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11 H. Res. 1061
22 In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
33 March 6, 2024.
44 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the
55 House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s
66 table the bill, H.R. 4366, with the Senate amendment there-
77 to, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the
88 following amendment:
99 In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Sen-
1010 ate amendment, insert the following:
1111 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
1212 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropria-
1313 tions Act, 2024’’.
1414 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
1515 Sec. 1. Short title.
1616 Sec. 2. Table of contents.
1717 Sec. 3. References.
1818 Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
1919 Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
2020 Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
2121 DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND
2222 RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
2323 Title I—Department of Defense
2424 Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
2525 Title III—Related Agencies 2
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2727 Title IV—General Provisions
2828 DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND
2929 DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
3030 TIONS ACT, 2024
3131 Title I—Agricultural Programs
3232 Title II—Farm Production and Conservation Programs
3333 Title III—Rural Development Programs
3434 Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
3535 Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
3636 Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
3737 Title VII—General Provisions
3838 DIVISION C—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED
3939 AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
4040 Title I—Department of Commerce
4141 Title II—Department of Justice
4242 Title III—Science
4343 Title IV—Related Agencies
4444 Title V—General Provisions
4545 DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
4646 AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
4747 Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil
4848 Title II—Department of the Interior
4949 Title III—Department of Energy
5050 Title IV—Independent Agencies
5151 Title V—General Provisions
5252 DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT,
5353 AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
5454 Title I—Department of the Interior
5555 Title II—Environmental Protection Agency
5656 Title III—Related Agencies
5757 Title IV—General Provisions
5858 DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
5959 MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
6060 Title I—Department of Transportation
6161 Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development
6262 Title III—Related Agencies
6363 Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
6464 DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS
6565 Title I—Health and Human Services
6666 Title II—Amending Compacts of Free Association
6767 Title III—Extensions and Other Matters
6868 Title IV—Budgetary Effects 3
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7070 SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
7171 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
7272 ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treat-
7373 ed as referring only to the provisions of that division.
7474 SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
7575 The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in
7676 the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about
7777 March 5, 2024, and submitted by the chair of the Committee
7878 on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect
7979 with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of
8080 divisions A through F of this Act as if it were a joint explan-
8181 atory statement of a committee of conference.
8282 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
8383 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of
8484 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
8585 the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
8686 SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
8787 Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as
8888 an emergency requirement pursuant to section
8989 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
9090 icit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or repurposed, re-
9191 scinded, or transferred, if applicable) only if the President
9292 subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
9393 such designations to the Congress. 4
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9595 DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VET-
9696 ERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGEN-
9797 CIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
9898 TITLE I
9999 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
100100 M
101101 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, ARMY
102102 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
103103 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
104104 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as cur-
105105 rently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army
106106 Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for
107107 the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and
108108 operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Com-
109109 mander in Chief, $2,022,775,000, to remain available until
110110 September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of this amount, not to
111111 exceed $398,145,000 shall be available for study, planning,
112112 design, architect and engineer services, and host nation sup-
113113 port, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army
114114 determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
115115 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
116116 both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
117117 sons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made
118118 available under this heading, $522,220,000 shall be for the
119119 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the
120120 table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the 5
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122122 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
123123 preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to
124124 amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
125125 M
126126 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, NAVY ANDMARINECORPS
127127 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
128128 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installa-
129129 tions, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine
130130 Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in
131131 the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other per-
132132 sonal services necessary for the purposes of this appropria-
133133 tion, $5,531,369,000, to remain available until September 30,
134134 2028: Provided, That, of this amount, not to exceed
135135 $711,505,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
136136 and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, un-
137137 less the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional ob-
138138 ligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
139139 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
140140 the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further,
141141 That of the amount made available under this heading,
142142 $335,563,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in
143143 the amounts, specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Mili-
144144 tary Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ in the explana-
145145 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
146146 division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts
147147 otherwise available for such purposes. 6
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149149 MILITARYCONSTRUCTION, AIRFORCE
150150 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
151151 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
152152 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as
153153 currently authorized by law, $2,741,424,000, to remain avail-
154154 able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of this
155155 amount, not to exceed $567,874,000 shall be available for
156156 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services,
157157 as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force
158158 determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
159159 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
160160 both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
161161 sons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made
162162 available under this heading, $193,610,000 shall be for the
163163 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the
164164 table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’
165165 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
166166 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addi-
167167 tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
168168 M
169169 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
170170 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
171171 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
172172 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installations,
173173 facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the
174174 Department of Defense (other than the military depart- 7
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176176 ments), as currently authorized by law, $3,161,782,000, to
177177 remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That
178178 such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by
179179 the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appro-
180180 priations of the Department of Defense available for military
181181 construction or family housing as the Secretary may des-
182182 ignate, to be merged with and to be available for the same
183183 purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation
184184 or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That, of the
185185 amount, not to exceed $347,545,000 shall be available for
186186 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services,
187187 as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
188188 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such pur-
189189 poses and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
190190 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons
191191 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
192192 under this heading, $36,100,000 shall be for the projects and
193193 activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under
194194 the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ in the ex-
195195 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
196196 ceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to
197197 amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
198198 M
199199 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, ARMYNATIONALGUARD
200200 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation,
201201 and conversion of facilities for the training and administra- 8
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203203 tion of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor,
204204 as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
205205 Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
206206 $620,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
207207 Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $79,221,000
208208 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect
209209 and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Direc-
210210 tor of the Army National Guard determines that additional
211211 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
212212 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
213213 the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further,
214214 That of the amount made available under this heading,
215215 $270,461,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in
216216 the amounts, specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Mili-
217217 tary Construction, Army National Guard’’ in the explanatory
218218 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
219219 vision A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts oth-
220220 erwise available for such purposes.
221221 M
222222 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, AIRNATIONALGUARD
223223 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation,
224224 and conversion of facilities for the training and administra-
225225 tion of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor,
226226 as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
227227 Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
228228 $295,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028: 9
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230230 Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $68,454,000
231231 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect
232232 and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Direc-
233233 tor of the Air National Guard determines that additional obli-
234234 gations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
235235 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
236236 determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further,
237237 That of the amount made available under this heading,
238238 $123,804,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in
239239 the amounts, specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Mili-
240240 tary Construction, Air National Guard’’ in the explanatory
241241 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
242242 vision A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts oth-
243243 erwise available for such purposes.
244244 M
245245 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, ARMYRESERVE
246246 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation,
247247 and conversion of facilities for the training and administra-
248248 tion of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of
249249 title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Au-
250250 thorization Acts, $151,076,000, to remain available until
251251 September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to
252252 exceed $27,389,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
253253 sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
254254 law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that
255255 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 10
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257257 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
258258 Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro-
259259 vided further, That of the amount made available under this
260260 heading, $44,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities,
261261 and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
262262 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the explanatory
263263 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
264264 vision A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts oth-
265265 erwise available for such purposes.
266266 M
267267 ILITARYCONSTRUCTION, NAVYRESERVE
268268 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation,
269269 and conversion of facilities for the training and administra-
270270 tion of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps
271271 as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
272272 Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
273273 $51,291,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
274274 Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $6,495,000
275275 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect
276276 and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Sec-
277277 retary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are
278278 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
279279 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
280280 tion and the reasons therefor. 11
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282282 MILITARYCONSTRUCTION, AIRFORCERESERVE
283283 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation,
284284 and conversion of facilities for the training and administra-
285285 tion of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803
286286 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
287287 Authorization Acts, $331,572,000, to remain available until
288288 September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to
289289 exceed $14,646,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
290290 sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
291291 law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines
292292 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
293293 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
294294 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons
295295 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
296296 under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for the projects and
297297 activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under
298298 the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ in
299299 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
300300 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition
301301 to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
302302 N
303303 ORTHATLANTICTREATYORGANIZATION
304304 S
305305 ECURITYINVESTMENTPROGRAM
306306 For the United States share of the cost of the North At-
307307 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for
308308 the acquisition and construction of military facilities and in- 12
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310310 stallations (including international military headquarters) and
311311 for related expenses for the collective defense of the North
312312 Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of title
313313 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
314314 tion Acts, $293,434,000, to remain available until expended.
315315 D
316316 EPARTMENT OFDEFENSEBASECLOSUREACCOUNT
317317 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
318318 sure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense
319319 Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687
320320 note), $489,174,000, to remain available until expended.
321321 F
322322 AMILYHOUSINGCONSTRUCTION, ARMY
323323 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
324324 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expan-
325325 sion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
326326 $304,895,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028.
327327 F
328328 AMILYHOUSINGOPERATION ANDMAINTENANCE, ARMY
329329 For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
330330 ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing,
331331 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insur-
332332 ance premiums, as authorized by law, $395,485,000.
333333 F
334334 AMILYHOUSINGCONSTRUCTION, NAVY ANDMARINE
335335 C
336336 ORPS
337337 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine
338338 Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement,
339339 addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized 13
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341341 by law, $277,142,000, to remain available until September
342342 30, 2028.
343343 F
344344 AMILYHOUSINGOPERATION ANDMAINTENANCE, NAVY
345345 ANDMARINECORPS
346346 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine
347347 Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt pay-
348348 ment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest
349349 charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law,
350350 $373,854,000.
351351 F
352352 AMILYHOUSINGCONSTRUCTION, AIRFORCE
353353 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
354354 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
355355 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
356356 $237,097,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028.
357357 F
358358 AMILYHOUSINGOPERATION ANDMAINTENANCE, AIR
359359 F
360360 ORCE
361361 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for op-
362362 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing,
363363 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insur-
364364 ance premiums, as authorized by law, $324,386,000.
365365 F
366366 AMILYHOUSINGOPERATION ANDMAINTENANCE,
367367 D
368368 EFENSE-WIDE
369369 For expenses of family housing for the activities and
370370 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili- 14
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372372 tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing,
373373 and minor construction, as authorized by law, $50,785,000.
374374 D
375375 EPARTMENT OFDEFENSE
376376 F
377377 AMILYHOUSINGIMPROVEMENT FUND
378378 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
379379 provement Fund, $6,611,000, to remain available until ex-
380380 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to
381381 section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alter-
382382 native means of acquiring and improving military family
383383 housing and supporting facilities.
384384 D
385385 EPARTMENT OFDEFENSE
386386 M
387387 ILITARYUNACCOMPANIEDHOUSINGIMPROVEMENT FUND
388388 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied
389389 Housing Improvement Fund, $496,000, to remain available
390390 until expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives under-
391391 taken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States
392392 Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving
393393 military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.
394394 A
395395 DMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS
396396 S
397397 EC. 101. None of the funds made available in this title
398398 shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee
399399 contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed
400400 $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except
401401 Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Sec-
402402 retary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 15
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404404 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
405405 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehi-
406406 cles.
407407 S
408408 EC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
409409 struction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway
410410 Administration, Department of Transportation, for the con-
411411 struction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of title
412412 23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are
413413 certified as important to the national defense by the Sec-
414414 retary of Defense.
415415 S
416416 EC. 104. None of the funds made available in this title
417417 may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United
418418 States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
419419 S
420420 EC. 105. None of the funds made available in this title
421421 shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in ex-
422422 cess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army
423423 Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Com-
424424 mand, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by
425425 a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney
426426 General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where
427427 the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise
428428 determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public
429429 interest.
430430 S
431431 EC. 106. None of the funds made available in this title
432432 shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site prepa- 16
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434434 ration; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except
435435 housing for which funds have been made available in annual
436436 Acts making appropriations for military construction.
437437 S
438438 EC. 107. None of the funds made available in this title
439439 for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate
440440 any activity from one base or installation to another, without
441441 prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of
442442 both Houses of Congress.
443443 S
444444 EC. 108. None of the funds made available in this title
445445 may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction
446446 project or activity for which American steel producers, fab-
447447 ricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity
448448 to compete for such steel procurement.
449449 S
450450 EC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
451451 ment of Defense for military construction or family housing
452452 during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
453453 erty taxes in any foreign nation.
454454 S
455455 EC. 110. None of the funds made available in this title
456456 may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without
457457 prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of
458458 both Houses of Congress.
459459 S
460460 EC. 111. None of the funds made available in this title
461461 may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts esti-
462462 mated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to
463463 be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Or- 17
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465465 ganization member country, or in countries bordering the
466466 Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United
467467 States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host
468468 nation firms.
469469 S
470470 EC. 112. None of the funds made available in this title
471471 for military construction in the United States territories and
472472 possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in coun-
473473 tries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any
474474 contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000
475475 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this section shall not
476476 be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest respon-
477477 sive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds
478478 the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign con-
479479 tractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That
480480 this section shall not apply to contract awards for military
481481 construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest respon-
482482 sive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese con-
483483 tractor.
484484 S
485485 EC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the ap-
486486 propriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including
487487 the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any
488488 proposed military exercise involving United States personnel
489489 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for con-
490490 struction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to
491491 exceed $100,000. 18
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493493 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of De-
494494 fense for construction in prior years shall be available for
495495 construction authorized for each such military department by
496496 the authorizations enacted into law during the current session
497497 of Congress.
498498 S
499499 EC. 115. For military construction or family housing
500500 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
501501 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
502502 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection,
503503 overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
504504 subsequent claims, if any.
505505 S
506506 EC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
507507 any funds made available to a military department or defense
508508 agency for the construction of military projects may be obli-
509509 gated for a military construction project or contract, or for
510510 any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before
511511 the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for
512512 which funds for such project were made available, if the
513513 funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds
514514 available for military construction projects; and (2) do not ex-
515515 ceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any
516516 amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursu-
517517 ant to law. 19
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519519 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
520520 S
521521 EC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14
522522 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pur-
523523 suant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States
524524 Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
525525 of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined
526526 by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the
527527 Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
528528 from amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family
529529 Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available for
530530 the same purposes and for the same period of time as
531531 amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the De-
532532 partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
533533 provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction
534534 of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construc-
535535 tion’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the
536536 same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts
537537 appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
538538 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to cover
539539 the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional
540540 Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued
541541 by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of
542542 subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,
543543 pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving 20
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545545 military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and
546546 supporting facilities.
547547 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
548548 S
549549 EC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority
550550 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be
551551 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure
552552 Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the
553553 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of
554554 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with
555555 the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42
556556 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be
557557 merged with and be available for the same purposes and for
558558 the same time period as the fund to which transferred.
559559 S
560560 EC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
561561 funds made available in this title for operation and mainte-
562562 nance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds
563563 for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, in-
564564 cluding general or flag officer quarters: Provided, That not
565565 more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the
566566 maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quar-
567567 ters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a noti-
568568 fication provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sec-
569569 tions 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the
570570 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress,
571571 except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if 21
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573573 the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with
574574 environmental remediation that could not be reasonably an-
575575 ticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided fur-
576576 ther, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is
577577 to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of
578578 both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex-
579579 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters
580580 for the prior fiscal year.
581581 S
582582 EC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
583583 provement Account established by subsection (h) of section
584584 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and
585585 shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in
586586 subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant
587587 to subsection (i)(3) of such section.
588588 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
589589 S
590590 EC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations
591591 available in this Act to the Department of Defense for mili-
592592 tary construction and family housing operation and mainte-
593593 nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a
594594 determination that such appropriations will not be necessary
595595 for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized ad-
596596 justments to such appropriations for obligations incurred dur-
597597 ing the period of availability of such appropriations, unobli-
598598 gated balances of such appropriations may be transferred
599599 into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Con- 22
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601601 struction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available for
602602 the same time period and for the same purposes as the ap-
603603 propriation to which transferred.
604604 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
605605 S
606606 EC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made
607607 available in an account funded under the headings in this
608608 title may be transferred among projects and activities within
609609 the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines
610610 for military construction and family housing construction
611611 contained in Department of Defense Financial Management
612612 Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of April 2021,
613613 as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
614614 S
615615 EC. 123. None of the funds made available in this title
616616 may be obligated or expended for planning and design and
617617 construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
618618 S
619619 EC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts
620620 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until Sep-
621621 tember 30, 2028:
622622 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $8,214,000;
623623 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
624624 $182,150,000;
625625 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $166,300,000;
626626 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’,
627627 $62,400,000; 23
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629629 ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’,
630630 $66,815,000;
631631 ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’,
632632 $5,200,000; and
633633 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’,
634634 $23,000,000:
635635 Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out
636636 construction and cost to complete projects identified in the
637637 respective military department’s unfunded priority list for fis-
638638 cal year 2024 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That
639639 such projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation
640640 and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Provided
641641 further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
642642 Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or
643643 their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
644644 tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
645645 funds provided under this section.
646646 S
647647 EC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Department
648648 of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘Department of
649649 Defense—Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
650650 ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, Air Force’’,
651651 and ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, De-
652652 fense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to the authorization of appro-
653653 priations in a National Defense Authorization Act specified
654654 for fiscal year 2024 in the funding table in section 4601 of 24
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656656 that Act shall be immediately available and allotted to con-
657657 tract for the full scope of authorized projects.
658658 S
659659 EC. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act,
660660 funds made available in this Act or any available unobligated
661661 balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obligated be-
662662 fore October 1, 2025 for fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 2019
663663 military construction projects for which project authorization
664664 has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended for fis-
665665 cal year 2024 by a National Defense Authorization Act: Pro-
666666 vided, That no amounts may be obligated pursuant to this
667667 section from amounts that were designated by the Congress
668668 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
669669 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
670670 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
671671 S
672672 EC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘con-
673673 gressional defense committees’’ means the Committees on
674674 Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
675675 ate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
676676 Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
677677 and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
678678 Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
679679 Representatives.
680680 S
681681 EC. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts
682682 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and un- 25
683683 •HRES 1061 EH
684684 specified minor construction, for improving military installa-
685685 tion resilience, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
686686 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000;
687687 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
688688 $7,500,000; and
689689 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $7,500,000:
690690 Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
691691 Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or
692692 their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
693693 tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
694694 funds provided under this section.
695695 S
696696 EC. 129. For an additional amount for the accounts
697697 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and un-
698698 specified minor construction for construction improvements to
699699 Department of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain avail-
700700 able until September 30, 2028:
701701 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $10,000,000;
702702 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
703703 $10,000,000; and
704704 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $10,000,000:
705705 Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
706706 Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or
707707 their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
708708 tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
709709 funds provided under this section. 26
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711711 SEC. 130. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Con-
712712 struction, Air Force’’, $150,000,000, to remain available
713713 until September 30, 2028, for expenses incurred as a result
714714 of natural disasters: Provided, That not later than 60 days
715715 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
716716 Air Force, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
717717 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
718718 plan for funds provided under this section.
719719 S
720720 EC. 131. For an additional amount for the accounts
721721 and in the amounts specified for planning and design for
722722 child development centers, to remain available until Sep-
723723 tember 30, 2028:
724724 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000;
725725 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
726726 $15,000,000; and
727727 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $15,000,000:
728728 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
729729 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department
730730 concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
731731 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
732732 plan for funds provided under this section.
733733 S
734734 EC. 132. For an additional amount for the accounts
735735 and in the amounts specified for planning and design, for
736736 barracks, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
737737 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000; 27
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739739 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
740740 $15,000,000; and
741741 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $15,000,000:
742742 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
743743 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department
744744 concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
745745 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
746746 plan for funds provided under this section.
747747 S
748748 EC. 133. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Con-
749749 struction, Air Force’’, $16,000,000, to remain available until
750750 September 30, 2028, for cost increases identified subsequent
751751 to the fiscal year 2024 budget request for authorized major
752752 construction projects: Provided, That not later than 60 days
753753 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force,
754754 or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
755755 priations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
756756 funds provided under this section.
757757 S
758758 EC. 134. For an additional amount for the accounts
759759 and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor construc-
760760 tion for demolition, to remain available until September 30,
761761 2028:
762762 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000;
763763 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,
764764 $15,000,000; and
765765 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $15,000,000: 28
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767767 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
768768 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department
769769 concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
770770 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
771771 plan for funds provided under this section: Provided further,
772772 That the Secretary of the military department concerned may
773773 not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the
774774 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
775775 the expenditure plan required by this section.
776776 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
777777 S
778778 EC. 135. Of the proceeds credited to the Department
779779 of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund pursuant to
780780 subsection (c)(1)(D) of section 2883 of title 10, United
781781 States Code, pursuant to a Department of Navy investment,
782782 the Secretary of Defense shall transfer $19,000,000 to the
783783 Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (3) of subsection (d)
784784 of such section for use by the Secretary of the Navy as pro-
785785 vided in paragraph (1) of such subsection until expended.
786786 S
787787 EC. 136. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Con-
788788 struction, Defense-Wide’’, $37,100,000, to remain available
789789 until September 30, 2028: Provided, That such funds may
790790 only be obligated to carry out construction projects specified
791791 in a National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024
792792 in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act: Provided
793793 further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this 29
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795795 Act, the Secretary of Defense, or their designee, shall submit
796796 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
797797 gress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this sec-
798798 tion.
799799 S
800800 EC. 137. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Con-
801801 struction, Air National Guard’’, $83,000,000, to remain
802802 available until September 30, 2028, for planning and design
803803 and authorized major construction projects at future foreign
804804 military training sites: Provided, That not later than 60 days
805805 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force,
806806 or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
807807 priations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
808808 funds provided under this section.
809809 S
810810 EC. 138. None of the funds made available by this Act
811811 may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the
812812 United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 30
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814814 TITLE II
815815 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
816816 V
817817 ETERANSBENEFITSADMINISTRATION
818818 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
819819 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
820820 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on be-
821821 half of veterans and a pilot program for disability examina-
822822 tions as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18,
823823 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension
824824 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters
825825 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and
826826 burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Sur-
827827 vivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, ad-
828828 justed-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums
829829 due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under
830830 the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
831831 Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as
832832 authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chap-
833833 ters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
834834 $15,072,388,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre-
835835 viously appropriated under this heading that became available
836836 on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended; and,
837837 in addition, $182,310,515,000, which shall become available
838838 on October 1, 2024, to remain available until expended: Pro-
839839 vided, That not to exceed $22,109,000 of the amount made 31
840840 •HRES 1061 EH
841841 available for fiscal year 2025 under this heading shall be re-
842842 imbursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
843843 Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for
844844 necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters
845845 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding
846846 source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensa-
847847 tion and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That
848848 such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient
849849 basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections
850850 Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facilities
851851 for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.
852852 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
853853 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation ben-
854854 efits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21,
855855 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title
856856 38, United States Code, $374,852,000, which shall be in ad-
857857 dition to funds previously appropriated under this heading
858858 that became available on October 1, 2023, to remain available
859859 until expended; and, in addition, $13,399,805,000, which
860860 shall become available on October 1, 2024, to remain avail-
861861 able until expended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilita-
862862 tion program services and assistance which the Secretary is
863863 authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of
864864 title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs 32
865865 •HRES 1061 EH
866866 (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to
867867 this account.
868868 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
869869 For military and naval insurance, national service life in-
870870 surance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans
871871 insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized
872872 by chapters 19 and 21 of title 38, United States Code,
873873 $12,701,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously
874874 appropriated under this heading that became available on Oc-
875875 tober 1, 2023, to remain available until expended; and, in ad-
876876 dition, $135,119,422, which shall become available on Octo-
877877 ber 1, 2024, to remain available until expended.
878878 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND
879879 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums
880880 as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized
881881 by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United
882882 States Code: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
883883 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
884884 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
885885 That, during fiscal year 2024, within the resources available,
886886 not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans
887887 are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
888888 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
889889 direct and guaranteed loan programs, $316,742,419. 33
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891891 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
892892 For the cost of direct loans, $78,337, as authorized by
893893 chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That
894894 such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall
895895 be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
896896 of 1974: Provided further, That funds made available under
897897 this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for
898898 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
899899 $2,026,000.
900900 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
901901 carry out the direct loan program, $460,698, which may be
902902 paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Expenses,
903903 Veterans Benefits Administration’’.
904904 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
905905 ACCOUNT
906906 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan
907907 program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title
908908 38, United States Code, $2,718,546.
909909 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES , VETERANS BENEFITS
910910 ADMINISTRATION
911911 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene-
912912 fits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire
913913 of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General
914914 Services Administration for security guard services, and reim-
915915 bursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of over- 34
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917917 seas employee mail, $3,899,000,000: Provided, That expenses
918918 for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1),
919919 (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United
920920 States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter-
921921 mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the
922922 maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain
923923 and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve max-
924924 imum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this
925925 account: Provided further, That, of the funds made available
926926 under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall remain
927927 available until September 30, 2025.
928928 V
929929 ETERANSHEALTHADMINISTRATION
930930 MEDICAL SERVICES
931931 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
932932 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by
933933 law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to bene-
934934 ficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans
935935 described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code,
936936 including care and treatment in facilities not under the juris-
937937 diction of the Department, and including medical supplies
938938 and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and
939939 salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under
940940 title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services
941941 for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38,
942942 United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 35
943943 •HRES 1061 EH
944944 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services
945945 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38
946946 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance allowances authorized
947947 by section 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants au-
948948 thorized by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and
949949 administrative expenses necessary to carry out sections
950950 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos-
951951 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of
952952 title 38, United States Code; $71,000,000,000, plus reim-
953953 bursements, which shall become available on October 1, 2024,
954954 and shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
955955 vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1,
956956 2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain avail-
957957 able until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the
958958 $74,004,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2023,
959959 previously appropriated under this heading in division J of
960960 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
961961 328), $3,034,205,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further,
962962 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
963963 retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the
964964 provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-
965965 connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs:
966966 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
967967 of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority
968968 funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans 36
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970970 in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further,
971971 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
972972 retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of
973973 prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration fa-
974974 cilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescrip-
975975 tions based on requirements established by the Secretary:
976976 Provided further, That the implementation of the program de-
977977 scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost
978978 to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further,
979979 That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that suf-
980980 ficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical
981981 supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of
982982 prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Provided
983983 further, That nothing in section 2044(e) of title 38, United
984984 States Code, may be construed as limiting amounts that may
985985 be made available under this heading for fiscal years 2024
986986 and 2025 in this or prior Acts.
987987 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE
988988 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
989989 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to in-
990990 dividuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States
991991 Code, at non-Department facilities, $20,382,000,000, plus re-
992992 imbursements, which shall become available on October 1,
993993 2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 2025:
994994 Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 37
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996996 2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain avail-
997997 able until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the
998998 $33,000,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2023,
999999 previously appropriated under this heading in division J of
10001000 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
10011001 328), $2,657,977,000 is hereby rescinded.
10021002 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE
10031003 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
10041004 For necessary expenses in the administration of the
10051005 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
10061006 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; adminis-
10071007 trative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and ad-
10081008 ministrative and legal expenses of the Department for col-
10091009 lecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as au-
10101010 thorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code,
10111011 and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651
10121012 et seq.), $11,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall
10131013 become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain avail-
10141014 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the
10151015 amount made available on October 1, 2024, under this head-
10161016 ing, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
10171017 2026: Provided further, That of the $12,300,000,000 that be-
10181018 came available on October 1, 2023, previously appropriated
10191019 under this heading in division J of the Consolidated Appro- 38
10201020 •HRES 1061 EH
10211021 priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), $1,550,000,000
10221022 is hereby rescinded.
10231023 MEDICAL FACILITIES
10241024 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
10251025 ation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and
10261026 other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administra-
10271027 tion; for administrative expenses in support of planning, de-
10281028 sign, project management, real property acquisition and dis-
10291029 position, construction, and renovation of any facility under
10301030 the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for over-
10311031 sight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to
10321032 project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing
10331033 facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
10341034 diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either
10351035 by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and pur-
10361036 chase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry
10371037 services; $149,485,000, which shall be in addition to funds
10381038 previously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
10391039 able on October 1, 2023; and, in addition, $9,400,000,000,
10401040 plus reimbursements, which shall become available on Octo-
10411041 ber 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30,
10421042 2025: Provided, That, of the amount made available on Octo-
10431043 ber 1, 2024, under this heading, $500,000,000 shall remain
10441044 available until September 30, 2026. 39
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10461046 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
10471047 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
10481048 medical and prosthetic research and development as author-
10491049 ized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code,
10501050 $943,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available
10511051 until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary of
10521052 Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appro-
10531053 priated under this heading are available for prosthetic re-
10541054 search specifically for female veterans, and for toxic exposure
10551055 research.
10561056 N
10571057 ATIONALCEMETERYADMINISTRATION
10581058 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
10591059 ministration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise
10601060 provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
10611061 cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one
10621062 passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire
10631063 of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or im-
10641064 provement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National
10651065 Cemetery Administration, $480,000,000, of which not to ex-
10661066 ceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30,
10671067 2025. 40
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10691069 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
10701070 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
10711071 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
10721072 For necessary operating expenses of the Department of
10731073 Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including ad-
10741074 ministrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital
10751075 planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or al-
10761076 lowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception
10771077 and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
10781078 and reimbursement of the General Services Administration
10791079 for security guard services, $475,000,000, of which not to ex-
10801080 ceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30,
10811081 2025: Provided, That funds provided under this heading may
10821082 be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans
10831083 Benefits Administration’’.
10841084 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS
10851085 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Vet-
10861086 erans Appeals, $287,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 per-
10871087 cent shall remain available until September 30, 2025.
10881088 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
10891089 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
10901090 For necessary expenses for information technology sys-
10911091 tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
10921092 mental information systems and operational information sys-
10931093 tems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset 41
10941094 •HRES 1061 EH
10951095 acquisition of information technology systems, including man-
10961096 agement and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, in-
10971097 cluding contractual costs associated with operations author-
10981098 ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
10991099 $6,401,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
11001100 $1,606,977,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of
11011101 which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until
11021102 September 30, 2025: Provided further, That $4,668,373,000
11031103 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to ex-
11041104 ceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30,
11051105 2025, and of which $75,288,000 shall remain available until
11061106 September 30, 2028, for the purpose of facility activations re-
11071107 lated to projects funded by the ‘‘Construction, Major
11081108 Projects’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, ‘‘Medical Facili-
11091109 ties’’, ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’, ‘‘General Oper-
11101110 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and
11111111 ‘‘General Administration’’ accounts: Provided further, That
11121112 $125,650,000 shall be for information technology systems de-
11131113 velopment, and shall remain available until September 30,
11141114 2025: Provided further, That amounts made available for sal-
11151115 aries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and infor-
11161116 mation technology systems development may be transferred
11171117 among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans
11181118 Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of
11191119 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 42
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11211121 and an approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts
11221122 made available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac-
11231123 count for development may be transferred among projects or
11241124 to newly defined projects: Provided further, That no project
11251125 may be increased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of
11261126 cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Ap-
11271127 propriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer
11281128 and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of
11291129 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made
11301130 available under this heading for information technology sys-
11311131 tems development shall be for the projects, and in the
11321132 amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory
11331133 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
11341134 vision A of this consolidated Act).
11351135 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
11361136 For activities related to implementation, preparation, de-
11371137 velopment, interface, management, rollout, and maintenance
11381138 of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, including
11391139 contractual costs associated with operations authorized by
11401140 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and salaries and
11411141 expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, United
11421142 States Code, $1,334,142,000, to remain available until Sep-
11431143 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans
11441144 Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
11451145 both Houses of Congress quarterly reports detailing obliga- 43
11461146 •HRES 1061 EH
11471147 tions, expenditures, and deployment implementation by facil-
11481148 ity, including any changes from the deployment plan or
11491149 schedule: Provided further, That the funds provided in this
11501150 account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy
11511151 Secretary, to be administered by that Office: Provided further,
11521152 That 25 percent of the funds made available under this head-
11531153 ing shall not be available until July 1, 2024, and are contin-
11541154 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs—
11551155 (1) providing the Committees on Appropriations of
11561156 both Houses of Congress a report, no later than 60 days
11571157 after enactment of this Act on the status of issues that
11581158 caused the delayed deployment of the new electronic
11591159 health record to additional sites that was announced on
11601160 April 21, 2023;
11611161 (2) providing the Committees on Appropriations of
11621162 both Houses of Congress a report on the reset process
11631163 as of June 1, 2024, including an outline of the measur-
11641164 able operational metrics that will be used to determine
11651165 when it is appropriate to re-start deployments, progress
11661166 on achieving those metrics, progress toward clinical and
11671167 product standardization, and the current performance at
11681168 all Department of Veterans Affairs facilities using the
11691169 new electronic health record on or before September
11701170 2023 compared to pre-deployment baselines for metrics 44
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11721172 impacted by the deployment of the new electronic health
11731173 record; and
11741174 (3) certifying in writing no later than 30 days prior
11751175 to July 1, 2024, whether the system is stable, ready, and
11761176 optimized for further deployment at VA sites, and if not,
11771177 an estimate of the timeline required to begin further de-
11781178 ployments.
11791179 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
11801180 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
11811181 eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the
11821182 provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
11831183 App.), $296,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall
11841184 remain available until September 30, 2025.
11851185 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
11861186 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any
11871187 of the facilities, including parking projects, under the juris-
11881188 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
11891189 or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404,
11901190 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not oth-
11911191 erwise provided for, including planning, architectural and en-
11921192 gineering services, construction management services, mainte-
11931193 nance or guarantee period services costs associated with
11941194 equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
11951195 claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system con-
11961196 struction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost 45
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11981198 of a project is more than the amount set forth in section
11991199 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds
12001200 for a project were made available in a previous major project
12011201 appropriation, $961,218,560, of which $453,314,560 shall re-
12021202 main available until September 30, 2028, and of which
12031203 $507,904,000 shall remain available until expended, of which
12041204 $110,000,000 shall be available for seismic improvement
12051205 projects and seismic program management activities, includ-
12061206 ing for projects that would otherwise be funded by the Con-
12071207 struction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or National
12081208 Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, That except for
12091209 advance planning activities, including needs assessments
12101210 which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other
12111211 capital asset management related activities, including port-
12121212 folio development and management activities, and planning,
12131213 cost estimating, and design for major medical facility projects
12141214 and major medical facility leases and investment strategy
12151215 studies funded through the advance planning fund and the
12161216 planning and design activities funded through the design
12171217 fund, staffing expenses, and funds provided for the purchase,
12181218 security, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery
12191219 Administration and the Veterans Health Administration
12201220 through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds
12211221 made available under this heading shall be used for any
12221222 project that has not been notified to Congress through the 46
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12241224 budgetary process or that has not been approved by the Con-
12251225 gress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory
12261226 statement accompanying such Act and presented to the Presi-
12271227 dent at the time of enrollment: Provided further, That funds
12281228 provided for the Veterans Health Administration through the
12291229 land acquisition line item shall be only for projects included
12301230 on the five year development plan notified to Congress
12311231 through the budgetary process: Provided further, That such
12321232 sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the
12331233 ‘‘General Administration’’ account for payment of salaries
12341234 and expenses of all Office of Construction and Facilities Man-
12351235 agement employees to support the full range of capital infra-
12361236 structure services provided, including minor construction and
12371237 leasing services: Provided further, That funds made available
12381238 under this heading for fiscal year 2024, for each approved
12391239 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construc-
12401240 tion documents contract by September 30, 2024; and (2) by
12411241 the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
12421242 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Af-
12431243 fairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropria-
12441244 tions of both Houses of Congress a written report on any ap-
12451245 proved major construction project for which obligations are
12461246 not incurred within the time limitations established above:
12471247 Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of
12481248 section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, amounts 47
12491249 •HRES 1061 EH
12501250 made available under this heading for seismic improvement
12511251 projects and seismic program management activities shall be
12521252 available for the completion of both new and existing seismic
12531253 projects of the Department.
12541254 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
12551255 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any
12561256 of the facilities, including parking projects, under the juris-
12571257 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
12581258 including planning and assessments of needs which may lead
12591259 to capital investments, architectural and engineering services,
12601260 maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
12611261 with equipment guarantees provided under the project, serv-
12621262 ices of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage sys-
12631263 tem construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
12641264 purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter
12651265 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided
12661266 for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less
12671267 than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title
12681268 38, United States Code, $692,000,000, of which
12691269 $612,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
12701270 2028, and of which $80,000,000 shall remain available until
12711271 expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con-
12721272 struction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby
12731273 made available for any project where the estimated cost is
12741274 equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: 48
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12761276 Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall
12771277 be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under
12781278 the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are
12791279 necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural
12801280 disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures nec-
12811281 essary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
12821282 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE
12831283 FACILITIES
12841284 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State
12851285 nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, mod-
12861286 ify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary
12871287 facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as
12881288 authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United
12891289 States Code, $171,000,000, to remain available until ex-
12901290 pended.
12911291 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES
12921292 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in
12931293 establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as
12941294 authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code,
12951295 $60,000,000, to remain available until expended.
12961296 A
12971297 DMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS
12981298 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
12991299 S
13001300 EC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2024 for
13011301 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’,
13021302 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans- 49
13031303 •HRES 1061 EH
13041304 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropria-
13051305 tions: Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, the
13061306 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Commit-
13071307 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the au-
13081308 thority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an
13091309 approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has
13101310 elapsed.
13111311 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
13121312 S
13131313 EC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department
13141314 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or any other
13151315 Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community
13161316 Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Fa-
13171317 cilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the accounts:
13181318 Provided, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’,
13191319 ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Com-
13201320 pliance’’ accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount ap-
13211321 propriated to the account in this or any other Act may take
13221322 place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans
13231323 Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
13241324 of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: Pro-
13251325 vided further, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Serv-
13261326 ices’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support
13271327 and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceed-
13281328 ing the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take
13291329 place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees 50
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13311331 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority
13321332 to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided fur-
13331333 ther, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’
13341334 account may take place only after the Secretary requests
13351335 from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
13361336 Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval
13371337 is issued.
13381338 S
13391339 EC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for sala-
13401340 ries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by
13411341 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger
13421342 motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uni-
13431343 forms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901
13441344 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
13451345 S
13461346 EC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the ap-
13471347 propriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and ‘‘Con-
13481348 struction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the purchase
13491349 of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital
13501350 or home.
13511351 S
13521352 EC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be avail-
13531353 able for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except
13541354 beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination
13551355 under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and per-
13561356 sons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through
13571357 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Staf-
13581358 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 51
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13601360 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the cost of
13611361 such hospitalization or examination is made to the ‘‘Medical
13621362 Services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed by the Sec-
13631363 retary of Veterans Affairs.
13641364 S
13651365 EC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for
13661366 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’,
13671367 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be available
13681368 for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be
13691369 recorded by law against the corresponding prior year ac-
13701370 counts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2023.
13711371 S
13721372 EC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be
13731373 available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior
13741374 year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a),
13751375 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except
13761376 that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they
13771377 shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’.
13781378 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
13791379 S
13801380 EC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
13811381 during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
13821382 shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under
13831383 section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans’
13841384 Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38,
13851385 United States Code, and the United States Government Life
13861386 Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States
13871387 Code, reimburse the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 52
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13891389 Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Sys-
13901390 tems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of the insur-
13911391 ance programs financed through those accounts: Provided,
13921392 That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus
13931393 earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during
13941394 fiscal year 2024 that are available for dividends in that pro-
13951395 gram after claims have been paid and actuarially determined
13961396 reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the
13971397 cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds
13981398 the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program,
13991399 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such sur-
14001400 plus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary shall de-
14011401 termine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2024 which
14021402 is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance
14031403 program and to the provision of any total disability income
14041404 insurance included in that insurance program.
14051405 S
14061406 EC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease
14071407 proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by
14081408 that account during a prior fiscal year for providing en-
14091409 hanced-use lease services shall be available until expended.
14101410 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
14111411 S
14121412 EC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for sala-
14131413 ries and other administrative expenses shall also be available
14141414 to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity
14151415 and Inclusion, the Office of Employment Discrimination 53
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14171417 Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative Dispute Resolu-
14181418 tion function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad-
14191419 ministration for all services provided at rates which will re-
14201420 cover actual costs but not to exceed $145,408,000 for the Of-
14211421 fice of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion,
14221422 $6,960,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination
14231423 Complaint Adjudication, and $7,772,000 for the Alternative
14241424 Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Re-
14251425 sources and Administration: Provided, That payments may be
14261426 made in advance for services to be furnished based on esti-
14271427 mated costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be
14281428 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Information
14291429 Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office that pro-
14301430 vided the service: Provided further, That the amounts made
14311431 available for the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity
14321432 and Inclusion under this section may be used for implementa-
14331433 tion of section 402 of division U of the Consolidated Appro-
14341434 priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) and the amend-
14351435 ments made by such section 402.
14361436 S
14371437 EC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af-
14381438 fairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care,
14391439 or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17
14401440 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected
14411441 disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless
14421442 that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Af- 54
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14441444 fairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, ac-
14451445 curate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of
14461446 section 1729 of such title: Provided, That the Secretary may
14471447 recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the
14481448 United States, the reasonable charges for such care or serv-
14491449 ices from any person who does not make such disclosure as
14501450 required: Provided further, That any amounts so recovered for
14511451 care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obli-
14521452 gated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which
14531453 amounts are received.
14541454 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
14551455 S
14561456 EC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
14571457 proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing ac-
14581458 tivities (including disposal) may be deposited into the ‘‘Con-
14591459 struction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor
14601460 Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including
14611461 site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improve-
14621462 ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the
14631463 use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as re-
14641464 alized are in addition to the amount provided for in ‘‘Con-
14651465 struction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor
14661466 Projects’’.
14671467 S
14681468 EC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical Serv-
14691469 ices’’ are available— 55
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14711471 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies,
14721472 and equipment; and
14731473 (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other
14741474 expenses incidental to funerals and burials for bene-
14751475 ficiaries receiving care in the Department.
14761476 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
14771477 S
14781478 EC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited into the Med-
14791479 ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title
14801480 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Medical
14811481 Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ accounts to re-
14821482 main available until expended for the purposes of these ac-
14831483 counts.
14841484 S
14851485 EC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter
14861486 into agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in
14871487 the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
14881488 tions which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact
14891489 with the Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, includ-
14901490 ing behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural
14911491 Alaska. The Secretary shall require participating veterans
14921492 and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula-
14931493 tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas-
14941494 ka’’ shall mean those lands which are not within the bound-
14951495 aries of the municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks
14961496 North Star Borough. 56
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14981498 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
14991499 S
15001500 EC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited into the De-
15011501 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to
15021502 section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be trans-
15031503 ferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc-
15041504 tion, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain available until ex-
15051505 pended for the purposes of these accounts.
15061506 S
15071507 EC. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of each
15081508 fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
15091509 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
15101510 gress a report on the financial status of the Department of
15111511 Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: Provided, That, at
15121512 a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained
15131513 in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quarterly reporting’’, under the
15141514 heading ‘‘General Administration’’ in the joint explanatory
15151515 statement accompanying Public Law 114–223.
15161516 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
15171517 S
15181518 EC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical
15191519 Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and
15201520 Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Ex-
15211521 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘Board of Vet-
15221522 erans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘National
15231523 Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 2024 may
15241524 be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Technology Sys-
15251525 tems’’ account: Provided, That such transfers may not result 57
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15271527 in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total
15281528 amount made available by this Act for the ‘‘Information
15291529 Technology Systems’’ account: Provided further, That, before
15301530 a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
15311531 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both
15321532 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and
15331533 an approval is issued.
15341534 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
15351535 S
15361536 EC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
15371537 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024 for ‘‘Medical
15381538 Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and
15391539 Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor
15401540 Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to
15411541 $430,532,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to
15421542 the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans
15431543 Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by
15441544 section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
15451545 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and
15461546 may be used for operation of the facilities designated as com-
15471547 bined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706
15481548 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act
15491549 for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500):
15501550 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from ac-
15511551 counts designated in this section to the Joint Department of
15521552 Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 58
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15541554 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
15551555 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
15561556 tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That sec-
15571557 tion 220 of title II of division J of Public Law 117–328 is
15581558 repealed.
15591559 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
15601560 S
15611561 EC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
15621562 ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October
15631563 1, 2024, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’,
15641564 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’,
15651565 up to $456,547,000, plus reimbursements, may be trans-
15661566 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of
15671567 Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es-
15681568 tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Authoriza-
15691569 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat.
15701570 2571) and may be used for operation of the facilities des-
15711571 ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by
15721572 section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
15731573 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122
15741574 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be trans-
15751575 ferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
15761576 Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs
15771577 Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica-
15781578 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees
15791579 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 59
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15811581 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
15821582 S
15831583 EC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited into the Med-
15841584 ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title
15851585 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities
15861586 designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de-
15871587 scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
15881588 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law
15891589 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for
15901590 transfer to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of
15911591 Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es-
15921592 tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Authoriza-
15931593 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat.
15941594 2571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as
15951595 combined Federal medical facilities as described by section
15961596 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization
15971597 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat.
15981598 4500): Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of
15991599 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
16001600 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts transferred
16011601 to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Vet-
16021602 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund shall re-
16031603 main available until expended.
16041604 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
16051605 S
16061606 EC. 222. Of the amounts available in this title for
16071607 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 60
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16091609 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a min-
16101610 imum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA
16111611 Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by sec-
16121612 tion 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain avail-
16131613 able until expended, for any purpose authorized by section
16141614 8111 of title 38, United States Code.
16151615 S
16161616 EC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart-
16171617 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be
16181618 used to replace the current system by which the Veterans In-
16191619 tegrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes
16201620 monitoring supplies and equipment.
16211621 S
16221622 EC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify
16231623 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
16241624 gress of all bid savings in a major construction project that
16251625 total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed
16261626 amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided, That such
16271627 notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identi-
16281628 fying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the
16291629 Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
16301630 both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of
16311631 such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of
16321632 such savings.
16331633 S
16341634 EC. 225. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Con-
16351635 struction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in ex-
16361636 cess of the scope specified for that project in the original jus- 61
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16381638 tification data provided to the Congress as part of the request
16391639 for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
16401640 receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of
16411641 both Houses of Congress.
16421642 S
16431643 EC. 226. Not later than 30 days after the end of each
16441644 fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
16451645 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
16461646 gress a quarterly report containing performance measures
16471647 and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Re-
16481648 gional Office: Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall
16491649 include the direction contained in the section entitled ‘‘Dis-
16501650 ability claims backlog’’, under the heading ‘‘General Oper-
16511651 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ in the
16521652 joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–
16531653 223: Provided further, That the report shall also include in-
16541654 formation on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans
16551655 Benefits Administration as well as the Board of Veterans Ap-
16561656 peals on a quarterly basis.
16571657 S
16581658 EC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
16591659 vide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations
16601660 of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational
16611661 changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time
16621662 equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department
16631663 of Veterans Affairs to another. 62
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16651665 SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
16661666 vide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropria-
16671667 tions of both Houses of Congress notification of any single
16681668 national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in
16691669 which obligations exceed $1,000,000.
16701670 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
16711671 S
16721672 EC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon de-
16731673 termination that such action is necessary to address needs of
16741674 the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the
16751675 ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary appropriations
16761676 made available for fiscal year 2024 in this title (except appro-
16771677 priations made to the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans
16781678 Benefits Administration’’ account) or any discretionary unob-
16791679 ligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs,
16801680 including those appropriated for fiscal year 2024, that were
16811681 provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That
16821682 transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office
16831683 of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the
16841684 transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to
16851685 any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided fur-
16861686 ther, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that
16871687 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
16881688 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
16891689 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
16901690 Provided further, That such authority to transfer may not be 63
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16921692 used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent
16931693 healthcare requirements, than those for which originally ap-
16941694 propriated and in no case where the item for which funds are
16951695 requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further,
16961696 That, upon determination that all or part of the funds trans-
16971697 ferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such
16981698 amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and
16991699 shall be available for the same purposes as originally appro-
17001700 priated: Provided further, That before a transfer may take
17011701 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from
17021702 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
17031703 gress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval
17041704 of that request.
17051705 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
17061706 S
17071707 EC. 230. Amounts made available for the Department
17081708 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, under the ‘‘Board
17091709 of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses,
17101710 Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts may be trans-
17111711 ferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a trans-
17121712 fer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
17131713 quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
17141714 of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive
17151715 approval of that request.
17161716 S
17171717 EC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not re-
17181718 program funds among major construction projects or pro- 64
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17201720 grams if such instance of reprogramming will exceed
17211721 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the
17221722 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
17231723 S
17241724 EC. 232. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
17251725 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section
17261726 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code—
17271727 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline
17281728 immediate assistance from a trained professional; and
17291729 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American As-
17301730 sociation of Suicidology.
17311731 (b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may
17321732 be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive ac-
17331733 tion that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from ap-
17341734 pointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service posi-
17351735 tion, or establishing a new civil service position, at the De-
17361736 partment of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a position
17371737 relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).
17381738 (2) In this subsection—
17391739 (A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning given
17401740 such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United States
17411741 Code; and
17421742 (B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes—
17431743 (i) any Executive order, Presidential memo-
17441744 randum, or other action by the President; and
17451745 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other directive. 65
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17471747 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a
17481748 study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in sub-
17491749 section (a) during the 5-year period beginning on January 1,
17501750 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data
17511751 collected from such hotline.
17521752 (2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1)
17531753 shall—
17541754 (A) determine the number of veterans who contact
17551755 the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive
17561756 follow up services from the hotline or mental health serv-
17571757 ices from the Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;
17581758 (B) determine the number of veterans who contact
17591759 the hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue
17601760 receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and
17611761 (C) determine the number of veterans described in
17621762 subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.
17631763 S
17641764 EC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on Octo-
17651765 ber 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2025, none of the
17661766 funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by
17671767 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended in con-
17681768 travention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Administration Clinical
17691769 Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the Veterans
17701770 Health Administration’s Screening for Breast Cancer Guid-
17711771 ance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the Veterans 66
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17731773 Health Administration National Center for Health Promotion
17741774 and Disease Prevention.
17751775 S
17761776 EC. 234. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
17771777 law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to
17781778 the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Medical Serv-
17791779 ices’’ account may be used to provide—
17801780 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted
17811781 reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the
17821782 spouse of a covered veteran; or
17831783 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.
17841784 (b) In this section:
17851785 (1) The term ‘‘service-connected’’ has the meaning
17861786 given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States
17871787 Code.
17881788 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran, as
17891789 such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United
17901790 States Code, who has a service-connected disability that
17911791 results in the inability of the veteran to procreate with-
17921792 out the use of fertility treatment.
17931793 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’
17941794 means benefits relating to reproductive assistance pro-
17951795 vided to a member of the Armed Forces who incurs a
17961796 serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to sec-
17971797 tion 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, as
17981798 described in the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy 67
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18001800 for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Se-
18011801 riously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active
18021802 Duty Service Members’’ issued by the Assistant Sec-
18031803 retary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012,
18041804 and the guidance issued to implement such policy, in-
18051805 cluding any limitations on the amount of such benefits
18061806 available to such a member except that—
18071807 (A) the time periods regarding embryo
18081808 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part
18091809 III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum
18101810 shall not apply; and
18111811 (B) such term includes embryo
18121812 cryopreservation and storage without limitation on
18131813 the duration of such cryopreservation and storage.
18141814 (4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ means re-
18151815 imbursement for the adoption-related expenses for an
18161816 adoption that is finalized after the date of the enactment
18171817 of this Act under the same terms as apply under the
18181818 adoption reimbursement program of the Department of
18191819 Defense, as authorized in Department of Defense In-
18201820 struction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits
18211821 and requirements set forth in such instruction.
18221822 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified in
18231823 subsection (a) of this section are subject to the requirements 68
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18251825 for funds contained in section 508 of division H of the Con-
18261826 solidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141).
18271827 S
18281828 EC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
18291829 made available by this Act or any other Act for the Depart-
18301830 ment of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is
18311831 inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation,
18321832 Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary,
18331833 the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appro-
18341834 priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506);
18351835 or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
18361836 S
18371837 EC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall not
18381838 apply to conversion of an activity or function of the Veterans
18391839 Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, or
18401840 National Cemetery Administration to contractor performance
18411841 by a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by
18421842 one or more Indian Tribes as defined in section 5304(e) of
18431843 title 25, United States Code, or one or more Native Hawaiian
18441844 Organizations as defined in section 637(a)(15) of title 15,
18451845 United States Code.
18461846 S
18471847 EC. 237. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in con-
18481848 sultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
18491849 Labor, shall discontinue collecting and using Social Security
18501850 account numbers to authenticate individuals in all informa-
18511851 tion systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs for all in-
18521852 dividuals not later than September 30, 2024. 69
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18541854 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and
18551855 use a Social Security account number to identify an indi-
18561856 vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United
18571857 States Code, in an information system of the Department of
18581858 Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is nec-
18591859 essary to:
18601860 (1) obtain or provide information the Secretary re-
18611861 quires from an information system that is not under the
18621862 jurisdiction of the Secretary;
18631863 (2) comply with a law, regulation, or court order;
18641864 (3) perform anti-fraud activities; or
18651865 (4) identify a specific individual where no adequate
18661866 substitute is available.
18671867 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede
18681868 section 237 of division J of Public Law 117–328.
18691869 S
18701870 EC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of Vet-
18711871 erans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 for
18721872 ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public Law
18731873 114–223 shall apply.
18741874 S
18751875 EC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or
18761876 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the
18771877 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any
18781878 amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation
18791879 Fund to any other account within the Department of Vet-
18801880 erans Affairs. 70
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18821882 SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department of
18831883 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year
18841884 2025 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in each year
18851885 to carry out and expand the child care program authorized
18861886 by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, notwithstanding sub-
18871887 section (e) of such section.
18881888 S
18891889 EC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
18901890 made available in this title may be used by the Secretary of
18911891 Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolv-
18921892 ing a dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict
18931893 in any way the individual from speaking to members of Con-
18941894 gress or their staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited
18951895 from disclosure by Federal law or required by Executive
18961896 order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or
18971897 the conduct of foreign affairs.
18981898 S
18991899 EC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of Vet-
19001900 erans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025, section
19011901 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall apply.
19021902 S
19031903 EC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
19041904 wise made available by this Act may be used to deny an In-
19051905 spector General funded under this Act timely access to any
19061906 records, documents, or other materials available to the de-
19071907 partment or agency over which that Inspector General has re-
19081908 sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
19091909 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of the In- 71
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19111911 spector General to such records, documents, or other mate-
19121912 rials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law
19131913 that expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly
19141914 limits the right of access.
19151915 (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall
19161916 provide its Inspector General access to all records, docu-
19171917 ments, and other materials in a timely manner.
19181918 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with
19191919 statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information
19201920 provided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
19211921 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of
19221922 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
19231923 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall
19241924 report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
19251925 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
19261926 atives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any depart-
19271927 ment or agency covered by this section to comply with this
19281928 requirement.
19291929 S
19301930 EC. 244. None of the funds made available in this Act
19311931 may be used in a manner that would increase wait times for
19321932 veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the Depart-
19331933 ment of Veterans Affairs.
19341934 S
19351935 EC. 245. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
19361936 made available by this Act to the Veterans Health Adminis-
19371937 tration may be used in fiscal year 2024 to convert any pro- 72
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19391939 gram which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year
19401940 2023 to a general purpose funded program unless the Sec-
19411941 retary of Veterans Affairs submits written notification of any
19421942 such proposal to the Committees on Appropriations of both
19431943 Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to any such action
19441944 and an approval is issued by the Committees.
19451945 S
19461946 EC. 246. For funds provided to the Department of Vet-
19471947 erans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025, section
19481948 248 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall apply.
19491949 S
19501950 EC. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
19511951 wise made available by this Act may be used to conduct re-
19521952 search commencing on or after the date of enactment of this
19531953 Act, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate un-
19541954 less the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research
19551955 specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b).
19561956 (b)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve
19571957 the conduct of research commencing on or after the date of
19581958 enactment of this Act, using canines, felines, or non-human
19591959 primates if the Secretary certifies that—
19601960 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can only
19611961 be met by using such canines, felines, or non-human pri-
19621962 mates and cannot be met using other animal models, in
19631963 vitro models, computational models, human clinical stud-
19641964 ies, or other research alternatives; 73
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19661966 (B) such scientific objectives are necessary to ad-
19671967 vance research benefiting veterans and are directly re-
19681968 lated to an illness or injury that is combat-related as de-
19691969 fined by 10 U.S.C. 1413(e);
19701970 (C) the research is consistent with the revised De-
19711971 partment of Veterans Affairs canine research policy doc-
19721972 ument dated December 15, 2017, including any subse-
19731973 quent revisions to such document; and
19741974 (D) ethical considerations regarding minimizing the
19751975 harm experienced by canines, felines, or non-human pri-
19761976 mates are included in evaluating the scientific necessity
19771977 of the research.
19781978 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority under
19791979 this subsection.
19801980 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursuant
19811981 to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the com-
19821982 mencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to
19831983 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House
19841984 of Representatives a report describing—
19851985 (1) the nature of the research to be conducted using
19861986 canines, felines, or non-human primates;
19871987 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved the
19881988 research;
19891989 (3) the USDA pain category on the approved use; 74
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19911991 (4) the justification for the determination of the
19921992 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such research
19931993 could only be met using canines, felines, or non-human
19941994 primates, and methods used to make such determination;
19951995 (5) the frequency and duration of such research;
19961996 and
19971997 (6) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity,
19981998 safety, and efficacy of the research, and animal welfare.
19991999 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
20002000 ment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary
20012001 shall submit to such Committees a report describing—
20022002 (1) any research being conducted by the Depart-
20032003 ment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-
20042004 human primates as of the date of the submittal of the
20052005 report;
20062006 (2) the circumstances under which such research
20072007 was conducted using canines, felines, or non-human pri-
20082008 mates;
20092009 (3) the justification for using canines, felines, or
20102010 non-human primates to conduct such research;
20112011 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity,
20122012 safety, and efficacy of such research; and
20132013 (5) the development and adoption of alternatives to
20142014 canines, felines, or non-human primate research. 75
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20162016 (e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
20172017 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Department of
20182018 Veterans Affairs must submit to voluntary U.S. Department
20192019 of Agriculture inspections of canine, feline, and non-human
20202020 primate research facilities.
20212021 (f) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
20222022 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
20232023 submit to such Committees a report describing —
20242024 (1) any violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the
20252025 Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use
20262026 of Laboratory Animals, or other Department of Veterans
20272027 Affairs policies related to oversight of animal research
20282028 found during that quarter in VA research facilities;
20292029 (2) immediate corrective actions taken; and
20302030 (3) specific actions taken to prevent their recur-
20312031 rence.
20322032 (g) The Department shall implement a plan under which
20332033 the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted using ca-
20342034 nines, felines, or non-human primates by not later than 2
20352035 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
20362036 S
20372037 EC. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use
20382038 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this
20392039 title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employ-
20402040 ment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation con-
20412041 ducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, does 76
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20432043 not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equiva-
20442044 lent.
20452045 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
20462046 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
20472047 report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under
20482048 chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, including—
20492049 (1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for
20502050 each such program; and
20512051 (2) recommendations for such action as the Sec-
20522052 retary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff
20532053 ratio for each such program.
20542054 S
20552055 EC. 249. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans
20562056 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ account in
20572057 this or any other Act for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 may be
20582058 used for expenses that would otherwise be payable from the
20592059 Veterans Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Vet-
20602060 erans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as amended
20612061 (38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
20622062 S
20632063 EC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to the
20642064 ‘‘Medical Services’’ account in fiscal years 2017 through
20652065 2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by section 1741
20662066 of title 38, United States Code) shall remain in the ‘‘Medical
20672067 Community Care’’ account for such fiscal years.
20682068 S
20692069 EC. 251. Of the amounts made available for the De-
20702070 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or 77
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20722072 any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—
20732073 Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Med-
20742074 ical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—
20752075 Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Veterans Health
20762076 Administration—Medical Facilities’’ accounts, $990,446,000
20772077 shall be made available for gender-specific care and pro-
20782078 grammatic efforts to deliver care for women veterans.
20792079 S
20802080 EC. 252. Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal
20812081 year 2024 in the ‘‘Recurring Expenses Transformational
20822082 Fund’’ established in section 243 of division J of Public Law
20832083 114–113, and in addition to any funds otherwise made avail-
20842084 able for such purposes in this, prior, or subsequent fiscal
20852085 years, $646,000,000 shall be available for constructing, alter-
20862086 ing, extending, and improving medical facilities of the Vet-
20872087 erans Health Administration, including all supporting activi-
20882088 ties and required contingencies, during the period of avail-
20892089 ability of the Fund: Provided, That prior to obligation of any
20902090 of the funds provided in this section, the Secretary of Vet-
20912091 erans Affairs must provide a plan for the execution of the
20922092 funds appropriated in this section to the Committees on Ap-
20932093 propriations of both Houses of Congress and such Commit-
20942094 tees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30
20952095 days has elapsed.
20962096 S
20972097 EC. 253. Not later than 30 days after the end of each
20982098 fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 78
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21002100 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
21012101 gress a quarterly report on the status of section 8006 of the
21022102 American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Public Law 117–2): Pro-
21032103 vided, That, at a minimum, the report shall include an up-
21042104 date on obligations by program, project or activity and a plan
21052105 for expending the remaining funds.
21062106 S
21072107 EC. 254. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this
21082108 Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
21092109 priations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
21102110 funds made available through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of
21112111 2023 (Public Law 118–5) for the Cost of War Toxic Expo-
21122112 sures Fund for fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the budget
21132113 resource categories supporting the Veterans Health Adminis-
21142114 tration shall be reported by the subcategories ‘‘Medical Serv-
21152115 ices’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and
21162116 Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic Research’’: Pro-
21172117 vided further, That not later than 30 days after the end of
21182118 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit a quarterly re-
21192119 port on the status of the funds, including, at a minimum, an
21202120 update on obligations by program, project or activity.
21212121 S
21222122 EC. 255. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary and
21232123 administered by a corporation referred to in section 7364(b)
21242124 of title 38, United States Code, between October 1, 2017 and
21252125 September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying out an order
21262126 placed with the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 79
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21282128 section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, that are avail-
21292129 able for obligation pursuant to section 7364(b)(1) of title 38,
21302130 United States Code, are to remain available for the liquida-
21312131 tion of valid obligations incurred by such corporation during
21322132 the period of performance of such order, provided that the
21332133 Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that such amounts
21342134 need to remain available for such liquidation.
21352135 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
21362136 S
21372137 EC. 256. Of the unobligated balances from amounts
21382138 made available under the heading ‘‘Departmental Administra-
21392139 tion—Veterans Electronic Health Record’’ in division J of
21402140 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
21412141 328), $460,005,000 is hereby rescinded.
21422142 S
21432143 EC. 257. None of the funds in this or any other Act
21442144 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs hos-
21452145 pitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental as-
21462146 sessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Vet-
21472147 erans Health Administration medical facilities as part of a
21482148 planned realignment of services until the Secretary provides
21492149 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
21502150 gress a report including an analysis of how any such planned
21512151 realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans
21522152 living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances
21532153 and transportation costs to access a Department medical fa-
21542154 cility and availability of local specialty and primary care. 80
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21562156 SEC. 258. Unobligated balances available under the
21572157 headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction,
21582158 Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary of Vet-
21592159 erans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 2(e)(1) of the
21602160 Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improve-
21612161 ments Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–
21622162 294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note), as amended, to provide additional
21632163 funds or to fund an escalation clause under such section of
21642164 such Act: Provided, That before such unobligated balances
21652165 are obligated pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Vet-
21662166 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro-
21672167 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to obli-
21682168 gate such unobligated balances and such Committees issue an
21692169 approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has
21702170 elapsed: Provided further, That the request to obligate such
21712171 unobligated balances must provide Congress notice that the
21722172 entity described in section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 114–294, as
21732173 amended, has exhausted available cost containment ap-
21742174 proaches as set forth in the agreement under section 2(c) of
21752175 such Public Law.
21762176 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
21772177 S
21782178 EC. 259. Of the unobligated balances from amounts
21792179 made available under the heading ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis-
21802180 tration’’ from prior appropriations Acts, including any funds
21812181 transferred from the Medical Care Collections Fund to ac- 81
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21832183 counts under such heading, $1,951,750,000 is hereby re-
21842184 scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
21852185 amounts that were provided under the heading ‘‘Medical and
21862186 Prosthetic Research’’ or amounts that were designated by the
21872187 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
21882188 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
21892189 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
21902190 That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
21912191 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
21922192 plan for rescinding amounts required by this section no later
21932193 than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
21942194 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
21952195 S
21962196 EC. 260. Of the unobligated balances from amounts
21972197 made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs from
21982198 prior appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby re-
21992199 scinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified:
22002200 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
22012201 Administration’’, $30,000,000;
22022202 ‘‘General Administration’’, $5,000,000;
22032203 ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, $15,000,000;
22042204 ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, $15,000,000;
22052205 and
22062206 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, $80,218,560:
22072207 Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
22082208 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re- 82
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22102210 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
22112211 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
22122212 of 1985.
22132213 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
22142214 S
22152215 EC. 261. Amounts provided to the Department of Vet-
22162216 erans Affairs under the heading ‘‘Departmental Administra-
22172217 tion—Construction, Major Projects’’ in title II of division F
22182218 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
22192219 Law 116–94) that were transferred to the U.S. Army Corps
22202220 of Engineers (Corps) pursuant to an interagency agreement
22212221 for the major construction project in Alameda, CA, and that
22222222 remain unobligated at the Corps, shall be immediately trans-
22232223 ferred back to the Department of Veterans Affairs and per-
22242224 manently rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget
22252225 authority equivalent to the amount rescinded shall be appro-
22262226 priated, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the
22272227 same purposes and under the same authorities for which such
22282228 amounts were originally provided under such heading in such
22292229 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
22302230 poses. 83
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22322232 TITLE III
22332233 RELATED AGENCIES
22342234 A
22352235 MERICANBATTLEMONUMENTSCOMMISSION
22362236 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
22372237 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
22382238 the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the
22392239 acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries;
22402240 purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national
22412241 cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and
22422242 its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space
22432243 in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis
22442244 only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
22452245 $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
22462246 and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries,
22472247 when required by law of such countries, $158,630,000, to re-
22482248 main available until expended.
22492249 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT
22502250 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
22512251 the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as
22522252 may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for
22532253 purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United
22542254 States Code. 84
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22562256 UNITEDSTATESCOURT OFAPPEALS FORVETERANS
22572257 C
22582258 LAIMS
22592259 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
22602260 For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
22612261 States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by
22622262 sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code,
22632263 $47,200,000: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be available
22642264 for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described
22652265 and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures
22662266 set forth under this heading in Public Law 102–229.
22672267 D
22682268 EPARTMENT OFDEFENSE—CIVIL
22692269 C
22702270 EMETERIALEXPENSES, ARMY
22712271 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
22722272 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and
22732273 improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’
22742274 and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the pur-
22752275 chase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on
22762276 a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official
22772277 reception and representation expenses, $99,880,000, of which
22782278 not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
22792279 tember 30, 2026. In addition, such sums as may be necessary
22802280 for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be de-
22812281 rived from the ‘‘Lease of Department of Defense Real Prop-
22822282 erty for Defense Agencies’’ account. 85
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22842284 CONSTRUCTION
22852285 For necessary expenses for planning and design and con-
22862286 struction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and
22872287 Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $88,600,000, to remain
22882288 available until expended, for planning and design and con-
22892289 struction associated with the Southern Expansion project at
22902290 Arlington National Cemetery.
22912291 A
22922292 RMEDFORCESRETIREMENTHOME
22932293 TRUST FUND
22942294 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
22952295 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
22962296 tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the
22972297 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be
22982298 paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement
22992299 Home Trust Fund, $77,000,000, to remain available until
23002300 September 30, 2025, of which $8,940,000 shall remain avail-
23012301 able until expended for construction and renovation of the
23022302 physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—
23032303 Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Re-
23042304 tirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the
23052305 amounts made available under this heading from funds avail-
23062306 able in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund,
23072307 $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the
23082308 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 86
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23102310 ADMINISTRATIVEPROVISION
23112311 S
23122312 EC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account
23132313 established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and shall
23142314 be available until expended to support activities at the Army
23152315 National Military Cemeteries. 87
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23172317 TITLE IV
23182318 GENERAL PROVISIONS
23192319 S
23202320 EC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this
23212321 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
23222322 fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
23232323 S
23242324 EC. 402. None of the funds made available in this Act
23252325 may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is
23262326 made known to the Federal entity or official to which the
23272327 funds are made available that the program, project, or activ-
23282328 ity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk
23292329 assessment, the protection of private property rights, or un-
23302330 funded mandates.
23312331 S
23322332 EC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under
23332333 this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing stat-
23342334 utory authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-
23352335 Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct of
23362336 their business practices and public service activities.
23372337 S
23382338 EC. 404. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifi-
23392339 cations required by this Act shall be submitted to the Sub-
23402340 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,
23412341 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of
23422342 the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Mili-
23432343 tary Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
23442344 of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 88
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23462346 SEC. 405. None of the funds made available in this Act
23472347 may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
23482348 tality of the United States Government except pursuant to a
23492349 transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or
23502350 any other appropriations Act.
23512351 S
23522352 EC. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act
23532353 may be used for a project or program named for an indi-
23542354 vidual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
23552355 sioner of the United States House of Representatives.
23562356 S
23572357 EC. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available
23582358 in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on
23592359 the public Web site of that agency any report required to be
23602360 submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the
23612361 determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve
23622362 the national interest.
23632363 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
23642364 (1) the public posting of the report compromises na-
23652365 tional security; or
23662366 (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary
23672367 information.
