336 shall be available for grants for
the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for the pur-
poses, and in amounts, specified for Community Project
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table
entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
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vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That eligible
expenses of such grants in this and prior Acts may in-
clude administrative, planning, operations and mainte-
nance, and other costs: Provided further, That such
grants for the EDI shall be available for reimbursement
of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on or after the
date of enactment of this Act and prior to the date of
grant execution: Provided further, That none of the
amounts made available under this paragraph for grants
for the EDI shall be used for reimbursement of expenses
incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That grants for the EDI authorized under
this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law
117–103) shall also be available hereafter for reimburse-
ment of otherwise eligible expenses (including those eligi-
ble expenses identified in the first proviso of this para-
graph) incurred on or after the date of enactment of
such Act and prior to the date of grant execution, and
shall hereafter not be subject to the second proviso
under such heading in such Act:
Provided further, That for amounts made available under
paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify grantees
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of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of
this Act.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2024, commit-
ments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308),
any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total prin-
cipal amount of $400,000,000, notwithstanding any aggre-
gate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in sub-
section (k) of such section 108: Provided, That the Secretary
shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection
(m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of
zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be
collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such com-
mitment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee,
or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga-
tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement com-
munities in the State in accordance with the requirements of
such section 108: Provided further, That any State receiving
such a guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso
shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the
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units of general local government in non-entitlement areas
that received the commitment.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as au-

thorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.),
2027: Provided, That notwithstanding section 231(b) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)), all unobligated balances remaining
from amounts recaptured pursuant to such section that re-
main available until expended shall be combined with
amounts made available under this heading and allocated in
accordance with the formula under section 217(b)(1)(A) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)): Provided further, That
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
tions within 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12748(g)) shall not apply with respect to the right of a juris-
diction to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust
Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar
year from 2018 through 2026 under that section: Provided
further, That section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12771(b)) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that other-
wise were deducted or would be deducted from the line of
credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment
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Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 through 2026
under that section.
PRESERVATION AND REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FOR
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize manu-

factured housing and eligible manufactured housing commu-
nities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) under title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $10,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That recipients
of grants provided with amounts made available under this
heading shall be States, units of general local government,
resident-owned manufactured housing communities, coopera-
tives, nonprofit entities including consortia of nonprofit enti-
ties, community development financial institutions, Indian
Tribes (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or other entities ap-
proved by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary
shall reserve an amount for Indian Tribes within such com-
petition: Provided further, That the Secretary may approve
entities for selection that partner with one or several resi-
dents of such eligible communities or that propose to imple-
ment a grant program that would assist residents of such eli-
gible communities: Provided further, That eligible uses of
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such grants may include infrastructure, planning, resident
and community services (including relocation assistance and
eviction prevention), resiliency activities, and providing other
assistance to residents or owners of manufactured homes,
which may include providing assistance for manufactured
housing land and site acquisition: Provided further, That, ex-
cept as determined by the Secretary, participation in this pro-
gram shall not encumber the future transfer of title or use
of property by the residents, owners, or communities: Pro-
vided further, That when selecting recipients, the Secretary
shall prioritize applications that primarily benefit low- or
moderately low-income residents and preserve long-term hous-
ing affordability for residents of manufactured housing or a
manufactured housing community: Provided further, That eli-
gible manufactured housing communities may include those
that are—
(1) owned by the residents of the manufactured
housing community through a resident-controlled entity,
as defined by the Secretary; or
(2) determined by the Secretary to be subject to
binding agreements that will preserve the community
and maintain affordability on a long-term basis:
Provided further, That resiliency activities means the recon-
struction, repair, or replacement of manufactured housing
and manufactured housing communities to protect the health
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and safety of manufactured housing residents and to address
weatherization and energy efficiency needs, except that for
pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made available under this
heading may be used only for replacement: Provided further,
That the Secretary may waive or specify alternative require-
ments for any provision of any statute or regulation that the
Secretary administers in connection with the use of amounts
made available under this heading (except for requirements
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,
and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver or al-
ternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of
such amounts.
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM
For the self-help and assisted homeownership oppor-

tunity program, as authorized under section 11 of the Hous-
ing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C.
12805 note), and for related activities and assistance,
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
ing—
(1) $12,000,000 shall be available for the self-help
homeownership opportunity program as authorized
under such section 11;
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(2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the second,
third, and fourth capacity building entities specified in
section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42
U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000
shall be for rural capacity building activities: Provided,
That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts
made available in this paragraph, the Secretary may
enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject
to the availability of annual appropriations; and
(3) $6,000,000 shall be available for capacity build-
ing by national rural housing organizations having expe-
rience assessing national rural conditions and providing
financing, training, technical assistance, information,
and research to local nonprofit organizations, local gov-
ernments, and Indian Tribes serving high need rural
communities.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and for
related activities and assistance, $4,051,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That of the
(1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the emer-
gency solutions grants program authorized under sub-
title B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.): Pro-
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vided, That the Department shall notify grantees of their
formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may
represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the
emergency solutions grant program not later than 60
days after enactment of this Act;
(2) $3,544,000,000 shall be available for the con-
tinuum of care program authorized under subtitle C of
such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the rural
housing stability assistance programs authorized under
subtitle D of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11408): Provided,
That the Secretary shall prioritize funding under the
continuum of care program to continuums of care that
have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from
lower performing projects to higher performing projects:
Provided further, That the Secretary may make reason-
able adjustments to renewal amounts to enable renewal
projects to operate at substantially the same levels, in-
cluding cost-of-living adjustments for supportive services
from the prior grant: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall provide incentives to create projects that co-
ordinate with housing providers and healthcare organiza-
tions to provide permanent supportive housing and rapid
re-housing services: Provided further, That the Secretary
may establish by notice an alternative maximum amount
for administrative costs related to the requirements de-
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scribed in sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A
of such title IV of no more than 5 percent or $50,000,
whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent limi-
tation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available for the con-
tinuum of care program under this paragraph,
$52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing
projects and supportive service projects providing coordi-
nated entry, and for eligible activities that the Secretary
determines to be critical in order to assist survivors of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, except that the Secretary may make additional
grants for such projects and purposes from amounts
made available for such continuum of care program: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for the con-
tinuum of care program under this paragraph and any
remaining unobligated balances under this heading in
prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-competi-
tively renew or replace grants for youth homeless dem-
onstration projects under the continuum of care pro-
gram, notwithstanding any conflict with the require-
ments of the continuum of care program;
(3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the national
homeless data analysis project: Provided, That notwith-
standing the provisions of the Federal Grant and Coop-
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erative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308),
the amounts made available under this paragraph and
any remaining unobligated balances under this heading
for such purposes in prior Acts may be used by the Sec-
retary to enter into cooperative agreements with such
entities as may be determined by the Secretary, includ-
ing public and private organizations, agencies, and insti-
tutions;
(4) $107,000,000 shall be available to implement
projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach
to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to
25 communities with a priority for communities with
substantial rural populations in up to eight locations,
can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Provided,
That of the amount made available under this para-
graph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for youth
homelessness system improvement grants to support
communities, including but not limited to the commu-
nities assisted under the matter preceding this proviso,
in establishing and implementing a response system for
youth homelessness, or for improving their existing sys-
tem: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be
to provide technical assistance to communities, including
but not limited to the communities assisted in the pre-
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ceding proviso and the matter preceding such proviso, on
improving system responses to youth homelessness, and
collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data and per-
formance measures under the comprehensive approaches
to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in coordina-
tion with other technical assistance funds provided under
this title: Provided further, That the Secretary may use
up to 10 percent of the amount made available under
the preceding proviso to build the capacity of current
technical assistance providers or to train new technical
assistance providers with verifiable prior experience with
systems and programs for youth experiencing homeless-
ness; and
(5) $100,000,000 shall be available for one-time
awards under the continuum of care program for new
construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new perma-
nent supportive housing, of which not more than 20 per-
cent of such awards may be used for other continuum
of care eligible activities associated with such projects
and not more than 10 percent of such awards may be
used for project administration: Provided, That these
amounts shall be awarded on a competitive basis, based
on need and other factors to be determined by the Sec-
retary, including incentives to establish projects that co-
ordinate with housing providers, healthcare organizations
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and social service providers: Provided further, That not
less than $35,000,000 shall be awarded to applicants for
projects within States with populations less than
2,500,000, except that if such amount is undersub-
scribed any remaining amounts may be awarded to
qualified applicants for projects in any State: Provided
further, That the grants for ongoing costs associated
with such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the
continuum of care program subject to the same terms
and conditions as other renewal applicants:
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking as-
sistance under this heading shall not be required to provide
third party documentation to establish their eligibility under
subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to receive serv-
ices: Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 24
and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under
who are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth-
serving providers funded under this heading: Provided further,
That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any
project funded under this heading to provide both transitional
housing and rapid re-housing: Provided further, That for all
matching funds requirements applicable to funds made avail-
able under this heading for this fiscal year and prior fiscal
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years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source
of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary
and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific
statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under
this heading shall be available to provide funding for new
projects, except for projects created through reallocation, un-
less the Secretary determines that the continuum of care has
demonstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based
on the degree to which they improve the continuum of care’s
system performance: Provided further, That any unobligated
amounts remaining from funds made available under this
heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based
rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year
grant terms may be used for purposes under this heading,
notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were ap-
propriated: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal
year 2019 or prior years, except for rental assistance
amounts that were recaptured and made available until ex-
pended, shall be available for the current purposes authorized
under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such
funds originally were appropriated.
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HOUSING PROGRAMS
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
For activities and assistance for the provision of project-

based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise
provided for, $15,610,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available on October 1, 2023 (in addition to
the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading
that became available October 1, 2023), of which
$2,000,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
1985, and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be available on October 1, 2024: Provided, That the
for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy
contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con-
tracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy
contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con-
tracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in
projects that are subject to approved plans of action under
the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of
1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident
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Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and
other expenses associated with project-based activities and as-
sistance funded under this heading: Provided further, That of
the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed
$468,000,000 shall be available for performance-based con-
tract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance,
for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, That
the Secretary may also use such amounts in the preceding
proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the
administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to
section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to section
101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12
U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts
for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance con-
tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959
(Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73
Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured under
this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted
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Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may
be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-
based contracts or for performance-based contract adminis-
trators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, upon the request of the
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts ac-
counts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based
housing assistance payments contract that authorizes the De-
partment or a housing finance agency to require that surplus
project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual re-
ceipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be de-
termined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Depart-
ment and deposited in this account, to be available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant
to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the
amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses author-
ized under this heading.
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
For capital advances, including amendments to capital

advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized
by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q), for project rental assistance for the elderly under
section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to con-
tracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts
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for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preser-
vation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as au-
thorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership
and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q
note), and for supportive services associated with the housing,
$913,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2027:
Provided, That of the amount made available under this
heading, up to $112,000,000 shall be for service coordinators
and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for
residents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, That
any funding for existing service coordinators under the pre-
ceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may
waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and
conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial
contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in
duration: Provided further, That upon request of the Sec-
retary, project funds that are held in residual receipts ac-
counts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental
assistance contract, and that upon termination of such con-
tract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Sec-
retary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in
this account, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available, in addi-
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tion to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for
the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further,
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated
under this heading shall be available for the current purposes
authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for
which such funds originally were appropriated.
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
For capital advances, including amendments to capital

advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with
disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013),
for project rental assistance for supportive housing for per-
sons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for
project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h) of sec-
tion 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section
205(a) of the Housing and Community Development Amend-
ments of 1978 (Public Law 95–557: 92 Stat. 2090), includ-
ing amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal
of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year
term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance
agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under
section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with
the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by sec-
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tion 811(b)(1) of such Act, $208,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, upon the request
of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re-
ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811
project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination
of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined
by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and
deposited in this account, to remain available until September
30, 2027: Provided further, That amounts deposited in this
account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available
in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading
for the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and
carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
priated under this heading shall be used for the current pur-
poses authorized under this heading in addition to the pur-
poses for which such funds originally were appropriated.
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding

loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $57,500,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2025, including up
to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Provided,
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice
to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective,
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with respect to property maintenance, financial management
or literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to
assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting
their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of ten-
ancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for
housing counselor training: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of awarding grants from amounts provided under this
heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements,
as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appro-
priations.
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National

Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $14,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $14,000,000 shall
be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund
(established under section 620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
5419(e)): Provided, That not to exceed the total amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available from the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur ob-
ligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collec-
tions to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That the amount made available under this
heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such col-
lections are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result
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in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general
fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620
shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal
year 2024 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dis-
pute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary may
assess and collect fees from any program participant: Pro-
vided further, That such collections shall be deposited into the
Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use
such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620
of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620
of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of
the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved
service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of
their services.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
New commitments to guarantee single family loans in-

sured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not
exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, ob-
ligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of
section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended,
shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That the fore-
going amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans to
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nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales
of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and
formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
Fund: Provided further, That for administrative contract ex-
penses of the Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2024, an additional
$1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available
for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commit-
ments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below
$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by
this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section
255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–
20(g)), during fiscal year 2024 the Secretary may insure and
enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under sec-
tion 255 of the National Housing Act only to the extent that
the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed
zero.
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the

General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed
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$35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is
to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30,
2025: Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, gross obliga-
tions for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National
Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, which shall be for
loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection
with the sale of single family real properties owned by the
Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the

purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed
2025: Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, shall be for necessary salaries and ex-
penses of the Government National Mortgage Association:
Provided further, That to the extent that guaranteed loan
commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1,
2024, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses
shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in addi-
tional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata
amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case
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shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:
Provided further, That receipts from Commitment and
Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be credited as
offsetting collections to this account.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-

grams of research and studies relating to housing and urban
problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title
V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12
U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under
section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and
for technical assistance, $119,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That with respect to
amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding
section 203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooper-
ative agreements with philanthropic entities, other Federal
agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, In-
dian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges
or universities for research projects: Provided further, That
with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the co-
operative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 percent
match toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That
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for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance
with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply
with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 U.S.C.
note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act
of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to docu-
mentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to
obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall
submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations on how the Secretary will allocate funding for
this activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading may
be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant pro-
gram: Provided further, That an additional $20,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be for com-
petitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to pro-
vide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial
activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative
dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants
at risk of or subject to eviction: Provided further, That in
awarding grants under the preceding proviso, the Secretary
shall give preference to applicants that include a marketing
strategy for residents of areas with high rates of eviction,
have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to low-in-
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come individuals, including those with limited English pro-
ficiency or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to admin-
ister such assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary
shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the proportion of
eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal as-
sistance with grant funds made available under this heading
is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who
live in rural areas.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-

wise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 561
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42
U.S.C. 3616a), $86,355,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section
3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may as-
sess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing
Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop online
courses and provide such training: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available under this heading may be
used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Fed-
eral Government in connection with a specific contract, grant,
or loan: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $1,355,000 may be available to the Sec-
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retary for the creation and promotion of translated materials
and other programs that support the assistance of persons
with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services pro-
vided by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment.
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized by

section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy homes
initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing
and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1
and 1701z–2), and for related activities and assistance,
Provided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing are provided as follows:
(1) $200,000,000 shall be for the award of grants
pursuant to such section 1011, of which not less than
$105,000,000 shall be provided to areas with the highest
lead-based paint abatement need;
(2) $140,000,000 shall be for the healthy homes
initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1970, which shall in-
clude research, studies, testing, and demonstration ef-
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forts, including education and outreach concerning lead-
based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases
and hazards, and mitigating housing-related health and
safety hazards in housing of low-income families, of
which—
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation
of projects in communities that are served by both
the healthy homes initiative and the Department of
Energy weatherization programs to demonstrate
whether the coordination of healthy homes remedi-
ation activities with weatherization activities
achieves cost savings and better outcomes in im-
proving the safety and quality of homes; and
(B) $30,000,000 shall be for grants to experi-
enced non-profit organizations, States, local govern-
ments, or public housing agencies for safety and
functional home modification repairs and renova-
tions to meet the needs of low-income seniors to en-
able them to remain in their primary residence, of
which no less than $10,000,000 shall be available to
meet such needs in communities with substantial
rural populations;
(3) $3,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and
contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and
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1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Re-
duction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 4854a);
(4) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made
available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be trans-
ferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Technology’’ for
the purposes of conducting research and studies and for
use in accordance with the provisos under that heading
for non-competitive agreements; and
(5) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon test-
ing and mitigation safety demonstration program (the
radon demonstration) in public housing: Provided, That
the testing method, mitigation method, or action level
used under the radon demonstration shall be as specified
by applicable State or local law, if such law is more pro-
tective of human health or the environment than the
method or level specified by the Secretary:
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review,
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law that fur-
ther the purposes of such Act, a grant under the healthy
homes initiative, or the lead technical studies program, or
other demonstrations or programs under this heading or
under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this
heading, or under the heading ‘‘Housing for the Elderly’’
under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be
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funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of
the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of
1994: Provided further, That each applicant for a grant or co-
operative agreement under this heading shall certify adequate
capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the
proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding oppor-
tunity: Provided further, That amounts made available under
this heading, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still re-
maining available, may be used for any purpose under this
heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts
were appropriated if a program competition is undersub-
scribed and there are other program competitions under this
heading that are oversubscribed: Provided further, That
$49,400,000 of the amounts made available under this head-
ing in this Act from amounts specified in paragraph (2) shall
be derived from unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations available under this heading, which shall continue to
be available for the same time period as originally appro-
priated.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
For Department-wide and program-specific information
technology systems and infrastructure, $383,050,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2026, of which up to
$23,950,000 shall be for development, modernization, and en-
hancement projects, including planning for such projects:
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Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each
quarter, the Secretary shall brief the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations on all information technology mod-
ernization efforts as required in the explanatory statement
this consolidated Act).
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of In-
spector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $152,924,000: Provided, That the Inspec-
tor General shall have independent authority over all per-
sonnel issues within this office.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-

thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts as-
sociated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from
projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash,
shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budg-
et authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted
to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agen-
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cies or local governments or local housing agencies with
projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1,
1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the
previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent
of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded
or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with
incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Hous-
ing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or
more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a non-
frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the pur-
pose of achieving or preventing action by a Government offi-
cial or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursu-
ant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis
and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42
U.S.C. 3545).
SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall
be available, without regard to the limitations on administra-
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tive expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis,
and for utilizing and making payment for services and facili-
ties of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Re-
serve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan
banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12
U.S.C. 1811–1).
SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or
through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropria-
tion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development
shall be available for any program, project or activity in ex-
cess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted
to Congress.
SEC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the
Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and
borrowing authority available to each such corporation or
agency and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limita-
tions as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget
for 2024 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter
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provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and
agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this
Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assist-
ance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except
that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance
or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial
interest of the United States Government.
SEC. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly reports
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations re-
garding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess
funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of
the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget
information to these Committees upon request.
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by this title
may be used for an audit of the Government National Mort-
gage Association that makes applicable requirements under
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et
seq.).
law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fis-
cal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all
project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Sec-
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retary and statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions if any, associated with one or more mul-
tifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily
housing project or projects.
(b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project-based
assistance under this section may be done in phases to ac-
commodate the financing and other requirements related to
rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which
the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or
projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject
to the following conditions:
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.—
(A) For occupied units in the transferring

project: The number of low-income and very low-in-
come units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom
size) provided by the transferring project shall be
no less than when transferred to the receiving
project or projects and the net dollar amount of
Federal assistance provided to the transferring
project shall remain the same in the receiving
project or projects.
(B) For unoccupied units in the transferring
project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in
the number of dwelling units in the receiving
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project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of
bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as
determined by the Secretary and provided there is
no increase in the project-based assistance budget
authority.
(2) The transferring project shall, as determined by
the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economi-
cally nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become eco-
nomically nonviable when complying with State or Fed-
eral requirements for community integration and re-
duced concentration of individuals with disabilities.
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or
exceed applicable physical standards established by the
Secretary.
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring
project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing
in the transferring project and provide a certification of
approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who re-
main eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiv-
ing project or projects shall not be required to vacate
their units in the transferring project or projects until
new units in the receiving project are available for occu-
pancy.
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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is
in the best interest of the tenants.
(7) If either the transferring project or the receiv-
ing project or projects meets the condition specified in
subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project re-
sulting from additional financing obtained by the owner
shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien
transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Sec-
retary, except that the Secretary may waive this require-
ment upon determination that such a waiver is necessary
to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction,
and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
(8) If the transferring project meets the require-
ments of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of
the receiving project or projects shall execute and record
either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a
new use agreement for the project where, in either case,
any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser
duration than the existing use restrictions.
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured mortgage,
except to the extent that appropriations are provided in
advance for the amount of any such increased cost.
(d) For purposes of this section—
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(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-income’’
shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or
regulations governing the program under which the
project is insured or assisted;
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ means
housing that meets one of the following conditions—
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage in-
sured under the National Housing Act;
(B) housing that has project-based assistance
attached to the structure including projects under-
going mark to market debt restructuring under the
Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Housing Act;
(C) housing that is assisted under section 202
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
(D) housing that is assisted under section 202
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as
such section existed before the enactment of the
Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing
Act;
(E) housing that is assisted under section 811
of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject to
a use agreement;
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(3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means—
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(b));
(B) assistance for housing constructed or sub-
stantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance pro-
vided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such
section existed immediately before October 1,
1983);
(C) rent supplement payments under section
101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s);
(D) interest reduction payments under section
236 and/or additional assistance payments under
section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z–1);
(E) assistance payments made under section
202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q(c)(2)); and
(F) assistance payments made under section
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2));
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ means
the multifamily housing project or projects to which
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and
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statutorily required low-income and very low-income use
restrictions are to be transferred;
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the mul-
tifamily housing project which is transferring some or all
of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily
required low-income and very low-income use restrictions
to the receiving project or projects; and
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development.
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall conduct
an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, in-
cluding the effect of such transfers on the operational effi-
ciency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and
long-term preservation of the affected properties.
SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) to any individual who—
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of
higher education (as defined under section 102 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
(2) is under 24 years of age;
(3) is not a veteran;
(4) is unmarried;
(5) does not have a dependent child;
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(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term
is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and
was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of
November 30, 2005;
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or
older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has par-
ents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to re-
ceive assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a per-
son to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assist-
ance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other
required fees and charges) that an individual receives under
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.),
from private sources, or from an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered income
to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with
dependent children.
SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alaskans
under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native American
Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the
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same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that re-
ceived funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients
shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under para-
graph (2) of such heading.
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
fiscal year 2024, in managing and disposing of any multi-
family property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during
the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for
rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or any other
Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as-
sistance payments under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached
to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Sec-
retary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the
local government that such a multifamily property owned or
having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for
continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or
other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of re-
habilitating and operating the property and all available Fed-
eral, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Re-
form and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section
‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental
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conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion,
the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that
property, contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing housing
properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary
shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based
contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the
exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist reloca-
tion of tenants for imminent major threats to health and
safety after written notice to and informed consent of the af-
fected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as
partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any
multifamily property described in this section, the contract
and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject
to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and operate
400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt
from any asset management requirement imposed by the Sec-
retary in connection with the operating fund rule: Provided,
That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of
subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt
from asset management requirements.
SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts provided
in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital im-
provement, and management of public housing as authorized
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by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d), (e)), the Secretary shall not
impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset man-
agement that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital
funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or
(2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, That a public hous-
ing agency may not use capital funds authorized under sec-
tion 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for
assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of
the amounts permitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section
9(g).
SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an
allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer has determined that such allotment holder has imple-
mented an adequate system of funds control and has received
training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief
Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allot-
ment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts
‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Pro-
gram Offices’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage Associa-
tion—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guar-
antee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’
within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2024, no-
tify the public through the Federal Register and other means,
as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the
availability of assistance or notice of funding opportunity
(NOFO) for any program or discretionary fund administered
by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2024,
the Secretary may make the NOFO available only on the
Internet at the appropriate Government website or through
other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-related
litigation shall be paid from the individual program office and
Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropria-
tions.
SEC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to
10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appro-
priated for any office under the headings ‘‘Administrative
Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any other such of-
fice under such headings: Provided, That no appropriation for
any such office under such headings shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is
less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 3
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business days in advance of any such transfers under this
section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less.
SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any
standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordi-
nances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of
any property covered under a housing assistance payment
contract.
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c)
when a multifamily housing project with a contract under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based assist-
ance—
(1) receives a failing score under the Uniform Phys-
ical Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor standard;
or
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within
3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies,
or those deficiencies requiring correction within 24
hours, identified by the inspector at the project have
been corrected.
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured
projects with assistance attached to the units under section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
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1437f), but shall not apply to such units assisted under sec-
tion 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to pub-
lic housing units assisted with capital or operating funds
under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437g).
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate
Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Secretary shall
provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified
timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all de-
ficiencies. The Secretary shall provide a copy of the Notice
of Default to the tenants, the local government, any mortga-
gees, and any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal
results in a passing score, the Secretary may withdraw the
Notice of Default.
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all defi-
ciencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails
to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may—
(A) require immediate replacement of project man-
agement with a management agent approved by the Sec-
retary;
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be
used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sani-
tary conditions at applicable properties, as designated by
the Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the
property affected by the penalty;
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(C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial
abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all de-
ficiencies have been corrected;
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, ap-
proved by the Secretary under established procedures,
who will be obligated to promptly make all required re-
pairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract if
such renewal is offered;
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to an-
other project or projects and owner or owners;
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including sus-
pensions or debarments from Federal programs;
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to man-
age the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek
a judicial order of specific performance requiring the
owner to cure all project deficiencies;
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other related
party to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve
the property through compliance, transfer of ownership,
or an infusion of capital provided by a third-party that
requires time to effectuate; or
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual rem-
edies available as deemed necessary and appropriate by
the Secretary.
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(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure
that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the
exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist reloca-
tion of tenants for major threats to health and safety after
written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent the Sec-
retary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the
local government, that the property is not feasible for contin-
ued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other
programs, based on consideration of—
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the
property and all available Federal, State, and local re-
sources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of
the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be rem-
edied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may con-
tract for project-based rental assistance payments with
an owner or owners of other existing housing properties,
or provide other rental assistance.
(e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all prop-
erties covered by this section that are assessed through the
Real Estate Assessment Center and have failing physical in-
spection scores or have received an unsatisfactory manage-
ment and occupancy review within the past 36 months. The
report shall include—
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(1) identification of the enforcement actions being
taken to address such conditions, including imposition of
civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and
identification of properties that have such conditions
multiple times;
(2) identification of actions that the Department of
Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect
tenants of such identified properties; and
(3) any administrative or legislative recommenda-
tions to further improve the living conditions at prop-
erties covered under a housing assistance payment con-
tract.
The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and
House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days
after the enactment of this Act, and the second report shall
be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal of the first
report.
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this Act,
or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8
(only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance pro-
gram) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public
housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses,
for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official
or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic
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pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year
2024.
and provided to the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment may be used to make a grant award unless the
Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations not less than 3 full business days before any
project, State, locality, housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit or-
ganization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award
is announced by the Department or its offices: Provided,
That such notification shall list each grant award by State
and congressional district.
shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the
Government National Mortgage Association, or the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to insure,
securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage
or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise re-
places a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain
condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any
other political subdivision of a State.
may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local
government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102
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U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under section 106 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
SEC. 224. Amounts made available by this Act that are
appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or
transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and
functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical pur-
poses, and that are unexpended at the time of completion of
a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, may be
deobligated and shall immediately become available and may
be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year
for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which
the amounts are made available to that Office subject to re-
programming requirements in section 405 of this Act.
SEC. 225. None of the funds provided in this Act or any
other Act may be used for awards, including performance,
special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development subject to administrative
discipline (including suspension from work), in this fiscal
year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the
effective date of any such administrative discipline or after
any final decision over-turning such discipline.
SEC. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded under
the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years
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2015 through 2024 for the continuum of care (CoC) program
as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program in-
come of grant recipients may count toward meeting the re-
cipient’s matching requirements, provided the costs are eligi-
ble CoC costs that supplement the recipient’s CoC program.
SEC. 227. (a) From amounts made available under this
title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, the
Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of
funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transi-
tion from one continuum of care program component to an-
other.
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant,
the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum
of care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 228. The promise zone designations and promise
zone designation agreements entered into pursuant to such
designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years,
shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions of such agreements.
SEC. 229. Any public housing agency designated as a
Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of division
L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat.
2897) may, upon such designation, use funds (except for spe-
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cial purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers) pre-
viously allocated to any such public housing agency under
section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, in-
cluding any reserve funds held by the public housing agency
or funds held by the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, pursuant to the authority for use of section 8 or
9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of
title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–
28), notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were
appropriated.
SEC. 230. None of the amounts made available by this
Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under
receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from apply-
ing for, receiving, or using funds made available under the
heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive grants to
evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this Act or
that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or be
used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such
funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settle-
ment agreement, consent decree, voluntary agreement, or
similar document for a violation of the lead safe housing or
lead disclosure rules.
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SEC. 231. The language under the heading ‘‘Rental As-
sistance Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of di-
vision C of Public Law 112–55), as most recently amended
by Public Law 117–103, is further amended—
(1) in the initial undesignated matter, by striking
‘‘and ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’ ’’ and inserting
‘‘, ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’, and ‘Public Hous-
ing Fund’ ’’;
(2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘2024’’ and
inserting ‘‘2029’’;
(3) after the fourth proviso, by inserting the fol-
lowing new provisos: ‘‘Provided further, That at prop-
erties with assistance under section 9 of the Act request-
ing to partially convert such assistance, and where an
event under section 18 of the Act occurs that results in
the eligibility for tenant protection vouchers under sec-
tion 8(o) of the Act, the Secretary may convert the ten-
ant protection voucher assistance to assistance under a
project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the
Act, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524
of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Act of 1997, or assistance under section 8(o)(13)
of the Act, so long as the property meets any additional
requirements established by the Secretary to facilitate
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conversion: Provided further, That to facilitate the con-
version of assistance under the previous proviso, the Sec-
retary may transfer an amount equal to the total
amount that would have been allocated for tenant pro-
tection voucher assistance for properties that have re-
quested such conversions from amounts made available
for tenant protection voucher assistance under the head-
ing ‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ to the heading
‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’: Provided further,
That at properties with assistance previously converted
hereunder to assistance under the heading ‘Project-
Based Rental Assistance,’ which are also separately as-
sisted under section 8(o)(13) of the Act, the Secretary
may, with the consent of the public housing agency and
owner, terminate such project-based subsidy contracts
and immediately enter into one new project-based sub-
sidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall be
eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997,
subject to the requirement that any residents assisted
under section 8(o)(13) of the Act at the time of such
termination of such project-based subsidy contract shall
retain all rights accrued under section 8(o)(13)(E) of the
Act under the new project-based subsidy contract and
section 8(o)(13)(F)(iv) of the Act shall not apply: Pro-
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vided further, That to carry out the previous proviso, the
Secretary may transfer from the heading ‘Tenant-Based
Rental Assistance’ to the heading ‘Project-Based Rental
Assistance’ an amount equal to the amounts associated
with such terminating contract under section 8(o)(13) of
the Act:’’;
(4) in the fourteenth proviso, as reordered above,
by—
(A) inserting ‘‘ ‘Public Housing Fund’, ‘Self-
Sufficiency Programs’, ‘Family Self-Sufficiency’ ’’
following ‘‘ ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’,’’; and
(B) inserting ‘‘or the ongoing availability of
services for residents’’ after ‘‘effective conversion of
assistance under the demonstration’’;
(5) after the twenty-fourth proviso, as reordered
above, by inserting the following proviso: ‘‘Provided fur-
ther, That owners of properties with a senior preserva-
tion rental assistance contract under section 811 of the
American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity
Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), shall be eligible,
subject to requirements established by the Secretary as
necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while
maintaining the affordability period and the designation
of the property as serving elderly families, and tenant
consultation procedures, for conversion of assistance
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available for such assistance contracts to assistance
under a long-term project-based subsidy contract under
section 8 of the Act:’’;
(6) in the twenty-ninth proviso, as reordered above,
by inserting ‘‘, section 811 of the American Homeowner-
ship and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000,’’ after
‘‘Housing Act of 1959’’; and
(7) in the thirty-fourth proviso, as reordered above,
by striking ‘‘any section 202 project rental assistance
contract or section 811 project rental assistance contract
conversions’’ and inserting ‘‘the conversion of assistance
from section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959, sec-
tion 811 of the American Homeownership and Economic
Opportunity Act of 2000, or section 811(d)(2) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act’’.
SEC. 232. For fiscal year 2024, if the Secretary deter-
mines or has determined, for any prior formula grant alloca-
tion administered by the Secretary through the Offices of
Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Devel-
opment, or Housing, that a recipient received an allocation
greater than the amount such recipient should have received
for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes
and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such fund-
ing error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a)
offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if eligible
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for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula alloca-
tion cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and (b)
reallocating any available balances that are attributable to
the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been
allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in
which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients
are eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable for-
mula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate to such re-
cipient’s eligibility under the next applicable formula alloca-
tion cycle: Provided, That all offsets and reallocations from
such available balances shall be recorded against funds avail-
able for the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided
further, That the term ‘‘next applicable formula allocation
cycle’’ means the first formula allocation cycle for a program
that is reasonably available for correction following such a
Secretarial determination: Provided further, That if, upon re-
quest by a recipient and giving consideration to all Federal
resources available to the recipient for the same grant pur-
poses, the Secretary determines that the offset in the next
applicable formula allocation cycle would critically impair the
recipient’s ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula
grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding error across
two or more formula allocation cycles.
SEC. 233. The Secretary may transfer from amounts
made available for salaries and expenses under this title (ex-
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cluding amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Office of
Inspector General’’) to the heading ‘‘Information Technology
Fund’’ for information technology needs, including for addi-
tional development, modernization, and enhancement, to re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the
total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000:
Provided further, That this transfer authority shall not be
used to fund information technology projects or activities that
have known out-year development, modernization, or enhance-
ment costs in excess of $500,000: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall provide notification to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations no fewer than 3 business days
in advance of any such transfer.
SEC. 234. The Secretary shall comply with all process
requirements, including public notice and comment, when
seeking to revise any annual contributions contract.
of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Department
of Housing and Urban Development Nonrecurring Expenses
Fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated balances of
expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any suc-
ceeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury
to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by
this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the
end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which
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such funds are available for the purposes for which they were
appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts
deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, in
addition to such other funds as may be available for such
purposes, for capital needs of the Department, including fa-
cilities infrastructure and information technology infrastruc-
ture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and
Budget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may be
obligated only after the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations are notified at least 15 days in advance of the
planned use of funds.
SEC. 236. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts
made available under the heading ‘‘Lead Hazard Reduction’’
in title II of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), $65,000,000 is hereby per-
manently rescinded from the amounts specified in paragraph
(1) under such heading (excluding amounts for areas with the
highest lead-based paint abatement needs).
(b) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made
available under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ in title
II of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
(Public Law 117–328), $20,000,000 is hereby permanently
rescinded from the amounts specified in paragraph (7) under
such heading.
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(c) Any unobligated balances (including any unobligated
balances of contract authority) included under Treasury Ap-
propriation Fund Symbols 86 X 0129, 86 X 0148, 86 X
0197, 86 X 0314, 86 X 0315, 86 X 0324, 86 X 0402, 86
X 4058 and 86 X 8093 are hereby permanently rescinded.
(d) Any unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Self-Help and Assisted Homeowner-
ship Opportunity Program’’ for the program authorized
under section 1079 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113–291) are hereby permanently re-
scinded.
partment of Housing and Urban Development in this or prior
Acts may be used to issue a solicitation or accept bids on any
solicitation that is substantially equivalent to the draft solici-
tation entitled ‘‘Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Con-
tract Support Services (HAPSS)’’ posted to www.Sam.gov on
July 27, 2022.
SEC. 238. None of the amounts made available in this
Act may be used to consider family self-sufficiency perform-
ance measures or performance scores in determining funding
awards for programs receiving family self-sufficiency program
coordinator funding provided in this Act.
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SEC. 239. (a) Funds previously made available in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31)
for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available
for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obli-
gations incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019.
(b) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for the
‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for ob-
ligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain available
through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
(c) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
(d) Funds previously made available in the Further Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) for
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for
obligation through fiscal year 2022 are to remain available
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(e) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
(f) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for ‘‘Lead
Hazard Reduction’’ that were available for obligation through
fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through fiscal year
2026 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal
years 2018 through 2019.
SEC. 240. Of the amounts made available for the Office
of Policy Development and Research under the heading ‘‘Pro-
gram Offices’’, up to $3,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026, may be transferred to the heading ‘‘In-
formation Technology Fund’’ to be available for the needs of
the Chief Data Officer, in addition to amounts otherwise
available, including for additional development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement: Provided, That the Secretary shall
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
no fewer than 3 business days in advance of any such trans-
fer.
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SEC. 241. Section 239 of division L of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is amended
by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2038’’.
SEC. 242. For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary
may issue a 2-year notification of funding opportunity, in-
cluding any alternative procedures or requirements as may be
necessary to allocate future appropriations in the second
year, for the award of amounts made available for the con-
tinuum of care program under subtitle C of title IV of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381
et seq.), notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements
of the continuum of care program.
SEC. 243. The Secretary may, upon a finding that a
waiver or alternative requirement is necessary for the effec-
tive delivery and administration of funds made available for
new incremental voucher assistance or renewals for the main-
stream program and the family unification program (includ-
ing the foster youth to independence program) in this and
prior Acts, waive or specify alternative requirements, other
than requirements related to tenant rights and protections,
rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,
and the environment, for—
(1) section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory
provisions related to the administration of waiting lists,
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local preferences, and the initial term and extensions of
tenant-based vouchers; and
(2) section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)) regarding the tim-
ing of referral of youth leaving foster care.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing
and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
ACCESS BOARD
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as author-