23682368 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do
23692369 so only after such report has been made available to the re-
23702370 questing Committee or Committees of Congress for no less
23712371 than 45 days. 89
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23732373 SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in this
23742374 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
23752375 unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
23762376 changing of pornography.
23772377 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
23782378 necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
23792379 ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
23802380 tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
23812381 S
23822382 EC. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act
23832383 may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for
23842384 first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contraven-
23852385 tion of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41,
23862386 Code of Federal Regulations.
23872387 S
23882388 EC. 410. None of the funds made available in this Act
23892389 may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, in-
23902390 cluding construction services, where the contractor has not
23912391 complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
23922392 S
23932393 EC. 411. None of the funds made available by this Act
23942394 may be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of title 10,
23952395 United States Code.
23962396 S
23972397 EC. 412. (a) INGENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
23982398 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of De-
23992399 fense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or ex-
24002400 pand any facility in the United States, its territories, or pos-
24012401 sessions to house any individual detained at United States 90
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24032403 Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of
24042404 detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the con-
24052405 trol of the Department of Defense.
24062406 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to
24072407 any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station,
24082408 Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba.
24092409 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any indi-
24102410 vidual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States
24112411 Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, and who—
24122412 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a mem-
24132413 ber of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
24142414 (2) is—
24152415 (A) in the custody or under the effective con-
24162416 trol of the Department of Defense; or
24172417 (B) otherwise under detention at United States
24182418 Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba.
24192419 S
24202420 EC. 413. None of the funds made available by this Act
24212421 may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under sec-
24222422 tion 5502 of title 38, United States Code, in any case arising
24232423 out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and bene-
24242424 fits under such title, to report a person who is deemed men-
24252425 tally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, or to be experi-
24262426 encing an extended loss of consciousness as a person who has
24272427 been adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection
24282428 (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18, United States 91
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24302430 Code, without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or
24312431 other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such
24322432 person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
24332433 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction,
24342434 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
24352435 2024’’. 92
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24372437 DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVEL-
24382438 OPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRA-
24392439 TION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
24402440 PRIATIONS ACT, 2024
24412441 TITLE I
24422442 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
24432443 P
24442444 ROCESSING, RESEARCH, ANDMARKETING
24452445 O
24462446 FFICE OF THESECRETARY
24472447 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
24482448 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
24492449 $58,292,000 of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be
24502450 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to ex-
24512451 ceed $1,896,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland
24522452 Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the
24532453 Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall be to
24542454 continue a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land
24552455 grant university with existing indigenous public health exper-
24562456 tise to expand current partnerships and collaborative efforts
24572457 with indigenous groups, including but not limited to, tribal
24582458 organizations and institutions such as tribal colleges, tribal
24592459 technical colleges, tribal community colleges and tribal uni-
24602460 versities, to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate
24612461 public health services and functions in American Indian com-
24622462 munities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty; not to ex-
24632463 ceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Partner- 93
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24652465 ships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be
24662466 for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $25,206,000 shall be
24672467 available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Admin-
24682468 istration, of which $23,500,000 shall be available for Depart-
24692469 mental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for
24702470 management support services to offices of the Department
24712471 and for general administration, security, repairs and alter-
24722472 ations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not
24732473 otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and ef-
24742474 ficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds made
24752475 available by this Act to an agency in the Administration mis-
24762476 sion area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up
24772477 to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to ex-
24782478 ceed $4,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant
24792479 Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental
24802480 Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, includ-
24812481 ing programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison
24822482 within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,000,000
24832483 shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided
24842484 further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
24852485 transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the
24862486 Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
24872487 Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall
24882488 be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided
24892489 further, That not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made 94
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24912491 available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of
24922492 the Secretary shall be available for official reception and rep-
24932493 resentation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as deter-
24942494 mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount
24952495 made available under this heading for Departmental Adminis-
24962496 tration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in
24972497 this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hear-
24982498 ings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That
24992499 funds made available under this heading for the Office of the
25002500 Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergov-
25012501 ernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the De-
25022502 partment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain per-
25032503 sonnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds
25042504 made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant
25052505 Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after
25062506 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the
25072507 Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of
25082508 both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by
25092509 USDA agency: Provided further, That during any 30 day no-
25102510 tification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the
25112511 Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin imple-
25122512 mentation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this
25132513 Act or make any public announcement of such action in any
25142514 form. 95
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25162516 EXECUTIVEOPERATIONS
25172517 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST
25182518 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
25192519 mist, $30,500,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants
25202520 or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C.
25212521 3155: Provided, That of the amounts made available under
25222522 this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for an interdisciplinary cen-
25232523 ter based at a land grant university focused on agricultural
25242524 policy relevant to the Midwest region which will provide pri-
25252525 vate entities, policymakers, and the public with timely in-
25262526 sights and targeted economic solutions: Provided further,
25272527 That of the amounts made available under this heading,
25282528 $500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 of sub-
25292529 title A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
25302530 of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by section 12504 of
25312531 Public Law 115–334.
25322532 OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
25332533 For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and
25342534 Appeals, $16,703,000.
25352535 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
25362536 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
25372537 gram Analysis, $14,967,000.
25382538 O
25392539 FFICE OF THECHIEFINFORMATIONOFFICER
25402540 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
25412541 mation Officer, $91,000,000, of which not less than 96
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25432543 $77,428,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the depart-
25442544 ment.
25452545 O
25462546 FFICE OF THECHIEFFINANCIALOFFICER
25472547 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
25482548 cial Officer, $6,867,000.
25492549 O
25502550 FFICE OF THEASSISTANTSECRETARY FORCIVILRIGHTS
25512551 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
25522552 Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That funds
25532553 made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights
25542554 mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
25552555 up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
25562556 O
25572557 FFICE OFCIVILRIGHTS
25582558 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
25592559 $37,000,000.
25602560 A
25612561 GRICULTUREBUILDINGS ANDFACILITIES
25622562 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
25632563 For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant
25642564 to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the
25652565 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of Gen-
25662566 eral Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40
25672567 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Department
25682568 which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other
25692569 actions needed for the Department and its agencies to con-
25702570 solidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for re-
25712571 lease to the Administrator of General Services, and for the 97
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25732573 operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agri-
25742574 culture buildings and facilities, and for related costs,
25752575 $22,603,000, to remain available until expended.
25762576 H
25772577 AZARDOUSMATERIALSMANAGEMENT
25782578 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
25792579 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
25802580 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental
25812581 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601
25822582 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901
25832583 et seq.), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
25842584 vided, That appropriations and funds available herein to the
25852585 Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be
25862586 transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in
25872587 meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Fed-
25882588 eral and non-Federal lands.
25892589 O
25902590 FFICE OFSAFETY, SECURITY, ANDPROTECTION
25912591 For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security,
25922592 and Protection, $20,800,000.
25932593 O
25942594 FFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
25952595 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
25962596 eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General
25972597 Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),
25982598 $111,561,000, including such sums as may be necessary for
25992599 contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and
26002600 private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector 98
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26022602 General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),
26032603 and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential
26042604 operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to
26052605 be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pur-
26062606 suant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–
26072607 452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and
26082608 Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98).
26092609 O
26102610 FFICE OF THEGENERALCOUNSEL
26112611 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
26122612 Counsel, $60,537,000.
26132613 O
26142614 FFICE OFETHICS
26152615 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics,
26162616 $4,500,000.
26172617 O
26182618 FFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORRESEARCH,
26192619 E
26202620 DUCATION, ANDECONOMICS
26212621 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
26222622 retary for Research, Education, and Economics, $1,884,000:
26232623 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency
26242624 in the Research, Education, and Economics mission area for
26252625 salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one adminis-
26262626 trative support staff for the Office: Provided further, That of
26272627 the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000
26282628 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist. 99
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26302630 ECONOMICRESEARCHSERVICE
26312631 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
26322632 ice, $90,612,000.
26332633 N
26342634 ATIONALAGRICULTURALSTATISTICSSERVICE
26352635 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Sta-
26362636 tistics Service, $187,513,000, of which up to $46,850,000
26372637 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
26382638 culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the Cen-
26392639 sus of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial
26402640 Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).
26412641 A
26422642 GRICULTURALRESEARCHSERVICE
26432643 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
26442644 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research
26452645 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or
26462646 purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,000 and with
26472647 prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appro-
26482648 priations of both Houses of Congress, and for land exchanges
26492649 where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be
26502650 equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall
26512651 not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or inter-
26522652 ests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,788,063,000:
26532653 Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
26542654 for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
26552655 chase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided fur-
26562656 ther, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursu- 100
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26582658 ant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and re-
26592659 pair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
26602660 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not ex-
26612661 ceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which
26622662 shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings
26632663 to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed
26642664 $1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to be con-
26652665 structed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the
26662666 cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall
26672667 not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
26682668 building or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided further,
26692669 That appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering
26702670 into lease agreements at any Agricultural Research Service
26712671 location for the construction of a research facility by a non-
26722672 Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service
26732673 and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall
26742674 be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-Federal enti-
26752675 ty and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination
26762676 of the lease agreement: Provided further, That the limitations
26772677 on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to mod-
26782678 ernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville,
26792679 Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
26802680 shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Ag-
26812681 ricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the fore-
26822682 going limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings 101
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26842684 needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C.
26852685 113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall
26862686 be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Re-
26872687 search Service location for the construction of a research fa-
26882688 cility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to,
26892689 the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the ease-
26902690 ments shall be that upon completion the facility shall be ac-
26912691 cepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds
26922692 herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility
26932693 is in the interest of the United States: Provided further, That
26942694 funds may be received from any State, other political subdivi-
26952695 sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
26962696 lishing or operating any research facility or research project
26972697 of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.
26982698 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
26992699 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
27002700 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
27012701 ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
27022702 research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where
27032703 not otherwise provided, $57,164,000, to remain available
27042704 until expended, for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
27052705 fied for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project
27062706 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explana-
27072707 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
27082708 division A of this consolidated Act). 102
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27102710 NATIONALINSTITUTE OFFOOD ANDAGRICULTURE
27112711 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
27122712 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for co-
27132713 operative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for
27142714 other expenses, $1,075,950,000, which shall be for the pur-
27152715 poses, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Na-
27162716 tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Edu-
27172717 cation Activities’’ in the explanatory statement described in
27182718 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
27192719 dated Act): Provided, That funds for research grants for
27202720 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions,
27212721 Hispanic serving institutions education grants, capacity build-
27222722 ing for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture
27232723 and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repay-
27242724 ment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institu-
27252725 tion challenge grants, grants management systems, tribal col-
27262726 leges education equity grants, and scholarships at 1890 insti-
27272727 tutions shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
27282728 ther, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the
27292729 Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Pro-
27302730 vided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Na-
27312731 tive and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail-
27322732 able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible
27332733 institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States
27342734 of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for pro- 103
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27362736 viding grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska
27372737 Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for In-
27382738 sular Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2025:
27392739 Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890
27402740 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to
27412741 receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided fur-
27422742 ther, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made
27432743 available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture
27442744 and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be
27452745 retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative
27462746 costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that author-
27472747 ity.
27482748 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
27492749 For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund
27502750 authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
27512751 $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.
27522752 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
27532753 For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puer-
27542754 to Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern
27552755 Marianas, and American Samoa, $561,700,000 which shall be
27562756 for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table
27572757 titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension
27582758 Activities’’ in the explanatory statement described in section
27592759 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
27602760 Act): Provided, That funds for extension services at 1994 in- 104
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27622762 stitutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institutions
27632763 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
27642764 institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for
27652765 cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Pro-
27662766 vided further, That funds for cooperative extension under sec-
27672767 tions 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)
27682768 and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be
27692769 available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs
27702770 for extension agents.
27712771 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
27722772 For the integrated research, education, and extension
27732773 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
27742774 penses, $41,100,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in
27752775 the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute
27762776 of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in the explan-
27772777 atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
27782778 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That
27792779 funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall
27802780 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided further,
27812781 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect
27822782 costs shall not be charged against any Extension Implementa-
27832783 tion Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/
27842784 Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 105
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27862786 OFFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORMARKETING AND
27872787 R
27882788 EGULATORYPROGRAMS
27892789 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
27902790 retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000:
27912791 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency
27922792 in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for
27932793 salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one adminis-
27942794 trative support staff for the Office.
27952795 A
27962796 NIMAL ANDPLANTHEALTHINSPECTIONSERVICE
27972797 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
27982798 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
27992799 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health
28002800 Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representa-
28012801 tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign
28022802 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $1,162,026,000, of
28032803 which up to $14,276,000 shall be for the purposes, and in
28042804 the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
28052805 ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
28062806 Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in section
28072807 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
28082808 Act); of which $500,000, to remain available until expended,
28092809 shall be for invasive catfish control; of which $250,000, to re-
28102810 main available until expended, shall be available for the con-
28112811 trol of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases
28122812 and for control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency 106
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28142814 fund’’) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions;
28152815 of which $15,500,000, to remain available until expended,
28162816 shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost
28172817 share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication
28182818 zones; of which $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
28192819 pended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of
28202820 which $35,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall
28212821 be for agricultural quarantine and inspection services; of
28222822 which $3,500,000 shall be for activities under the authority
28232823 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C.
28242824 1831); of which $65,000,000, to remain available until ex-
28252825 pended, shall be used to support avian health; of which
28262826 $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
28272827 information technology infrastructure; of which
28282828 $215,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
28292829 specialty crop pests, of which $8,500,000, to remain available
28302830 until September 30, 2025, shall be for one-time control and
28312831 management and associated activities directly related to the
28322832 multiple-agency response to citrus greening; of which,
28332833 $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
28342834 field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which
28352835 $21,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
28362836 zoonotic disease management; of which $44,500,000, to re-
28372837 main available until expended, shall be for emergency pre-
28382838 paredness and response; of which $59,000,000, to remain 107
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28402840 available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of
28412841 which $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall
28422842 be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to
28432843 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
28442844 the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to
28452845 remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife dam-
28462846 age management program for aviation safety: Provided, That
28472847 of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services
28482848 methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until
28492849 expended: Provided further, That of amounts available under
28502850 this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall
28512851 remain available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to re-
28522852 main available until expended, shall be used to carry out the
28532853 science program and transition activities for the National Bio
28542854 and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas:
28552855 Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or
28562856 administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current
28572857 fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the
28582858 States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this ap-
28592859 propriation shall be available for the purchase, replacement,
28602860 operation, and maintenance of aircraft: Provided further,
28612861 That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment
28622862 of the agricultural production industry of the United States,
28632863 the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or
28642864 funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart- 108
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28662866 ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available
28672867 only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of
28682868 contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry,
28692869 or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411
28702870 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
28712871 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Pro-
28722872 tection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended
28732873 balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in
28742874 the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such trans-
28752875 ferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations here-
28762876 under shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for
28772877 the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve-
28782878 ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any
28792879 one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
28802880 cent of the current replacement value of the building.
28812881 In fiscal year 2024, the agency is authorized to collect
28822882 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance,
28832883 goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivi-
28842884 sions, domestic and international organizations, foreign gov-
28852885 ernments, or individuals, provided that such fees are struc-
28862886 tured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is reason-
28872887 ably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services pro-
28882888 vided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reim-
28892889 bursed to this account, to remain available until expended, 109
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28912891 without further appropriation, for providing such assistance,
28922892 goods, or services.
28932893 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
28942894 For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,
28952895 environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration,
28962896 and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized
28972897 by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by
28982898 7 U.S.C. 2268a, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
28992899 pended.
29002900 A
29012901 GRICULTURALMARKETINGSERVICE
29022902 MARKETING SERVICES
29032903 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing
29042904 Service, $222,887,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be available
29052905 for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113–79, and
29062906 of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of
29072907 section 779 of division A of Public Law 117–103: Provided,
29082908 That of the amounts made available under this heading,
29092909 $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to
29102910 carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115–334, of which
29112911 $11,250,000 shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives
29122912 established in Public Law 116–6 and the Secretary shall take
29132913 measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between
29142914 these three regional innovation initiatives: Provided further,
29152915 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7
29162916 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 110
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29182918 improvements, but the cost of altering any one building dur-
29192919 ing the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
29202920 replacement value of the building.
29212921 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization ac-
29222922 tivities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
29232923 U.S.C. 9701), except for the cost of activities relating to the
29242924 development or maintenance of grain standards under the
29252925 United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
29262926 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
29272927 Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be
29282928 obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative ex-
29292929 penses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or
29302930 other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this
29312931 limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
29322932 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
29332933 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS , INCOME, AND
29342934 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)
29352935 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
29362936 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August
29372937 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity
29382938 program expenses as authorized therein, and other related
29392939 operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
29402940 ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife
29412941 Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise
29422942 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000 for 111
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29442944 formulation and administration of marketing agreements and
29452945 orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
29462946 of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–
29472947 128).
29482948 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
29492949 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
29502950 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
29512951 keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural
29522952 Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,000,000.
29532953 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
29542954 EXPENSES
29552955 Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be
29562956 obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and
29572957 weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities re-
29582958 quire additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrol-
29592959 lable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to
29602960 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropria-
29612961 tions of both Houses of Congress.
29622962 O
29632963 FFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORFOODSAFETY
29642964 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
29652965 retary for Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That funds
29662966 made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety
29672967 mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
29682968 up to one administrative support staff for the Office. 112
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29702970 FOODSAFETY ANDINSPECTIONSERVICE
29712971 For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized
29722972 by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products In-
29732973 spection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including
29742974 not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances and for
29752975 expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August
29762976 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,190,009,000; and in addition,
29772977 $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees col-
29782978 lected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized
29792979 by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and
29802980 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds
29812981 provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infra-
29822982 structure system shall remain available until expended: Pro-
29832983 vided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent po-
29842984 sitions shall be employed during fiscal year 2024 for purposes
29852985 dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
29862986 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.):
29872987 Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection Serv-
29882988 ice shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public
29892989 Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made
29902990 in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided further,
29912991 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7
29922992 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and
29932993 improvements, but the cost of altering any one building dur- 113
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29952995 ing the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
29962996 replacement value of the building. 114
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29982998 TITLE II
29992999 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION
30003000 PROGRAMS
30013001 O
30023002 FFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORFARM
30033003 P
30043004 RODUCTION ANDCONSERVATION
30053005 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
30063006 retary for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,527,000:
30073007 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency
30083008 in the Farm Production and Conservation mission area for
30093009 salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one adminis-
30103010 trative support staff for the Office.
30113011 F
30123012 ARMPRODUCTION ANDCONSERVATIONBUSINESSCENTER
30133013 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
30143014 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
30153015 For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and
30163016 Conservation Business Center, $244,183,000, of which
30173017 $1,000,000 shall be for the implementation of section 773 of
30183018 Public Law 117–328: Provided, That $60,228,000 of
30193019 amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to
30203020 section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
30213021 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and
30223022 merged with this account. 115
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30243024 FARMSERVICEAGENCY
30253025 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
30263026 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
30273027 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency,
30283028 $1,209,307,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be
30293029 for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and antici-
30303030 pated vacancies at Farm Service Agency county offices and
30313031 farm loan officers and shall be available until September 30,
30323032 2025: Provided, That the agency shall submit a report by the
30333033 end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 to the Commit-
30343034 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that iden-
30353035 tifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) cur-
30363036 rent performance against key indicators of customer satisfac-
30373037 tion, (b) current performance of service level agreements or
30383038 other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a
30393039 pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of cur-
30403040 rent and planned spending on operational enhancements or
30413041 upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment
30423042 continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alter-
30433043 natives to the investment: Provided further, That the Sec-
30443044 retary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and au-
30453045 thorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
30463046 poration to make program payments for all programs admin-
30473047 istered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds
30483048 made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be 116
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30503050 advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further,
30513051 That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
30523052 $696,594,000 shall be made available to county offices, to re-
30533053 main available until expended: Provided further, That, not-
30543054 withstanding the preceding proviso, any funds made available
30553055 to county offices in the current fiscal year that the Adminis-
30563056 trator of the Farm Service Agency deems to exceed or not
30573057 meet the amount needed for the county offices may be trans-
30583058 ferred to or from the Farm Service Agency for necessary ex-
30593059 penses: Provided further, That none of the funds available to
30603060 the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service
30613061 Agency county offices: Provided further, That none of the
30623062 funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to
30633063 permanently relocate county based employees that would re-
30643064 sult in an office with two or fewer employees without prior
30653065 notification and approval of the Committees on Appropria-
30663066 tions of both Houses of Congress.
30673067 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS
30683068 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
30693069 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106),
30703070 $6,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may
30713071 determine that United States territories and Federally recog-
30723072 nized Indian tribes are ‘‘States’’ for the purposes of Subtitle
30733073 A of such Act. 117
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30753075 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
30763076 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or ground-
30773077 water protection activities under section 1240O of the Food
30783078 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $7,000,000, to
30793079 remain available until expended.
30803080 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM
30813081 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
30823082 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity
30833083 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy prod-
30843084 ucts under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be
30853085 necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
30863086 such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same
30873087 manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Ag-
30883088 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
30893089 tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public
30903090 Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12).
30913091 GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS
30923092 For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimburse-
30933093 ment payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and
30943094 ranchers under section 1621 of the Food Conservation, and
30953095 Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792), $3,500,000, to remain
30963096 available until expended. 118
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30983098 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
30993099 ACCOUNT
31003100 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
31013101 For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
31023102 and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and
31033103 operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7
31043104 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25
31053105 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed
31063106 conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), relending pro-
31073107 gram (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian highly fractionated land
31083108 loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available from funds in the Ag-
31093109 ricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000
31103110 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $3,100,000,000 for
31113111 farm ownership direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized
31123112 guaranteed operating loans and $1,633,000,000 for direct op-
31133113 erating loans; emergency loans, $37,667,000; Indian tribe
31143114 land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation
31153115 loans, $150,000,000; relending program, $61,426,000; Indian
31163116 highly fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; and for boll weevil
31173117 eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the
31183118 Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for
31193119 the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.
31203120 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants,
31213121 including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section
31223122 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: 119
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31243124 $3,507,000 for emergency loans, to remain available until ex-
31253125 pended; and $27,598,000 for direct farm operating loans,
31263126 $1,483,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating
31273127 loans, $19,368,000 for the relending program, $1,577,000 for
31283128 Indian highly fractionated land loans, and $258,000 for boll
31293129 weevil eradication program loans.
31303130 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
31313131 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
31323132 $326,053,000: Provided, That of this amount, $305,803,000
31333133 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
31343134 ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
31353135 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural
31363136 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, oper-
31373137 ating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may
31383138 be transferred among these programs: Provided, That the
31393139 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
31403140 are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
31413141 R
31423142 ISKMANAGEMENTAGENCY
31433143 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
31443144 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency,
31453145 $65,637,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount ap-
31463146 propriated under this heading in this Act shall be available
31473147 for compliance and integrity activities required under section
31483148 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7
31493149 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts 120
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31513151 otherwise provided for such purpose: Provided further, That
31523152 not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception
31533153 and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
31543154 1506(i).
31553155 N
31563156 ATURALRESOURCESCONSERVATIONSERVICE
31573157 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
31583158 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of
31593159 the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including prep-
31603160 aration of conservation plans and establishment of measures
31613161 to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land
31623162 drainage and such special measures for soil and water man-
31633163 agement as may be necessary to prevent floods and the silta-
31643164 tion of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollut-
31653165 ants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; clas-
31663166 sification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information;
31673167 acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in
31683168 the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or pur-
31693169 chase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the
31703170 Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 2268a); purchase and erec-
31713171 tion or alteration or improvement of permanent and tem-
31723172 porary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
31733173 $914,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
31743174 of which $19,144,913 shall be for the purposes, and in the
31753175 amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Com-
31763176 munity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ 121
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31783178 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
31793179 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
31803180 vided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pur-
31813181 suant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of
31823182 buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers,
31833183 except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other
31843184 buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed
31853185 $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other
31863186 structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to
31873187 use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Pro-
31883188 vided further, That of the total amount available under this
31893189 heading, $7,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to carry
31903190 out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Pro-
31913191 gram under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the De-
31923192 partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
31933193 U.S.C. 6923), as amended by section 12302 of Public Law
31943194 115–334.
31953195 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
31963196 For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
31973197 ures, including but not limited to surveys and investigations,
31983198 engineering operations, works of improvement, and changes
31993199 in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection
32003200 and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–
32013201 1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating
32023202 to the activities of the Department, $35,000,000, to remain 122
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32043204 available until expended, of which $20,350,000 shall be for
32053205 the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account
32063206 in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
32073207 ally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement de-
32083208 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
32093209 this consolidated Act): Provided, That for funds provided by
32103210 this Act or any other prior Act, the limitation regarding the
32113211 size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred
32123212 and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be un-
32133213 dertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the pri-
32143214 mary purpose of flood prevention (including structural and
32153215 land treatment measures): Provided further, That of the
32163216 amounts made available under this heading, $14,650,000
32173217 shall be allocated to multi-benefit irrigation modernization
32183218 projects and activities that increase fish or wildlife habitat,
32193219 reduce drought impact, improve water quality or instream
32203220 flow, or provide off-channel renewable energy production.
32213221 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM
32223222 Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed
32233223 Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $1,000,000 is provided.
32243224 CORPORATIONS
32253225 The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
32263226 thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and
32273227 borrowing authority available to each such corporation or
32283228 agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and 123
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32303230 commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
32313231 vided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control
32323232 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
32333233 forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such cor-
32343234 poration or agency, except as hereinafter provided.
32353235 F
32363236 EDERALCROPINSURANCECORPORATIONFUND
32373237 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
32383238 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may
32393239 be necessary, to remain available until expended.
32403240 C
32413241 OMMODITYCREDITCORPORATIONFUND
32423242 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
32433243 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
32443244 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
32453245 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
32463246 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed,
32473247 pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15
32483248 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to the
32493249 Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Com-
32503250 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for
32513251 the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural
32523252 Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by
32533253 the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource
32543254 management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service
32553255 that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation busi-
32563256 ness: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the 124
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32583258 Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in
32593259 writing 15 days prior to the obligation or commitment of any
32603260 emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation:
32613261 Provided further, That such written notification shall include
32623262 a detailed spend plan for the anticipated uses of such funds
32633263 and an expected timeline for program execution if such obli-
32643264 gation or commitment exceeds $100,000,000.
32653265 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
32663266 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)
32673267 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
32683268 poration shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site in-
32693269 vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and mainte-
32703270 nance expenses to comply with the requirement of section
32713271 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
32723272 pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section
32733273 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 125
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32753275 TITLE III
32763276 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
32773277 O
32783278 FFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORRURAL
32793279 D
32803280 EVELOPMENT
32813281 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
32823282 retary for Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, That
32833283 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Rural
32843284 Development mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
32853285 able to fund up to one administrative support staff for the
32863286 Office.
32873287 R
32883288 URALDEVELOPMENT
32893289 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
32903290 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
32913291 For necessary expenses for carrying out the administra-
32923292 tion and implementation of Rural Development programs, in-
32933293 cluding activities with institutions concerning the develop-
32943294 ment and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for coop-
32953295 erative agreements; $351,087,000: Provided, That of the
32963296 amount made available under this heading, up to $1,500,000,
32973297 to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for the
32983298 Rural Partners Network activities of the Department of Agri-
32993299 culture, and may be transferred to other agencies of the De-
33003300 partment for such purpose, consistent with the missions and
33013301 authorities of such agencies: Provided further, That of the
33023302 amount made available under this heading, no less than 126
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33043304 $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
33053305 used for information technology expenses: Provided further,
33063306 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
33073307 propriated under this heading may be used for advertising
33083308 and promotional activities that support Rural Development
33093309 programs: Provided further, That in addition to any other
33103310 funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i)
33113311 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any
33123312 amounts collected under such section, as amended by this
33133313 Act, will immediately be credited to this account and will re-
33143314 main available until expended for such purposes.
33153315 R
33163316 URALHOUSINGSERVICE
33173317 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
33183318 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
33193319 For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
33203320 and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing
33213321 Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing
33223322 insurance fund, as follows: $880,000,000 shall be for section
33233323 502 direct loans; $5,000,000 shall be for a Single Family
33243324 Housing Relending demonstration program for Native Amer-
33253325 ican Tribes; and $25,000,000,000, which shall remain avail-
33263326 able until September 30, 2025 shall be for section 502 unsub-
33273327 sidized guaranteed loans; $25,000,000 for section 504 hous-
33283328 ing repair loans; $60,000,000 for section 515 rental housing;
33293329 $400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family hous- 127
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33313331 ing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family hous-
33323332 ing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help
33333333 housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section
33343334 524 site development loans.
33353335 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
33363336 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
33373337 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502
33383338 loans, $84,480,000 shall be for direct loans; Single Family
33393339 Housing Relending demonstration program for Native Amer-
33403340 ican Tribes, $2,288,000; section 504 housing repair loans,
33413341 $4,338,000; section 523 self-help housing land development
33423342 loans, $637,000; section 524 site development loans,
33433343 $477,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of
33443344 section 515 rental housing, $20,988,000, to remain available
33453345 until expended: Provided, That to support the loan program
33463346 level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under
33473347 this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to
33483348 cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to
33493349 the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
33503350 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be sub-
33513351 sidized: Provided further, That applicants in communities that
33523352 have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the
33533353 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as
33543354 living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed
33553355 loans provided under this heading: Provided further, That of 128
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33573357 the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502
33583358 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for di-
33593359 rect loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant
33603360 to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing
33613361 grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949
33623362 until June 1, 2024: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
33633363 implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit orga-
33643364 nizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the ac-
33653365 quisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily hous-
33663366 ing properties by such nonprofit organizations and public
33673367 housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in
33683368 the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time
33693369 as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to in-
33703370 clude, but not be limited to, the following: allow such non-
33713371 profit entities and public housing authorities to earn a Re-
33723372 turn on Investment on their own resources to include pro-
33733373 ceeds from low income housing tax credit syndication, own
33743374 contributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable rates
33753375 and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of or-
33763376 ganizational costs associated with owner’s oversight of asset
33773377 referred to as ‘‘Asset Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per
33783378 property.
33793379 In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, in-
33803380 cluding the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502
33813381 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $34,000,000, to re- 129
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33833383 main available until expended, for a demonstration program
33843384 for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514,
33853385 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to re-
33863386 structure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the
33873387 Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of
33883388 ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the
33893389 project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable hous-
33903390 ing for low-income residents and farm laborers including re-
33913391 ducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, sub-
33923392 ordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other fi-
33933393 nancial assistance including advances, payments and incen-
33943394 tives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable re-
33953395 turns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided,
33963396 That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revi-
33973397 talization agreement, obtain a restrictive use agreement con-
33983398 sistent with the terms of the restructuring.
33993399 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and con-
34003400 tracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing
34013401 Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $12,722,000, to remain
34023402 available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans
34033403 and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts.
34043404 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
34053405 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
34063406 $412,254,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Rural
34073407 Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 130
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34093409 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
34103410 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
34113411 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of
34123412 the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu
34133413 of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as au-
34143414 thorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949,
34153415 $1,608,000,000, and in addition such sums as may be nec-
34163416 essary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liq-
34173417 uidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the
34183418 rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:
34193419 Provided, That amounts made available under this heading
34203420 shall be available for renewal of rental assistance agreements
34213421 for a maximum of 1,000 units where the Secretary deter-
34223422 mines that a maturing loan for a project cannot reasonably
34233423 be restructured with another USDA loan or modification and
34243424 the project was operating with rental assistance under section
34253425 521 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That the
34263426 Secretary may enter into rental assistance contracts in ma-
34273427 turing properties with existing rental assistance agreements
34283428 notwithstanding any provision of section 521 of the Housing
34293429 Act of 1949, for a term of at least 10 years but not more
34303430 than 20 years: Provided further, That any agreement to enter
34313431 into a rental assistance contract under section 521 of the
34323432 Housing Act of 1949 for a maturing property shall obligate
34333433 the owner to continue to maintain the project as decent, safe, 131
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34353435 and sanitary housing and to operate the development in ac-
34363436 cordance with the Housing Act of 1949, except that rents
34373437 shall be based on current Fair Market Rents as established
34383438 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pur-
34393439 suant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart A, 42 U.S.C. 1437f and
34403440 3535d, to determine the maximum initial rent and adjusted
34413441 annually by the Operating Cost Adjustment Factor pursuant
34423442 to 24 CFR 888 Subpart B, unless the Agency determines
34433443 that the project’s budget-based needs require a higher rent,
34443444 in which case the Agency may approve a budget-based rent
34453445 level: Provided further, That rental assistance agreements en-
34463446 tered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be
34473447 funded for a one year period: Provided further, That upon re-
34483448 quest by an owner under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the
34493449 Secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a
34503450 period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has expired,
34513451 subject to annual appropriations: Provided further, That any
34523452 unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year
34533453 agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any
34543454 debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any
34553455 existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities
34563456 authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, That
34573457 rental assistance provided under agreements entered into
34583458 prior to fiscal year 2024 for a farm labor multi-family hous-
34593459 ing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may 132
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34613461 not be recaptured for use in another project until such assist-
34623462 ance has remained unused for a period of twelve consecutive
34633463 months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking
34643464 such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible
34653465 tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur-
34663466 ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the ex-
34673467 tent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-fam-
34683468 ily housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the
34693469 Act: Provided further, That except as provided in the eighth
34703470 proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other
34713471 provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental as-
34723472 sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fis-
34733473 cal year 2024 for a project that the Secretary determines no
34743474 longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured funds
34753475 for current needs.
34763476 RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT
34773477 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized
34783478 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
34793479 standing subsection (b) of such section, $48,000,000, to re-
34803480 main available until expended: Provided, That the funds made
34813481 available under this heading shall be available for rural hous-
34823482 ing vouchers to any low-income household (including those
34833483 not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property fi-
34843484 nanced with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or
34853485 otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: Provided fur- 133
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34873487 ther, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference
34883488 between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and
34893489 the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That
34903490 funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the
34913491 availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, That
34923492 the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ad-
34933493 minister such vouchers with current regulations and adminis-
34943494 trative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers ad-
34953495 ministered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing
34963496 and Urban Development: Provided further, That in addition
34973497 to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not
34983498 more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made
34993499 available under this heading, for administrative expenses for
35003500 activities funded under this heading.
35013501 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS
35023502 For grants and contracts pursuant to section
35033503 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
35043504 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
35053505 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
35063506 For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural
35073507 housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as
35083508 authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $35,000,000, to
35093509 remain available until expended. 134
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35113511 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT
35123512 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
35133513 For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
35143514 and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and de-
35153515 scribed in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
35163516 Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and
35173517 $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
35183518 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants,
35193519 including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
35203520 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural com-
35213521 munity facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and
35223522 described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm
35233523 and Rural Development Act, $18,000,000, to remain avail-
35243524 able until expended: Provided, That $5,000,000 of the
35253525 amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for
35263526 a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further,
35273527 That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity
35283528 and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing
35293529 and community development organizations, low-income rural
35303530 communities, and Federally Recognized Native American
35313531 Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community
35323532 facilities, community and economic development projects in
35333533 rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be made
35343534 available to qualified private, nonprofit and public inter-
35353535 mediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of fi- 135
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35373537 nancial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such
35383538 intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from
35393539 other sources, including Federal funds for related activities,
35403540 in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further,
35413541 That any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations
35423542 under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guaran-
35433543 tees and grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled,
35443544 may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct
35453545 loans and or loan guarantees under this heading in this fiscal
35463546 year: Provided further, That no amounts may be made avail-
35473547 able pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that
35483548 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
35493549 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
35503550 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
35513551 1985, or that were specified in the tables titled ‘‘Community
35523552 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the
35533553 explanatory statements for division A of Public Law 117–103
35543554 and division A of Public Law 117–328 as described in section
35553555 4 in the matter preceding each such division A: Provided fur-
35563556 ther, That $8,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this
35573557 heading shall be available for community facilities grants to
35583558 tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such
35593559 Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of
35603560 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
35613561 applicable to the funds made available under this heading: 136
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35633563 Provided further, That in addition to any other available
35643564 funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000
35653565 total, from the program funds made available under this
35663566 heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded
35673567 under this heading.
35683568 R
35693569 URALBUSINESS—COOPERATIVESERVICE
35703570 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
35713571 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural
35723572 business development programs authorized by section 310B
35733573 and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section
35743574 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
35753575 $66,615,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
35763576 That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to
35773577 exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a
35783578 qualified national organization to provide technical assistance
35793579 for rural transportation in order to promote economic devel-
35803580 opment and $8,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Re-
35813581 gional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern
35823582 Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), the
35833583 Southwest Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15301 et
35843584 seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
35853585 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Pro-
35863586 gram purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consoli-
35873587 dated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more
35883588 than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Pro- 137
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35903590 vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
35913591 heading, not to exceed $100,000 shall be made available for
35923592 one or more qualified state technology council to promote pri-
35933593 vate-sector economic development in the bio-sciences: Pro-
35943594 vided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated
35953595 under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit
35963596 Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including
35973597 $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to
35983598 provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order
35993599 to promote economic development: Provided further, That sec-
36003600 tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and
36013601 Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made
36023602 available under this heading.
36033603 INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT
36043604 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
36053605 For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
36063606 by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7
36073607 U.S.C. 1936b), $10,000,000.
36083608 For the cost of direct loans, $3,035,000, as authorized
36093609 by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7
36103610 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $573,000 shall be available through
36113611 June 30, 2024, for Federally Recognized Native American
36123612 Tribes; and of which $1,147,000 shall be available through
36133613 June 30, 2024, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as de-
36143614 termined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Provided, 138
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36163616 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
36173617 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
36183618 et Act of 1974.
36193619 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
36203620 direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the appro-
36213621 priation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
36223622 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
36233623 For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
36243624 under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for
36253625 the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job
36263626 creation projects, $50,000,000.
36273627 The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of
36283628 the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting
36293629 rural economic development and job creation projects shall
36303630 not exceed $10,000,000.
36313631 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
36323632 For rural cooperative development grants authorized
36333633 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
36343634 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $24,600,000, of which
36353635 $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appro-
36363636 priate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided,
36373637 That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooper-
36383638 ative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups
36393639 of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and
36403640 a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of 139
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36423642 which are comprised of individuals who are members of so-
36433643 cially disadvantaged groups; and of which $13,000,000, to re-
36443644 main available until expended, shall be for value-added agri-
36453645 cultural product market development grants, as authorized by
36463646 section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of
36473647 which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall
36483648 be for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to
36493649 section 6402 of Public Law 107–171.
36503650 RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
36513651 For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized
36523652 by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
36533653 opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s), $20,000,000.
36543654 For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 under the
36553655 same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of
36563656 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
36573657 2008s).
36583658 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM
36593659 For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under the
36603660 same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of
36613661 the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
36623662 U.S.C. 8107), $50,000,000.
36633663 HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE
36643664 For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with
36653665 section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Ag-
36663666 riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as 140
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36683668 added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for
36693669 necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that
36703670 provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create
36713671 and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income com-
36723672 munities, $500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
36733673 vided, That such costs of loans, including the cost of modi-
36743674 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
36753675 Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
36763676 R
36773677 URALUTILITIESSERVICE
36783678 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT
36793679 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
36803680 For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
36813681 and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and de-
36823682 scribed in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
36833683 Rural Development Act, as follows: $860,000,000 for direct
36843684 loans; and $50,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
36853685 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants,
36863686 including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
36873687 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural
36883688 water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste manage-
36893689 ment programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C,
36903690 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2),
36913691 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
36923692 Rural Development Act, $595,972,000, to remain available
36933693 until expended, of which up to $117,484,737 shall be for the 141
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36953695 purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in
36963696 the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
36973697 Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in
36983698 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
36993699 dated Act), of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail-
37003700 able for the rural utilities program described in section
37013701 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided, That not to exceed
37023702 $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
37033703 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in
37043704 section 306E of such Act: Provided further, That not to ex-
37053705 ceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this
37063706 heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2)
37073707 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in ad-
37083708 dition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such
37093709 Act: Provided further, That $65,000,000 of the amount ap-
37103710 propriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants
37113711 including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized
37123712 by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consoli-
37133713 dated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Rec-
37143714 ognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of
37153715 such Act, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of
37163716 the State of Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided
37173717 for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
37183718 opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursu-
37193719 ant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, 142
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37213721 That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for
37223722 section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
37233723 ment Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training
37243724 and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 per-
37253725 cent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consoli-
37263726 dated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a
37273727 consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law
37283728 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
37293729 vided further, That not to exceed $35,000,000 of the amount
37303730 appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assist-
37313731 ance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to
37323732 section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes
37333733 a determination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall
37343734 be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-
37353735 State regional technical assistance organization, with experi-
37363736 ence in working with small communities on water and waste
37373737 water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be
37383738 to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less,
37393739 in improving the planning, financing, development, operation,
37403740 and management of water and waste water systems, and of
37413741 which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national
37423742 Native American organization to provide technical assistance
37433743 for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided fur-
37443744 ther, That not to exceed $21,817,000 of the amount appro-
37453745 priated under this heading shall be for contracting with quali- 143
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37473747 fied national organizations for a circuit rider program to pro-
37483748 vide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided
37493749 further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made
37503750 available under this heading shall be for solid waste manage-
37513751 ment grants: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,695,000
37523752 of the amounts appropriated under this heading shall be
37533753 available as the Secretary deems appropriate for water and
37543754 waste direct one percent loans for distressed communities:
37553755 Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that any
37563756 portion of the amount made available for one percent loans
37573757 is not needed for such loans, the Secretary may use such
37583758 amounts for grants authorized by section 306(a)(2) of the
37593759 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided
37603760 further, That if any funds made available for the direct loan
37613761 subsidy costs remain unobligated after July 31, 2024, such
37623762 unobligated balances may be used for grant programs funded
37633763 under this heading: Provided further, That $8,000,000 of the
37643764 amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
37653765 to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy
37663766 Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under sec-
37673767 tion 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
37683768 918a): Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of
37693769 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
37703770 applicable to the funds made available under this heading. 144
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37723772 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS
37733773 PROGRAM ACCOUNT
37743774 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
37753775 The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as
37763776 authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the
37773777 Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936,
37783778 940c–1, and 940g) shall be made as follows: guaranteed rural
37793779 electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
37803780 $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursuant to
37813781 sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in
37823782 4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act,
37833783 $4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to
37843784 section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000; and for cost-of-
37853785 money rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to sec-
37863786 tion 305(d)(2) of that Act, $550,000,000: Provided, That up
37873787 to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi-
37883788 tion, design, engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled elec-
37893789 tric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize
37903790 carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems.
37913791 For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section
37923792 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
37933793 935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined
37943794 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost
37953795 of money rural telecommunications loans, $5,720,000. 145
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37973797 In addition, $3,578,000 to remain available until ex-
37983798 pended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and
37993799 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided,
38003800 That the energy efficiency measures supported by the funding
38013801 in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable way to
38023802 the reduction of greenhouse gases.
38033803 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
38043804 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
38053805 $33,270,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for
38063806 ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
38073807 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND
38083808 PROGRAM
38093809 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
38103810 ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.,
38113811 $49,574,000, to remain available until expended, of which up
38123812 to $9,573,570 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,
38133813 specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community
38143814 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the
38153815 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
38163816 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That
38173817 $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by
38183818 section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
38193819 ment Act: Provided further, That funding provided under this
38203820 heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated
38213821 Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to 146
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38233823 entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consor-
38243824 tium as established by this section.
38253825 For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant
38263826 pilot program established by section 779 of division A of the
38273827 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–
38283828 141) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amend-
38293829 ed (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $100,385,000, to remain available
38303830 until expended, of which up to $10,385,000 shall be for the
38313831 purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in
38323832 the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
38333833 Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in
38343834 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
38353835 dated Act): Provided, That the Secretary may award grants
38363836 described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification Act
38373837 of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes
38383838 of carrying out such pilot program: Provided further, That
38393839 the cost of direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the
38403840 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at
38413841 least 90 percent of the households to be served by a project
38423842 receiving a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in
38433843 a rural area without sufficient access to broadband: Provided
38443844 further, That for purposes of such pilot program, a rural area
38453845 without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as
38463846 twenty-five megabits per second downstream and three mega-
38473847 bits per second upstream: Provided further, That to the ex- 147
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38493849 tent possible, projects receiving funds provided under the
38503850 pilot program must build out service to at least one hundred
38513851 megabits per second downstream, and twenty megabits per
38523852 second upstream: Provided further, That an entity to which
38533853 a loan or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use
38543854 the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service
38553855 in a service area by any entity that has received a broadband
38563856 loan from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is
38573857 not provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum
38583858 service threshold: Provided further, That not more than four
38593859 percent of the funds made available in this paragraph can be
38603860 used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot program
38613861 and up to three percent of funds made available in this para-
38623862 graph may be available for technical assistance and pre-devel-
38633863 opment planning activities to support the most rural commu-
38643864 nities: Provided further, That the Rural Utilities Service is di-
38653865 rected to expedite program delivery methods that would im-
38663866 plement this paragraph: Provided further, That for purposes
38673867 of this paragraph, the Secretary shall adhere to the notice,
38683868 reporting and service area assessment requirements set forth
38693869 in section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C.
38703870 950cc).
38713871 In addition, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
38723872 pended, for the Community Connect Grant Program author-
38733873 ized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3. 148
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38753875 TITLE IV
38763876 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
38773877 O
38783878 FFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORFOOD, NUTRITION,
38793879 ANDCONSUMERSERVICES
38803880 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
38813881 retary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,
38823882 $1,127,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act
38833883 to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
38843884 mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
38853885 up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
38863886 F
38873887 OOD ANDNUTRITIONSERVICE
38883888 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
38893889 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
38903890 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Rus-
38913891 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), ex-
38923892 cept section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
38933893 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21;
38943894 $33,266,226,000, to remain available through September 30,
38953895 2025, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
38963896 tion 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
38973897 of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, shall
38983898 be merged with and available for the same time period and
38993899 purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total
39003900 amount available, $18,004,000 shall be available to carry out
39013901 section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 149
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39033903 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
39043904 available, $21,005,000 shall be available to carry out studies
39053905 and evaluations and shall remain available until expended:
39063906 Provided further, That of the total amount available,
39073907 $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out
39083908 section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School
39093909 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That not-
39103910 withstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell
39113911 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the
39123912 total grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipi-
39133913 ent in fiscal year 2024 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided
39143914 further, That of the total amount available, $10,000,000 shall
39153915 be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies
39163916 for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to
39173917 purchase the equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000,
39183918 needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to
39193919 help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of
39203920 the school breakfast program: Provided further, That of the
39213921 total amount available, $1,000,000 shall remain available
39223922 until expended to carry out activities authorized under sub-
39233923 sections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B.
39243924 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(2)
39253925 and (e)(2)): Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Rich-
39263926 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
39273927 1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 150
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39293929 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2025’’: Provided
39303930 further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
39313931 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended
39323932 in the first sentence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’ and
39333933 inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2024’’: Provided further, That sec-
39343934 tion 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
39353935 Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence
39363936 by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal
39373937 year 2024’’.
39383938 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN ,
39393939 INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
39403940 For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
39413941 mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the
39423942 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
39433943 $7,030,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
39443944 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of
39453945 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not
39463946 less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer
39473947 counselors and other related activities, and $14,000,000 shall
39483948 be used for infrastructure: Provided further, That the Sec-
39493949 retary shall use funds made available under this heading to
39503950 increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for women and
39513951 children participants to an amount recommended by the Na-
39523952 tional Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and
39533953 adjusted for inflation: Provided further, That none of the 151
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39553955 funds provided in this account shall be available for the pur-
39563956 chase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost
39573957 containment and competitive bidding requirements specified
39583958 in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the
39593959 funds provided shall be available for activities that are not
39603960 fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments
39613961 or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Pro-
39623962 vided further, That upon termination of a federally mandated
39633963 vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions es-
39643964 tablished by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the re-
39653965 quirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State
39663966 agency.
39673967 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
39683968 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutri-
39693969 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $122,382,521,000,
39703970 of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
39713971 tember 30, 2026, shall be placed in reserve for use only in
39723972 such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to
39733973 carry out program operations: Provided, That funds provided
39743974 herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the
39753975 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, That of
39763976 the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may
39773977 be used to provide nutrition education services to State agen-
39783978 cies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the
39793979 Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 152
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39813981 further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
39823982 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
39833983 shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law
39843984 115–334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal organi-
39853985 zations: Provided further, That of the funds made available
39863986 under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be used to carry out
39873987 section 4208 of Public Law 115–334: Provided further, That
39883988 this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration
39893989 or workfare requirements as may be required by law: Pro-
39903990 vided further, That funds made available for Employment and
39913991 Training under this heading shall remain available through
39923992 September 30, 2025: Provided further, That funds made
39933993 available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section
39943994 4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
39953995 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2025:
39963996 Provided further, That none of the funds made available
39973997 under this heading may be obligated or expended in con-
39983998 travention of section 213A of the Immigration and Nation-
39993999 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds
40004000 made available under this heading may be used to enter into
40014001 contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or
40024002 to conduct activities related to program integrity provided
40034003 that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition
40044004 Act of 2008. 153
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40064006 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
40074007 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance
40084008 and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as author-
40094009 ized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
40104010 tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food
40114011 Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear af-
40124012 fected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Com-
40134013 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public
40144014 Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program,
40154015 as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of
40164016 1966, $480,070,000, to remain available through September
40174017 30, 2025: Provided, That none of these funds shall be avail-
40184018 able to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for com-
40194019 modities donated to the program: Provided further, That not-
40204020 withstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds
40214021 made available in fiscal year 2024 to support the Seniors
40224022 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by sec-
40234023 tion 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
40244024 2002, such funds shall remain available through September
40254025 30, 2025: Provided further, That of the funds made available
40264026 under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
40274027 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 20 percent
40284028 for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. 154
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40304030 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
40314031 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and
40324032 Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition as-
40334033 sistance program, $177,348,000: Provided, That of the funds
40344034 provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of
40354035 section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section
40364036 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 155
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40384038 TITLE V
40394039 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
40404040 O
40414041 FFICE OF THEUNDERSECRETARY FORTRADE AND
40424042 F
40434043 OREIGNAGRICULTURALAFFAIRS
40444044 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
40454045 retary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000:
40464046 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to any agen-
40474047 cy in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission
40484048 area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one
40494049 administrative support staff for the Office.
40504050 OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
40514051 For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex
40524052 Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000
40534053 for official reception and representation expenses.
40544054 F
40554055 OREIGNAGRICULTURALSERVICE
40564056 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
40574057 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
40584058 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
40594059 ice, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation al-
40604060 lowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act
40614061 approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $227,330,000, of
40624062 which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until
40634063 September 30, 2025, for overseas operations to include the
40644064 payment of locally employed staff: Provided, That the Service
40654065 may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropria- 156
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40674067 tion for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies,
40684068 public and private organizations and institutions under agree-
40694069 ments executed pursuant to the agricultural food production
40704070 assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist-
40714071 ance programs of the United States Agency for International
40724072 Development: Provided further, That funds made available for
40734073 middle-income country training programs, funds made avail-
40744074 able for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and
40754075 Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the
40764076 Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the pur-
40774077 pose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency ex-
40784078 change rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agri-
40794079 cultural Service, shall remain available until expended.
40804080 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS
40814081 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
40824082 wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including
40834083 interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law
40844084 83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with disposi-
40854085 tions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,619,107,000, to re-
40864086 main available until expended.
40874087 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION
40884088 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS
40894089 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
40904090 section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
40914091 of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $240,000,000, to remain avail- 157
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40934093 able until expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit
40944094 Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities,
40954095 and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section,
40964096 subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein: Pro-
40974097 vided further, That of the amount made available under this
40984098 heading, not more than 10 percent, but not less than
40994099 $24,000,000, shall remain available until expended to pur-
41004100 chase agricultural commodities as described in subsection
41014101 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
41024102 of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)).
41034103 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT
41044104 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
41054105 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
41064106 For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity
41074107 Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102
41084108 and GSM 103, $6,063,000, to cover common overhead ex-
41094109 penses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit
41104110 Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal
41114111 Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be paid to the appro-
41124112 priation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Ex-
41134113 penses’’. 158
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41154115 TITLE VI
41164116 RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
41174117 ADMINISTRATION
41184118 D
41194119 EPARTMENT OFHEALTH ANDHUMANSERVICES
41204120 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
41214121 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
41224122 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
41234123 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Adminis-
41244124 tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehi-
41254125 cles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant
41264126 to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the
41274127 Food and Drug Administration which are included in this
41284128 Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Co-
41294129 lumbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated to
41304130 the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities
41314131 described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures
41324132 Act (Public Law 114–255); for miscellaneous and emergency
41334133 expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved
41344134 by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
41354135 retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
41364136 standing section 521 of Public Law 107–188;
41374137 $6,721,782,000: Provided, That of the amount provided
41384138 under this heading, $1,422,104,000 shall be derived from
41394139 prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h,
41404140 and shall be credited to this account and remain available 159
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41424142 until expended; $362,381,000 shall be derived from medical
41434143 device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be
41444144 credited to this account and remain available until expended;
41454145 $613,538,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user
41464146 fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited
41474147 to this account and remain available until expended;
41484148 $31,109,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological prod-
41494149 uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be
41504150 credited to this account and remain available until expended;
41514151 $33,500,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees au-
41524152 thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited to this
41534153 account and remain available until expended; $25,000,000
41544154 shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees au-
41554155 thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this
41564156 account and remain available until expended; $712,000,000
41574157 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by
41584158 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited to this account and re-
41594159 main available until expended: Provided further, That in addi-
41604160 tion to and notwithstanding any other provision under this
41614161 heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees,
41624162 medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, bio-
41634163 similar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees,
41644164 and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the re-
41654165 spective fiscal year 2024 limitations are appropriated and
41664166 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 160
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41684168 expended: Provided further, That fees derived from prescrip-
41694169 tion drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar bio-
41704170 logical product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug
41714171 assessments for fiscal year 2024, including any such fees col-
41724172 lected prior to fiscal year 2024 but credited for fiscal year
41734173 2024, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2024 limitations:
41744174 Provided further, That the Secretary may accept payment
41754175 during fiscal year 2024 of user fees specified under this head-
41764176 ing and authorized for fiscal year 2025, prior to the due date
41774177 for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fis-
41784178 cal year 2025 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fis-
41794179 cal year 2024 shall not be included in amounts under this
41804180 heading: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be
41814181 used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user
41824182 fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of
41834183 the total amount appropriated: (1) $1,185,989,000 shall be
41844184 for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and re-
41854185 lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of
41864186 which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections
41874187 of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of
41884188 imported seafood; (2) $2,334,704,000 shall be for the Center
41894189 for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities
41904190 in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than
41914191 $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to increase unannounced for-
41924192 eign inspections and shall remain available until expended; 161
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41944194 (3) $570,632,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Eval-
41954195 uation and Research and for related field activities in the Of-
41964196 fice of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $284,285,000 shall be for the
41974197 Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities
41984198 in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $770,697,000 shall be
41994199 for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for
42004200 related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6)
42014201 $77,505,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
42024202 cological Research; (7) $684,324,000 shall be for the Center
42034203 for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the
42044204 Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) $215,701,000 shall be for
42054205 Rent and Related activities, of which $55,061,000 is for
42064206 White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the
42074207 General Services Administration for rent; (9) $230,423,000
42084208 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration
42094209 for rent; and (10) $367,522,000 shall be for other activities,
42104210 including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
42114211 the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Oper-
42124212 ations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services
42134213 for these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed
42144214 $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and rep-
42154215 resentation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as deter-
42164216 mined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any
42174217 transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the administration of,
42184218 section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 162
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42204220 (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made avail-
42214221 able under this heading for other activities and shall not ex-
42224222 ceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of the amounts that
42234223 are made available under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’,
42244224 and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be
42254225 transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘De-
42264226 partment of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector
42274227 General’’ for oversight of the programs and operations of the
42284228 Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to
42294229 funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and
42304230 Drug Administration: Provided further, That funds may be
42314231 transferred from one specified activity to another with the
42324232 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
42334233 Houses of Congress.
42344234 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42
42354235 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21
42364236 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
42374237 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection
42384238 fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees author-
42394239 ized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing facility fees author-
42404240 ized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription drug wholesale dis-
42414241 tributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
42424242 353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and inspec-
42434243 tion fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party
42444244 auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical 163
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42464246 countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized
42474247 by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, and fees relating to over-the-
42484248 counter monograph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72
42494249 shall be credited to this account, to remain available until ex-
42504250 pended.
42514251 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
42524252 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
42534253 alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or fa-
42544254 cilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,
42554255 where not otherwise provided, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
42564256 able until expended.
42574257 FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT , CURES ACT
42584258 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
42594259 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de-
42604260 scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures
42614261 Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes under
42624262 the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $50,000,000, to re-
42634263 main available until expended: Provided, That amounts ap-
42644264 propriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to
42654265 section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be
42664266 derived from amounts transferred under section
42674267 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the
42684268 Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for
42694269 ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug
42704270 Administration Salaries and Expenses’’ solely for the pur- 164
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42724272 poses provided in such Act: Provided further, That upon a de-
42734273 termination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pur-
42744274 suant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the pur-
42754275 poses provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the
42764276 account: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in
42774277 addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
42784278 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
42794279 C
42804280 OMMODITYFUTURESTRADINGCOMMISSION
42814281 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
42824282 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
42834283 Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the
42844284 purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental
42854285 of space (to include multiple year leases), in the District of
42864286 Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000, including not to ex-
42874287 ceed $3,000 for official reception and representation ex-
42884288 penses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for con-
42894289 sultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with for-
42904290 eign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not
42914291 less than $80,000,000 shall remain available until September
42924292 30, 2026, and of which not less than $4,218,000 shall be for
42934293 expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided,
42944294 That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553,
42954295 amounts provided under this heading are available for the liq-
42964296 uidation of obligations equal to current year payments on
42974297 leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 165
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42994299 Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and liqui-
43004300 dating any lease obligations that should have been recorded
43014301 and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
43024302 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such
43034303 amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a no-year ac-
43044304 count in the Treasury, which has been established for the sole
43054305 purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such
43064306 unpaid obligations.
43074307 F
43084308 ARMCREDITADMINISTRATION
43094309 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
43104310 Not to exceed $94,300,000 (from assessments collected
43114311 from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricul-
43124312 tural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the
43134313 current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized
43144314 under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall
43154315 not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: Provided
43164316 further, That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to
43174317 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropria-
43184318 tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the
43194319 purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of
43204320 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Admin-
43214321 istration may exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from
43224322 the application of the limitation provided in that clause of ex-
43234323 port loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in
43244324 a manner other than described in subclause (II) of the clause. 166
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43264326 TITLE VII
43274327 GENERAL PROVISIONS
43284328 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
43294329 S
43304330 EC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations
43314331 made available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act
43324332 to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to spe-
43334333 cific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total
43344334 number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2024 does not ex-
43354335 ceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year
43364336 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motor
43374337 vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are
43384338 necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational
43394339 costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safe-
43404340 ty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not increase the
43414341 Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless
43424342 the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from,
43434343 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
43444344 gress within 30 days of the notification.
43454345 S
43464346 EC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
43474347 Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated
43484348 balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or
43494349 any other available unobligated discretionary balances that
43504350 are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to
43514351 the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of property,
43524352 plant and equipment and for the improvement, delivery, and 167
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43544354 implementation of Department financial, and administrative
43554355 information technology services, and other support systems
43564356 necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
43574357 formation technology services, including cloud adoption and
43584358 migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Depart-
43594359 ment of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain avail-
43604360 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made
43614361 available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to
43624362 the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the
43634363 agency administrator: Provided further, That none of the
43644364 funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to
43654365 this section shall be available for obligation without written
43664366 notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on
43674367 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further,
43684368 That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made
43694369 available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be
43704370 available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes
43714371 to the Department’s National Finance Center without written
43724372 notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Ap-
43734373 propriations of both Houses of Congress as required by sec-
43744374 tion 716 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
43754375 appropriated by this Act or made available to the Depart-
43764376 ment’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation
43774377 or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make
43784378 any changes to remove or relocate any systems, missions, per- 168
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43804380 sonnel, or functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Offi-
43814381 cer and the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or
43824382 from the National Finance Center prior to written notifica-
43834383 tion to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropria-
43844384 tions of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the
43854385 requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided further,
43864386 That the National Finance Center Information Technology
43874387 Services Division personnel and data center management re-
43884388 sponsibilities, and control of any functions, missions, and sys-
43894389 tems for current and future human resources management
43904390 and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and
43914391 functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the
43924392 Chief Information Officer shall remain in the National Fi-
43934393 nance Center and under the management responsibility and
43944394 administrative control of the National Finance Center: Pro-
43954395 vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the of-
43964396 fices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to
43974397 existing and new Departments and other government agen-
43984398 cies National Finance Center shared services including, but
43994399 not limited to, payroll, financial management, and human
44004400 capital shared services and allow the National Finance Center
44014401 to perform technology upgrades: Provided further, That of an-
44024402 nual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the
44034403 Department of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in ex-
44044404 cess of the true costs of the shared services provided by the 169
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44064406 National Finance Center and budgeted for the National Fi-
44074407 nance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4
44084408 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equip-
44094409 ment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and
44104410 implementation of financial, administrative, and information
44114411 technology services, and other systems of the National Fi-
44124412 nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of
44134413 the National Finance Center: Provided further, That none of
44144414 the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless
44154415 the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to
44164416 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
44174417 gress: Provided further, That the limitations on the obligation
44184418 of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees
44194419 shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the
44204420 Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of
44214421 emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the
44224422 National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the Na-
44234423 tional Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations
44244424 of the National Finance Center.
44254425 S
44264426 EC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this
44274427 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
44284428 fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
44294429 S
44304430 EC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
44314431 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
44324432 agreements or similar arrangements between the United 170
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44344434 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions
44354435 in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agree-
44364436 ment when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is
44374437 to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two
44384438 parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indi-
44394439 rect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions
44404440 when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for
44414441 all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
44424442 S
44434443 EC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
44444444 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made
44454445 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until
44464446 expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal
44474447 year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan
44484448 Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Tele-
44494449 communication Loans program account, and the Rural Hous-
44504450 ing Insurance Fund program account.
44514451 S
44524452 EC. 706. None of the funds made available to the De-
44534453 partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire
44544454 new information technology systems or significant upgrades,
44554455 as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer,
44564456 without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the
44574457 concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Invest-
44584458 ment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any
44594459 other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or oth-
44604460 erwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the 171
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44624462 Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notifi-
44634463 cation to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
44644464 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That
44654465 notwithstanding section 11319 of title 40, United States
44664466 Code, none of the funds available to the Department of Agri-
44674467 culture for information technology shall be obligated for
44684468 projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to
44694469 receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer:
44704470 Provided further, That the Chief Information Officer may au-
44714471 thorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval
44724472 from the Chief Information Officer for projects, contracts, or
44734473 other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the perform-
44744474 ance of an agency measured against the performance plan re-
44754475 quirements described in the explanatory statement accom-
44764476 panying Public Law 113–235.
44774477 S
44784478 EC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) of
44794479 the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the
44804480 current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to
44814481 disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.
44824482 S
44834483 EC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
44844484 any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid
44854485 or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the
44864486 Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility
44874487 that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 172
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44894489 Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313B(a) of
44904490 such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
44914491 S
44924492 EC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by
44934493 law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from
44944494 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in
44954495 this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available
44964496 through September 30, 2025, for information technology ex-
44974497 penses.
44984498 S
44994499 EC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
45004500 made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel
45014501 by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
45024502 tion of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41,
45034503 Code of Federal Regulations.
45044504 S
45054505 EC. 711. In the case of each program established or
45064506 amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–
45074507 79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title I or
45084508 subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which in-
45094509 definite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized
45104510 or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity
45114511 Credit Corporation—
45124512 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and re-
45134513 lated administrative expenses, including technical assist-
45144514 ance, associated with the implementation of the pro-
45154515 gram, without regard to the limitation on the total
45164516 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 173
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45184518 section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
45194519 Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
45204520 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not
45214521 be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for pur-
45224522 poses of applying the limitation on the total amount of
45234523 allotments and fund transfers contained in such section.
45244524 S
45254525 EC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not
45264526 more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
45274527 penses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels,
45284528 commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
45294529 culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule
45304530 makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded
45314531 grants.
45324532 S
45334533 EC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this
45344534 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
45354535 unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
45364536 changing of pornography.
45374537 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
45384538 necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
45394539 ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
45404540 tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
45414541 S
45424542 EC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section
45434543 14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this sec-
45444544 tion referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds ap-
45454545 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any other 174
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45474547 Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
45484548 sonnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the Act
45494549 of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred
45504550 to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,574,028,000 (exclusive of
45514551 carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as follows:
45524552 Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—
45534553 $485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal
45544554 of Defective Commodities—$1,660,000; Administration of
45554555 section 32 Commodity Purchases—$37,178,000: Provided,
45564556 That, of the total funds made available in the matter pre-
45574557 ceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1,
45584558 2024, such unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal
45594559 year 2025 and shall remain available until expended for any
45604560 of the purposes of section 32, except that any such carryover
45614561 funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may
45624562 not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the
45634563 Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the
45644564 expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both
45654565 Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: Provided
45664566 further, That, with the exception of any available carryover
45674567 funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act to be used
45684568 for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds
45694569 appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other
45704570 Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any em- 175
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45724572 ployee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause
45734573 (3) of section 32.
45744574 S
45754575 EC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or any
45764576 other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
45774577 personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as
45784578 part of the President’s budget submission to the Congress for
45794579 programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Sub-
45804580 committees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
45814581 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes
45824582 revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due
45834583 to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law
45844584 prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget sub-
45854585 mission identifies which additional spending reductions should
45864586 occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted
45874587 prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con-
45884588 ference for the fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act.
45894589 S
45904590 EC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act,
45914591 or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
45924592 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
45934593 penditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any ac-
45944594 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees avail-
45954595 able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
45964596 obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer
45974597 of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy
45984598 Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through 176
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46004600 use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the De-
46014601 partment of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
46024602 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263),
46034603 that—
46044604 (1) creates new programs;
46054605 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
46064606 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for
46074607 any project or activity for which funds have been denied
46084608 or restricted;
46094609 (4) relocates an office or employees;
46104610 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
46114611 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or ac-
46124612 tivities presently performed by Federal employees;
46134613 unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
46144614 and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Fu-
46154615 tures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in
46164616 writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
46174617 priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in ad-
46184618 vance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such
46194619 authority.
46204620 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
46214621 by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
46224622 this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
46234623 in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in
46244624 the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 177
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46264626 agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation
46274627 or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a
46284628 reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in sub-
46294629 section (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 per-
46304630 cent, whichever is less, that—
46314631 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activi-
46324632 ties;
46334633 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing
46344634 program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by
46354635 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
46364636 (3) results from any general savings from a reduc-
46374637 tion in personnel which would result in a change in exist-
46384638 ing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Con-
46394639 gress;
46404640 unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
46414641 and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Fu-
46424642 tures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in
46434643 writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
46444644 priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in ad-
46454645 vance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the
46464646 use of such authority.
46474647 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
46484648 Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
46494649 modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writing
46504650 and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations 178
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46524652 of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program
46534653 or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year un-
46544654 less the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifi-
46554655 cally funded by any other Act.
46564656 (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
46574657 by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
46584658 this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
46594659 in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in
46604660 the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the
46614661 agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for—
46624662 (1) modifying major capital investments funding
46634663 levels, including information technology systems, that in-
46644664 volves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fis-
46654665 cal year for the individual investment in excess of
46664666 $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is
46674667 less;
46684668 (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or va-
46694669 cant positions or agency activities or functions to estab-
46704670 lish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five
46714671 or more personnel; or
46724672 (3) carrying out activities or functions that were
46734673 not described in the budget request;
46744674 unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the
46754675 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 179
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46774677 least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these pur-
46784678 poses.
46794679 (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used
46804680 for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
46814681 retary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of
46824682 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives from
46834683 the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
46844684 written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notifi-
46854685 cation as required in this section.
46864686 S
46874687 EC. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the
46884688 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
46894689 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any
46904690 guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that
46914691 does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion
46924692 of the loan.
46934693 S
46944694 EC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
46954695 made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food
46964696 and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading
46974697 Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used
46984698 to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or
46994699 responses to questions that are a result of information re-
47004700 quested for the appropriations hearing process to any non-
47014701 Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and
47024702 Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
47034703 sion, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 180
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47054705 SEC. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law,
47064706 none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an
47074707 executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news
47084708 story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United
47094709 States unless the story includes a clear notification within the
47104710 text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the pre-
47114711 packaged news story was prepared or funded by that execu-
47124712 tive branch agency.
47134713 S
47144714 EC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri-
47154715 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office
47164716 funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or
47174717 office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal
47184718 year unless the individual’s employing agency or office is fully
47194719 reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary
47204720 and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
47214721 S
47224722 EC. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
47234723 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
47244724 missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chair-
47254725 man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and
47264726 the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall sub-
47274727 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
47284728 Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, and
47294729 activity for all the funds made available under this Act in-
47304730 cluding appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory 181
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47324732 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
47334733 vision A of this consolidated Act).