ized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 792), $9,955,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this ap-
propriation funds received for publications and training ex-
penses.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Com-

mission as authorized by section 46107 of title 46, United
States Code, including services as authorized by section 3109
of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United
States Code; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
Code, $40,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,500 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
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NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

eral for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry
out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App. 3), $29,240,000: Provided, That the Inspector
General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the
duties specified in such Act, to investigate allegations of
fraud, including false statements to the Government under
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any person
or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That the In-
spector General may enter into contracts and other arrange-
ments for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with
public agencies and with private persons, subject to the appli-
cable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such
services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
Provided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
point, and employ such officers and employees as may be nec-
essary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of
the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws
and regulations that govern such selections, appointments,
and employment within the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration: Provided further, That concurrent with the Presi-
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dent’s budget request for fiscal year 2025, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2025 in simi-
lar format and substance to budget requests submitted by ex-
ecutive agencies of the Federal Government.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation

Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uni-
forms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901
and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, $140,000,000, of
which not to exceed $1,000 may be used for official reception
and representation expenses.
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT
CORPORATION
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-

poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as
authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $158,000,000.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation

Board, including services authorized by section 3109 of title
5, United States Code, $47,452,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000
from fees established by the Surface Transportation Board
shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections
and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this
heading: Provided further, That the amounts made available
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on
a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2024, to result in a final appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated at not more than
$46,202,000.
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries,

authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and con-
sultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in
carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $4,300,000.
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TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the ex-
penses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties in-
tervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in
this Act.
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal
year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, un-
less expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through a procurement
contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to ex-
isting law.
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training
that—
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge,
skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the perform-
ance of official duties;
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(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some par-
ticipants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of
the content and methods to be used in the training and
written end of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September
2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, partici-
pants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bear-
ing directly upon the performance of official duties.
SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none
of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appro-
priations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury de-
rived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
(1) creates a new program;
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project, or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted by the Congress;
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
tivity by either the House or Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for a different purpose;
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
less;
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities
by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
(7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch,
division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, ad-
ministration, or department different from the budget
justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions or the table accompanying the explanatory state-
vision A of this consolidated Act), whichever is more de-
tailed, unless prior approval is received from the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline
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for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for
the current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report shall
include—
(A) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the prior year enacted level,
the President’s budget request, adjustments made
by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescis-
sions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted
level;
(B) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation and its respective prior year enacted level
by object class and program, project, and activity as
detailed in this Act, the table accompanying the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act), accompanying reports of the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations, or in the budget
appendix for the respective appropriations, which-
ever is more detailed, and shall apply to all items
for which a dollar amount is specified and to all
programs for which new budget (obligational) au-
thority is provided, as well as to discretionary
grants and discretionary grant allocations; and
(C) an identification of items of special con-
gressional interest.
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SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by
law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remain-
ing available at the end of fiscal year 2024 from appropria-
tions made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year
2024 in this Act, shall remain available through September
30, 2025, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to
the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these
requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming
guidelines under section 405 of this Act.
SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support
any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the
power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed
only for a public use: Provided, That for purposes of this sec-
tion, public use shall not be construed to include economic de-
velopment that primarily benefits private entities: Provided
further, That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, air-
port, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects
which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-
related, communication-related, water-related and waste-
water-related infrastructure), other structures designated for
use by the general public or which have other common-carrier
or public-utility functions that serve the general public and
are subject to regulation and oversight by the government,
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and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public
health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
(Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public use for
purposes of eminent domain.
tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to
a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this
Act or any other appropriations Act.
SEC. 409. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act
may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that
in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sec-
tions 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C.
8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
SEC. 410. No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act shall be made available to any person
or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy Amer-
ican Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305).
may be used for first-class airline accommodations in con-
travention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title
41, Code of Federal Regulations.
may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of
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more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of
the United States Government, who are stationed in the
United States, at any single international conference unless
the relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that
such attendance is important to the national interest: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring out-
side of the United States attended by representatives of the
United States Government and of foreign governments, inter-
national organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
made available under this Act may be used by the Surface
Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for
rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount
in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit
filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code.
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Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under
this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other
materials available to the department or agency over which
that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or
impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, docu-
ments, or other materials, under any provision of law, except
a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector Gen-
eral and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of ac-
cess.
(b) A department or agency covered by this section shall
provide its Inspector General with access to all such records,
documents, and other materials in a timely manner.
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with
statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information
provided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any
failures to comply with this requirement.
made available by this Act may be used to pay award or in-
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centive fees for contractors whose performance has been
judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget,
or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract,
unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are
due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the
project and/or program unless such awards or incentive fees
are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition
Regulations.
Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling
a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by
an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the
United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her pe-
riod of active military or naval service, and has within 90
days after his or her release from such service or from hos-
pitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not
more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or
her former position and has been certified by the Office of
Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties
of his or her former position and has not been restored there-
to.
Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit
under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United
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States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of
that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators
certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-
Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such ap-
proval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis
of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or oth-
erwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from grant-
ing a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an
air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the
U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and
United States law.
SEC. 419. (a) In the table of projects in the explanatory
statement referenced in section 417 of the Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2022 (division L of Public Law 117–103)—
(1) the item relating to ‘‘Midland Center for the
Arts only for structural improvements’’ is deemed to be
amended by striking recipient ‘‘City of Midland’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Midland Center for the Arts’’;
(2) the item relating to ‘‘Barren County Fiscal
Court—Chapatcha Industrial Park Development’’ is
deemed to be amended by striking project ‘‘Barren
County Fiscal Court—Chapatcha Industrial Park Devel-
opment’’ and inserting ‘‘Barren County Fiscal Court—
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Chapatcha Industrial Park or South Cooper Industrial
Park Development’’;
(3) the item relating to ‘‘Pasco County Board of
County Commissioners—Rural Northwest Pasco Com-
munity Park Site Acquisition’’ is deemed to be amended
by striking ‘‘Northwest’’ and inserting ‘‘Northeast’’;
(4) the item relating to ‘‘Wood County Development
Authority—Site Readiness & Redevelopment Downtown
Parkersburg’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
‘‘Wood County Development Authority—Site Readiness
& Redevelopment Downtown Parkersburg’’ and inserting
‘‘Redevelopment of Downtown Parkersburg’’;
(5) the item relating to ‘‘Rosemary’s Way Penacook
Affordable Housing’’ is deemed to be amended by strik-
ing recipient ‘‘CATCH Neighborhood Housing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Concord Area Trust for Community Housing’’;
(6) the item relating to ‘‘Lead Safe Home Fund’’
is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Lead
Safe Cleveland Coalition’’ and inserting ‘‘Mt. Sinai
Health Care Foundation’’;
(7) the item relating to ‘‘Boys & Girls Club in
Miami Gardens’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
‘‘Club in Miami Gardens’’ and inserting ‘‘Clubs within
the Miami-Dade area’’;
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(8) the item relating to ‘‘Acquisition of new com-
mercial space’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
‘‘Acquisition of new commercial space’’ and inserting
‘‘Renovation of community center’’;
(9) the item relating to ‘‘North Commons Regional
Vision’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
‘‘Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’’ and inserting
‘‘City of Minneapolis’’;
(10) the item relating to ‘‘Electric school bus and
associated electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure’’
is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Falls
Church City Public Schools’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Falls
Church’’;
(11) the item relating to ‘‘A PLACE 4 ALICE fa-
cility improvement’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
‘‘A PLACE 4 ALICE facility improvement’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Affordable Housing and Community Facilities’’;
and
(b) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community Project
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explana-
tory statement for division L of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) described in section
4 in the matter preceding division A of such Act—
(1) the item relating to ‘‘River Road Homes Afford-
able Housing Infrastructure’’ is deemed to be amended
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by striking recipient ‘‘Town of Canaan’’ and inserting
‘‘Falls Village Housing Trust Inc.’’;
(2) the item relating to ‘‘The Star Community
Family Life Center’’ is deemed to be amended by strik-
ing recipient ‘‘The Star Community Family Life Center’’
and inserting ‘‘MSBC Five Star Program, Inc.’’;
(3) the item relating to ‘‘Early Learning Childcare
Center Construction’’ (recipient ‘‘The Caring Place’’) is
deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Early Learning
Childcare Center Construction’’ and inserting ‘‘CARE
Center construction’’;
(4) the item relating to ‘‘Upper Bucks Rail Trail’’
is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Appa-
lachian Mountain Club’’ and inserting ‘‘The County of
Bucks’’;
(5) the item relating to ‘‘YMCA & Albion College
Initiative of the Washington Gardner Center Building
Renovation and Expansion’’ is deemed to be amended by
striking ‘‘YMCA & Albion College Initiative of the Wash-
ington Gardner Center Building Renovation and Expan-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Site improvements’’;
(6) the item relating to ‘‘Wood County Industrial
Site Readiness and Redevelopment’’ is deemed to be
amended by striking ‘‘Wood County Industrial Site
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Readiness & Redevelopment’’ and inserting ‘‘Redevelop-
ment of Downtown Parkersburg’’;
(7) the item relating to ‘‘B–360 Educational Cam-
pus’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘I Am Men-
tality, Inc.’’ and inserting ‘‘B–360 Baltimore, Inc.’’;
(8) the item relating to ‘‘Riverbrook Regional
YMCA’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
‘‘Riverbrook Regional Young Men’s Christian Associa-
tion, Inc.’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Norwalk’’;
(9) the item relating to ‘‘Miami Veterans Housing
Project’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
‘‘United Way Miami’’ and inserting ‘‘CRC Leadership,
Inc.’’;
(10) the item relating to ‘‘Supportive Living, Com-
munity Day Services, and Housing Site Project for
Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’’
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘, Community Day
Services, and Housing’’;
(11) the item relating to ‘‘Public Library Addition’’
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Addition’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Renovation’’;
(12) the item relating to ‘‘Renovation of Snelling
Motel to Affordable Housing for Veterans’’ is deemed to
be amended by striking ‘‘Snelling Motel to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Hotel for’’;
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(13) the item relating to ‘‘Indigenous Farm Hub’’
is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Tides
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Native American Community
Academy Inspired Schools Network (NISN)’’;
(14) the item relating to ‘‘El Centro de la Raza—
Pattison’s West Community Campus Property Acquisi-
tion’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘El Centro
de la Raza—Pattison’s West Community Campus Prop-
erty Acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘Pattison’s West Com-
munity Campus’’;
(15) the item relating to ‘‘Road Raising & Flood
Resiliency for Amity Harbor and American Venice
Project’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Road
Raising & Flood Resiliency for Amity Harbor and Amer-
ican Venice Project’’ and inserting ‘‘Town of Babylon
Federal Aid Roadway Improvement Project’’;
(16) the item relating to ‘‘Dayton International Air-
port (DAY)—Northeast Logistics Access Project’’ is
amended by striking ‘‘Dayton International Airport
(DAY)—Northeast Logistics Access Project’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Infrastructure capital improvements, including
street, wastewater and sewer line improvements’’;
(17) the item relating to ‘‘Help Me Grow Skagit
Family Resource Center Expansion’’ is deemed to be
amended by striking recipient ‘‘Children’s Council of
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Skagit County’’ and inserting ‘‘Children’s Museum of
Skagit County’’; and
(18) the item relating to ‘‘Permanent Supportive
Housing Properties Acquisition’’ is deemed to be amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Permanent Supportive Housing Prop-
erties Acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘Permanent Supportive
Housing Acquisition, Development and Rehabilitation’’.
may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment in contravention of section 312 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5155).
to the Department of Transportation may be used in con-
travention of section 306108 of title 54, United States Code.
any other Act may be used to require the use of inward fac-
ing cameras or require a motor carrier to register an appren-
ticeship program with the Department of Labor as a condi-
tion for participation in the safe driver apprenticeship pilot
program.
may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes
to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule
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entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ (80 Fed.
Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled ‘‘Affirma-
tively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed.
Reg. 57949 (September 26, 2014)).
may be used in contravention of existing Federal law regard-
ing non-citizen eligibility and ineligibility for occupancy in
federally assisted housing or for participation in and assist-
ance under Federal housing programs, including section 214
U.S.C. 1436a) and title IV of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.).
SEC. 425. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(x) CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES IN THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State of Mississippi may

allow, by special permit, the operation of a covered agri-
cultural vehicle on the Interstate System in the State of
Mississippi if such vehicle does not exceed—
‘‘(A) a gross vehicle weight of 88,000 pounds;
and
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‘‘(B) 110 percent of the maximum weight on
any axle or axle group described in subsection
(a)(2), including any enforcement tolerance.
‘‘(2) COVERED AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered agricul-

tural vehicle’ means a vehicle that is transporting un-
processed agricultural crops used for food, feed or fiber,
or raw or unfinished forest products, including logs,
pulpwood, biomass or wood chips.
‘‘(y) OPERATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES IN WEST
VIRGINIA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State of West Vir-
ginia may allow, by special permit, the operation of
a vehicle that is transporting materials and equip-
ment on the Interstate System in the State of West
Virginia if such vehicle does not exceed 110 percent
of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group
described in subsection (a)(2), including any en-
forcement tolerance, provided the remaining gross
vehicle weight requirements of subsection (a) are
met.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the
term ‘materials and equipment’ means materials
and equipment that are used on a project eligible
under this chapter.’’.
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SEC. 426. None of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able by this division for the Department of Transportation
for fiscal year 2024 may be used to enforce a mask mandate
in response to the COVID–19 virus.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS
TITLE I—HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Subtitle A—Public Health Extenders
SEC. 101. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NA-
TIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING
HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE GME PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.—

Section 10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(F)) is amended by
striking ‘‘and $536,986,301 for the period beginning on Jan-
uary 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’ and inserting
‘‘$536,986,301 for the period beginning on January 20,
2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $3,592,328,767 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2024’’.
(b) EXTENSION FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
CORPS.—Section 10503(b)(2)(I) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)(I)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and $41,616,438 for the period begin-
ning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’
and inserting ‘‘$41,616,438 for the period beginning on Jan-
uary 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and
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$297,013,699 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023,
and ending on December 31, 2024’’.
(c) TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 340H(g)(1) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(g)(1)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $16,982,192 for the period begin-
ning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8,
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,982,192 for the period begin-
ning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8,
2024, and $164,136,986 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024’’.
(2) ADDITION TO CAPPED AMOUNTS.—Section
340H(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

256h(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) ADDITION.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of this section, for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
the Secretary may use any amounts made available
in any fiscal year to carry out this section (includ-
ing amounts recouped under subsection (f)) to make
payments described in paragraphs (1)(A) and
(1)(B), in addition to the total amount of funds ap-
propriated under subsection (g).’’.
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(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—For the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31,
2024, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a
report specifying—
(A) the total amount of funds recouped under
subsection (f) of section 340H of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h);
(B) the rationale for the funds being recouped;
and
(C) the total amount of funds recouped under
subsection (f) of such section 340H that were used
pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section
340H to adjust total payment amounts above the
total amounts appropriated under subsection (g) of
such section 340H, as amended by paragraph (3).
(d) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the amendments made by this section
shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law
117–328 for funds for programs authorized under sections
330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b et seq.).
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(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3014(h)(4) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and
section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing Appro-
priations and Other Extensions Act, 2024’’ and inserting
‘‘section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing Appro-
priations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, and section
101(d) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS.
(a) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR
TYPE I DIABETES.—Section 330B(b)(2)(E) of the Public

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)(E)) is amended
by striking ‘‘and $20,136,986 for the period beginning on
January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$20,136,986 for the period beginning on January
20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $130,000,000
for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on
December 31, 2024’’.
(b) EXTENDING FUNDING FOR SPECIAL DIABETES PRO-
GRAMS FOR INDIANS.—Section 330C(c)(2)(E) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2)(E)) is amended
by striking ‘‘and $20,136,986 for the period beginning on
January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$20,136,986 for the period beginning on January
20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $130,000,000
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for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on
December 31, 2024’’.
SEC. 103. NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY EXTENSIONS.
(a) Section 319(e)(8) of the Public Health Service Act

(42 U.S.C. 247d(e)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8,
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
(b) Section 319L(e)(1)(D) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(e)(1)(D)) is amended by striking
‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
(c) Section 319L–1(b) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 247d–7f(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8,
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
(d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10b(g)) is amended by striking
(2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking
(3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking
(e) Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking
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Subtitle B—Medicaid
SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT FOR STATE MEDICAID PLANS TO PRO-
VIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED
TREATMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905 of the Social Security

Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(29), by striking ‘‘for the pe-
riod beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September
30, 2025,’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 1,
2020,’’; and
(2) in subsection (ee)(2), by striking ‘‘for the period
specified in such paragraph, if before the beginning of
such period the State certifies to the satisfaction of the
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘if such State certifies, not less
than every 5 years and to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary,’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1006(b)(4)(A)
of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes
Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Commu-
nities Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking ‘‘,
and before October 1, 2025’’.
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SEC. 202. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF COMPREHENSIVE
DATA FOR SPECIFIED POPULATIONS ENROLLED
IN MEDICAID AND CHIP.
Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et

seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 1948. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF COMPREHENSIVE
DATA FOR SPECIFIED POPULATIONS.
‘‘(a) RECURRING ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION OF
HEALTH CARE DATA RELATED TO TREATMENT FOR SUB-

STANCE USE DISORDER OR A MENTAL HEALTH CONDI-
TION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, on an annual

basis, shall link, analyze, and publish on a publicly avail-
able website data reported by States through the Trans-
formed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T–
MSIS) (or a successor system) relating to substance use
disorder and mental health services provided to individ-
uals enrolled under a State plan under this title or a
State child health plan under title XXI (or under a waiv-
er of such plans) who have been diagnosed with a sub-
stance use disorder or mental health condition, including
an analysis that is disaggregated by age. Such enrollee
information shall be de-identified of any personally iden-
tifying information, shall adhere to privacy standards es-
tablished by the Department of Health and Human
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Services, and shall be aggregated to protect the privacy
of enrollees, as necessary.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The analysis required under
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following
data for each State (including, to the extent available,
for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and American Samoa):
‘‘(A) The number and percentage of individuals
enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
State child health plan under title XXI (or under
a waiver of such plans) in each of the major enroll-
ment categories (as defined in a public letter from
the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Com-
mission to the Secretary) who have been diagnosed
with—
‘‘(i) a substance use disorder;
‘‘(ii) a mental health condition; or
‘‘(iii) a co-occurring substance use dis-
order and mental health condition.
‘‘(B) With respect to individuals enrolled under
the State plan under this title or the State child
health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of
such plans) who have received a diagnosis described
in subparagraph (A), a list of the substance use dis-
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order and mental health treatment services, includ-
ing, to the extent such data are available, specific
adult and pediatric services by each major type of
service, such as counseling, intensive home-based
services, intensive care coordination, crisis services
tailored to children and youth, peer support serv-
ices, family-to-family support, inpatient hospitaliza-
tion, medication-assisted treatment, residential
treatment, and other appropriate services as identi-
fied by the Secretary, for which beneficiaries in
each State received at least 1 service under the
State plan under this title or the State child health
plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of such
plans).
‘‘(C) With respect to each diagnosis described
in subparagraph (A), the number and percentage of
individuals enrolled under the State plan under this
title or the State child health plan under title XXI
(or under a waiver of such plans) who have such di-
agnosis and received services for such diagnosis
under such plan or waiver by each major type of
treatment service listed under subparagraph (B)
within each major setting type, such as outpatient,
inpatient, residential, and other home-based and
community-based settings.
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‘‘(D) The number of services provided under
such plans) per individual enrolled under such plan
or waiver who has a diagnosis described in subpara-
graph (A) for each such diagnosis and each major
type of treatment service listed under subparagraph
(B).
‘‘(E) The number and percentage of individ-
uals enrolled under the State plan under this title
or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
under a waiver of such plans) by major enrollment
category, who have a diagnosis described in sub-
paragraph (A) and received substance use disorder
or mental health treatment through—
‘‘(i) a Medicaid managed care entity (as
defined in section 1932(a)(1)(B)), including
the number of such individuals who received
such assistance through a prepaid inpatient
health plan (as defined by the Secretary) or a
prepaid ambulatory health plan (as defined by
the Secretary);
‘‘(ii) a fee-for-service payment model; or
‘‘(iii) an alternative payment model, to the
extent available.
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‘‘(F) The number and percentage of individ-
uals enrolled under the State plan under this title
or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
under a waiver of such plans) who have a diagnosis
described in subparagraph (A) and received services
for a mental health condition or a substance use
disorder in an outpatient or community-based or
home-based setting after receiving mental health or
substance use disorder services in an inpatient or
residential setting, and the number of mental health
or substance use disorder services received by such
individuals in the outpatient or community-based or
home-based setting.
‘‘(G) The number and percentage of inpatient
admissions in which services for a mental health
condition or substance use disorder were provided
to an individual enrolled under the State plan under
this title or the State child health plan under title
XXI (or under a waiver of such plans) that oc-
curred within 30 days after discharge from a hos-
pital or residential facility in which services for a
mental health condition or substance use disorder
previously were provided to such individual,
disaggregated by each diagnosis described in sub-
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paragraph (A) and type of facility, to the extent
such information is available.
‘‘(H) The number of emergency department
visits by an individual enrolled under the State plan
under this title or the State child health plan under
title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans) who has
a diagnosis described in subparagraph (A) within 7
days of such individual being discharged from an
inpatient stay at a hospital during which services
for a mental health condition or substance use dis-
order were provided, or from a mental health facil-
ity, an independent psychiatric wing of an acute
care hospital, an intermediate care facility for indi-
viduals with intellectual disabilities, or a residential
treatment facility, disaggregated by each diagnosis
described in subparagraph (A) and type of facility,
to the extent such information is available.
‘‘(I) The number and percentage of individuals
who are enrolled under the State plan under this
(or under a waiver of such plans) and received an
assessment for a mental health condition.
‘‘(J) The number and percentage of individuals
who are enrolled under the State plan under this
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(or under a waiver of such plans) and received an
assessment for a substance use disorder.
‘‘(K) The number of mental health services
provided to individuals enrolled under the State
plan under this title or the State child health plan
under title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans)
who received an assessment described in subpara-
graph (I) in the 30 days post-assessment.
‘‘(L) The number of substance use disorder
treatment services provided to individuals enrolled
under the State plan under this title or the State
child health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver
of such plans) who received an assessment described
in subparagraph (J) in the 30 days post-assess-
ment.
‘‘(M) Prescription National Drug Code codes,
fill dates, and number of days supply of any covered
outpatient drug (as defined in section 1927(k)(2))
that was dispensed to an individual enrolled under
such plans) with an episode described in subpara-
graph (G) or (H) during any period that occurs
after the individual’s discharge date defined in sub-
paragraph (G) or (H) (as applicable), and before
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the admission date applicable under subparagraph
(G) or the date of the emergency department visit
applicable under subparagraph (H) that were—
‘‘(i) to treat a mental health condition; or
‘‘(ii) to treat a substance use disorder.
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
make publicly available the first analysis required by
subsection (a).
‘‘(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Secretary shall issue
an updated version of the analysis required under sub-
section (a) not later than January 1 of each calendar
year.
‘‘(3) USE OF T–MSIS DATA.—The analysis required
under subsection (a) and updates required under para-
graph (4) shall—
‘‘(A) use data and definitions from the T–
MSIS data set that is no more than 12 months old
on the date that the analysis or update is published;
and
‘‘(B) as appropriate, include a description with
respect to each State of the quality and complete-
ness of the data and caveats describing the limita-
tions of the data reported to the Secretary by the
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State that is sufficient to communicate the appro-
priate uses for the information.
‘‘(4) REVISED PUBLICATION.—Beginning not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section,
the Secretary annually shall publish a revised publication
of the analysis required by subsection (a) that allows for
a research-ready and publicly accessible interface of the
publication and is developed after consultation with
stakeholders on the usability of the data contained in the
publication.
‘‘(5) MAKING T-MSIS DATA ON SUBSTANCE USE DIS-
ORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AVAILABLE
TO RESEARCHERS.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH SYSTEM OF
RECORDS NOTICE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-

graph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a system of records notice for
the data specified in clause (ii) for the Trans-
formed Medicaid Statistical Information Sys-
tem, in accordance with section 552a(e)(4) of
title 5, United States Code. The notice shall
outline policies that protect the security and
privacy of the data that, at a minimum, meet
the security and privacy policies of SORN 09-
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70-0541 for the Medicaid Statistical Informa-
tion System.
‘‘(ii) REQUIRED DATA.—The data covered
by the systems of records notice required under
clause (i) shall be sufficient for researchers and
States to analyze the prevalence of conditions
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) in the Med-
icaid and Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram beneficiary population and the treatment
of such conditions under Medicaid across all
States (including the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
American Samoa), forms of treatment, and
treatment settings.
‘‘(iii) INITIATION OF DATA-SHARING AC-
TIVITIES.—Not later than January 1, 2025,

the Secretary shall initiate the data-sharing ac-
tivities outlined in the notice required under
clause (i).
‘‘(B) SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENT
THROUGH EXISTING SYSTEM OF RECORDS NO-
TICE.—The Secretary shall not be required to pub-

lish a new system of records notice as required
under subparagraph (A) if, not later than January
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1, 2025, the Secretary determines that the system
of records notice published by the Secretary in the
Federal Register on February 6, 2019 (84 Fed.
Reg. 2230), satisfies the requirements described in
subparagraph (A).’’.
SEC. 203. MONITORING PRESCRIBING OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC
MEDICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(oo)(1)(B) of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(oo)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘BY
CHILDREN’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘children enrolled’’ and inserting

‘‘children generally, children in foster care specifically,
individuals over the age of 18 receiving home and com-
munity-based services (as defined in section
9817(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 117–2), and individuals
over the age of 18 residing in institutional care settings
(including nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities
for individuals with intellectual disabilities, institutions
for mental diseases, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and
other such institutional care settings) enrolled’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘not more than the age of 18 years’’
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘subject to
the program, including information with respect to each
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such category of children and individuals over the age of
18.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 24 months
after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN INSTI-
TUTIONS FOR MENTAL DISEASES.
(a) MAKING PERMANENT STATE PLAN AMENDMENT

OPTION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PATIENTS IN CERTAIN INSTITU-
TIONS FOR MENTAL DISEASES.—Section 1915(l)(1) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘With respect to calendar quarters beginning during
the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending September
30, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘With respect to calendar quarters
beginning on or after October 1, 2019,’’.
(b) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REVISION.—Section
1915(l)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(3))
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘other than under this title
from non-Federal funds’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘subparagraph (B))’’ and inserting ‘‘from
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non-Federal funds for items and services (including
services described in subparagraph (B))’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘such items and services’’ and
all that follows through the period and inserting
‘‘such items and services for, at the option of the
State—
‘‘(i) fiscal year 2018; or
‘‘(ii) the most recently ended fiscal year as
of the date the State submits a State plan
amendment to the Secretary to provide such
medical assistance in accordance with this sub-
section.’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subparagraph
(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(D) APPLICATION OF MAINTENANCE OF EF-
FORT REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN STATES.—In the

case of a State with a State plan amendment in ef-
fect on September 30, 2023, for the 1-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph, the provisions of subparagraph (A) shall be
applied as if the amendments to such subparagraph
made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
had never been made.’’.
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(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section
1915(l)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1396n(l)(4)) is amended—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (F)’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Prior to approval of
a State plan amendment under this sub-
section, the State shall notify the Sec-
retary of how the State will ensure’’ and
inserting ‘‘The State shall have in place
evidence-based, substance use disorder-
specific individual placement criteria and
utilization management approaches to en-
sure placement of eligible individuals in an
appropriate level of care, including criteria
and approaches to ensure’’; and
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing sentence: ‘‘The State shall notify
the Secretary at such time and in such
form and manner as the Secretary shall
require of such criteria and utilization
management approaches.’’; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) REVIEW PROCESS.—The State shall,
using nationally recognized substance use disorder-
specific program standards, have in place a process
to review the compliance of eligible institutions for
mental diseases with such program standards speci-
fied by the State.’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect
to States providing medical assistance for items and
services pursuant to a State plan amendment under
section 1915(l) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396n(l)) in calendar quarters beginning on
or after October 1, 2025.
(2) ONE-TIME ASSESSMENT.—Section 1915(l)(4) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(4)), as
amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) ASSESSMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall, not
later than 12 months after the approval of a
State plan amendment described in this sub-
section (or, in the case of a State that has such
an amendment approved as of September 30,
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2023, not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this subparagraph), commence
an assessment of—
‘‘(I) the availability of treatment for
individuals enrolled under a State plan
under this title (or waiver of such plan) in
each level of care described in subpara-
graph (C), including how such availability
varies by region of the State; and
‘‘(II) the availability of medication-
assisted treatment and medically super-
vised withdrawal management services for
such individuals, including how such avail-
ability varies by region of the State.
‘‘(ii) REQUIRED COMPLETION.—The State
shall complete an assessment described in
clause (i) not later than 12 months after the
date the State commences such assessment.’’.
(3) CLARIFICATION OF LEVELS OF CARE.—Section
1915(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l))

is amended—
(A) in paragraph (4)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘prob-
lems in Dimensions 1, 2, or 3’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘conditions’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph
(A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through
(D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively.
(d) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN STATES.—Notwith-
standing section 430.20 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may ap-
prove a request to renew a State plan amendment under sec-
tion 1915(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l))
with an effective date of October 1, 2023, if the State making
such request—
(1) had approval for a State plan amendment under
such section as of September 30, 2023; and
(2) submits the request to renew such amendment
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT
DUE TO INCARCERATION.
(a) MEDICAID.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)), as
amended by section 5122(a)(2) of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), is further
amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘under the State plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under the State plan (or waiver of such
plan)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘who is an eligible juvenile (as
defined in subsection (nn)(2))’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘because the juvenile’’ and in-
serting ‘‘because the individual’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘during the period the juve-
nile’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period the indi-
vidual’’;
(E) by inserting ‘‘such an individual who is an
eligible juvenile (as defined in subsection (nn)(2))
and’’ after ‘‘or in the case of’’; and
(F) by striking ‘‘paragraph (31)’’ and inserting
‘‘the last numbered paragraph’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by—
(A) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(B) subparagraphs (B) through (F) of para-
graph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
(b) CHIP.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(d)(1)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(d)(1)(A)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or pregnancy-related’’ after
‘‘child health’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or targeted low-income preg-
nant woman’’ after ‘‘targeted low-income child’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘or pregnant woman’’ after
‘‘because the child’’; and
(D) by inserting ‘‘or pregnant woman’’ after
‘‘during the period the child’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
paragraph (1) shall apply beginning January 1, 2026.
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—
(1) Section 1902(nn)(2)(A) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a(a)(nn)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘State plan’’ and inserting ‘‘State plan (or waiv-
er of such plan)’’.
(2) Section 1902(nn)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(nn)(3)), is amended by striking
‘‘paragraph (31)’’ and inserting ‘‘the last numbered
paragraph’’.
(3) Section 5122(a)(1) of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) is amended
by striking ‘‘after’’ and all that follows through the pe-
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riod at the end and inserting ‘‘after ‘or in the case of
an eligible juvenile described in section 1902(a)(84)(D)
with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, refer-
rals, and targeted case management services required
under such section’.’’.
(4) The fifth sentence of section 1905(a) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘paragraph (30)’’ and inserting ‘‘the last num-
bered paragraph’’.
SEC. 206. ADDRESSING OPERATIONAL BARRIERS TO PROMOTE
CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR MEDICAID AND CHIP
BENEFICIARIES FOLLOWING INCARCERATION.
(a) STATE PLANNING GRANTS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
award grants to States for the purpose of developing
operational capabilities to promote continuity of care for
individuals who are inmates of a public institution and
are eligible for medical assistance under the State Med-
icaid program or are eligible for child health assistance
or pregnancy-related assistance under the State CHIP.
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use funds
awarded under a grant under this subsection for activi-
ties and expenses related to complying with the require-
ment described in section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)) that a State
shall not terminate eligibility for medical assistance,
complying with the requirements of sections
1902(a)(84)(D) and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)), or adopting
the State plan options described in the subdivision (A)
following the last numbered paragraph of section
1905(a) and 2110(b)(7) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(a), 1397jj(b)(7)), or other activities and
expenses to promote continuity of care for individuals
described in paragraph (1). Such activities and expenses
may include—
(A) identifying and addressing operational
gaps with respect to complying with such require-
ments or adopting such options, in collaboration
with public institutions, State human services agen-
cies, Medicaid managed care plans, providers, com-
munity-based organizations, and other stakeholders;
(B) establishing standardized processes and
automated systems for activities that may include,
but are not limited to—
(i) determining whether an individual is
enrolled in a State Medicaid program or State
CHIP at the time such individual becomes an
inmate of a public institution;
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(ii) allowing an individual who is an in-
mate of a public institution to submit an appli-
cation to enroll or renew coverage in a State
Medicaid program or State CHIP prior to the
individual’s release from such public institu-
tion;
(iii) facilitating the delivery of medical as-
sistance under the State Medicaid program or
child health assistance or pregnancy-related as-
sistance under the State CHIP to an individual
who is eligible for such assistance while the in-
dividual is an inmate of a public institution,
such as by establishing claims processing and
prior authorization request protocols; and
(iv) in the case of an eligible individual
whose coverage under a State Medicaid pro-
gram or State CHIP was suspended while the
individual was an inmate of a public institu-
tion, restoring such coverage upon such indi-
vidual’s release from the public institution;
(C) investing in information technology to—
(i) enable bi-directional information shar-
ing between public institutions, the State Med-
icaid and CHIP agencies, and other entities
such as managed care plans and providers (in
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a manner consistent with applicable State and
Federal privacy laws), to support care transi-
tions and coordination of treatment (including
access to care in the community after release
from a public institution); and
(ii) develop indicators to ensure Federal
financial participation for medical assistance
furnished under a State Medicaid program or
child health assistance or pregnancy-related as-
sistance furnished under a State CHIP is
available only for medical assistance or child
health assistance or pregnancy-related assist-
ance for items and services for which such par-
ticipation is permitted while an individual is an
inmate of a public institution; and
(D) establishing oversight and monitoring
processes to ensure public institutions and entities
with which they contract are compliant with any ap-
plicable Medicaid and CHIP requirements.
(3) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—A State shall
not use funds from a grant awarded under this sub-
section to—
(A) provide medical assistance under a State
Medicaid program or child health assistance or
pregnancy-related assistance under a State CHIP to
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an individual, or otherwise directly administer
health care services for an individual; or
(B) build prisons, jails, or other carceral facili-
ties, or pay for prison, jail, or other carceral facil-
ity-related improvements other than those improve-
ments that are for the direct and primary purpose
of meeting the health care needs of individuals who
are incarcerated and who are eligible for medical as-
sistance under the State Medicaid program or child
health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance
under the State CHIP.
(4) ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—In deter-
mining the amount of a grant to award to a State that
applies for a grant under this subsection, the Secretary
shall consider the following factors, relative to other
States applying for grants under this subsection:
(A) The number of individuals in the State
who were inmates of non-Federal public institutions
(such as State prisons, local and county jails, tribal
jails, and youth correctional or detention facilities)
and were eligible for medical assistance under a
State Medicaid program at any time in calendar
year 2022.
(B) The number of non-Federal public institu-
tions in the State (such as State prisons, local and
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county jails, tribal jails, and youth correctional or
detention facilities).
(C) The State’s progress in developing, imple-
menting, and operating initiatives to promote con-
tinuity of care for individuals who are inmates of a
public institution and are eligible for medical assist-
ance under the State Medicaid program or are eligi-
ble for child health assistance or pregnancy-related
assistance under the State CHIP (with favorable
consideration given to States with less progress in
promoting continuity of care for such individuals).
(5) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to the
Secretary for fiscal year 2024, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $113,500,000, to
remain available until expended, for the purposes of
awarding and administering grants to States under this
subsection.
(b) GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT STATE IMPLEMENTATION
AND OPERATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
issue detailed guidance to States that addresses common
implementation and operational challenges States face in
ensuring access to authorized high-quality, timely, acces-
sible care before, during, and after incarceration for in-
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dividuals who are eligible for medical assistance under a
State Medicaid program or child health assistance or
pregnancy-related assistance under a State CHIP.
(2) CONTENT.—
(A) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.—The
guidance required under paragraph (1) shall ad-