47344734 S
47354735 EC. 722. None of the funds made available by this Act
47364736 may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule,
47374737 or take any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring
47384738 information intended for a prescribing health care profes-
47394739 sional, in the case of a drug or biological product subject to
47404740 section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
47414741 Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such profes-
47424742 sional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and
47434743 until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such dis-
47444744 tribution.
47454745 S
47464746 EC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility or
47474747 level of program assistance for Rural Housing Service pro-
47484748 grams the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison
47494749 populations.
47504750 S
47514751 EC. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not re-
47524752 quire budget authority and the program level has been estab-
47534753 lished in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase
47544754 the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not
47554755 more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to the Secretary
47564756 implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in
47574757 writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
47584758 Congress at least 15 days in advance. 182
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47604760 SEC. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates
47614761 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section
47624762 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
47634763 Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
47644764 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall be available
47654765 for obligation without written notification to, and the prior
47664766 approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both
47674767 Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds or rebates so
47684768 transferred shall be available for obligation only for the ac-
47694769 quisition of property, plant and equipment, including equip-
47704770 ment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of
47714771 Departmental financial management, information technology,
47724772 and other support systems necessary for the delivery of finan-
47734773 cial, administrative, and information technology services, in-
47744774 cluding cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to
47754775 the agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
47764776 S
47774777 EC. 726. None of the funds made available by this Act
47784778 may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the ‘‘vari-
47794779 ety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhancing Re-
47804780 tailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
47814781 Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department of Agri-
47824782 culture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (81
47834783 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends
47844784 the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as defined in section
47854785 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 183
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47874787 and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition of the term ‘‘staple
47884788 food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal
47894789 Regulations, to increase the number of items that qualify as
47904790 acceptable varieties in each staple food category so that the
47914791 total number of such items in each staple food category ex-
47924792 ceeds the number of such items in each staple food category
47934793 included in the final rule as published on December 15, 2016:
47944794 Provided, That until the Secretary promulgates such regu-
47954795 latory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the require-
47964796 ments regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to
47974797 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that
47984798 were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
47994799 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79).
48004800 S
48014801 EC. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502
48024802 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary
48034803 of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to
48044804 loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for
48054805 such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j)
48064806 of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect
48074807 to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible lend-
48084808 ers for such loans.
48094809 S
48104810 EC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
48114811 made available by this Act shall be available for the United
48124812 States Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or im-
48134813 plement any regulation that would promulgate new user fees 184
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48154815 pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 after the date of the enactment
48164816 of this Act.
48174817 S
48184818 EC. 729. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
48194819 appropriations made available for the Broadband Treasury
48204820 Rate Loan program, authorized in section 601 of the Rural
48214821 Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb), $7,000,000 are
48224822 hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
48234823 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress
48244824 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
48254825 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
48264826 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
48274827 S
48284828 EC. 730. Notwithstanding any provision of law that
48294829 regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holi-
48304830 day pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge estab-
48314831 lishments subject to the inspection requirements of the Poul-
48324832 try Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq., the Fed-
48334833 eral Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq, and the Egg
48344834 Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for the cost
48354835 of inspection services provided outside of an establishment’s
48364836 approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services pro-
48374837 vided on Federal holidays: Provided, That any sums charged
48384838 pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay
48394839 or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of the American Rescue
48404840 Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2, 135 Stat. 242): Pro-
48414841 vided further, That sums received by the Secretary under this 185
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48434843 paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, remain
48444844 available until expended to the Secretary without further ap-
48454845 propriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated
48464846 with FSIS inspections.
48474847 S
48484848 EC. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall—
48494849 (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the
48504850 following factors in the country or region being audited,
48514851 as applicable—
48524852 (A) veterinary control and oversight;
48534853 (B) disease history and vaccination practices;
48544854 (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
48554855 (D) epidemiological separation from potential
48564856 sources of infection;
48574857 (E) surveillance practices;
48584858 (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
48594859 (G) emergency preparedness and response; and
48604860 (2) promptly make publicly available the final re-
48614861 ports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to
48624862 paragraph (1).
48634863 (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
48644864 with United States obligations under its international trade
48654865 agreements.
48664866 S
48674867 EC. 732. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
48684868 appropriations made available for the rural housing voucher
48694869 program authorized by section 542 of the Housing Act of 186
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48714871 1949, (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), as amended, $35,000,000 are
48724872 hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
48734873 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress
48744874 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
48754875 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
48764876 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
48774877 S
48784878 EC. 733. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
48794879 appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Rural Co-
48804880 operative Development Grants’’ for Agriculture Innovation
48814881 Centers authorized by section 6402 of the Farm Security and
48824882 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b), as amended,
48834883 $7,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts
48844884 may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
48854885 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
48864886 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
48874887 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
48884888 S
48894889 EC. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for
48904890 this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis-
48914891 posal, and solid waste management programs authorized by
48924892 sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the
48934893 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
48944894 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction,
48954895 alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or waste-
48964896 water system unless all of the iron and steel products used
48974897 in the project are produced in the United States. 187
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48994899 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’
49004900 means the following products made primarily of iron or steel:
49014901 lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other
49024902 municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and
49034903 restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast con-
49044904 crete, and construction materials.
49054905 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
49064906 egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this
49074907 section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee of the
49084908 Secretary finds that—
49094909 (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent
49104910 with the public interest;
49114911 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the
49124912 United States in sufficient and reasonably available
49134913 quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or
49144914 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in
49154915 the United States will increase the cost of the overall
49164916 project by more than 25 percent.
49174917 (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for
49184918 a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee
49194919 shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy
49204920 of the request and information available to the Secretary or
49214921 the designee concerning the request, and shall allow for infor-
49224922 mal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to
49234923 making a finding based on the request. The Secretary or the 188
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49254925 designee shall make the request and accompanying informa-
49264926 tion available by electronic means, including on the official
49274927 public Internet Web site of the Department.
49284928 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
49294929 with United States obligations under international agree-
49304930 ments.
49314931 (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the
49324932 funds appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—
49334933 Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account’’ for car-
49344934 rying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for
49354935 management and oversight of the requirements of this sec-
49364936 tion.
49374937 (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a
49384938 project for which the engineering plans and specifications in-
49394939 clude use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by
49404940 such subsection if the plans and specifications have received
49414941 required approvals from State agencies prior to the date of
49424942 enactment of this Act.
49434943 (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United
49444944 States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several States,
49454945 the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized In-
49464946 dian Tribe.
49474947 S
49484948 EC. 735. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
49494949 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
49504950 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation mat- 189
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49524952 ters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to
49534953 Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
49544954 S
49554955 EC. 736. Of the total amounts made available by this
49564956 Act for direct loans and grants under the following headings:
49574957 ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund
49584958 Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mutual and
49594959 Self-Help Housing Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural
49604960 Housing Assistance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural
49614961 Community Facilities Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-
49624962 Cooperative Service—Rural Business Program Account’’;
49634963 ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Economic De-
49644964 velopment Loans Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Coop-
49654965 erative Service—Rural Cooperative Development Grants’’;
49664966 ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Microentre-
49674967 preneur Assistance Program’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—
49684968 Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural
49694969 Utilities Service—Rural Electrification and Telecommuni-
49704970 cations Loans Program Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Serv-
49714971 ice—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Pro-
49724972 gram’’, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent
49734973 of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent
49744974 poverty counties under this section, including, notwith-
49754975 standing any other provision regarding population limits, any
49764976 county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a
49774977 population that does not exceed the authorized population 190
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49794979 limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, That for purposes
49804980 of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means
49814981 any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population
49824982 living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the
49834983 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011 American
49844984 Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or posses-
49854985 sion of the United States: Provided further, That with respect
49864986 to specific activities for which program levels have been made
49874987 available by this Act that are not supported by budget au-
49884988 thority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to
49894989 such program level.
49904990 S
49914991 EC. 737. None of the funds made available by this Act
49924992 may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge re-
49934993 ceipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use
49944994 of a drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the
49954995 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or
49964996 section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
49974997 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo is inten-
49984998 tionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic
49994999 modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have
50005000 not been received by the Secretary, and the exemption may
50015001 not go into effect.
50025002 S
50035003 EC. 738. None of the funds made available by this or
50045004 any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promul-
50055005 gated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled ‘‘Stand- 191
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50075007 ards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of
50085008 Produce for Human Consumption’’, and published on Novem-
50095009 ber 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that
50105010 grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops,
50115011 or almonds.
50125012 S
50135013 EC. 739. For school years 2023–2024 and 2024–2025,
50145014 none of the funds made available by this Act may be used
50155015 to implement or enforce the matter following the first comma
50165016 in the second sentence of footnote (c) of section 220.8(c) of
50175017 title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to the sub-
50185018 stitution of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast
50195019 program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition
50205020 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
50215021 S
50225022 EC. 740. None of the funds made available by this Act
50235023 or any other Act may be used—
50245024 (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricul-
50255025 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Ag-
50265026 ricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of
50275027 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or
50285028 (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale,
50295029 or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or
50305030 cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agri-
50315031 cultural Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the Agricultural
50325032 Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside the State in
50335033 which the hemp is grown or cultivated. 192
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50355035 SEC. 741. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the
50365036 matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Ag-
50375037 ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
50385038 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
50395039 S
50405040 EC. 742. The Secretary, as part of the report on for-
50415041 eign landholding required under the Agricultural Foreign In-
50425042 vestment Disclosure Act (Public Law 95–460), shall report to
50435043 Congress on foreign investments in agricultural land in the
50445044 United States, including the impact foreign ownership has on
50455045 family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food sup-
50465046 ply: Provided, That within 2 years after the enactment of this
50475047 Act, the Secretary shall establish a streamlined process for
50485048 electronic submission and retention of disclosures made under
50495049 the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, including
50505050 an internet database that contains disaggregated data from
50515051 each disclosure submitted: Provided further,That all prior
50525052 year disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land in
50535053 the United States are published in the database: Provided
50545054 further, That the plan includes a process to ensure the protec-
50555055 tion of personally identifiable information and that all disclo-
50565056 sures of foreign investments in agricultural land on the
50575057 USDA website be disaggregated by: (1) in any case in which
50585058 such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of such
50595059 foreign person; and (2) in any case in which such foreign per-
50605060 son is not an individual or a government, the nature of the 193
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50625062 legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such
50635063 foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place
50645064 of business of such foreign person.
50655065 S
50665066 EC. 743. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to
50675067 remain available until expended, for a pilot program for the
50685068 Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit organiza-
50695069 tions and public housing authorities to provide technical as-
50705070 sistance, including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-
50715071 family housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS
50725072 multi-family housing properties in areas where the Secretary
50735073 determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit
50745074 housing organizations and public housing authorities as au-
50755075 thorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the
50765076 RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time as
50775077 determined by the Secretary.
50785078 S
50795079 EC. 744. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
50805080 appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Rural
50815081 Housing Assistance Grants’’ for housing repair grants au-
50825082 thorized by section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
50835083 U.S.C. 1474), as amended, $28,000,000 are hereby re-
50845084 scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
50855085 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
50865086 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
50875087 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
50885088 trol Act of 1985. 194
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50905090 SEC. 745. (a) After the effective date of any final rule
50915091 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes in con-
50925092 nection with its proposed rule to update these requirements
50935093 (87 Federal Register 59168, issued on September 29, 2022),
50945094 manufacturers may also continue to comply with the previous
50955095 requirements promulgated by the FDA for the implied nutri-
50965096 ent content claim ‘‘healthy’’ through the ‘‘compliance date’’
50975097 FDA provides in the final rule.
50985098 (b) Any food product manufactured and labeled as
50995099 ‘‘healthy’’ during the compliance period FDA provides in that
51005100 final rule shall not be directly or indirectly subject to any
51015101 state-law requirements that are not identical to either (i) the
51025102 Federal requirements for the implied nutrition content claim
51035103 ‘‘healthy’’ that were in effect as of the date FDA issues the
51045104 final rule, or (ii) the updated Federal requirements that FDA
51055105 promulgates in the final rule, assuming the updated require-
51065106 ments go into effect during the regulatory compliance period.
51075107 S
51085108 EC. 746. Funds made available under title II of the
51095109 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used
51105110 to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate moni-
51115111 toring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are
51125112 in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the
51135113 intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and
51145114 not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes. 195
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51165116 SEC. 747. None of the funds made available by this Act
51175117 may be used to procure raw or processed poultry products or
51185118 seafood imported into the United States from the People’s
51195119 Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under
51205120 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
51215121 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-
51225122 gram under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the
51235123 Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13
51245124 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast pro-
51255125 gram under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771
51265126 et seq.).
51275127 S
51285128 EC. 748. For school year 2024–2025, only a school
51295129 food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit
51305130 school food service account as of June 30, 2023, shall be re-
51315131 quired to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance
51325132 with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School
51335133 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).
51345134 S
51355135 EC. 749. Any funds made available by this or any other
51365136 Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section
51375137 1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
51385138 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall
51395139 be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment re-
51405140 search: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such funds
51415141 among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for
51425142 purposes of making such grants. 196
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51445144 SEC. 750. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
51455145 no funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be
51465146 used to move any staff office or any agency from the mission
51475147 area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other
51485148 mission area or office within the Department in the absence
51495149 of the enactment of specific legislation affirming such move.
51505150 S
51515151 EC. 751. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the
51525152 Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds ap-
51535153 propriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed
51545154 and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Water-
51555155 shed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Wa-
51565156 tershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C.
51575157 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection
51585158 Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricul-
51595159 tural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide tech-
51605160 nical services for such programs pursuant to section
51615161 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
51625162 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
51635163 S
51645164 EC. 752. In administering the pilot program established
51655165 by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropria-
51665166 tions Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141), the Secretary of Agri-
51675167 culture may, for purposes of determining entities eligible to
51685168 receive assistance, consider those communities which are
51695169 ‘‘Areas Rural in Character’’: Provided, That not more than
51705170 10 percent of the funds made available under the heading 197
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51725172 ‘‘Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’
51735173 for the purposes of the pilot program established by section
51745174 779 of Public Law 115–141 may be used for this purpose.
51755175 S
51765176 EC. 753. In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
51775177 able by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16
51785178 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
51795179 available until expended, to implement non-renewable agree-
51805180 ments on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands,
51815181 as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act
51825182 (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311).
51835183 S
51845184 EC. 754. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and
51855185 Drug Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health
51865186 and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of
51875187 Food and Drugs, shall, not later than September 30, 2024,
51885188 and following the review required under Executive Order No.
51895189 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory planning
51905190 and review), issue advice revising the advice provided in the
51915191 notice of availability entitled ‘‘Advice About Eating Fish,
51925192 From the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and
51935193 Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability’’ (82
51945194 Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is
51955195 consistent with nutrition science recognized by the Food and
51965196 Drug Administration on the net effects of seafood consump-
51975197 tion. 198
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51995199 SEC. 755. In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
52005200 able, there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain
52015201 available until expended, for the Meat and Poultry Processing
52025202 Expansion Program established pursuant to section
52035203 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
52045204 Law 117–2) to award grants to processors of invasive, wild-
52055205 caught catfish.
52065206 S
52075207 EC. 756. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Eco-
52085208 nomic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15,
52095209 2024, an amount of funds made available in title III under
52105210 the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Ac-
52115211 count, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing
52125212 Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Ac-
52135213 count, Rural Business Program Account, Rural Development
52145214 Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste
52155215 Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obligated in
52165216 REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such
52175217 headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were
52185218 obligated under such headings for REAP Zones, excluding
52195219 the funding provided through any Community Project Fund-
52205220 ing/Congressionally Directed Spending.
52215221 S
52225222 EC. 757. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year there-
52235223 after, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
52245224 of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be
52255225 used to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 199
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52275227 1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the
52285228 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
52295229 S
52305230 EC. 758. (a) For an additional amount for the Office
52315231 of the Secretary, $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
52325232 pended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out no more
52335233 than 10 pilot projects, under the terms and conditions deter-
52345234 mined by the Secretary for a period not to exceed 2 years,
52355235 that award grants to an Indian tribe; a tribal organization
52365236 approved by an Indian tribe; a tribal educational agency; a
52375237 consortium of Indian tribes; or a partnership between an In-
52385238 dian tribe and either a State educational agency, a local edu-
52395239 cational agency, a tribal educational agency, or the Bureau
52405240 of Indian Education to operate and implement the school
52415241 lunch program as authorized by the Richard B. Russell Na-
52425242 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769), the summer food
52435243 service program as established under section 13 of the Rich-
52445244 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the child and
52455245 adult care food program as established by section 17 of the
52465246 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, or the school
52475247 breakfast program established by the Child Nutrition Act of
52485248 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) in either a Bureau-funded school (as
52495249 defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of
52505250 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); a school (as defined in section 12(d)
52515251 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
52525252 U.S.C. 1760 (d)) on or near an Indian reservation; or an 200
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52545254 early child care and education facility: Provided, That to
52555255 carry out this pilot program each grant awarded shall be no
52565256 less than $10,000 and no more than $100,000 for each
52575257 school year and shall not increase state administrative costs
52585258 or the amount of benefits provided in any program: Provided
52595259 further, That the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given
52605260 the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
52615261 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
52625262 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pilot
52635263 project grant recipient shall be reimbursed for meals served
52645264 under the school lunch program, the summer food service
52655265 program, and the child and adult care food program as if the
52665266 recipient were a State under the Richard B. Russell National
52675267 School Lunch Act; and under the school breakfast program
52685268 as if the recipient were a State educational agency.
52695269 (c) Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the pilot
52705270 program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
52715271 the outcomes of the pilot program.
52725272 S
52735273 EC. 759. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
52745274 made available by this Act may be used by the Food and
52755275 Drug Administration (FDA) to issue or promote any new
52765276 guidelines or regulations applicable to food manufacturers for
52775277 Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) until the FDA considers the
52785278 available new science in developing the Compliance Policy
52795279 Guide (CPG), Guidance for FDA Staff, Sec. 55.320 Listeria 201
52805280 •HRES 1061 EH
52815281 monocytogenes—regarding Lm in low-risk foods, meaning
52825282 foods that do not support the growth of Lm.
52835283 S
52845284 EC. 760. Section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
52855285 U.S.C. 1490c) is amended in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking
52865286 ‘‘two years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’.
52875287 S
52885288 EC. 761. Section 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
52895289 U.S.C. 1490d) is amended in subsection (a)(1) by striking
52905290 ‘‘two years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’.
52915291 S
52925292 EC. 762. Section 363 of the Multifamily Mortgage
52935293 Foreclosure Act of 1981 (12 U.S.C. 3702) is amended at
52945294 paragraph (10) by inserting after ‘‘Secretary of Housing
52955295 Urban Development’’ the following: ‘‘and the Secretary of
52965296 Agriculture’’.
52975297 S
52985298 EC. 763. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
52995299 made available by this Act may be used by the Food and
53005300 Drug Administration to develop, issue, promote or advance
53015301 any final guidelines or new regulations applicable to food
53025302 manufacturers for long-term population-wide sodium reduc-
53035303 tion actions until an assessment is completed on the impact
53045304 of the short-term sodium reduction targets.
53055305 S
53065306 EC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to
53075307 remain available until September 30, 2025, for a Bison Pro-
53085308 duction and Marketing Grant Program that the Agricultural
53095309 Marketing Service shall develop and maintain: Provided, That
53105310 this program shall be similar, as determined by the Secretary, 202
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53125312 to the Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program the
53135313 Department of Agriculture currently maintains pursuant to
53145314 section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
53155315 U.S.C. 1627a(c)), and shall prioritize grants to national non-
53165316 profits and federally chartered Tribal organizations that have
53175317 expertise in bison production or marketing.
53185318 S
53195319 EC. 765. Notwithstanding the Agricultural Marketing
53205320 Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622 et seq.) and 9 CFR part 352,
53215321 the Committee provides an additional $700,000 to the USDA
53225322 Food Safety and Inspection Service to cover voluntary meat
53235323 inspection fees for the slaughtering or processing of bison/
53245324 buffalo at Native American owned establishments or estab-
53255325 lishments operating on tribal lands.
53265326 S
53275327 EC. 766. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
53285328 appropriations made available for the Rural Water Operation
53295329 Program under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation
53305330 Service—Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations’’,
53315331 $28,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
53325332 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
53335333 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
53345334 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced
53355335 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
53365336 S
53375337 EC. 767. If services performed by APHIS employees
53385338 are determined by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant
53395339 Health Inspection Service to be in response to an animal dis- 203
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53415341 ease outbreak, any premium pay that is funded, either di-
53425342 rectly or through reimbursement, shall be exempted from the
53435343 aggregate of basic pay and premium pay calculated under
53445344 section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, and any other
53455345 provision of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium
53465346 pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis: Provided,
53475347 That this section shall take effect as if enacted on January
53485348 1, 2023.
53495349 S
53505350 EC. 768. None of the funds made available by this Act
53515351 may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel—
53525352 (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal
53535353 Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
53545354 (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Fed-
53555355 eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
53565356 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or
53575357 (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title
53585358 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
53595359 tion).
53605360 S
53615361 EC. 769. Any rule-making, notice or guidance of or re-
53625362 garding USDA Proposed Rule (Child Nutrition Programs:
53635363 Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary
53645364 Guidelines for Americans; RIN 0584–AE88) shall allow and
53655365 provide meal reimbursement for (or ‘‘low fat or fat free’’) fla-
53665366 vored milk in National School Lunch Program and School
53675367 Breakfast Program for grades Kindergarten through 12th 204
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53695369 grade and in Child and Adult Care Food Program for partici-
53705370 pants 6 years of age and older, and for any other program
53715371 complying with the meal pattern requirements covered in
53725372 such final rule.
53735373 S
53745374 EC. 770. Sodium limits in effect for School Year 2023–
53755375 2024 in child nutrition meal patterns shall remain effective
53765376 through School Year 2026–2027, after which sodium limits
53775377 that may be included in any rulemaking, notice or guidance
53785378 of or regarding USDA Proposed Rule (Child Nutrition Pro-
53795379 grams: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020
53805380 Dietary Guidelines for Americans; RIN 0584–AE88), shall
53815381 not be more restrictive than the Target 2 sodium levels pub-
53825382 lished in the final rule entitled ‘‘Nutrition Standards in the
53835383 National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs’’
53845384 published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal
53855385 Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg 4087).
53865386 S
53875387 EC. 771. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to
53885388 remain available until expended, to carry out section 2103 of
53895389 Public Law 115–334: Provided, That the Secretary shall
53905390 prioritize the wetland compliance needs of areas with signifi-
53915391 cant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and con-
53925392 servation compliance requests.
53935393 S
53945394 EC. 772. There is appropriated $3,000,000 for the
53955395 emergency and transitional pet shelter and housing assistance 205
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53975397 grant program established under section 12502(b) of the Ag-
53985398 riculture Improvement Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 20127).
53995399 S
54005400 EC. 773. The National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
54015401 neering and Medicine (NASEM) were tasked with providing
54025402 findings and recommendations on alcohol consumption for the
54035403 purposes of inclusion in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for
54045404 Americans as required by Section 772 of Division A of the
54055405 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
54065406 328): Provided, That the Secretary of Health and Human
54075407 Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the
54085408 findings and recommendations of the NASEM report in the
54095409 development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
54105410 and further, both Secretaries shall ensure that the alcohol
54115411 consumption recommendations in the 2025 Dietary Guide-
54125412 lines for Americans shall be based on the preponderance of
54135413 scientific and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341
54145414 of title 7 of United States Code.
54155415 S
54165416 EC. 774. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Rural
54175417 Community Facilities Program Account’’ in title I of division
54185418 N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law
54195419 117–328) is amended by inserting ‘‘or to repair or replace es-
54205420 sential community facilities damaged by a disaster that oc-
54215421 curred in calendar year 2023’’ after ‘‘calendar year 2022’’:
54225422 Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section
54235423 that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer- 206
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54255425 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
54265426 budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
54275427 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
54285428 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
54295429 S
54305430 EC. 775. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
54315431 appropriations made available for the Rural Energy for
54325432 American program authorized by section 9007 of the Farm
54335433 Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, (7 U.S.C. 8107),
54345434 $10,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
54355435 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
54365436 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
54375437 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or to section
54385438 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
54395439 icit Control Act of 1985.
54405440 S
54415441 EC. 776. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
54425442 appropriations made available in Section 2304 of the Amer-
54435443 ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2),
54445444 $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
54455445 S
54465446 EC. 777. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
54475447 appropriations made available under Division A, Title IV,
54485448 under the heading ‘‘Nutrition Programs Administration’’ for
54495449 relocation expenses and the alteration and repair of buildings
54505450 and improvement pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 of the Consoli-
54515451 dated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31),
54525452 $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 207
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54545454 SEC. 778. Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal
54555455 year 2024 in the ‘‘Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ established
54565456 in section 742 of division A of Public Law 113-235, and in
54575457 addition to any funds otherwise made available for such pur-
54585458 poses in this, prior, or subsequent fiscal years, the following
54595459 shall be available during the period of availability of the Fund
54605460 for the specified purposes and in the specified amounts—
54615461 (1) for grants for rural community facilities pro-
54625462 grams as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
54635463 tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
54645464 Development Act, $505,023,927 for the purposes, and in
54655465 the amounts specified in the table titled ‘‘Community
54665466 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in
54675467 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
54685468 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act),
54695469 and under the same authorities and conditions as
54705470 amounts made available by this Act in the second para-
54715471 graph under the heading ‘‘Rural Community Facilities
54725472 Program Account’’; and
54735473 (2) for expenses during fiscal year 2024, not other-
54745474 wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
54755475 cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act
54765476 (Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in con-
54775477 nection with dispositions abroad under title II of said
54785478 Act, $68,476,073, under the same authorities and condi- 208
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54805480 tions as amounts made available by this Act under the
54815481 heading ‘‘Food for Peace Title II Grants’’:
54825482 Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section
54835483 that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
54845484 gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and
54855485 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated as an
54865486 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
54875487 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
54885488 1985.
54895489 S
54905490 EC. 779. Section 2250b of title 7, United States Code,
54915491 is hereby amended in the second proviso by striking ‘‘capital
54925492 acquisition’’ and after ‘‘infrastructure’’ inserting ‘‘and infor-
54935493 mation technology services.’’
54945494 S
54955495 EC. 780. Section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification
54965496 Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–2(a)), shall be applied for fiscal
54975497 year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter until the specified
54985498 funding has been expended as if the following were inserted
54995499 after the final period: ‘‘In addition, the Secretary shall use
55005500 $9,465,000 of the funds available to carry out this section in
55015501 fiscal year 2024 for an additional amount for the same pur-
55025502 pose and under the same terms and conditions as the Rural
55035503 Business Development Grants authorized by section 310B of
55045504 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
55055505 1932(c)).’’. 209
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55075507 SEC. 781. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
55085508 the acceptable market name of any engineered animal ap-
55095509 proved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengi-
55105510 neered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall
55115511 include the words ‘‘genetically engineered’’ prior to the exist-
55125512 ing acceptable market name.
55135513 S
55145514 EC. 782. For an additional amount for the Office of the
55155515 Secretary, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
55165516 continue the Institute for Rural Partnerships as established
55175517 in section 778 of Public Law 117–103: Provided, That the
55185518 Institute for Rural Partnerships shall continue to dedicate re-
55195519 sources to researching the causes and conditions of challenges
55205520 facing rural areas, and develop community partnerships to
55215521 address such challenges: Provided further, That administra-
55225522 tive or other fees shall not exceed one percent: Provided fur-
55235523 ther, That such partnership shall coordinate and publish an
55245524 annual report.
55255525 S
55265526 EC. 783. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to
55275527 carry out the duties of the working group established under
55285528 section 770 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
55295529 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
55305530 Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 89).
55315531 S
55325532 EC. 784. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
55335533 appropriations made available for conservation activities
55345534 under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation Serv- 210
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55365536 ice—Conservation Operations’’, $30,000,000 are hereby re-
55375537 scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
55385538 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
55395539 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
55405540 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
55415541 trol Act of 1985.
55425542 S
55435543 EC. 785. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
55445544 appropriations made available for the ‘‘National Institute of
55455545 Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities’’,
55465546 $37,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
55475547 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
55485548 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
55495549 ant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Bal-
55505550 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
55515551 S
55525552 EC. 786. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to
55535553 remain available until expended, for section 306E(b) of the
55545554 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide
55555555 subgrants to eligible individuals for the construction, refur-
55565556 bishing, and servicing of individually owned household decen-
55575557 tralized wastewater systems.
55585558 S
55595559 EC. 787. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be included
55605560 as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
55615561 United States (CFIUS) on a case by case basis pursuant to
55625562 the authorities in section 721(k)(2)(J) of the Defense Pro-
55635563 duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)(J)) with respect 211
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55655565 to each covered transaction (as defined in section 721(a)(4)
55665566 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
55675567 4565(a)(4))) involving agricultural land, agriculture bio-
55685568 technology, or the agriculture industry (including agricultural
55695569 transportation, agricultural storage, and agricultural proc-
55705570 essing), as determined by the CFIUS Chairperson in coordi-
55715571 nation with the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of
55725572 Agriculture shall, to the maximum extent practicable, notify
55735573 the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
55745574 of any agricultural land transaction that the Secretary of Ag-
55755575 riculture has reason to believe, based on information from or
55765576 in cooperation with the Intelligence Community, is a covered
55775577 transaction (A) that may pose a risk to the national security
55785578 of the United States, with particular emphasis on covered
55795579 transactions of an interest in agricultural land by foreign
55805580 governments or entities of concern, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
55815581 19221(a), including the People’s Republic of China, the
55825582 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federa-
55835583 tion, and the Islamic Republic of Iran; and (B) with respect
55845584 to which a person is required to submit a report to the Sec-
55855585 retary of Agriculture under section 2(a) of the Agricultural
55865586 Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
55875587 3501(a)): Provided, That there is hereby appropriated
55885588 $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, in addition to 212
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55905590 amounts otherwise provided for such purpose, to carry out
55915591 this section.
55925592 S
55935593 EC. 788. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
55945594 appropriations made available in the ‘‘Working Capital
55955595 Fund’’, $78,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
55965596 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
55975597 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
55985598 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced
55995599 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
56005600 S
56015601 EC. 789. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
56025602 appropriations made available for the ‘‘Community Connect
56035603 Grant Program’’, $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Pro-
56045604 vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
56055605 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
56065606 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
56075607 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
56085608 1985.
56095609 S
56105610 EC. 790. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
56115611 appropriations made available under the heading ‘‘Distance
56125612 Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’, other
56135613 than amounts made available for the Community Connect
56145614 Grant Program, $18,891,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided,
56155615 That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
56165616 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 213
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56185618 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
56195619 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
56205620 S
56215621 EC. 791. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
56225622 appropriations made available for veterinary diagnostics
56235623 under the heading ‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
56245624 Service, Salaries and Expenses account’’, $5,000,000 are
56255625 hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
56265626 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress
56275627 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
56285628 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
56295629 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
56305630 S
56315631 EC. 792. The agencies and offices of the Department
56325632 of Agriculture may reimburse the Office of the General Coun-
56335633 sel (OGC), out of the funds provided in this Act, for costs
56345634 incurred by OGC in providing services to such agencies or of-
56355635 fices under time-limited agreements entered into with such
56365636 agencies and offices: Provided, That such transfer authority
56375637 is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
56385638 S
56395639 EC. 793. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing
56405640 Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’
56415641 and inserting ‘‘2024’’.
56425642 (b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting
56435643 Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) is
56445644 amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 214
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56465646 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural
56475647 Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
56485648 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 215
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56505650 DIVISION C—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE,
56515651 AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
56525652 TIONS ACT, 2024
56535653 TITLE I
56545654 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
56555655 I
56565656 NTERNATIONALTRADEADMINISTRATION
56575657 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
56585658 For necessary expenses for international trade activities
56595659 of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry
56605660 out activities associated with facilitating, attracting, and re-
56615661 taining business investment in the United States, to carry out
56625662 activities associated with title VI of division BB of the Con-
56635663 solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328),
56645664 and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, in-
56655665 cluding expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for
56665666 the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,
56675667 without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United
56685668 States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of
56695669 immediate families of employees stationed overseas and em-
56705670 ployees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation
56715671 of employees of the International Trade Administration be-
56725672 tween two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of
56735673 title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the
56745674 United States and aliens by contract for services; recognizing
56755675 contributions to export expansion pursuant to Executive 216
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56775677 Order 10978; rental of space abroad for periods not exceed-
56785678 ing 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
56795679 ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable ex-
56805680 hibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in
56815681 the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672
56825682 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in
56835683 foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official rep-
56845684 resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor ve-
56855685 hicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehi-
56865686 cle; not to exceed $325,000 for purchase of armored vehicles
56875687 without regard to the general purchase price limitations; ob-
56885688 taining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie
56895689 lines, $623,000,000, of which $85,000,000 shall remain avail-
56905690 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the
56915691 amounts made available under this heading, $50,000,000 is
56925692 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
56935693 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
56945694 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
56955695 Provided further, That $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees
56965696 to be retained and used by the International Trade Adminis-
56975697 tration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United
56985698 States Code: Provided further, That, of amounts provided
56995699 under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for
57005700 China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and
57015701 compliance activities: Provided further, That the provisions of 217
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57035703 the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c)
57045704 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
57055705 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying
57065706 out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, con-
57075707 tributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational
57085708 and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
57095709 assessments for services provided as part of these activities:
57105710 Provided further, That, of amounts provided under this head-
57115711 ing, up to $3,000,000, to remain available until expended,
57125712 shall be for the purpose of carrying out a pilot fellowship pro-
57135713 gram of the United States Commercial Service under which
57145714 the Secretary of Commerce may make competitive grants to
57155715 appropriate institutions of higher education or students to in-
57165716 crease the level of knowledge and awareness of, and interest
57175717 in employment with, that Service among minority students:
57185718 Provided further, That any grants awarded under such pro-
57195719 gram shall be made pursuant to regulations to be prescribed
57205720 by the Secretary, which shall require as a condition of the ini-
57215721 tial receipt of grant funds, a commitment by prospective
57225722 grantees to accept full-time employment in the Global Mar-
57235723 kets unit of the International Trade Administration upon the
57245724 completion of participation in the program. 218
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57265726 BUREAU OFINDUSTRY ANDSECURITY
57275727 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
57285728 For necessary expenses for export administration and
57295729 national security activities of the Department of Commerce,
57305730 including costs associated with the performance of export ad-
57315731 ministration field activities both domestically and abroad; full
57325732 medical coverage for dependent members of immediate fami-
57335733 lies of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens
57345734 of the United States and aliens by contract for services
57355735 abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in
57365736 the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States
57375737 Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to ex-
57385738 ceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad;
57395739 awards of compensation to informers under the Export Con-
57405740 trol Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John
57415741 S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
57425742 Year 2019; Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C.
57435743 4801 et seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act
57445744 of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and pur-
57455745 chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor
57465746 vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement ve-
57475747 hicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limita-
57485748 tion otherwise established by law, $191,000,000, of which
57495749 $76,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
57505750 That of the amounts made available under this heading for 219
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57525752 activities under the ‘‘revised nonsecurity category’’, as defined
57535753 in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
57545754 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as
57555755 amended, $20,000,000 is designated by the Congress as
57565756 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
57575757 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
57585758 icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the provi-
57595759 sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section
57605760 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
57615761 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in car-
57625762 rying out these activities: Provided further, That payments
57635763 and contributions collected and accepted for materials or
57645764 services provided as part of such activities may be retained
57655765 for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for pro-
57665766 viding information to the public with respect to the export ad-
57675767 ministration and national security activities of the Depart-
57685768 ment of Commerce and other export control programs of the
57695769 United States and other governments.
57705770 E
57715771 CONOMICDEVELOPMENTADMINISTRATION
57725772 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
57735773 For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
57745774 vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act
57755775 of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants au-
57765776 thorized by sections 27, 28, and 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler
57775777 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722, 3722a, 220
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57795779 and 3723), as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available
57805780 until expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants
57815781 under section 27, $41,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
57825782 tion 28, and $2,500,000 shall be for grants under section 30:
57835783 Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
57845784 heading, $30,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being
57855785 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
57865786 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
57875787 icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That any deviation
57885788 from the amounts designated for specific activities in the ex-
57895789 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
57905790 ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of
57915791 deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in
57925792 previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
57935793 section 505 of this Act.
57945794 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
57955795 For necessary expenses of administering the economic
57965796 development assistance programs as provided for by law,
57975797 $68,000,000: Provided, That funds provided under this head-
57985798 ing may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to
57995799 title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976; title II
58005800 of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 through 30 of the Ste-
58015801 venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
58025802 U.S.C. 3722–3723), as amended; and the Community Emer-
58035803 gency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 221
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58055805 MINORITYBUSINESSDEVELOPMENTAGENCY
58065806 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
58075807 For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Devel-
58085808 opment Agency in fostering, promoting, and developing mi-
58095809 nority business enterprises, as authorized by law,
58105810 $68,250,000.
58115811 E
58125812 CONOMIC ANDSTATISTICALANALYSIS
58135813 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
58145814 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
58155815 nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of
58165816 Commerce, $125,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
58175817 tember 30, 2025.
58185818 B
58195819 UREAU OF THECENSUS
58205820 CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS
58215821 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
58225822 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by
58235823 law, $328,500,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided
58245824 herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and mar-
58255825 keting activities.
58265826 PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
58275827 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
58285828 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
58295829 suses and programs provided for by law, $1,054,000,000, to
58305830 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, 222
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58325832 from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for pro-
58335833 motion, outreach, and marketing activities.
58345834 N
58355835 ATIONALTELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
58365836 A
58375837 DMINISTRATION
58385838 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
58395839 For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the
58405840 National Telecommunications and Information Administra-
58415841 tion (NTIA), $57,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
58425842 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
58435843 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal
58445844 agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, anal-
58455845 ysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be
58465846 retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such
58475847 spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Pro-
58485848 vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized
58495849 to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds trans-
58505850 ferred, or previously transferred, from other Government
58515851 agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications re-
58525852 search, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for
58535853 Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its
58545854 assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds re-
58555855 ceived from other Government agencies shall remain available
58565856 until expended. 223
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58585858 PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES , PLANNING AND
58595859 CONSTRUCTION
58605860 For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries
58615861 and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated
58625862 are available for the administration of all open grants until
58635863 their expiration.
58645864 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
58655865 For necessary expenses for the design, construction, al-
58665866 teration, improvement, maintenance, and repair of buildings
58675867 and facilities managed by the National Telecommunications
58685868 and Information Administration, not otherwise provided for,
58695869 $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
58705870 U
58715871 NITEDSTATESPATENT ANDTRADEMARKOFFICE
58725872 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
58735873 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
58745874 For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and
58755875 Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including
58765876 defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of
58775877 Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
58785878 USPTO, $4,195,799,000, to remain available until expended:
58795879 Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general
58805880 fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and sur-
58815881 charges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law
58825882 are received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a fiscal
58835883 year 2024 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 224
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58855885 $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2024, should the
58865886 total amount of such offsetting collections be less than
58875887 $4,195,799,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly:
58885888 Provided further, That any amount received in excess of
58895889 $4,195,799,000 in fiscal year 2024 and deposited in the Pat-
58905890 ent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available
58915891 until expended: Provided further, That the Director of
58925892 USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on
58935893 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
58945894 ate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso
58955895 and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming
58965896 under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
58975897 obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
58985898 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That any
58995899 amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding pro-
59005900 viso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and
59015901 Trademark Office ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided
59025902 further, That the budget of the President submitted for fiscal
59035903 year 2025 under section 1105 of title 31, United States
59045904 Code, shall include within amounts provided under this head-
59055905 ing for necessary expenses of the USPTO any increases that
59065906 are expected to result from an increase promulgated through
59075907 rule or regulation in offsetting collections of fees and sur-
59085908 charges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law
59095909 in either fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025: Provided fur- 225
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59115911 ther, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed
59125912 $13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2024 for offi-
59135913 cial reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
59145914 That in fiscal year 2024 from the amounts made available for
59155915 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec-
59165916 essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of
59175917 basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under
59185918 section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the nor-
59195919 mal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that
59205920 title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management
59215921 (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees
59225922 subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2)
59235923 the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs,
59245924 as determined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-re-
59255925 tirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits
59265926 coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Fed-
59275927 eral Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Em-
59285928 ployees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred
59295929 to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the
59305930 FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appro-
59315931 priate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of
59325932 those accounts: Provided further, That any differences be-
59335933 tween the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly
59345934 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides
59355935 for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an imputed 226
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59375937 cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Pro-
59385938 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
59395939 law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by
59405940 USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section
59415941 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section
59425942 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law
59435943 112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts appro-
59445944 priated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of In-
59455945 spector General’’ account for activities associated with car-
59465946 rying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.
59475947 N
59485948 ATIONALINSTITUTE OFSTANDARDS ANDTECHNOLOGY
59495949 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
59505950 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
59515951 For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
59525952 Standards and Technology (NIST), $1,080,000,000, to re-
59535953 main available until expended, of which not to exceed
59545954 $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
59555955 Fund’’: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under
59565956 this heading, $222,841,000 shall be made available for the
59575957 NIST—STRS projects, and in the amounts, specified in the
59585958 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
59595959 rected Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory
59605960 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
59615961 vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the
59625962 amounts made available for the projects referenced in the 227
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59645964 preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other pur-
59655965 pose: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
59665966 official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
59675967 ther, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer
59685968 undergraduate research fellowship program participants.
59695969 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
59705970 For necessary expenses for industrial technology serv-
59715971 ices, $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
59725972 which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
59735973 Extension Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for
59745974 the Manufacturing USA Program.
59755975 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
59765976 For construction of new research facilities, including ar-
59775977 chitectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
59785978 maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for
59795979 the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as au-
59805980 thorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute
59815981 of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c–278e),
59825982 $168,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
59835983 That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
59845984 $80,242,000 shall be made available for the NIST—Con-
59855985 struction projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table
59865986 titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
59875987 Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
59885988 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 228
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59905990 A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That up to one
59915991 percent of amounts made available for the projects referenced
59925992 in the preceding proviso may be used for the administrative
59935993 costs of such projects: Provided further, That the Director of
59945994 the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall
59955995 submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations
59965996 of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any
59975997 amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such
59985998 spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec-
59995999 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
60006000 or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
60016001 forth in that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of
60026002 Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials
60036003 for fiscal year 2025 that the Secretary submits to Congress
60046004 in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as sub-
60056005 mitted with the budget of the President under section
60066006 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each
60076007 National Institute of Standards and Technology construction
60086008 project having a total multi-year program cost of more than
60096009 $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification ma-
60106010 terials shall include an estimate of the budgetary require-
60116011 ments for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fis-
60126012 cal years. 229
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60146014 NATIONALOCEANIC ANDATMOSPHERICADMINISTRATION
60156015 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
60166016 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
60176017 For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law
60186018 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
60196019 (NOAA), including maintenance, operation, and hire of air-
60206020 craft and vessels; pilot programs for State-led fisheries man-
60216021 agement, notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants,
60226022 contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for
60236023 the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative
60246024 agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,548,485,000, to
60256025 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That
60266026 fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for
60276027 the management of national marine sanctuaries may be re-
60286028 tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with
60296029 those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31,
60306030 United States Code: Provided further, That in addition,
60316031 $369,522,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund enti-
60326032 tled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research
60336033 Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used
60346034 for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
60356035 Program; Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assess-
60366036 ments; Observers and Training; Fisheries Management Pro-
60376037 grams and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants:
60386038 Provided further, That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for 230
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60406040 payment to the ‘‘Department of Commerce Working Capital
60416041 Fund’’: Provided further, That of the $4,946,007,000 pro-
60426042 vided for in direct obligations under this heading,
60436043 $4,548,485,000 is appropriated from the general fund,
60446044 $369,522,000 is provided by transfer, and $28,000,000 is de-
60456045 rived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided fur-
60466046 ther, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
60476047 $139,499,000 shall be made available for the NOAA—CZM
60486048 and NOAA—ORF projects, and in the amounts, specified in
60496049 the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
60506050 Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the explana-
60516051 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
60526052 division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That
60536053 the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the
60546054 preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other pur-
60556055 pose: Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
60566056 designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement
60576057 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
60586058 this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of
60596059 funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be
60606060 subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
60616061 Provided further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay
60626062 expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection
60636063 and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical
60646064 care of retired personnel and their dependents under the De- 231
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60666066 pendents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums
60676067 as may be necessary.
60686068 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
60696069 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
60706070 For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital
60716071 assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the Na-
60726072 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
60736073 $1,719,866,000, to remain available until September 30,
60746074 2026, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
60756075 struction of vessels and aircraft, and construction of facilities
60766076 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
60776077 amounts made available in the matter preceding this proviso,
60786078 $100,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
60796079 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
60806080 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
60816081 1985: Provided further, That in addition, $44,000,000 shall
60826082 be derived by transfer for the purposes provided under this
60836083 heading from the unobligated balances in the Fund estab-
60846084 lished in section 111(a) of division B of Public Law 116–93:
60856085 Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred pursu-
60866086 ant to the preceding proviso from amounts made available in
60876087 section 101(e)(1) of title I of division A of Public Law 118–
60886088 5: Provided further, That of the $1,776,866,000 provided for
60896089 in direct obligations under this heading, $1,719,866,000 is
60906090 appropriated from the general fund, $13,000,000 is provided 232
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60926092 from recoveries of prior year obligations, and $44,000,000 is
60936093 provided by transfer: Provided further, That any deviation
60946094 from the amounts designated for specific activities in the ex-
60956095 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
60966096 ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of
60976097 deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in
60986098 previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
60996099 section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary
61006100 of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials
61016101 for fiscal year 2025 that the Secretary submits to Congress
61026102 in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as sub-
61036103 mitted with the budget of the President under section
61046104 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each
61056105 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procure-
61066106 ment, acquisition or construction project having a total of
61076107 more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget jus-
61086108 tification shall include an estimate of the budgetary require-
61096109 ments for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fis-
61106110 cal years.
61116111 PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY
61126112 For necessary expenses associated with the restoration
61136113 of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain avail-
61146114 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the funds
61156115 provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants
61166116 to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Cali- 233
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61186118 fornia, and Alaska, and to the federally recognized Tribes of
61196119 the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for
61206120 projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead
61216121 populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or
61226122 that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for
61236123 maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal trea-
61246124 ty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for con-
61256125 servation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat,
61266126 based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Com-
61276127 merce: Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated
61286128 based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not
61296129 be available for marketing activities: Provided further, That
61306130 funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching re-
61316131 quirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at
61326132 least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
61336133 FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE
61346134 For necessary expenses of administering the fishery dis-
61356135 aster assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Ste-
61366136 vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Public Law
61376137 94–265) and the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (title III of
61386138 Public Law 99–659), $300,000.
61396139 FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
61406140 For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law
61416141 95–372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts 234
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61436143 collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until ex-
61446144 pended.
61456145 FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
61466146 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
61476147 of 1974, during fiscal year 2024, obligations of direct loans
61486148 may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota
61496149 loans and not to exceed $150,000,000 for traditional direct
61506150 loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
61516151 RECREATIONAL QUOTA ENTITY FUND
61526152 For carrying out the provisions of section 106 of the
61536153 Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (title I of
61546154 division S of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
61556155 (Public Law 117–328)), the National Oceanic and Atmos-
61566156 pheric Administration may assess and collect fees pursuant to
61576157 such section, which shall be credited to this account, to re-
61586158 main available until expended, for the purposes specified in
61596159 subsection (b) of such section, in addition to amounts other-
61606160 wise available for such purposes.
61616161 D
61626162 EPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
61636163 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
61646164 For necessary expenses for the management of the De-
61656165 partment of Commerce provided for by law, including not to
61666166 exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation,
61676167 $94,500,000: Provided, That no employee of the Department
61686168 of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or 235
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61706170 office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices within
61716171 the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce
61726172 for more than 180 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s
61736173 employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary
61746174 and expenses of the employee for the entire period of assign-
61756175 ment using funds provided under this heading: Provided fur-
61766176 ther, That amounts made available to the Department of
61776177 Commerce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred
61786178 pursuant to section 508 of this or any prior Act to the ac-
61796179 count funded under this heading, except in the case of ex-
61806180 traordinary circumstances that threaten life or property.
61816181 RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION
61826182 For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
61836183 ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000.
61846184 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
61856185 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
61866186 eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
61876187 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $48,000,000.
61886188 G
61896189 ENERALPROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCE
61906190 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
61916191 S
61926192 EC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable ap-
61936193 propriations and funds made available to the Department of
61946194 Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities
61956195 specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514),
61966196 to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 236
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61986198 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced
61996199 payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification
62006200 of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that
62016201 such payments are in the public interest.
62026202 S
62036203 EC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations
62046204 made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act
62056205 for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of pas-
62066206 senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and
62076207 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms
62086208 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
62096209 5902).
62106210 S
62116211 EC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
62126212 made available for the current fiscal year for the Department
62136213 of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such ap-
62146214 propriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
62156215 more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That
62166216 any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
62176217 programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
62186218 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
62196219 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
62206220 vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify
62216221 the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in ad-
62226222 vance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (in-
62236223 cluding land, structures, and equipment) not specifically pro- 237
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62256225 vided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for
62266226 the Department of Commerce.
62276227 S
62286228 EC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of
62296229 the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appro-
62306230 priations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by
62316231 section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are
62326232 hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect
62336233 to fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the
62346234 Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the life
62356235 cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Program is
62366236 $6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the Geostationary
62376237 Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is
62386238 $11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost for the Space Weath-
62396239 er Follow On Program is $692,800,000.
62406240 S
62416241 EC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
62426242 the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including
62436243 but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security
62446244 services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance,
62456245 and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organiza-
62466246 tions are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coop-
62476247 erative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy
62486248 in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other
62496249 buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of
62506250 which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Adminis-
62516251 trator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property 238
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62536253 and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable
62546254 or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimburse-
62556255 ment for services provided under this section or the authority
62566256 under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized,
62576257 up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or
62586258 fund which initially bears the costs of such services.
62596259 S
62606260 EC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to pre-
62616261 vent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography,
62626262 copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its
62636263 networks.
62646264 S
62656265 EC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic
62666266 and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with
62676267 their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits
62686268 of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, per-
62696269 sonnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instru-
62706270 mentality of the United States, or of any State, local govern-
62716271 ment, Indian Tribal government, Territory, or possession, or
62726272 of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign govern-
62736273 ment or international organization, for purposes related to
62746274 carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered
62756275 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
62766276 S
62776277 EC. 108. The National Technical Information Service
62786278 shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or
62796279 document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the
62806280 Service has provided information to the customer on how an 239
62816281 •HRES 1061 EH
62826282 electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed
62836283 and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still re-
62846284 quire the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the
62856285 report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering
62866286 the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering
62876287 such report or document.
62886288 S
62896289 EC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na-
62906290 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the
62916291 Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into
62926292 grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-re-
62936293 imbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and fa-
62946294 cilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made
62956295 available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State
62966296 or subdivision thereof, local government, Tribal government,
62976297 Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided,
62986298 That funds received for permitting and related regulatory ac-
62996299 tivities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the
63006300 heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
63016301 tion—Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain
63026302 available until September 30, 2025, for such purposes: Pro-
63036303 vided further, That all funds within this section and their cor-
63046304 responding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
63056305 S
63066306 EC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior
63076307 appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for
63086308 necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and 240
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63106310 Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce,
63116311 including amounts provided for programs of the Bureau of
63126312 Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall be
63136313 available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appro-
63146314 priate entities, including any Federal, State, or local govern-
63156315 mental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid and
63166316 promote statistical, research, and methodology activities
63176317 which further the purposes for which such amounts have been
63186318 made available.
63196319 S
63206320 EC. 111. The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee
63216321 of the Secretary, may waive up to 50 percent of the cost
63226322 sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone
63236323 Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461) as necessary at
63246324 the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made avail-
63256325 able under this Act under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Acqui-
63266326 sition and Construction’’ under the heading ‘‘National Oce-
63276327 anic and Atmospheric Administration’’.
63286328 S
63296329 EC. 112. Any unobligated balances of expired discre-
63306330 tionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce
63316331 Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 111
63326332 of title I of division B of Public Law 116–93, may be obli-
63336333 gated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the
63346334 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least
63356335 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds. 241
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63376337 SEC. 113. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
63386338 and Atmosphere is authorized to designate one or more Coop-
63396339 erative Aviation Centers for the purposes of recruiting avi-
63406340 ators for the NOAA commissioned officer corps from institu-
63416341 tions that provide a four-year baccalaureate program of pro-
63426342 fessional flight and piloting instruction that is accredited by
63436343 the Aviation Accreditation Board International: Provided,
63446344 That Cooperative Aviation Centers shall be located in a geo-
63456345 graphic area that experiences a wide variation in climate-re-
63466346 lated activity, such as frequent high winds, convective activity
63476347 (including tornadoes), periods of low visibility, heat, and snow
63486348 and ice episodes, to provide opportunities for pilots to dem-
63496349 onstrate skill in all weather conditions compatible with future
63506350 encounters during their service in the commissioned officer
63516351 corps of the Administration.
63526352 S
63536353 EC. 114. The Administrator of the National Oceanic
63546354 and Atmospheric Administration may accept payments from
63556355 a non-Federal party during fiscal year 2024 for the purpose
63566356 of altering or replacing fencing, and related activities, for the
63576357 Administration’s port facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. Amounts
63586358 accepted under this section may be credited to the appropria-
63596359 tion account otherwise available for such purpose and shall
63606360 remain available until expended.
63616361 S
63626362 EC. 115. The Administrator of the National Oceanic
63636363 and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the em- 242
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63656365 ployees of the National Weather Service and non-govern-
63666366 mental experts in personnel management, may establish an
63676367 alternative or fixed rate for relocation allowance, including
63686368 permanent change of station allowance, notwithstanding the
63696369 provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5724 and the regulations prescribed
63706370 under 5 U.S.C. 5738.
63716371 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Commerce
63726372 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 243
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63746374 TITLE II
63756375 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
63766376 J
63776377 USTICEOPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, ANDACCOUNTABILITY
63786378 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
63796379 For expenses necessary for the operations, management,
63806380 and accountability of the Department of Justice,
63816381 $142,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available
63826382 until September 30, 2025, and of which not to exceed
63836383 $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of
63846384 Justice facilities shall remain available until expended: Pro-
63856385 vided, That any reference to the Department of Justice’s
63866386 ‘‘General Administration’’ appropriations heading (including
63876387 references that include its subheadings) which appears in any
63886388 rule, regulation, provision, law, or other official document,
63896389 shall hereafter be deemed a reference to the Department of
63906390 Justice’s ‘‘Justice Operations, Management, and Account-
63916391 ability’’ appropriations heading.
63926392 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY
63936393 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
63946394 For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
63956395 nology, including planning, development, deployment and de-
63966396 partmental direction, $30,000,000, to remain available until
63976397 expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer
63986398 up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds available to
63996399 the Department of Justice for information technology, to re- 244
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64016401 main available until expended, for enterprise-wide information
64026402 technology initiatives: Provided further, That the transfer au-
64036403 thority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other
64046404 transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further,
64056405 That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso shall be treat-
64066406 ed as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and
64076407 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
64086408 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
64096409 E
64106410 XECUTIVEOFFICE FORIMMIGRATIONREVIEW
64116411 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
64126412 For expenses necessary for the administration of immi-
64136413 gration-related activities of the Executive Office for Immigra-
64146414 tion Review, $844,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be de-
64156415 rived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration
64166416 Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations
64176417 Fee’’ account, and of which not less than $28,000,000 shall
64186418 be available for services and activities provided by the Legal
64196419 Orientation Program: Provided, That not to exceed
64206420 $50,000,000 of the total amount made available under this
64216421 heading shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for
64226422 build-out and modifications of courtroom space.
64236423 O
64246424 FFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
64256425 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
64266426 eral, $139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet
64276427 unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: Provided, 245
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64296429 That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until
64306430 September 30, 2025.
64316431 U
64326432 NITEDSTATESPAROLECOMMISSION
64336433 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
64346434 For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
64356435 Commission as authorized, $14,000,000: Provided, That, not-
64366436 withstanding any other provision of law, upon the expiration
64376437 of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may
64386438 continue to act until a successor has been appointed.
64396439 L
64406440 EGALACTIVITIES
64416441 SALARIES AND EXPENSES , GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
64426442 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
64436443 For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the De-
64446444 partment of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not
64456445 to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be
64466446 expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for sole-
64476447 ly under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the adminis-
64486448 tration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of private
64496449 or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia,
64506450 $1,090,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for liti-
64516451 gation support contracts and information technology projects,
64526452 including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks,
64536453 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
64546454 amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues pay-
64556455 ments, not to exceed $900,000 shall remain available until 246
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64576457 expended: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
64586458 priated, not to exceed $8,900 shall be available to
64596459 INTERPOL Washington for official reception and represen-
64606460 tation expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount
64616461 appropriated, not to exceed $8,900 shall be available to the
64626462 Criminal Division for official reception and representation ex-
64636463 penses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 of
64646464 this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
64656465 emergent circumstances require additional funding for litiga-
64666466 tion activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may
64676467 transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General
64686468 Legal Activities’’ from available appropriations for the cur-
64696469 rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be nec-
64706470 essary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further,
64716471 That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be
64726472 treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act
64736473 and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
64746474 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
64756475 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such
64766476 sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil
64776477 Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the
64786478 election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting
64796479 Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the
64806480 Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and ex-
64816481 penses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under 247
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64836483 this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000
64846484 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
64856485 any funds provided under this heading in prior year appro-
64866486 priations Acts that remain available to the Civil Rights Divi-
64876487 sion for salaries and expenses associated with the election
64886488 monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act
64896489 of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) may also be used to carry out any
64906490 authorized purposes of the Civil Rights Division: Provided
64916491 further, That amounts repurposed by the preceding proviso
64926492 may not be used to increase the number of permanent posi-
64936493 tions.
64946494 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
64956495 partment of Justice associated with processing cases under
64966496 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986,
64976497 $22,700,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury
64986498 Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
64996499 pended.
65006500 SALARIES AND EXPENSES , ANTITRUST DIVISION
65016501 For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust
65026502 and kindred laws, $233,000,000, to remain available until ex-
65036503 pended, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for
65046504 official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That
65056505 notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
65066506 $233,000,000 to be derived from fees collected for premerger
65076507 notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Im- 248
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65096509 provements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the
65106510 year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
65116511 penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
65126512 expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
65136513 from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting col-
65146514 lections are received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result
65156515 in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general
65166516 fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That, notwith-
65176517 standing section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Jus-
65186518 tice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
65196519 priations Act, 1990 (15 U.S.C. 18a note), none of the funds
65206520 credited to this account as offsetting collections during the
65216521 current fiscal year shall become available for obligation in any
65226522 fiscal year except as provided in the preceding two provisos
65236523 or as provided in a subsequent appropriations Act.
65246524 SALARIES AND EXPENSES , UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
65256525 For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United
65266526 States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coopera-
65276527 tive agreements, $2,611,000,000: Provided, That of the total
65286528 amount appropriated, not to exceed $19,600 shall be avail-
65296529 able for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
65306530 vided further, That not to exceed $40,000,000 shall remain
65316531 available until expended: Provided further, That each United
65326532 States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force
65336533 on human trafficking. 249
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65356535 UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
65366536 For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
65376537 Program, as authorized, $245,000,000, to remain available
65386538 until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
65396539 provision of law, deposits of discretionary offsetting collec-
65406540 tions to the United States Trustee System Fund and
65416541 amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such
65426542 amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
65436543 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
65446544 of law, fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offset-
65456545 ting collections pursuant to section 589a of title 28, United
65466546 States Code (as limited by section 589a(f)(2) of title 28,
65476547 United States Code), shall be retained and used for necessary
65486548 expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available
65496549 until expended: Provided further, That to the extent that fees
65506550 deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections
65516551 in fiscal year 2024, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds
65526552 due depositors, exceed $245,000,000, those excess amounts
65536553 shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent pro-
65546554 vided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further,
65556555 That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall
65566556 be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year
65576557 2024, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due deposi-
65586558 tors, (estimated at $230,000,000) and (2) to the extent that
65596559 any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived 250
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65616561 from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offset-
65626562 ting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise
65636563 appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appro-
65646564 priation from the general fund estimated at $15,000,000.
65656565 SALARIES AND EXPENSES , FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
65666566 COMMISSION
65676567 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the
65686568 Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as
65696569 authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
65706570 $2,504,000.
65716571 FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
65726572 For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of con-
65736573 tracts for the procurement and supervision of expert wit-
65746574 nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and
65756575 for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain
65766576 available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000
65776577 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites;
65786578 not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and mainte-
65796579 nance of armored and other vehicles for witness security
65806580 caravans; and not to exceed $35,000,000 is for the purchase,
65816581 installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure tele-
65826582 communications equipment and a secure automated informa-
65836583 tion network to store and retrieve the identities and locations
65846584 of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts made avail- 251
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65866586 able under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to
65876587 section 205 of this Act.
65886588 SALARIES AND EXPENSES , COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
65896589 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
65906590 For necessary expenses of the Community Relations
65916591 Service, $24,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
65926592 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney Gen-
65936593 eral that emergent circumstances require additional funding
65946594 for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the
65956595 Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may
65966596 transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service,
65976597 from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
65986598 the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond
65996599 to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer
66006600 pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
66016601 programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
66026602 available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
66036603 with the procedures set forth in that section.
66046604 ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
66056605 For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and
66066606 (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code,
66076607 $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice
66086608 Assets Forfeiture Fund. 252
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66106610 UNITEDSTATESMARSHALSSERVICE
66116611 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
66126612 For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals
66136613 Service, $1,692,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall
66146614 be available for official reception and representation expenses,
66156615 and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until
66166616 expended: Provided, That of the amounts made available
66176617 under this heading, $163,000,000 is designated by the Con-
66186618 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
66196619 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
66206620 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
66216621 CONSTRUCTION
66226622 For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or
66236623 utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner
66246624 holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain available
66256625 until expended.
66266626 FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
66276627 For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
66286628 oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service
66296629 as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code,
66306630 $2,100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
66316631 That of the amounts made available under this heading,
66326632 $250,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
66336633 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
66346634 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 253
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66366636 1985: Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall
66376637 be considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law en-
66386638 forcement assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18,
66396639 United States Code: Provided further, That the United States
66406640 Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Jus-
66416641 tice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
66426642 N
66436643 ATIONALSECURITYDIVISION
66446644 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
66456645 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
66466646 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the
66476647 National Security Division, $128,000,000, of which not to ex-
66486648 ceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall re-
66496649 main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
66506650 standing section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the
66516651 Attorney General that emergent circumstances require addi-
66526652 tional funding for the activities of the National Security Divi-
66536653 sion, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this
66546654 heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal
66556655 year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to
66566656 respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any
66576657 transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as
66586658 a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
66596659 be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
66606660 ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 254
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66626662 INTERAGENCYLAWENFORCEMENT
66636663 ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES
66646664 For necessary expenses for the identification, investiga-
66656665 tion, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most
66666666 significant drug trafficking organizations, transnational orga-
66676667 nized crime, and money laundering organizations not other-
66686668 wise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements
66696669 with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the
66706670 investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in
66716671 transnational organized crime and drug trafficking,
66726672 $547,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available
66736673 until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from
66746674 appropriations under this heading may be used under au-
66756675 thorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this
66766676 appropriation.
66776677 F
66786678 EDERALBUREAU OFINVESTIGATION
66796679 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
66806680 For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
66816681 tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes
66826682 against the United States, $10,643,713,000, of which not to
66836683 exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended:
66846684 Provided, That not to exceed $279,000 shall be available for
66856685 official reception and representation expenses. 255
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66876687 CONSTRUCTION
66886688 For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
66896689 ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, re-
66906690 lated to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and
66916691 sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conver-
66926692 sion, modification, and extension of federally owned buildings;
66936693 preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation
66946694 and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and
66956695 secure networking capabilities; $30,000,000, to remain avail-
66966696 able until expended.
66976697 D
66986698 RUGENFORCEMENTADMINISTRATION
66996699 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
67006700 For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
67016701 ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unfore-
67026702 seen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to sec-
67036703 tion 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for
67046704 conducting drug education and training programs, including
67056705 travel and related expenses for participants in such programs
67066706 and the distribution of items of token value that promote the
67076707 goals of such programs, $2,567,000,000, of which not to ex-
67086708 ceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and
67096709 not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception
67106710 and representation expenses: Provided, That of the amounts
67116711 made available under this heading, $328,000,000 is des-
67126712 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require- 256
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67146714 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
67156715 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided
67166716 further, That, notwithstanding section 3672 of Public Law
67176717 106–310, up to $10,000,000 may be used to reimburse
67186718 States, units of local government, Indian Tribal Governments,
67196719 other public entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional con-
67206720 sortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean up and safely
67216721 dispose of substances associated with clandestine meth-
67226722 amphetamine laboratories, conversion and extraction oper-
67236723 ations, tableting operations, or laboratories and processing
67246724 operations for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances which
67256725 may present a danger to public health or the environment.
67266726 B
67276727 UREAU OFALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND
67286728 E
67296729 XPLOSIVES
67306730 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
67316731 For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
67326732 bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and
67336733 local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
67346734 ment, including training in connection with the training and
67356735 acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants de-
67366736 tection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State
67376737 and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reim-
67386738 bursement, $1,625,000,000, of which not to exceed $35,650
67396739 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not
67406740 to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of at- 257
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67426742 torneys’ fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18,
67436743 United States Code, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
67446744 main available until expended: Provided, That none of the
67456745 funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or
67466746 act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabil-
67476747 ities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
67486748 Provided further, That such funds shall be available to inves-
67496749 tigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for re-
67506750 lief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
67516751 title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds
67526752 made available by this or any other Act may be used to trans-
67536753 fer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Al-
67546754 cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or
67556755 Departments.
67566756 F
67576757 EDERALPRISONSYSTEM
67586758 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
67596759 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
67606760 For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for
67616761 the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal
67626762 penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of
67636763 technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues
67646764 to foreign governments, $8,392,588,000: Provided, That not
67656765 less than $409,483,000 shall be for the programs and activi-
67666766 ties authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law
67676767 115–391), of which not less than 2 percent shall be trans- 258
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67696769 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Research,
67706770 Evaluation and Statistics’’ for the National Institute of Jus-
67716771 tice to carry out evaluations of programs and activities re-
67726772 lated to the First Step Act of 2018: Provided further, That
67736773 the Attorney General may transfer to the Department of
67746774 Health and Human Services such amounts as may be nec-
67756775 essary for direct expenditures by that Department for med-
67766776 ical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional insti-
67776777 tutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal
67786778 Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts
67796779 with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to
67806780 determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of
67816781 the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individ-
67826782 uals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System:
67836783 Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available
67846784 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
67856785 further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
67866786 able until expended for necessary operations: Provided fur-
67876787 ther, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement,
67886788 not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
67896789 pended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts
67906790 and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided
67916791 further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may
67926792 accept donated property and services relating to the operation
67936793 of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which 259
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67956795 has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the
67966796 fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under
67976797 contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the oper-
67986798 ation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custo-
67996799 dial facilities: Provided further, That amounts made available
68006800 under this heading for programs and activities related to the
68016801 First Step Act may not be transferred, or otherwise made
68026802 available, to or for administration by the Department of
68036803 Labor.
68046804 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
68056805 For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of
68066806 new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
68076807 modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and cor-
68086808 rectional use, including all necessary expenses incident there-
68096809 to, by contract or force account; and constructing, remod-
68106810 eling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at ex-
68116811 isting penal and correctional institutions, including all nec-
68126812 essary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
68136813 $179,762,000, to remain available until expended, of which
68146814 $30,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to con-
68156815 struction of new facilities: Provided, That labor of United
68166816 States prisoners may be used for work performed under this
68176817 appropriation. 260
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68196819 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES , INCORPORATED
68206820 The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby
68216821 authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of
68226822 funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with
68236823 the law, and to make such contracts and commitments with-
68246824 out regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section
68256825 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary
68266826 in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
68276827 current fiscal year for such corporation.
68286828 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES , FEDERAL
68296829 PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
68306830 Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal
68316831 Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its ad-
68326832 ministrative expenses, and for services as authorized by sec-
68336833 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on
68346834 an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the cor-
68356835 poration’s current prescribed accounting system, and such
68366836 amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims,
68376837 and expenditures which such accounting system requires to
68386838 be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or
68396839 produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and ex-
68406840 penses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation,
68416841 maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facili-
68426842 ties and other property belonging to the corporation or in
68436843 which it has an interest. 261
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68456845 STATE ANDLOCALLAWENFORCEMENTACTIVITIES
68466846 O
68476847 FFICE ONVIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN
68486848 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION
68496849 PROGRAMS
68506850 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
68516851 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
68526852 assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence
68536853 against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control
68546854 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (‘‘the
68556855 1968 Act’’); title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (com-
68566856 monly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’)
68576857 (Public Law 90–284) (‘‘the Indian Civil Rights Act’’); the
68586858 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
68596859 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of
68606860 Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990
68616861 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
68626862 the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law
68636863 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
68646864 Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the
68656865 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
68666866 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Justice for All
68676867 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405) (‘‘the 2004 Act’’); the Vi-
68686868 olence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
68696869 ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’);
68706870 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 262
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68726872 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice for Vic-
68736873 tims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the
68746874 2015 Act’’); the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Public Law
68756875 115–392); and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthoriza-
68766876 tion Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law 117–103) (‘‘the
68776877 2022 Act’’); and for related victims services, $713,000,000,
68786878 to remain available until expended, of which $80,000,000
68796879 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for obli-
68806880 gation in this Act from the Fund established by section 1402
68816881 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C.
68826882 20101), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of
68836883 1984, and merged with the amounts otherwise made available
68846884 under this heading: Provided, That except as otherwise pro-
68856885 vided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available
68866886 under this heading may be used for expenses related to eval-
68876887 uation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further,
68886888 That of the amount provided—
68896889 (1) $255,000,000 is for grants to combat violence
68906890 against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act,
68916891 and any applicable increases for the amount of such
68926892 grants, as authorized by section 5903 of the James M.
68936893 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
68946894 Year 2023: Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be for any
68956895 such increases under such section 5903, which shall 263
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68976897 apply to fiscal year 2024 grants funded by amounts pro-
68986898 vided in this paragraph;
68996899 (2) $50,000,000 is for transitional housing assist-
69006900 ance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
69016901 lence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section
69026902 40299 of the 1994 Act;
69036903 (3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Jus-
69046904 tice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research,
69056905 evaluation, and statistics of violence against women and
69066906 related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office
69076907 on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred
69086908 to ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administra-
69096909 tion by the Office of Justice Programs;
69106910 (4) $17,000,000 is for a grant program to provide
69116911 services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of
69126912 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
69136913 stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to
69146914 such violence; and assistance to middle and high school
69156915 students through education and other services related to
69166916 such violence, of which $3,500,000 is to engage men and
69176917 youth in preventing domestic violence, dating violence,
69186918 sexual assault, and stalking: Provided, That unobligated
69196919 balances available for the programs authorized by sec-
69206920 tions 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act,
69216921 prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be avail- 264
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69236923 able for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent
69246924 of the total amount available for this grant program
69256925 shall be available for grants under the program author-
69266926 ized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further,
69276927 That the definitions and grant conditions in section
69286928 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;
69296929 (5) $60,500,000 is for grants to improve the crimi-
69306930 nal justice response as authorized by part U of title I
69316931 of the 1968 Act, of which up to $4,000,000 is for a
69326932 homicide reduction initiative; up to $4,000,000 is for a
69336933 domestic violence lethality reduction initiative; and up to
69346934 $8,000,000 is for an initiative to promote effective polic-
69356935 ing and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dat-
69366936 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including eval-
69376937 uation of the effectiveness of funded interventions (‘‘Po-
69386938 licing and Prosecution Initiative’’);
69396939 (6) $78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims assist-
69406940 ance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
69416941 (7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and
69426942 child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized
69436943 by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
69446944 (8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent
69456945 crimes against women on campus, as authorized by sec-
69466946 tion 304 of the 2005 Act, of which $12,500,000 is for
69476947 grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 265
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69496949 Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal colleges and
69506950 universities;
69516951 (9) $55,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims,
69526952 as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
69536953 (10) $9,000,000 is for enhanced training and serv-
69546954 ices to end violence against and abuse of women in later
69556955 life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 1994 Act;
69566956 (11) $22,000,000 is for grants to support families
69576957 in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of
69586958 the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated balances avail-
69596959 able for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the
69606960 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to
69616961 their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for
69626962 this program;
69636963 (12) $12,000,000 is for education and training to
69646964 end violence against and abuse of women with disabil-
69656965 ities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
69666966 (13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource Cen-
69676967 ter on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic
69686968 violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994
69696969 Act;
69706970 (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on vio-
69716971 lence against Indian women, including as authorized by
69726972 section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds
69736973 may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statis- 266
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69756975 tics’’ for administration by the Office of Justice Pro-
69766976 grams;
69776977 (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that
69786978 provides training and technical assistance on issues re-
69796979 lating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska
69806980 Native women;
69816981 (16) $11,000,000 is for programs to assist Tribal
69826982 Governments in exercising special Tribal criminal juris-
69836983 diction, as authorized by section 204 of the Indian Civil
69846984 Rights Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in sec-
69856985 tion 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to grants
69866986 made;
69876987 (17) $1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized
69886988 under the 2015 Act;
69896989 (18) $15,000,000 is for a grant program as author-
69906990 ized by section 41801 of the 1994 Act: Provided, That
69916991 the definitions and grant conditions in section 109 of the
69926992 2022 Act shall apply to this program;
69936993 (19) $11,000,000 is for culturally specific services
69946994 for victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005
69956995 Act;
69966996 (20) $3,000,000 is for an initiative to support
69976997 cross-designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Special
69986998 Assistant United States Attorneys: Provided, That the 267
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70007000 definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the
70017001 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;
70027002 (21) $1,000,000 is for an initiative to support vic-
70037003 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
70047004 and stalking, including through the provision of technical
70057005 assistance, as authorized by section 206 of the 2022 Act:
70067006 Provided, That the definitions and grant conditions in
70077007 section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this initia-
70087008 tive;
70097009 (22) $2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services
70107010 Line to provide remote services to Deaf victims of do-
70117011 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
70127012 stalking: Provided, That the definitions and grant condi-
70137013 tions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to
70147014 this service line;
70157015 (23) $5,000,000 is for grants for outreach and serv-
70167016 ices to underserved populations, as authorized by section
70177017 120 of the 2005 Act;
70187018 (24) $4,000,000 is for an initiative to provide finan-
70197019 cial assistance to victims, including evaluation of the ef-
70207020 fectiveness of funded projects: Provided, That the defini-
70217021 tions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994
70227022 Act shall apply to this initiative;
70237023 (25) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim-cen-
70247024 tered training for law enforcement, and related research 268
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70267026 and evaluation activities, as authorized by section 41701
70277027 of the 1994 Act;
70287028 (26) $10,000,000 is for grants to support access to
70297029 sexual assault nurse examinations, as authorized by sec-
70307030 tion 304 of title III of the 2004 Act: Provided, That the
70317031 grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall
70327032 apply to this program; and
70337033 (27) $5,500,000 is for local law enforcement grants
70347034 for prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of
70357035 cybercrimes against individuals, as authorized by section
70367036 1401 of the 2022 Act, and for a National Resource Cen-
70377037 ter on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, as authorized by
70387038 section 1402 of the 2022 Act: Provided, That the grant
70397039 conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply
70407040 to this paragraph.
70417041 O
70427042 FFICE OFJUSTICEPROGRAMS
70437043 RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
70447044 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
70457045 assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
70467046 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent
70477047 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
70487048 Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and
70497049 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the
70507050 Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.);
70517051 the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Ex- 269
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70537053 ploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–
70547054 21) (‘‘the PROTECT Act’’); the Justice for All Act of 2004
70557055 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and De-
70567056 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
70577057 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act
70587058 of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act of
70597059 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act of
70607060 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
70617061 tion and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the
70627062 Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of
70637063 2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle C of title II of the
70647064 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the
70657065 2002 Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public
70667066 Law 108–79) (‘‘PREA’’); the NICS Improvement Amend-
70677067 ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence
70687068 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law
70697069 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction and
70707070 Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198); the First Step
70717071 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); and other programs,
70727072 $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—
70737073 (1) $35,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics
70747074 programs and other activities as authorized by part C of
70757075 title I of the 1968 Act; and
70767076 (2) $30,000,000 is for research, development, and
70777077 evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized 270
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70797079 by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle C of
70807080 title II of the 2002 Act, and for activities authorized by
70817081 or consistent with the First Step Act of 2018, of which
70827082 $1,500,000 is for research on multidisciplinary teams,
70837083 and not less than $1,500,000 is for Research and Devel-
70847084 opment in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Pur-
70857085 poses grants.
70867086 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
70877087 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
70887088 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
70897089 assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
70907090 Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994
70917091 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
70927092 1968 (Public Law 90–351) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for
70937093 All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child
70947094 Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’);
70957095 the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
70967096 2005 (Public Law 109–164) (‘‘the TVPRA of 2005’’); the Vi-
70977097 olence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
70987098 ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’);
70997099 the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
71007100 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims
71017101 of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public
71027102 Law 106–386) (‘‘the Victims of Trafficking Act’’); the NICS
71037103 Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 271
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71057105 180); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of
71067106 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Prison
71077107 Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79)
71087108 (‘‘PREA’’); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law
71097109 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for
71107110 Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the
71117111 Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the
71127112 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reau-
71137113 thorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–
71147114 416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
71157115 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehen-
71167116 sive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–
71177117 198) (‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of
71187118 2016 (Public Law 114–324); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (divi-
71197119 sion Q of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s Law’’);
71207120 the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (title III of divi-
71217121 sion S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep Young Athletes
71227122 Safe Act’’); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V
71237123 of division S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the STOP School Vi-
71247124 olence Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of division
71257125 S of Public Law 115–141); the Project Safe Neighborhoods
71267126 Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
71277127 185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
71287128 (Public Law 115–271); the Second Chance Reauthorization
71297129 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); the Matthew Shepard 272
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71317131 and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public
71327132 Law 111–84); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public Law
71337133 115–401); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains
71347134 Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–277); the Jabara-Heyer NO
71357135 HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507); the Violence Against Women
71367136 Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law
71377137 117–103) (‘‘the 2022 Act’’); and other programs,
71387138 $2,475,061,000, to remain available until expended as fol-
71397139 lows—
71407140 (1) $924,061,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial
71417141 Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by sub-
71427142 part 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that
71437143 section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico
71447144 under section 505(g), of title I of the 1968 Act shall not
71457145 apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwith-
71467146 standing such subpart 1—
71477147 (A) $13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert Wil-
71487148 son III memorial initiative on Preventing Violence
71497149 Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer
71507150 Resilience and Survivability (VALOR);
71517151 (B) $3,000,000 is for the operation, mainte-
71527152 nance, and expansion of the National Missing and
71537153 Unidentified Persons System;
71547154 (C) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for
71557155 State and local law enforcement to provide officer 273
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71577157 training on responding to individuals with mental
71587158 illness or disabilities, including for purposes de-
71597159 scribed in the Law Enforcement De-Escalation
71607160 Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–325);
71617161 (D) $3,000,000 is for a student loan repay-
71627162 ment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of
71637163 Public Law 110–315;
71647164 (E) $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention
71657165 and prosecution grants to States and units of local
71667166 government, and other programs, as authorized by
71677167 PREA;
71687168 (F) $3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans
71697169 Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as
71707170 amended by Kevin and Avonte’s Law;
71717171 (G) $19,000,000 is for grants authorized
71727172 under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Au-
71737173 thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–185);
71747174 (H) $12,000,000 is for the Capital Litigation
71757175 Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by sec-
71767176 tion 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for
71777177 wrongful conviction review;
71787178 (I) $3,000,000 is for the program specified in
71797179 paragraph (1)(I) under the heading ‘‘State and
71807180 Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ in division B
71817181 of Public Law 117–328; 274
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71837183 (J) $1,000,000 is for the purposes of the
71847184 Ashanti Alert Communications Network as author-
71857185 ized under the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public
71867186 Law 115–401);
71877187 (K) $3,500,000 is for a grant program to rep-
71887188 licate and support family-based alternative sen-
71897189 tencing programs;
71907190 (L) $1,000,000 is for a grant program to sup-
71917191 port child advocacy training in post-secondary edu-
71927192 cation;
71937193 (M) $7,000,000 is for a rural violent crime ini-
71947194 tiative, including assistance for law enforcement;
71957195 (N) $5,000,000 is for grants authorized under
71967196 the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act
71977197 of 2019 (Public Law 116–277);
71987198 (O) $1,500,000 is for grants to accredited in-
71997199 stitutions of higher education to support forensic
72007200 ballistics programs;
72017201 (P) $3,000,000 is for the purposes authorized
72027202 under section 1506 of the 2022 Act;
72037203 (Q) $125,000,000 is for grants for law enforce-
72047204 ment activities associated with the presidential
72057205 nominating conventions in addition to amounts pro-
72067206 vided for such purposes in section 222 of this Act;
72077207 and 275
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72097209 (R) $350,028,000 is for discretionary grants to
72107210 improve the functioning of the criminal justice sys-
72117211 tem, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and
72127212 to assist victims of crime (other than compensa-
72137213 tion), which shall be made available for the OJP—
72147214 Byrne projects, and in the amounts, specified in the
72157215 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
72167216 sionally Directed Spending’’ included for this divi-
72177217 sion in the explanatory statement described in sec-
72187218 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
72197219 consolidated Act): Provided, That such amounts
72207220 may not be transferred for any other purpose;
72217221 (2) $234,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien As-
72227222 sistance Program, as authorized by section 241(I)(5) of
72237223 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
72247224 1231(I)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction shall request
72257225 compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost
72267226 for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in
72277227 State and local detention facilities;
72287228 (3) $88,000,000 for victim services programs for
72297229 victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2)
72307230 of the Victims of Trafficking Act, by the TVPRA of
72317231 2005, or programs authorized under Public Law 113–4;
72327232 (4) $12,000,000 for a grant program to prevent
72337233 and address economic, high technology, white collar, and 276
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72357235 Internet crime, including as authorized by section 401 of
72367236 Public Law 110–403, of which not less than $2,500,000
72377237 is for intellectual property enforcement grants including
72387238 as authorized by section 401, and $2,000,000 is for
72397239 grants to develop databases on Internet of Things device
72407240 capabilities and to build and execute training modules
72417241 for law enforcement;
72427242 (5) $19,000,000 for sex offender management as-
72437243 sistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and re-
72447244 lated activities;
72457245 (6) $30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof
72467246 Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by sec-
72477247 tion 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That
72487248 $1,500,000 shall be transferred directly to the National
72497249 Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office of Law
72507250 Enforcement Standards for research, testing, and eval-
72517251 uation programs;
72527252 (7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Pub-
72537253 lic Website;
72547254 (8) $88,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade
72557255 criminal and mental health records for the National In-
72567256 stant Criminal Background Check System, of which no
72577257 less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under
72587258 the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments 277
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72607260 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180) and Fix NICS Act
72617261 of 2018;
72627262 (9) $34,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic
72637263 Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I
72647264 of the 1968 Act;
72657265 (10) $153,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic
72667266 programs and activities, of which—
72677267 (A) $120,000,000 is for the purposes author-
72687268 ized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog
72697269 Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546)
72707270 (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program):
72717271 Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made avail-
72727272 able under this paragraph may be used for the pur-
72737273 poses described in the DNA Training and Edu-
72747274 cation for Law Enforcement, Correctional Per-
72757275 sonnel, and Court Officers program (Public Law
72767276 108–405, section 303);
72777277 (B) $15,000,000 for other local, State, and
72787278 Federal forensic activities;
72797279 (C) $14,000,000 is for the purposes described
72807280 in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA
72817281 Testing Grant Program (Public Law 108–405, sec-
72827282 tion 412); and 278
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72847284 (D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic
72857285 Exam Program grants, including as authorized by
72867286 section 304 of Public Law 108–405;
72877287 (11) $51,500,000 for community-based grant pro-
72887288 grams to improve the response to sexual assault and
72897289 apply enhanced approaches and techniques to reduce vio-
72907290 lent crime, including assistance for investigation and
72917291 prosecution of related cold cases;
72927292 (12) $14,000,000 for the court-appointed special
72937293 advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the
72947294 1990 Act;
72957295 (13) $50,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;
72967296 (14) $117,000,000 for offender reentry programs
72977297 and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act
72987298 of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by the Second
72997299 Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
73007300 391), without regard to the time limitations specified at
73017301 section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed—
73027302 (A) $8,000,000 is for a program to improve
73037303 State, local, and Tribal probation or parole super-
73047304 vision efforts and strategies;
73057305 (B) $5,000,000 is for children of incarcerated
73067306 parents demonstration programs to enhance and
73077307 maintain parental and family relationships for in- 279
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73097309 carcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduc-
73107310 tion strategy;
73117311 (C) $5,000,000 is for additional replication
73127312 sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity
73137313 Probation with Enforcement model implementing
73147314 swift and certain sanctions in probation, of which
73157315 no less than $500,000 shall be used for a project
73167316 that provides training, technical assistance, and
73177317 best practices; and
73187318 (D) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for
73197319 crisis stabilization and community reentry, as au-
73207320 thorized by the Crisis Stabilization and Community
73217321 Reentry Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–281):
73227322 Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made avail-
73237323 able in this paragraph may be used for performance-
73247324 based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up
73257325 to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs im-
73267326 plementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model
73277327 and reentry housing;
73287328 (15) $420,000,000 for comprehensive opioid use re-
73297329 duction activities, including as authorized by CARA, and
73307330 for the following programs, which shall address opioid,
73317331 stimulant, and substance use disorders consistent with
73327332 underlying program authorities, of which— 280
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73347334 (A) $89,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as au-
73357335 thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the
73367336 1968 Act;
73377337 (B) $40,000,000 is for mental health courts
73387338 and adult and juvenile collaboration program
73397339 grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title
73407340 I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender
73417341 Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization
73427342 and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–
73437343 416);
73447344 (C) $35,000,000 is for grants for Residential
73457345 Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as
73467346 authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
73477347 (D) $32,000,000 is for a veterans treatment
73487348 courts program;
73497349 (E) $35,000,000 is for a program to monitor
73507350 prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical
73517351 products; and
73527352 (F) $189,000,000 is for a comprehensive
73537353 opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorder pro-
73547354 gram;
73557355 (16) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program
73567356 authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act; 281
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73587358 (17) $82,000,000 for grants to be administered by
73597359 the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized
73607360 under the STOP School Violence Act;
73617361 (18) $3,000,000 for grants to State and local law
73627362 enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with
73637363 the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses in-
73647364 volving civil rights, as authorized by the Emmett Till
73657365 Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of
73667366 2016 (Public Law 114–325);
73677367 (19) $17,000,000 for grants to State, local, and
73687368 Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational
73697369 outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate
73707370 and prosecute hate crimes, as authorized by section
73717371 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.
73727372 Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111–84);
73737373 (20) $9,000,000 for grants specified in paragraph
73747374 (20) under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforce-
73757375 ment Assistance’’ in division B of Public Law 117–328;
73767376 (21) $9,000,000 for programs authorized under the
73777377 Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507);
73787378 (22) $114,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
73797379 community relations, of which $32,000,000 is for a com-
73807380 petitive matching grant program for purchases of body-
73817381 worn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law enforce-
73827382 ment; $32,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment initia- 282
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73847384 tive, for activities related to criminal justice reform and
73857385 recidivism reduction; and $50,000,000 is for a commu-
73867386 nity violence intervention and prevention initiative; and
73877387 (23) $3,000,000 is for emergency law enforcement
73887388 assistance for events occurring during or after fiscal year
73897389 2024, as authorized by section 609M of the Justice As-
73907390 sistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 50101):
73917391 Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the
73927392 funds made available under this heading to increase the num-
73937393 ber of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government
73947394 will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement offi-
73957395 cers who perform non-administrative public sector safety
73967396 service: Provided further, That in the spending plan sub-
73977397 mitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the Office of Jus-
73987398 tice Programs shall specifically and explicitly identify all
73997399 changes in the administration of competitive grant programs
74007400 for fiscal year 2024, including changes to applicant eligibility,
74017401 priority areas or weightings, and the application review proc-
74027402 ess: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
74037403 under this heading, the amount specified in paragraph (1)(Q)
74047404 is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
74057405 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
74067406 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 283
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74087408 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
74097409 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
74107410 assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
74117411 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Omni-
74127412 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968
74137413 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
74147414 tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162)
74157415 (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34
74167416 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the PROTECT Act (Public Law 108–
74177417 21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law
74187418 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
74197419 tion and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the
74207420 Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of
74217421 2008 (Public Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women
74227422 Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013
74237423 Act’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Pub-
74247424 lic Law 114–324); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of
74257425 2018 (Public Law 115–267); the Juvenile Justice Reform
74267426 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–385); the Victims of Crime Act
74277427 of 1984 (chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473) (‘‘the
74287428 1984 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
74297429 of 2016 (Public Law 114–198); and other juvenile justice
74307430 programs, $375,000,000, to remain available until expended
74317431 as follows— 284
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74337433 (1) $65,000,000 for programs authorized by section
74347434 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical as-
74357435 sistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the
74367436 Federal grants process: Provided, That of the amounts
74377437 provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a
74387438 competitive demonstration grant program to support
74397439 emergency planning among State, local, and Tribal juve-
74407440 nile justice residential facilities;
74417441 (2) $104,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
74427442 (3) $55,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of
74437443 which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974
74447444 Act—
74457445 (A) $4,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent
74467446 trafficking of girls;
74477447 (B) $16,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth
74487448 Program;
74497449 (C) $4,500,000 shall be for competitive grants
74507450 focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;
74517451 (D) $10,500,000 shall be for an initiative re-
74527452 lating to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and
74537453 substance use disorder; and
74547454 (E) $9,000,000 shall be for an initiative relat-
74557455 ing to children exposed to violence;
74567456 (4) $41,000,000 for programs authorized by the
74577457 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 285
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74597459 (5) $103,000,000 for missing and exploited children
74607460 programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b)
74617461 and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section
74627462 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of
74637463 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for purposes
74647464 of this Act);
74657465 (6) $4,500,000 for child abuse training programs
74667466 for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by
74677467 section 222 of the 1990 Act; and
74687468 (7) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile
74697469 indigent defense:
74707470 Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount
74717471 may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities
74727472 designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Pro-
74737473 vided further, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts
74747474 designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and (6) may be
74757475 used for training and technical assistance: Provided further,
74767476 That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and
74777477 projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of
74787478 the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.
74797479 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS
74807480 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
74817481 For payments and expenses authorized under section
74827482 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
74837483 Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 286
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74857485 amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until
74867486 expended; and $34,800,000 for payments authorized by sec-
74877487 tion 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance au-
74887488 thorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available
74897489 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205
74907490 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
74917491 that emergent circumstances require additional funding for
74927492 such disability and education payments, the Attorney General
74937493 may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Bene-
74947494 fits’’ from available appropriations for the Department of
74957495 Justice as may be necessary to respond to such cir-
74967496 cumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to
74977497 the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming
74987498 under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
74997499 obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
75007500 dures set forth in that section.
75017501 C
75027502 OMMUNITYORIENTEDPOLICINGSERVICES
75037503 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS
75047504 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
75057505 For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control
75067506 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322);
75077507 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
75087508 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Depart-
75097509 ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
75107510 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the American Law Enforcement 287
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75127512 Heroes Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–37); the Law Enforce-
75137513 ment Mental Health and Wellness Act (Public Law 115–113)
75147514 (‘‘the LEMHW Act’’); the SUPPORT for Patients and Com-
75157515 munities Act (Public Law 115–271); the Supporting and
75167516 Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–32)
75177517 (‘‘the STOIC Act’’); and the Law Enforcement De-Escalation
75187518 Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–325), $664,516,000,
75197519 to remain available until expended: Provided, That any bal-
75207520 ances made available through prior year deobligations shall
75217521 only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act:
75227522 Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
75237523 heading—
75247524 (1) $256,168,839 is for grants under section 1701
75257525 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hir-
75267526 ing and rehiring of additional career law enforcement of-
75277527 ficers under part Q of such title notwithstanding sub-
75287528 section (i) of such section: Provided, That, notwith-
75297529 standing section 1704(c) of such title (34 U.S.C.
75307530 10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law
75317531 enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the
75327532 Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing
75337533 Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided
75347534 further, That of the amounts appropriated under this
75357535 paragraph, $34,000,000 is for improving Tribal law en-
75367536 forcement, including hiring, equipment, training, anti- 288
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75387538 methamphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities:
75397539 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
75407540 under this paragraph, $44,000,000 is for regional infor-
75417541 mation sharing activities, as authorized by part M of
75427542 title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and
75437543 merged with ‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Statistics’’ for
75447544 administration by the Office of Justice Programs: Pro-
75457545 vided further, That of the amounts appropriated under
75467546 this paragraph, no less than $4,000,000 is to support
75477547 the Tribal Access Program: Provided further, That of the
75487548 amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
75497549 $10,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, mental
75507550 health program activities, and other support services as
75517551 authorized under the LEMHW Act and the STOIC Act:
75527552 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
75537553 under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for the collaborative
75547554 reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of
75557555 section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C.
75567556 10381);
75577557 (2) $12,000,000 is for activities authorized by the
75587558 POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199);
75597559 (3) $16,000,000 is for competitive grants to State
75607560 law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of
75617561 precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, labora-
75627562 tories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, That 289
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75647564 funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be uti-
75657565 lized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate il-
75667566 licit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories,
75677567 or methamphetamine traffickers;
75687568 (4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to state-
75697569 wide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates
75707570 of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other
75717571 opioids: Provided, That these funds shall be utilized for
75727572 investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit ac-
75737573 tivities, including activities related to the distribution of
75747574 heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or
75757575 unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers
75767576 through statewide collaboration;
75777577 (5) $53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be ad-
75787578 ministered by the Community Oriented Policing Services
75797579 Office for purposes authorized under the STOP School
75807580 Violence Act (title V of division S of Public Law 115–
75817581 141);
75827582 (6) $25,000,000 is for community policing develop-
75837583 ment activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I
75847584 of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381);
75857585 (7) $247,347,161 is for a law enforcement tech-
75867586 nologies and interoperable communications program, and
75877587 related law enforcement and public safety equipment,
75887588 which shall be made available for the COPS Tech 290
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75907590 projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled
75917591 ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
75927592 Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory
75937593 statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
75947594 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided,
75957595 That such amounts may not be transferred for any other
75967596 purpose: Provided further, That grants funded by such
75977597 amounts shall not be subject to section 1703 of title I
75987598 of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10383); and
75997599 (8) $20,000,000 is for activities authorized by the
76007600 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
76017601 (Public Law 117–325).
76027602 G
76037603 ENERALPROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE
76047604 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
76057605 S
76067606 EC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
76077607 able in this title for official reception and representation ex-
76087608 penses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appro-
76097609 priated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be
76107610 available to the Attorney General for official reception and
76117611 representation expenses.
76127612 S
76137613 EC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title
76147614 shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life
76157615 of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried
76167616 to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That
76177617 should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 291
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76197619 court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and
76207620 void.
76217621 S
76227622 EC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this
76237623 title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facili-
76247624 tate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
76257625 S
76267626 EC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove
76277627 the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to
76287628 provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to re-
76297629 ceive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, That
76307630 nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of
76317631 section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of
76327632 individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
76337633 S
76347634 EC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
76357635 made available for the current fiscal year for the Department
76367636 of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
76377637 priations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise spe-
76387638 cifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent
76397639 by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
76407640 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
76417641 under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
76427642 obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth
76437643 in that section: Provided further, That this section shall not
76447644 apply to the following—
76457645 (1) paragraph 1(R) under the heading ‘‘State and
76467646 Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’; and 292
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76487648 (2) paragraph (7) under the heading ‘‘Community
76497649 Oriented Policing Services Programs’’.
76507650 S
76517651 EC. 206. None of the funds made available under this
76527652 title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the
76537653 United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
76547654 porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction
76557655 for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a
76567656 maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison
76577657 or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
76587658 as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
76597659 S
76607660 EC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
76617661 Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
76627662 vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
76637663 tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational
76647664 purposes.
76657665 (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
76667666 nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or
76677667 equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational pro-
76687668 grams.
76697669 S
76707670 EC. 208. None of the funds made available under this
76717671 title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced
76727672 information technology program having total estimated devel-
76737673 opment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy
76747674 Attorney General and the investment review board certify to
76757675 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 293
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76777677 resentatives and the Senate that the information technology
76787678 program has appropriate program management controls and
76797679 contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the pro-
76807680 gram is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the
76817681 Department of Justice.
76827682 S
76837683 EC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures set
76847684 forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from
76857685 the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and
76867686 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
76877687 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to
76887688 any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this
76897689 title in previous years.
76907690 S
76917691 EC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
76927692 may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or
76937693 approve a public-private competition under the Office of Man-
76947694 agement and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor admin-
76957695 istrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by
76967696 employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison In-
76977697 dustries, Incorporated.
76987698 S
76997699 EC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
77007700 no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
77017701 penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
77027702 tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee
77037703 that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency
77047704 requirements of section 545 of title 28, United States Code. 294
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77067706 SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and
77077707 in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available
77087708 (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to
77097709 funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Re-
77107710 search, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and Local Law
77117711 Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice Pro-
77127712 grams’’—
77137713 (1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to the
77147714 Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement
77157715 programs may be used by such Office to provide training
77167716 and technical assistance; and
77177717 (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for
77187718 grant or reimbursement programs under such headings,
77197719 except for amounts appropriated specifically for re-
77207720 search, evaluation, or statistical programs administered
77217721 by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of
77227722 Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged
77237723 with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice
77247724 and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them
77257725 for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without
77267726 regard to the authorizations for such grant or reim-
77277727 bursement programs.
77287728 This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(R) under the
77297729 heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’. 295
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77317731 SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
77327732 torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the
77337733 Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in
77347734 this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years
77357735 2021 through 2024 for the following programs, waive the fol-
77367736 lowing requirements:
77377737 (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and
77387738 local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of
77397739 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
77407740 Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the requirements
77417741 under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (34 U.S.C.
77427742 10631(g)(1)).
77437743 (2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard
77447744 communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison
77457745 Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)),
77467746 the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act.
77477747 S
77487748 EC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
77497749 section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime
77507750 Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
77517751 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by this
77527752 or any other Act.
77537753 S
77547754 EC. 215. None of the funds made available under this
77557755 Act, other than for the national instant criminal background
77567756 check system established under section 103 of the Brady
77577757 Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be 296
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77597759 used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the
77607760 transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal
77617761 law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual
77627762 is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement per-
77637763 sonnel of the United States continuously monitor or control
77647764 the firearm at all times.
77657765 S
77667766 EC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
77677767 partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title
77687768 I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527
77697769 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2024,
77707770 except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for implementa-
77717771 tion of a unified Department of Justice financial management
77727772 system.
77737773 (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
77747774 ances transferred to the capital account of the Department
77757775 of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public
77767776 Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be
77777777 available for obligation in fiscal year 2024, and any use, obli-
77787778 gation, transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be treated
77797779 as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
77807780 (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated
77817781 balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28,
77827782 United States Code, shall be available for obligation during
77837783 fiscal year 2024, and any use, obligation, transfer or alloca- 297
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77857785 tion of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of
77867786 funds under section 505 of this Act.
77877787 S
77887788 EC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available in
77897789 this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to
77907790 participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized
77917791 under such authorities as have been enacted for Performance
77927792 Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts in prior fiscal years
77937793 and the current fiscal year.
77947794 S
77957795 EC. 218. The Attorney General shall submit to the
77967796 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
77977797 tives and the Senate quarterly reports on the Crime Victims
77987798 Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund,
77997799 and the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall
78007800 contain at least the same level of information and detail for
78017801 each Fund as was provided to the Committees on Appropria-
78027802 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in fiscal
78037803 year 2023.
78047804 S
78057805 EC. 219. None of the funds made available under this
78067806 Act may be used to conduct, contract for, or otherwise sup-
78077807 port, live tissue training, unless the Attorney General issues
78087808 a written, non-delegable determination that such training is
78097809 medically necessary and cannot be replicated by alternatives.
78107810 S
78117811 EC. 220. None of the funds made available by this Act
78127812 may be used by the Department of Justice to target or inves- 298
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78147814 tigate parents who peacefully protest at school board meet-
78157815 ings and are not suspected of engaging in unlawful activity.
78167816 S
78177817 EC. 221. None of the funds made available by this Act
78187818 may be used to investigate or prosecute religious institutions
78197819 on the basis of their religious beliefs.
78207820 S
78217821 EC. 222. Of the unobligated balances from amounts in
78227822 the fund established by section 9006(a) of title 26, United
78237823 States Code, $25,000,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office of Jus-
78247824 tice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assist-
78257825 ance’’ appropriation, to remain available until expended, for
78267826 an additional amount for grants for law enforcement activi-
78277827 ties associated with the presidential nominating conventions,
78287828 under the same authorities and conditions as amounts made
78297829 available in paragraph (1)(Q) under the heading ‘‘Office of
78307830 Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assist-
78317831 ance’’ in this Act.
78327832 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
78337833 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 299
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78357835 TITLE III
78367836 SCIENCE
78377837 O
78387838 FFICE OFSCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGYPOLICY
78397839 For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
78407840 Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
78417841 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Pri-
78427842 orities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
78437843 senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section
78447844 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for
78457845 official reception and representation expenses, and rental of
78467846 conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $7,965,000.
78477847 N
78487848 ATIONALSPACECOUNCIL
78497849 For necessary expenses of the National Space Council,
78507850 in carrying out the purposes of title V of Public Law 100–
78517851 685 and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of passenger motor
78527852 vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title
78537853 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official re-
78547854 ception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Provided,
78557855 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na-
78567856 tional Space Council may accept personnel support from Fed-
78577857 eral agencies, departments, and offices, and such Federal
78587858 agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff without
78597859 reimbursement to the National Space Council for purposes
78607860 provided herein. 300
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78627862 NATIONALAERONAUTICS ANDSPACEADMINISTRATION
78637863 SCIENCE
78647864 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
78657865 the conduct and support of science research and development
78667866 activities, including research, development, operations, sup-
78677867 port, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning
78687868 and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communica-
78697869 tions activities; program management; personnel and related
78707870 costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
78717871 ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
78727872 Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
78737873 vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper-
78747874 ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,334,200,000,
78757875 to remain available until September 30, 2025.
78767876 AERONAUTICS
78777877 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
78787878 the conduct and support of aeronautics research and develop-
78797879 ment activities, including research, development, operations,
78807880 support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility plan-
78817881 ning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and commu-
78827882 nications activities; program management; personnel and re-
78837883 lated costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
78847884 thorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
78857885 Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
78867886 vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper- 301
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78887888 ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $935,000,000,
78897889 to remain available until September 30, 2025.
78907890 SPACE TECHNOLOGY
78917891 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
78927892 the conduct and support of space technology research and de-
78937893 velopment activities, including research, development, oper-
78947894 ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
78957895 planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
78967896 communications activities; program management; personnel
78977897 and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
78987898 as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
78997899 States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
79007900 motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
79017901 and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
79027902 $1,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
79037903 2025.
79047904 EXPLORATION
79057905 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
79067906 the conduct and support of exploration research and develop-
79077907 ment activities, including research, development, operations,
79087908 support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility plan-
79097909 ning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and commu-
79107910 nications activities; program management; personnel and re-
79117911 lated costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
79127912 thorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 302
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79147914 Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
79157915 vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper-
79167916 ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,666,200,000,
79177917 to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That
79187918 of the amounts made available under this heading,
79197919 $450,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
79207920 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
79217921 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
79227922 1985: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and
79237923 Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Ap-
79247924 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
79257925 concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year
79267926 budget profile for an integrated system that includes the
79277927 Space Launch System, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehi-
79287928 cle, and associated ground systems that will ensure a crewed
79297929 launch as early as possible.
79307930 SPACE OPERATIONS
79317931 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
79327932 the conduct and support of space operations research and de-
79337933 velopment activities, including research, development, oper-
79347934 ations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control,
79357935 and communications activities, including operations, produc-
79367936 tion, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning
79377937 and design; program management; personnel and related
79387938 costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author- 303
79397939 •HRES 1061 EH
79407940 ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
79417941 Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
79427942 vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper-
79437943 ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,220,000,000,
79447944 to remain available until September 30, 2025.
79457945 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
79467946 ENGAGEMENT
79477947 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
79487948 the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
79497949 cation research and development activities, including re-
79507950 search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
79517951 gram management; personnel and related costs, including
79527952 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
79537953 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
79547954 penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
79557955 purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mis-
79567956 sion and administrative aircraft, $143,000,000, to remain
79577957 available until September 30, 2025, of which $26,000,000
79587958 shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate Competi-
79597959 tive Research and $58,000,000 shall be for the National
79607960 Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
79617961 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES
79627962 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
79637963 the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
79647964 nology, exploration, space operations and education research 304
79657965 •HRES 1061 EH
79667966 and development activities, including research, development,
79677967 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
79687968 cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control,
79697969 and communications activities; program management; per-
79707970 sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
79717971 therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
79727972 United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
79737973 passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official
79747974 reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease,
79757975 charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and adminis-
79767976 trative aircraft, $3,129,000,000, to remain available until
79777977 September 30, 2025: Provided, That if available balances in
79787978 the ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund’’
79797979 are not sufficient to provide for the grant disbursements re-
79807980 quired under the third and fourth provisos under such head-
79817981 ing in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-
79827982 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law
79837983 100–404) as amended by the Departments of Veterans Af-
79847984 fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
79857985 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–327),
79867986 up to $1,000,000 shall be available from amounts made avail-
79877987 able under this heading to make such grant disbursements:
79887988 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under
79897989 this heading, $56,673,000 shall be made available for the
79907990 SSMS projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table ti- 305
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79927992 tled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
79937993 Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
79947994 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
79957995 A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the
79967996 amounts made available for the projects referenced in the
79977997 preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other pur-
79987998 pose.
79997999 CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND
80008000 RESTORATION
80018001 For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
80028002 cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification
80038003 of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to ex-
80048004 isting facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration,
80058005 and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
80068006 ized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration,
80078007 $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029:
80088008 Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
80098009 heading, $250,000,000 is designated by the Congress as
80108010 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
80118011 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
80128012 icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That proceeds
80138013 from leases deposited into this account shall be available for
80148014 a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided
80158015 in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such
80168016 proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail- 306
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80188018 able for obligation for fiscal year 2024 in an amount not to
80198019 exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That each annual
80208020 budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
80218021 ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected
80228022 pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.
80238023 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
80248024 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
80258025 eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
80268026 $47,600,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
80278027 September 30, 2025.
80288028 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
80298029 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
80308030 Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized
80318031 shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a
80328032 prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
80338033 Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made
80348034 available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
80358035 nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be trans-
80368036 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appropria-
80378037 tion, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be in-
80388038 creased by more than 20 percent by any such transfers. Any
80398039 funds transferred to ‘‘Construction and Environmental Com-
80408040 pliance and Restoration’’ for construction activities shall not
80418041 increase that account by more than 20 percent. Balances so
80428042 transferred shall be merged with and available for the same 307
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80448044 purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to
80458045 which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision
80468046 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
80478047 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation ex-
80488048 cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that sec-
80498049 tion.
80508050 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided
80518051 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under
80528052 previous appropriations Acts that remains available for obli-
80538053 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024 may be transferred
80548054 between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex-
80558055 cept as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by
80568056 more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
80578057 pursuant to this provision shall retain its original availability
80588058 and shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
80598059 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
80608060 except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
80618061 section.
80628062 The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided
80638063 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the
80648064 theme, program, project, and activity level. The spending
80658065 plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount estab-
80668066 lished in that spending plan that meets the notification re-
80678067 quirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a
80688068 reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 308
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80708070 be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
80718071 ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
80728072 Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is
80738073 less, of the amounts made available in the current-year Con-
80748074 struction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration
80758075 (CECR) appropriation may be applied to CECR projects
80768076 funded under previous years’ CECR appropriations. Use of
80778077 current-year funds under this provision shall be treated as a
80788078 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
80798079 shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with
80808080 the procedures set forth in that section.
80818081 Of the amounts made available in this Act under the
80828082 heading ‘‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
80838083 Engagement’’ (‘‘STEM Engagement’’), up to $5,000,000
80848084 shall be available to jointly fund, with an additional amount
80858085 of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made available in
80868086 this Act under the headings ‘‘Science’’, ‘‘Aeronautics’’,
80878087 ‘‘Space Technology’’, ‘‘Exploration’’, and ‘‘Space Oper-
80888088 ations’’, projects and activities for engaging students in
80898089 STEM and increasing STEM research capacities of univer-
80908090 sities, including Minority Serving Institutions.
80918091 Not to exceed $32,600,000 made available for the cur-
80928092 rent fiscal year in this Act within ‘‘Safety, Security and Mis-
80938093 sion Services’’ may be transferred to the Working Capital
80948094 Fund of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 309
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80968096 Balances so transferred shall be available until expended only
80978097 for activities described in section 30102(b)(3) of title 51,
80988098 United States Code, as amended by this Act, and shall re-
80998099 main available until expended. Any transfer pursuant to this
81008100 provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
81018101 section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
81028102 tion except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
81038103 that section.
81048104 Funds previously made available in the Consolidated Ap-
81058105 propriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) under the head-
81068106 ing ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Space
81078107 Operations’’ that were available for obligation through fiscal
81088108 year 2018 are to remain available through fiscal year 2027
81098109 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years
81108110 2017 and 2018.
81118111 Funds previously made available in the Consolidated Ap-
81128112 propriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) under the
81138113 heading ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
81148114 Space Operations’’ that were available for obligation through
81158115 fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through fiscal year
81168116 2027 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal
81178117 years 2018 and 2019. 310
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81198119 NATIONALSCIENCEFOUNDATION
81208120 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
81218121 For necessary expenses in carrying out the National
81228122 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.),
81238123 and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as
81248124 authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
81258125 maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight
81268126 services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and au-
81278127 thorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to remain available until
81288128 September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the amounts appro-
81298129 priated under this heading, not to exceed $680,000,000 shall
81308130 remain available until expended for polar research and oper-
81318131 ations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agen-
81328132 cies for operational and science support and logistical and
81338133 other related activities for the United States Antarctic pro-
81348134 gram: Provided further, That of the amounts in the preceding
81358135 proviso, not less than $109,310,000 shall be for U.S. Ant-
81368136 arctic Logistical Support: Provided further, That receipts for
81378137 scientific support services and materials furnished by the Na-
81388138 tional Research Centers and other National Science Founda-
81398139 tion supported research facilities may be credited to this ap-
81408140 propriation. 311
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81428142 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
81438143 CONSTRUCTION
81448144 For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
81458145 commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment,
81468146 facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the Na-
81478147 tional Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et
81488148 seq.), including authorized travel, $234,000,000, to remain
81498149 available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made
81508150 available under this heading, $234,000,000 is designated by
81518151 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
81528152 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
81538153 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
81548154 STEM EDUCATION
81558155 For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
81568156 matics, and engineering education and human resources pro-
81578157 grams and activities pursuant to the National Science Foun-
81588158 dation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including serv-
81598159 ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
81608160 Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the
81618161 District of Columbia, $1,172,000,000, to remain available
81628162 until September 30, 2025.
81638163 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT
81648164 For agency operations and award management necessary
81658165 in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950
81668166 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 312
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81688168 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehi-
81698169 cles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
81708170 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental
81718171 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reim-
81728172 bursement of the Department of Homeland Security for secu-
81738173 rity guard services; $448,000,000: Provided, That not to ex-
81748174 ceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation ex-
81758175 penses: Provided further, That contracts may be entered into
81768176 under this heading in fiscal year 2024 for maintenance and
81778177 operation of facilities and for other services to be provided
81788178 during the next fiscal year.
81798179 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
81808180 For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
81818181 authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
81828182 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the em-
81838183 ployment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of
81848184 title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section
81858185 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.
81868186 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
81878187 $5,090,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
81888188 available for official reception and representation expenses.
81898189 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
81908190 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
81918191 eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 313
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81938193 $24,410,000, of which $1,300,000 shall remain available
81948194 until September 30, 2025.
81958195 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
81968196 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
81978197 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made avail-
81988198 able for the current fiscal year for the National Science
81998199 Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such ap-
82008200 propriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
82018201 more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
82028202 pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogram-
82038203 ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not
82048204 be available for obligation except in compliance with the pro-
82058205 cedures set forth in that section.
82068206 The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
82078207 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House
82088208 of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in ad-
82098209 vance of any planned divestment through transfer, decommis-
82108210 sioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF-owned fa-
82118211 cilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, structures,
82128212 and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000.
82138213 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations
82148214 Act, 2024’’. 314
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82168216 TITLE IV
82178217 RELATED AGENCIES
82188218 C
82198219 OMMISSION ONCIVILRIGHTS
82208220 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
82218221 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil
82228222 Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
82238223 $14,350,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
82248224 in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals
82258225 under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the
82268226 Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant
82278227 for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the
82288228 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reim-
82298229 burse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the
82308230 exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable
82318231 days: Provided further, That the Chair may accept and use
82328232 any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission:
82338233 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this
82348234 paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is
82358235 not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Com-
82368236 mission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): Provided further,
82378237 That notwithstanding the preceding proviso, $2,000,000 shall
82388238 be used to separately fund the Commission on the Social Sta-
82398239 tus of Black Men and Boys. 315
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82418241 EQUALEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITYCOMMISSION
82428242 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
82438243 For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
82448244 portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil
82458245 Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment
82468246 Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with
82478247 Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act
82488248 of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Informa-
82498249 tion Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law
82508250 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law
82518251 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
82528252 (Public Law 111–2), including services as authorized by sec-
82538253 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger
82548254 motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31,
82558255 United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens;
82568256 and up to $31,500,000 for payments to State and local en-
82578257 forcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission,
82588258 $455,000,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized
82598259 to make available for official reception and representation ex-
82608260 penses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided
82618261 further, That the Commission may take no action to imple-
82628262 ment any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorga-
82638263 nization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations
82648264 of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been
82658265 notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogram- 316
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82678267 ming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided fur-
82688268 ther, That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation
82698269 to carry out the work of the Commission.
82708270 I
82718271 NTERNATIONALTRADECOMMISSION
82728272 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
82738273 For necessary expenses of the International Trade Com-
82748274 mission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and serv-
82758275 ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
82768276 Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and rep-
82778277 resentation expenses, $122,000,000, to remain available until
82788278 expended.
82798279 L
82808280 EGALSERVICESCORPORATION
82818281 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
82828282 For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry
82838283 out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of
82848284 1974, $560,000,000, of which $516,100,000 is for basic field
82858285 programs and required independent audits; $5,700,000 is for
82868286 the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as
82878287 may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits
82888288 of recipients; $26,200,000 is for management and grants
82898289 oversight; $5,000,000 is for client self-help and information
82908290 technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund;
82918291 and $2,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided,
82928292 That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide
82938293 locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater 317
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82958295 than that provided by the Federal Government to Wash-
82968296 ington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of
82978297 title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d)
82988298 of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)):
82998299 Provided further, That the authorities provided in section 205
83008300 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corpora-
83018301 tion: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505
83028302 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be consid-
83038303 ered an agency of the United States Government.
83048304 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION —LEGAL SERVICES
83058305 CORPORATION
83068306 None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
83078307 Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
83088308 hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of,
83098309 sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law
83108310 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
83118311 Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and
83128312 conditions set forth in such sections, except that all ref-
83138313 erences in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be
83148314 deemed to refer instead to 2023 and 2024, respectively: Pro-
83158315 vided, That for the purposes of applications of such sections
83168316 501 and 502, any requirement relating to the proportion of
83178317 attorneys serving on the governing body of an entity pro-
83188318 viding legal assistance shall be deemed to be satisfied if at
83198319 least 33 percent of such governing body is composed of attor- 318
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83218321 neys otherwise meeting the criteria established by section
83228322 1007(c) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
83238323 2996f(c)), and section 502(2)(b)(ii) of Public Law 104–134
83248324 shall not apply.
83258325 M
83268326 ARINEMAMMALCOMMISSION
83278327 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
83288328 For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commis-
83298329 sion as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protec-
83308330 tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $4,500,000.
83318331 O
83328332 FFICE OF THEUNITEDSTATESTRADEREPRESENTATIVE
83338333 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
83348334 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United
83358335 States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger
83368336 motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
83378337 ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
83388338 Code, $59,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
83398339 able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount made
83408340 available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be
83418341 available for official reception and representation expenses.
83428342 TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND
83438343 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
83448344 For activities of the United States Trade Representative
83458345 authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and
83468346 Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including
83478347 transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade En- 319
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83498349 forcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
83508350 to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a re-
83518351 programming under section 505 of this Act.
83528352 S
83538353 TATEJUSTICEINSTITUTE
83548354 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
83558355 For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
83568356 authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42
83578357 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $7,640,000, of which $500,000 shall
83588358 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That
83598359 not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception
83608360 and representation expenses: Provided further, That, for the
83618361 purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Insti-
83628362 tute shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
83638363 ernment. 320
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83658365 TITLE V
83668366 GENERAL PROVISIONS
83678367 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
83688368 S
83698369 EC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this
83708370 Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
83718371 authorized by the Congress.
83728372 S
83738373 EC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this
83748374 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
83758375 fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
83768376 S
83778377 EC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under
83788378 this Act for any consulting service through procurement con-
83798379 tract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
83808380 Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
83818381 tures are a matter of public record and available for public
83828382 inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
83838383 law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to ex-
83848384 isting law.
83858385 S
83868386 EC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application
83878387 of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held
83888388 invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each
83898389 provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to
83908390 which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
83918391 S
83928392 EC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or
83938393 provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
83948394 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or ex- 321
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83968396 penditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts
83978397 in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection
83988398 of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
83998399 available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
84008400 ming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program,
84018401 project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or ac-
84028402 tivity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
84038403 project or activity for which funds have been denied or re-
84048404 stricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes
84058405 or renames offices, programs, or activities; (6) contracts out
84068406 or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed
84078407 by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs,
84088408 projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
84098409 whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
84108410 program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10
84118411 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including
84128412 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in
84138413 a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap-
84148414 proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Commit-
84158415 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of
84168416 such reprogramming of funds.
84178417 S
84188418 EC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a
84198419 court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed
84208420 a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
84218421 scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or 322
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84238423 shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
84248424 States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
84258425 or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
84268426 pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility pro-
84278427 cedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
84288428 Code of Federal Regulations.
84298429 (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
84308430 ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by
84318431 this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufac-
84328432 tured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its terri-
84338433 tories or possessions.
84348434 (2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning
84358435 given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item
84368436 (1)(f)(3).
84378437 S
84388438 EC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
84398439 tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aer-
84408440 onautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Com-
84418441 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
84428442 and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances
84438443 of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, un-
84448444 committed balances and unobligated, committed balances the
84458445 quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attrib-
84468446 utable to each source year of appropriation from which the
84478447 balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but 323
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84498449 unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify
84508450 amounts by the year of obligation.
84518451 (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
84528452 mitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
84538453 (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any as-
84548454 pect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a)
84558455 due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the de-
84568456 partment or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum
84578457 extent practicable under such accounting system and shall
84588458 identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
84598459 which such aspect is not fulfilled.
84608460 S
84618461 EC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency
84628462 funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
84638463 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
84648464 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
84658465 etary resources available to such department or agency: Pro-
84668466 vided, That the authority to transfer funds between appro-
84678467 priations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
84688468 tion is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere
84698469 in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out
84708470 this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
84718471 under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
84728472 obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
84738473 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That for the
84748474 Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to ac- 324
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84768476 tions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or
84778477 grant property.
84788478 S
84798479 EC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall
84808480 be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
84818481 bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any
84828482 foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or
84838483 tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied
84848484 equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
84858485 S
84868486 EC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
84878487 amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by
84888488 section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–
84898489 473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of
84908490 $1,353,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the
84918491 following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding section
84928492 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund
84938493 for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the
84948494 Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and re-
84958495 main available until expended for oversight and auditing pur-
84968496 poses associated with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be
84978497 available to the Office for Victims of Crime for grants, con-
84988498 sistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to
84998499 Indian Tribes to improve services for victims of crime.
85008500 S
85018501 EC. 511. None of the funds made available to the De-
85028502 partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate
85038503 against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students 325
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85058505 who participate in programs for which financial assistance is
85068506 provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guard-
85078507 ians of such students.
85088508 S
85098509 EC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act
85108510 may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
85118511 tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to
85128512 a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this
85138513 Act or any other appropriations Act.
85148514 S
85158515 EC. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department
85168516 of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aero-
85178517 nautics and Space Administration, the National Science
85188518 Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct
85198519 audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C.
85208520 App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appro-
85218521 priated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on
85228522 the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary
85238523 findings and a description of areas of particular interest,
85248524 within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180
85258525 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
85268526 (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit de-
85278527 scribed in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is com-
85288528 pleted, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Di-
85298529 rector, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of
85308530 the audit available to the public on the Internet website main-
85318531 tained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or 326
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85338533 Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available
85348534 in redacted form to exclude—
85358535 (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title
85368536 5, United States Code; and
85378537 (2) sensitive personal information for any indi-
85388538 vidual, the public access to which could be used to com-
85398539 mit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful
85408540 purposes.
85418541 (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by
85428542 amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement
85438543 to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Ad-
85448544 ministrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying
85458545 that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made
85468546 available through a subcontract or in any other manner to
85478547 another person who has a financial interest in the person
85488548 awarded the grant or contract.
85498549 (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this
85508550 section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the
85518551 Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in con-
85528552 sultation with the Director of the Office of Government Eth-
85538553 ics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements,
85548554 substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections,
85558555 consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program
85568556 to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities. 327
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85588558 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
85598559 wise made available under this Act may be used by the De-
85608560 partments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aero-
85618561 nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science
85628562 Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact in-
85638563 formation system, as defined for security categorization in
85648564 the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST)
85658565 Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199,
85668566 ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Informa-
85678567 tion and Information Systems’’ unless the agency has—
85688568 (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the informa-
85698569 tion systems against criteria developed by NIST and the
85708570 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acqui-
85718571 sition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact in-
85728572 formation systems within the Federal Government;
85738573 (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
85748574 sumptive awardee against available and relevant threat
85758575 information provided by the FBI and other appropriate
85768576 agencies; and
85778577 (3) in consultation with the FBI or other appro-
85788578 priate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any
85798579 risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the
85808580 acquisition of such system, including any risk associated
85818581 with such system being produced, manufactured, or as-
85828582 sembled by one or more entities identified by the United 328
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85848584 States Government as posing a cyber threat, including
85858585 but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed,
85868586 or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Is-
85878587 lamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Repub-
85888588 lic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.
85898589 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
85908590 available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-im-
85918591 pact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and as-
85928592 sessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing
85938593 entity described in subsection (a) has—
85948594 (1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI,
85958595 and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation
85968596 strategy for any identified risks;
85978597 (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the
85988598 FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in the na-
85998599 tional interest of the United States; and
86008600 (3) reported that determination to the Committees
86018601 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
86028602 the Senate and the agency Inspector General.
86038603 S
86048604 EC. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act
86058605 shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the
86068606 use of torture by any official or contract employee of the
86078607 United States Government. 329
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86098609 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act
86108610 may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral
86118611 trade agreement the text of—
86128612 (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United
86138613 States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
86148614 (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United
86158615 States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
86168616 (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United
86178617 States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
86188618 S
86198619 EC. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act
86208620 may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter
86218621 in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the
86228622 Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security let-
86238623 ters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Elec-
86248624 tronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit
86258625 Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PA-
86268626 TRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws
86278627 amended by these Acts.
86288628 S
86298629 EC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
86308630 gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the De-
86318631 partments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics
86328632 and Space Administration, or the National Science Founda-
86338633 tion totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to
86348634 believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 per-
86358635 cent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform 330
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86378637 the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Sec-
86388638 retary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and
86398639 Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writ-
86408640 ing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the
86418641 date on which such determination was made; a statement of
86428642 the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed
86438643 to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
86448644 changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and
86458645 the degree to which such changes have contributed to the in-
86468646 crease in total program costs or procurement costs; new esti-
86478647 mates of the total project or procurement costs; and a state-
86488648 ment validating that the project’s management structure is
86498649 adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
86508650 S
86518651 EC. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
86528652 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence
86538653 or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically
86548654 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the
86558655 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal
86568656 year 2024 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authoriza-
86578657 tion Act for fiscal year 2024.
86588658 S
86598659 EC. 520. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
86608660 made available by this Act may be used to enter into a con-
86618661 tract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a
86628662 grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective con-
86638663 tractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding 331
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86658665 the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and
86668666 belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax re-
86678667 turns required during the three years preceding the certifi-
86688668 cation, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
86698669 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90
86708670 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Fed-
86718671 eral tax assessment for which the liability remains
86728672 unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an install-
86738673 ment agreement or offer in compromise that has been ap-
86748674 proved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default,
86758675 or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous adminis-
86768676 trative or judicial proceeding.
86778677 (RESCISSIONS)
86788678 S
86798679 EC. 521. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to
86808680 the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby
86818681 permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024,
86828682 from the following accounts in the specified amounts—
86838683 (1) ‘‘Economic Development Administration—Eco-
86848684 nomic Development Assistance Programs’’, $35,000,000,
86858685 only from prior year appropriations;
86868686 (2) ‘‘Census Working Capital Fund’’, $10,000,000;
86878687 (3) ‘‘National Institute of Standards and Tech-
86888688 nology—Working Capital Fund’’, $10,000,000;
86898689 (4) ‘‘Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’,
86908690 $12,440,000,000, only from amounts appropriated by 332
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86928692 section 101(e) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
86938693 (Public Law 118–5); and
86948694 (5) ‘‘Departmental Management—Working Capital
86958695 Fund’’, $10,000,000.
86968696 (b) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
86978697 priations available to the Department of Justice, the fol-
86988698 lowing funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later
86998699 than September 30, 2024, from the following accounts in the
87008700 specified amounts—
87018701 (1) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and
87028702 Expenses’’, $367,700,000;
87038703 (2) ‘‘Federal Prison System—Buildings and Facili-
87048704 ties’’, $19,000,000;
87058705 (3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—
87068706 Office on Violence Against Women—Violence Against
87078707 Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs’’,
87088708 $5,000,000;
87098709 (4) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—
87108710 Office of Justice Programs’’, $120,000,000; and
87118711 (5) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—
87128712 Community Oriented Policing Services’’, $15,000,000.
87138713 (c) Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
87148714 ment of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently
87158715 rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024, from the fol-
87168716 lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 333
87178717 •HRES 1061 EH
87188718 (1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $131,572,000; and
87198719 (2) ‘‘Legal Activities—Assets Forfeiture Fund’’,
87208720 $500,000,000.
87218721 (d) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall
87228722 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
87238723 Representatives and the Senate a report no later than Sep-
87248724 tember 1, 2024, specifying the amount of each rescission
87258725 made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c).
87268726 (e) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), and
87278727 (c) shall not be from amounts that were designated by the
87288728 Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pur-
87298729 suant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
87308730 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
87318731 (f) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (b)
87328732 and (c) shall not be from—
87338733 (1) amounts provided under subparagraph (Q) of
87348734 paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law
87358735 Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs—
87368736 State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ in title II
87378737 of division B of Public Law 117–103 or Public Law
87388738 117–328; or
87398739 (2) amounts provided under paragraph (7) under
87408740 the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
87418741 ties—Community Oriented Policing Services—Commu-
87428742 nity Oriented Policing Services Programs’’ in title II of 334
87438743 •HRES 1061 EH
87448744 division B of Public Law 117–103 or Public Law 117–
87458745 328.
87468746 S
87478747 EC. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act
87488748 may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel
87498749 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124
87508750 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
87518751 S
87528752 EC. 523. None of the funds made available in this Act
87538753 may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of
87548754 more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agen-
87558755 cy, who are stationed in the United States, at any single con-
87568756 ference occurring outside the United States unless—
87578757 (1) such conference is a law enforcement training or
87588758 operational conference for law enforcement personnel
87598759 and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are
87608760 law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United
87618761 States; or
87628762 (2) such conference is a scientific conference and
87638763 the department or agency head determines that such at-
87648764 tendance is in the national interest and notifies the
87658765 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
87668766 resentatives and the Senate within at least 15 days of
87678767 that determination and the basis for that determination.
87688768 S
87698769 EC. 524. The Director of the Office of Management
87708770 and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instru-
87718771 mentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated 335
87728772 •HRES 1061 EH
87738773 under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant
87748774 accounts and include in its annual performance plan and per-
87758775 formance and accountability reports the following:
87768776 (1) Details on future action the department, agen-
87778777 cy, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed
87788778 balances in expired grant accounts.
87798779 (2) The method that the department, agency, or in-
87808780 strumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in ex-
87818781 pired grant accounts.
87828782 (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired
87838783 grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of
87848784 the United States.
87858785 (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the
87868786 total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed
87878787 balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the de-
87888788 partment, agency, or instrumentality and the total fi-
87898789 nances that have not been obligated to a specific project
87908790 remaining in the accounts.
87918791 S
87928792 EC. 525. To the extent practicable, funds made avail-
87938793 able in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that
87948794 are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal Energy
87958795 Management Program’’ designation.
87968796 S
87978797 EC. 526. (a) None of the funds made available by this
87988798 Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
87998799 ministration (NASA), the Office of Science and Technology 336
88008800 •HRES 1061 EH
88018801 Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) to de-
88028802 velop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bi-
88038803 lateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to par-
88048804 ticipate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with
88058805 China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities
88068806 are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of
88078807 enactment of this Act.
88088808 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may
88098809 be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors
88108810 at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.
88118811 (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b)
88128812 shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or NSC,
88138813 after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
88148814 have certified—
88158815 (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of tech-
88168816 nology, data, or other information with national security
88178817 or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-
88188818 owned company; and
88198819 (2) will not involve knowing interactions with offi-
88208820 cials who have been determined by the United States to
88218821 have direct involvement with violations of human rights.
88228822 (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be
88238823 submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
88248824 of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau
88258825 of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the activity 337
88268826 •HRES 1061 EH
88278827 in question and shall include a description of the purpose of
88288828 the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its loca-
88298829 tion and timing.
88308830 S
88318831 EC. 527. (a) None of the funds made available in this
88328832 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
88338833 unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
88348834 changing of pornography.
88358835 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
88368836 necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforce-
88378837 ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
88388838 tigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law
88398839 enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
88408840 S
88418841 EC. 528. The Departments of Commerce and Justice,
88428842 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Na-
88438843 tional Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights,
88448844 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Inter-
88458845 national Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation,
88468846 the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and
88478847 Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representa-
88488848 tive, the National Space Council, and the State Justice Insti-
88498849 tute shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective de-
88508850 partment or agency head, to the Committees on Appropria-
88518851 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not
88528852 later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 338
88538853 •HRES 1061 EH
88548854 SEC. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
88558855 Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
88568856 able by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees
88578857 for contractor performance that has been judged to be below
88588858 satisfactory performance or for performance that does not
88598859 meet the basic requirements of a contract.
88608860 S
88618861 EC. 530. None of the funds made available by this Act
88628862 may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legitimacy
88638863 of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural Act of
88648864 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Justice or
88658865 the Drug Enforcement Administration.
88668866 S
88678867 EC. 531. None of the funds made available under this
88688868 Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect
88698869 to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
88708870 California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor-
88718871 gia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
88728872 Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
88738873 sissippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
88748874 Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Da-
88758875 kota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
88768876 South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
88778877 Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
88788878 and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Columbia,
88798879 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
88808880 United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to pre- 339
88818881 •HRES 1061 EH
88828882 vent any of them from implementing their own laws that au-
88838883 thorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of
88848884 medical marijuana.
88858885 S
88868886 EC. 532. The Department of Commerce, the National
88878887 Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National
88888888 Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the
88898889 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
88908890 tives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any
88918891 employee of such Department or agency, including the pur-
88928892 pose of such travel.
88938893 S
88948894 EC. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act,
88958895 not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, re-
88968896 spectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the Public
88978897 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants
88988898 authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
88998899 Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated
89008900 for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided, That
89018901 for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty
89028902 counties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent or more
89038903 of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as
89048904 measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Esti-
89058905 mates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small
89068906 Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any Territory or pos-
89078907 session of the United States. 340
89088908 •HRES 1061 EH
89098909 SEC. 534. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
89108910 law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
89118911 made available under this Act or any other Act may be ex-
89128912 pended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumen-
89138913 tality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or
89148914 to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in
89158915 connection with requiring an export license for the export to
89168916 Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for
89178917 firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code
89188918 of Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms
89198919 Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005)
89208920 with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any trans-
89218921 action, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this
89228922 section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
89238923 (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export li-
89248924 cense—
89258925 (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any
89268926 Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter re-
89278927 quired by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the
89288928 laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or
89298929 export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and
89308930 (2) does not permit the export without a license
89318931 of—
89328932 (A) fully automatic firearms and components
89338933 and parts for such firearms, other than for end use 341
89348934 •HRES 1061 EH
89358935 by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Mu-
89368936 nicipal Government of Canada;
89378937 (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
89388938 complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed
89398939 in Category I, other than for end use by the Fed-
89408940 eral Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Gov-
89418941 ernment of Canada; or
89428942 (C) articles for export from Canada to another
89438943 foreign destination.
89448944 (c) In accordance with this section, the District Direc-
89458945 tors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent
89468946 or temporary export without a license of any unclassified arti-
89478947 cles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Can-
89488948 ada or return to the United States, or temporary import of
89498949 Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United
89508950 States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
89518951 (d) The President may require export licenses under this
89528952 section on a temporary basis if the President determines,
89538953 upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Gov-
89548954 ernment of Canada has implemented or maintained inad-
89558955 equate import controls for the articles specified in subsection
89568956 (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and
89578957 continues to take place for use in international terrorism or
89588958 in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The Presi- 342
89598959 •HRES 1061 EH
89608960 dent shall terminate the requirements of a license when rea-
89618961 sons for the temporary requirements have ceased.
89628962 S
89638963 EC. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
89648964 no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
89658965 States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any
89668966 other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to
89678967 pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any offi-
89688968 cer or employee of the United States to deny any application
89698969 submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified
89708970 pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit
89718971 to import United States origin ‘‘curios or relics’’ firearms,
89728972 parts, or ammunition.
89738973 S
89748974 EC. 536. None of the funds made available by this Act
89758975 may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to
89768976 deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of
89778977 any model of shotgun if—
89788978 (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
89798979 proposed importation are met; and
89808980 (2) no application for the importation of such model
89818981 of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied
89828982 by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on
89838983 the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable
89848984 for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.
89858985 S
89868986 EC. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act
89878987 may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 343
89888988 •HRES 1061 EH
89898989 Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification
89908990 for the Treaty.
89918991 S
89928992 EC. 538. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
89938993 made available in this or any other Act may be used to trans-
89948994 fer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within
89958995 the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid
89968996 Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—
89978997 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of
89988998 the Armed Forces of the United States; and
89998999 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the
90009000 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
90019001 by the Department of Defense.
90029002 S
90039003 EC. 539. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
90049004 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used to
90059005 construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United
90069006 States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual
90079007 described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or
90089008 imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of
90099009 the Department of Defense.
90109010 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to
90119011 any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station,
90129012 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
90139013 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any indi-
90149014 vidual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States
90159015 Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 344
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90179017 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a mem-
90189018 ber of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
90199019 (2) is—
90209020 (A) in the custody or under the effective con-
90219021 trol of the Department of Defense; or
90229022 (B) otherwise under detention at United States
90239023 Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
90249024 S
90259025 EC. 540. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of
90269026 funds as of September 30, 2024, from amounts made avail-
90279027 able to ‘‘Office of the United States Trade Representative—
90289028 Salaries and Expenses’’ in section 540(a) of division B of the
90299029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
90309030 328) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new
90319031 budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursu-
90329032 ant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on September
90339033 30, 2024, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, to
90349034 remain available until September 30, 2026, and shall be
90359035 available for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as
90369036 may be available for such purposes, and under the same au-
90379037 thorities for which the funds were provided in Public Law
90389038 116–113, except that all references to ‘‘2023’’ under such
90399039 heading in Public Law 116–113 shall be deemed to refer in-
90409040 stead to ‘‘2026’’.
90419041 (b) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of
90429042 September 30, 2024, from amounts made available to ‘‘Office 345
90439043 •HRES 1061 EH
90449044 of the United States Trade Representative—Trade Enforce-
90459045 ment Trust Fund’’ in section 540(b) of division B of the Con-
90469046 solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328)
90479047 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budg-
90489048 et authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to
90499049 this subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30,
90509050 2024, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, to re-
90519051 main available until September 30, 2026, and shall be avail-
90529052 able for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as may
90539053 be available for such purposes, and under the same authori-
90549054 ties for which the funds were provided in Public Law 116–
90559055 113, except that the reference to ‘‘2023’’ under such heading
90569056 in Public Law 116–113 shall be deemed to refer instead to
90579057 ‘‘2026’’.
90589058 (c) The amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that
90599059 were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
90609060 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res.