dress challenges States face, or are likely to face, in
complying with the requirement described in section
1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)) that a State shall not ter-
minate eligibility for medical assistance, complying
with the requirements of sections 1902(a)(84)(D)
and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)), adopting the State
plan options described in the subdivision (A) fol-
lowing the last numbered paragraph of section
1905(a) and section 2110(b)(7) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a), 1397jj(b)(7)), and
carrying out other activities that are approved by
the Secretary to promote continuity of care for indi-
viduals who are inmates of a public institution and
are eligible for medical assistance under the State
Medicaid program or are eligible for child health as-
sistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the
State CHIP.
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(B) BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES.—The
guidance required under paragraph (1) shall include

best practices and strategies States can use to ad-
dress implementation and operational challenges re-
lated to the requirements described in subparagraph
(A), including those related to the following:
(i) Implementing modifications to improve
eligibility and enrollment processes, including,
but not limited to, completing applications for
assistance under the State Medicaid program
or the State CHIP on behalf of inmates, trans-
mitting such applications to State Medicaid
and CHIP agencies, and screening individuals
who are inmates of public institutions for eligi-
bility for medical assistance that is authorized
to be furnished to the individual while the indi-
vidual is such an inmate.
(ii) Clarifying the availability of relevant
Federal financial participation, including the
administrative match under sections 1903 and
2105 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396b, 1397ee), for activities that directly sup-
port efforts to identify and enroll eligible indi-
viduals in State Medicaid programs and State
CHIPs and that directly support the provision
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of authorized medical assistance, child health
assistance, or pregnancy-related assistance, in-
cluding, but not limited to, data sharing and
exchange, and other necessary functions.
(iii) Expeditiously conducting screening
for eligibility under State Medicaid programs
and State CHIPs for individuals who are in-
mates of a public institution, providing applica-
tion and renewal assistance for those who are
not yet enrolled in such programs or whose eli-
gibility needs to be renewed, and coordinating
reinstatement of coverage under such programs
with managed care enrollment.
(iv) Ensuring that an individual who is an
inmate of a public institution and is eligible for
medical assistance under a State Medicaid pro-
gram or for child health assistance or preg-
nancy-related assistance under a State CHIP
receives, in a timely fashion, any such assist-
ance for which Federal financial participation
is authorized, such as, a supply of medications
or prescription refill upon release and the serv-
ices required under sections 1902(a)(84)(D)
and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)).
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(v) Establishing community-based pro-
vider networks, including those comprised of
case managers, for purposes of providing con-
tinuity of care to individuals who are eligible
for medical assistance under a State Medicaid
program or child health assistance or preg-
nancy-related assistance under a State CHIP
before, during, and after incarceration.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) PUBLIC INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘public insti-
tution’’ has the meaning given that term in section
1902(nn)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(nn)(3)).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles
XIX and XXI of such Act.
(4) STATE CHIP.—The term ‘‘State CHIP’’ means
a State child health plan for child health assistance
under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et seq.), and includes any waiver of such a plan.
(5) STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘State
Medicaid program’’ means a State plan for medical as-
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sistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and includes any waiver of such
a plan.
SEC. 207. GUIDANCE RELATING TO IMPROVING THE BEHAV-
IORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AND INTEGRATION
OF CARE UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 24 months after the

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall issue guidance to States regarding the fol-
lowing:
(1) Opportunities to increase access to the mental
health and substance use disorder care providers that
participate in Medicaid or CHIP, which may include
education, training, recruitment and retention of such
providers, with a focus on improving the capacity of this
workforce in rural and underserved areas by increasing
the number, type, and capacity of providers. The guid-
ance relating to such opportunities shall include the fol-
lowing:
(A) Best practices from States that have used
authorities under titles XI, XIX, or XXI of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1396 et
seq., 1397aa et seq.), including initiatives States
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have implemented under waivers under section 1115
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315), for such purposes.
(B) Opportunities States can leverage to fi-
nance, support, and expand the availability of pro-
viders of community-based mental health and sub-
stance use disorder services who participate in Med-
icaid and CHIP across the continuum of care, in-
cluding through the participation of paraprofes-
sionals with behavioral health expertise, such as cli-
nicians with baccalaureate degrees and peer support
specialists and including best practices especially
pertinent to pediatric care. The guidance shall in-
clude examples of innovative policies states have
adopted to expand access to behavioral health serv-
ices; for example, by establishing more expansive
and diverse behavioral health workforce roles such
as certified wellness coaches.
(C) Best practices related to financing, sup-
porting, and expanding the education and training
of providers of mental health and substance use dis-
order services in order to increase the workforce of
such providers who participate in Medicaid and
CHIP across the continuum of care, including inno-
vative public-private partnerships and including
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such practices that are especially pertinent to pedi-
atric care.
(2) Opportunities to promote the integration of
mental health or substance use disorder services with
primary care services. The guidance relating to such op-
portunities shall include the following:
(A) An overview of State options for adopting
and expanding value-based payment arrangements
and alternative payment models, including account-
able care organization-like models and other shared
savings programs.
(B) A description of opportunities for States to
use and align existing authorities and resources to
finance the integration of mental health or sub-
stance use disorder services with primary care serv-
ices, including with respect to the use of electronic
health records in mental health care settings and in
substance use disorder care settings.
(C) Strategies to support integration of mental
health or substance use disorder services with pri-
mary care services through the use of non-clinical
professionals and paraprofessionals, including peer
support specialists.
(D) Examples of specific strategies and models
designed to support integration of mental health or
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substance use disorder services with primary care
services for differing age groups, including children
and youth and individuals over the age of 65, which
may include the collaborative care model or primary
care behavioral health model for behavioral health
integration.
(b) INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER SERVICES WITH PRIMARY CARE SERV-
ICES.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term ‘‘integra-
tion of mental health or substance use disorder services with
primary care services’’ means any of the following:
(1) The delivery of mental health or substance use
disorder services in a setting that is physically located in
the same practice or building as a primary care setting,
or when at least 1 provider of mental health or sub-
stance use disorder services is available in a primary
care setting via telehealth.
(2) The use of behavioral health integration models
primarily intended for pediatric populations with non-se-
vere mental health needs that are focused on prevention
and early detection and intervention methods through a
multidisciplinary collaborative behavioral health team ap-
proach co-managed with primary care, to include same-
day access to family-focused mental health treatment
services.
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(3) Having providers of mental health or substance
use disorder services physically co-located in a primary
care setting with same-day visit availability.
(4) Implementing or maintaining enhanced care co-
ordination or targeted case management which includes
regular interactions between and within care teams.
(5) Providing mental health or substance use dis-
order screening and follow-up assessments, interventions,
or services within the same practice or facility as a pri-
mary care or physical service setting.
(6) The use of assertive community treatment that
is integrated with or facilitated by a primary care prac-
tice.
(7) Delivery of integrated primary care and mental
health care or substance use disorder care in the home
or in community-based settings for individuals who are
recipients of Medicaid home and community-based serv-
ices.
SEC. 208. FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS.
There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and

Human Services for fiscal year 2024, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available
until expended—
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(1) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out sec-
tion 203 and the amendments made by such section, and
sections 206, and 207; and
(2) $10,000,000 for the recurring collection, anal-
ysis, and publication of health care data under section
1948 of the Social Security Act, as added by section
202.
SEC. 209. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLIN-
IC SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) DEFINITION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section

1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (30), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (31) as para-
graph (32); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (30) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(31) certified community behavioral health clinic
services, as defined in subsection (jj); and’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(jj) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CLINIC SERVICES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘certified community
behavioral health services’ means any of the following
services when furnished to an individual as a patient of
a certified community behavioral health clinic (as defined
in paragraph (2)), in a manner reflecting person-cen-
tered care and which, if not available directly through a
certified community behavioral health clinic, may be pro-
vided or referred through formal relationships with other
providers:
‘‘(A) Crisis mental health services, including
24-hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis inter-
vention services, and crisis stabilization.
‘‘(B) Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, in-
cluding risk assessment.
‘‘(C) Patient-centered treatment planning or
similar processes, including risk assessment and cri-
sis planning.
‘‘(D) Outpatient mental health and substance
use services.
‘‘(E) Outpatient clinic primary care screening
and monitoring of key health indicators and health
risk.
‘‘(F) Intensive case management services.
‘‘(G) Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
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‘‘(H) Peer support and counselor services and
family supports.
‘‘(I) Intensive, community-based mental health
care for members of the armed forces and veterans
who are eligible for medical assistance, particularly
such members and veterans located in rural areas,
provided the care is consistent with minimum clin-
ical mental health guidelines promulgated by the
Veterans Health Administration, including clinical
guidelines contained in the Uniform Mental Health
Services Handbook of such Administration.
‘‘(2) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CLINIC.—The term ‘certified community behavioral

health clinic’ means an organization that—
‘‘(A) has been certified by a State as meeting
the criteria established by the Secretary pursuant to
subsection (a) of section 223 of the Protecting Ac-
cess to Medicare Act as of January 1, 2024, and
any subsequent updates to such criteria, regardless
of whether the State is carrying out a demonstra-
tion program under this title under subsection (d)
of such section;
‘‘(B) is engaged in furnishing all of the serv-
ices described in paragraph (1); and
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‘‘(C) agrees, as a condition of the certification
described in subparagraph (A), to furnish to the
State or Secretary any data required as part of on-
going monitoring of the organization’s provision of
services, including encounter data, clinical outcomes
data, quality data, and such other data as the State
or Secretary may require.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to medical assistance fur-
nished on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 210. ELIMINATING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
HOSPITAL PAYMENT CUTS.
Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(7)(A)), as amended by section 121 of sub-
title B of title I of division B of the Further Additional Con-
tinuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
(Public Law 118–35), is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘For the period begin-
ning March 9, 2024, and ending September 30, 2024,
and for each of fiscal years 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘For
the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending Sep-
tember 30, 2025, and for each of fiscal years 2026’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024, and
ending September 30, 2024, and for each of fiscal years
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2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025, and ending Sep-
tember 30, 2025, and for each of fiscal years 2026’’.
SEC. 211. PROMOTING VALUE IN MEDICAID MANAGED CARE.
Section 1903(m)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1396b(m)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(and before
fiscal year 2024)’’.
SEC. 212. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1396w–1(b)(3)(A)), as amended by section 122 of
subtitle B of title I of division B of the Further Additional
Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
(Public Law 118–35), is further amended by striking
‘‘$5,140,428,729’’ and inserting ‘‘$0’’.
Subtitle C—Medicare
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEASURE EN-
DORSEMENT, INPUT, AND SELECTION.
Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘and $20,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and
(B) by inserting the following before the period
at the end: ‘‘, and $9,000,000 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December
31, 2024’’; and
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(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘and 2023’’
and inserting ‘‘2023, and 2024 and the period beginning
on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024’’.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSIST-
ANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS.
(a) STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PRO-

GRAMS.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 119 of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (42
U.S.C. 1395b–3 note), as amended by section 3306 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
111–148), section 610 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act
of 2012 (Public Law 112–240), section 1110 of the Pathway
for SGR Reform Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–67), section
110 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public
Law 113–93), section 208 of the Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–10), section
50207 of division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
(Public Law 115–123), section 1402 of division B of the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders
Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–59), section 1402 of division
B of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and
Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–69),
section 103 of division N of the Further Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94), section 3803 of
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), section 2203 of the
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions
Act (Public Law 116–159), section 1102 of the Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
(Public Law 116–215), and section 103 of division CC of the
260), is amended—
(1) in clause (xii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
clause:
‘‘(xiv) for the period beginning on October
1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
$18,750,000.’’.
(b) AREA AGENCIES ON AGING.—Subsection (b)(1)(B)
of such section 119, as so amended, is amended—
clause:
$18,750,000.’’.
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(c) AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS.—Sub-
section (c)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so amended, is
amended—
(2) in clause (xiii), by striking the comma at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
clause:
$6,250,000.’’.
(d) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS TO INFORM OLDER
AMERICANS ABOUT BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER FEDERAL
AND STATE PROGRAMS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section
119, as so amended, is amended—
clause:
$18,750,000.’’.
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SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX
FLOOR UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 9,
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’.
SEC. 304. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPA-
TION IN ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MOD-
ELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(z) of the Social Secu-

rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘with 2025’’ and inserting
‘‘with 2026’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or, with respect to 2026,
1.88 percent’’ after ‘‘3.5 percent’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2025’’ and
inserting ‘‘2026’’; and
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’;
(B) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2026’’ and
inserting ‘‘2027’’; and
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and
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(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025, and 2026’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or, with re-
spect to 2026, 1.88 percent’’ after ‘‘3.5 percent’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section
1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w–4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended—
(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2026’’; and
(2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2027’’.
SEC. 305. TEMPORARY PAYMENT INCREASE UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE TO ACCOUNT
FOR EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND ATYPI-
CAL TIMING OF ENACTMENT.
Section 1848(t)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1395w–4(t)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (D)—
(A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘March 9, 2024’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(E) such services furnished on or after March
9, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, by 2.93 per-
cent.’’.
SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL
PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOL-
UME HOSPITALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Se-

curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 2025 and subse-
quent fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘during the portion of
fiscal year 2025 beginning on January 1, 2025, and end-
ing on September 30, 2025, and in fiscal year 2026 and
subsequent fiscal years’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i)—
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or portion of a fiscal
year’’ after ‘‘for a fiscal year’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and the portion of fiscal
year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and
ending on December 31, 2024’’ after ‘‘through
2024’’;
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(B) in subclause (III), by inserting ‘‘and the
portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1,
2024, and ending on December 31, 2024’’ after
‘‘through 2024’’; and
(C) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘fiscal year
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘the portion of fiscal year
2025 beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on
September 30, 2025, and fiscal year 2026’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by in-
serting ‘‘or during the portion of fiscal year 2025
beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2024’’ after ‘‘through 2024’’; and
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and the portion
of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024,
and ending on December 31, 2024’’ after ‘‘through
2024’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
may implement the provisions of, including the amendments
made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.
SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOS-
PITAL (MDH) PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended—
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) EXTENSION OF TARGET AMOUNT.—Section
1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1,
2025’’; and
(B) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and the por-
tion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1,
2024, and ending on December 31, 2024,’’ after
‘‘through fiscal year 2024’’.
(2) PERMITTING HOSPITALS TO DECLINE RECLASSI-
FICATION.—Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is
amended by striking ‘‘or fiscal year 2000’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
year 2000 through fiscal year 2024, or the portion of fis-
cal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending
on December 31, 2024, the Secretary’’.
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SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT TO CALCULATION OF
HOSPICE CAP AMOUNT UNDER MEDICARE.
Section 1814(i)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2032’’ and inserting
‘‘2033’’; and
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2032’’ and inserting
‘‘2033’’.
SEC. 309. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,197,795,056’’ and
inserting ‘‘$0’’.
Subtitle D—Human Services
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
FAMILIES PROGRAM.
Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than

under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the So-
cial Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2024,
in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and out of any
money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
propriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may
be necessary for such purpose.
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PRO-
GRAMS.
Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social