90619061 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget
90629062 for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th
90639063 Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on
90649064 June 8, 2022, are designated by the Congress as an emer-
90659065 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
90669066 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
90679067 1985. 346
90689068 •HRES 1061 EH
90699069 (d) Each amount provided by this section is designated
90709070 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
90719071 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
90729072 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
90739073 S
90749074 EC. 541. Funds made available to the Department of
90759075 Commerce and the Department of Justice in this Act and any
90769076 remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to
90779077 the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice
90789078 in prior year Acts, other than amounts designated by the
90799079 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
90809080 a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budg-
90819081 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or from
90829082 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Department of
90839083 Justice—Legal Activities—Fees and Expenses of Witnesses’’,
90849084 shall be available to provide payments pursuant to section
90859085 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated
90869086 Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided,
90879087 That payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this
90889088 proviso may not exceed $5,000,000 for the Department of
90899089 Commerce and $10,000,000 for the Department of Justice.
90909090 S
90919091 EC. 542. Notwithstanding title II of division J of the
90929092 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–
90939093 58), up to 0.7 percent of amounts made available to the Na-
90949094 tional Telecommunications and Information Administration
90959095 by such Act shall be available for salaries and expenses, ad- 347
90969096 •HRES 1061 EH
90979097 ministration, and oversight of programs administered by such
90989098 Administration that received appropriations by such Act, in
90999099 addition to amounts previously made available for such pur-
91009100 pose: Provided, That all such amounts shall be available
91019101 across such programs and shall be available for salaries and
91029102 expenses, administration, and oversight of the Connecting Mi-
91039103 nority Communities Pilot Program (as authorized by section
91049104 902 of division N of Public Law 116–260) and of the
91059105 Broadband Connectivity Infrastructure Program (as author-
91069106 ized by section 905(d) of division N of Public Law 116–260),
91079107 regardless of the heading under which such amounts were ap-
91089108 propriated: Provided further, That such amounts may be
91099109 transferred between the appropriate accounts to carry out
91109110 this section, in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
91119111 such Act: Provided further, That this section shall not reduce
91129112 the total allocation for any State under Program Notices of
91139113 Available Amounts dated June 30, 2023: Provided further,
91149114 That amounts transferred pursuant to this section may be
91159115 obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the
91169116 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least
91179117 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds: Provided fur-
91189118 ther, That amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to
91199119 this section that were previously designated by the Congress
91209120 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
91219121 lution on the Budget are designated as an emergency require- 348
91229122 •HRES 1061 EH
91239123 ment pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
91249124 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
91259125 fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year
91269126 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
91279127 S
91289128 EC. 543. None of the funds made available by this Act
91299129 may be used to move the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
91309130 arms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training Center or the
91319131 ATF National Canine Division from Front Royal, Virginia, to
91329132 another location.
91339133 S
91349134 EC. 544. (a) Section 507(d) of title 11, United States
91359135 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘excluding subparagraph (F)’’
91369136 after ‘‘(a)(8)’’.
91379137 (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amend-
91389138 ment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of
91399139 the enactment of this Act.
91409140 (2) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not
91419141 apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the
91429142 United States Code before the date of the enactment of this
91439143 Act.
91449144 S
91459145 EC. 545. Section 107(b)(2)(C) of the Trafficking Vic-
91469146 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(C)) is
91479147 amended by striking ‘‘total costs of the projects described in
91489148 the application submitted’’ and inserting in its place ‘‘total
91499149 project cost. In general, this project match requirement may
91509150 be satisfied by contributions or expenditures committed to 349
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91529152 improve victim support services that promote victim recovery
91539153 and reintegration into society, provided that these contribu-
91549154 tions and expenditures are consistent with applicable grant
91559155 requirements and approved project scope’’.
91569156 S
91579157 EC. 546. (a)(1)(A) Within 45 days of enactment of this
91589158 Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made
91599159 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
91609160 Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year
91619161 2024 pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a)
91629162 of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–
91639163 167), including the transfer authority in such paragraphs of
91649164 that section of that Act, to the accounts specified, in the
91659165 amounts specified, and for the projects and activities speci-
91669166 fied, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Commerce Allocation
91679167 of National Institute of Standards and Technology Funds:
91689168 CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement
91699169 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
91709170 this consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included
91719171 in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
91729172 (B) Not later than October 15, 2024, and notwith-
91739173 standing subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Com-
91749174 merce shall allocate from the amounts made available from
91759175 the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors
91769176 (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to
91779177 paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act 350
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91799179 of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), including the
91809180 transfer authority in such paragraphs of that section of that
91819181 Act, to the account specified, in the amount specified, and for
91829182 the project and activity specified, in the table titled ‘‘Depart-
91839183 ment of Commerce Allocation of National Institute of Stand-
91849184 ards and Technology Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2025’’
91859185 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
91869186 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and
91879187 pursuant to the direction included in the classified annex ac-
91889188 companying this Act.
91899189 (C) Not later than October 15, 2025, and notwith-
91909190 standing subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Com-
91919191 merce shall allocate from the amounts made available from
91929192 the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors
91939193 (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to
91949194 paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act
91959195 of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), including the
91969196 transfer authority in such paragraphs of that section of that
91979197 Act, to the accounts specified, in the amounts not to exceed
91989198 that specified, and for the projects and activities specified, in
91999199 the table titled ‘‘Department of Commerce Allocation of Na-
92009200 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Funds: CHIPS
92019201 Act Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the explanatory statement de-
92029202 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 351
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92049204 this consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included
92059205 in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
92069206 (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
92079207 tor of the National Science Foundation shall allocate amounts
92089208 made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to
92099209 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce
92109210 and Education Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section
92119211 102(d)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public
92129212 Law 117–167), to the account specified, in the amounts spec-
92139213 ified, and for the projects and activities specified in the table
92149214 titled ‘‘National Science Foundation Allocation of Funds:
92159215 CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement
92169216 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
92179217 this consolidated Act).
92189218 (b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate
92199219 any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year
92209220 under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 or
92219221 under section 102(d)(2) of such Act if there is in effect an
92229222 Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal
92239223 year for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
92249224 and Related Agencies: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the
92259225 matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the alloca-
92269226 tion, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing
92279227 administration of programs allocated funds from the CHIPS
92289228 for America Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts 352
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92309230 that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in
92319231 subsection (a) of this section.
92329232 (c) Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
92339233 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations
92349234 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and subject
92359235 to the terms and conditions in section 505 of this Act—
92369236 (1) the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate funds
92379237 allocated to Industrial Technology Services for section
92389238 9906 of Public Law 116–283 by subsection (a)(1) of this
92399239 section; and
92409240 (2) the Director of the National Science Foundation
92419241 may reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS for Amer-
92429242 ica Workforce and Education Fund by subsection (a)(2)
92439243 of this section.
92449244 (d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the
92459245 President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Commerce
92469246 and the Director of the National Science Foundation, as ap-
92479247 propriate, shall each submit to the Committees on Appropria-
92489248 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate pro-
92499249 posed allocations by account and by program, project, or ac-
92509250 tivity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made available
92519251 under section 102(a)(2) and section 102(d)(2) of the CHIPS
92529252 Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2025.
92539253 (e) The Department of Commerce and the National
92549254 Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the 353
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92569256 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
92579257 tives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances
92589258 of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America
92599259 Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of
92609260 this section, and section 543(a)(1) of division B of Public
92619261 Law 117–328, the status of balances of projects and activi-
92629262 ties funded by the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation
92639263 Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to section 543 (a)(2)
92649264 of division B of Public Law 117–328, and the status of bal-
92659265 ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for
92669266 America Workforce and Education Fund for amounts allo-
92679267 cated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section and sec-
92689268 tion 543(a)(3) of division B of Public Law 117–328, includ-
92699269 ing all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.
92709270 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice,
92719271 Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 354
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92739273 DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP-
92749274 MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
92759275 PRIATIONS ACT, 2024
92769276 TITLE I
92779277 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
92789278 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
92799279 C
92809280 ORPS OFENGINEERS—CIVIL
92819281 The following appropriations shall be expended under
92829282 the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
92839283 vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions
92849284 of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and har-
92859285 bor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection,
92869286 aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.
92879287 INVESTIGATIONS
92889288 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
92899289 For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the
92909290 collection and study of basic information pertaining to river
92919291 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protec-
92929292 tion, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for
92939293 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of
92949294 proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduc-
92959295 tion, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration
92969296 projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy
92979297 of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations,
92989298 and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, 355
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93009300 and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction,
93019301 $142,990,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
93029302 That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once
93039303 the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
93049304 tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of
93059305 the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations avail-
93069306 able under this heading, $11,413,000 is rescinded: Provided
93079307 further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
93089308 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
93099309 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
93109310 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
93119311 of 1985.
93129312 CONSTRUCTION
93139313 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
93149314 For expenses necessary for the construction of river and
93159315 harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection,
93169316 aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized
93179317 by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and speci-
93189318 fications, of such projects (including those involving participa-
93199319 tion by States, local governments, or private groups) author-
93209320 ized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed
93219321 studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a
93229322 commitment of the Government to construction);
93239323 $1,854,688,000, to remain available until expended; of which
93249324 $114,775,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 356
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93269326 Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of construc-
93279327 tion costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal
93289328 Facilities program; and of which such sums as are necessary
93299329 to cover 35 percent of the costs of construction, replacement,
93309330 rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects
93319331 shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, ex-
93329332 cept as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided,
93339333 That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropria-
93349334 tions available under this heading, $9,678,000 is rescinded:
93359335 Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
93369336 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
93379337 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
93389338 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
93399339 trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the unobligated
93409340 balances from amounts made available under this heading in
93419341 division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
93429342 (Public Law 117–58) for which spend plan allocations have
93439343 not been announced as of the date of enactment of this Act,
93449344 $1,434,500,000 shall be used, regardless of project purpose
93459345 and in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such
93469346 purposes, for projects specified in the table titled ‘‘Corps of
93479347 Engineers—Construction’’ in the explanatory statement de-
93489348 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
93499349 this consolidated Act), and, when combined with the amounts
93509350 made available in the matter preceding the first proviso under 357
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93529352 this heading, shall not in total exceed the amount for any
93539353 project as specified in such table: Provided further, That
93549354 projects receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso
93559355 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of division J of
93569356 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
93579357 117–58): Provided further, That not later than 60 days after
93589358 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
93599359 directly to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
93609360 of Congress a work plan that includes the amount that each
93619361 project specified in the table titled ‘‘Corps of Engineers—
93629362 Construction’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec-
93639363 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
93649364 Act) will receive from amounts made available in the matter
93659365 preceding the first proviso under this heading and from
93669366 amounts repurposed pursuant to the third proviso under this
93679367 heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not devi-
93689368 ate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to
93699369 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
93709370 gress: Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this
93719371 heading that were previously designated by the Congress as
93729372 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu-
93739373 tion on the budget are designated as an emergency require-
93749374 ment pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
93759375 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 358
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93779377 fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year
93789378 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
93799379 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES
93809380 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
93819381 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction
93829382 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial
93839383 valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law,
93849384 $368,037,000, to remain available until expended, of which
93859385 $6,057,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
93869386 Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible
93879387 operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: Pro-
93889388 vided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work
93899389 plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on
93909390 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further,
93919391 That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropria-
93929392 tions available under this heading, $1,110,000 is rescinded:
93939393 Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
93949394 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
93959395 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
93969396 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
93979397 trol Act of 1985.
93989398 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
93999399 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
94009400 For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance,
94019401 and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm dam- 359
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94039403 age reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related
94049404 projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastruc-
94059405 ture owned or operated by the Corps, including administra-
94069406 tive buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels
94079407 provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that
94089408 serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where
94099409 authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and
94109410 northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and
94119411 straightening channels; and removing obstructions to naviga-
94129412 tion, $5,552,816,000, to remain available until expended, of
94139413 which $2,650,168,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
94149414 tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of
94159415 eligible operations and maintenance costs for coastal harbors
94169416 and channels, and for inland harbors; of which such sums as
94179417 become available from the special account for the Corps of
94189418 Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation
94199419 Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for re-
94209420 source protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance
94219421 activities related to resource protection in the areas at which
94229422 outdoor recreation is available; of which such sums as become
94239423 available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law
94249424 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and
94259425 maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for
94269426 which such fees have been collected; and of which
94279427 $58,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the 360
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94299429 Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) of section 2106
94309430 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of
94319431 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be designated as being for
94329432 such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 14003 of
94339433 division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se-
94349434 curity Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided, That 1 percent
94359435 of the total amount of funds provided for each of the pro-
94369436 grams, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall
94379437 not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the be-
94389438 ginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be
94399439 available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such
94409440 emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to
94419441 be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engi-
94429442 neers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining
94439443 funds which have not been used for emergency activities pro-
94449444 portionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the
94459445 programs, projects, or activities: Provided further, That the
94469446 Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan
94479447 has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
94489448 both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of the unob-
94499449 ligated balances from prior year appropriations available
94509450 under this heading, $30,000 is rescinded: Provided further,
94519451 That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
94529452 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 361
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94549454 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
94559455 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
94569456 REGULATORY PROGRAM
94579457 For expenses necessary for administration of laws per-
94589458 taining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands,
94599459 $221,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.
94609460 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM
94619461 For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from
94629462 sites in the United States resulting from work performed as
94639463 part of the Nation’s early atomic energy program,
94649464 $300,000,000, to remain available until expended.
94659465 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
94669466 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane,
94679467 and other natural disasters and support emergency oper-
94689468 ations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disas-
94699469 ters as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to remain available
94709470 until expended.
94719471 EXPENSES
94729472 For expenses necessary for the supervision and general
94739473 administration of the civil works program in the headquarters
94749474 of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division En-
94759475 gineers; and for costs of management and operation of the
94769476 Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute
94779477 for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Re-
94789478 search and Development Center, and the United States Army 362
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94809480 Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil
94819481 works program, $216,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
94829482 tember 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used
94839483 for official reception and representation purposes and only
94849484 during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of any
94859485 other appropriation provided in this title shall be available to
94869486 fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of
94879487 Engineers or the civil works executive direction and manage-
94889488 ment activities of the division offices: Provided further, That
94899489 any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation
94909490 may be used to fund the supervision and general administra-
94919491 tion of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in
94929492 response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.
94939493 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR
94949494 CIVIL WORKS
94959495 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
94969496 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3),
94979497 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
94989498 Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount
94999499 may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary
95009500 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
95019501 of Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this
95029502 Act and a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the
95039503 additional funding provided under each heading in the ex-
95049504 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre- 363
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95069506 ceding division A of this consolidated Act), to specific pro-
95079507 grams, projects, or activities: Provided further, That not more
95089508 than 90 percent of such amounts made available under this
95099509 heading shall be available for obligation until the Assistant
95109510 Secretary provides in writing to the Committees on Appro-
95119511 priations of both Houses of Congress recommendations for
95129512 the appropriate level of design during feasibility studies, the
95139513 appropriate level of preconstruction engineering and design
95149514 required before a construction new start, and how cost esti-
95159515 mate classifications may best be adjusted for changing envi-
95169516 ronments.
95179517 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION
95189518 PROGRAM ACCOUNT
95199519 For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaran-
95209520 teed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Fi-
95219521 nance and Innovation Act of 2014, $2,200,000, to remain
95229522 available until expended, for safety projects to maintain, up-
95239523 grade, and repair dams identified in the National Inventory
95249524 of Dams with a primary owner type of state, local govern-
95259525 ment, public utility, or private: Provided, That no project may
95269526 be funded with amounts provided under this heading for a
95279527 dam that is identified as jointly owned in the National Inven-
95289528 tory of Dams and where one of those joint owners is the Fed-
95299529 eral Government: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
95309530 able under this heading in this Act shall also be available for 364
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95329532 projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair levees
95339533 and ancillary features with a primary owner type of state,
95349534 municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal entity: Pro-
95359535 vided further, That no project may be funded with amounts
95369536 provided under this heading for a levee unless the Secretary
95379537 has certified in advance, in writing, that the levee is not
95389538 owned, in whole or in part, by the Federal Government: Pro-
95399539 vided further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
95409540 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
95419541 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
95429542 funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
95439543 cipal amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest,
95449544 and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any
95459545 part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
95469546 $440,000,000: Provided further, That the use of direct loans
95479547 or loan guarantee authority under this heading for direct
95489548 loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any project
95499549 shall be in accordance with the criteria published in the Fed-
95509550 eral Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39189) pursuant to
95519551 the fourth proviso under the heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure
95529552 Finance and Innovation Program Account’’ in division D of
95539553 the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
95549554 Law 116–94): Provided further, That none of the direct loans
95559555 or loan guarantee authority made available under this head-
95569556 ing shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and 365
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95589558 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have
95599559 certified in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan
95609560 guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the cri-
95619561 teria referenced in the previous proviso: Provided further,
95629562 That any references to the Environmental Protection Agency
95639563 (EPA) or the Administrator in the criteria referenced in the
95649564 previous two provisos shall be deemed to be references to the
95659565 Army Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army, re-
95669566 spectively, for purposes of the direct loans or loan guarantee
95679567 authority made available under this heading: Provided fur-
95689568 ther, That for the purposes of carrying out the Congressional
95699569 Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budg-
95709570 et Office may request, and the Secretary shall promptly pro-
95719571 vide, documentation and information relating to a project
95729572 identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Secretary
95739573 pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for applications
95749574 for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance
95759575 and Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a
95769576 project that was initiated or completed before the date of en-
95779577 actment of this Act.
95789578 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to
95799579 sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance
95809580 and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this ac-
95819581 count, to remain available until expended. 366
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95839583 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
95849584 direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section
95859585 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
95869586 Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available until September
95879587 30, 2025.
95889588 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—
95899589 CIVIL
95909590 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
95919591 S
95929592 EC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of
95939593 this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the
95949594 agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain
95959595 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024,
95969596 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
95979597 programming of funds that:
95989598 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
95999599 activity;
96009600 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
96019601 (3) increases funds or personnel for any program,
96029602 project, or activity for which funds have been denied or
96039603 restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received
96049604 from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
96059605 of Congress;
96069606 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
96079607 tivity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is re- 367
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96099609 ceived from the Committees on Appropriations of both
96109610 Houses of Congress;
96119611 (5) augments or reduces existing programs,
96129612 projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained
96139613 in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior approval is
96149614 received from the Committees on Appropriations of both
96159615 Houses of Congress;
96169616 (6) I
96179617 NVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over
96189618 $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base
96199619 amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or
96209620 activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less
96219621 than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000:
96229622 Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be repro-
96239623 grammed into any continuing study or activity that did
96249624 not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and
96259625 concomitant administrative expenses;
96269626 (7) C
96279627 ONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over
96289628 $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base
96299629 amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study
96309630 or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less
96319631 than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000:
96329632 Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may be repro-
96339633 grammed for settled contractor claims, changed condi-
96349634 tions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided fur-
96359635 ther, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into 368
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96379637 any continuing study or activity that did not receive an
96389638 appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant
96399639 administrative expenses;
96409640 (8) O
96419641 PERATION AND MAINTENANCE .—Unlimited re-
96429642 programming authority is granted for the Corps to be
96439643 able to respond to emergencies: Provided, That the Chief
96449644 of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
96459645 tions of both Houses of Congress of these emergency ac-
96469646 tions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further,
96479647 That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of
96489648 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
96499649 $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: Pro-
96509650 vided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000,
96519651 the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further,
96529652 That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any con-
96539653 tinuing study or activity that did not receive an appro-
96549654 priation;
96559655 (9) M
96569656 ISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES .—The re-
96579657 programming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8)
96589658 shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Op-
96599659 eration and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi
96609660 River and Tributaries Account, respectively; and
96619661 (10) F
96629662 ORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION
96639663 PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the
96649664 base of the receiving project is permitted. 369
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96669666 (b) DEMINIMUSREPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case should
96679667 a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the
96689668 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
96699669 (c) C
96709670 ONTINUINGAUTHORITIESPROGRAM.—Subsection
96719671 (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under
96729672 the continuing authorities program.
96739673 (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
96749674 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com-
96759675 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to es-
96769676 tablish the baseline for application of reprogramming and
96779677 transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall in-
96789678 clude:
96799679 (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate
96809680 column to display the President’s budget request, adjust-
96819681 ments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted re-
96829682 scissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level;
96839683 (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation
96849684 both by object class and program, project and activity as
96859685 detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appro-
96869686 priations; and
96879687 (3) An identification of items of special congres-
96889688 sional interest.
96899689 S
96909690 EC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made avail-
96919691 able in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of
96929692 this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 370
96939693 •HRES 1061 EH
96949694 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
96959695 Act).
96969696 S
96979697 EC. 103. None of the funds made available in this title
96989698 may be used to award or modify any contract that commits
96999699 funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program,
97009700 project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such
97019701 amounts may include any funds that have been made avail-
97029702 able through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
97039703 S
97049704 EC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to
97059705 the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife
97069706 Service may accept and expend, up to $8,200,000 of funds
97079707 provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and
97089708 Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of
97099709 Engineers projects.
97109710 S
97119711 EC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
97129712 for an open lake placement alternative for dredged material,
97139713 after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable
97149714 manner for the disposal or management of dredged material
97159715 originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is
97169716 approved under a State water quality certification pursuant
97179717 to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
97189718 (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That until an open lake place-
97199719 ment alternative for dredged material is approved under a
97209720 State water quality certification, the Corps of Engineers shall
97219721 continue upland placement of such dredged material con- 371
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97239723 sistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water Re-
97249724 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
97259725 S
97269726 EC. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act
97279727 may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study
97289728 under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky,
97299729 project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat.
97309730 636, ch. 595).
97319731 S
97329732 EC. 107. Additional funding provided in this Act shall
97339733 be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the
97349734 Chief of Engineers.
97359735 S
97369736 EC. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act
97379737 or any prior Act may be used to alter the eligibility require-
97389738 ments for assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18,
97399739 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) in effect on November 14, 2022,
97409740 without express authorization by Congress.
97419741 S
97429742 EC. 109. Notwithstanding any other requirement, the
97439743 remaining unobligated balances from amounts made available
97449744 under the heading ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construc-
97459745 tion’’ in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
97469746 Act (Public Law 117–58) for which spend plan allocations
97479747 have not been announced as of the date of enactment of this
97489748 Act (other than such balances otherwise repurposed by the
97499749 third proviso under such heading in this title) may be made
97509750 available for projects, in addition to amounts otherwise made
97519751 available for such purposes and regardless of project purpose, 372
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97539753 that have previously received funds under the heading ‘‘Con-
97549754 struction’’ in title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget
97559755 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) subject to the terms and
97569756 conditions of such title IV of division B as applicable and as
97579757 specifically modified by section 111 of this Act, or in chapter
97589758 4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
97599759 (division A of Public Law 113–2) subject to the terms and
97609760 conditions of such chapter 4 of title X as applicable and as
97619761 specifically modified by section 111 of this Act, and for which
97629762 non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements
97639763 with the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act:
97649764 Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section
97659765 that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
97669766 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
97679767 budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
97689768 to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress),
97699769 the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022,
97709770 and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget en-
97719771 forcement in the House of Representatives.
97729772 S
97739773 EC. 110. The remaining unobligated balances from
97749774 amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in title
97759775 IV of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act,
97769776 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–43) for which spend
97779777 plan allocations were announced prior to the date of enact-
97789778 ment of this Act shall be reallocated to the same project, in- 373
97799779 •HRES 1061 EH
97809780 cluding modifications thereto, and in addition to amounts
97819781 otherwise made available for such purpose, that has pre-
97829782 viously received funds under such heading in title IV of divi-
97839783 sion B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law
97849784 115–123), subject to the terms and conditions of such title
97859785 IV of division B of Public Law 115–123 as applicable and
97869786 as specifically modified by section 111 of this Act: Provided,
97879787 That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were
97889788 previously designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
97899789 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
97909790 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
97919791 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
97929792 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
97939793 S
97949794 EC. 111. Studies or projects receiving funds under the
97959795 following headings in the following Acts as of the date of en-
97969796 actment of this Act are not required to be completed with
97979797 such funds and may receive funds from this Act or future
97989798 Acts, and any additional funds for such studies and projects
97999799 shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable
98009800 to the following headings in the following Acts—
98019801 (1) ‘‘Investigations’’ or ‘‘Construction’’ in title IV of
98029802 division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public
98039803 Law 115–123); 374
98049804 •HRES 1061 EH
98059805 (2) ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construction’’ in
98069806 chapter 4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations
98079807 Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2); and
98089808 (3) ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Investigations’’ in
98099809 title III of division J of the Infrastructure Investment
98109810 and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58).
98119811 S
98129812 EC. 112. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
98139813 appropriations made available to ‘‘Corps of Engineers—
98149814 Civil’’, the following funds shall be transferred from the fol-
98159815 lowing accounts and programs in the specified amounts to
98169816 ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Investigations’’ and, in addition
98179817 to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, shall
98189818 be used for studies that have previously received funds pro-
98199819 vided under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ in title IV of divi-
98209820 sion B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law
98219821 115–123) or under such heading in title III of division J of
98229822 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
98239823 117–58) and for which non-Federal interests have entered
98249824 into feasibility cost sharing agreements with the Secretary as
98259825 of the date of enactment of this Act—
98269826 (1) $371,293.38 from the unobligated balances
98279827 under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title
98289828 I of division B of Public Law 109–148;
98299829 (2) $562,613.89 from the unobligated balances
98309830 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in 375
98319831 •HRES 1061 EH
98329832 chapter 3 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148
98339833 that were provided for the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet
98349834 channel;
98359835 (3) $38,873.32 from the unobligated balances under
98369836 the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title II of
98379837 Public Law 109–234 that were provided for the Lake
98389838 Pontchartrain and Vicinity project, the North Padre Is-
98399839 land, Texas project, the Sacramento, California, Area
98409840 project, and the Hawaii Water Systems Technical Assist-
98419841 ance Program;
98429842 (4) $95.55 from the combined unobligated balances
98439843 under the ‘‘Construction’’ headings in chapter 3 of title
98449844 IV and chapter 3 of title V of Public Law 110–28;
98459845 (5) $83,734.13 from the unobligated balances under
98469846 the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title III of
98479847 Public Law 110–252, including amounts that were pro-
98489848 vided for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project,
98499849 the West Bank and Vicinity project, and the Southeast
98509850 Louisiana Urban Drainage project;
98519851 (6) $2,122.56 from the unobligated balances under
98529852 the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in chapter 3
98539853 of title III of Public Law 110–252;
98549854 (7) $10.72 from the unobligated balances under the
98559855 heading ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’ in chapter
98569856 3 of title III of Public Law 110–252; 376
98579857 •HRES 1061 EH
98589858 (8) $274,678.03 from the unobligated balances
98599859 under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in chapter 3 of title
98609860 I of division B of Public Law 110–329 that were pro-
98619861 vided for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project,
98629862 the West Bank and Vicinity project, and the Southeast
98639863 Louisiana Urban Drainage project;
98649864 (9) $267,434.81 from the unobligated balances
98659865 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in
98669866 chapter 3 of title I of division B of Public Law 110–329;
98679867 (10) $0.02 from the unobligated balances under the
98689868 heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in title IV of
98699869 Public Law 111–32;
98709870 (11) $246,869.24 from the unobligated balances
98719871 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in
98729872 chapter 4 of title I of Public Law 111–212; and
98739873 (12) $2,643,142.04 from the unobligated balances
98749874 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ in title
98759875 I of Public Law 112–77:
98769876 Provided, That studies receiving funding pursuant to this sec-
98779877 tion shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the head-
98789878 ing ‘‘Investigations’’ in title IV of division B of the Bipar-
98799879 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) or such
98809880 heading in title III of division J of the Infrastructure Invest-
98819881 ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), as applicable and
98829882 as specifically modified by section 111 of this Act: Provided 377
98839883 •HRES 1061 EH
98849884 further, That amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to
98859885 this section that were previously designated by the Congress
98869886 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
98879887 lution on the budget or as being for disaster relief pursuant
98889888 to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
98899889 of 1985 are designated by the Congress as being an emer-
98909890 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
98919891 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
98929892 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section
98939893 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. 378
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98959895 TITLE II
98969896 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
98979897 C
98989898 ENTRALUTAHPROJECT
98999899 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT
99009900 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central
99019901 Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain avail-
99029902 able until expended, of which $4,650,000 shall be deposited
99039903 into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Ac-
99049904 count for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con-
99059905 servation Commission: Provided, That of the amount provided
99069906 under this heading, $1,750,000 shall be available until Sep-
99079907 tember 30, 2025, for expenses necessary in carrying out re-
99089908 lated responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided
99099909 further, That for fiscal year 2024, of the amount made avail-
99109910 able to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the
99119911 Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,990,000 for
99129912 administrative expenses.
99139913 B
99149914 UREAU OFRECLAMATION
99159915 The following appropriations shall be expended to exe-
99169916 cute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:
99179917 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES
99189918 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
99199919 For management, development, and restoration of water
99209920 and related natural resources and for related activities, in-
99219921 cluding the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of rec- 379
99229922 •HRES 1061 EH
99239923 lamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related
99249924 Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related
99259925 grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State
99269926 and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes,
99279927 and others, $1,751,698,000, to remain available until ex-
99289928 pended, of which $1,051,000 shall be available for transfer to
99299929 the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,584,000 shall
99309930 be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin
99319931 Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be nec-
99329932 essary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:
99339933 Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for transfer into
99349934 the Aging Infrastructure Account established by section
99359935 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
99369936 2009, as amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)): Provided further,
99379937 That such transfers, except for the transfer authorized by the
99389938 preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased within the
99399939 overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further,
99409940 That of the total appropriated, the amount for program ac-
99419941 tivities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, the
99429942 Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account established by
99439943 section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322, or the Bureau of
99449944 Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C.
99459945 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided
99469946 further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are
99479947 available until expended for the purposes for which the funds 380
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99499949 were contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced
99509950 under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and
99519951 are available until expended for the same purposes as the
99529952 sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That
99539953 of the amounts made available under this heading,
99549954 $5,500,000 shall be deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Res-
99559955 toration Fund established by section 110 of title I of division
99569956 B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554: Provided further,
99579957 That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
99589958 high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth
99599959 Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: Pro-
99609960 vided further, That within available funds, $250,000 shall be
99619961 for grants and financial assistance for educational activities:
99629962 Provided further, That in accordance with section 4007 of
99639963 Public Law 114–322 and as recommended by the Secretary
99649964 in a letter dated July 25, 2023, funding provided for such
99659965 purpose in fiscal year 2023 and prior fiscal years shall be
99669966 made available to the Sites Reservoir Project.
99679967 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND
99689968 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat
99699969 restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the
99709970 Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums as may
99719971 be collected in fiscal year 2024 in the Central Valley Project
99729972 Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3),
99739973 and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, to remain available until 381
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99759975 expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is di-
99769976 rected to assess and collect the full amount of the additional
99779977 mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section
99789978 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none
99799979 of the funds made available under this heading may be used
99809980 for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes
99819981 if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by
99829982 a court adopted decree or order.
99839983 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION
99849984 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
99859985 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Sup-
99869986 ply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, con-
99879987 sistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the In-
99889988 terior, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
99899989 which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such
99909990 activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other
99919991 participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized pur-
99929992 poses: Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used
99939993 for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program
99949994 management: Provided further, That CALFED implementa-
99959995 tion shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear per-
99969996 formance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in
99979997 achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. 382
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99999999 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
1000010000 For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and
1000110001 related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Den-
1000210002 ver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Rec-
1000310003 lamation, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
1000410004 $66,794,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and
1000510005 be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377, of which
1000610006 not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and
1000710007 representation expenses: Provided, That no part of any other
1000810008 appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or
1000910009 functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.
1001010010 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
1001110011 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be
1001210012 available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30
1001310013 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.
1001410014 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE
1001510015 INTERIOR
1001610016 S
1001710017 EC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of
1001810018 this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by
1001910019 previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or
1002010020 entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related
1002110021 Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure
1002210022 in fiscal year 2024, shall be available for obligation or ex-
1002310023 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 383
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1002510025 (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or
1002610026 activity;
1002710027 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
1002810028 (3) increases funds for any program, project, or ac-
1002910029 tivity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
1003010030 this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Com-
1003110031 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;
1003210032 (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or ac-
1003310033 tivity for which funds are not provided in this Act, un-
1003410034 less prior approval is received from the Committees on
1003510035 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;
1003610036 (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits,
1003710037 unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
1003810038 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
1003910039 (A) 15 percent for any program, project or ac-
1004010040 tivity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at
1004110041 the beginning of the fiscal year; or
1004210042 (B) $400,000 for any program, project or ac-
1004310043 tivity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at
1004410044 the beginning of the fiscal year;
1004510045 (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the
1004610046 Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
1004710047 category or the Resources Management and Develop-
1004810048 ment category to any program, project, or activity in the
1004910049 other category, unless prior approval is received from the 384
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1005110051 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
1005210052 gress; or
1005310053 (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal ob-
1005410054 ligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than
1005510055 $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled con-
1005610056 tractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to ac-
1005710057 celerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency
1005810058 judgments, unless prior approval is received from the
1005910059 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
1006010060 gress.
1006110061 (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of
1006210062 funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Re-
1006310063 habilitation category.
1006410064 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’
1006510065 means any movement of funds into or out of a program,
1006610066 project, or activity.
1006710067 (d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the
1006810068 amounts made available in this title under the heading ‘‘Bu-
1006910069 reau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources’’ shall be
1007010070 expended for the programs, projects, and activities specified
1007110071 in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ columns in the ‘‘Water and Related Re-
1007210072 sources’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title II—Depart-
1007310073 ment of the Interior’’ in the explanatory statement described
1007410074 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1007510075 solidated Act). 385
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1007710077 (e) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on
1007810078 a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of
1007910079 both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds repro-
1008010080 grammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories
1008110081 of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not
1008210082 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
1008310083 S
1008410084 EC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
1008510085 wise made available by this Act may be used to determine the
1008610086 final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San
1008710087 Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior
1008810088 and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to
1008910089 the water quality standards of the State of California as ap-
1009010090 proved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
1009110091 Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis
1009210092 drainage waters.
1009310093 (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro-
1009410094 gram and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Pro-
1009510095 gram shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as
1009610096 reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully re-
1009710097 paid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program—Alternative Repay-
1009810098 ment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan’’
1009910099 described in the report entitled ‘‘Repayment Report,
1010010100 Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Val-
1010110101 ley Drainage Program, February 1995’’, prepared by the De-
1010210102 partment of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future 386
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1010410104 obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or pro-
1010510105 viding for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San
1010610106 Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit bene-
1010710107 ficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal rec-
1010810108 lamation law.
1010910109 S
1011010110 EC. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land
1011110111 Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended
1011210112 by striking ‘‘$820,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$920,000,000’’.
1011310113 S
1011410114 EC. 204. (a) Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed
1011510115 Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended
1011610116 by section 204 of division D of Public Law 117–103, shall
1011710117 be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’ each place it
1011810118 appears.
1011910119 (b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the
1012010120 Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by striking
1012110121 ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
1012210122 S
1012310123 EC. 205. Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11
1012410124 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) shall be
1012510125 applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’.
1012610126 S
1012710127 EC. 206. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States
1012810128 Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c))
1012910129 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’.
1013010130 (b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency
1013110131 Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) shall be applied 387
1013210132 •HRES 1061 EH
1013310133 by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’ and by substituting
1013410134 ‘‘$130,000,000’’ for ‘‘$120,000,000’’.
1013510135 S
1013610136 EC. 207. Section 9503(f) of the Omnibus Public Land
1013710137 Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10363(f)) shall be ap-
1013810138 plied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2023’’. 388
1013910139 •HRES 1061 EH
1014010140 TITLE III
1014110141 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
1014210142 ENERGY PROGRAMS
1014310143 E
1014410144 NERGYEFFICIENCY ANDRENEWABLEENERGY
1014510145 For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
1014610146 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1014710147 equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency
1014810148 and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes
1014910149 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
1015010150 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of
1015110151 any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acqui-
1015210152 sition, construction, or expansion, $3,460,000,000, to remain
1015310153 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount,
1015410154 $223,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025,
1015510155 for program direction.
1015610156 C
1015710157 YBERSECURITY, ENERGYSECURITY, ANDEMERGENCY
1015810158 R
1015910159 ESPONSE
1016010160 For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
1016110161 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1016210162 equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy sector
1016310163 cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response activi-
1016410164 ties in carrying out the purposes of the Department of En-
1016510165 ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the
1016610166 acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facil-
1016710167 ity or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan- 389
1016810168 •HRES 1061 EH
1016910169 sion, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
1017010170 vided, That of such amount, $28,000,000 shall be available
1017110171 until September 30, 2025, for program direction.
1017210172 E
1017310173 LECTRICITY
1017410174 For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
1017510175 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1017610176 equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity activi-
1017710177 ties in carrying out the purposes of the Department of En-
1017810178 ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the
1017910179 acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facil-
1018010180 ity or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
1018110181 sion, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
1018210182 vided, That of such amount, $19,000,000 shall be available
1018310183 until September 30, 2025, for program direction: Provided
1018410184 further, That funds under this heading allocated for the pur-
1018510185 poses of section 9 of the Small Business Act, as amended (15
1018610186 U.S.C. 638), including for Small Business Innovation Re-
1018710187 search and Small Business Technology Transfer activities, or
1018810188 for the purposes of section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of
1018910189 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16391(a)), for Technology
1019010190 Commercialization Fund activities, may be reprogrammed
1019110191 without being subject to the restrictions in section 301 of this
1019210192 Act. 390
1019310193 •HRES 1061 EH
1019410194 GRIDDEPLOYMENT
1019510195 For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
1019610196 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1019710197 equipment, and other expenses necessary for grid deployment
1019810198 in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
1019910199 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191 et seq.), including the ac-
1020010200 quisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility
1020110201 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
1020210202 $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1020310203 That of such amount, $6,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
1020410204 tember 30, 2025, for program direction.
1020510205 N
1020610206 UCLEARENERGY
1020710207 For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
1020810208 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1020910209 equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy
1021010210 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of
1021110211 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including
1021210212 the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
1021310213 facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or ex-
1021410214 pansion, $1,685,000,000, to remain available until expended:
1021510215 Provided, That of such amount, $90,000,000 shall be avail-
1021610216 able until September 30, 2025, for program direction: Pro-
1021710217 vided further, That for the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of
1021810218 the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount
1021910219 available shall be from the amount specified as including that 391
1022010220 •HRES 1061 EH
1022110221 purpose in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of
1022210222 Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III—De-
1022310223 partment of Energy’’ in the explanatory statement described
1022410224 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1022510225 solidated Act).
1022610226 F
1022710227 OSSILENERGY ANDCARBONMANAGEMENT
1022810228 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
1022910229 rying out fossil energy and carbon management research and
1023010230 development activities, under the authority of the Department
1023110231 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ-
1023210232 ing the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equi-
1023310233 table interests in any real property or any facility or for plant
1023410234 or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in-
1023510235 quiries, technological investigations and research concerning
1023610236 the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral sub-
1023710237 stances without objectionable social and environmental costs
1023810238 (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $865,000,000, to remain
1023910239 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount
1024010240 $70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for
1024110241 program direction.
1024210242 E
1024310243 NERGYPROJECTS
1024410244 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
1024510245 rying out community project funding activities, under the au-
1024610246 thority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
1024710247 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $83,724,000, to remain available until 392
1024810248 •HRES 1061 EH
1024910249 expended, for projects specified in the table that appears
1025010250 under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Spending for
1025110251 Energy Projects’’ in the explanatory statement described in
1025210252 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
1025310253 dated Act).
1025410254 N
1025510255 AVALPETROLEUM AND OILSHALERESERVES
1025610256 For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry
1025710257 out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities,
1025810258 $13,010,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1025910259 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated
1026010260 funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all
1026110261 naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.
1026210262 S
1026310263 TRATEGICPETROLEUMRESERVE
1026410264 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Stra-
1026510265 tegic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations
1026610266 and program management activities pursuant to the Energy
1026710267 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.),
1026810268 $213,390,000, to remain available until expended.
1026910269 SPR P
1027010270 ETROLEUMACCOUNT
1027110271 For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of pe-
1027210272 troleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant
1027310273 to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as
1027410274 amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 404 of
1027510275 the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6241, 6239
1027610276 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s Surface Trans- 393
1027710277 •HRES 1061 EH
1027810278 portation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and section 30204 of
1027910279 the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note),
1028010280 $100,000, to remain available until expended.
1028110281 N
1028210282 ORTHEASTHOMEHEATINGOILRESERVE
1028310283 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for
1028410284 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and
1028510285 management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and
1028610286 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $7,150,000, to
1028710287 remain available until expended.
1028810288 E
1028910289 NERGYINFORMATIONADMINISTRATION
1029010290 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
1029110291 rying out the activities of the Energy Information Adminis-
1029210292 tration, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended.
1029310293 N
1029410294 ON-DEFENSEENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
1029510295 For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
1029610296 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1029710297 equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense envi-
1029810298 ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of
1029910299 the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101
1030010300 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real
1030110301 property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
1030210302 construction, or expansion, $342,000,000, to remain available
1030310303 until expended: Provided, That in addition, fees collected pur-
1030410304 suant to subsection (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United
1030510305 States Code, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 394
1030610306 •HRES 1061 EH
1030710307 2024 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of
1030810308 Public Law 116–94 are appropriated, to remain available
1030910309 until expended, for mercury storage costs.
1031010310 U
1031110311 RANIUMENRICHMENTDECONTAMINATION AND
1031210312 D
1031310313 ECOMMISSIONINGFUND
1031410314 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
1031510315 rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and
1031610316 decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of
1031710317 title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, sub-
1031810318 title A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $855,000,000, to
1031910319 be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
1032010320 and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until ex-
1032110321 pended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance with title
1032210322 X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
1032310323 S
1032410324 CIENCE
1032510325 For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
1032610326 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1032710327 equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities
1032810328 in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
1032910329 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac-
1033010330 quisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility
1033110331 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
1033210332 and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles,
1033310333 $8,240,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 395
1033410334 •HRES 1061 EH
1033510335 That of such amount, $226,831,000 shall be available until
1033610336 September 30, 2025, for program direction.
1033710337 N
1033810338 UCLEARWASTEDISPOSAL
1033910339 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nu-
1034010340 clear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the
1034110341 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97–425, as
1034210342 amended, $12,040,000, to remain available until expended,
1034310343 which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
1034410344 T
1034510345 ECHNOLOGYTRANSITIONS
1034610346 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for car-
1034710347 rying out the activities of technology transitions,
1034810348 $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1034910349 That of such amount, $11,500,000 shall be available until
1035010350 September 30, 2025, for program direction.
1035110351 C
1035210352 LEANENERGYDEMONSTRATIONS
1035310353 For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
1035410354 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1035510355 equipment and other expenses necessary for clean energy
1035610356 demonstrations in carrying out the purposes of the Depart-
1035710357 ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
1035810358 including the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
1035910359 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
1036010360 struction, or expansion, $50,000,000, to remain available
1036110361 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $27,500,000 396
1036210362 •HRES 1061 EH
1036310363 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for program di-
1036410364 rection.
1036510365 A
1036610366 DVANCEDRESEARCHPROJECTSAGENCY—ENERGY
1036710367 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
1036810368 rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the
1036910369 America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69),
1037010370 $460,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1037110371 That of such amount, $40,000,000 shall be available until
1037210372 September 30, 2025, for program direction.
1037310373 T
1037410374 ITLE17 INNOVATIVETECHNOLOGYLOANGUARANTEE
1037510375 P
1037610376 ROGRAM
1037710377 Such sums as are derived from amounts received from
1037810378 borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy
1037910379 Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be col-
1038010380 lected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional
1038110381 Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for necessary adminis-
1038210382 trative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan
1038310383 Guarantee Program, as authorized, $70,000,000 is appro-
1038410384 priated, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
1038510385 vided further, That up to $70,000,000 of fees collected in fis-
1038610386 cal year 2024 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Pol-
1038710387 icy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections
1038810388 under this heading and used for necessary administrative ex-
1038910389 penses in this appropriation and shall remain available until
1039010390 September 30, 2025: Provided further, That to the extent 397
1039110391 •HRES 1061 EH
1039210392 that fees collected in fiscal year 2024 exceed $70,000,000,
1039310393 those excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collec-
1039410394 tions under this heading and available in future fiscal years
1039510395 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts:
1039610396 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
1039710397 general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received
1039810398 during fiscal year 2024 (estimated at $70,000,000) and (2)
1039910399 to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations
1040010400 can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal years that
1040110401 are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal
1040210402 year 2024 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
1040310403 $0: Provided further, That the Department of Energy shall
1040410404 not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in vio-
1040510405 lation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or
1040610406 subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other
1040710407 debt obligations in violation of section 609.8 of title 10, Code
1040810408 of Federal Regulations.
1040910409 A
1041010410 DVANCEDTECHNOLOGYVEHICLESMANUFACTURINGLOAN
1041110411 P
1041210412 ROGRAM
1041310413 For Department of Energy administrative expenses nec-
1041410414 essary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles
1041510415 Manufacturing Loan Program, $13,000,000, to remain avail-
1041610416 able until September 30, 2025. 398
1041710417 •HRES 1061 EH
1041810418 TRIBALENERGYLOANGUARANTEEPROGRAM
1041910419 For Department of Energy administrative expenses nec-
1042010420 essary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee
1042110421 Program, $6,300,000, to remain available until September
1042210422 30, 2025.
1042310423 I
1042410424 NDIANENERGYPOLICY ANDPROGRAMS
1042510425 For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in
1042610426 carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Or-
1042710427 ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $70,000,000, to re-
1042810428 main available until expended: Provided, That of the amount
1042910429 appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 shall be avail-
1043010430 able until September 30, 2025, for program direction.
1043110431 D
1043210432 EPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
1043310433 For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy
1043410434 necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the
1043510435 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
1043610436 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $387,078,000, to remain available until
1043710437 September 30, 2025, including the hire of passenger motor
1043810438 vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not
1043910439 to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary
1044010440 to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work
1044110441 for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Defi-
1044210442 ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such in-
1044310443 creases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the
1044410444 same or greater amount: Provided further, That moneys re- 399
1044510445 •HRES 1061 EH
1044610446 ceived by the Department for miscellaneous revenues esti-
1044710447 mated to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2024 may be re-
1044810448 tained and used for operating expenses within this account,
1044910449 as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith-
1045010450 standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further,
1045110451 That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collec-
1045210452 tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a
1045310453 final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund es-
1045410454 timated at not more than $286,500,000.
1045510455 O
1045610456 FFICE OF THEINSPECTORGENERAL
1045710457 For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector
1045810458 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
1045910459 eral Act of 1978, $86,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
1046010460 tember 30, 2025.
1046110461 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
1046210462 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
1046310463 W
1046410464 EAPONSACTIVITIES
1046510465 For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
1046610466 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1046710467 equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic
1046810468 energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the pur-
1046910469 poses of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
1047010470 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemna-
1047110471 tion of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
1047210472 acquisition, construction, or expansion, $19,108,000,000, to 400
1047310473 •HRES 1061 EH
1047410474 remain available until expended: Provided, That of such
1047510475 amount, $118,056,000 shall be available until September 30,
1047610476 2025, for program direction.
1047710477 D
1047810478 EFENSENUCLEARNONPROLIFERATION
1047910479 For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
1048010480 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1048110481 equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for de-
1048210482 fense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the
1048310483 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
1048410484 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemna-
1048510485 tion of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
1048610486 acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,581,000,000, to
1048710487 remain available until expended.
1048810488 N
1048910489 AVALREACTORS
1049010490 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1049110491 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval
1049210492 reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Or-
1049310493 ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
1049410494 sition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or other-
1049510495 wise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities,
1049610496 and facility expansion, $1,946,000,000, to remain available
1049710497 until expended, of which, $92,800,000 shall be transferred to
1049810498 ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear En-
1049910499 ergy’’, for the Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such 401
1050010500 •HRES 1061 EH
1050110501 amount made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall
1050210502 be available until September 30, 2025, for program direction.
1050310503 F
1050410504 EDERALSALARIES ANDEXPENSES
1050510505 For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex-
1050610506 penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration,
1050710507 $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
1050810508 including official reception and representation expenses not to
1050910509 exceed $17,000.
1051010510 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE
1051110511 ACTIVITIES
1051210512 D
1051310513 EFENSEENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
1051410514 For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
1051510515 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1051610516 equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
1051710517 defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the
1051810518 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
1051910519 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemna-
1052010520 tion of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
1052110521 acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,285,000,000, to
1052210522 remain available until expended: Provided, That of such
1052310523 amount, $326,893,000 shall be available until September 30,
1052410524 2025, for program direction. 402
1052510525 •HRES 1061 EH
1052610526 DEFENSEURANIUMENRICHMENTDECONTAMINATION AND
1052710527 D
1052810528 ECOMMISSIONING
1052910529 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1053010530 For an additional amount for atomic energy defense en-
1053110531 vironmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy con-
1053210532 tributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and de-
1053310533 commissioning activities, $285,000,000, to be deposited into
1053410534 the Defense Environmental Cleanup account, which shall be
1053510535 transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
1053610536 and Decommissioning Fund’’.
1053710537 O
1053810538 THERDEFENSEACTIVITIES
1053910539 For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur-
1054010540 chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
1054110541 equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy
1054210542 defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in
1054310543 carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Or-
1054410544 ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
1054510545 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
1054610546 for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
1054710547 $1,080,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1054810548 That of such amount, $381,593,000 shall be available until
1054910549 September 30, 2025, for program direction. 403
1055010550 •HRES 1061 EH
1055110551 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
1055210552 B
1055310553 ONNEVILLEPOWERADMINISTRATIONFUND
1055410554 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration
1055510555 Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, are ap-
1055610556 proved for official reception and representation expenses in
1055710557 an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That during fiscal
1055810558 year 2024, no new direct loan obligations may be made.
1055910559 O
1056010560 PERATION ANDMAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER
1056110561 A
1056210562 DMINISTRATION
1056310563 For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance
1056410564 of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric
1056510565 power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancil-
1056610566 lary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act
1056710567 of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern
1056810568 power area, $8,449,000, including official reception and rep-
1056910569 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to
1057010570 remain available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
1057110571 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control
1057210572 Act of 1944, up to $8,449,000 collected by the Southeastern
1057310573 Power Administration from the sale of power and related
1057410574 services shall be credited to this account as discretionary off-
1057510575 setting collections, to remain available until expended for the
1057610576 sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the South-
1057710577 eastern Power Administration: Provided further, That the
1057810578 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced 404
1057910579 •HRES 1061 EH
1058010580 as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to re-
1058110581 sult in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
1058210582 more than $0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
1058310583 U.S.C. 3302, up to $71,850,000 collected by the South-
1058410584 eastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
1058510585 Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses
1058610586 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to
1058710587 remain available until expended for the sole purpose of mak-
1058810588 ing purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided fur-
1058910589 ther, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses
1059010590 means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same
1059110591 year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and
1059210592 wheeling expenses).
1059310593 O
1059410594 PERATION ANDMAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER
1059510595 A
1059610596 DMINISTRATION
1059710597 For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance
1059810598 of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric
1059910599 power and energy, for construction and acquisition of trans-
1060010600 mission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for
1060110601 administrative expenses, including official reception and rep-
1060210602 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in
1060310603 carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16
1060410604 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power Adminis-
1060510605 tration, $52,326,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
1060610606 vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of 405
1060710607 •HRES 1061 EH
1060810608 the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to
1060910609 $40,886,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Adminis-
1061010610 tration from the sale of power and related services shall be
1061110611 credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections,
1061210612 to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of
1061310613 funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Ad-
1061410614 ministration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
1061510615 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
1061610616 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final
1061710617 fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
1061810618 $11,440,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
1061910619 U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by the South-
1062010620 western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
1062110621 Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses
1062210622 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to
1062310623 remain available until expended for the sole purpose of mak-
1062410624 ing purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided fur-
1062510625 ther, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses
1062610626 means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same
1062710627 year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and
1062810628 wheeling expenses).
1062910629 C
1063010630 ONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND
1063110631 M
1063210632 AINTENANCE, WESTERNAREAPOWERADMINISTRATION
1063310633 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III,
1063410634 section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 406
1063510635 •HRES 1061 EH
1063610636 7152), and other related activities including conservation and
1063710637 renewable resources programs as authorized, $313,289,000,
1063810638 including official reception and representation expenses in an
1063910639 amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until ex-
1064010640 pended, of which $313,289,000 shall be derived from the De-
1064110641 partment of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That
1064210642 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Con-
1064310643 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Inte-
1064410644 rior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a),
1064510645 up to $213,417,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
1064610646 ministration from the sale of power and related services shall
1064710647 be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
1064810648 tions, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose
1064910649 of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power
1065010650 Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
1065110651 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
1065210652 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final
1065310653 fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
1065410654 $99,872,000, of which $99,872,000 is derived from the Rec-
1065510655 lamation Fund: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
1065610656 U.S.C. 3302, up to $475,000,000 collected by the Western
1065710657 Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
1065810658 Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to re-
1065910659 cover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited
1066010660 to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 407
1066110661 •HRES 1061 EH
1066210662 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power
1066310663 and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That for pur-
1066410664 poses of this appropriation, annual expenses means expendi-
1066510665 tures that are generally recovered in the same year that they
1066610666 are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling ex-
1066710667 penses).
1066810668 F
1066910669 ALCON ANDAMISTADOPERATING ANDMAINTENANCE
1067010670 F
1067110671 UND
1067210672 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the
1067310673 hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams,
1067410674 $3,425,000, to remain available until expended, and to be de-
1067510675 rived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Mainte-
1067610676 nance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as
1067710677 provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat.
1067810678 255): Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that
1067910679 Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $3,197,000 collected by the
1068010680 Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power
1068110681 and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall
1068210682 be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
1068310683 tions, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose
1068410684 of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities
1068510685 of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Adminis-
1068610686 tration activities: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
1068710687 propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
1068810688 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 408
1068910689 •HRES 1061 EH
1069010690 fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
1069110691 $228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this appro-
1069210692 priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are gen-
1069310693 erally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: Pro-
1069410694 vided further, That for fiscal year 2024, the Administrator of
1069510695 the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to
1069610696 $1,872,000 in funds contributed by United States power cus-
1069710697 tomers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the
1069810698 Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and
1069910699 such funds shall be available for the purpose for which con-
1070010700 tributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically
1070110701 appropriated for such purpose: Provided further, That any
1070210702 such funds shall be available without further appropriation
1070310703 and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commis-
1070410704 sioner of the United States Section of the International
1070510705 Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of op-
1070610706 erating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or
1070710707 upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in ac-
1070810708 cordance with agreements reached between the Adminis-
1070910709 trator, Commissioner, and the power customers.
1071010710 F
1071110711 EDERALENERGYREGULATORYCOMMISSION
1071210712 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1071310713 For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu-
1071410714 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Depart-
1071510715 ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 409
1071610716 •HRES 1061 EH
1071710717 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, official re-
1071810718 ception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000,
1071910719 and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $520,000,000, to
1072010720 remain available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
1072110721 standing any other provision of law, not to exceed
1072210722 $520,000,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and
1072310723 other services and collections in fiscal year 2024 shall be re-
1072410724 tained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and
1072510725 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
1072610726 the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
1072710727 reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2024 so
1072810728 as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the
1072910729 general fund estimated at not more than $0.
1073010730 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
1073110731 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1073210732 S
1073310733 EC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority
1073410734 made available by this title for the Department of Energy
1073510735 shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or
1073610736 activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or
1073710737 similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Re-
1073810738 quests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announce-
1073910739 ments) for a program, project, or activity if the program,
1074010740 project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
1074110741 (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Com-
1074210742 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 410
1074310743 •HRES 1061 EH
1074410744 least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made
1074510745 available in this title may be used to—
1074610746 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant
1074710747 award totaling $1,000,000 or more;
1074810748 (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other
1074910749 Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, in-
1075010750 cluding a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition
1075110751 Regulation;
1075210752 (C) provide nonoperational funding through a com-
1075310753 petition restricted only to Department of Energy Na-
1075410754 tional Laboratories totaling $1,000,000 or more;
1075510755 (D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a
1075610756 Department of Energy National Laboratory totaling
1075710757 $25,000,000 or more;
1075810758 (E) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation,
1075910759 award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subpara-
1076010760 graph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or
1076110761 (F) announce publicly the intention to make an al-
1076210762 location, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in
1076310763 subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
1076410764 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
1076510765 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within
1076610766 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing
1076710767 each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling
1076810768 less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter. 411
1076910769 •HRES 1061 EH
1077010770 (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the
1077110771 report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient
1077210772 of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for
1077310773 which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account
1077410774 and program, project, or activity from which the funds are
1077510775 being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description
1077610776 of the activity for which the award is made.
1077710777 (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to
1077810778 any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority
1077910779 made available in this title under the heading ‘‘Department
1078010780 of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a multiyear con-
1078110781 tract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear co-
1078210782 operative agreement unless—
1078310783 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is
1078410784 funded for the full period of performance as anticipated
1078510785 at the time of award; or
1078610786 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement
1078710787 includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s
1078810788 obligation on the availability of future year budget au-
1078910789 thority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Ap-
1079010790 propriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 days
1079110791 in advance.
1079210792 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g),
1079310793 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as
1079410794 authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities 412
1079510795 •HRES 1061 EH
1079610796 specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of
1079710797 Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III—De-
1079810798 partment of Energy’’ in the explanatory statement described
1079910799 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1080010800 solidated Act).
1080110801 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be re-
1080210802 programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the
1080310803 Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval of, the
1080410804 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
1080510805 least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogram-
1080610806 ming that would cause any program, project, or activity fund-
1080710807 ing level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or
1080810808 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered
1080910809 by this Act.
1081010810 (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be avail-
1081110811 able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
1081210812 of funds that—
1081310813 (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program,
1081410814 project, or activity;
1081510815 (2) increases funds or personnel for any program,
1081610816 project, or activity for which funds are denied or re-
1081710817 stricted by this Act; or
1081810818 (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for
1081910819 a specific program, project, or activity by this Act. 413
1082010820 •HRES 1061 EH
1082110821 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any require-
1082210822 ment or restriction in this section that applies to the use of
1082310823 funds made available for the Department of Energy if compli-
1082410824 ance with such requirement or restriction would pose a sub-
1082510825 stantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or
1082610826 national security.
1082710827 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees
1082810828 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver
1082910829 under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later
1083010830 than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a require-
1083110831 ment or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice
1083210832 shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under
1083310833 paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
1083410834 (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations
1083510835 provided for activities in this Act may be available to the
1083610836 same appropriation accounts for such activities established
1083710837 pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with
1083810838 funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter
1083910839 may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period
1084010840 as originally enacted.
1084110841 S
1084210842 EC. 302. None of the funds made available in this title
1084310843 shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as
1084410844 high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless
1084510845 independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enter- 414
1084610846 •HRES 1061 EH
1084710847 prise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with
1084810848 nuclear safety requirements.
1084910849 S
1085010850 EC. 303. None of the funds made available in this title
1085110851 may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-
1085210852 3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any succes-
1085310853 sive departmental guidance, for construction projects where
1085410854 the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate
1085510855 independent cost estimate has been developed for the project
1085610856 for that critical decision.
1085710857 S
1085810858 EC. 304. None of the funds made available in this title
1085910859 may be used to support a grant allocation award, discre-
1086010860 tionary grant award, or cooperative agreement that exceeds
1086110861 $100,000,000 in Federal funding unless the project is carried
1086210862 out through internal independent project management proce-
1086310863 dures.
1086410864 S
1086510865 EC. 305. No funds shall be transferred directly from
1086610866 ‘‘Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—
1086710867 Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area
1086810868 Power Administration’’ to the general fund of the Treasury
1086910869 in the current fiscal year.
1087010870 S
1087110871 EC. 306. Only $35,000,000 of the amounts made avail-
1087210872 able in this Act under the heading ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ for
1087310873 W80–4 Alteration-SLCM, as specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ col-
1087410874 umn in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table included under the
1087510875 heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the explana- 415
1087610876 •HRES 1061 EH
1087710877 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
1087810878 division A of this consolidated Act), shall be available for obli-
1087910879 gation until 15 days after the date on which the Adminis-
1088010880 trator of the National Nuclear Security Administration cer-
1088110881 tifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of both
1088210882 Houses of Congress that the Administrator is in compliance
1088310883 with the requirements of subsection (c) and subsection (d) of
1088410884 section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
1088510885 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263).
1088610886 S
1088710887 EC. 307. (a) Of the unobligated balances of amounts
1088810888 made available to the Department of Energy under each
1088910889 heading in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58, an
1089010890 amount equal to the amount transferred from each such
1089110891 heading as of September 30, 2023, pursuant to section 303
1089210892 of Public Law 117–58 shall be transferred not later than 15
1089310893 days after the date of enactment of this Act to the Office of
1089410894 the Inspector General of the Department of Energy to over-
1089510895 see the funds made available to the Department of Energy
1089610896 in Public Law 117–58: Provided, That any amounts so trans-
1089710897 ferred that were previously designated by the Congress as an
1089810898 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
1089910899 on the Budget are designated as an emergency requirement
1090010900 pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th
1090110901 Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 416
1090210902 •HRES 1061 EH
1090310903 year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024
1090410904 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
1090510905 (b) As of the date of enactment of this Act, of the
1090610906 amounts made available to the Department of Energy under
1090710907 each of sections 50121, 50141, 50142, 50143, 50144, 50145,
1090810908 50151, 50152, 50153, and 50161 of Public Law 117–169,
1090910909 two-tenths of one percent of such amounts shall be trans-
1091010910 ferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
1091110911 ment of Energy to oversee the funds made available to the
1091210912 Department of Energy in Public Law 117–169: Provided,
1091310913 That amounts so transferred shall be derived from the unobli-
1091410914 gated balances of amounts under each such section.
1091510915 (c) Section 303 of Public Law 117–58 is amended by
1091610916 striking ‘‘through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2023, and two-
1091710917 tenths of such amounts made available in each of fiscal years
1091810918 2024 through 2026’’: Provided, That amounts repurposed
1091910919 pursuant to the amendments made by this subsection that
1092010920 were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
1092110921 requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
1092210922 Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
1092310923 ant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Con-
1092410924 gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
1092510925 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget
1092610926 enforcement in the House of Representatives. 417
1092710927 •HRES 1061 EH
1092810928 SEC. 308. (a) Notwithstanding sections 161 and 167 of
1092910929 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241,
1093010930 6247), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell one
1093110931 million barrels of refined petroleum product from the Stra-
1093210932 tegic Petroleum Reserve during fiscal year 2024.
1093310933 (b) All proceeds from such sale shall be deposited into
1093410934 the general fund of the Treasury during fiscal year 2024.
1093510935 (c) Upon the completion of such sale, the Secretary shall
1093610936 carry out the closure of the Northeast Gasoline Supply Re-
1093710937 serve.
1093810938 (d)(1) The Secretary of Energy may not establish any
1093910939 new regional petroleum product reserve unless funding for
1094010940 the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly
1094110941 requested in advance in an annual budget submitted by the
1094210942 President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
1094310943 Code, and approved by the Congress in an appropriations
1094410944 Act.
1094510945 (2) The budget request or notification shall include—
1094610946 (A) the justification for the new reserve;
1094710947 (B) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation,
1094810948 and maintenance of the reserve, including funding
1094910949 sources;
1095010950 (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, in-
1095110951 cluding the conditions upon which the products may be
1095210952 released; 418
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1095410954 (D) the location of the reserve; and
1095510955 (E) the estimate of the total inventory of the re-
1095610956 serve.
1095710957 S
1095810958 EC. 309. None of the funds made available by this Act
1095910959 may be used to draw down and sell petroleum products from
1096010960 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any entity that is
1096110961 under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese
1096210962 Communist Party; or (2) except on condition that such petro-
1096310963 leum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic
1096410964 of China.
1096510965 S
1096610966 EC. 310. (a) None of the funds made available by this
1096710967 Act may be used by the Secretary of Energy to award any
1096810968 grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or loan of
1096910969 $10,000,000 or greater to an entity of concern as defined in
1097010970 section 10114 of division B of Public Law 117–167.
1097110971 (b) The Secretary shall implement the requirements
1097210972 under subsection (a) using a risk-based approach and analyt-
1097310973 ical tools to aggregate, link, analyze, and maintain informa-
1097410974 tion reported by an entity seeking or receiving such funds
1097510975 made available by this Act.
1097610976 (c) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
1097710977 with the obligations of the United States under applicable
1097810978 international agreements.
1097910979 (d) The Secretary shall have the authority to require the
1098010980 submission to the agency, by an entity seeking or receiving 419
1098110981 •HRES 1061 EH
1098210982 such funds made available by this Act, documentation nec-
1098310983 essary to implement the requirements under subsection (a).
1098410984 (e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
1098510985 monly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), shall not
1098610986 apply to the implementation of the requirements under this
1098710987 section.
1098810988 (f) The Secretary and other Federal agencies shall co-
1098910989 ordinate to share relevant information necessary to imple-
1099010990 ment the requirements under subsection (a).
1099110991 S
1099210992 EC. 311. (a) Of the unobligated amounts available
1099310993 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro-
1099410994 grams—Nuclear Energy’’ in division J of the Infrastructure
1099510995 Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) for fiscal
1099610996 years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 the following shall be
1099710997 available, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for
1099810998 these purposes:
1099910999 (1)(A) $500,000,000 for not more than two com-
1100011000 petitive awards for commercial utility deployment
1100111001 projects for a grid scale Generation 3+ small modular
1100211002 reactor design pursuant to section 959A of the Energy
1100311003 Policy Act of 2005, of which $200,000,000 shall be
1100411004 available in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000,000 shall be
1100511005 available in fiscal year 2025; and 420
1100611006 •HRES 1061 EH
1100711007 (B) up to $300,000,000 for the not more than two
1100811008 awards made under subparagraph (A) shall be available
1100911009 in fiscal year 2026.
1101011010 (2) $100,000,000 for one or more competitive
1101111011 awards to support design, licensing, supplier develop-
1101211012 ment, and site preparation of a grid-scale Generation 3+
1101311013 reactor design under the Advanced Small Modular Reac-
1101411014 tor RD&D program.
1101511015 (3)(A) $50,000,000 for university and college-based
1101611016 nuclear reactor safety training as authorized by law, in-
1101711017 cluding section 31 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
1101811018 section 4 of the Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstra-
1101911019 tion, and Development Act of 1980, and section 10745
1102011020 of the Research and Development, Competition, and In-
1102111021 novation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167); and
1102211022 (B) up to $50,000,000 for the training under sub-
1102311023 paragraph (A) shall be available in fiscal year 2025.
1102411024 (b) Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant
1102511025 to this section that were previously designated by the Con-
1102611026 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
1102711027 resolution on the Budget are designated as an emergency re-
1102811028 quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
1102911029 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
1103011030 fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year
1103111031 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 421
1103211032 •HRES 1061 EH
1103311033 SEC. 312. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts
1103411034 previously appropriated under the heading ‘‘Department of
1103511035 Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’ in division J
1103611036 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
1103711037 117–58) that were made available for fiscal years 2022,
1103811038 2023, and 2024, up to $2,720,000,000 shall be available, in
1103911039 addition to amounts otherwise available, for necessary ex-
1104011040 penses to carry out the Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023
1104111041 (section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
1104211042 Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31)): Provided, That if
1104311043 insufficient unobligated balances are available from such fis-
1104411044 cal year 2022, 2023, and 2024 amounts to fund a total
1104511045 amount for such purpose of up to $2,720,000,000, then up
1104611046 to $800,000,000 from amounts previously appropriated under
1104711047 the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—
1104811048 Nuclear Energy’’ in division J of the Infrastructure Invest-
1104911049 ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) that are made
1105011050 available for fiscal year 2025 may be made available, in addi-
1105111051 tion to amounts otherwise available, for such purpose to meet
1105211052 such total amount: Provided further, That amounts
1105311053 repurposed pursuant to this section may be transferred to
1105411054 ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—American En-
1105511055 ergy Independence Fund’’ in either fiscal year 2024 or fiscal
1105611056 year 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary of Energy
1105711057 may use the amounts repurposed, transferred, or otherwise 422
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1105911059 made available pursuant to this section to enter into and per-
1106011060 form such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other
1106111061 similar transactions with public agencies and private organi-
1106211062 zations and persons, as authorized by section 646(a) of the
1106311063 Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
1106411064 7256(a)), for such periods of time and subject to such terms
1106511065 and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, without
1106611066 regard to section 161(u) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
1106711067 (42 U.S.C. 2201(u)): Provided further, That notwithstanding
1106811068 31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts from the sale or transfer of LEU
1106911069 and HALEU or from any other transaction in connection
1107011070 with the amounts repurposed, transferred, or otherwise made
1107111071 available pursuant to this section shall hereafter be credited
1107211072 to the ‘‘American Energy Independence Fund’’ as discre-
1107311073 tionary offsetting collections and shall be available, for the
1107411074 same purposes as funds repurposed or transferred pursuant
1107511075 to this section, to the extent and in the amounts provided in
1107611076 advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That re-
1107711077 ceipts may hereafter be collected from transactions entered
1107811078 into pursuant to section 2001(a)(2)(F)(iii) of the Energy Act
1107911079 of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)(iii)) and, notwithstanding
1108011080 31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts from any transaction entered into
1108111081 pursuant to section 2001(a)(2)(F)(ii) and (iii) of such Act
1108211082 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)(ii) and (iii)) shall hereafter be
1108311083 credited to the ‘‘American Energy Independence Fund’’ as 423
1108411084 •HRES 1061 EH
1108511085 discretionary offsetting collections and shall be available, for
1108611086 the same purposes as funds repurposed or transferred pursu-
1108711087 ant to this section, to the extent and in the amounts provided
1108811088 in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the
1108911089 Secretary of Energy may use funds repurposed, transferred,
1109011090 or otherwise made available pursuant to this section for a
1109111091 commitment only if the full extent of the anticipated costs
1109211092 stemming from that commitment is recorded as an obligation
1109311093 at the time that the commitment is made and only to the ex-
1109411094 tent that up-front obligation is recorded in full at that time:
1109511095 Provided further, That amounts repurposed or transferred
1109611096 pursuant to this section that were previously designated by
1109711097 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
1109811098 concurrent resolution on the Budget are designated as an
1109911099 emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S.
1110011100 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
1110111101 the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing
1110211102 fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Rep-
1110311103 resentatives.
1110411104 (b) Amounts may not be repurposed or transferred pur-
1110511105 suant to this section until a law is enacted or administrative
1110611106 action is taken to prohibit or limit importation of LEU and
1110711107 HALEU from the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity
1110811108 into the United States. 424
1110911109 •HRES 1061 EH
1111011110 (c) The Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023 (section 3131
1111111111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1111211112 2024 (Public Law 118–31)) is amended—
1111311113 (1) in subsections (f)(1)(B)(i) and (h)(4)(B)(i) to
1111411114 read as follows—
1111511115 ‘‘(i) may not make commitments under
1111611116 this subsection (including cooperative agree-
1111711117 ments (used in accordance with section 6305 of
1111811118 title 31, United States Code), purchase agree-
1111911119 ments, guarantees, leases, service contracts, or
1112011120 any other type of commitment) for the pur-
1112111121 chase or other acquisition of HALEU or LEU
1112211122 unless funds are specifically provided for those
1112311123 purposes in advance in appropriations Acts en-
1112411124 acted after the date of enactment of this Act;
1112511125 and’’.
1112611126 (2) in subjection (j) to read as follows—
1112711127 ‘‘(j) R
1112811128 EASONABLECOMPENSATION.—In carrying out ac-
1112911129 tivities under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that any
1113011130 LEU and HALEU made available by the Secretary under 1
1113111131 or more of the Programs is subject to reasonable compensa-
1113211132 tion, taking into account the fair market value of the LEU
1113311133 or HALEU and the purposes of this section.’’.
1113411134 S
1113511135 EC. 313. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the
1113611136 funds made available to the Department of Energy in this or 425
1113711137 •HRES 1061 EH
1113811138 any other Act, including prior Acts and Acts other than ap-
1113911139 propriations Acts, may be used to pay the salaries and ex-
1114011140 penses of any contractor detailed to a Congressional Com-
1114111141 mittee or Member Office or to the Executive Branch for
1114211142 longer than a 24-month period, to perform a scope of work,
1114311143 or participate in any matter, with the intent to influence deci-
1114411144 sions or determinations regarding a Department of Energy
1114511145 National Laboratory, or participate in any matter that may
1114611146 have a direct and predictable effect on the contractor’s em-
1114711147 ployer or personal financial interest: Provided, That with re-
1114811148 spect to contractors detailed to a Congressional Committee or
1114911149 Member Office or to the Executive Branch as of the date of
1115011150 enactment of this Act, the initial 24-month period described
1115111151 in this subsection shall be deemed to have begun on the later
1115211152 of the date on which such contractor was detailed or the date
1115311153 that is 12 months before the date of enactment of this Act.
1115411154 (b) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘con-
1115511155 tractor’’ is defined to mean any contracted employee of a De-
1115611156 partment of Energy National Laboratory, as defined by sec-
1115711157 tion 2 (3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
1115811158 15801).
1115911159 S
1116011160 EC. 314. (a) The fifty-first proviso under the heading
1116111161 ‘‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’’ in title III of di-
1116211162 vision J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking ‘‘three
1116311163 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’. 426
1116411164 •HRES 1061 EH
1116511165 (b) The eighth proviso under the heading ‘‘Cybersecu-
1116611166 rity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response’’ in title III
1116711167 of division J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking
1116811168 ‘‘three percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five per-
1116911169 cent’’.
1117011170 (c) The tenth proviso under the heading ‘‘Electricity’’ in
1117111171 title III of division J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by
1117211172 striking ‘‘three percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
1117311173 ‘‘five percent’’.
1117411174 (d) The twenty-second proviso under the heading ‘‘Fossil
1117511175 Energy and Carbon Management’’ in title III of division J
1117611176 of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking ‘‘three per-
1117711177 cent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’.
1117811178 (e) The twenty-sixth proviso under the heading ‘‘Office
1117911179 of Clean Energy Demonstrations’’ in title III of division J of
1118011180 Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking ‘‘three percent’’
1118111181 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’.
1118211182 (f) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that
1118311183 were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
1118411184 requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
1118511185 Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
1118611186 ant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Con-
1118711187 gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
1118811188 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget
1118911189 enforcement in the House of Representatives. 427
1119011190 •HRES 1061 EH
1119111191 TITLE IV
1119211192 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
1119311193 A
1119411194 PPALACHIANREGIONALCOMMISSION
1119511195 For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
1119611196 thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1119711197 1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the Fed-
1119811198 eral Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Re-
1119911199 gional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the
1120011200 administrative expenses of the Commission, including services
1120111201 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor
1120211202 vehicles, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
1120311203 D
1120411204 EFENSENUCLEARFACILITIESSAFETYBOARD
1120511205 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1120611206 For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facili-
1120711207 ties Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the
1120811208 Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–
1120911209 456, section 1441, $42,000,000, to remain available until
1121011210 September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be
1121111211 available for official reception and representation expenses.
1121211212 D
1121311213 ELTAREGIONALAUTHORITY
1121411214 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1121511215 For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority
1121611216 and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Re-
1121711217 gional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 428
1121811218 •HRES 1061 EH
1121911219 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $31,100,000, to re-
1122011220 main available until expended.
1122111221 D
1122211222 ENALICOMMISSION
1122311223 For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission in-
1122411224 cluding the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
1122511225 and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses,
1122611226 $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
1122711227 standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the
1122811228 Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That notwith-
1122911229 standing the limitations contained in section 307(c) of the
1123011230 Denali Commission Act of 1998, as amended, funds shall be
1123111231 available for construction projects for which the Denali Com-
1123211232 mission is the sole or primary funding source in an amount
1123311233 not to exceed 90 percent of total project cost for distressed
1123411234 communities, as defined by such section and by section 701
1123511235 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat.
1123611236 1501A–280), and for Indian Tribes, as defined by section
1123711237 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, and in an amount
1123811238 not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities: Pro-
1123911239 vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
1124011240 law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection
1124111241 with a grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading
1124211242 shall be available for the payment of such a non-Federal
1124311243 share for any project for which the Denali Commission is not 429
1124411244 •HRES 1061 EH
1124511245 the sole or primary funding source, provided that such
1124611246 project is consistent with the purposes of the Commission.
1124711247 N
1124811248 ORTHERNBORDERREGIONALCOMMISSION
1124911249 For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re-
1125011250 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by
1125111251 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $41,000,000, to
1125211252 remain available until expended: Provided, That such
1125311253 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, not-
1125411254 withstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States
1125511255 Code.
1125611256 S
1125711257 OUTHEASTCRESCENTREGIONALCOMMISSION
1125811258 For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Re-
1125911259 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by
1126011260 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $20,000,000, to
1126111261 remain available until expended.
1126211262 S
1126311263 OUTHWESTBORDERREGIONALCOMMISSION
1126411264 For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re-
1126511265 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by
1126611266 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to re-
1126711267 main available until expended.
1126811268 G
1126911269 REATLAKESAUTHORITY
1127011270 For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Authority in
1127111271 carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40,
1127211272 United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1127311273 pended. 430
1127411274 •HRES 1061 EH
1127511275 NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION
1127611276 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1127711277 For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying
1127811278 out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
1127911279 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $928,317,580, including
1128011280 official representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, to re-
1128111281 main available until expended: Provided, That of the amount
1128211282 appropriated herein, not more than $10,350,720 may be
1128311283 made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs
1128411284 for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until
1128511285 September 30, 2025: Provided further, That revenues from li-
1128611286 censing fees, inspection services, and other services and col-
1128711287 lections estimated at $794,341,580 in fiscal year 2024 shall
1128811288 be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in
1128911289 this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re-
1129011290 main available until expended: Provided further, That the sum
1129111291 herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of reve-
1129211292 nues received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result in a final
1129311293 fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
1129411294 $133,976,000.
1129511295 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
1129611296 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
1129711297 eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
1129811298 Act of 1978, $15,769,000, to remain available until Sep-
1129911299 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That revenues from licensing 431
1130011300 •HRES 1061 EH
1130111301 fees, inspection services, and other services and collections es-
1130211302 timated at $12,655,000 in fiscal year 2024 shall be retained
1130311303 and be available until September 30, 2025, for necessary sal-
1130411304 aries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section
1130511305 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That
1130611306 the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount
1130711307 of revenues received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result
1130811308 in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
1130911309 more than $3,114,000: Provided further, That of the amounts
1131011310 appropriated under this heading, $1,520,000 shall be for In-
1131111311 spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities
1131211312 Safety Board.
1131311313 N
1131411314 UCLEARWASTETECHNICALREVIEWBOARD
1131511315 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1131611316 For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical
1131711317 Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, section
1131811318 5051, $4,064,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste
1131911319 Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2025.
1132011320 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
1132111321 S
1132211322 EC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall
1132311323 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its
1132411324 Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Con-
1132511325 gressional requests for information, consistent with Depart-
1132611326 ment of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies. 432
1132711327 •HRES 1061 EH
1132811328 SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title
1132911329 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be repro-
1133011330 grammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Com-
1133111331 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
1133211332 both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use
1133311333 of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any pro-
1133411334 gram funding level to increase or decrease by more than
1133511335 $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time
1133611336 period covered by this Act.
1133711337 (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive
1133811338 the notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance
1133911339 with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to
1134011340 human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
1134111341 (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the
1134211342 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
1134311343 any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but
1134411344 not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which
1134511345 a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied.
1134611346 Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial
1134711347 risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and
1134811348 shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such
1134911349 waiver and changes to funding levels to programs, projects,
1135011350 or activities.
1135111351 (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d),
1135211352 the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear Regu- 433
1135311353 •HRES 1061 EH
1135411354 latory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be ex-
1135511355 pended as directed in the explanatory statement described in
1135611356 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
1135711357 dated Act).
1135811358 (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu-
1135911359 latory Commission shall be available for obligation or expend-
1136011360 iture through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds
1136111361 or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which
1136211362 funds are denied or restricted by this Act.
1136311363 (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to
1136411364 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
1136511365 gress, which includes the following for each program, project,
1136611366 or activity, including any prior year appropriations—
1136711367 (1) total budget authority;
1136811368 (2) total unobligated balances; and
1136911369 (3) total unliquidated obligations. 434
1137011370 •HRES 1061 EH
1137111371 TITLE V
1137211372 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1137311373 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1137411374 S
1137511375 EC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
1137611376 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
1137711377 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation mat-
1137811378 ters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to
1137911379 Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
1138011380 S
1138111381 EC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title
1138211382 III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency,
1138311383 or instrumentality of the United States Government, except
1138411384 pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided
1138511385 in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal
1138611386 year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory state-
1138711387 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
1138811388 A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a de-
1138911389 partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
1139011390 Government may provide goods or services to another depart-
1139111391 ment, agency, or instrumentality.
1139211392 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart-
1139311393 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Gov-
1139411394 ernment may be transferred to accounts funded in title III
1139511395 of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer
1139611396 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations
1139711397 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the 435
1139811398 •HRES 1061 EH
1139911399 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
1140011400 preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any author-
1140111401 ity whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
1140211402 United States Government may provide goods or services to
1140311403 another department, agency, or instrumentality.
1140411404 (c) The head of any relevant department or agency fund-
1140511405 ed in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to
1140611406 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
1140711407 gress a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities,
1140811408 except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or in-
1140911409 strumentality of the United States Government may provide
1141011410 goods or services to another department, agency, or instru-
1141111411 mentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-
1141211412 date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and
1141311413 the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not
1141411414 replace or modify existing notification requirements for each
1141511415 authority.
1141611416 S
1141711417 EC. 503. (a) None of the funds made available in this
1141811418 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
1141911419 unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
1142011420 changing of pornography.
1142111421 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
1142211422 necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforce-
1142311423 ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
1142411424 tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 436
1142511425 •HRES 1061 EH
1142611426 SEC. 504. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
1142711427 made available by this Act may be used to admit any non-
1142811428 US citizen from Russia or China to any nuclear weapons pro-
1142911429 duction facility, as such term is defined in section 4002 of
1143011430 the Atomic Energy Defense Act, other than areas accessible
1143111431 to the general public, unless 30 days prior to facility admit-
1143211432 tance, the Department of Energy provides notification to the
1143311433 Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of both
1143411434 Houses of Congress.
1143511435 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water
1143611436 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1143711437 2024’’. 437
1143811438 •HRES 1061 EH
1143911439 DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
1144011440 RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
1144111441 AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
1144211442 TITLE I
1144311443 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
1144411444 B
1144511445 UREAU OFLANDMANAGEMENT
1144611446 MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
1144711447 For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement,
1144811448 development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, ac-
1144911449 quisition of easements and other interests in lands, and per-
1145011450 formance of other functions, including maintenance of facili-
1145111451 ties, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and
1145211452 their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
1145311453 Management, including the general administration of the Bu-
1145411454 reau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pur-
1145511455 suant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C.
1145611456 3150(a)), $1,294,916,000, to remain available until Sep-
1145711457 tember 30, 2025; of which $55,000,000 for annual mainte-
1145811458 nance and deferred maintenance programs and $141,972,000
1145911459 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by Pub-
1146011460 lic Law 92–195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain avail-
1146111461 able until expended: Provided, That amounts in the fee ac-
1146211462 count of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund
1146311463 may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with
1146411464 the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill 438
1146511465 •HRES 1061 EH
1146611466 and related use of authorizations: Provided further, That of
1146711467 the amounts made available under this heading, up to
1146811468 $1,000,000 may be made available for the purposes described
1146911469 in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 115–31
1147011470 (43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)): Provided further, That of the
1147111471 amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed
1147211472 $15,000 may be for official reception and representation ex-
1147311473 penses: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
1147411474 under this heading, $150,000 is for projects specified for
1147511475 Land Management Priorities in the table titled ‘‘Interior and
1147611476 Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding
1147711477 Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for
1147811478 this division in the explanatory statement described in section
1147911479 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
1148011480 Act).
1148111481 In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administra-
1148211482 tion program operations, including the cost of administering
1148311483 the mining claim fee program, to remain available until ex-
1148411484 pended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau
1148511485 and credited to this appropriation from mining claim mainte-
1148611486 nance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for
1148711487 fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a final appropriation esti-
1148811488 mated at not more than $1,294,916,000, and $2,000,000, to
1148911489 remain available until expended, from communication site 439
1149011490 •HRES 1061 EH
1149111491 rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of admin-
1149211492 istering communication site activities.
1149311493 OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
1149411494 For expenses necessary for management, protection, and
1149511495 development of resources and for construction, operation, and
1149611496 maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other im-
1149711497 provements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad
1149811498 grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and Cali-
1149911499 fornia land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-
1150011500 of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including
1150111501 existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands;
1150211502 $115,521,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1150311503 That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the
1150411504 current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California
1150511505 Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Or-
1150611506 egon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred
1150711507 to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the
1150811508 second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of
1150911509 August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605).
1151011510 RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
1151111511 For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands
1151211512 and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands
1151311513 pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
1151411514 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any
1151511515 other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received 440
1151611516 •HRES 1061 EH
1151711517 during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the
1151811518 Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315m) and the amount
1151911519 designated for range improvements from grazing fees and
1152011520 mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands trans-
1152111521 ferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but
1152211522 not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1152311523 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be avail-
1152411524 able for administrative expenses.
1152511525 SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
1152611526 For administrative expenses and other costs related to
1152711527 processing application documents and other authorizations
1152811528 for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs
1152911529 of providing copies of official public land documents, for mon-
1153011530 itoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities
1153111531 in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation
1153211532 of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected
1153311533 under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and
1153411534 under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185),
1153511535 to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
1153611536 standing any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of
1153711537 Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that
1153811538 have been or will be received pursuant to that section, wheth-
1153911539 er as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not
1154011540 appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act
1154111541 (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended 441
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1154311543 under the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Inte-
1154411544 rior to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands ad-
1154511545 ministered through the Bureau of Land Management which
1154611546 have been damaged by the action of a resource developer,
1154711547 purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without re-
1154811548 gard to whether all moneys collected from each such action
1154911549 are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action:
1155011550 Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess of
1155111551 amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which
1155211552 funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged
1155311553 public lands.
1155411554 MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
1155511555 In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under
1155611556 existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as
1155711557 may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579
1155811558 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as may be advanced for
1155911559 administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making
1156011560 conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that
1156111561 Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available until expended.
1156211562 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1156311563 The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the op-
1156411564 erations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, con-
1156511565 tracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimbursable
1156611566 agreements with public and private entities, including with
1156711567 States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for 442
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1156911569 purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary struc-
1157011570 tures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings
1157111571 and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has
1157211572 title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the
1157311573 Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations
1157411574 of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emer-
1157511575 gency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or ap-
1157611576 proved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the
1157711577 Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That
1157811578 notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the
1157911579 Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership
1158011580 arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services
1158111581 from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica-
1158211582 tions for which the cooperators share the cost of printing ei-
1158311583 ther in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the
1158411584 cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards:
1158511585 Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a
1158611586 written commitment by a State government to provide an
1158711587 identified amount of money in support of the project may be
1158811588 carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis.
1158911589 U
1159011590 NITEDSTATESFISH ANDWILDLIFESERVICE
1159111591 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1159211592 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1159311593 For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and
1159411594 Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and 443
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1159611596 economic studies, general administration, and for the per-
1159711597 formance of other authorized functions related to such re-
1159811598 sources, $1,520,273,000, to remain available until September
1159911599 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official
1160011600 reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not to
1160111601 exceed $22,000,000 shall be used for implementing sub-
1160211602 sections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered
1160311603 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing
1160411604 petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regula-
1160511605 tions, and taking any other steps to implement actions de-
1160611606 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)
1160711607 of such section): Provided further, That of the amount appro-
1160811608 priated under this heading, $44,920,000, to remain available
1160911609 until September 30, 2026, shall be for projects specified for
1161011610 Stewardship Priorities in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Envi-
1161111611 ronment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
1161211612 Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this
1161311613 division in the explanatory statement described in section 4
1161411614 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
1161511615 Provided further, That amounts in the preceding proviso may
1161611616 be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or activity
1161711617 under this heading and shall continue to only be available for
1161811618 the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were origi-
1161911619 nally appropriated. 444
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1162111621 CONSTRUCTION
1162211622 For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal
1162311623 of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation,
1162411624 management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish
1162511625 and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and inter-
1162611626 ests therein; $19,280,000, to remain available until expended.
1162711627 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
1162811628 For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the En-
1162911629 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535),
1163011630 $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
1163111631 rived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation
1163211632 Fund.
1163311633 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
1163411634 For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October
1163511635 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000.
1163611636 NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
1163711637 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the
1163811638 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401
1163911639 et seq.), $49,000,000, to remain available until expended.
1164011640 NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
1164111641 For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Mi-
1164211642 gratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.),
1164311643 $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 445
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1164511645 MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
1164611646 For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
1164711647 phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian
1164811648 Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.),
1164911649 the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16
1165011650 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of
1165111651 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Con-
1165211652 servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $20,500,000,
1165311653 to remain available until expended.
1165411654 STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
1165511655 For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the
1165611656 District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
1165711657 Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American
1165811658 Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish
1165911659 and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordina-
1166011660 tion Act, for the development and implementation of pro-
1166111661 grams for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including
1166211662 species that are not hunted or fished, $72,384,000, to remain
1166311663 available until expended: Provided, That of the amount pro-
1166411664 vided herein, $6,100,000 is for a competitive grant program
1166511665 for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of
1166611666 this appropriation: Provided further, That $7,284,000 is for
1166711667 a competitive grant program to implement approved plans for
1166811668 States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discre-
1166911669 tion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and 446
1167011670 •HRES 1061 EH
1167111671 wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of
1167211672 this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall,
1167311673 after deducting $13,384,000 and administrative expenses, ap-
1167411674 portion the amount provided herein in the following manner:
1167511675 (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of
1167611676 Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of
1167711677 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the
1167811678 United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the
1167911679 Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more
1168011680 than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That
1168111681 the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion the remaining
1168211682 amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is
1168311683 based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears
1168411684 to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds
1168511685 of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such
1168611686 State bears to the total population of all such States: Pro-
1168711687 vided further, That the amounts apportioned under this para-
1168811688 graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be
1168911689 apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount
1169011690 available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fis-
1169111691 cal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided
1169211692 further, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not
1169311693 exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the
1169411694 Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65
1169511695 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further, 447
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1169711697 That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be de-
1169811698 rived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, That
1169911699 any amount apportioned in 2024 to any State, territory, or
1170011700 other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September
1170111701 30, 2025, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appro-
1170211702 priated in 2026, in the manner provided herein.
1170311703 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1170411704 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry
1170511705 out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure,
1170611706 contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable
1170711707 agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations
1170811708 and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife
1170911709 Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads
1171011710 within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations
1171111711 of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to ex-
1171211712 ceed one dollar for each option; facilities incident to such
1171311713 public recreational uses on conservation areas as are con-
1171411714 sistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and
1171511715 improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under
1171611716 the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States
1171711717 has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection
1171811718 with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife re-
1171911719 sources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the
1172011720 Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership
1172111721 arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 448
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1172311723 from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica-
1172411724 tions for which the cooperators share at least one-half the
1172511725 cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service de-
1172611726 termines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted qual-
1172711727 ity standards: Provided further, That the Service may accept
1172811728 donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Pro-
1172911729 vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees
1173011730 collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be de-
1173111731 posited under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife
1173211732 Service—Resource Management’’ and shall be available to the
1173311733 Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for ex-
1173411734 penses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating
1173511735 applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall
1173611736 remain available until expended.
1173711737 N
1173811738 ATIONALPARKSERVICE
1173911739 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
1174011740 For expenses necessary for the management, operation,
1174111741 and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the
1174211742 National Park Service and for the general administration of
1174311743 the National Park Service, $2,888,424,000, of which
1174411744 $11,661,000 for planning and interagency coordination in
1174511745 support of Everglades restoration and $110,980,000 for
1174611746 maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed
1174711747 assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for
1174811748 constructed assets and cultural resources and $10,000,000 449
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1175011750 for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United
1175111751 States Code shall remain available until September 30, 2025,
1175211752 and not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and
1175311753 representative expenses: Provided, That funds appropriated
1175411754 under this heading in this Act are available for the purposes
1175511755 of section 5 of Public Law 95–348: Provided further, That
1175611756 notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of African-Amer-
1175711757 ican History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101;
1175811758 Public Law 115–102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided
1175911759 under this heading shall be made available for the purposes
1176011760 specified by that Act: Provided further, That sections 7(b)
1176111761 and 8 of that Act shall be amended by striking ‘‘July 1,
1176211762 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2025’’.
1176311763 In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 of
1176411764 Public Law 116–9, an amount equal to the amount deposited
1176511765 in this fiscal year into the National Park Medical Services
1176611766 Fund established pursuant to such section of such Act, to re-
1176711767 main available until expended, shall be derived from such
1176811768 Fund.
1176911769 NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
1177011770 For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
1177111771 grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage part-
1177211772 nership programs, environmental compliance and review,
1177311773 international park affairs, and grant administration, not oth-
1177411774 erwise provided for, $91,233,000, to remain available until 450
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1177611776 September 30, 2025, of which $1,640,000 shall be for
1177711777 projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid in the
1177811778 table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Com-
1177911779 munity Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed
1178011780 Spending Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory
1178111781 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
1178211782 vision A of this consolidated Act).
1178311783 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
1178411784 For expenses necessary in carrying out the National
1178511785 Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title
1178611786 54, United States Code), $188,666,000, to be derived from
1178711787 the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until
1178811788 September 30, 2025, of which $25,500,000 shall be for Save
1178911789 America’s Treasures grants for preservation of nationally sig-
1179011790 nificant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by sec-
1179111791 tion 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
1179211792 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That an individual Save
1179311793 America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal
1179411794 funds: Provided further, That individual projects shall only be
1179511795 eligible for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to
1179611796 be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior
1179711797 in consultation with the House and Senate Committees on
1179811798 Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds provided
1179911799 for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for com-
1180011800 petitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to 451
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1180211802 the National Register of Historic Places and as National His-
1180311803 toric Landmarks associated with communities currently
1180411804 under-represented, as determined by the Secretary;
1180511805 $24,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites
1180611806 and stories of the African American Civil Rights movement;
1180711807 $5,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve sites related
1180811808 to the struggle of all people to achieve equal rights in Amer-
1180911809 ica; $11,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges
1181011810 and Universities; $12,500,000 is for competitive grants for
1181111811 the restoration of historic properties of national, State, and
1181211812 local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the Na-
1181311813 tional Register of Historic Places, to be made without impos-
1181411814 ing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3)
1181511815 (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historic Preservation
1181611816 Act; $7,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor
1181711817 the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by
1181811818 restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on the
1181911819 National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the
1182011820 founding of the nation; and $19,766,000 is for projects speci-
1182111821 fied for the Historic Preservation Fund in the table titled
1182211822 ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community
1182311823 Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending
1182411824 Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory statement
1182511825 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
1182611826 this consolidated Act): Provided further, That such competi- 452
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1182811828 tive grants shall be made without imposing the matching re-
1182911829 quirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States
1183011830 Code to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003
1183111831 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local govern-
1183211832 ments, including Certified Local Governments, and non-profit
1183311833 organizations.
1183411834 CONSTRUCTION
1183511835 For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement
1183611836 of physical facilities, and related equipment, and compliance
1183711837 and planning for programs and areas administered by the
1183811838 National Park Service, $172,255,000, to remain available
1183911839 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
1184011840 provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year
1184111841 2024 with a future phase indicated in the National Park
1184211842 Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single pro-
1184311843 curement may be issued which includes the full scope of the
1184411844 project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract
1184511845 shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR
1184611846 52.232–18: Provided further, That National Park Service Do-
1184711847 nations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation
1184811848 Fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and
1184911849 changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded
1185011850 by the National Park Service Construction appropriation:
1185111851 Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
1185211852 sult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 453
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1185411854 with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any
1185511855 charges authorized by this section.
1185611856 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
1185711857 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
1185811858 section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to
1185911859 challenge cost share agreements, $12,000,000, to remain
1186011860 available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects
1186111861 and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 percent of the
1186211862 total cost of each project or program shall be derived from
1186311863 non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or
1186411864 a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of
1186511865 credit.
1186611866 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1186711867 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
1186811868 In addition to other uses set forth in section
1186911869 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees
1187011870 credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by
1187111871 the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any
1187211872 unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce
1187311873 liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender inter-
1187411874 est. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the ex-
1187511875 tent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee re-
1187611876 ceipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the
1187711877 amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Fran-
1187811878 chise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub- 454
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1188011880 account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed
1188111881 the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the
1188211882 amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.
1188311883 For the costs of administration of the Land and Water
1188411884 Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B)
1188511885 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public
1188611886 Law 109–432), the National Park Service may retain up to
1188711887 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be dis-
1188811888 bursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain
1188911889 available until expended.
1189011890 National Park Service funds may be transferred to the
1189111891 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
1189211892 Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C.
1189311893 203. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA
1189411894 administrative support costs.
1189511895 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
1189611896 able for fiscal year 2021 or prior fiscal years under the head-
1189711897 ing ‘‘National Park Service—Construction’’, $18,500,000 is
1189811898 permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be
1189911899 rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
1190011900 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
1190111901 resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
1190211902 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
1190311903 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
1190411904 able under the heading ‘‘National Park Service—Construc- 455
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1190611906 tion’’ in division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
1190711907 2023 (Public Law 117–328), $9,000,000 is permanently re-
1190811908 scinded from amounts made available for equipment replace-
1190911909 ment under such heading, as specified in the explanatory
1191011910 statement described in section 4 of the matter preceding divi-
1191111911 sion A of such Act.
1191211912 U
1191311913 NITEDSTATESGEOLOGICALSURVEY
1191411914 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
1191511915 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1191611916 For expenses necessary for the United States Geological
1191711917 Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research cov-
1191811918 ering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the min-
1191911919 eral and water resources of the United States, its territories
1192011920 and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C.
1192111921 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and
1192211922 water resources; give engineering supervision to power per-
1192311923 mittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licens-
1192411924 ees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C.
1192511925 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting
1192611926 mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3,
1192711927 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related purposes as
1192811928 authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data rel-
1192911929 ative to the foregoing activities; $1,455,434,000, to remain
1193011930 available until September 30, 2025; of which $95,334,000
1193111931 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; 456
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1193311933 and of which $74,840,000 shall be available until expended
1193411934 for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects
1193511935 that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the
1193611936 funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be
1193711937 used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless spe-
1193811938 cifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Pro-
1193911939 vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used
1194011940 to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping
1194111941 or water resources data collection and investigations carried
1194211942 on in cooperation with States and municipalities: Provided
1194311943 further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
1194411944 $5,237,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initia-
1194511945 tives in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorpora-
1194611946 tion of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally
1194711947 Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division in the ex-
1194811948 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1194911949 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further,
1195011950 That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to
1195111951 the appropriate program, project, or activity under this head-
1195211952 ing and shall continue to only be available for the purposes
1195311953 and in such amounts as such funds were originally appro-
1195411954 priated: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated
1195511955 under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for official
1195611956 reception and representation expenses. 457
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1195811958 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1195911959 From within the amount appropriated for activities of
1196011960 the United States Geological Survey such sums as are nec-
1196111961 essary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of
1196211962 topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other
1196311963 specialized surveys when it is administratively determined
1196411964 that such procedures are in the public interest; construction
1196511965 and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant fa-
1196611966 cilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations, observation
1196711967 wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States
1196811968 National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of
1196911969 compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Sur-
1197011970 vey duly appointed to represent the United States in the ne-
1197111971 gotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided,
1197211972 That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be
1197311973 accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooper-
1197411974 ative agreements (including noncompetitive cooperative agree-
1197511975 ments with tribes) as defined in section 6302 of title 31,
1197611976 United States Code: Provided further, That the United States
1197711977 Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative
1197811978 agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institu-
1197911979 tions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C.
1198011980 6101, for the temporary or intermittent services of students
1198111981 or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for
1198211982 the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States 458
1198311983 •HRES 1061 EH
1198411984 Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries,
1198511985 and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to
1198611986 tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employ-
1198711987 ees for any other purposes.
1198811988 B
1198911989 UREAU OFOCEANENERGYMANAGEMENT
1199011990 OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
1199111991 For expenses necessary for granting and administering
1199211992 leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for
1199311993 oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related pur-
1199411994 poses on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving oper-
1199511995 ations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environ-
1199611996 mental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other
1199711997 laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial
1199811998 delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
1199911999 ments, $211,162,000, of which $155,162,000 is to remain
1200012000 available until September 30, 2025, and of which
1200112001 $56,000,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided,
1200212002 That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts
1200312003 collected by the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this
1200412004 appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from in-
1200512005 creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and
1200612006 from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bu-
1200712007 reau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer
1200812008 Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments,
1200912009 analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided 459
1201012010 •HRES 1061 EH
1201112011 further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as
1201212012 such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to
1201312013 result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at
1201412014 not more than $155,162,000: Provided further, That not to
1201512015 exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses re-
1201612016 lated to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activi-
1201712017 ties: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be
1201812018 available for official reception and representation expenses.
1201912019 B
1202012020 UREAU OFSAFETY ANDENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
1202112021 OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
1202212022 For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations
1202312023 related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements
1202412024 for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-
1202512025 related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as author-
1202612026 ized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regula-
1202712027 tions as authorized by law and to the extent provided by
1202812028 Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching
1202912029 grants or cooperative agreements, $167,330,000, of which
1203012030 $136,450,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official re-
1203112031 ception and representation expenses, is to remain available
1203212032 until September 30, 2025, and of which $30,880,000 is to re-
1203312033 main available until expended, including $2,880,000 for off-
1203412034 shore decommissioning activities: Provided, That this total
1203512035 appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the
1203612036 Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation 460
1203712037 •HRES 1061 EH
1203812038 from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease
1203912039 rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recov-
1204012040 ery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety
1204112041 and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Con-
1204212042 tinental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments,
1204312043 analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided
1204412044 further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as
1204512045 such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to
1204612046 result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at
1204712047 not more than $139,330,000.
1204812048 For an additional amount, $38,000,000, to remain avail-
1204912049 able until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by
1205012050 the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall
1205112051 be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in
1205212052 fiscal year 2024, as provided in this Act: Provided, That for
1205312053 fiscal year 2024, not less than 50 percent of the inspection
1205412054 fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
1205512055 Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-re-
1205612056 lated costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly devel-
1205712057 opment, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer
1205812058 Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf
1205912059 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the review of
1206012060 applications for permits to drill. 461
1206112061 •HRES 1061 EH
1206212062 OIL SPILL RESEARCH
1206312063 For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016;
1206412064 title IV, sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title VIII,
1206512065 section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $15,099,000,
1206612066 which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
1206712067 Fund, to remain available until expended.
1206812068 O
1206912069 FFICE OFSURFACEMININGRECLAMATION AND
1207012070 E
1207112071 NFORCEMENT
1207212072 REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
1207312073 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
1207412074 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public
1207512075 Law 95–87, $116,186,000, to remain available until Sep-
1207612076 tember 30, 2025, of which $62,400,000 shall be available for
1207712077 State and tribal regulatory grants, and of which not to exceed
1207812078 $5,000 may be for official reception and representation ex-
1207912079 penses: Provided, That appropriations for the Office of Sur-
1208012080 face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for
1208112081 the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal per-
1208212082 sonnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
1208312083 Enforcement sponsored training.
1208412084 In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce
1208512085 permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Pub-
1208612086 lic Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain avail-
1208712087 able until expended: Provided, That fees assessed and col-
1208812088 lected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be 462
1208912089 •HRES 1061 EH
1209012090 credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections,
1209112091 to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
1209212092 sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be re-
1209312093 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as
1209412094 to result in a fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
1209512095 more than $116,186,000.
1209612096 ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
1209712097 For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Sur-
1209812098 face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public
1209912099 Law 95–87, $32,546,000, to be derived from receipts of the
1210012100 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available
1210112101 until expended: Provided, That pursuant to Public Law 97–
1210212102 365, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up
1210312103 to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed
1210412104 to the United States Government to pay for contracts to col-
1210512105 lect these debts: Provided further, That funds made available
1210612106 under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any re-
1210712107 quired non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by
1210812108 the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental
1210912109 restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine
1211012110 drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such
1211112111 projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities
1211212112 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided
1211312113 further, That amounts provided under this heading may be
1211412114 used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal 463
1211512115 •HRES 1061 EH
1211612116 personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
1211712117 and Enforcement sponsored training: Provided further, That
1211812118 of the amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed
1211912119 $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representa-
1212012120 tion expenses.
1212112121 In addition, $130,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1212212122 pended, for payments to States and federally recognized In-
1212312123 dian tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and
1212412124 other related activities in accordance with the terms and con-
1212512125 ditions described in the explanatory statement described in
1212612126 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
1212712127 dated Act): Provided, That such additional amount shall be
1212812128 used for economic and community development in conjunction
1212912129 with the priorities described in section 403(a) of the Surface
1213012130 Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
1213112131 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such additional amount,
1213212132 $86,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the
1213312133 three Appalachian States with the greatest amount of un-
1213412134 funded needs to meet the priorities described in paragraphs
1213512135 (1) and (2) of such section, $33,000,000 shall be distributed
1213612136 in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States with the
1213712137 subsequent greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such
1213812138 priorities, and $11,000,000 shall be for grants to federally
1213912139 recognized Indian tribes, without regard to their status as
1214012140 certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and 464
1214112141 •HRES 1061 EH
1214212142 Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclama-
1214312143 tion of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in
1214412144 accordance with the terms and conditions described in the ex-
1214512145 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1214612146 ceding division A of this consolidated Act) and shall be used
1214712147 for economic and community development in conjunction with
1214812148 the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control
1214912149 and Reclamation Act of 1977: Provided further, That such
1215012150 payments shall be made to States and federally recognized
1215112151 Indian tribes not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
1215212152 actment of this Act: Provided further, That if payments have
1215312153 not been made by the date specified in the preceding proviso,
1215412154 the amount appropriated for salaries and expenses under the
1215512155 heading ‘‘Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce-
1215612156 ment’’ shall be reduced by $100,000 per day until such pay-
1215712157 ments have been made.
1215812158 I
1215912159 NDIANAFFAIRS
1216012160 B
1216112161 UREAU OFINDIANAFFAIRS
1216212162 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
1216312163 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1216412164 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian pro-
1216512165 grams, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of No-
1216612166 vember 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-Deter-
1216712167 mination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C.
1216812168 5301 et seq.), $1,898,550,000, to remain available until Sep- 465
1216912169 •HRES 1061 EH
1217012170 tember 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided herein; of
1217112171 which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and
1217212172 representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,494,000
1217312173 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in
1217412174 cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of the In-
1217512175 terior may exceed such cap for welfare payments from the
1217612176 amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to In-
1217712177 dian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further,
1217812178 That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
1217912179 tions of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their trib-
1218012180 al priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Pro-
1218112181 vided further, That not to exceed $69,995,000 shall remain
1218212182 available until expended for housing improvement, road main-
1218312183 tenance, land acquisition, attorney fees, litigation support,
1218412184 land records improvement, hearings and appeals, and the
1218512185 Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That of
1218612186 the amount appropriated under this heading, $841,000 shall
1218712187 be for projects specified for Special Initiatives (CDS) in the
1218812188 table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of Com-
1218912189 munity Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed
1219012190 Spending Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory
1219112191 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
1219212192 vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That any
1219312193 forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which
1219412194 remain unobligated as of September 30, 2025, may be trans- 466
1219512195 •HRES 1061 EH
1219612196 ferred during fiscal year 2026 to an Indian forest land assist-
1219712197 ance account established for the benefit of the holder of the
1219812198 funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided fur-
1219912199 ther, That any such unobligated balances not so transferred
1220012200 shall expire on September 30, 2026: Provided further, That
1220112201 in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the
1220212202 Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identi-
1220312203 fying articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, That
1220412204 not to exceed $7,096,000 of funds made available under this
1220512205 heading may, as needed, be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
1220612206 retary—Departmental Operations’’ for trust, probate, and
1220712207 administrative functions: Provided further, That the Bureau
1220812208 of Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United
1220912209 States Customs and Border Protection to supplement any
1221012210 other funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads
1221112211 owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the
1221212212 National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C.
1221312213 202(b)(1).
1221412214 INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION
1221512215 For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land
1221612216 consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land Consolida-
1221712217 tion Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106–462), and
1221812218 the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (Public
1221912219 Law 108–374), $4,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1222012220 pended: Provided, That any provision of the Indian Land 467
1222112221 •HRES 1061 EH
1222212222 Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106–
1222312223 462) that requires or otherwise relates to application of a lien
1222412224 shall not apply to the acquisitions funded herein.
1222512225 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
1222612226 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for con-
1222712227 tract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination
1222812228 and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of
1222912229 Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal
1223012230 year 2024, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be
1223112231 available for obligation through September 30, 2025: Pro-
1223212232 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
1223312233 amounts made available under this heading shall be available
1223412234 for transfer to another budget account.
1223512235 PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
1223612236 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for
1223712237 leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
1223812238 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l))
1223912239 for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be necessary, which
1224012240 shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2025:
1224112241 Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1224212242 no amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
1224312243 able for transfer to another budget account. 468
1224412244 •HRES 1061 EH
1224512245 CONSTRUCTION
1224612246 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1224712247 For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance
1224812248 of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other
1224912249 facilities, including architectural and engineering services by
1225012250 contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and
1225112251 preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the
1225212252 Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87–
1225312253 483; $133,780,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
1225412254 vided, That such amounts as may be available for the con-
1225512255 struction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be
1225612256 transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further,
1225712257 That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program
1225812258 pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13),
1225912259 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided
1226012260 further, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the
1226112261 Bureau of Trust Funds Administration appropriation for the
1226212262 appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion
1226312263 needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementa-
1226412264 tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available
1226512265 under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the In-
1226612266 dian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the
1226712267 WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1749): Provided
1226812268 further, That amounts provided under this heading are made
1226912269 available for the modernization of Federal field communica- 469
1227012270 •HRES 1061 EH
1227112271 tion capabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise made
1227212272 available for such purpose.
1227312273 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND
1227412274 MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS
1227512275 For payments and necessary administrative expenses for
1227612276 implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements
1227712277 pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, and 101–618, and for im-
1227812278 plementation of other land and water rights settlements,
1227912279 $976,000, to remain available until expended.
1228012280 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
1228112281 For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans,
1228212282 $13,329,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
1228312283 of which $2,125,000 is for administrative expenses, as au-
1228412284 thorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided, That
1228512285 such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall
1228612286 be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
1228712287 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to
1228812288 subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guar-
1228912289 anteed or insured, not to exceed $185,707,188.
1229012290 B
1229112291 UREAU OFINDIANEDUCATION
1229212292 OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
1229312293 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian edu-
1229412294 cation programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder
1229512295 Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-
1229612296 Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 470
1229712297 •HRES 1061 EH
1229812298 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978
1229912299 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools
1230012300 Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $1,131,617,000 to re-
1230112301 main available until September 30, 2025, except as otherwise
1230212302 provided herein: Provided, That federally recognized Indian
1230312303 tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian
1230412304 tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet wel-
1230512305 fare assistance costs: Provided further, That not to exceed
1230612306 $833,592,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded
1230712307 schools and other education programs shall become available
1230812308 on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September
1230912309 30, 2025: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
1231012310 provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self–
1231112311 Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and sec-
1231212312 tion 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1231312313 2008), not to exceed $95,822,000 within and only from such
1231412314 amounts made available for school operations shall be avail-
1231512315 able for administrative cost grants associated with grants ap-
1231612316 proved prior to July 1, 2024: Provided further, That in order
1231712317 to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau
1231812318 may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying arti-
1231912319 cles of clothing for personnel.
1232012320 EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
1232112321 For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance
1232212322 of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the 471
1232312323 •HRES 1061 EH
1232412324 operation of Indian education programs, including architec-
1232512325 tural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of
1232612326 lands, and interests in lands; $234,725,000, to remain avail-
1232712327 able until expended: Provided, That in order to ensure timely
1232812328 completion of construction projects, the Secretary of the Inte-
1232912329 rior may assume control of a project and all funds related to
1233012330 the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of the
1233112331 enactment of this Act, any Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C.
1233212332 2501, et seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this
1233312333 Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and
1233412334 design phase of the project and commenced construction.
1233512335 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1233612336 The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian
1233712337 Education may carry out the operation of Indian programs
1233812338 by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements,
1233912339 compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with
1234012340 States and other organizations.
1234112341 Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the
1234212342 Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support
1234312343 of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power
1234412344 Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
1234512345 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
1234612346 available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of
1234712347 Indian Education for central office oversight and Executive
1234812348 Direction and Administrative Services (except Executive Di- 472
1234912349 •HRES 1061 EH
1235012350 rection and Administrative Services funding for Tribal Pri-
1235112351 ority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations
1235212352 and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants,
1235312353 compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of In-
1235412354 dian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the
1235512355 provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal
1235612356 Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413).
1235712357 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made avail-
1235812358 able by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bu-
1235912359 reau of Indian Education, this action shall not diminish the
1236012360 Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, or the
1236112361 government-to-government relationship between the United
1236212362 States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future
1236312363 appropriations.
1236412364 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
1236512365 available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the
1236612366 amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools
1236712367 under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support the
1236812368 operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State
1236912369 of Alaska.
1237012370 No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education
1237112371 shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or
1237212372 dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by
1237312373 the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of
1237412374 Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except 473
1237512375 •HRES 1061 EH
1237612376 that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition
1237712377 to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the
1237812378 Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accom-
1237912379 plishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education,
1238012380 or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade
1238112381 structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K–2 grade struc-
1238212382 ture on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in
1238312383 this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall
1238412384 be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding for-
1238512385 mula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of
1238612386 September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that
1238712387 was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available
1238812388 under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school
1238912389 at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section
1239012390 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1239112391 2021)), except that a charter school that is in existence on
1239212392 the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated
1239312393 at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may
1239412394 continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter
1239512395 school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reim-
1239612396 burse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal prop-
1239712397 erty (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter
1239812398 school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and
1239912399 the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school
1240012400 programs of the State in which the school is located if the 474
1240112401 •HRES 1061 EH
1240212402 charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-fund-
1240312403 ed schools sharing a campus with a charter school and per-
1240412404 forming functions related to the charter school’s operation
1240512405 and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as
1240612406 Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28,
1240712407 United States Code.
1240812408 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
1240912409 section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113,
1241012410 if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and
1241112411 administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based
1241212412 on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the Secretary shall
1241312413 continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds
1241412414 to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.
1241512415 Funds available under this Act may not be used to es-
1241612416 tablish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school sys-
1241712417 tem as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may
1241812418 waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide
1241912419 language and cultural immersion educational programs for
1242012420 non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the
1242112421 tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do
1242212422 not include grades beyond those currently served at the exist-
1242312423 ing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environ-
1242412424 ment with educator presence and academic facilities com-
1242512425 parable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applica-
1242612426 ble Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and 475
1242712427 •HRES 1061 EH
1242812428 the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the
1242912429 benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in
1243012430 lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transpor-
1243112431 tation or other impacts to students such as those caused by
1243212432 busing students extended distances: Provided, That no funds
1243312433 available under this Act may be used to fund operations,
1243412434 maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facilities-
1243512435 related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bu-
1243612436 reau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite school’’
1243712437 means a school location physically separated from the existing
1243812438 Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of
1243912439 the existing school in all other respects.
1244012440 Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations
1244112441 within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of In-
1244212442 dian Education Programs may be used to execute requested
1244312443 adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an In-
1244412444 dian tribe.
1244512445 B
1244612446 UREAU OFTRUSTFUNDSADMINISTRATION
1244712447 FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
1244812448 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1244912449 For the operation of trust programs for Indians by di-
1245012450 rect expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, com-
1245112451 pacts, and grants, $100,009,000, to remain available until ex-
1245212452 pended, of which not to exceed $17,152,000 from this or any
1245312453 other Act, may be available for settlement support: Provided, 476
1245412454 •HRES 1061 EH
1245512455 That funds for trust management improvements and litiga-
1245612456 tion support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged
1245712457 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ‘‘Operation of Indian Pro-
1245812458 grams’’ and Bureau of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of In-
1245912459 dian Education Programs’’ accounts; the Office of the Solic-
1246012460 itor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the
1246112461 Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: Provided fur-
1246212462 ther, That funds made available through contracts or grants
1246312463 obligated during fiscal year 2024, as authorized by the Indian
1246412464 Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.),
1246512465 shall remain available until expended by the contractor or
1246612466 grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
1246712467 provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to pro-
1246812468 vide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian
1246912469 trust account that has not had activity for at least 15 months
1247012470 and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided further, That the
1247112471 Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and main-
1247212472 tain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the bal-
1247312473 ance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express
1247412474 written request of the account holder: Provided further, That
1247512475 not to exceed $100,000 is available for the Secretary to make
1247612476 payments to correct administrative errors of either disburse-
1247712477 ments from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal
1247812478 accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That
1247912479 erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to 477
1248012480 •HRES 1061 EH
1248112481 and remain available in this account for this purpose: Pro-
1248212482 vided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to rec-
1248312483 oncile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than
1248412484 $500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration re-
1248512485 ceives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts
1248612486 claimant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102
1248712487 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act
1248812488 of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provision of law,
1248912489 the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals
1249012490 whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of
1249112491 at least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic
1249212492 statements of performance for the individual accounts: Pro-
1249312493 vided further, That with respect to the preceding proviso, the
1249412494 Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records to de-
1249512495 termine the balance of the individual accounts, including any
1249612496 accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain
1249712497 available to the individual account holders.
1249812498 D
1249912499 EPARTMENTAL OFFICES
1250012500 O
1250112501 FFICE OF THESECRETARY
1250212502 DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
1250312503 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1250412504 For necessary expenses for management of the Depart-
1250512505 ment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agree-
1250612506 ments, as authorized by law, $147,418,000, to remain avail-
1250712507 able until September 30, 2025; of which not to exceed 478
1250812508 •HRES 1061 EH
1250912509 $15,000 may be for official reception and representation ex-
1251012510 penses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for work-
1251112511 ers compensation payments and unemployment compensation
1251212512 payments associated with the orderly closure of the United
1251312513 States Bureau of Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for In-
1251412514 dian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities shall re-
1251512515 main available until expended: Provided, That funds for In-
1251612516 dian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as
1251712517 needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of In-
1251812518 dian Affairs ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of
1251912519 Indian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’
1252012520 accounts and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
1252112521 ‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’ account: Provided further, That
1252212522 funds made available through contracts or grants obligated
1252312523 during fiscal year 2024, as authorized by the Indian Self-De-
1252412524 termination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall re-
1252512525 main available until expended by the contractor or grantee:
1252612526 Provided further, That funds provided under this heading in
1252712527 this Act may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘United
1252812528 States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’
1252912529 only to implement the functional transfer of the Office of
1253012530 Subsistence Management to the Office of the Secretary and
1253112531 maintain uninterrupted execution of ongoing subsistence
1253212532 management activities. 479
1253312533 •HRES 1061 EH
1253412534 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1253512535 For fiscal year 2024, up to $400,000 of the payments
1253612536 authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code,
1253712537 may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments
1253812538 in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That the amounts pro-
1253912539 vided under this Act specifically for the Payments in Lieu of
1254012540 Taxes program are the only amounts available for payments
1254112541 authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code:
1254212542 Provided further, That in the event the sums appropriated for
1254312543 any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are in-
1254412544 sufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chap-
1254512545 ter to all units of local government, then the payment to each
1254612546 local government shall be made proportionally: Provided fur-
1254712547 ther, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment
1254812548 to individual units of local government to correct for prior
1254912549 overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That no
1255012550 payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise
1255112551 eligible units of local government if the computed amount of
1255212552 the payment is less than $100.
1255312553 I
1255412554 NSULARAFFAIRS
1255512555 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
1255612556 For expenses necessary for assistance to territories
1255712557 under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and
1255812558 other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law
1255912559 108–188, $120,107,000, of which: (1) $109,890,000 shall re- 480
1256012560 •HRES 1061 EH
1256112561 main available until expended for territorial assistance, in-
1256212562 cluding general technical assistance, maintenance assistance,
1256312563 disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and natural resources
1256412564 activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants
1256512565 to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and ex-
1256612566 penses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to
1256712567 the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current
1256812568 local revenues, for construction and support of governmental
1256912569 functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as
1257012570 authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as au-
1257112571 thorized by law; and grants to the Government of the North-
1257212572 ern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 94–
1257312573 241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $10,217,000 shall be available
1257412574 until September 30, 2025, for salaries and expenses of the
1257512575 Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial trans-
1257612576 actions of the territorial and local governments herein pro-
1257712577 vided for, including such transactions of all agencies or in-
1257812578 strumentalities established or used by such governments, may
1257912579 be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its
1258012580 discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United
1258112581 States Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Is-
1258212582 lands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to
1258312583 those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives
1258412584 on Future United States Financial Assistance for the North-
1258512585 ern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Pro- 481
1258612586 •HRES 1061 EH
1258712587 vided further, That the funds for the program of operations
1258812588 and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institu-
1258912589 tionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of
1259012590 capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost
1259112591 sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the
1259212592 grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its capital as-
1259312593 sets: Provided further, That any appropriation for disaster as-
1259412594 sistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropria-
1259512595 tions Acts may be used as non–Federal matching funds for
1259612596 the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to
1259712597 section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
1259812598 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).
1259912599 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
1260012600 For grants and necessary expenses, $3,463,000, to re-
1260112601 main available until expended, as provided for in sections
1260212602 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for
1260312603 the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts
1260412604 of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of
1260512605 the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia,
1260612606 as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–
1260712607 188.
1260812608 A
1260912609 DMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS
1261012610 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1261112611 At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary
1261212612 may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds pro- 482
1261312613 •HRES 1061 EH
1261412614 vided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Pub-
1261512615 lic Law 104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Sec-
1261612616 retary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaran-
1261712617 teed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount
1261812618 of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration,
1261912619 for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act
1262012620 of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
1262112621 Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects
1262212622 in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until ex-
1262312623 pended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
1262412624 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
1262512625 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
1262612626 such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard
1262712627 to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements,
1262812628 and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the
1262912629 Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of
1263012630 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided
1263112631 further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agri-
1263212632 culture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available
1263312633 to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.
1263412634 O
1263512635 FFICE OF THESOLICITOR
1263612636 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1263712637 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor,
1263812638 $97,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 483
1263912639 •HRES 1061 EH
1264012640 OFFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
1264112641 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1264212642 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
1264312643 eral, $67,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1264412644 2025.
1264512645 D
1264612646 EPARTMENT-WIDEPROGRAMS
1264712647 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
1264812648 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1264912649 For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire sup-
1265012650 pression operations, fire science and research, emergency re-
1265112651 habilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire as-
1265212652 sistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,113,471,000,
1265312653 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
1265412654 $10,000,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of
1265512655 fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also available for
1265612656 repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from
1265712657 which funds were previously transferred for such purposes:
1265812658 Provided further, That of the funds provided $214,450,000 is
1265912659 for fuels management activities: Provided further, That of the
1266012660 funds provided $10,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation:
1266112661 Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C.
1266212662 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost
1266312663 from funds available from this appropriation: Provided fur-
1266412664 ther, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received
1266512665 by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for 484
1266612666 •HRES 1061 EH
1266712667 fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq.,
1266812668 protection of United States property, may be credited to the
1266912669 appropriation from which funds were expended to provide
1267012670 that protection, and are available without fiscal year limita-
1267112671 tion: Provided further, That using the amounts designated
1267212672 under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may
1267312673 enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative
1267412674 agreements, for fuels management activities, and for training
1267512675 and monitoring associated with such fuels management activi-
1267612676 ties on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for ac-
1267712677 tivities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided fur-
1267812678 ther, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agree-
1267912679 ment between the Federal Government and any non-Federal
1268012680 entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected
1268112681 parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements
1268212682 of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for pur-
1268312683 poses of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum
1268412684 practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or
1268512685 cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews,
1268612686 Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related part-
1268712687 nerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3)
1268812688 small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire
1268912689 or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent
1269012690 or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts:
1269112691 Provided further, That in implementing this section, the Sec- 485
1269212692 •HRES 1061 EH
1269312693 retary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure
1269412694 accountability and consistent application of the authorities
1269512695 provided herein: Provided further, That funds appropriated
1269612696 under this heading may be used to reimburse the United
1269712697 States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
1269812698 Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their respon-
1269912699 sibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
1270012700 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required
1270112701 by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire
1270212702 management activities: Provided further, That the Secretary
1270312703 of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter
1270412704 into leases of real property with local governments, at or
1270512705 below fair market value, to construct capitalized improve-
1270612706 ments for fire facilities on such leased properties, including
1270712707 but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and
1270812708 other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make
1270912709 advance payments for any such lease or for construction ac-
1271012710 tivity associated with the lease: Provided further, That the
1271112711 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
1271212712 may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland
1271312713 fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed
1271412714 $50,000,000 between the Departments when such transfers
1271512715 would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management pro-
1271612716 grams and projects: Provided further, That funds provided for
1271712717 wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal 486
1271812718 •HRES 1061 EH
1271912719 emergency response actions: Provided further, That funds ap-
1272012720 propriated under this heading shall be available for assistance
1272112721 to or through the Department of State in connection with
1272212722 forest and rangeland research, technical information, and as-
1272312723 sistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the
1272412724 Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry,
1272512725 wildland fire management, and related natural resource ac-
1272612726 tivities outside the United States and its territories and pos-
1272712727 sessions, including technical assistance, education and train-
1272812728 ing, and cooperation with United States and international or-
1272912729 ganizations: Provided further, That funds made available
1273012730 under this heading in this Act and unobligated balances made
1273112731 available under this heading in prior Acts, other than
1273212732 amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
1273312733 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
1273412734 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
1273512735 trol Act of 1985, shall be available, in addition to any other
1273612736 funds made available for such purpose, to continue uninter-
1273712737 rupted the Federal wildland firefighter base salary increases
1273812738 provided under section 40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law 117–
1273912739 58: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
1274012740 heading, $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppres-
1274112741 sion operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section
1274212742 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
1274312743 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 487
1274412744 •HRES 1061 EH
1274512745 WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
1274612746 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1274712747 In addition to the amounts provided under the heading
1274812748 ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—
1274912749 Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression oper-
1275012750 ations, $350,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is
1275112751 additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of
1275212752 section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
1275312753 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts
1275412754 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made avail-
1275512755 able under the headings ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest
1275612756 Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of
1275712757 the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire
1275812758 Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal
1275912759 year in which such amounts are transferred: Provided further,
1276012760 That amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire
1276112761 Management’’ accounts in the Department of Agriculture or
1276212762 the Department of the Interior only upon the notification of
1276312763 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all
1276412764 wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that
1276512765 heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency
1276612766 to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within
1276712767 30 days: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro-
1276812768 vided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
1276912769 authority provided by law: Provided further, That, in deter- 488
1277012770 •HRES 1061 EH
1277112771 mining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds ap-
1277212772 propriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’
1277312773 in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Depart-
1277412774 ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be
1277512775 obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso,
1277612776 any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursu-
1277712777 ant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be
1277812778 excluded.
1277912779 CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
1278012780 For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-
1278112781 rior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the re-
1278212782 sponse action, including associated activities, performed pur-
1278312783 suant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
1278412784 pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.),
1278512785 $9,661,000, to remain available until expended.
1278612786 ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
1278712787 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1278812788 For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-
1278912789 rior to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to
1279012790 hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant to
1279112791 section 40704 of Public Law 117–58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), and
1279212792 carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy Policy
1279312793 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, $4,800,000, to
1279412794 remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount
1279512795 shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 489
1279612796 •HRES 1061 EH
1279712797 purposes: Provided further, That amounts appropriated under
1279812798 this heading are available for program management and over-
1279912799 sight of these activities: Provided further, That the Secretary
1280012800 may transfer the funds provided under this heading in this
1280112801 Act to any other account in the Department to carry out such
1280212802 purposes, and may expend such funds directly, or through
1280312803 grants: Provided further, That these amounts are not avail-
1280412804 able to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
1280512805 pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obliga-
1280612806 tions agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether
1280712807 for payment of funds or for work to be performed.
1280812808 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND
1280912809 RESTORATION
1281012810 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
1281112811 To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res-
1281212812 toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the
1281312813 Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provi-
1281412814 sions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
1281512815 pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the
1281612816 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
1281712817 seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.),
1281812818 and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,715,000, to remain avail-
1281912819 able until expended. 490
1282012820 •HRES 1061 EH
1282112821 WORKING CAPITAL FUND
1282212822 For the operation and maintenance of a departmental fi-
1282312823 nancial and business management system, data management,
1282412824 information technology improvements of general benefit to
1282512825 the Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facili-
1282612826 ties and operations throughout the Department,
1282712827 $107,710,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1282812828 That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other
1282912829 Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital
1283012830 Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depre-
1283112831 ciation of equipment without prior approval of the Commit-
1283212832 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
1283312833 the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
1283412834 rior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal
1283512835 government employees for training services provided by the
1283612836 National Indian Program Training Center, other than train-
1283712837 ing related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the
1283812838 Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related
1283912839 facilities, equipment, or professional services of the National
1284012840 Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal
1284112841 government employees or persons or organizations engaged in
1284212842 cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in
1284312843 section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the pre-
1284412844 vailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services
1284512845 in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Cen- 491
1284612846 •HRES 1061 EH
1284712847 ter: Provided further, That all funds received pursuant to the
1284812848 two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall
1284912849 be available until expended, and shall be used by the Sec-
1285012850 retary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program
1285112851 Training Center: Provided further, That the Secretary may
1285212852 enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the
1285312853 Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and disburse-
1285412854 ment of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds,
1285512855 as authorized by law.
1285612856 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
1285712857 There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available
1285812858 resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which
1285912859 may be obtained by donation, purchase, or through available
1286012860 excess surplus property: Provided, That existing aircraft
1286112861 being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-
1286212862 in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement
1286312863 aircraft.
1286412864 OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE
1286512865 For necessary expenses for management of the collection
1286612866 and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral rev-
1286712867 enue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as
1286812868 authorized by law, $167,937,000, to remain available until
1286912869 September 30, 2025; of which $69,751,000 shall remain
1287012870 available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue
1287112871 management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding any 492
1287212872 •HRES 1061 EH
1287312873 other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for refunds
1287412874 of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in
1287512875 which the Secretary of the Interior concurred with the
1287612876 claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees
1287712877 or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous pay-
1287812878 ments.
1287912879 G
1288012880 ENERALPROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
1288112881 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1288212882 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY —INTRA-BUREAU
1288312883 S
1288412884 EC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be
1288512885 available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or
1288612886 office), with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for
1288712887 the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of air-
1288812888 craft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
1288912889 aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable
1289012890 causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available
1289112891 under this authority until funds specifically made available to
1289212892 the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have
1289312893 been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursu-
1289412894 ant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental ap-
1289512895 propriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible.
1289612896 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY —DEPARTMENT-WIDE
1289712897 S
1289812898 EC. 102. The Secretary of the Interior may authorize
1289912899 the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in
1290012900 this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget 493
1290112901 •HRES 1061 EH
1290212902 programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or
1290312903 emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening
1290412904 lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Inte-
1290512905 rior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands
1290612906 under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to poten-
1290712907 tial or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other
1290812908 unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to
1290912909 actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage as-
1291012910 sessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of
1291112911 hazardous substances into the environment; for the preven-
1291212912 tion, suppression, and control of actual or potential grass-
1291312913 hopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the ju-
1291412914 risdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in sec-
1291512915 tion 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for
1291612916 emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public
1291712917 Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds avail-
1291812918 able to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and En-
1291912919 forcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assump-
1292012920 tion of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is
1292112921 not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface
1292212922 Mining Act: Provided, That appropriations made in this title
1292312923 for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment
1292412924 of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and
1292512925 for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction
1292612926 of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 494
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1292812928 their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimburse-
1292912929 ment to be credited to appropriations currently available at
1293012930 the time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for
1293112931 wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available
1293212932 under this authority until the Secretary determines that
1293312933 funds appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire suppression’’ shall be
1293412934 exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds
1293512935 used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a sup-
1293612936 plemental appropriation, which must be requested as prompt-
1293712937 ly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment
1293812938 funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, ac-
1293912939 counts from which emergency funds were transferred.
1294012940 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS
1294112941 S
1294212942 EC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of
1294312943 the Interior in this title shall be available for services as au-
1294412944 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when
1294512945 authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, in total amount
1294612946 not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor
1294712947 vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehi-
1294812948 cles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of pas-
1294912949 senger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for tele-
1295012950 phone service in private residences in the field, when author-
1295112951 ized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the
1295212952 payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for li-
1295312953 brary membership in societies or associations which issue 495
1295412954 •HRES 1061 EH
1295512955 publications to members only or at a price to members lower
1295612956 than to subscribers who are not members.
1295712957 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS , INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT
1295812958 S
1295912959 EC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the
1296012960 headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian
1296112961 Education, and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration and
1296212962 any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts
1296312963 made under the same headings shall be available for expendi-
1296412964 ture or transfer for Indian trust management and reform ac-
1296512965 tivities. Total funding for settlement support activities shall
1296612966 not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for
1296712967 such purpose. The Secretary shall notify the House and Sen-
1296812968 ate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the ex-
1296912969 penditure or transfer of any funds under this section, includ-
1297012970 ing the amount expended or transferred and how the funds
1297112971 will be used.
1297212972 REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS , BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
1297312973 S
1297412974 EC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1297512975 the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any
1297612976 Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds,
1297712977 to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to
1297812978 address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping
1297912979 service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No
1298012980 tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation
1298112981 funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2024. Under cir- 496
1298212982 •HRES 1061 EH
1298312983 cumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or
1298412984 inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limita-
1298512985 tion does not apply.
1298612986 E
1298712987 LLIS, GOVERNORS, ANDLIBERTYISLANDS
1298812988 S
1298912989 EC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1299012990 the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands,
1299112991 waters, or interests therein, including the use of all or part
1299212992 of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York
1299312993 and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating
1299412994 and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation
1299512995 and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Lib-
1299612996 erty Islands, and of other program and administrative activi-
1299712997 ties, by donation or with appropriated funds, including fran-
1299812998 chise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by ex-
1299912999 change; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and
1300013000 enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts, or other
1300113001 agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and
1300213002 conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.
1300313003 OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES
1300413004 S
1300513005 EC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the
1300613006 Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which
1300713007 shall be deposited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental
1300813008 Enforcement’’ account, from the designated operator for fa-
1300913009 cilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 497
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1301113011 (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are
1301213012 above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place
1301313013 at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2024 shall
1301413014 be—
1301513015 (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with
1301613016 processing equipment or gathering lines;
1301713017 (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with
1301813018 any combination of active or inactive wells; and
1301913019 (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells,
1302013020 with any combination of active or inactive wells.
1302113021 (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspec-
1302213022 tions completed in fiscal year 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2024
1302313023 shall be—
1302413024 (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in
1302513025 water depths of 500 feet or more; and
1302613026 (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in
1302713027 water depths of less than 500 feet.
1302813028 (d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via
1302913029 non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E,
1303013030 F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in
1303113031 fiscal year 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2024 shall be—
1303213032 (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units oper-
1303313033 ating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
1303413034 (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units oper-
1303513035 ating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and 498
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1303713037 (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units oper-
1303813038 ating in water depths of less than 500 feet.
1303913039 (e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under
1304013040 subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30
1304113041 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators
1304213042 under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month
1304313043 in which the inspection occurred, with payment required with-
1304413044 in 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated oper-
1304513045 ators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end
1304613046 of the following quarter.
1304713047 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO
1304813048 HOLDING FACILITIES
1304913049 S
1305013050 EC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
1305113051 Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear
1305213052 cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and
1305313053 other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear con-
1305413054 tracts in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of
1305513055 title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term re-
1305613056 striction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-term
1305713057 care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and
1305813058 burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such
1305913059 cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10
1306013060 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. 499
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1306213062 MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS
1306313063 S
1306413064 EC. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1306513065 shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened
1306613066 and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of
1306713067 mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that
1306813068 are released from federally operated or federally financed
1306913069 hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho,
1307013070 chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visi-
1307113071 ble mark that can be readily identified by commercial and
1307213072 recreational fishers.
1307313073 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS
1307413074 S
1307513075 EC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1307613076 during fiscal year 2024, in carrying out work involving co-
1307713077 operation with State, local, and tribal governments or any po-
1307813078 litical subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obliga-
1307913079 tions against accounts receivable from any such entities, ex-
1308013080 cept that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall
1308113081 not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of
1308213082 the fiscal year.
1308313083 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES
1308413084 PROGRAM
1308513085 S
1308613086 EC. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
1308713087 law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements,
1308813088 the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to,
1308913089 or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit 500
1309013090 •HRES 1061 EH
1309113091 organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under
1309213092 title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the tal-
1309313093 ents of older Americans in programs authorized by other pro-
1309413094 visions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent
1309513095 with such provisions of law.
1309613096 (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under
1309713097 subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement
1309813098 would not—
1309913099 (1) result in the displacement of individuals cur-
1310013100 rently employed by the Department, including partial
1310113101 displacement through reduction of non-overtime hours,
1310213102 wages, or employment benefits;
1310313103 (2) result in the use of an individual under the De-
1310413104 partment of the Interior Experienced Services Program
1310513105 for a job or function in a case in which a Federal em-
1310613106 ployee is in a layoff status from the same or substan-
1310713107 tially equivalent job within the Department; or
1310813108 (3) affect existing contracts for services.
1310913109 OBLIGATION OF FUNDS
1311013110 S
1311113111 EC. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the De-
1311213112 partment of the Interior shall be available for obligation and
1311313113 expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
1311413114 ment of this Act. 501
1311513115 •HRES 1061 EH
1311613116 SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS
1311713117 S
1311813118 EC. 113. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to im-
1311913119 plement an orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bu-
1312013120 reau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education,
1312113121 may transfer funds among and between the successor offices
1312213122 and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conform-
1312313123 ance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.
1312413124 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)
1312513125 S
1312613126 EC. 114. Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code,
1312713127 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal
1312813128 year 2019’’.
1312913129 DISCLOSURE OF DEPARTURE OR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE
1313013130 APPROVAL
1313113131 S
1313213132 EC. 115. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in any case in
1313313133 which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
1313413134 or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management prescribes or
1313513135 approves any departure or use of alternate procedure or
1313613136 equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under 30 CFR
1313713137 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 550.142; 30 CFR
1313813138 250.141; or 30 CFR 250.142, the head of such bureau shall
1313913139 post a description of such departure or alternate procedure
1314013140 or equipment use approval on such bureau’s publicly available
1314113141 website not more than 15 business days after such issuance.