Security Act shall continue through December 31, 2024, in
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the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and out of any
money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
propriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may
be necessary for such purpose.
SEC. 403. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.
Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710),

as amended by section 142 of subtitle D of title I of division
B of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and
Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–35), is further
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘January 19,
2024,’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for the period beginning
on March 9, 2024, and ending on September
30, 2024, and for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2024, and ending on December 31,
2024,’’ after ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’; and
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’ after ‘‘for fis-
cal year 2024’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’
after ‘‘with respect to fiscal year 2024’’ each place
it appears; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘for the period
beginning on January 20, 2024,’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘, for the period beginning on March 9,
2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, an
amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount
appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal
year 2023, and for the period beginning on October
1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024, an
amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount
appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal
year 2024.’’.
SEC. 404. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.
Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713),

as amended by section 143 of subtitle D of title I of division
B of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and
Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–35), is further
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i)—
2024,’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for the period beginning
on March 9, 2024, and ending on September
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30, 2024, and for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2024, and ending on December 31,
2024,’’ after ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)—
2024,’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘, for the period beginning on March
9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024,
and for the period beginning on October 1,
2024, and ending on December 31, 2024.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’
after ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’; and
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘for the period
beginning on January 20, 2024,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on
March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024,
an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the
amount appropriated for the corresponding period
for fiscal year 2023, and for the period beginning
on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31,
2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of
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the amount appropriated for the corresponding pe-
riod for fiscal year 2024.’’.
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY
HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS.
Section 501(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 701(c)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon;
(2) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end
(3) by inserting after clause (vii), the following new
clause:
‘‘(viii) $1,500,000 for the portion of fiscal year
2025 before January 1, 2025.’’.
TITLE II—AMENDING COMPACTS
OF FREE ASSOCIATION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Compact of Free Associa-

tion Amendments Act of 2024’’.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:

(1) The United States (in accordance with the
Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands, the United Nations Charter, and the ob-
jectives of the international trusteeship system of the
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United Nations) fulfilled its obligations to promote the
development of the people of the Trust Territory toward
self-government or independence, as appropriate, to the
particular circumstances of the Trust Territory and the
people of the Trust Territory and the freely expressed
wishes of the people concerned.
(2) The United States, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands en-
tered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in
section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of
1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239) and
the United States and the Republic of Palau entered
into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section
201 of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) to
create and maintain a close and mutually beneficial rela-
tionship.
(3) The ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended,
between the Government of the United States of Amer-
ica and the Government of the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia’’, the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amend-
ed, between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands’’, and related agreements were signed
by the Government of the United States and the Govern-
ments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Re-
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public of the Marshall Islands and approved, as applica-
ble, by section 201 of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public
Law 108–188).
(4) The ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the
Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation Section 432 Review’’, was signed by the Govern-
ment of the United States and the Government of the
Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, and amended
on September 19, 2018.
(5) On May 22, 2023, the United States signed the
‘‘Agreement between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic
of Palau Resulting From the 2023 Compact of Free As-
sociation Section 432 Review’’.
(6) On May 23, 2023, the United States signed 3
agreements related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free
Association, including an Agreement to Amend the Com-
pact, as amended, a new fiscal procedures agreement,
and a new trust fund agreement and on September 28,
2023, the United States signed a Federal Programs and
Services agreement related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of
Free Association.
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(7) On October 16, 2023, the United States signed
3 agreements relating to the U.S.-RMI Compact of Free
Association, including an Agreement to Amend the Com-
pact, as amended, a new fiscal procedures agreement,
and a new trust fund agreement.
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) 1986 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘1986 Compact’’
means the Compact of Free Association between the
Government of the United States and the Governments
of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public
Law 99–239).
(2) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The term
‘‘2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Com-
pact of Free Association amending the 1986 Compact
entitled the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended,
between the Government of the United States of Amer-
ica and the Government of the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia’’ set forth in section 201(a) of the Compact of
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921 note; Public Law 108–188).
(3) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The term
‘‘2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Com-
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pact of Free Association amending the 1986 Compact
entitled ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended, be-
tween the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands’’ set forth in section 201(b) of the Compact of
1921 note; Public Law 108–188).
(4) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-FSM
COMPACT.—The term ‘‘2023 Agreement to Amend the

U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to
Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended,
done at Palikir May 23, 2023.
(5) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-RMI
COMPACT.—The term ‘‘2023 Agreement to Amend the

U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Agreement between the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to
Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended,
done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
(6) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The term
‘‘2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the 2003
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, as amended by the 2023
Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact.
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(7) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The term
‘‘2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the 2003
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, as amended by the 2023
Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.
(8) 2023 U.S.-FSM FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERV-
ICES AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Federal

Programs and Services Agreement’’ means the 2023
Federal Programs and Services Agreement between the
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done
at Washington September 28, 2023.
(9) 2023 U.S.-FSM FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures

Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning Proce-
dures for the Implementation of United States Economic
Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Federated States
of Micronesia, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.
(10) 2023 U.S.-FSM TRUST FUND AGREEMENT.—
The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement’’

means the Agreement between the Government of the
Federated States of Micronesia Regarding the Compact
Trust Fund, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.
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(11) 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT REVIEW AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review

Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Palau Resulting From the 2023
Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, done
at Port Moresby May 22, 2023.
(12) 2023 U.S.-RMI FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures

Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning Proce-
dures for the Implementation of United States Economic
Assistance Provided in the 2023 Amended Compact Be-
tween the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
(13) 2023 U.S.-RMI TRUST FUND AGREEMENT.—
The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement’’

means the Agreement between the Government of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding the Compact
Trust Fund, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
(14) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’

means—
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(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(15) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term
‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means—
(A) the Federated States of Micronesia;
(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
(C) the Republic of Palau.
(16) SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘sub-
sidiary agreement’’ means any of the following:
(A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs
and Services Agreement.
(B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
Agreement.
(C) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agree-
ment.
(D) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures
Agreement.
(E) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agree-
ment.
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(F) Any Federal Programs and Services Agree-
ment in force between the United States and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(G) Any Federal Programs and Services Agree-
ment in force between the United States and the
Republic of Palau.
(H) Any other agreement that the United
States may from time-to-time enter into with the
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,
the Government of the Republic of Palau, or the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, in accordance with—
(i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com-
pact;
(ii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
Agreement; or
(iii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact.
(17) U.S.-PALAU COMPACT.—The term ‘‘U.S.-Palau
Compact’’ means the Compact of Free Association be-
tween the United States and the Government of Palau
set forth in section 201 of Public Law 99–658 (48
U.S.C. 1931 note).
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SEC. 204. APPROVAL OF 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-
FSM COMPACT, 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE
U.S.-RMI COMPACT, 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT RE-
VIEW AGREEMENT, AND SUBSIDIARY AGREE-
MENTS.
(a) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.—

(1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to Amend
the U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust
Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15,
2023, are approved and incorporated by reference.
(2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress consents
to—
(A) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15,
2023; and
(B) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and
Services Agreement.
(3) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Notwithstanding
section 101(f) of the Compact of Free Association

Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921(f)), the
President is authorized to bring into force and imple-
ment the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(b) REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.—
(1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to Amend
the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust
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Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October
17, 2023, are approved and incorporated by reference.
(2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress consents to
the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, as
submitted to Congress on October 17, 2023.
(3) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Notwithstanding
section 101(f) of the Compact of Free Association

Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921(f)), the
President is authorized to bring into force and imple-
ment the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(c) REPUBLIC OF PALAU.—
(1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June
15, 2023, is approved.
(2) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President is
authorized to bring into force and implement the 2023
U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement.
(d) AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR TERMINATION TO
COMPACTS AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any amendment to, change to,
or termination of all or any part of the 2023 Amended
U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact,
or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mutual agreement or
unilateral action of the Government of the United
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States, shall not enter into force until the date on which
Congress has incorporated the applicable amendment,
change, or termination into an Act of Congress.
(2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS.—In
addition to the Compacts described in paragraph (1), the

requirements of that paragraph shall apply to—
(A) any action of the Government of the
United States under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or
U.S.-Palau Compact, including an action taken pur-
suant to section 431, 441, or 442 of the 2023
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-
RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau Compact; and
(B) any amendment to, change to, or termi-
nation of—
(i) the agreement described in section
462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact;
(ii) the agreement described in section
462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
Compact;
(iii) an agreement concluded pursuant to
section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact;
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(iv) an agreement concluded pursuant to
section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
Compact;
(v) an agreement concluded pursuant to
section 177 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
Compact;
(vi) Articles III and IV of the agreement
described in section 462(b)(6) of the 2023
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
(vii) Articles III, IV, and X of the agree-
ment described in section 462(b)(6) of the
2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
(viii) the agreement described in section
462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; and
(ix) Articles VI, XV, and XVII of the
agreement described in section 462(b)(7) of the
2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and 2023
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and section
462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.
(e) ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO
SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS.—An agreement between the

United States and the Government of the Federated States
of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, or the Government of the Republic of Palau
that would amend, change, or terminate any subsidiary agree-
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ment or portion of a subsidiary agreement (other than an
amendment to, change to, or termination of an agreement de-
scribed in subsection (d)) shall not enter into force until the
date that is 90 days after the date on which the President
has transmitted to the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives—
(1) the agreement to amend, change, or terminate
the subsidiary agreement;
(2) an explanation of the amendment, change, or
termination;
(3) a description of the reasons for the amendment,
change, or termination; and
(4) in the case of an agreement that would amend,
change, or terminate any agreement described in section
462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact or
the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, a statement by
the Secretary of Labor that describes—
(A) the necessity of the amendment, change, or
termination; and
(B) any impacts of the amendment, change, or
termination.
SEC. 205. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MICRO-
NESIA.
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 and
224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the
United States shall provide nonreimbursable technical
and training assistance, as appropriate, including train-
ing and equipment for postal inspection of illicit drugs
and other contraband, to enable the Government of the
Federated States of Micronesia—
(A) to develop and adequately enforce laws of
the Federated States of Micronesia; and
(B) to cooperate with the United States in the
enforcement of criminal laws of the United States.
(2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 of the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
(48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by section 209(j)) may
be used in accordance with section 102(a) of the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
U.S.C. 1921a(a)).
(b) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECONOMIC
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States appointees
(which are composed of the United States chair and 2
other members from the Government of the United
States) to the Joint Economic Management Committee
established under section 213 of the 2023 Amended
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U.S.-FSM Compact (referred to in this subsection as the
‘‘Committee’’) shall—
(A) be voting members of the Committee; and
(B) continue to be officers or employees of the
Federal Government.
(2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States
members of the Committee described in paragraph (1)
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years as follows:
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury.
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Inter-
agency Group on Freely Associated States estab-
lished under section 208(d)(1).
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member of
the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 United
States members of the Committee appointed under para-
graph (2) shall be individuals who—
(A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or
training, are especially qualified in accounting, au-
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diting, budget analysis, compliance, grant adminis-
tration, program management, or international eco-
nomics; and
(B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time
experience in accounting, auditing, budget analysis,
compliance, grant administration, program manage-
ment, or international economics.
(5) NOTICE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of appointment of a United States
member of the Committee under paragraph (2), the
Secretary of the Interior shall notify the appro-
priate committees of Congress that an individual
has been appointed as a voting member of the Com-
mittee under that paragraph, including a statement
prepared by the Secretary of the Interior attesting
to the qualifications of the member described in
paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph (B).
(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a state-
ment required under subparagraph (A)—
(i) in the case of a member appointed
under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the
Interior shall compile information on the mem-
ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by
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the Secretary of State on request of the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and
(ii) in the case of a member appointed
under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the
the Interagency Group on Freely Associated
States established under section 208(d)(1) on
request of the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90
days after the date on which the Committee receives or
completes any report required under the 2023 Amended
U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the re-
port to the appropriate committees of Congress.
(7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the Government of the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia submits to the Committee a
report required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress—
(A) if the report is submitted by the applicable
deadline, written notice attesting that the report is
complete and accurate; or
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(B) if the report is not submitted by the appli-
cable deadline, written notice that the report has
not been timely submitted.
(c) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT TRUST
FUND COMMITTEE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting
members (which are composed of the United States chair
and 2 other members from the Government of the
United States) to the Joint Trust Fund Committee es-
tablished pursuant to the agreement described in section
462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall
continue to be officers or employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment.
shall be appointed for a term not more than 2 years as
follows:
retary of State.
retary of the Interior.
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
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(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 members
of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall
be individuals who—
diting, budget analysis, compliance, financial invest-
ment, grant administration, program management,
or international economics; and
compliance, financial investment, grant administra-
tion, program management, or international eco-
nomics.
(5) NOTICE.—
member to the Committee under paragraph (2), the
Secretary of the Interior shall notify the appro-
priate committees of Congress that an individual
has been appointed as a voting member of the Com-
mittee under that paragraph, including a statement
attesting to the qualifications of the member de-
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scribed in paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph
(B).
the Secretary of the Treasury on request of the
Secretary of the Interior.
U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the re-
port to the appropriate committees of Congress.
after the date on which the Government of the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia submits to the Committee a
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report required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress—
SEC. 206. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL IS-
LANDS.
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 and
224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, the
United States shall provide nonreimbursable technical
and training assistance, as appropriate, including train-
ing and equipment for postal inspection of illicit drugs
and other contraband, to enable the Government of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands—
(A) to develop and adequately enforce laws of
the Marshall Islands; and
(B) to cooperate with the United States in the
enforcement of criminal laws of the United States.
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(2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 of the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
(48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by section 209(j)) may
be used in accordance with section 103(a) of the Com-
U.S.C. 1921b(a)).
(b) ESPOUSAL PROVISIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that—
(A) section 103(g)(1) of the Compact of Free
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(1))
and section 103(e)(1) of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921b(e)(1)) provided that ‘‘It is the intention of
the Congress of the United States that the provi-
sions of section 177 of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation and the Agreement between the Government
of the United States and the Government of the
Marshall Islands for the Implementation of Section
177 of the Compact (hereafter in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) constitute
a full and final settlement of all claims described in
Articles X and XI of the Section 177 Agreement,
and that any such claims be terminated and barred
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except insofar as provided for in the Section 177
Agreement.’’; and
(B) section 103(g)(2) of the Compact of Free
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(2))
and section 103(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Asso-
1921b(e)(2)) provided that ‘‘In furtherance of the
intention of Congress as stated in paragraph (1) of
this subsection, the Section 177 Agreement is here-
by ratified and approved. It is the explicit under-
standing and intent of Congress that the jurisdic-
tional limitations set forth in Article XII of such
Agreement are enacted solely and exclusively to ac-
complish the objective of Article X of such Agree-
ment and only as a clarification of the effect of Ar-
ticle X, and are not to be construed or implemented
separately from Article X.’’.
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in the 2023 Agreement to
Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact affects the application of
the provisions of law reaffirmed by paragraph (1).
(c) CERTAIN SECTION 177 AGREEMENT PROVISIONS.—
Congress reaffirms that—
(1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the Gov-
ernment of the United States and the Government of the
Marshall Islands for the Implementation of Section 177
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of the Compact of Free Association, done at Majuro
June 25, 1983, provided that ‘‘If loss or damage to
property and person of the citizens of the Marshall Is-
lands, resulting from the Nuclear Testing Program,
arises or is discovered after the effective date of this
Agreement, and such injuries were not and could not
reasonably have been identified as of the effective date
of this Agreement, and if such injuries render the provi-
sions of this Agreement manifestly inadequate, the Gov-
ernment of the Marshall Islands may request that the
Government of the United States provide for such inju-
ries by submitting such a request to the Congress of the
United States for its consideration. It is understood that
this Article does not commit the Congress of the United
States to authorize and appropriate funds.’’; and
(2) section 3(a) of Article XIII of the agreement de-
scribed in paragraph (1) provided that ‘‘The Government
of the United States and the Government of the Mar-
shall Islands shall consult at the request of either of
them on matters relating to the provisions of this Agree-
ment.’’.
(d) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECONOMIC
MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY COM-
MITTEE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The 2 United States appointees
(which are composed of the United States chair and 1
other member from the Government of the United
States) to the Joint Economic Management and Finan-
cial Accountability Committee established under section
214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (referred
to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall—
(A) be voting members of the Committee; and
(B) continue to be officers or employees of the
Federal Government.
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years as follows:
retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury.
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—At least 1 United States
member of the Committee appointed under paragraph
(2) shall be an individual who—
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training, is especially qualified in accounting, audit-
ing, budget analysis, compliance, grant administra-
nomics; and
(B) possesses not less than 5 years of full-time
compliance, grant administration, program manage-
ment, or international economics.
(5) NOTICE.—
member under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the
Interior shall notify the appropriate committees of
Congress that an individual has been appointed as
a voting member of the Committee under that para-
graph, including a statement attesting to the quali-
fications of the member described in paragraph (4),
subject to subparagraph (B).
ment required under subparagraph (A), in the case
of a member appointed under paragraph (2)(A), the
Secretary of the Interior shall compile information
on the member provided to the Secretary of the In-
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terior by the Secretary of State on request of the
U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement,
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the report to
the appropriate committees of Congress.
after the date on which the Government of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands submits to the Committee a re-
port required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary
of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress—
(e) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO TRUST FUND
COMMITTEE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting
members (which are composed of the United States chair
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and 2 other members from the Government of the
United States) to the Trust Fund Committee established
pursuant to the agreement described in section
462(b)(5) of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall
continue to be officers or employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment.
shall be appointed for a term not more than 5 years as
follows:
retary of State.
retary of the Interior.
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 members
of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall
be individuals who—
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diting, budget analysis, compliance, financial invest-
ment, grant administration, program management,
or international economics; and
compliance, financial investment, grant administra-
nomics.
(5) NOTICE.—
Member under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the
Interior shall notify the appropriate committees of
Congress that an individual has been appointed as
a voting member of the Committee under that para-
graph, including a statement attesting to the quali-
fications of the appointee described in paragraph
(4), subject to subparagraph (B).
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the Secretary of the Treasury on request of the
U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement,
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the report to
the appropriate committees of Congress.
of the Marshall Islands submits to the Committee a re-
port required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary
of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress—
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(f) FOUR ATOLL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Congress
reaffirms that—
(1) section 103(j)(1) of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(1)) and section
103(h)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(h)(1)) provided
that services ‘‘provided by the United States Public
Health Service or any other United States agency pursu-
ant to section 1(a) of Article II of the Agreement for the
Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact (here-
after in this subsection referred to as the ‘Section 177
Agreement’) shall be only for services to the people of
the Atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik who
were affected by the consequences of the United States
nuclear testing program, pursuant to the program de-
scribed in Public Law 95–134 and Public Law 96–205
and their descendants (and any other persons identified
as having been so affected if such identification occurs
in the manner described in such public laws). Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed as prejudicial to the
views or policies of the Government of the Marshall Is-
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lands as to the persons affected by the consequences of
the United States nuclear testing program.’’;
that ‘‘at the end of the first year after the effective date
of the Compact and at the end of each year thereafter,
the providing agency or agencies shall return to the Gov-
ernment of the Marshall Islands any unexpended funds
to be returned to the Fund Manager (as described in Ar-
ticle I of the Section 177 Agreement) to be covered into
the Fund to be available for future use.’’; and
that ‘‘the Fund Manager shall retain the funds returned
by the Government of the Marshall Islands pursuant to
paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall invest and man-
age such funds, and at the end of 15 years after the ef-
fective date of the Compact, shall make from the total
amount so retained and the proceeds thereof annual dis-
bursements sufficient to continue to make payments for
the provision of health services as specified in paragraph
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(1) of this subsection to such extent as may be provided
in contracts between the Government of the Marshall Is-
lands and appropriate United States providers of such
health services.’’.
(g) RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, on the request of the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
President (through an appropriate department or agency of
the United States) shall continue to provide special medical
care and logistical support for the remaining members of the
population of Rongelap and Utrik who were exposed to radi-
ation resulting from the 1954 United States thermonuclear
‘‘Bravo’’ test, pursuant to Public Law 95–134 (91 Stat.
1159) and Public Law 96–205 (94 Stat. 84).
(h) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that—
(A) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2))
and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921b(f)(2)(A)) provided that notwithstanding ‘‘any
other provision of law, upon the request of the Gov-
ernment of the Marshall Islands, for the first fifteen
years after the effective date of the Compact, the
President (either through an appropriate depart-
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ment or agency of the United States or by contract
with a United States firm or by a grant to the Gov-
ernment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
which may further contract only with a United
States firm or a Republic of the Marshall Islands
firm, the owners, officers and majority of the em-
ployees of which are citizens of the United States
or the Republic of the Marshall Islands) shall pro-
vide technical and other assistance without reim-
bursement, to continue the planting and agricul-
tural maintenance program on Enewetak; without
reimbursement, to continue the food programs of
the Bikini, Rongelap, Utrik, and Enewetak people
described in section 1(d) of Article II of the Sub-
sidiary Agreement for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 177 of the Compact and for continued water-
borne transportation of agricultural products to
Enewetak including operations and maintenance of
the vessel used for such purposes.’’;
(B) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free
and section 103(f)(2)(B) of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921b(f)(2)(B)) provided that ‘‘The President shall
ensure the assistance provided under these pro-
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grams reflects the changes in the population since
the inception of such programs.’’; and
(C) section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free
and section 103(f)(3) of the Compact of Free Asso-
1921b(f)(3)) provided that ‘‘payments under this
subsection shall be provided to such extent or in
such amounts as are necessary for services and
other assistance provided pursuant to this sub-
section. It is the sense of Congress that after the
periods of time specified in paragraphs (1) and (2)
of this subsection, consideration will be given to
such additional funding for these programs as may
be necessary.’’.
(2) PLANTING AND AGRICULTURAL MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior may provide