1314213142 (b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential
1314313143 business information. 502
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1314513145 LONG BRIDGE PROJECT
1314613146 S
1314713147 EC. 116. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—On
1314813148 request by the State of Virginia or the District of Columbia
1314913149 for the purpose of the construction of rail and other infra-
1315013150 structure relating to the Long Bridge Project, the Secretary
1315113151 of the Interior may convey to the State or the District of Co-
1315213152 lumbia, as applicable, all right, title, and interest of the
1315313153 United States in and to any portion of the approximately 4.4
1315413154 acres of National Park Service land depicted as ‘‘Permanent
1315513155 Impact to NPS Land’’ on the Map dated May 15, 2020, that
1315613156 is identified by the State or the District of Columbia.
1315713157 (b) T
1315813158 ERMS ANDCONDITIONS.—Such conveyance of the
1315913159 National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall be sub-
1316013160 ject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may re-
1316113161 quire. If such conveyed land is no longer being used for the
1316213162 purposes specified in this section, the lands or interests there-
1316313163 in shall revert to the National Park Service after they have
1316413164 been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the Sec-
1316513165 retary.
1316613166 (c) C
1316713167 ORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the State or the
1316813168 District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement,
1316913169 may—
1317013170 (1) make minor boundary adjustments to the Na-
1317113171 tional Park Service land to be conveyed to the State or
1317213172 the District of Columbia under subsection (a); and 503
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1317413174 (2) correct any minor errors in the Map referred to
1317513175 in subsection (a).
1317613176 (d) D
1317713177 EFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
1317813178 (1) L
1317913179 ONG BRIDGE PROJECT .—The term ‘‘Long
1318013180 Bridge Project’’ means the rail project, as identified by
1318113181 the Federal Railroad Administration, from Rosslyn (RO)
1318213182 Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to L’Enfant (LE)
1318313183 Interlocking in Washington, DC, which includes a bicycle
1318413184 and pedestrian bridge.
1318513185 (2) S
1318613186 ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the
1318713187 Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of
1318813188 the National Park Service.
1318913189 (3) S
1319013190 TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of
1319113191 Virginia.
1319213192 INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL
1319313193 S
1319413194 EC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
1319513195 Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or au-
1319613196 thorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled
1319713197 School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100–297 may obtain
1319813198 interagency motor vehicles and related services for perform-
1319913199 ance of any activities carried out under such grants to the
1320013200 same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian
1320113201 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. 504
1320213202 •HRES 1061 EH
1320313203 APPRAISER PAY AUTHORITY
1320413204 S
1320513205 EC. 118. For fiscal year 2024, funds made available in
1320613206 this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the De-
1320713207 partment of the Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation
1320813208 Services Office may be used by the Secretary of the Interior
1320913209 to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees
1321013210 of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS–
1321113211 1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out ap-
1321213212 praisals of real property and appraisal reviews conducted in
1321313213 support of the Department’s realty programs at rates no
1321413214 greater than 15 percent above the minimum rates of basic
1321513215 pay normally scheduled, and such higher rates shall be con-
1321613216 sistent with subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of
1321713217 title 5, United States Code.
1321813218 SAGE-GROUSE
1321913219 S
1322013220 EC. 119. None of the funds made available by this or
1322113221 any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior
1322213222 to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered
1322313223 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)—
1322413224 (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse
1322513225 (Centrocercus urophasianus);
1322613226 (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct
1322713227 population segment of greater sage-grouse. 505
1322813228 •HRES 1061 EH
1322913229 STATE CONSERVATION GRANTS
1323013230 S
1323113231 EC. 120. For expenses necessary to carry out section
1323213232 200305 of title 54, United States Code, the National Park
1323313233 Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conservation
1323413234 Grants program to provide to States, the District of Colum-
1323513235 bia, and insular areas, as matching grants to support state
1323613236 program administrative costs.
1323713237 RETENTION OF CONCESSION FRANCHISE FEES
1323813238 S
1323913239 EC. 121. Section 101917(c) of title 54, United States
1324013240 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
1324113241 paragraph:
1324213242 ‘‘(3) R
1324313243 EDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce the
1324413244 percentage allocation otherwise applicable under para-
1324513245 graph (2) to a unit or area of the National Park Service
1324613246 for a fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the rev-
1324713247 enues collected at the unit or area exceed the reasonable
1324813248 needs of the unit or area for which expenditures may be
1324913249 made for that fiscal year. In no event may a percentage
1325013250 allocation be reduced below 60 percent.’’.
1325113251 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND DEPOSITS
1325213252 S
1325313253 EC. 122. Section 303102 of title 54, United States
1325413254 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for
1325513255 ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 506
1325613256 •HRES 1061 EH
1325713257 DECOMMISSIONING ACCOUNT
1325813258 S
1325913259 EC. 123. The matter under the amended heading ‘‘Roy-
1326013260 alty and Offshore Minerals Management’’ for the Minerals
1326113261 Management Service in Public Law 101–512 (104 Stat.
1326213262 1926, as amended) (43 U.S.C. 1338a) is further amended by
1326313263 striking the fifth and sixth provisos in their entirety and in-
1326413264 serting the following: ‘‘Provided further, That notwithstanding
1326513265 section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, any moneys
1326613266 hereafter received as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or
1326713267 other security by an Outer Continental Shelf permittee, les-
1326813268 see, or right-of-way holder that does not fulfill the require-
1326913269 ments of its permit, lease, or right-of-way or does not comply
1327013270 with the regulations of the Secretary, or as a bankruptcy dis-
1327113271 tribution or settlement associated with such failure or non-
1327213272 compliance, shall be credited to a separate account estab-
1327313273 lished in the Treasury for decommissioning activities and
1327413274 shall be available to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-
1327513275 ment without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation
1327613276 to cover the cost to the United States of any improvement,
1327713277 protection, rehabilitation, or decommissioning work rendered
1327813278 necessary by the action or inaction that led to the forfeiture
1327913279 or bankruptcy distribution or settlement, to remain available
1328013280 until expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited
1328113281 into the decommissioning account may be allocated to the
1328213282 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for such 507
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1328413284 costs: Provided further, That any moneys received for such
1328513285 costs currently held in the Ocean Energy Management ac-
1328613286 count shall be transferred to the decommissioning account:
1328713287 Provided further, That any portion of the moneys so credited
1328813288 shall be returned to the bankruptcy estate, permittee, lessee,
1328913289 or right-of-way holder to the extent that the money is in ex-
1329013290 cess of the amount expended in performing the work neces-
1329113291 sitated by the action or inaction which led to their receipt or,
1329213292 if the bond or security was forfeited for failure to pay the
1329313293 civil penalty, in excess of the civil penalty imposed.’’.
1329413294 NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND
1329513295 S
1329613296 EC. 124. There is hereby established in the Treasury
1329713297 of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Department
1329813298 of the Interior Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund):
1329913299 Provided, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary
1330013300 funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from
1330113301 the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of the
1330213302 Interior by this or any other Act may be transferred (not
1330313303 later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal
1330413304 year for which such funds are available for the purposes for
1330513305 which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That
1330613306 amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until ex-
1330713307 pended, and in addition to such other funds as may be avail-
1330813308 able for such purposes, for information and business tech-
1330913309 nology system modernization and facilities infrastructure im- 508
1331013310 •HRES 1061 EH
1331113311 provements and associated administrative expenses, including
1331213312 nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation of the
1331313313 Department or its bureaus, subject to approval by the Office
1331413314 of Management and Budget: Provided further, That amounts
1331513315 in the Fund may not be obligated without written notification
1331613316 to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
1331713317 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in con-
1331813318 formance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this
1331913319 Act.
1332013320 EBEY’S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE
1332113321 S
1332213322 EC. 125. Section 508(f) of Public Law 95–625 (92
1332313323 stat. 3509) is amended by striking ‘‘not to exceed
1332413324 $5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,000,000’’.
1332513325 INTERIOR AUTHORITY FOR OPERATING EFFICIENCIES
1332613326 S
1332713327 EC. 126. (a) In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Sec-
1332813328 retary of the Interior may authorize and execute agreements
1332913329 to achieve operating efficiencies among and between two or
1333013330 more component bureaus and offices through the following
1333113331 activities:
1333213332 (1) co-locating in offices and facilities leased or
1333313333 owned by any such component and sharing related utili-
1333413334 ties and equipment;
1333513335 (2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reimburs-
1333613336 able basis for up to 5 business days; and 509
1333713337 •HRES 1061 EH
1333813338 (3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet
1333913339 mission requirements.
1334013340 (b) The authority provided by subsection (a) is to sup-
1334113341 port areas of mission alignment between and among compo-
1334213342 nent bureaus and offices or where geographic proximity al-
1334313343 lows for efficiencies.
1334413344 (c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements author-
1334513345 ized under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear costs for
1334613346 such agreements in a manner that reflects their approximate
1334713347 benefit and share of total costs, which may or may not in-
1334813348 clude indirect costs.
1334913349 (d) In furtherance of the requirement in subsection (c),
1335013350 the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of funds in
1335113351 advance or on a reimbursable basis. 510
1335213352 •HRES 1061 EH
1335313353 TITLE II
1335413354 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1335513355 S
1335613356 CIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY
1335713357 For science and technology, including research and de-
1335813358 velopment activities, which shall include research and develop-
1335913359 ment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
1336013360 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary
1336113361 expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses;
1336213362 procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; hire,
1336313363 maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other operating
1336413364 expenses in support of research and development,
1336513365 $758,103,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
1336613366 Provided, That of the funds included under this heading,
1336713367 $19,530,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as
1336813368 specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4
1336913369 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act),
1337013370 of which $2,030,000 shall be for projects specified for Science
1337113371 and Technology in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment
1337213372 Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congres-
1337313373 sionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division
1337413374 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
1337513375 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
1337613376 E
1337713377 NVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ANDMANAGEMENT
1337813378 For environmental programs and management, including
1337913379 necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel 511
1338013380 •HRES 1061 EH
1338113381 and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger
1338213382 motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
1338313383 purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or asso-
1338413384 ciations which issue publications to members only or at a
1338513385 price to members lower than to subscribers who are not mem-
1338613386 bers; administrative costs of the brownfields program under
1338713387 the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revital-
1338813388 ization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal combustion re-
1338913389 sidual permit program under section 2301 of the Water and
1339013390 Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $40,000 for official re-
1339113391 ception and representation expenses, $3,178,028,000, to re-
1339213392 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided further,
1339313393 That of the funds included under this heading—
1339413394 (1) $30,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protec-
1339513395 tion: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory
1339613396 statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1339713397 ceding division A of this consolidated Act);
1339813398 (2) $681,726,000 shall be for Geographic Programs
1339913399 as specified in the explanatory statement described in
1340013400 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1340113401 solidated Act); and
1340213402 (3) $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1340313403 pended, shall be for grants, including grants that may
1340413404 be awarded on a non-competitive basis, interagency
1340513405 agreements, and associated program support costs to es- 512
1340613406 •HRES 1061 EH
1340713407 tablish and implement a program to assist Alaska Native
1340813408 Regional Corporations, Alaskan Native Village Corpora-
1340913409 tions, federally-recognized tribes in Alaska, Alaska Na-
1341013410 tive Non-Profit Organizations and Alaska Native Non-
1341113411 profit Associations, and intertribal consortia comprised
1341213412 of Alaskan tribal entities to address contamination on
1341313413 lands conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native
1341413414 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that
1341513415 were or are contaminated at the time of conveyance and
1341613416 are on an inventory of such lands developed and main-
1341713417 tained by the Environmental Protection Agency: Pro-
1341813418 vided, That grants awarded using funds made available
1341913419 in this paragraph may be used by a recipient to supple-
1342013420 ment other funds provided by the Environmental Protec-
1342113421 tion Agency through individual media or multi-media
1342213422 grants or cooperative agreements: Provided further, That
1342313423 of the amounts made available in this paragraph, in ad-
1342413424 dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes,
1342513425 the Environmental Protection Agency may reserve up to
1342613426 $2,000,000 for salaries, expenses, and administration of
1342713427 the program and for grants related to such program that
1342813428 address contamination on lands conveyed under or pur-
1342913429 suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
1343013430 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are contaminated at 513
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1343213432 the time of conveyance and are on the EPA inventory
1343313433 of such lands.
1343413434 In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended,
1343513435 for necessary expenses of activities described in section
1343613436 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
1343713437 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursuant to that
1343813438 section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee
1343913439 Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2024
1344013440 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses
1344113441 in this appropriation and shall remain available until ex-
1344213442 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
1344313443 in this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2024
1344413444 shall be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting re-
1344513445 ceipts received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a
1344613446 final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund es-
1344713447 timated at not more than $0: Provided further, That to the
1344813448 extent that amounts realized from such receipts exceed
1344913449 $9,000,000, those amounts in excess of $9,000,000 shall be
1345013450 deposited in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary
1345113451 offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2024, shall be retained and
1345213452 used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and
1345313453 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
1345413454 of the funds included in the first paragraph under this head-
1345513455 ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program
1345613456 project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 514
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1345813458 amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount
1345913459 of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year
1346013460 2014.
1346113461 O
1346213462 FFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
1346313463 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
1346413464 eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
1346513465 Act of 1978, $43,250,000, to remain available until Sep-
1346613466 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the Office of Inspector Gen-
1346713467 eral shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and require-
1346813468 ments specified under this heading in Senate Report 118–83.
1346913469 B
1347013470 UILDINGS ANDFACILITIES
1347113471 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
1347213472 ation, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for
1347313473 use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $40,676,000,
1347413474 to remain available until expended.
1347513475 H
1347613476 AZARDOUSSUBSTANCESUPERFUND
1347713477 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1347813478 For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
1347913479 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1348013480 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6),
1348113481 and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, maintenance, and op-
1348213482 eration of aircraft, $537,700,000, to remain available until
1348313483 expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the
1348413484 Trust Fund on September 30, 2023, and not otherwise ap-
1348513485 propriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section 515
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1348713487 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
1348813488 Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $537,700,000 as a payment
1348913489 from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Super-
1349013490 fund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA:
1349113491 Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading may be
1349213492 allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section
1349313493 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
1349413494 propriated under this heading, $11,328,000 shall be paid to
1349513495 the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain
1349613496 available until September 30, 2025, and $30,343,000 shall be
1349713497 paid to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to re-
1349813498 main available until September 30, 2025.
1349913499 L
1350013500 EAKINGUNDERGROUND STORAGETANKTRUSTFUND
1350113501 P
1350213502 ROGRAM
1350313503 For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
1350413504 ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle
1350513505 I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $89,214,000, to remain
1350613506 available until expended, of which $64,723,000 shall be for
1350713507 carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activi-
1350813508 ties authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Dis-
1350913509 posal Act; and $24,491,000 shall be for carrying out the
1351013510 other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in
1351113511 section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, That
1351213512 the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made
1351313513 available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the 516
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1351513515 Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to
1351613516 federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and
1351713517 implementation of programs to manage underground storage
1351813518 tanks.
1351913519 I
1352013520 NLANDOILSPILLPROGRAMS
1352113521 For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
1352213522 Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution
1352313523 Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and operation of
1352413524 aircraft, $20,711,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liabil-
1352513525 ity trust fund, to remain available until expended.
1352613526 S
1352713527 TATE ANDTRIBALASSISTANCEGRANTS
1352813528 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
1352913529 For environmental programs and infrastructure assist-
1353013530 ance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds
1353113531 and performance partnership grants, $4,418,938,000, to re-
1353213532 main available until expended, of which—
1353313533 (1) $1,638,861,000 shall be for making capitaliza-
1353413534 tion grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds
1353513535 under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control
1353613536 Act; and of which $1,126,101,000 shall be for making
1353713537 capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Re-
1353813538 volving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking
1353913539 Water Act: Provided, That $787,652,267 of the funds
1354013540 made available for capitalization grants for the Clean
1354113541 Water State Revolving Funds and $631,659,905 of the 517
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1354313543 funds made available for capitalization grants for the
1354413544 Drinking Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the
1354513545 construction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm
1354613546 water infrastructure and for water quality protection in
1354713547 accordance with the terms and conditions specified for
1354813548 such grants in the explanatory statement described in
1354913549 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1355013550 solidated Act) for projects specified for ‘‘STAG—Drink-
1355113551 ing Water State Revolving Fund’’ and ‘‘STAG—Clean
1355213552 Water State Revolving Fund’’ in the table titled ‘‘Inte-
1355313553 rior and Environment Incorporation of Community
1355413554 Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spend-
1355513555 ing Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory
1355613556 statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1355713557 ceding division A of this consolidated Act), and, for pur-
1355813558 poses of these grants, each grantee shall contribute not
1355913559 less than 20 percent of the cost of the project unless the
1356013560 grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency: Provided
1356113561 further, That $13,300,000 of the funds appropriated
1356213562 under this heading for capitalization grants for the
1356313563 Clean Water State Revolving Funds and for capitaliza-
1356413564 tion grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving
1356513565 Funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
1356613566 such purposes, may be used by the Administrator for
1356713567 salaries, expenses, and administration for Community 518
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1356913569 Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spend-
1357013570 ing Items: Provided further, That the amounts in the
1357113571 preceding proviso under this heading shall not be avail-
1357213572 able for obligation until the report, as specified under
1357313573 this heading in the explanatory statement described in
1357413574 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1357513575 solidated Act) is received by the Committees on Appro-
1357613576 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
1357713577 ate: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, to the
1357813578 extent there are sufficient eligible project applications
1357913579 and projects are consistent with State Intended Use
1358013580 Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds made avail-
1358113581 able under this title to each State for Clean Water State
1358213582 Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by
1358313583 the State for projects to address green infrastructure,
1358413584 water or energy efficiency improvements, or other envi-
1358513585 ronmentally innovative activities: Provided further, That
1358613586 for fiscal year 2024, funds made available under this
1358713587 title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving
1358813588 Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each
1358913589 State, be used for projects to address green infrastruc-
1359013590 ture, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other
1359113591 environmentally innovative activities: Provided further,
1359213592 That the Administrator is authorized to use up to
1359313593 $1,500,000 of funds made available for the Clean Water 519
1359413594 •HRES 1061 EH
1359513595 State Revolving Funds under this heading under title VI
1359613596 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1359713597 1381) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey:
1359813598 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7)
1359913599 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limita-
1360013600 tion on the amounts in a State water pollution control
1360113601 revolving fund that may be used by a State to admin-
1360213602 ister the fund shall not apply to amounts included as
1360313603 principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2024
1360413604 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of
1360513605 administering the fund to the extent that such amounts
1360613606 are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, ac-
1360713607 counted for separately from other assets in the fund, and
1360813608 used for eligible purposes of the fund, including adminis-
1360913609 tration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, not-
1361013610 withstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h),
1361113611 and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution
1361213612 Control Act, grants made under title II of such Act for
1361313613 American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
1361413614 Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands,
1361513615 and the District of Columbia may also be made for the
1361613616 purpose of providing assistance: (1) solely for facility
1361713617 plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and esti-
1361813618 mates for any proposed project for the construction of
1361913619 treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or 520
1362013620 •HRES 1061 EH
1362113621 replacement of privately owned treatment works serving
1362213622 one or more principal residences or small commercial es-
1362313623 tablishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year
1362413624 2024, notwithstanding the provisions of such subsections
1362513625 (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 518(c) of
1362613626 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds reserved
1362713627 by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of
1362813628 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be
1362913629 used to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans,
1363013630 design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates
1363113631 for any proposed project for the construction of treat-
1363213632 ment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or re-
1363313633 placement of privately owned treatment works serving
1363413634 one or more principal residences or small commercial es-
1363513635 tablishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year
1363613636 2024, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal
1363713637 Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pur-
1363813638 suant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds
1363913639 reserved by the Administrator for grants under section
1364013640 518(c) of such Act may also be used for grants for train-
1364113641 ing, technical assistance, and educational programs re-
1364213642 lating to the operation and management of the treat-
1364313643 ment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act: Pro-
1364413644 vided further, That for fiscal year 2024, funds reserved
1364513645 under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for 521
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1364713647 grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h)
1364813648 of such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma
1364913649 (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Na-
1365013650 tive Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Provided
1365113651 further, That for fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding the
1365213652 limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal
1365313653 Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent
1365413654 of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is
1365513655 greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts
1365613656 in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up
1365713657 to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or
1365813658 $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolving
1365913659 Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Adminis-
1366013660 trator for grants under section 518(c) and section
1366113661 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for fiscal
1366213662 year 2024, notwithstanding the amounts specified in sec-
1366313663 tion 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
1366413664 up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated
1366513665 for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program
1366613666 under the Act less any sums reserved under section
1366713667 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator
1366813668 for grants made under title II of the Federal Water Pol-
1366913669 lution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the
1367013670 Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United
1367113671 States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal 522
1367213672 •HRES 1061 EH
1367313673 year 2024, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts
1367413674 specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water
1367513675 Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the
1367613676 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under
1367713677 the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the
1367813678 Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of
1367913679 the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That 10
1368013680 percent of the funds made available under this title to
1368113681 each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund cap-
1368213682 italization grants and 14 percent of the funds made
1368313683 available under this title to each State for Drinking
1368413684 Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall
1368513685 be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eli-
1368613686 gible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal,
1368713687 negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of
1368813688 these), and shall be so used by the State only where such
1368913689 funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
1369013690 cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obli-
1369113691 gations of eligible recipients only where such debt was
1369213692 incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act,
1369313693 or where such debt was incurred prior to the date of en-
1369413694 actment of this Act if the State, with concurrence from
1369513695 the Administrator, determines that such funds could be
1369613696 used to help address a threat to public health from
1369713697 heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a 523
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1369913699 Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued
1370013700 due to a threat to public health from heightened expo-
1370113701 sure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before
1370213702 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
1370313703 in a State in which such an emergency declaration has
1370413704 been issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of
1370513705 the funds made available under this title to the State for
1370613706 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization
1370713707 grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients:
1370813708 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1452(o)
1370913709 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)),
1371013710 the Administrator shall reserve up to $12,000,000 of the
1371113711 amounts made available for fiscal year 2024 for making
1371213712 capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Re-
1371313713 volving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregu-
1371413714 lated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such
1371513715 Act: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances
1371613716 available in the ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’
1371713717 account appropriated prior to fiscal year 2012 for ‘‘spe-
1371813718 cial project grants’’ or ‘‘special needs infrastructure
1371913719 grants,’’ or for the administration, management, and
1372013720 oversight of such grants, $1,500,000 are permanently re-
1372113721 scinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be re-
1372213722 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
1372313723 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con- 524
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1372513725 current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
1372613726 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided
1372713727 further, That the funds made available under this head-
1372813728 ing for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
1372913729 rected Spending grants in this or prior appropriations
1373013730 Acts are not subject to compliance with Federal procure-
1373113731 ment requirements for competition and methods of pro-
1373213732 curement applicable to Federal financial assistance, if a
1373313733 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
1373413734 Spending recipient has procured services or products
1373513735 through contracts entered into prior to the date of enact-
1373613736 ment of this legislation that complied with state and/or
1373713737 local laws governing competition;
1373813738 (2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineer-
1373913739 ing, planning, design, construction and related activities
1374013740 in connection with the construction of high priority
1374113741 water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United
1374213742 States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appro-
1374313743 priate border commission: Provided, That no funds pro-
1374413744 vided by this appropriations Act to address the water,
1374513745 wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the
1374613746 colonias in the United States along the United States-
1374713747 Mexico border shall be made available to a county or
1374813748 municipal government unless that government has estab-
1374913749 lished an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning 525
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1375113751 rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development
1375213752 or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the
1375313753 development within an existing colonia the construction
1375413754 of any new home, business, or other structure which
1375513755 lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastruc-
1375613756 ture;
1375713757 (3) $39,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of
1375813758 Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infra-
1375913759 structure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Pro-
1376013760 vided, That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall
1376113761 provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 per-
1376213762 cent of the funds may be used for administrative and
1376313763 overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall
1376413764 make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list
1376513765 established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S.
1376613766 Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste
1376713767 disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of
1376813768 Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal
1376913769 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the
1377013770 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
1377113771 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less than
1377213772 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional
1377313773 hub communities;
1377413774 (4) $98,000,000 shall be to carry out section
1377513775 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 526
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1377713777 Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), in-
1377813778 cluding grants, interagency agreements, and associated
1377913779 program support costs: Provided, That at least 10 per-
1378013780 cent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent pov-
1378113781 erty counties: Provided further, That for purposes of this
1378213782 section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means
1378313783 any county that has had 20 percent or more of its popu-
1378413784 lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as meas-
1378513785 ured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Esti-
1378613786 mates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent
1378713787 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any terri-
1378813788 tory or possession of the United States;
1378913789 (5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII,
1379013790 subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
1379113791 (6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants
1379213792 in accordance with the terms and conditions in the ex-
1379313793 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
1379413794 preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
1379513795 (7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under sub-
1379613796 sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe
1379713797 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a): Provided,
1379813798 That for fiscal year 2024, funds provided under sub-
1379913799 sections (a) through (j) of such section of such Act may
1380013800 be used— 527
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1380213802 (A) by a State to provide assistance to benefit
1380313803 one or more owners of drinking water wells that are
1380413804 not public water systems or connected to a public
1380513805 water system for necessary and appropriate activi-
1380613806 ties related to a contaminant pursuant to subsection
1380713807 (j) of such section of such Act; and
1380813808 (B) to support a community described in sub-
1380913809 section (c)(2) of such section of such Act;
1381013810 (8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under section
1381113811 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
1381213812 300j–24(d));
1381313813 (9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under section
1381413814 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
1381513815 300j–19b);
1381613816 (10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under section
1381713817 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
1381813818 300j–19a(l));
1381913819 (11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under section
1382013820 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
1382113821 (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8));
1382213822 (12) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section
1382313823 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
1382413824 U.S.C. 1301); 528
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1382613826 (13) $5,400,000 shall be for grants under section
1382713827 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of
1382813828 2018 (Public Law 115–270);
1382913829 (14) $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out section
1383013830 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C.
1383113831 4282(a)), of which not more than 2 percent shall be for
1383213832 administrative costs to carry out such section: Provided,
1383313833 That notwithstanding section 302(a) of such Act, the
1383413834 Administrator may also provide grants pursuant to such
1383513835 authority to intertribal consortia consistent with the re-
1383613836 quirements in 40 CFR 35.504(a), to former Indian res-
1383713837 ervations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary
1383813838 of the Interior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined
1383913839 in Public Law 92–203;
1384013840 (15) $7,000,000 shall be for grants under section
1384113841 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke pre-
1384213842 paredness grants in accordance with the terms and con-
1384313843 ditions in the explanatory statement described in section
1384413844 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
1384513845 Act): Provided, That not more than 3 percent shall be
1384613846 for administrative costs to carry out such section;
1384713847 (16) $38,693,000 shall be for State and Tribal As-
1384813848 sistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts specified
1384913849 for those projects and for the purposes delineated in the
1385013850 table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of 529
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1385213852 Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Di-
1385313853 rected Spending Items’’ included for this division in the
1385413854 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
1385513855 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for
1385613856 remediation, construction, and related environmental
1385713857 management activities in accordance with the terms and
1385813858 conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory
1385913859 statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1386013860 ceding division A of this consolidated Act);
1386113861 (17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under section
1386213862 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–
1386313863 19g);
1386413864 (18) $4,000,000 shall be for carrying out section
1386513865 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
1386613866 (Public Law 115–270, 42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note): Pro-
1386713867 vided, That the Administrator may award grants to and
1386813868 enter into contracts with tribes, intertribal consortia,
1386913869 public or private agencies, institutions, organizations,
1387013870 and individuals, without regard to section 3324(a) and
1387113871 (b) of title 31 and section 6101 of title 41, United
1387213872 States Code, and enter into interagency agreements as
1387313873 appropriate;
1387413874 (19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section
1387513875 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
1387613876 (33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 530
1387713877 •HRES 1061 EH
1387813878 (20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under section
1387913879 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
1388013880 U.S.C. 1276); and
1388113881 (21) $1,106,333,000 shall be for grants, including
1388213882 associated program support costs, to States, federally
1388313883 recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia,
1388413884 and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or sin-
1388513885 gle media pollution prevention, control and abatement,
1388613886 and related activities, including activities pursuant to the
1388713887 provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law
1388813888 104–134, and for making grants under section 103 of
1388913889 the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and
1389013890 data collection activities subject to terms and conditions
1389113891 specified by the Administrator, and under section 2301
1389213892 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist States in
1389313893 developing and implementing programs for control of
1389413894 coal combustion residuals, of which: $46,250,000 shall
1389513895 be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,500,000
1389613896 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Net-
1389713897 work grants, including associated program support costs;
1389813898 $1,475,000 shall be for grants to States under section
1389913899 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall
1390013900 be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading
1390113901 ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Pro-
1390213902 gram’’ to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste 531
1390313903 •HRES 1061 EH
1390413904 Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal
1390513905 Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid
1390613906 Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds available
1390713907 for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollu-
1390813908 tion Control Act shall be for State participation in
1390913909 national- and State-level statistical surveys of water re-
1391013910 sources and enhancements to State monitoring pro-
1391113911 grams.
1391213912 W
1391313913 ATERINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE ANDINNOVATION
1391413914 P
1391513915 ROGRAMACCOUNT
1391613916 For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaran-
1391713917 teed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Fi-
1391813918 nance and Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to remain
1391913919 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including
1392013920 the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
1392113921 tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
1392213922 further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
1392313923 gations for the principal amount of direct loans, including
1392413924 capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including cap-
1392513925 italized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not
1392613926 to exceed $12,500,000,000: Provided further, That of the
1392713927 funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be
1392813928 used solely for the cost of direct loans and for the cost of
1392913929 guaranteed loans for projects described in section 5026(9) of
1393013930 the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 532
1393113931 •HRES 1061 EH
1393213932 2014 to State infrastructure financing authorities, as author-
1393313933 ized by section 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That
1393413934 the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this
1393513935 heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans
1393613936 for any project shall be in accordance with the criteria pub-
1393713937 lished in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR
1393813938 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading
1393913939 ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Ac-
1394013940 count’’ in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropria-
1394113941 tions Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided further, That
1394213942 none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made
1394313943 available under this heading shall be available for any project
1394413944 unless the Administrator and the Director of the Office of
1394513945 Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing
1394613946 that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the
1394713947 project comply with the criteria referenced in the previous
1394813948 proviso: Provided further, That, for the purposes of carrying
1394913949 out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of
1395013950 the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Ad-
1395113951 ministrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
1395213952 mation relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest
1395313953 submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of
1395413954 Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance
1395513955 under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act 533
1395613956 •HRES 1061 EH
1395713957 Program, including with respect to a project that was initi-
1395813958 ated or completed before the date of enactment of this Act.
1395913959 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to
1396013960 sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance
1396113961 and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this ac-
1396213962 count, to remain available until expended.
1396313963 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
1396413964 direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section
1396513965 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
1396613966 Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain available until September
1396713967 30, 2025.
1396813968 A
1396913969 DMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL
1397013970 P
1397113971 ROTECTIONAGENCY
1397213972 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1397313973 For fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
1397413974 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
1397513975 mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s func-
1397613976 tion to implement directly Federal environmental programs
1397713977 required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable
1397813978 tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to feder-
1397913979 ally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if au-
1398013980 thorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator
1398113981 in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian
1398213982 tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such co- 534
1398313983 •HRES 1061 EH
1398413984 operative agreements may be awarded from funds designated
1398513985 for State financial assistance agreements.
1398613986 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
1398713987 Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registra-
1398813988 tion service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal
1398913989 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–
1399013990 8), to remain available until expended.
1399113991 Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecti-
1399213992 cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C.
1399313993 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
1399413994 tection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA
1399513995 (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2024.
1399613996 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
1399713997 Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
1399813998 ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
1399913999 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until
1400014000 expended.
1400114001 The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to
1400214002 $368,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes
1400314003 Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
1400414004 grams and Management’’ to the head of any Federal depart-
1400514005 ment or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry
1400614006 out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration
1400714007 Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement pro-
1400814008 grams, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency 535
1400914009 •HRES 1061 EH
1401014010 agreement with the head of such Federal department or
1401114011 agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to
1401214012 governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions,
1401314013 and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach,
1401414014 and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Res-
1401514015 toration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agree-
1401614016 ment.
1401714017 The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs
1401814018 and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous
1401914019 Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage
1402014020 Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the
1402114021 construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation
1402214022 of facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000
1402314023 per project.
1402414024 For fiscal year 2024, and notwithstanding section 518(f)
1402514025 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1402614026 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts
1402714027 appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act
1402814028 to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h)
1402914029 and 518(e) of that Act.
1403014030 The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts ap-
1403114031 propriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and
1403214032 Management’’ for fiscal year 2024 to provide grants to imple-
1403314033 ment the Southeast New England Watershed Restoration
1403414034 Program. 536
1403514035 •HRES 1061 EH
1403614036 Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section
1403714037 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not
1403814038 less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this
1403914039 title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making
1404014040 competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).
1404114041 For fiscal year 2024, the Office of Chemical Safety and
1404214042 Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using
1404314043 funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Environmental Pro-
1404414044 grams and Management’’ and ‘‘Science and Technology’’,
1404514045 contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institu-
1404614046 tions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C.
1404714047 5, for the temporary or intermittent personal services of stu-
1404814048 dents or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees
1404914049 for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United
1405014050 States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work in-
1405114051 juries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relat-
1405214052 ing to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal
1405314053 employees for any other purpose: Provided, That amounts
1405414054 used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and
1405514055 Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may
1405614056 not exceed $2,000,000.
1405714057 The Environmental Protection agency shall provide the
1405814058 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
1405914059 tives and Senate with copies of any available Department of
1406014060 Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund receipts col- 537
1406114061 •HRES 1061 EH
1406214062 lected from section 13601 of Public Law 117–169 and sec-
1406314063 tion 80201 of Public Law 117–58, an annual operating plan
1406414064 for such receipts showing amounts allocated by program area
1406514065 and program project, and quarterly reports for such receipts
1406614066 of obligated balances by program area and program project. 538
1406714067 •HRES 1061 EH
1406814068 TITLE III
1406914069 RELATED AGENCIES
1407014070 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1407114071 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL
1407214072 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
1407314073 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
1407414074 retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $1,000,000:
1407514075 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to any agen-
1407614076 cy in the Natural Resources and Environment mission area
1407714077 for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one ad-
1407814078 ministrative support staff for the office.
1407914079 F
1408014080 ORESTSERVICE
1408114081 FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS
1408214082 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1408314083 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
1408414084 wise provided for, $1,150,000,000, to remain available
1408514085 through September 30, 2027: Provided, That a portion of the
1408614086 funds made available under this heading shall be for the base
1408714087 salary and expenses of employees in the Chief’s Office, the
1408814088 Work Environment and Performance Office, the Business
1408914089 Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer’s
1409014090 Office to carry out administrative and general management
1409114091 support functions: Provided further, That funds provided
1409214092 under this heading shall be available for the costs of facility
1409314093 maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and sites where 539
1409414094 •HRES 1061 EH
1409514095 these administrative, general management and other Forest
1409614096 Service support functions take place; the costs of all utility
1409714097 and telecommunication expenses of the Forest Service, as well
1409814098 as business services; and, for information technology, includ-
1409914099 ing cybersecurity requirements: Provided further, That funds
1410014100 provided under this heading may be used for necessary ex-
1410114101 penses to carry out administrative and general management
1410214102 support functions of the Forest Service not otherwise pro-
1410314103 vided for and necessary for its operation.
1410414104 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
1410514105 For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research
1410614106 as authorized by law, $300,000,000, to remain available
1410714107 through September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds
1410814108 provided, $31,500,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis
1410914109 program: Provided further, That all authorities for the use of
1411014110 funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative
1411114111 agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland
1411214112 Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of
1411314113 these funds for Fire Science Research.
1411414114 STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY
1411514115 For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
1411614116 viding technical and financial assistance to States, territories,
1411714117 possessions, tribes, and others, and for forest health manage-
1411814118 ment, including for invasive plants, and conducting an inter-
1411914119 national program and trade compliance activities as author- 540
1412014120 •HRES 1061 EH
1412114121 ized, $303,306,000, to remain available through September
1412214122 30, 2027, as authorized by law, of which $19,806,000 shall
1412314123 be for projects specified for Forest Resource Information and
1412414124 Analysis in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incor-
1412514125 poration of Community Project Funding Items/Congression-
1412614126 ally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division in
1412714127 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
1412814128 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
1412914129 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
1413014130 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
1413114131 wise provided for, for management, protection, improvement,
1413214132 and utilization of the National Forest System, and for haz-
1413314133 ardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands,
1413414134 $1,863,557,000, to remain available through September 30,
1413514135 2027: Provided, That of the funds provided, $31,000,000
1413614136 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Res-
1413714137 toration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as author-
1413814138 ized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That for the
1413914139 funds provided in the preceding proviso, section
1414014140 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
1414114141 of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(A)) shall be applied by sub-
1414214142 stituting ‘‘20’’ for ‘‘10’’ and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of the
1414314143 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
1414414144 7303(d)(3)(B)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘4’’ for ‘‘2’’:
1414514145 Provided further, That of the funds provided, $39,000,000 541
1414614146 •HRES 1061 EH
1414714147 shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the
1414814148 funds provided, $175,450,000 shall be for hazardous fuels
1414914149 management activities, of which not to exceed $30,000,000
1415014150 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available
1415114151 to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State, Private, and Tribal
1415214152 Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of creating incen-
1415314153 tives for increased use of biomass from National Forest Sys-
1415414154 tem lands: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be used
1415514155 by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement
1415614156 contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for
1415714157 hazardous fuels management activities, and for training or
1415814158 monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management
1415914159 activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Sec-
1416014160 retary determines such activities benefit resources on Federal
1416114161 land: Provided further, That funds made available to imple-
1416214162 ment the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law
1416314163 106–393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal
1416414164 lands in accordance with authorities made available to the
1416514165 Forest Service under the ‘‘State, Private, and Tribal For-
1416614166 estry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding
1416714167 section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7
1416814168 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a
1416914169 fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit
1417014170 of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Asso-
1417114171 ciation or direct permittee for a conservation practice ap- 542
1417214172 •HRES 1061 EH
1417314173 proved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which
1417414174 the cost of the conservation practice is incurred, and that the
1417514175 amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing Asso-
1417614176 ciation or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal
1417714177 year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year there-
1417814178 after for use on the project for conservation practices ap-
1417914179 proved by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds appro-
1418014180 priated to this account shall be available for the base salary
1418114181 and expenses of employees that carry out the functions fund-
1418214182 ed by the ‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account,
1418314183 the ‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Manage-
1418414184 ment of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ ac-
1418514185 count.
1418614186 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
1418714187 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1418814188 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not other-
1418914189 wise provided for, $156,130,000, to remain available through
1419014190 September 30, 2027, for construction, capital improvement,
1419114191 maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and other facilities
1419214192 and infrastructure; for construction, reconstruction, and de-
1419314193 commissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including
1419414194 unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation
1419514195 system; and for maintenance of forest roads and trails by the
1419614196 Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23
1419714197 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for 543
1419814198 •HRES 1061 EH
1419914199 activities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further,
1420014200 That $5,130,000 shall be for projects specified for Construc-
1420114201 tion Projects in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment
1420214202 Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congres-
1420314203 sionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this division
1420414204 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
1420514205 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
1420614206 vided further, That funds becoming available in fiscal year
1420714207 2024 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall
1420814208 be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall
1420914209 not be available for transfer or obligation for any other pur-
1421014210 pose unless the funds are appropriated.
1421114211 ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL
1421214212 ACTS
1421314213 For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries
1421414214 of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah;
1421514215 the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San
1421614216 Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, Cali-
1421714217 fornia; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National
1421814218 Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $664,000, to be de-
1421914219 rived from forest receipts.
1422014220 ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
1422114221 For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from
1422214222 funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments,
1422314223 public school districts, or other public school authorities, and 544
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1422514225 for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Fed-
1422614226 eral parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pur-
1422714227 suant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to
1422814228 remain available through September 30, 2027, (16 U.S.C.
1422914229 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public Law 76–589,
1423014230 Public Law 76–591; and Public Law 78–310).
1423114231 RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
1423214232 For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protec-
1423314233 tion, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received
1423414234 during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic live-
1423514235 stock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States,
1423614236 pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, to re-
1423714237 main available through September 30, 2027, of which not to
1423814238 exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative ex-
1423914239 penses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation,
1424014240 protection, and improvements.
1424114241 GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND
1424214242 RANGELAND RESEARCH
1424314243 For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000,
1424414244 to remain available through September 30, 2027, to be de-
1424514245 rived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.
1424614246 MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR
1424714247 SUBSISTENCE USES
1424814248 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage
1424914249 Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 545
1425014250 •HRES 1061 EH
1425114251 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16
1425214252 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain available
1425314253 through September 30, 2027.
1425414254 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
1425514255 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1425614256 For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression ac-
1425714257 tivities on National Forest System lands, for emergency
1425814258 wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or
1425914259 other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
1426014260 gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System
1426114261 lands and water, $2,312,654,000, to remain available until
1426214262 expended: Provided, That such funds, including unobligated
1426314263 balances under this heading, are available for repayment of
1426414264 advances from other appropriations accounts previously
1426514265 transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That any un-
1426614266 obligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year for haz-
1426714267 ardous fuels management may be transferred to the ‘‘Na-
1426814268 tional Forest System’’ account: Provided further, That such
1426914269 funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooper-
1427014270 ating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and
1427114271 other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimburse-
1427214272 ments by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully
1427314273 repaid by the responsible emergency management agency:
1427414274 Provided further, That funds provided shall be available for
1427514275 support to Federal emergency response: Provided further, 546
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1427714277 That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement
1427814278 between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity
1427914279 may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:
1428014280 Provided further, That funds made available under this head-
1428114281 ing in this Act and unobligated balances made available
1428214282 under this heading in prior Acts, other than amounts des-
1428314283 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
1428414284 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
1428514285 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1428614286 1985, shall be available, in addition to any other funds made
1428714287 available for such purpose, to continue uninterrupted the
1428814288 Federal wildland firefighter base salary increases provided
1428914289 under section 40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law 117–58: Pro-
1429014290 vided further, That of the funds provided under this heading,
1429114291 $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression op-
1429214292 erations, and is provided to meet the terms of section
1429314293 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
1429414294 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
1429514295 WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
1429614296 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1429714297 In addition to the amounts provided under the heading
1429814298 ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire
1429914299 Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations,
1430014300 $2,300,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is ad-
1430114301 ditional new budget authority as specified for purposes of sec- 547
1430214302 •HRES 1061 EH
1430314303 tion 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
1430414304 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts
1430514305 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made avail-
1430614306 able under the headings ‘‘Department of the Interior—De-
1430714307 partment-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’ and
1430814308 ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire
1430914309 Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal
1431014310 year in which such amounts are transferred: Provided further,
1431114311 That amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire
1431214312 Management’’ accounts in the Department of the Interior or
1431314313 the Department of Agriculture only upon the notification of
1431414314 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all
1431514315 wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that
1431614316 heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency
1431714317 to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within
1431814318 30 days: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro-
1431914319 vided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
1432014320 authority provided by law: Provided further, That, in deter-
1432114321 mining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds ap-
1432214322 propriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’
1432314323 in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Depart-
1432414324 ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be
1432514325 obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso,
1432614326 any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursu- 548
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1432814328 ant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be
1432914329 excluded.
1433014330 COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION
1433114331 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1433214332 Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section
1433314333 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
1433414334 (Public Law 115–334), shall be deposited in the special ac-
1433514335 count established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, shall be
1433614336 available to cover the costs described in subsection (c)(3) of
1433714337 such section of such Act, and shall remain available until ex-
1433814338 pended: Provided, That such amounts shall be transferred to
1433914339 the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account.
1434014340 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —FOREST SERVICE
1434114341 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1434214342 Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fis-
1434314343 cal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger
1434414344 motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from
1434514345 excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, op-
1434614346 eration, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain
1434714347 the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire pro-
1434814348 grams and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding
1434914349 other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may
1435014350 be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset
1435114351 the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services
1435214352 pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for 549
1435314353 •HRES 1061 EH
1435414354 employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and
1435514355 alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7
1435614356 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests
1435714357 therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant
1435814358 to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16
1435914359 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms
1436014360 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
1436114361 lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
1436214362 Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act
1436314363 may be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest
1436414364 Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of division
1436514365 D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
1436614366 (Public Law 116–94): Provided, That any transfer of funds
1436714367 pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or decrease the
1436814368 funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by more
1436914369 than ten percent: Provided further, That such transfer au-
1437014370 thority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided
1437114371 by law.
1437214372 Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest
1437314373 Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management
1437414374 appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation
1437514375 of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdic-
1437614376 tion, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions
1437714377 upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s notification of the House
1437814378 and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire sup- 550
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1438014380 pression funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland
1438114381 Fire Management’’ will be obligated within 30 days: Provided,
1438214382 That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be re-
1438314383 plenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be re-
1438414384 quested as promptly as possible.
1438514385 Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the
1438614386 Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer
1438714387 to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire manage-
1438814388 ment, hazardous fuels management, and State fire assistance
1438914389 when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland
1439014390 fire management programs and projects.
1439114391 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
1439214392 Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discre-
1439314393 tionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act
1439414394 to or within the National Forest System Account, or repro-
1439514395 gram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels
1439614396 management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over Na-
1439714397 tional Forest System lands and water: Provided, That such
1439814398 transferred funds shall remain available through September
1439914399 30, 2027: Provided further, That none of the funds trans-
1440014400 ferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for obli-
1440114401 gation without written notification to and the prior approval
1440214402 of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
1440314403 gress. 551
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1440514405 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
1440614406 able for assistance to or through the Agency for International
1440714407 Development in connection with forest and rangeland re-
1440814408 search, technical information, and assistance in foreign coun-
1440914409 tries, and shall be available to support forestry and related
1441014410 natural resource activities outside the United States and its
1441114411 territories and possessions, including technical assistance,
1441214412 education and training, and cooperation with United States
1441314413 government, private sector, and international organizations:
1441414414 Provided, That the Forest Service, acting for the Inter-
1441514415 national Program, may sign direct funding agreements with
1441614416 foreign governments and institutions as well as other domes-
1441714417 tic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International De-
1441814418 velopment, the Department of State, and the Millennium
1441914419 Challenge Corporation), United States private sector firms,
1442014420 institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance
1442114421 and training programs on forestry and rangeland manage-
1442214422 ment: Provided further, That to maximize effectiveness of do-
1442314423 mestic and international research and cooperation, the Inter-
1442414424 national Program may utilize all authorities related to for-
1442514425 estry, research, and cooperative assistance regardless of pro-
1442614426 gram designations.
1442714427 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
1442814428 able to enter into a cooperative agreement with the section
1442914429 509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ‘‘Forest Service Inter- 552
1443014430 •HRES 1061 EH
1443114431 national Foundation’’ to assist the Foundation in meeting ad-
1443214432 ministrative, project, and other expenses, and may provide for
1443314433 the Foundation’s use of Forest Service personnel and facili-
1443414434 ties.
1443514435 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
1443614436 able for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the In-
1443714437 terior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, prepara-
1443814438 tion, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from Na-
1443914439 tional Forest System lands, and for the performance of ca-
1444014440 dastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
1444114441 None of the funds made available to the Forest Service
1444214442 in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year
1444314443 shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section
1444414444 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944
1444514445 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7
1444614446 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–171 (7
1444714447 U.S.C. 8316(b)).
1444814448 Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the
1444914449 Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital
1445014450 Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than
1445114451 $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be
1445214452 transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department
1445314453 Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook
1445414454 charges: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall pro-
1445514455 hibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested 553
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1445714457 by the Forest Service in order to obtain information tech-
1445814458 nology services, including telecommunications and system
1445914459 modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital
1446014460 Fund of the Department of Agriculture.
1446114461 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to
1446214462 $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the
1446314463 scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by
1446414464 the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under
1446514465 the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16
1446614466 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
1446714467 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is
1446814468 available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official recep-
1446914469 tion and representation expenses.
1447014470 Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law
1447114471 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to
1447214472 $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National
1447314473 Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in
1447414474 support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to
1447514475 when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or ben-
1447614476 efitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest
1447714477 Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made
1447814478 available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be
1447914479 available for administrative expenses: Provided further, That
1448014480 the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Fed-
1448114481 eral financial assistance, private contributions to match funds 554
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1448314483 made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-
1448414484 one basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may trans-
1448514485 fer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for
1448614486 a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the
1448714487 non-Federal matching funds.
1448814488 Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up
1448914489 to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service
1449014490 may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
1449114491 tion in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects,
1449214492 without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefit-
1449314493 ting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Serv-
1449414494 ice programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched on
1449514495 at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-re-
1449614496 cipients: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer
1449714497 Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a
1449814498 project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the
1449914499 non-Federal matching funds.
1450014500 Any amounts made available to the Forest Service in
1450114501 this fiscal year, including available collections, may be used
1450214502 by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of
1450314503 the Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial assistance
1450414504 grants and cooperative agreements to support forest or grass-
1450514505 land collaboratives in the accomplishment of activities benefit-
1450614506 ting both the public and the National Forest System, Federal
1450714507 lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. Eligible activities are 555
1450814508 •HRES 1061 EH
1450914509 those that will improve or enhance Federal investments, re-
1451014510 sources, or lands, including for collaborative and collabora-
1451114511 tion-based activities, including but not limited to facilitation,
1451214512 planning, and implementing projects, technical assistance, ad-
1451314513 ministrative functions, operational support, participant costs,
1451414514 and other capacity support needs, as identified by the Forest
1451514515 Service. Eligible recipients are Indian tribal entities (defined
1451614516 at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state government, local governments,
1451714517 private and nonprofit entities, for-profit organizations, and
1451814518 educational institutions. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting
1451914519 through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into such
1452014520 cooperative agreements notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31
1452114521 when the Secretary determines that the public interest will be
1452214522 benefited and that there exists a mutual interest other than
1452314523 monetary considerations. Transactions subject to Title 2 of
1452414524 the Code of Federal Regulations shall be publicly advertised
1452514525 and require competition when required by such Title 2. For
1452614526 those transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of Fed-
1452714527 eral Regulations, the agency may require public advertising
1452814528 and competition when deemed appropriate. The term ‘‘forest
1452914529 and grassland collaboratives’’ means groups of individuals or
1453014530 entities with diverse interests participating in a cooperative
1453114531 process to share knowledge, ideas, and resources about the
1453214532 protection, restoration, or enhancement of natural and other
1453314533 resources on Federal and adjacent non-Federal lands, the im- 556
1453414534 •HRES 1061 EH
1453514535 provement or maintenance of public access to Federal lands,
1453614536 or the reduction of risk to such lands caused by natural dis-
1453714537 asters.
1453814538 The 19th unnumbered paragraph under the heading
1453914539 ‘‘Administrative Provisions, Forest Service’’ in title III of
1454014540 Public Law 109–54, as amended, shall be further amended
1454114541 by striking ‘‘For each fiscal year through 2009’’ and insert-
1454214542 ing ‘‘For this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and
1454314543 adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Congress
1454414544 hereby ratifies and approves payments by the Forest Service
1454514545 made in accordance with this paragraph to agency employees
1454614546 stationed in Puerto Rico after August 2, 2005.’’.
1454714547 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
1454814548 able for interactions with and providing technical assistance
1454914549 to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses
1455014550 for sustainable rural development purposes.
1455114551 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
1455214552 able for payments to counties within the Columbia River
1455314553 Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and
1455414554 (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663.
1455514555 Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be
1455614556 used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section
1455714557 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
1455814558 3056(c)(2)). 557
1455914559 •HRES 1061 EH
1456014560 The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
1456114561 pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities
1456214562 maintenance and decommissioning.
1456314563 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any ap-
1456414564 propriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not to
1456514565 exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the
1456614566 General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for trav-
1456714567 el and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assist-
1456814568 ance or participation requested by the Forest Service at
1456914569 meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land pur-
1457014570 chase negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil liti-
1457114571 gation: Provided, That future budget justifications for both
1457214572 the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should
1457314573 clearly display the sums previously transferred and the sums
1457414574 requested for transfer.
1457514575 An eligible individual who is employed in any project
1457614576 funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
1457714577 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service
1457814578 shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of
1457914579 chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
1458014580 The Forest Service may employ or contract with an indi-
1458114581 vidual who is enrolled in a training program at a long-
1458214582 standing Civilian Conservation Center (as defined in section
1458314583 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 558
1458414584 •HRES 1061 EH
1458514585 U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular rates of pay for necessary hours
1458614586 of work on National Forest System lands.
1458714587 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be avail-
1458814588 able to pay, from a single account, the base salary and ex-
1458914589 penses of employees who carry out functions funded by other
1459014590 accounts for Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and
1459114591 Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource Manager,
1459214592 Job Corps, and National Technology and Development Pro-
1459314593 gram.
1459414594 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
1459514595 I
1459614596 NDIANHEALTHSERVICE
1459714597 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
1459814598 For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August
1459914599 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and
1460014600 Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improve-
1460114601 ment Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service
1460214602 Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $56,061,000,
1460314603 to remain available until September 30, 2025, except as oth-
1460414604 erwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds
1460514605 previously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
1460614606 able on October 1, 2023; in addition, $264,702,000, to re-
1460714607 main available until September 30, 2025, for the Electronic
1460814608 Health Record System and the Indian Healthcare Improve-
1460914609 ment Fund, of which $74,138,000 is for the Indian Health
1461014610 Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to 559
1461114611 •HRES 1061 EH
1461214612 carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health
1461314613 Facilities account; and, in addition, $4,684,029,000, which
1461414614 shall become available on October 1, 2024, and remain avail-
1461514615 able through September 30, 2026, except as otherwise pro-
1461614616 vided herein; together with payments received during the fis-
1461714617 cal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public
1461814618 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), for services
1461914619 furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds
1462014620 made available to tribes and tribal organizations through con-
1462114621 tracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or com-
1462214622 pacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
1462314623 cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be
1462414624 deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract
1462514625 award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or
1462614626 tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided
1462714627 further, That from the amounts that become available on Oc-
1462814628 tober 1, 2024, $2,500,000 shall be available for grants or
1462914629 contracts with public or private institutions to provide alcohol
1463014630 or drug treatment services to Indians, including alcohol de-
1463114631 toxification services: Provided further, That from the amounts
1463214632 that become available on October 1, 2024, $996,755,000
1463314633 shall remain available until expended for Purchased/Referred
1463414634 Care: Provided further, That of the total amount specified in
1463514635 the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred Care,
1463614636 $54,000,000 shall be for the Indian Catastrophic Health 560
1463714637 •HRES 1061 EH
1463814638 Emergency Fund: Provided further, That from the amounts
1463914639 that become available on October 1, 2024, up to $51,000,000
1464014640 shall remain available until expended for implementation of
1464114641 the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian
1464214642 Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further, That from
1464314643 the amounts that become available on October 1, 2024,
1464414644 $58,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
1464514645 costs related to or resulting from accreditation emergencies,
1464614646 including supplementing activities funded under the heading
1464714647 ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’, of which up to $4,000,000 may
1464814648 be used to supplement amounts otherwise available for Pur-
1464914649 chased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the amounts
1465014650 collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sec-
1465114651 tions 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement
1465214652 Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal
1465314653 year for breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund
1465414654 authorized by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–
1465514655 1) and shall remain available until expended and, notwith-
1465614656 standing section 108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)),
1465714657 funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan
1465814658 repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and
1465914659 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided fur-
1466014660 ther, That the amounts made available within this account for
1466114661 the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for
1466214662 Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the 561
1466314663 •HRES 1061 EH
1466414664 Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide
1466514665 Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian em-
1466614666 ployees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Regional
1466714667 Treatment Centers, for transformation and modernization
1466814668 costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record
1466914669 system, for national quality and oversight activities, to im-
1467014670 prove collections from public and private insurance at Indian
1467114671 Health Service and tribally operated facilities, for an initia-
1467214672 tive to treat or reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for
1467314673 a maternal health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health
1467414674 Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer’s activities, for Village
1467514675 Built Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accred-
1467614676 itation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the
1467714677 Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain avail-
1467814678 able until expended: Provided further, That funds provided in
1467914679 this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that
1468014680 fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is re-
1468114681 corded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided fur-
1468214682 ther, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health
1468314683 and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the
1468414684 Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall
1468514685 remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving
1468614686 compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of
1468714687 titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for
1468814688 those related to the planning, design, or construction of new 562
1468914689 •HRES 1061 EH
1469014690 facilities: Provided further, That funding contained herein for
1469114691 scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
1469214692 ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until ex-
1469314693 pended: Provided further, That amounts received by tribes
1469414694 and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health
1469514695 Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for
1469614696 and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations
1469714697 until expended: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian
1469814698 Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from
1469914699 tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pur-
1470014700 suant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifiable
1470114701 health information relating to disabled children as may be
1470214702 necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under
1470314703 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1470414704 1400 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
1470514705 vided that become available on October 1, 2024, may be used
1470614706 for implementation of the Electronic Health Record System
1470714707 or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund: Provided fur-
1470814708 ther, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any
1470914709 other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic
1471014710 Health Record system shall be available for obligation or ex-
1471114711 penditure for the selection or implementation of a new Infor-
1471214712 mation Technology infrastructure system, unless the Commit-
1471314713 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 563
1471414714 •HRES 1061 EH
1471514715 the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance of such obliga-
1471614716 tion.
1471714717 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
1471814718 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for con-
1471914719 tract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination
1472014720 and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Indian
1472114721 Health Service for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be
1472214722 necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
1472314723 sion of law, no amounts made available under this heading
1472414724 shall be available for transfer to another budget account: Pro-
1472514725 vided further, That amounts obligated but not expended by a
1472614726 tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such
1472714727 agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to con-
1472814728 tract support costs due for such agreements for subsequent
1472914729 fiscal years.
1473014730 PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
1473114731 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for
1473214732 leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
1473314733 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l))
1473414734 for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be necessary, which
1473514735 shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2025:
1473614736 Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1473714737 no amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
1473814738 able for transfer to another budget account. 564
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1474014740 INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
1474114741 For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, im-
1474214742 provement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary fa-
1474314743 cilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans,
1474414744 specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase
1474514745 and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers;
1474614746 and for provision of domestic and community sanitation fa-
1474714747 cilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of
1474814748 August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Deter-
1474914749 mination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act,
1475014750 and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles
1475114751 II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to
1475214752 environmental health and facilities support activities of the
1475314753 Indian Health Service, $5,364,000, to remain available until
1475414754 expended, which shall be in addition to funds previously ap-
1475514755 propriated under this heading that became available on Octo-
1475614756 ber 1, 2023; in addition, $306,329,000, to remain available
1475714757 until expended, for Sanitation Facilities Construction and
1475814758 Health Care Facilities Construction; and, in addition,
1475914759 $506,854,000, which shall become available on October 1,
1476014760 2024, and remain available until expended: Provided, That
1476114761 notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
1476214762 priated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, or
1476314763 expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe
1476414764 or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facili- 565
1476514765 •HRES 1061 EH
1476614766 ties will be located: Provided further, That not to exceed
1476714767 $500,000 may be used for fiscal year 2025 by the Indian
1476814768 Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the
1476914769 Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health
1477014770 Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none of
1477114771 the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2024,
1477214772 may be used for Health Care Facilities Construction or for
1477314773 Sanitation Facilities Construction: Provided further, That of
1477414774 the amount appropriated under this heading for fiscal year
1477514775 2024 for Sanitation Facilities Construction, $17,023,000
1477614776 shall be for projects specified for Sanitation Facilities Con-
1477714777 struction (CDS) in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
1477814778 ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
1477914779 Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this
1478014780 division in the explanatory statement described in section 4
1478114781 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
1478214782 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the
1478314783 Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities
1478414784 construction for new homes funded with grants by the hous-
1478514785 ing programs of the United States Department of Housing
1478614786 and Urban Development.
1478714787 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
1478814788 Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health
1478914789 Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5
1479014790 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equiva- 566
1479114791 •HRES 1061 EH
1479214792 lent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions
1479314793 under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
1479414794 aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints;
1479514795 purchase, renovation, and erection of modular buildings and
1479614796 renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone serv-
1479714797 ice in private residences in the field, when authorized under
1479814798 regulations approved by the Secretary of Health and Human
1479914799 Services; uniforms, or allowances therefor as authorized by 5
1480014800 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of attendance at meet-
1480114801 ings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian
1480214802 Health Service: Provided, That in accordance with the provi-
1480314803 sions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-In-
1480414804 dian patients may be extended health care at all tribally ad-
1480514805 ministered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to
1480614806 charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under
1480714807 the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–
1480814808 2653) shall be credited to the account of the facility pro-
1480914809 viding the service and shall be available without fiscal year
1481014810 limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
1481114811 law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of
1481214812 Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Serv-
1481314813 ice shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, the In-
1481414814 dian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638: Pro-
1481514815 vided further, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health
1481614816 Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and 567
1481714817 •HRES 1061 EH
1481814818 program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limita-
1481914819 tions directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:
1482014820 Provided further, That none of the funds made available to
1482114821 the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any
1482214822 assessments or charges by the Department of Health and
1482314823 Human Services unless such assessments or charges are iden-
1482414824 tified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or
1482514825 approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
1482614826 tions through the reprogramming process: Provided further,
1482714827 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds pre-
1482814828 viously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organiza-
1482914829 tion through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by
1483014830 title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
1483114831 cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), may
1483214832 be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination con-
1483314833 tract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title
1483414834 V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the
1483514835 tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Pro-
1483614836 vided further, That none of the funds made available to the
1483714837 Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement
1483814838 the final rule published in the Federal Register on September
1483914839 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services,
1484014840 relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the
1484114841 Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has
1484214842 submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs as- 568
1484314843 •HRES 1061 EH
1484414844 sociated with the proposed final rule, and such request has
1484514845 been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law:
1484614846 Provided further, That with respect to functions transferred
1484714847 by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations,
1484814848 the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and
1484914849 services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including
1485014850 payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the re-
1485114851 imbursements received therefrom, along with the funds re-
1485214852 ceived from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Deter-
1485314853 mination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent ap-
1485414854 propriation account from which the funds were originally de-
1485514855 rived, with such amounts to remain available until expended:
1485614856 Provided further, That reimbursements for training, technical
1485714857 assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service
1485814858 will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and
1485914859 overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, serv-
1486014860 ices, or technical assistance: Provided further, That the In-
1486114861 dian Health Service may provide to civilian medical personnel
1486214862 serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service
1486314863 housing allowances equivalent to those that would be provided
1486414864 to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States
1486514865 Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such
1486614866 hospitals: Provided further, That the appropriation structure
1486714867 for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without ad- 569
1486814868 •HRES 1061 EH
1486914869 vance notification to the House and Senate Committees on
1487014870 Appropriations.
1487114871 N
1487214872 ATIONALINSTITUTES OFHEALTH
1487314873 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
1487414874 SCIENCES
1487514875 For necessary expenses for the National Institute of En-
1487614876 vironmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set
1487714877 forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
1487814878 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
1487914879 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amend-
1488014880 ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $79,714,000.
1488114881 A
1488214882 GENCY FORTOXICSUBSTANCES ANDDISEASEREGISTRY
1488314883 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
1488414884 For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
1488514885 stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out ac-
1488614886 tivities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Com-
1488714887 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Li-
1488814888 ability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid
1488914889 Waste Disposal Act, $81,619,000: Provided, That notwith-
1489014890 standing any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a
1489114891 health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the
1489214892 Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate
1489314893 health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without
1489414894 limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical
1489514895 monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: 570
1489614896 •HRES 1061 EH
1489714897 Provided further, That in performing any such health assess-
1489814898 ment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Adminis-
1489914899 trator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in sec-
1490014900 tion 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further, That none of
1490114901 the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
1490214902 for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pur-
1490314903 suant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2024,
1490414904 and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
1490514905 OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
1490614906 E
1490714907 XECUTIVEOFFICE OF THEPRESIDENT
1490814908 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
1490914909 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
1491014910 For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to
1491114911 the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environ-
1491214912 mental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Pol-
1491314913 icy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act
1491414914 of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to
1491514915 exceed $750 for official reception and representation ex-
1491614916 penses, $4,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
1491714917 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the
1491814918 Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the Presi-
1491914919 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serv-
1492014920 ing as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and du-
1492114921 ties of the Council. 571
1492214922 •HRES 1061 EH
1492314923 CHEMICALSAFETY ANDHAZARDINVESTIGATIONBOARD
1492414924 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1492514925 For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursu-
1492614926 ant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire
1492714927 of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
1492814928 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for services authorized
1492914929 by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed
1493014930 the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for sen-
1493114931 ior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,400,000: Pro-
1493214932 vided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
1493314933 Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior
1493414934 Executive Service positions: Provided further, That notwith-
1493514935 standing any other provision of law, the individual appointed
1493614936 to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental
1493714937 Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appoint-
1493814938 ment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the
1493914939 Board: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other pro-
1494014940 vision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize
1494114941 personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in per-
1494214942 forming the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and
1494314943 shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the
1494414944 Board. 572
1494514945 •HRES 1061 EH
1494614946 OFFICE OFNAVAJO ANDHOPIINDIANRELOCATION
1494714947 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1494814948 For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi
1494914949 Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531,
1495014950 $5,024,000, to remain available until expended, which shall
1495114951 be derived from unobligated balances from prior year appro-
1495214952 priations available under this heading: Provided, That funds
1495314953 provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be
1495414954 used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including
1495514955 evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents,
1495614956 those in significantly substandard housing, and all others cer-
1495714957 tified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories:
1495814958 Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this or
1495914959 any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi
1496014960 Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family
1496114961 who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on
1496214962 the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or re-
1496314963 placement home is provided for such household: Provided fur-
1496414964 ther, That no relocatee will be provided with more than one
1496514965 new or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office
1496614966 shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have se-
1496714967 lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo res-
1496814968 ervation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo
1496914969 reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to section 11 of
1497014970 Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 1716). 573
1497114971 •HRES 1061 EH
1497214972 INSTITUTE OFAMERICANINDIAN ANDALASKANATIVE
1497314973 C
1497414974 ULTURE ANDARTSDEVELOPMENT
1497514975 PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE
1497614976 For payment to the Institute of American Indian and
1497714977 Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized
1497814978 by part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 4411
1497914979 et seq.), $13,482,000, which shall become available on July
1498014980 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30,
1498114981 2025.
1498214982 S
1498314983 MITHSONIANINSTITUTION
1498414984 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1498514985 For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution,
1498614986 as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art,
1498714987 science, and history; development, preservation, and docu-
1498814988 mentation of the National Collections; presentation of public
1498914989 exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemina-
1499014990 tion, and exchange of information and publications; conduct
1499114991 of education, training, and museum assistance programs;
1499214992 maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no
1499314993 more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities,
1499414994 and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as au-
1499514995 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and
1499614996 cleaning of uniforms for employees, $892,855,000, to remain
1499714997 available until September 30, 2025, except as otherwise pro-
1499814998 vided herein; of which not to exceed $28,000,000 for the in- 574
1499914999 •HRES 1061 EH
1500015000 strumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition re-
1500115001 installation, Smithsonian American Women’s History Mu-
1500215002 seum, National Museum of the American Latino, and the re-
1500315003 patriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available
1500415004 until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary
1500515005 to support American overseas research centers: Provided,
1500615006 That funds appropriated herein are available for advance
1500715007 payments to independent contractors performing research
1500815008 services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations:
1500915009 Provided further, That the Smithsonian Institution may ex-
1501015010 pend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease
1501115011 or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institu-
1501215012 tion, and such rent payments may be deposited into the gen-
1501315013 eral trust funds of the Institution to be available as trust
1501415014 funds for expenses associated with the purchase of a portion
1501515015 of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington,
1501615016 DC, to the extent that federally supported activities will be
1501715017 housed there: Provided further, That the use of such amounts
1501815018 in the general trust funds of the Institution for such purpose
1501915019 shall not be construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal
1502015020 guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the
1502115021 Federal Government: Provided further, That no appropriated
1502215022 funds may be used directly to service debt which is incurred
1502315023 to finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at
1502415024 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, 575
1502515025 •HRES 1061 EH
1502615026 designing, and constructing improvements to such building:
1502715027 Provided further, That any agreement entered into by the
1502815028 Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its ownership interest,
1502915029 or any portion thereof, in such building so acquired may not
1503015030 take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period which be-
1503115031 gins on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian
1503215032 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
1503315033 of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on House Ad-
1503415034 ministration and Transportation and Infrastructure of the
1503515035 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and
1503615036 Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the ex-
1503715037 planatory statement described in section 4 of the Further
1503815038 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94;
1503915039 133 Stat. 2536) on the intended sale.