grants to the Government of the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands to carry out a planting and agricultural
maintenance program on Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap,
and Utrik.
(3) FOOD PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may provide, without reimbursement, food pro-
grams to the people of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands.
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SEC. 207. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
(a) BILATERAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS.—United

States participation in the annual economic consultations re-
ferred to in Article 8 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re-
view Agreement shall be by officers or employees of the Fed-
eral Government.
(b) ECONOMIC ADVISORY GROUP.—
(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Economic
Advisory Group described in Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-
Palau Compact Review Agreement (referred to in this
subsection as the ‘‘Advisory Group’’) who is appointed
by the Secretary of the Interior shall be an individual
who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, is
especially qualified in private sector business develop-
ment, economic development, or national development.
(2) FUNDS.—With respect to the Advisory Group,
the Secretary of the Interior may use available funds
for—
(A) the costs of the 2 members of the Advisory
Group designated by the United States in accord-
ance with Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com-
pact Review Agreement;
(B) 50 percent of the costs of the 5th member
of the Advisory Group designated by the Secretary
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of the Interior in accordance with the Article de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and
(C) the costs of—
(i) technical and administrative assistance
for the Advisory Group; and
(ii) other support necessary for the Advi-
sory Group to accomplish the purpose of the
Advisory Group.
days after the date on which the Advisory Group receives
or completes any report required under the 2023 U.S.-
Palau Compact Review Agreement, or any related sub-
sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall
submit the report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the Government of the Republic of Palau
completes any report required under the 2023 U.S.-
submit the report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.
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of Palau submits a report required under the 2023 U.S.-
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—
SEC. 208. OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS.
(a) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLER

GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the
United States (including any duly authorized representa-
tive of the Comptroller General of the United States)
shall have the authorities necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Comptroller General of the United
States under—
(A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact
and related subsidiary agreements, including the
authorities and privileges described in section
102(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(b));
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(B) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact
and related subsidiary agreements, including the
authorities and privileges described in section
103(k) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(k)); and
(C) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
Agreement, related subsidiary agreements, and the
authorities described in appendix D of the ‘‘Agree-
ment between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Republic of
Palau Following the Compact of Free Association
Section 432 Review’’ signed by the United States
and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010.
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 years
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
a report with respect to the Freely Associated States, in-
cluding addressing—
(A) the topics described in subparagraphs (A)
through (E) of section 104(h)(1) of the Compact of
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
U.S.C. 1921c(h)(1)), except that for purposes of a
report submitted under this paragraph, the report
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shall address those topics with respect to each of
the Freely Associated States; and
(B) the effectiveness of administrative over-
sight by the United States of the Freely Associated
States.
(b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority
necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and
managing the funds appropriated to the Compact of Free As-
sociation account of the Department of the Interior by sec-
tion 211(a) to carry out—
(1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
(2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
(3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agree-
ment; and
(4) subsidiary agreements.
(c) POSTMASTER GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY.—
The Postmaster General shall have the authority necessary to
fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and managing the
funds appropriated to the United States Postal Service under
paragraph (1) of section 211(b) and deposited in the Postal
Service Fund under paragraph (2)(A) of that section to carry
out—
(1) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-
FSM Compact;
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(2) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-
RMI Compact;
(3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact;
and
(4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
Review Agreement.
(d) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON FREELY ASSOCIATED
STATES.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the In-
terior, and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish an
Interagency Group on Freely Associated States (referred
to in this subsection as the ‘‘Interagency Group’’).
(2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Interagency
Group are—
(A) to coordinate development and implementa-
tion of executive branch policies, programs, services,
and other activities in or relating to the Freely As-
sociated States; and
(B) to provide policy guidance, recommenda-
tions, and oversight to Federal agencies, depart-
ments, and instrumentalities with respect to the im-
plementation of—
(i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com-
pact;
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(ii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact; and
(iii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
Agreement.
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Group shall
consist of—
(A) the Secretary of State, who shall serve as
co-chair of the Interagency Group;
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, who shall
serve as co-chair of the Interagency Group;
(C) the Secretary of Defense;
(D) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, de-
partments, and instrumentalities carrying out obli-
gations under—
(i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and subsections
(a) and (b) of section 221 and section 261 of
the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
(ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and subsections
(a) and (b) of section 221 and section 261 of
the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
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(iii) sections 131 and 132 and subsections
(a) and (b) of section 221 of the U.S.-Palau
Compact;
(iv) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau
Compact Review Agreement;
(v) any applicable subsidiary agreement;
and
(vi) section 209; and
(F) the head of any other Federal agency, de-
partment, or instrumentality that the Secretary of
State or the Secretary of the Interior may des-
ignate.
(4) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEC-
RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of State (or

a senior official designee of the Secretary of State) and
the Secretary of the Interior (or a senior official des-
ignee of the Secretary of the Interior) shall—
(A) co-lead and preside at a meeting of the
Interagency Group not less frequently than annu-
ally;
(B) determine, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the agenda for meetings of the
Interagency Group; and
(C) facilitate and coordinate the work of the
Interagency Group.
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(5) DUTIES OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP.—The
Interagency Group shall—

(A) provide advice on the establishment or im-
plementation of policies relating to the Freely Asso-
ciated States to the President, acting through the
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, in the form of
a written report not less frequently than annually;
(B) obtain information and advice relating to
the Freely Associated States from the Presidents,
other elected officials, and members of civil society
of the Freely Associated States, including through
the members of the Interagency Group (including
senior official designees of the members) meeting
not less frequently than annually with any Presi-
dents of the Freely Associated States who elect to
participate;
(C) at the request of the head of any Federal
agency (or a senior official designee of the head of
a Federal agency) who is a member of the Inter-
agency Group, promptly review and provide advice
on a policy or policy implementation action affecting
1 or more of the Freely Associated States proposed
by the Federal agency, department, or instrumen-
tality; and
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(D) facilitate coordination of relevant policies,
programs, initiatives, and activities involving 1 or
more of the Freely Associated States, including en-
suring coherence and avoiding duplication between
programs, initiatives, and activities conducted pur-
suant to a Compact with a Freely Associated State
and non-Compact programs, initiatives, and activi-
ties.
(6) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act and each year thereafter in
which a Compact of Free Association with a Freely As-
sociated State is in effect, the President shall submit to
the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate,
the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the appropriate committees of Congress
a report that describes the activities and recommenda-
tions of the Interagency Group during the applicable
year.
(e) FEDERAL AGENCY COORDINATION.—The head of
any Federal agency providing programs and services to the
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall coordinate with the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State regarding
the provision of the programs and services.
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(f) FOREIGN LOANS OR DEBT.—Congress reaffirms
that—
(1) the foreign loans or debt of the Government of
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Government of
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Government
of the Republic of Palau shall not constitute an obliga-
tion of the United States; and
(2) the full faith and credit of the United States
Government shall not be pledged for the payment and
performance of any foreign loan or debt referred to in
paragraph (1) without specific further authorization.
(g) COMPACT COMPILATION.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall submit a report to the appropriate committees
of Congress that includes a compilation of the Compact of
Free Association with the Federated State of Micronesia, the
Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau, and
the Compact of Free Association with Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands.
(h) PUBLICATION; REVISION BY OFFICE OF THE LAW
REVISION COUNSEL.—
(1) PUBLICATION.—In publishing this title in slip
form and in the United States Statutes at Large pursu-
ant to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Ar-
chivist of the United States shall include after the date
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of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text
of—
(A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-
FSM Compact; and
(B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-
RMI Compact.
(2) REVISION BY OFFICE OF THE LAW REVISION
COUNSEL.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel is

directed to revise—
(A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact set
forth in the note following section 1921 of title 48,
United States Code, to reflect the amendments to
the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact made by
the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Com-
pact; and
(B) the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact set
forth in the note following section 1921 of title 48,
United States Code, to reflect the amendments to
the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact made by the
2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.
SEC. 209. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY AS-
SOCIATED STATES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.—
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(1) DEFINITION OF FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—
In this subsection, the term ‘‘Freely Associated States’’

means—
(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during
such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free
Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact
of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–
239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note);
(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur-
ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of
Free Association set forth in section 201 of the
Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public
Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and
(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as
it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be-
tween the United States and the Government of
Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution
entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Compact
of Free Association’ between the United States and
the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’’
(Public Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).
(2) HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND
NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD.—Section 1724 of title

38, United States Code, is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsections
(b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and
(f)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f)(1)(A) The Secretary may furnish hospital care and
medical services in the Freely Associated States, subject to
agreements the Secretary shall enter into with the govern-
ments of the Freely Associated States as described in section
209(a)(4)(A) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2024, and subject to subparagraph (B), to a
veteran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and
medical services.
‘‘(B) The agreements described in subparagraph (A)
shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, the applicable
laws of the Freely Associated States and define the care and
services that can be legally provided by the Secretary in the
Freely Associated States.
‘‘(2) In furnishing hospital care and medical services
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care
and medical services through—
‘‘(A) contracts or other agreements;
‘‘(B) reimbursement; or
‘‘(C) the direct provision of care by health care per-
sonnel of the Department.
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‘‘(3) In furnishing hospital care and medical services
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care
and medical services for any condition regardless of whether
the condition is connected to the service of the veteran in the
Armed Forces.
‘‘(4)(A) A veteran who has received hospital care or
medical services in a country pursuant to this subsection
shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable and
practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or medical
services in that country regardless of whether the country
continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State for purposes
of this subsection.
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advis-
able or practicable to allow veterans described in subpara-
graph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical serv-
ices pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) provide direct notice of that determination to
such veterans; and
‘‘(ii) publish that determination and the reasons for
that determination in the Federal Register.
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated
States’ means—
‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during
such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
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Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C.
1901 note);
‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during
1901 note); and
‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it
is a party to the Compact of Free Association between
the United States and the Government of Palau set
forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled ‘Joint
Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free Associa-
tion’’ between the United States and the Government of
Palau, and for other purposes’ (Public Law 99–658; 48
U.S.C. 1931 note).’’.
(3) BENEFICIARY TRAVEL.—Section 111 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may make payments to or for any person traveling
in, to, or from the Freely Associated States for receipt of
care or services authorized to be legally provided by the Sec-
retary in the Freely Associated States under section
1724(f)(1) of this title.
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‘‘(2) A person who has received payment for travel in a
country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligible for
payment for such travel in that country regardless of whether
the country continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State
for purposes of this subsection.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry
out this subsection.
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated
States’ means—
‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during
1901 note);
‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during
1901 note); and
‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it
is a party to the Compact of Free Association between
the United States and the Government of Palau set
forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled ‘Joint
Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free Associa-
tion’’ between the United States and the Government of
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Palau, and for other purposes’ (Public Law 99–658; 48
U.S.C. 1931 note).’’.
(4) LEGAL ISSUES.—
(A) AGREEMENTS TO FURNISH CARE AND
SERVICES.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Before delivering hos-

pital care or medical services under subsection
(f) of section 1724 of title 38, United States
Code, as added by paragraph (2)(B), the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, shall enter into agree-
ments with the governments of the Freely As-
sociated States to—
(I) facilitate the furnishing of health
services, including telehealth, under the
laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to veterans in the Freely As-
sociated States, such as by addressing—
(aa) licensure, certification, reg-
istration, and tort issues relating to
health care personnel;
(bb) the scope of health services
the Secretary may furnish, as well as
the means for furnishing such serv-
ices; and
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(cc) matters relating to delivery
of pharmaceutical products and med-
ical surgical products, including deliv-
ery of such products through the
Consolidated Mail Outpatient Phar-
macy of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to the Freely Associated
States;
(II) clarify the authority of the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to pay for tort
claims as set forth under subparagraph
(C); and
(III) clarify authority and responsi-
bility on any other matters determined rel-
evant by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
or the governments of the Freely Associ-
ated States.
(ii) SCOPE OF AGREEMENTS.—The agree-
ments described in clause (i) shall incorporate,
to the extent practicable, the applicable laws of
the Freely Associated States and define the
care and services that can be legally provided
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the
Freely Associated States.
(iii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
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(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90
days after entering into an agreement de-
scribed in clause (i), the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall submit the agreement
to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.
(II) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF
CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this clause, the

term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means—
(aa) the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of
the Senate; and
(bb) the Committee on Natural
Resources, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(B) LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFES-
SIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELEMEDI-
CINE IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—Sec-
tion 1730C(a) of title 38, United States Code, is

amended by striking ‘‘any State’’ and inserting
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‘‘any State or any of the Freely Associated States
(as defined in section 1724(f) of this title)’’.
(C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs may pay tort claims, in the man-
ner authorized in the first paragraph of section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such
claims arise in the Freely Associated States in con-
nection with furnishing hospital care or medical
services or providing medical consultation or med-
ical advice to a veteran under the laws administered
by the Secretary, including through a remote or
telehealth program.
(5) OUTREACH AND ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS.—
During the 1-year period beginning on the date of enact-

ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
subject to the availability of appropriations—
(A) conduct robust outreach to, and engage
with, each government of the Freely Associated
States;
(B) assess options for the delivery of care
through the use of authorities provided pursuant to
the amendments made by this subsection; and
(C) increase staffing as necessary to conduct
outreach under subparagraph (A).
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—
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(1) ELIGIBILITY.—For fiscal year 2024 and each
fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the United
States shall—
(A) continue to make available to the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, grants
for services to individuals eligible for such services
under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) to the ex-
tent that those services continue to be available to
individuals in the United States;
(B) continue to make available to the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands and make available to the Republic
of Palau, competitive grants under the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301
et seq.), and part D of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), to the
extent that those grants continue to be available to
State and local governments in the United States;
(C) continue to make grants available to the
Republic of Palau under part A of title I of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
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U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), and
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
(D) continue to make available to eligible insti-
tutions of higher education in the Republic of Palau
and make available to eligible institutions of higher
education in the Federated States of Micronesia
and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and to
students enrolled in those institutions of higher edu-
cation, and to students who are citizens of the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau and en-
rolled in institutions of higher education in the
United States and territories of the United States,
grants under—
(i) subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a et seq.);
(ii) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070b et seq.); and
(iii) part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et
seq.);
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(E) require, as a condition of eligibility for a
public institution of higher education in any State
(as defined in section 103 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) that is not a Freely
Associated State to participate in or receive funds
under any program under title IV of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), that the institution charge
students who are citizens of the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or
the Republic of Palau tuition for attendance at a
rate that is not greater than the rate charged for
residents of the State in which such public institu-
tion of higher education is located; and
(F) continue to make available, to eligible insti-
tutions of higher education, secondary schools, and
nonprofit organizations in the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
and the Republic of Palau, competitive grants under
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001
et seq.).
(2) OTHER FORMULA GRANTS.—Except as provided
in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education shall not
make a grant under any formula grant program admin-
istered by the Department of Education to the Fed-
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erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.
(3) GRANTS TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES
UNDER PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
EDUCATION ACT.—Section 611(b)(1) of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(b)(1))
is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(A) FUNDS RESERVED.—From the amount
appropriated for any fiscal year under subsection
(i), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 per-
cent, which shall be used as follows:
‘‘(i) To provide assistance to the outlying
areas in accordance with their respective popu-
lations of individuals aged 3 through 21.
‘‘(ii)(I) To provide each freely associated
State a grant so that no freely associated State
receives a lesser share of the total funds re-
served for the freely associated State than the
freely associated State received of those funds
for fiscal year 2023.
‘‘(II) Each freely associated State shall estab-
lish its eligibility under this subparagraph con-
sistent with the requirements for a State under sec-
tion 612.
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‘‘(III) The funds provided to each freely associ-
ated State under this part may be used to provide,
to each infant or toddler with a disability (as de-
fined in section 632), either a free appropriate pub-
lic education, consistent with section 612, or early
intervention services consistent with part C, not-
withstanding the application and eligibility require-
ments of sections 634(2), 635, and 637.’’.
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—The
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) of section
1121(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)(1)) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Republic
of Palau, subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may establish, except that Public Law
95–134, permitting the consolidation of grants,
shall not apply; and’’; and
(B) in section 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801), by
amending paragraph (36) to read as follows:
‘‘(36) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying
area’—
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‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and
the United States Virgin Islands; and
‘‘(B) for the purpose of any discretionary grant
program under this Act, includes the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, and the Republic of Palau, to the extent
that any such grant program continues to be avail-
able to State and local governments in the United
States.’’.
(5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT OF
FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2003.—Section
105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association

Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking clause (ix).
(6) HEAD START PROGRAMS.—
(A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 637 of the Head

Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended, in the
paragraph defining the term ‘‘State’’, by striking
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘The term ‘State’
includes the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau.’’.
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(B) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section
640(a)(2)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.

9835(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(i) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘the Repub-
lic of Palau,’’ before ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’;
and
(ii) by amending clause (v) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(v) if a base grant has been established
through appropriations for the Federated
States of Micronesia or the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, to provide an amount for
that jurisdiction (for Head Start agencies (in-
cluding Early Head Start agencies) in the ju-
risdiction) that is equal to the amount provided
for base grants for such jurisdiction under this
subchapter for the prior fiscal year, by allot-
ting to each agency described in this clause an
amount equal to that agency’s base grant for
the prior fiscal year; and’’.
(7) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of
the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Edu-
cation and the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
as applicable, shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
coordinate with the 3 United States appointees to the
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Joint Economic Management Committee described in
section 205(b)(1) and the 2 United States appointees to
the Joint Economic Management and Financial Account-
ability Committee described in section 206(d)(1) to avoid
duplication of economic assistance for education provided
under section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
Compact or section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended
U.S.-RMI Compact of activities or services provided
under—
(A) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et
seq.);
(B) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et
seq.); or
(C) part C of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PROGRAMS.—
(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FACILI-
TIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall make available,

on a space available and reimbursable basis, the medical
facilities of the Department of Defense for use by citi-
zens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, who
are properly referred to the facilities by government au-
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thorities responsible for provision of medical services in
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the affected
jurisdictions (as defined in section 104(e)(2) of the Com-
U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2))).
(2) PARTICIPATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN
THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY
STUDENT TESTING PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Con-

gress that the Department of Defense may extend the
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Student Testing Program and the ASVAB Career Ex-
ploration Program to selected secondary schools in the
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau to the ex-
tent such programs are available to Department of De-
fense dependent secondary schools established under sec-
tion 2164 of title 10, United States Code, and located
outside the United States.
(d) JUDICIAL TRAINING.—In addition to amounts pro-
vided under section 261(a)(4) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-
FSM Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact
and under subsections (a) and (b) of Article 1 of the 2023
U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, for each of fiscal
years 2024 through 2043, the Secretary of the Interior shall
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use the amounts made available to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior under section 211(c) to train judges and officials of the
judiciary in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, in co-
operation with the Pacific Islands Committee of the judicial
council of the ninth judicial circuit of the United States.
(e) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.—
(1) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall make the
services of the National Health Service Corps available
to the residents of the Federated States of Micronesia,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau to the same extent, and for the same duration,
as services are authorized to be provided to persons re-
siding in any other areas within or outside the United
States.
(2) ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.—The
Republic of Palau shall be eligible for the programs and

services made available to the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands under
section 108(a) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921g(a)).
(3) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN AGEN-
CIES.—In addition to the programs and services set

forth in the operative Federal Programs and Services
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Agreement between the United States and the Republic
of Palau, the programs and services of the following
agencies shall be made available to the Republic of
Palau:
(A) The Legal Services Corporation.
(B) The Public Health Service.
(C) The Rural Housing Service.
(f) COMPACT IMPACT FAIRNESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(N) EXCEPTION FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY
ASSOCIATED STATES.—With respect to eligibility for

benefits for any specified Federal program, para-
graph (1) shall not apply to any individual who law-
fully resides in the United States in accordance
with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Associa-
tion between the Government of the United States
and the Governments of the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
and the Republic of Palau.’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(G)—
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(i) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR’’ and inserting
‘‘EXCEPTION FOR’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘the designated Federal
program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (relating
to the Medicaid program)’’ and inserting ‘‘any
designated Federal program’’.
(2) EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR WAIT REQUIREMENT.—
Section 403(b)(3) of the Personal Responsibility and

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1613(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with re-
spect to the designated Federal program defined in sec-
tion 402(b)(3)(C)’’.
(3) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section
431(b)(8) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-

portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with re-
spect to the designated Federal program defined in sec-
tion 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Medicaid program)’’.
(g) CONSULTATION WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
State, shall consult with appropriate officials of the Asian
Development Bank and relevant international financial insti-
tutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of the International Fi-
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nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c))), as appropriate,
with respect to overall economic conditions in, and the activi-
ties of other providers of assistance to, the Freely Associated
States.
(h) CHIEF OF MISSION.—Section 105(b) of the Compact
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921d(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(5) Pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), all United States Govern-
ment executive branch employees in the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and the Republic of Palau fall under the authority
of the respective applicable chief of mission, except for
employees identified as excepted from the authority
under Federal law or by Presidential directive.’’.
(i) ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT FOR THE FREELY ASSO-
CIATED STATES IN THE BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PA-
CIFIC AFFAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND IN -
CREASING PERSONNEL FOCUSED ON OCEANIA.—
(1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate

congressional committees’’ means the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of State
shall—
(A) assign additional full-time equivalent per-
sonnel to the Office of Australia, New Zealand, and
Pacific Island Affairs of the Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs of the Department of State, in-
cluding to the unit established under subparagraph
(B), as the Secretary of State determines to be ap-
propriate, in accordance with paragraph (4)(A); and
(B) establish a unit in the Bureau of East
Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of
State to carry out the functions described in para-
graph (3).
(3) FUNCTIONS OF UNIT.—The unit established
under paragraph (2)(B) shall be responsible for the fol-
lowing:
(A) Managing the bilateral and regional rela-
tions with the Freely Associated States.
(B) Supporting the Secretary of State in lead-
ing negotiations relating to the Compacts of Free
Association with the Freely Associated States.
(C) Coordinating, in consultation with the De-
partment of the Interior, the Department of De-
fense, and other interagency partners as appro-
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priate, implementation of the Compacts of Free As-
sociation with the Freely Associated States.
(4) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES.—The
Secretary of State shall—

(A) not later than 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, assign to the Office of Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs of
the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in-
cluding to the unit established under paragraph
(2)(B), not less than 4 additional full-time equiva-
lent staff, who shall not be dual-hatted, including by
considering—
(i) the use of existing flexible hiring au-
thorities, including Domestic Employees Tele-
working Overseas (DETOs); and
(ii) the realignment of existing personnel,
including from the United States Mission in
Australia, as appropriate;
(B) reduce the number of vacant foreign serv-
ice positions in the Pacific Island region by estab-
lishing an incentive program within the Foreign
Service for overseas positions related to the Pacific
Island region; and
(C) report to the appropriate congressional
committees on progress toward objectives outlined
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in this subsection beginning 1 year from the date
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter
for 5 years.
(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 105 of the Com-
U.S.C. 1921d) is amended by striking subsection (j) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Technical assistance may be
provided pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 Amended
U.S.-FSM Compact, section 224 of the 2023 Amended
U.S.-RMI Compact, or section 222 of the U.S.-Palau
Compact (as those terms are defined in section 203 of
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2024) by Federal agencies and institutions of the Gov-
ernment of the United States to the extent the assist-
ance shall be provided to States, territories, or units of
local government.
‘‘(2) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any technical assistance

authorized under paragraph (1) that is provided by
the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service, the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
the United States Coast Guard, the Advisory Coun-
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cil on Historic Preservation, the Department of the
Interior, or any other Federal agency providing as-
sistance under division A of subtitle III of title 54,
United States Code, may be provided on a nonreim-
bursable basis.
‘‘(B) GRANTS.—During the period in which the
2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (as so defined)
and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (as so
defined) are in force, the grant programs under di-
vision A of subtitle III of title 54, United States
Code, shall continue to apply to the Federated
States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands in the same manner and to the same
extent as those programs applied prior to the ap-
proval of the U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-RMI
Compact.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Any funds provided
pursuant to this subsection, subsections (c), (g), (h), (i),
(k), (l), and (m), section 102(a), and subsections (a),
(b), (f), (g), (h), and (j) of section 103 shall be in addi-
tion to, and not charged against, any amounts to be paid
to the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of
the Marshall Islands pursuant to—
‘‘(A) the U.S.-FSM Compact;
‘‘(B) the U.S.-RMI Compact; or
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‘‘(C) any related subsidiary agreement.’’.
(k) CONTINUING TRUST TERRITORY AUTHORIZATION.—
The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 1954 (68
Stat. 330, chapter 423), shall remain available after the ef-
fective date of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and
the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact with respect to the
Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands for transition purposes, including—
(1) completion of projects and fulfillment of com-
mitments or obligations;
(2) termination of the Trust Territory Government
and termination of the High Court;
(3) health and education as a result of exceptional
circumstances;
(4) ex gratia contributions for the populations of
Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik; and
(5) technical assistance and training in financial
management, program administration, and maintenance
of infrastructure.
(l) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT DEFINITION.—
Section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

201(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federated
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States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and the Republic of Palau’’.
(2) COMPACT IMPACT AMENDMENTS.—Section
104(e) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments

Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘be-
ginning in fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting
‘‘during the period of fiscal years 2003 through
2023’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
‘‘after fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for the
period of fiscal years 2004 through 2023’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through
(10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively.
SEC. 210. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.
(a) AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL-

ITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations to carry out the

obligations, services, and programs described in para-
graph (2) shall be made directly to the Federal agencies,
departments, and instrumentalities carrying out the obli-
gations, services and programs.
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(2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS DE-
SCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and programs re-

ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the obligations,
services, and programs under—
(A) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and
(3) through (6) of section 221(a), and section
221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
(B) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and
(3) through (6) of section 221(a), and section
221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
(C) sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs (1),
(3), and (4) of section 221(a) of the U.S.-Palau
Compact;
(D) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
Review Agreement; and
(E) section 209.
(3) AUTHORITY.—The heads of the Federal agen-
cies, departments, and instrumentalities to which appro-
priations are made available under paragraph (1) as well
as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall—
(A) have the authority to carry out any activi-
ties that are necessary to fulfill the obligations,
services, and programs described in paragraph (2);
and
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(B) use available funds to carry out the activi-
ties under subparagraph (A).
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance provided
pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free Associa-
tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(j)) (as
amended by section 209(j)) and sections 205(a), 206(a),
207(b), and 209 shall be in addition to and not charged
against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Re-
public of Palau pursuant to—
(1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
(2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
(3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agree-
ment; or
(4) any related subsidiary agreement.
(c) REMAINING BALANCES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, including section 109 of the Compact of
1921h)—
(1) remaining balances appropriated to carry out
sections 211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 Amend-
ed U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed pursuant
to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
Agreement; and
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(2) remaining balances appropriated to carry out
sections 211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 Amend-
ed U.S.-RMI Compact, shall be programmed pursuant to
Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures
Agreement.
(d) GRANTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law—
(1) contributions under the 2023 Amended U.S.-
FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact
may be provided as grants for purposes of implementa-
tion of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023
U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact under the laws of the
United States; and
(2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 211 may
be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and any inter-
est earned may be retained in and form part of those ac-
counts for use consistent with the purpose of the deposit.
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as specifically
provided, nothing in this title or the amendments made by
this title amends the following:
(1) Title I of the Compact of Free Association Act
of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
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(2) Title I of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931
et seq.).
(3) Title I of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.).
(4) Section 1259C of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note;
Public Law 115–91).
(5) The Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public
Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 635).
(f) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO APPROPRIATED
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of
1921h)—
(1) funds appropriated by that section and depos-
ited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be gov-
erned by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement on
entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund
Agreement;
(2) funds appropriated by that section and depos-
ited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be gov-
erned by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement on
entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund
Agreement;
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(3) funds appropriated by that section and made
available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
after as grants to carry out the purposes of section
211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall
be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal
Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023
U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement;
after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 221
of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Pro-
cedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-
RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in
the Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force
between the United States and the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands; and
after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 221
of the 2003 U.S.-FSM Amended Compact shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Pro-
cedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-
FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified
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in the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services
Agreement.
SEC. 211. COMPACT APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE INTERIOR.—For the period of fiscal years 2024 through

2043, there are appropriated to the Compact of Free Associa-
tion account of the Department of the Interior, out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain
available until expended, the amounts described in and to
carry out the purposes of—
(1) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amend-
ed U.S.-FSM Compact;
(2) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amend-
ed U.S.-RMI Compact; and
(3) Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau
Compact Review Agreement.
(b) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE.—
(1) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to the
United States Postal Service, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal
years 2024 through 2043, $31,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to carry out the costs of the fol-
lowing provisions that are not otherwise funded:
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(A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended
U.S.-FSM Compact.
(B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended
U.S.-RMI Compact.
(C) Section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Com-
pact.
(D) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com-
pact Review Agreement.
(2) DEPOSIT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts appropriated
to the United States Postal Service under para-
graph (1) shall be deposited into the Postal Service
Fund established under section 2003 of title 39,
United States Code, to carry out the provisions de-
scribed in that paragraph.
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any amounts deposited
into the Postal Service Fund under subparagraph
(A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and audit responsi-
bility of the Postal Service.
(c) FUNDING FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING.—There is appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out section
209(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through
2043, to remain available until expended.
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(d) TREATMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED
AMOUNTS.—The total amounts made available to the Govern-
ment of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Govern-
ment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands under sub-
section (a) shall be reduced by amounts made available to the
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as appli-
cable, under section 2101(a) of the Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118–
15; 137 Stat. 81) (as amended by section 101 of division B
of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Exten-
sions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–22; 137 Stat. 114) and sec-
tion 201 of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations
and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–35; 138
Stat. 7)).
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS AND
OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS ACT OF
1988.
Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of

1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 100–649) is amended
by striking ‘‘35 years after the effective date of this Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘on March 8, 2031’’.
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SEC. 302. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

‘‘United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act
of 2024’’.
(b) AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF
1984.—For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Re-

form Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98–473;
98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 of title
18, United States Code, and the United States Parole Com-
mission, each reference in such section to ‘‘36 years and 129
days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 129-day period’’ shall be deemed a
reference to ‘‘36 years and 335 days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 335-
day period’’, respectively.
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DIRECT SPENDING REDUC-
TIONS.
Section 251A(6)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-

gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)(D)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’;
and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’.
TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS
SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary

effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO
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scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statu-
tory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary ef-
fects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO
scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con.
Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Not-
withstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines
set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee
of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and
section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this di-
vision shall not be estimated—
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee
on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being in-
cluded in an appropriation Act.
Attest:
Clerk.
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H. Res.

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropria-

Sec. 1. Short title.

DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND

Title I—Department of Defense

DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND

Title I—Agricultural Programs

DIVISION C—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED

Title I—Department of Commerce

DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED

Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil

DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT,

Title I—Department of the Interior

DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-

Title I—Department of Transportation

DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS

Title I—Health and Human Services

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in

The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of

Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-

SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14

SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority

SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations

SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made

SEC. 135. Of the proceeds credited to the Department

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the payment of compensation benefits to or on be-

For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation ben-

For military and naval insurance, national service life in-

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums

For the cost of direct loans, $78,337, as authorized by

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan

For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene-

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to in-

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses in the administration of the

For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-

For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary operating expenses of the Department of

For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Vet-

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for information technology sys-

For activities related to implementation, preparation, de-

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-

For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any

For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any

For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State

For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in

SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2024 for

SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department

SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for sala-