1504015040 FACILITIES CAPITAL
1504115041 For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and al-
1504215042 teration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian
1504315043 Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section
1504415044 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for con-
1504515045 struction, including necessary personnel, $197,645,000, to re-
1504615046 main available until expended, of which not to exceed
1504715047 $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 576
1504815048 •HRES 1061 EH
1504915049 NATIONALGALLERY OFART
1505015050 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1505115051 For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery
1505215052 of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein,
1505315053 and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized
1505415054 by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by
1505515055 the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9,
1505615056 76th Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
1505715057 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer
1505815058 of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art
1505915059 associations or societies whose publications or services are
1506015060 available to members only, or to members at a price lower
1506115061 than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of
1506215062 uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor,
1506315063 for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
1506415064 5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for pro-
1506515065 tecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, al-
1506615066 teration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches,
1506715067 and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and re-
1506815068 pair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by con-
1506915069 tracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or
1507015070 organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms
1507115071 and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper,
1507215072 $174,760,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 577
1507315073 •HRES 1061 EH
1507415074 of which not to exceed $3,875,000 for the special exhibition
1507515075 program shall remain available until expended.
1507615076 REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
1507715077 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1507815078 For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and ren-
1507915079 ovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied
1508015080 by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for
1508115081 operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, that
1508215082 address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the
1508315083 Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $34,480,000, to remain
1508415084 available until expended: Provided, That of this amount,
1508515085 $24,574,000 shall be available for design and construction of
1508615086 an off-site art storage facility in partnership with the Smith-
1508715087 sonian Institution and may be transferred to the Smithsonian
1508815088 Institution for such purposes: Provided further, That con-
1508915089 tracts awarded for environmental systems, protection sys-
1509015090 tems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the
1509115091 National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected con-
1509215092 tractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications
1509315093 as well as price.
1509415094 J
1509515095 OHNF. KENNEDYCENTER FOR THEPERFORMINGARTS
1509615096 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
1509715097 For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance,
1509815098 and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-
1509915099 forming Arts, including rent of temporary office space in the 578
1510015100 •HRES 1061 EH
1510115101 District of Columbia during renovations of such Center,
1510215102 $32,293,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.
1510315103 CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
1510415104 For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration
1510515105 of the existing features of the building and site of the John
1510615106 F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $12,633,000, to
1510715107 remain available until expended.
1510815108 W
1510915109 OODROWWILSONINTERNATIONALCENTER FORSCHOLARS
1511015110 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1511115111 For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of
1511215112 the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356)
1511315113 including hire of passenger vehicles and services as author-
1511415114 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $15,000,000, to remain available until
1511515115 September 30, 2025.
1511615116 N
1511715117 ATIONALFOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
1511815118 H
1511915119 UMANITIES
1512015120 N
1512115121 ATIONALENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
1512215122 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
1512315123 For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foun-
1512415124 dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
1512515125 $207,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment
1512615126 for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in
1512715127 the arts, including arts education and public outreach activi-
1512815128 ties, through assistance to organizations and individuals pur-
1512915129 suant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for 579
1513015130 •HRES 1061 EH
1513115131 administering the functions of the Act, to remain available
1513215132 until expended.
1513315133 N
1513415134 ATIONALENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
1513515135 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
1513615136 For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foun-
1513715137 dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
1513815138 $207,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
1513915139 $192,000,000 shall be available for support of activities in
1514015140 the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for
1514115141 administering the functions of the Act; and $15,000,000 shall
1514215142 be available to carry out the matching grants program pursu-
1514315143 ant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $13,000,000 for
1514415144 the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That appropriations
1514515145 for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obliga-
1514615146 tion only in such amounts as may be equal to the total
1514715147 amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other prop-
1514815148 erty accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National
1514915149 Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sec-
1515015150 tions 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and
1515115151 preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre-
1515215152 viously been appropriated.
1515315153 A
1515415154 DMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS
1515515155 None of the funds appropriated to the National Founda-
1515615156 tion on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process
1515715157 any grant or contract documents which do not include the 580
1515815158 •HRES 1061 EH
1515915159 text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
1516015160 propriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the
1516115161 Humanities may be used for official reception and representa-
1516215162 tion expenses: Provided further, That funds from non-
1516315163 appropriated sources may be used as necessary for official re-
1516415164 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
1516515165 the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may
1516615166 approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the
1516715167 amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums
1516815168 appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: Provided
1516915169 further, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to
1517015170 the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority
1517115171 from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.
1517215172 C
1517315173 OMMISSION OFFINEARTS
1517415174 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1517515175 For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under
1517615176 chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,661,000: Pro-
1517715177 vided, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to
1517815178 cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be
1517915179 credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain
1518015180 available until expended without further appropriation: Pro-
1518115181 vided further, That the Commission is authorized to accept
1518215182 gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and arti-
1518315183 facts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation’s
1518415184 Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of 581
1518515185 •HRES 1061 EH
1518615186 Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or edu-
1518715187 cation: Provided further, That one-tenth of one percent of the
1518815188 funds provided under this heading may be used for official re-
1518915189 ception and representation expenses.
1519015190 NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
1519115191 For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–
1519215192 190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000: Provided, That the item
1519315193 relating to ‘‘National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs’’ in
1519415194 the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro-
1519515195 priations Act, 1986, as enacted into law by section 101(d) of
1519615196 Public Law 99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), shall be applied in fis-
1519715197 cal year 2024 in the second paragraph by inserting ‘‘, cal-
1519815198 endar year 2020 excluded’’ before the first period: Provided
1519915199 further, That in determining an eligible organization’s annual
1520015200 income for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023, funds or
1520115201 grants received by the eligible organization from any supple-
1520215202 mental appropriations made available in 2020 and 2021 in
1520315203 connection with the public health emergency declared by the
1520415204 Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31,
1520515205 2020 (including renewals thereof) shall be counted as part of
1520615206 the eligible organization’s annual income.
1520715207 A
1520815208 DVISORYCOUNCIL ONHISTORICPRESERVATION
1520915209 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1521015210 For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on His-
1521115211 toric Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $8,585,000. 582
1521215212 •HRES 1061 EH
1521315213 NATIONALCAPITALPLANNINGCOMMISSION
1521415214 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1521515215 For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning
1521615216 Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States
1521715217 Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
1521815218 $8,750,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the
1521915219 funds provided under this heading may be used for official re-
1522015220 ception and representational expenses associated with hosting
1522115221 international visitors engaged in the planning and physical
1522215222 development of world capitals.
1522315223 U
1522415224 NITEDSTATESHOLOCAUSTMEMORIALMUSEUM
1522515225 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
1522615226 For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as au-
1522715227 thorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310),
1522815228 $65,231,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available
1522915229 until September 30, 2026, for the Museum’s equipment re-
1523015230 placement program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Muse-
1523115231 um’s repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for
1523215232 the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain avail-
1523315233 able until expended.
1523415234 P
1523515235 RESIDIOTRUST
1523615236 The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to
1523715237 the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3)
1523815238 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 583
1523915239 •HRES 1061 EH
1524015240 1996 (Public Law 104–333), in an amount not to exceed
1524115241 $90,000,000.
1524215242 U
1524315243 NITEDSTATESSEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION
1524415244 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1524515245 For necessary expenses of the United States
1524615246 Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate ob-
1524715247 servances and activities associated with the 250th anniversary
1524815248 of the founding of the United States, as authorized by Public
1524915249 Law 116–282, the technical amendments to Public Law 114–
1525015250 196, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1525115251 2025. 584
1525215252 •HRES 1061 EH
1525315253 TITLE IV
1525415254 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1525515255 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
1525615256 RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS
1525715257 S
1525815258 EC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this
1525915259 Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or
1526015260 distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote
1526115261 public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on
1526215262 which Congressional action is not complete other than to
1526315263 communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18
1526415264 U.S.C. 1913.
1526515265 OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
1526615266 S
1526715267 EC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this
1526815268 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
1526915269 fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
1527015270 DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
1527115271 S
1527215272 EC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead
1527315273 charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including working
1527415274 capital fund charges, from programs, projects, activities and
1527515275 subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agen-
1527615276 cy, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, re-
1527715277 gional, or central operations shall be presented in annual
1527815278 budget justifications and subject to approval by the Commit-
1527915279 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 585
1528015280 •HRES 1061 EH
1528115281 the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to
1528215282 the Committees on Appropriations for approval.
1528315283 MINING APPLICATIONS
1528415284 S
1528515285 EC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OFFUNDS.—None of the
1528615286 funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to
1528715287 this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process
1528815288 applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim lo-
1528915289 cated under the general mining laws.
1529015290 (b) E
1529115291 XCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the
1529215292 Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim con-
1529315293 cerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary
1529415294 on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements
1529515295 established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised
1529615296 Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sec-
1529715297 tions 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes
1529815298 (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section
1529915299 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site
1530015300 claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the
1530115301 applicant by that date.
1530215302 (c) R
1530315303 EPORT.—On September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
1530415304 the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees
1530515305 on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources
1530615306 of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
1530715307 sources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the De-
1530815308 partment under the plan submitted pursuant to section 586
1530915309 •HRES 1061 EH
1531015310 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agen-
1531115311 cies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208).
1531215312 (d) M
1531315313 INERALEXAMINATIONS.—In order to process pat-
1531415314 ent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the
1531515315 request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior
1531615316 shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party con-
1531715317 tractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land
1531815318 Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining
1531915319 claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set
1532015320 forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management
1532115321 shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-
1532215322 party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures
1532315323 employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the reten-
1532415324 tion of third-party contractors.
1532515325 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS , PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION
1532615326 S
1532715327 EC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the
1532815328 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
1532915329 2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fiscal
1533015330 year 2024.
1533115331 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS , FISCAL YEAR 2024 LIMITATION
1533215332 S
1533315333 EC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year
1533415334 2024 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and Human
1533515335 Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs’’
1533615336 and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
1533715337 and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs’’ 587
1533815338 •HRES 1061 EH
1533915339 are the only amounts available for contract support costs
1534015340 arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts,
1534115341 grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal
1534215342 year 2024 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of In-
1534315343 dian Education, and the Indian Health Service: Provided,
1534415344 That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for
1534515345 payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years,
1534615346 or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments
1534715347 awarding contract support costs for prior years.
1534815348 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS
1534915349 S
1535015350 EC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be con-
1535115351 sidered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest
1535215352 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
1535315353 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years
1535415354 have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the Na-
1535515355 tional Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the
1535615356 Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and
1535715357 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C.
1535815358 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, That if the Sec-
1535915359 retary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within
1536015360 the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the Na-
1536115361 tional Forest System, this section shall be void with respect
1536215362 to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order
1536315363 completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. 588
1536415364 •HRES 1061 EH
1536515365 PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS
1536615366 S
1536715367 EC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
1536815368 pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities
1536915369 under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)
1537015370 or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331
1537115371 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument estab-
1537215372 lished pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431
1537315373 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, ex-
1537415374 cept where such activities are allowed under the Presidential
1537515375 proclamation establishing such monument.
1537615376 LIMITATION ON TAKINGS
1537715377 S
1537815378 EC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds
1537915379 appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or inter-
1538015380 ests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations
1538115381 of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval
1538215382 of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
1538315383 vided, That this provision shall not apply to funds appro-
1538415384 priated to implement the Everglades National Park Protec-
1538515385 tion and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for
1538615386 Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands
1538715387 for Everglades restoration purposes.
1538815388 PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS
1538915389 S
1539015390 EC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
1539115391 made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may
1539215392 be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such con- 589
1539315393 •HRES 1061 EH
1539415394 tract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of
1539515395 Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137
1539615396 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition
1539715397 Regulation, unless—
1539815398 (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to
1539915399 be entered into without regard for these requirements,
1540015400 including formula grants for States, or federally recog-
1540115401 nized Indian tribes;
1540215402 (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
1540315403 Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public
1540415404 Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by any other
1540515405 Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within
1540615406 an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25
1540715407 U.S.C. 5304(e)); or
1540815408 (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of
1540915409 enactment of this Act.
1541015410 POSTING OF REPORTS
1541115411 S
1541215412 EC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available
1541315413 in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on
1541415414 the public website of that agency any report required to be
1541515415 submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the
1541615416 determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve
1541715417 the national interest.
1541815418 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 590
1541915419 •HRES 1061 EH
1542015420 (1) the public posting of the report compromises na-
1542115421 tional security; or
1542215422 (2) the report contains proprietary information.
1542315423 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do
1542415424 so only after such report has been made available to the re-
1542515425 questing Committee or Committees of Congress for no less
1542615426 than 45 days.
1542715427 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT GUIDELINES
1542815428 S
1542915429 EC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National Endow-
1543015430 ment for the Arts—
1543115431 (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an
1543215432 individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for
1543315433 a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or
1543415434 American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
1543515435 (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to
1543615436 ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except
1543715437 a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional
1543815438 group, may be used to make a grant to any other organi-
1543915439 zation or individual to conduct activity independent of
1544015440 the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection
1544115441 shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and
1544215442 services.
1544315443 (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to
1544415444 a group, unless the application is specific to the contents
1544515445 of the season, including identified programs or projects. 591
1544615446 •HRES 1061 EH
1544715447 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM PRIORITIES
1544815448 S
1544915449 EC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial
1545015450 assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and
1545115451 the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under
1545215452 this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the
1545315453 Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services
1545415454 or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions,
1545515455 workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
1545615456 (b) In this section:
1545715457 (1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means a
1545815458 population of individuals, including urban minorities,
1545915459 who have historically been outside the purview of arts
1546015460 and humanities programs due to factors such as a high
1546115461 incidence of income below the poverty line or to geo-
1546215462 graphic isolation.
1546315463 (2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line
1546415464 (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget,
1546515465 and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2)
1546615466 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
1546715467 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved.
1546815468 (c) In providing services and awarding financial assist-
1546915469 ance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
1547015470 manities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act,
1547115471 the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts
1547215472 shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 592
1547315473 •HRES 1061 EH
1547415474 awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, work-
1547515475 shops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge,
1547615476 education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
1547715477 (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
1547815478 section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
1547915479 manities Act of 1965—
1548015480 (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category
1548115481 for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that
1548215482 are of national impact or availability or are able to tour
1548315483 several States;
1548415484 (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceed-
1548515485 ing 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any
1548615486 single State, excluding grants made under the authority
1548715487 of paragraph (1);
1548815488 (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress an-
1548915489 nually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chair-
1549015490 person in each grant category under section 5 of such
1549115491 Act; and
1549215492 (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of
1549315493 grants to improve and support community-based music
1549415494 performance and education.
1549515495 STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS
1549615496 S
1549715497 EC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Environ-
1549815498 mental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian
1549915499 Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropria- 593
1550015500 •HRES 1061 EH
1550115501 tions of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly
1550215502 reports on the status of balances of appropriations including
1550315503 all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each
1550415504 program and activity within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
1550515505 EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS
1550615506 S
1550715507 EC. 415. The terms and conditions of section 325 of
1550815508 Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing
1550915509 permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject
1551015510 to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands
1551115511 Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain
1551215512 in effect for fiscal year 2024.
1551315513 FUNDING PROHIBITION
1551415514 S
1551515515 EC. 416. (a) None of the funds made available in this
1551615516 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
1551715517 unless such network is designed to block access to pornog-
1551815518 raphy websites.
1551915519 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
1552015520 necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
1552115521 ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
1552215522 tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
1552315523 HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
1552415524 S
1552515525 EC. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
1552615526 law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land admin-
1552715527 istered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary
1552815528 of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the For- 594
1552915529 •HRES 1061 EH
1553015530 est Service (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary con-
1553115531 cerned’’), may transfer excess wild horses and burros that
1553215532 have been removed from land administered by the Secretary
1553315533 concerned to other Federal, State, and local government
1553415534 agencies for use as work animals.
1553515535 (b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under
1553615536 subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State,
1553715537 or local government agency.
1553815538 (c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under sub-
1553915539 section (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or
1554015540 burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92–195 (com-
1554115541 monly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
1554215542 Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
1554315543 (d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiv-
1554415544 ing an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a)
1554515545 shall not—
1554615546 (1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that re-
1554715547 sults in the destruction of the horse or burro into a com-
1554815548 mercial product;
1554915549 (2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in
1555015550 a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or
1555115551 burro for processing into a commercial product; or
1555215552 (3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the rec-
1555315553 ommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of se-
1555415554 vere injury, illness, or advanced age. 595
1555515555 •HRES 1061 EH
1555615556 (e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be avail-
1555715557 able for—
1555815558 (1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and
1555915559 wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
1556015560 retary concerned (including a contractor); or
1556115561 (2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in
1556215562 the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing
1556315563 into a commercial product.
1556415564 FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND
1556515565 ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
1556615566 S
1556715567 EC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16
1556815568 U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
1556915569 tember 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
1557015570 USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
1557115571 S
1557215572 EC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by
1557315573 a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized
1557415574 by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
1557515575 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the construction, al-
1557615576 teration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or
1557715577 treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used
1557815578 in the project are produced in the United States.
1557915579 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products
1558015580 means the following products made primarily of iron or steel:
1558115581 lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other
1558215582 municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and 596
1558315583 •HRES 1061 EH
1558415584 restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast con-
1558515585 crete, and construction materials.
1558615586 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
1558715587 egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
1558815588 mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the
1558915589 ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that—
1559015590 (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent
1559115591 with the public interest;
1559215592 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the
1559315593 United States in sufficient and reasonably available
1559415594 quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
1559515595 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in
1559615596 the United States will increase the cost of the overall
1559715597 project by more than 25 percent.
1559815598 (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver
1559915599 under this section, the Administrator shall make available to
1560015600 the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and in-
1560115601 formation available to the Administrator concerning the re-
1560215602 quest, and shall allow for informal public input on the request
1560315603 for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the
1560415604 request. The Administrator shall make the request and ac-
1560515605 companying information available by electronic means, includ-
1560615606 ing on the official public Internet Web site of the Environ-
1560715607 mental Protection Agency. 597
1560815608 •HRES 1061 EH
1560915609 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent
1561015610 with United States obligations under international agree-
1561115611 ments.
1561215612 (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of
1561315613 the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drink-
1561415614 ing Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provi-
1561515615 sions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and
1561615616 oversight of the requirements of this section.
1561715617 LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS -
1561815618 FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR
1561915619 WILDFIRES
1562015620 S
1562115621 EC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
1562215622 enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer
1562315623 fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire pro-
1562415624 tection associations, and similar organizations to provide for
1562515625 wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and
1562615626 communication devices. Notwithstanding section 121(c) of
1562715627 title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of title 40,
1562815628 United States Code, the Secretary is further authorized to
1562915629 transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting
1563015630 equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the
1563115631 Department’s wildland fire management program to such or-
1563215632 ganizations. 598
1563315633 •HRES 1061 EH
1563415634 RECREATION FEES
1563515635 S
1563615636 EC. 421. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation
1563715637 Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by sub-
1563815638 stituting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
1563915639 REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
1564015640 S
1564115641 EC. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act,
1564215642 in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without
1564315643 the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees
1564415644 on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming
1564515645 procedures contained in the explanatory statement described
1564615646 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
1564715647 solidated Act).
1564815648 LOCAL CONTRACTORS
1564915649 S
1565015650 EC. 423. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112–
1565115651 74 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for
1565215652 ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
1565315653 SHASTA-TRINITY MARINA FEE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION
1565415654 EXTENSION
1565515655 S
1565615656 EC. 424. Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110–
1565715657 161 (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by sub-
1565815658 stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
1565915659 INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
1566015660 S
1566115661 EC. 425. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113–
1566215662 76 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by substituting
1566315663 ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 599
1566415664 •HRES 1061 EH
1566515665 FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION
1566615666 AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
1566715667 S
1566815668 EC. 426. Section 339 of the Department of the Interior
1566915669 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted
1567015670 into law by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as
1567115671 amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108–108 and sec-
1567215672 tion 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be applied by sub-
1567315673 stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
1567415674 CHACO CANYON
1567515675 S
1567615676 EC. 427. None of the funds made available by this Act
1567715677 may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing
1567815678 under 43 CFR 3120.3 et seq., or to offer for oil and gas leas-
1567915679 ing, any Federal lands within the withdrawal area identified
1568015680 on the map of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
1568115681 prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated
1568215682 April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of the cultural re-
1568315683 sources investigation identified in the explanatory statement
1568415684 described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of
1568515685 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–
1568615686 260).
1568715687 TRIBAL LEASES
1568815688 S
1568915689 EC. 428. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
1569015690 law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the In-
1569115691 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 600
1569215692 •HRES 1061 EH
1569315693 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence no ear-
1569415694 lier than the date of receipt of the lease proposal.
1569515695 (b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and
1569615696 Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year
1569715697 2024 consult with tribes and tribal organizations through
1569815698 public solicitation and other means regarding the require-
1569915699 ments for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-De-
1570015700 termination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
1570115701 5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and transparent
1570215702 process for the payment of such leases.
1570315703 FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND
1570415704 S
1570515705 EC. 429. The authority provided under the heading
1570615706 ‘‘Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund’’ in title I of
1570715707 Public Law 111–88, as amended by section 117 of division
1570815708 F of Public Law 113–235, shall be applied by substituting
1570915709 ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ each place it ap-
1571015710 pears.
1571115711 ALLOCATION OF PROJECTS , NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC
1571215712 LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND AND LAND AND
1571315713 WATER CONSERVATION FUND
1571415714 S
1571515715 EC. 430. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this
1571615716 Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts
1571715717 made available from the National Parks and Public Land
1571815718 Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to
1571915719 subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States 601
1572015720 •HRES 1061 EH
1572115721 Code, and as provided in subsection (e) of such section of
1572215722 such title, to the agencies of the Department of the Interior
1572315723 and the Department of Agriculture specified, in the amounts
1572415724 specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and for
1572515725 the projects and activities specified in the table titled ‘‘Alloca-
1572615726 tion of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Res-
1572715727 toration Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory state-
1572815728 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
1572915729 A of this consolidated Act).
1573015730 (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
1573115731 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as ap-
1573215732 propriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expendi-
1573315733 ture from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal
1573415734 year 2024 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of
1573515735 title 54, United States Code, to the agencies and accounts
1573615736 specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and
1573715737 activities specified in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds:
1573815738 Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ in
1573915739 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
1574015740 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
1574115741 (b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of
1574215742 this section, neither the President nor his designee may allo-
1574315743 cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year
1574415744 under subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United
1574515745 States Code, or subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, 602
1574615746 •HRES 1061 EH
1574715747 United States Code, other than in amounts and for projects
1574815748 and activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and
1574915749 (a)(2) of this section: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the
1575015750 matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation
1575115751 of amounts for continuing administration of programs allo-
1575215752 cated funds from the National Parks and Public Land Leg-
1575315753 acy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water Conservation
1575415754 Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts that are no
1575515755 more than the allocation for such purposes in subsections
1575615756 (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.
1575715757 (c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
1575815758 Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency’s
1575915759 ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of
1576015760 Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration
1576115761 Fund Fiscal Year 2024’’ to any project funded by the Na-
1576215762 tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund with-
1576315763 in the same agency, from any fiscal year, that experienced a
1576415764 funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns, in accord-
1576515765 ance with the following requirements:
1576615766 (1) ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ amounts may only be re-
1576715767 allocated if there is a risk to project completion resulting
1576815768 from unforeseen cost overruns;
1576915769 (2) ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ amounts may only be re-
1577015770 allocated for cost of adjustments and changes within the
1577115771 original scope of effort for projects funded by the Na- 603
1577215772 •HRES 1061 EH
1577315773 tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund;
1577415774 and
1577515775 (3) The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary
1577615776 of Agriculture must provide written notification to the
1577715777 Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any
1577815778 actions authorized by this subsection if the amount re-
1577915779 allocated from the ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for a
1578015780 project is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the
1578115781 following, as applicable:
1578215782 (A) The amount allocated to that project in the
1578315783 table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: National Parks
1578415784 and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal
1578515785 Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement described
1578615786 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
1578715787 this consolidated Act); or
1578815788 (B) The initial estimate in the most recent re-
1578915789 port submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to
1579015790 the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to sec-
1579115791 tion 431(e) of division G of the Consolidated Appro-
1579215792 priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328).
1579315793 (d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of
1579415794 the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Inte-
1579515795 rior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the
1579615796 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
1579715797 tives and the Senate project data sheets for the projects in 604
1579815798 •HRES 1061 EH
1579915799 the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress’’ re-
1580015800 quired by section 200402(h) of title 54, United States Code:
1580115801 Provided, That the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects
1580215802 to Congress’’ must include a ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for
1580315803 each agency within the allocations defined in subsection (e)
1580415804 of section 200402 of title 54, United States Code: Provided
1580515805 further, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or
1580615806 any prior Act for the National Parks and Public Land Leg-
1580715807 acy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to complete a
1580815808 specified project, such amounts may be reallocated in such
1580915809 submission to that agency’s ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line: Pro-
1581015810 vided further, That any proposals to change the scope of or
1581115811 terminate a previously approved project must be clearly iden-
1581215812 tified in such submission.
1581315813 (2)(A) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of
1581415814 the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Inte-
1581515815 rior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the
1581615816 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
1581715817 tives and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for
1581815818 Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the
1581915819 National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
1582015820 the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Serv-
1582115821 ice that are in addition to the ‘‘Submission of Cost Esti-
1582215822 mates’’ required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United
1582315823 States Code, that are prioritized and detailed by account, 605
1582415824 •HRES 1061 EH
1582515825 program, and project, and that total no less than half the full
1582615826 amount allocated to each account for that land management
1582715827 Agency under the allocations submitted under section
1582815828 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code: Provided, That
1582915829 in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act
1583015830 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54,
1583115831 United States Code are no longer needed because a project
1583215832 has been completed or can no longer be executed, such
1583315833 amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for reallocation
1583415834 in the annual budget submission.
1583515835 (B) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy
1583615836 projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required by
1583715837 section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and on
1583815838 the list of supplementary allocations required by subpara-
1583915839 graph (A) shall be comprised only of projects for which a will-
1584015840 ing seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or
1584115841 market research has been initiated.
1584215842 (C) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of
1584315843 the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Inte-
1584415844 rior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the
1584515845 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
1584615846 tives and the Senate project data sheets in the same format
1584715847 and containing the same level of detailed information that is
1584815848 found on such sheets in the Budget Justifications annually
1584915849 submitted by the Department of the Interior with the Presi- 606
1585015850 •HRES 1061 EH
1585115851 dent’s Budget for the projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Es-
1585215852 timates’’ required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United
1585315853 States Code, and in the same format and containing the same
1585415854 level of detailed information that is found on such sheets sub-
1585515855 mitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of division
1585615856 D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
1585715857 (Public Law 116–94) for the list of supplementary allocations
1585815858 required by subparagraph (A).
1585915859 (e) The Department of the Interior and the Department
1586015860 of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropria-
1586115861 tions of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly
1586215862 reports on the status of balances of projects and activities
1586315863 funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Res-
1586415864 toration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection
1586515865 (a)(1) of this section and the status of balances of projects
1586615866 and activities funded by the Land and Water Conservation
1586715867 Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of
1586815868 this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
1586915869 ligated funds, and, for amounts allocated pursuant to sub-
1587015870 section (a)(1) of this section, National Parks and Public
1587115871 Land Legacy Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant
1587215872 to subsection (c) of this section.
1587315873 POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY
1587415874 S
1587515875 EC. 431. To support the key role that forests in the
1587615876 United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the 607
1587715877 •HRES 1061 EH
1587815878 United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Ag-
1587915879 riculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
1588015880 tection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly—
1588115881 (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bio-
1588215882 energy—
1588315883 (A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
1588415884 ments and agencies; and
1588515885 (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of
1588615886 forest biomass for energy, conservation, and respon-
1588715887 sible forest management; and
1588815888 (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of
1588915889 forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies
1589015890 that—
1589115891 (A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bio-
1589215892 energy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy
1589315893 source, provided the use of forest biomass for en-
1589415894 ergy production does not cause conversion of forests
1589515895 to non-forest use;
1589615896 (B) encourage private investment throughout
1589715897 the forest biomass supply chain, including in—
1589815898 (i) working forests;
1589915899 (ii) harvesting operations;
1590015900 (iii) forest improvement operations;
1590115901 (iv) forest bioenergy production;
1590215902 (v) wood products manufacturing; or 608
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1590415904 (vi) paper manufacturing;
1590515905 (C) encourage forest management to improve
1590615906 forest health; and
1590715907 (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and
1590815908 use forest biomass.
1590915909 SMALL REMOTE INCINERATORS
1591015910 S
1591115911 EC. 432. None of the funds made available in this Act
1591215912 may be used to implement or enforce the regulation issued
1591315913 on March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and
1591415914 DDDD with respect to units in the State of Alaska that are
1591515915 defined as ‘‘small, remote incinerator’’ units in those regula-
1591615916 tions and, until a subsequent regulation is issued, the Admin-
1591715917 istrator shall implement the law and regulations in effect
1591815918 prior to such date.
1591915919 TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS
1592015920 S
1592115921 EC. 433. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall be
1592215922 advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value
1592315923 of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stump-
1592415924 age costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance
1592515925 under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) when appraised
1592615926 using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar tim-
1592715927 ber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the do-
1592815928 mestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to do-
1592915929 mestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at pre-
1593015930 vailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar vol- 609
1593115931 •HRES 1061 EH
1593215932 ume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States do-
1593315933 mestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the
1593415934 election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar
1593515935 may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the
1593615936 timber sale holder.
1593715937 TRANSFER AUTHORITY TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRA -
1593815938 TION FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND
1593915939 LEGACY RESTORATION FUND
1594015940 S
1594115941 EC. 434. Funds made available or allocated in this Act
1594215942 to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agri-
1594315943 culture that are subject to the allocations and limitations in
1594415944 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and prohibitions in 54 U.S.C.
1594515945 200402(f) may be further allocated or reallocated to the Fed-
1594615946 eral Highway Administration for transportation projects of
1594715947 the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 200401(2).
1594815948 PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS
1594915949 S
1595015950 EC. 435. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1595115951 none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act
1595215952 may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation re-
1595315953 quiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air
1595415954 Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous
1595515955 oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from bio-
1595615956 logical processes associated with livestock production. 610
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1595815958 GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS
1595915959 S
1596015960 EC. 436. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1596115961 none of the funds made available in this or any other Act
1596215962 may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that pro-
1596315963 vision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emis-
1596415964 sions from manure management systems.
1596515965 FUNDING PROHIBITION
1596615966 S
1596715967 EC. 437. None of the funds made available by this or
1596815968 any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of
1596915969 ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under
1597015970 the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)
1597115971 or any other law.
1597215972 FIREFIGHTER PAY CAP
1597315973 S
1597415974 EC. 438. Section 1701 of division B of the Extending
1597515975 Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance
1597615976 Act (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as amended by Public Law 117–
1597715977 103, is further amended—
1597815978 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the last sen-
1597915979 tence and inserting ‘‘Any Services during a given cal-
1598015980 endar year that generate payments payable in the subse-
1598115981 quent calendar year shall be disregarded in applying this
1598215982 subsection’’; and
1598315983 (2) in subsections (a), (b), and (c) by inserting ‘‘or
1598415984 2024’’ after ‘‘or 2023’’ each place it appears. 611
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1598615986 TECHNICAL CORRECTION
1598715987 S
1598815988 EC. 439. In the table entitled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
1598915989 ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
1599015990 Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in the explanatory
1599115991 statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding divi-
1599215992 sion A of Public Law 117–328 and in the table under the
1599315993 heading ‘‘Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Di-
1599415994 rected Spending Items’’ in such explanatory statement, the
1599515995 project relating to ‘‘Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration
1599615996 Committee for the Restoration of Historic Campbell Chapel’’
1599715997 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Historic Preservation
1599815998 Fund—Save America’s Treasures Grants’’ and inserting
1599915999 ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund—Historic Preservation Fund
1600016000 Grants’’.
1600116001 ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES
1600216002 AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION
1600316003 S
1600416004 EC. 440. Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of the
1600516005 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)
1600616006 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ for ‘‘De-
1600716007 cember 24, 2022’’.
1600816008 LAVA RIDGE WIND PROJECT
1600916009 S
1601016010 EC. 441. (a) None of the funds made available by this
1601116011 Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of grant-
1601216012 ing, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under section 501 of
1601316013 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 612
1601416014 •HRES 1061 EH
1601516015 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project, unless or
1601616016 until the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau
1601716017 of Land Management, has analyzed, in consultation with local
1601816018 elected officials and stakeholders, action alternatives designed
1601916019 to reduce impacts to wildlife, cultural resources, transpor-
1602016020 tation, hunting, wetlands and the connected surface and
1602116021 ground waters. The Secretary shall complete such consulta-
1602216022 tions, and seek feedback regarding action alternatives, not
1602316023 later than September 30, 2024, and no funds made available
1602416024 in this Act shall be used for granting, issuing, or renewing
1602516025 a right-of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy
1602616026 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava
1602716027 Ridge Wind Project while such consultations and efforts are
1602816028 ongoing.
1602916029 (b) Prior to granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way
1603016030 under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
1603116031 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind
1603216032 Project, the Secretary shall periodically report to the House
1603316033 and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of
1603416034 consultations required under subsection (a) and, once such
1603516035 consultations are complete, provide a briefing to the Commit-
1603616036 tees on the action alternatives and the feedback of local elect-
1603716037 ed officials and stakeholders. 613
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1603916039 LIMITATION
1604016040 S
1604116041 EC. 442. If requested by the claimant of any mining
1604216042 claim located within the area covered by Public Land Order
1604316043 7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize com-
1604416044 pletion of a validity determination for such claim. The Bu-
1604516045 reau of Land Management shall strive to complete any such
1604616046 validity determination not later than 3 years of receipt of the
1604716047 request.
1604816048 GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY
1604916049 S
1605016050 EC. 443. Section 8206 of the Agriculture Act of 2014
1605116051 (16 U.S.C. 2113a), as amended by section 8624 of the Agri-
1605216052 culture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) and
1605316053 the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–
1605416054 328), is further amended—
1605516055 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by adding before the pe-
1605616056 riod: ‘‘; or’’
1605716057 ‘‘(iii) National Park System land; or
1605816058 ‘‘(iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land’’;
1605916059 (2) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘or’’ after
1606016060 ‘‘National Forest System’’ and inserting ‘‘,’’;
1606116061 (3) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, Na-
1606216062 tional Park Service, or National Wildlife Refuge’’ after
1606316063 ‘‘Bureau of Land Management’’;
1606416064 (4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2023’’
1606516065 and inserting ‘‘2024’’; 614
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1606716067 (5) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘land or’’ and
1606816068 inserting ‘‘,’’; and
1606916069 (6) in subsection (b)(4) by inserting ‘‘, National
1607016070 Park System, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’’ after
1607116071 ‘‘Bureau of Land Management’’.
1607216072 FOREST SERVICE NONRECURRING EXPENSE FUND
1607316073 S
1607416074 EC. 444. There is hereby established in the Treasury
1607516075 of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Forest Serv-
1607616076 ice Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund): Provided,
1607716077 That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds, and
1607816078 discretionary no-year funds at least four years old and
1607916079 deemed by the Chief of the Forest Service no longer needed
1608016080 for their intended purpose, appropriated for this or any suc-
1608116081 ceeding fiscal year from the general fund of the Treasury to
1608216082 the Forest Service by this or any other Act may be trans-
1608316083 ferred into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts depos-
1608416084 ited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in ad-
1608516085 dition to such other funds as may be available, for informa-
1608616086 tion technology; administrative expenses such as, but not lim-
1608716087 ited to, utility and lease payments; facilities infrastructure
1608816088 maintenance, improvements, and construction; and roads in-
1608916089 frastructure maintenance, subject to approval by the Office of
1609016090 Management and Budget: Provided further, That amounts in
1609116091 the Fund may not be obligated without written notification
1609216092 to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria- 615
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1609416094 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in con-
1609516095 formance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this
1609616096 Act.
1609716097 WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
1609816098 S
1609916099 EC. 445. In addition to the authority provided by sec-
1610016100 tion 6(g) of the World War I Centennial Commission Act, as
1610116101 authorized by the World War I Centennial Commission Act
1610216102 (Public Law 112–272) and the Carl Levin and Howard P.
1610316103 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
1610416104 cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), the World War I Com-
1610516105 mission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, con-
1610616106 tractual support, or any appropriate support from any execu-
1610716107 tive branch agency for activities of the Commission.
1610816108 RESCISSION
1610916109 S
1611016110 EC. 446. Of the unobligated balances from discre-
1611116111 tionary amounts made available for fiscal year 2020 or prior
1611216112 fiscal years and derived from the Land and Water Conserva-
1611316113 tion Fund, the following are hereby permanently rescinded—
1611416114 (1) $89,000,000 from National Park Service grant
1611516115 programs with unobligated carryover balances; and
1611616116 (2) $5,000,000 from the Bureau of Land Manage-
1611716117 ment:
1611816118 Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
1611916119 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
1612016120 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 616
1612116121 •HRES 1061 EH
1612216122 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
1612316123 of 1985.
1612416124 RESCISSION
1612516125 S
1612616126 EC. 447. Of the unobligated balances from amounts
1612716127 made available by section 11001 of Public Law 117–2,
1612816128 $350,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.
1612916129 RESCISSION
1613016130 S
1613116131 EC. 448. Of the unobligated balances from amounts
1613216132 made available for fiscal year 2023 or prior fiscal years under
1613316133 the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—
1613416134 Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services’’ for costs re-
1613516135 lated to or resulting from accreditation emergencies,
1613616136 $90,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
1613716137 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
1613816138 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
1613916139 ant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
1614016140 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
1614116141 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the In-
1614216142 terior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
1614316143 Act, 2024’’. 617
1614416144 •HRES 1061 EH
1614516145 DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING
1614616146 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
1614716147 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
1614816148 2024
1614916149 TITLE I
1615016150 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1615116151 O
1615216152 FFICE OF THESECRETARY
1615316153 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1615416154 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
1615516155 $191,295,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
1615616156 Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
1615716157 ing—
1615816158 (1) $3,770,000 shall be available for the immediate
1615916159 Office of the Secretary;
1616016160 (2) $1,370,000 shall be available for the immediate
1616116161 Office of the Deputy Secretary;
1616216162 (3) $32,272,000 shall be available for the Office of
1616316163 the General Counsel;
1616416164 (4) $20,064,000 shall be available for the Office of
1616516165 the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, of
1616616166 which $2,000,000 is for the Office for Multimodal
1616716167 Freight Infrastructure and Policy: Provided, That the
1616816168 Secretary must obtain reprogramming approval from the
1616916169 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations under 618
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1617116171 section 405 of this Act prior to executing the authorities
1617216172 of section 118(g)(2)–(3) of title 49, United States Code;
1617316173 (5) $22,724,000 shall be available for the Office of
1617416174 the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
1617516175 (6) $7,138,000 shall be available for the Office of
1617616176 the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
1617716177 (7) $43,284,000 shall be available for the Office of
1617816178 the Assistant Secretary for Administration;
1617916179 (8) $6,244,000 shall be available for the Office of
1618016180 Public Affairs and Public Engagement;
1618116181 (9) $2,515,000 shall be available for the Office of
1618216182 the Executive Secretariat;
1618316183 (10) $16,506,000 shall be available for the Office of
1618416184 Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
1618516185 (11) $33,879,000 shall be available for the Office of
1618616186 the Chief Information Officer; and
1618716187 (12) $1,529,000 shall be available for the Office of
1618816188 Tribal Government Affairs:
1618916189 Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation (re-
1619016190 ferred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to
1619116191 transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the
1619216192 Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
1619316193 Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall
1619416194 be increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such
1619516195 transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 619
1619616196 •HRES 1061 EH
1619716197 funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap-
1619816198 proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
1619916199 tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $70,000 shall be
1620016200 for allocation within the Department for official reception and
1620116201 representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Pro-
1620216202 vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
1620316203 law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to
1620416204 $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees.
1620516205 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
1620616206 For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-
1620716207 sistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $49,040,000,
1620816208 of which $22,500,000 shall remain available until expended:
1620916209 Provided, That of such amounts that are available until ex-
1621016210 pended, $10,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the
1621116211 Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure (ARPA–
1621216212 I) as authorized by section 119 of title 49, United States
1621316213 Code: Provided further, That within the funds made available
1621416214 under the preceding proviso, not less than $8,000,000 shall
1621516215 be available for research on durability, resiliency, and sustain-
1621616216 ability of bridges and other infrastructure and shall be di-
1621716217 rected to an accredited university of higher education in the
1621816218 northeast United States that has experience leading a re-
1621916219 gional university transportation center and a proven record of
1622016220 developing, patenting, deploying, and commercializing innova-
1622116221 tive composite materials and technologies for bridge and 620
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1622316223 other transportation applications, as well as conducting re-
1622416224 search and developing prototypes using very large-scale poly-
1622516225 mer-based additive manufacturing: Provided further, That
1622616226 there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available
1622716227 until expended, funds received from States, counties, munici-
1622816228 palities, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
1622916229 penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any ref-
1623016230 erence in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to
1623116231 the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall
1623216232 continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the
1623316233 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the De-
1623416234 partment of Transportation.
1623516235 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
1623616236 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1623716237 For necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional
1623816238 project assistance grant program under section 6702 of title
1623916239 49, United States Code, $345,000,000, to remain available
1624016240 until expended: Provided, That section 6702(f)(2) of title 49,
1624116241 United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made avail-
1624216242 able under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That
1624316243 of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
1624416244 not less than 5 percent shall be awarded to projects in his-
1624516245 torically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent
1624616246 poverty as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49,
1624716247 United States Code: Provided further, That grants awarded 621
1624816248 •HRES 1061 EH
1624916249 under this heading in this Act for eligible projects for plan-
1625016250 ning, preparation, or design shall not be subject to a min-
1625116251 imum grant size: Provided further, That in distributing
1625216252 amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the
1625316253 Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equi-
1625416254 table geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance
1625516255 in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including
1625616256 Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of transpor-
1625716257 tation modes: Provided further, That for amounts made avail-
1625816258 able under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall give
1625916259 priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal
1626016260 funds in order to complete an overall financing package: Pro-
1626116261 vided further, That section 6702(f)(1) of title 49, United
1626216262 States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under
1626316263 this heading in this Act: Provided further, That of the
1626416264 amounts awarded under this heading in this Act, not more
1626516265 than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located
1626616266 in rural areas and not more than 50 percent shall be allo-
1626716267 cated for eligible projects located in urbanized areas: Provided
1626816268 further, That for the purpose of determining if an award for
1626916269 planning, preparation, or design under this heading in this
1627016270 Act is an urban award, the project location is the location of
1627116271 the project being planned, prepared, or designed: Provided
1627216272 further, That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the
1627316273 amounts made available under this heading in this Act, and 622
1627416274 •HRES 1061 EH
1627516275 may transfer portions of such amounts to the Administrators
1627616276 of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway
1627716277 Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Fed-
1627816278 eral Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administra-
1627916279 tion to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit as-
1628016280 sistance made under the program authorized under section
1628116281 6702 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That
1628216282 for amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
1628316283 the Secretary shall consider and award projects based solely
1628416284 on the selection criteria as identified under section
1628516285 6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of title 49, United States Code.
1628616286 NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE
1628716287 FINANCE BUREAU
1628816288 For necessary expenses of the National Surface Trans-
1628916289 portation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 49
1629016290 U.S.C. 116, $9,558,000, to remain available until expended:
1629116291 Provided, That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as
1629216292 authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs
1629316293 of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of
1629416294 municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting
1629516295 and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a por-
1629616296 tion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such
1629716297 credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are avail-
1629816298 able until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further,
1629916299 That such amounts are in addition to other amounts made 623
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1630116301 available for such purposes and are not subject to any obliga-
1630216302 tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses
1630316303 under section 608 of title 23, United States Code.
1630416304 RURAL AND TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENT
1630516305 For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal in-
1630616306 frastructure advancement as authorized in section 21205 of
1630716307 Public Law 117–58, $25,000,000, to remain available until
1630816308 September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Secretary may enter
1630916309 into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, non-
1631016310 profit organizations, other Federal agencies, State or local
1631116311 governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, or other tech-
1631216312 nical assistance providers, to provide such technical assist-
1631316313 ance, planning, and capacity building to State, local, or Trib-
1631416314 al governments, United States territories, metropolitan plan-
1631516315 ning organizations, transit agencies, or other political subdivi-
1631616316 sions of State or local governments.
1631716317 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING
1631816318 PROGRAM
1631916319 The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and
1632016320 loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United
1632116321 States Code, and such authority shall exist as long as any
1632216322 such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding.
1632316323 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL
1632416324 For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the
1632516325 Department of Transportation’s financial systems and re-en- 624
1632616326 •HRES 1061 EH
1632716327 gineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available
1632816328 through September 30, 2025.
1632916329 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES
1633016330 For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, in-
1633116331 cluding necessary upgrades to network and information tech-
1633216332 nology infrastructure, improvement of identity management
1633316333 and authentication capabilities, securing and protecting data,
1633416334 implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives, and im-
1633516335 plementation of enhanced security controls on agency com-
1633616336 puters and mobile devices, $49,000,000, to remain available
1633716337 until September 30, 2025.
1633816338 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
1633916339 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
1634016340 $18,228,000.
1634116341 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING , RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
1634216342 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1634316343 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
1634416344 planning, research, systems development, development activi-
1634516345 ties, and making grants, $24,369,000, to remain available
1634616346 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $5,436,000
1634716347 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency Infrastruc-
1634816348 ture Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): Provided fur-
1634916349 ther, That there may be transferred to this appropriation, to
1635016350 remain available until expended, amounts transferred from
1635116351 other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this head- 625
1635216352 •HRES 1061 EH
1635316353 ing for IIPIC activities not related to transportation infra-
1635416354 structure: Provided further, That the tools and analysis devel-
1635516355 oped by the IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies
1635616356 for the permitting and review of major infrastructure projects
1635716357 not related to transportation only to the extent that other
1635816358 Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in ac-
1635916359 cordance with the preceding proviso: Provided further, That
1636016360 of the amounts made available under this heading,
1636116361 $3,443,000 shall be made available for the purposes, and in
1636216362 amounts, specified for Congressionally Directed Spending in
1636316363 the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
1636416364 ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
1636516365 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
1636616366 A of this consolidated Act).
1636716367 WORKING CAPITAL FUND
1636816368 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1636916369 For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
1637016370 outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed
1637116371 $522,165,000, shall be paid from appropriations made avail-
1637216372 able to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That
1637316373 such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to enti-
1637416374 ties within the Department of Transportation: Provided fur-
1637516375 ther, That the limitation in the preceding proviso on oper-
1637616376 ating expenses shall not apply to entities external to the De-
1637716377 partment of Transportation or for funds provided in Public 626
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1637916379 Law 117–58: Provided further, That no funds made available
1638016380 by this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
1638116381 ferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority ap-
1638216382 proval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and
1638316383 approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no assess-
1638416384 ments may be levied against any program, budget activity,
1638516385 subactivity, or project funded by this Act unless notice of
1638616386 such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the
1638716387 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
1638816388 proved by such Committees.
1638916389 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND
1639016390 OUTREACH
1639116391 For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged
1639216392 business utilization and outreach activities, $5,330,000, to re-
1639316393 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not-
1639416394 withstanding section 332 of title 49, United States Code,
1639516395 such amounts may be used for business opportunities related
1639616396 to any mode of transportation: Provided further, That appro-
1639716397 priations made available under this heading shall be available
1639816398 for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations
1639916399 that were made available under the heading ‘‘Office of the
1640016400 Secretary—Minority Business Resource Center Program’’. 627
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1640216402 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
1640316403 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
1640416404 In addition to funds made available from any other
1640516405 source to carry out the essential air service program under
1640616406 sections 41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States
1640716407 Code, $348,554,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air-
1640816408 way Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
1640916409 vided, That in determining between or among carriers com-
1641016410 peting to provide service to a community, the Secretary may
1641116411 consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers:
1641216412 Provided further, That basic essential air service minimum re-
1641316413 quirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity re-
1641416414 quirement under section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United
1641516415 States Code: Provided further, That amounts authorized to be
1641616416 distributed for the essential air service program under section
1641716417 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made avail-
1641816418 able immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Ad-
1641916419 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: Provided
1642016420 further, That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts
1642116421 from fees credited to the account established under section
1642216422 45303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further,
1642316423 That, notwithstanding section 41733 of title 49, United
1642416424 States Code, for fiscal year 2024, the requirements estab-
1642516425 lished under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section
1642616426 41731(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, and the subsidy 628
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1642816428 cap established by section 332 of the Department of Trans-
1642916429 portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000,
1643016430 shall not apply to maintain eligibility under section 41731 of
1643116431 title 49, United States Code.
1643216432 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1643316433 OF TRANSPORTATION
1643416434 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
1643516435 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1643616436 S
1643716437 EC. 101. None of the funds made available by this Act
1643816438 to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for
1643916439 the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve as-
1644016440 sessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds
1644116441 appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, ex-
1644216442 cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of this
1644316443 Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed
1644416444 the normal reprogramming process for congressional notifica-
1644516445 tion.
1644616446 S
1644716447 EC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the web site of
1644816448 the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings
1644916449 of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda
1645016450 for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Fi-
1645116451 nance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.
1645216452 S
1645316453 EC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section
1645416454 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Work-
1645516455 ing Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full pay- 629
1645616456 •HRES 1061 EH
1645716457 ments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements
1645816458 from all Federal agencies from available funds for transit
1645916459 benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out
1646016460 the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit pro-
1646116461 gram under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of
1646216462 SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): Provided, That the
1646316463 Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in
1646416464 the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to pro-
1646516465 vide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees:
1646616466 Provided further, That such reserve shall not exceed 1 month
1646716467 of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of
1646816468 providing for the continuation of transit benefits: Provided
1646916469 further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reim-
1647016470 bursed by each customer agency from available funds for the
1647116471 actual cost of the transit benefit.
1647216472 S
1647316473 EC. 104. Receipts collected in the Department’s Work-
1647416474 ing Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49,
1647516475 United States Code, for unused transit and van pool benefits,
1647616476 in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2024
1647716477 collections, shall be available until expended in the Depart-
1647816478 ment’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual services
1647916479 in support of section 189 of this Act: Provided, That obliga-
1648016480 tions in fiscal year 2024 of such collections shall not exceed
1648116481 $1,000,000. 630
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1648316483 SEC. 105. None of the funds in this title may be obli-
1648416484 gated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses
1648516485 for an employee of the Department of Transportation without
1648616486 the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Ad-
1648716487 ministration.
1648816488 S
1648916489 EC. 106. In addition to authority provided by section
1649016490 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Ad-
1649116491 ministrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to
1649216492 transfer information technology equipment, software, and sys-
1649316493 tems from departmental sources or other entities and collect
1649416494 and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of
1649516495 transferred assets.
1649616496 S
1649716497 EC. 107. None of the funds provided in this Act to the
1649816498 Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit
1649916499 assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application
1650016500 approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and
1650116501 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary provides
1650216502 notification in writing to the following committees: the House
1650316503 and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on
1650416504 Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Bank-
1650516505 ing, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Com-
1650616506 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
1650716507 Representatives: Provided, That such notification shall in-
1650816508 clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor;
1650916509 a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be 631
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1651116511 provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit;
1651216512 and the amount of credit assistance.
1651316513 S
1651416514 EC. 108. Of the unobligated balances from amounts
1651516515 made available for ‘‘Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement
1651616516 Financing Program’’ in section 109 of division L of Public
1651716517 Law 117–103, $8,948,237.30 is hereby permanently re-
1651816518 scinded.
1651916519 S
1652016520 EC. 109. The Secretary of Transportation may transfer
1652116521 amounts awarded to a federally recognized Tribe under a
1652216522 funding agreement entered into under part 29 of title 49,
1652316523 Code of Federal Regulations, from the Department of Trans-
1652416524 portation’s Operating Administrations to the Office of Tribal
1652516525 Government Affairs: Provided, That any amounts retroceded
1652616526 or reassumed under such part may be transferred back to the
1652716527 appropriate Operating Administration.
1652816528 S
1652916529 EC. 109A. (a) Amounts made available to the Secretary
1653016530 of Transportation or the Department of Transportation’s op-
1653116531 erating administrations in this Act for the costs of award, ad-
1653216532 ministration, or oversight of financial assistance under the
1653316533 programs identified in subsection (c) may be transferred to
1653416534 the account identified in section 801 of division J of Public
1653516535 Law 117–58, to remain available until expended, for the nec-
1653616536 essary expenses of award, administration, or oversight of any
1653716537 financial assistance programs in the Department of Trans-
1653816538 portation. 632
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1654016540 (b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this sec-
1654116541 tion are available in addition to amounts otherwise available
1654216542 for such purpose.
1654316543 (c) The program from which funds made available under
1654416544 this Act may be transferred under subsection (a) are—
1654516545 (1) the local and regional project assistance pro-
1654616546 gram under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code;
1654716547 and
1654816548 (2) the university transportation centers program
1654916549 under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code.
1655016550 S
1655116551 EC. 109B. Of the amounts made available under the
1655216552 heading ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’, up to
1655316553 $35,000,000 shall be available—
1655416554 (1) First, to fully fund the projects at the amounts
1655516555 for which they applied under section 109B of the Con-
1655616556 solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (division L of Public
1655716557 Law 117–328) and were not fully funded; and
1655816558 (2) Second, to fund highway infrastructure projects
1655916559 for which the initial grant agreement was executed be-
1656016560 tween January 14, 2021 and February 14, 2021 for
1656116561 awards made from the national infrastructure invest-
1656216562 ments program under title I of division G of the Consoli-
1656316563 dated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6):
1656416564 Provided, That sponsors of projects eligible for funds
1656516565 made available under subsection shall provide sufficient 633
1656616566 •HRES 1061 EH
1656716567 written justification describing, at a minimum, the cur-
1656816568 rent project cost estimate, why the project cannot be
1656916569 completed with the obligated grant amount, and any
1657016570 other relevant information, as determined by the Sec-
1657116571 retary: Provided further, That funds made available
1657216572 under this subsection shall be allocated to projects eligi-
1657316573 ble to receive funding under this section in order of the
1657416574 date the grant agreements were initially executed: Pro-
1657516575 vided further, That the allocation under the previous pro-
1657616576 viso will be for the amounts necessary to cover increases
1657716577 to eligible project costs since the grant was obligated,
1657816578 based on the information provided: Provided further,
1657916579 That section 200.204 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula-
1658016580 tions, shall not apply to amounts made available under
1658116581 this section: Provided further, That the amounts made
1658216582 available under this section shall not be subject to limita-
1658316583 tions under section 6702(c) of title 49, United States
1658416584 Code: Provided further, That the amounts made available
1658516585 under this section shall not be part of the Federal share
1658616586 of total project costs under section 6702(e)(1) of title
1658716587 49, United States Code: Provided further, That section
1658816588 6702(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply
1658916589 to amounts made available under this section: Provided
1659016590 further, That the Office of the Secretary of Transpor-
1659116591 tation shall provide the amounts allocated to projects 634
1659216592 •HRES 1061 EH
1659316593 under this section no later than 120 days after the date
1659416594 the sufficient written justifications required under this
1659516595 section have been submitted.
1659616596 S
1659716597 EC. 109C. For amounts provided for this fiscal year
1659816598 and prior fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public Law
1659916599 117–58 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘30 percent’’ for ‘‘40
1660016600 percent’’.
1660116601 S
1660216602 EC. 109D. The remaining unobligated balances, as of
1660316603 September 30, 2024, from amounts made available for the
1660416604 ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—
1660516605 National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division L of the
1660616606 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–
1660716607 260) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of
1660816608 additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount re-
1660916609 scinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, to re-
1661016610 main available until September 30, 2027, and shall be avail-
1661116611 able, without additional competition, for completing the fund-
1661216612 ing of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2021 national
1661316613 infrastructure investments program, in addition to other
1661416614 funds as may be available for such purposes: Provided, That
1661516615 no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
1661616616 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
1661716617 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced
1661816618 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 635
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1662016620 SEC. 109E. For amounts provided for fiscal year 2024
1662116621 under the heading ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in
1662216622 title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and
1662316623 Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) to carry out section 6702 of
1662416624 title 49, United States Code, the set aside for historically dis-
1662516625 advantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty under
1662616626 subsection (f)(2) of such section shall be applied by sub-
1662716627 stituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for ‘‘1 percent’’ in this fiscal year: Pro-
1662816628 vided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that
1662916629 were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
1663016630 requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budg-
1663116631 et are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to
1663216632 section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
1663316633 concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and
1663416634 to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforce-
1663516635 ment in the House of Representatives.
1663616636 F
1663716637 EDERALAVIATIONADMINISTRATION
1663816638 OPERATIONS
1663916639 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
1664016640 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
1664116641 tration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and
1664216642 research activities related to commercial space transportation,
1664316643 administrative expenses for research and development, estab-
1664416644 lishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including
1664516645 leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of 636
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1664716647 aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, the lease or
1664816648 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
1664916649 $12,729,627,000, to remain available until September 30,
1665016650 2025, of which $12,093,150,000 to be derived from the Air-
1665116651 port and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That of the amounts
1665216652 made available under this heading—
1665316653 (1) not less than $1,745,532,000 shall be available
1665416654 for aviation safety activities;
1665516655 (2) $9,439,068,000 shall be available for air traffic
1665616656 organization activities;
1665716657 (3) $42,018,000 shall be available for commercial
1665816658 space transportation activities;
1665916659 (4) $948,211,000 shall be available for finance and
1666016660 management activities;
1666116661 (5) $67,818,000 shall be available for NextGen and
1666216662 operations planning activities;
1666316663 (6) $162,155,000 shall be available for security and
1666416664 hazardous materials safety activities; and
1666516665 (7) $324,825,000 shall be available for staff offices:
1666616666 Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget
1666716667 activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be
1666816668 transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Pro-
1666916669 vided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any
1667016670 appropriation under this heading by more than 5 percent:
1667116671 Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent 637
1667216672 •HRES 1061 EH
1667316673 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
1667416674 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
1667516675 expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
1667616676 forth in that section: Provided further, That not later than 60
1667716677 days after the submission of the budget request, the Adminis-
1667816678 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit
1667916679 to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to
1668016680 Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the
1668116681 Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49
1668216682 U.S.C. 40101 note): Provided further, That the amounts
1668316683 made available under this heading shall be reduced by
1668416684 $100,000 for each day after 60 days after the submission of
1668516685 the budget request that such report has not been transmitted
1668616686 to Congress: Provided further, That not later than 60 days
1668716687 after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator
1668816688 shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes
1668916689 a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training
1669016690 flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format
1669116691 similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, in-
1669216692 cluding stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals
1669316693 by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amounts made
1669416694 available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for
1669516695 each day after the date that is 60 days after the submission
1669616696 of the budget request that such report has not been sub-
1669716697 mitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may be used 638
1669816698 •HRES 1061 EH
1669916699 to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-
1670016700 setting organization to assist in the development of aviation
1670116701 safety standards: Provided further, That none of the funds
1670216702 made available by this Act shall be available for new appli-
1670316703 cants for the second career training program: Provided fur-
1670416704 ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall
1670516705 be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to final-
1670616706 ize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new
1670716707 aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the
1670816708 date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
1670916709 there may be credited to this appropriation, as offsetting col-
1671016710 lections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
1671116711 foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private
1671216712 sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency serv-
1671316713 ices, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of
1671416714 air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modi-
1671516715 fication of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair
1671616716 station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for proc-
1671716717 essing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further,
1671816718 That of the amounts made available under this heading, not
1671916719 less than $205,376,000 shall be used to fund direct oper-
1672016720 ations of the current air traffic control towers in the contract
1672116721 tower program, including the contract tower cost share pro-
1672216722 gram, and any airport that is currently qualified or that will
1672316723 qualify for the program during the fiscal year: Provided fur- 639
1672416724 •HRES 1061 EH
1672516725 ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act for
1672616726 aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activi-
1672716727 ties conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Cap-
1672816728 ital Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
1672916729 priated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other
1673016730 Act may be used to eliminate the contract weather observers
1673116731 program at any airport.
1673216732 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
1673316733 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
1673416734 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
1673516735 acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
1673616736 provement by contract or purchase, and hire of national air-
1673716737 space systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as
1673816738 authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United
1673916739 States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by
1674016740 lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including con-
1674116741 struction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites
1674216742 by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters
1674316743 and related accommodations for officers and employees of the
1674416744 Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities
1674516745 where such accommodations are not available; and the pur-
1674616746 chase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds made available
1674716747 under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation
1674816748 and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway
1674916749 Trust Fund, $3,191,250,000, of which $634,739,370 is for 640
1675016750 •HRES 1061 EH
1675116751 personnel and related expenses and shall remain available
1675216752 until September 30, 2025, $2,496,360,630 shall remain avail-
1675316753 able until September 30, 2026, and $60,150,000 is for ter-
1675416754 minal facilities and shall remain available until September 30,
1675516755 2028: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropria-
1675616756 tion funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
1675716757 other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
1675816758 curred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization
1675916759 of national airspace systems: Provided further, That not later
1676016760 than 60 days after submission of the budget request, the Sec-
1676116761 retary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an
1676216762 investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration
1676316763 which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal
1676416764 years 2025 through 2029, with total funding for each year
1676516765 of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years
1676616766 as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and
1676716767 Budget: Provided further, That section 405 of this Act shall
1676816768 apply to amounts made available under this heading in title
1676916769 VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropria-
1677016770 tions Act (division J of Public Law 117–58): Provided fur-
1677116771 ther, That the amounts in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of
1677216772 Funds for FAA Facilities and Equipment from the Infra-
1677316773 structure Investment and Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2024’’ in
1677416774 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
1677516775 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall be the 641
1677616776 •HRES 1061 EH
1677716777 baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer au-
1677816778 thorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7)
1677916779 of such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding
1678016780 proviso: Provided further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs
1678116781 (5) and (6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is re-
1678216782 ceived from the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
1678316783 tions, not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified
1678416784 for projects and activities in the table referred to in the pre-
1678516785 ceding proviso may be transferred to any other funding level
1678616786 specified for projects and activities in such table and no
1678716787 transfer of such funding levels may increase or decrease any
1678816788 funding level in such table by more than 10 percent: Provided
1678916789 further, That of the amounts made available under this head-
1679016790 ing for terminal facilities, $15,000,000 shall be made avail-
1679116791 able for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Commu-
1679216792 nity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in
1679316793 the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
1679416794 ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
1679516795 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
1679616796 A of this consolidated Act).
1679716797 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
1679816798 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
1679916799 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
1680016800 research, engineering, and development, as authorized under
1680116801 part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, includ- 642
1680216802 •HRES 1061 EH
1680316803 ing construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of
1680416804 necessary sites by lease or grant, $280,000,000, to be derived
1680516805 from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain
1680616806 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That there may
1680716807 be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections,
1680816808 funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
1680916809 public authorities, and private sources, which shall be avail-
1681016810 able for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and de-
1681116811 velopment: Provided further, That amounts made available
1681216812 under this heading shall be used in accordance with the ex-
1681316813 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1681416814 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further,
1681516815 That not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified
1681616816 under this heading in the explanatory statement described in
1681716817 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
1681816818 dated Act) may be transferred to any other funding level
1681916819 specified under this heading in the explanatory statement de-
1682016820 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
1682116821 this consolidated Act): Provided further, That no transfer
1682216822 may increase or decrease any funding level by more than 10
1682316823 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 10
1682416824 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
1682516825 section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
1682616826 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
1682716827 set forth in that section. 643
1682816828 •HRES 1061 EH
1682916829 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
1683016830 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1683116831 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1683216832 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
1683316833 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1683416834 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid
1683516835 for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility
1683616836 planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of
1683716837 chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49,
1683816838 United States Code, and under other law authorizing such
1683916839 obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning
1684016840 of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at air-
1684116841 ports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743
1684216842 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities
1684316843 and administration of airport safety programs, including
1684416844 those related to airport operating certificates under section
1684516845 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,350,000,000, to be
1684616846 derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to re-
1684716847 main available until expended: Provided, That none of the
1684816848 amounts made available under this heading shall be available
1684916849 for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for
1685016850 which are in excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2024,
1685116851 notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States
1685216852 Code: Provided further, That none of the amounts made avail-
1685316853 able under this heading shall be available for the replacement 644
1685416854 •HRES 1061 EH
1685516855 of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal bag-
1685616856 gage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary
1685716857 to install bulk explosive detection systems: Provided further,
1685816858 That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United
1685916859 States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project
1686016860 costs under paragraph (2) of such section for subgrants or
1686116861 paragraph (3) of such section shall be 95 percent for a
1686216862 project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is
1686316863 a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for
1686416864 which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011
1686516865 for the construction project: Provided further, That notwith-
1686616866 standing any other provision of law, of amounts limited under
1686716867 this heading, not less than $152,148,000 shall be available
1686816868 for administration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the air-
1686916869 port cooperative research program, $41,801,000 shall be
1687016870 available for airport technology research, and $10,000,000, to
1687116871 remain available until expended, shall be available and trans-
1687216872 ferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to
1687316873 carry out the small community air service development pro-
1687416874 gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligible
1687516875 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such
1687616876 program may include the participation of an airport that
1687716877 serves a community or consortium that is not larger than a
1687816878 small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications effec-
1687916879 tive at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a request 645
1688016880 •HRES 1061 EH
1688116881 for proposals: Provided further, That the Secretary may pro-
1688216882 vide grants to any commercial service airport, notwith-
1688316883 standing the requirement for the airport to be located in an
1688416884 air quality nonattainment or maintenance area or to be able
1688516885 to receive emission credits in section 47102(3)(K) and
1688616886 47102(3)(L) of title 49, United States Code, for work nec-
1688716887 essary to construct or modify airport facilities to provide low-
1688816888 emission fuel systems, gate electrification, other related air
1688916889 quality improvements, acquisition of airport-owned vehicles or
1689016890 ground support equipment with low-emission technology, pro-
1689116891 vided such vehicles are used exclusively on airport property
1689216892 or to transport passengers and employees between the airport
1689316893 and the airport’s consolidated rental facility or an intermodal
1689416894 surface transportation facility adjacent to the airport.
1689516895 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
1689616896 For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
1689716897 ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
1689816898 grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter
1689916899 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United
1690016900 States Code, $532,392,074, to remain available through Sep-
1690116901 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That amounts made available
1690216902 under this heading shall be derived from the general fund,
1690316903 and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment for-
1690416904 mulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum per-
1690516905 centages under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code: 646
1690616906 •HRES 1061 EH
1690716907 Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this
1690816908 heading—
1690916909 (1) $482,392,074 shall be made available for the
1691016910 purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community
1691116911 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in
1691216912 the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
1691316913 sionally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory
1691416914 statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
1691516915 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided,
1691616916 That funds made available under this section shall not
1691716917 be subject to or considered under section 47115(j)(3)(B)
1691816918 of title 49, United States Code;
1691916919 (2) up to $50,000,000 shall be made available to
1692016920 the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to air-
1692116921 ports; and
1692216922 (3) not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
1692316923 able for two remaining projects under section 190 of the
1692416924 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
1692516925 254): Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection (j)(2)
1692616926 of section 190 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
1692716927 (Public Law 115–254), such grants shall be made avail-
1692816928 able for conducting testing activities in support of study-
1692916929 ing the effectiveness of existing federally funded sound
1693016930 insulation in residential areas located within the 65
1693116931 DNL noise contour of a large-hub airport that will facili- 647
1693216932 •HRES 1061 EH
1693316933 tate future environmental mitigation projects in these
1693416934 areas: Provided further, That, with respect to a project
1693516935 funded under the previous proviso, the allowable project
1693616936 cost for such project shall be calculated without consid-
1693716937 eration of any costs that were previously paid by the
1693816938 Government:
1693916939 Provided further, That the Secretary may make discretionary
1694016940 grants to primary airports for airport-owned infrastructure
1694116941 required for the on-airport distribution or storage of sustain-
1694216942 able aviation fuels that achieve at least a 50 percent reduc-
1694316943 tion in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, using a method-
1694416944 ology determined by the Secretary, including, but not limited
1694516945 to, on-airport construction or expansion of pipelines, rail lines
1694616946 and spurs, loading and off-loading facilities, blending facili-
1694716947 ties, and storage tanks: Provided further, That the Secretary
1694816948 may make discretionary grants with funds made available
1694916949 under this heading to primary or nonprimary airports for the
1695016950 acquisition or construction costs related to airport-owned,
1695116951 revenue-producing aeronautical fuel farms and fueling sys-
1695216952 tems, including mobile systems, that the Secretary determines
1695316953 will promote the use of unleaded or sustainable aviation fuels
1695416954 on a non-exclusive basis: Provided further, That the Secretary
1695516955 may make discretionary grants for airport development im-
1695616956 provements of primary runways, taxiways, and aprons nec-
1695716957 essary at a nonhub, small hub, medium hub, or large hub air- 648
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1695916959 port to increase operational resilience for the purpose of re-
1696016960 suming commercial service flight operations following flood-
1696116961 ing, high water, hurricane, storm surge, tidal wave, tornado,
1696216962 tsunami, wind driven water, or winter storms: Provided fur-
1696316963 ther, That the amounts made available under this heading
1696416964 shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the
1696516965 Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: Pro-
1696616966 vided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
1696716967 Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts
1696816968 made available under this heading to fund the award and
1696916969 oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this
1697016970 heading.
1697116971 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —FEDERAL AVIATION
1697216972 ADMINISTRATION
1697316973 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
1697416974 S
1697516975 EC. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act
1697616976 may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-
1697716977 years under the federally funded research and development
1697816978 center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration
1697916979 and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development
1698016980 during fiscal year 2024.
1698116981 S
1698216982 EC. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act
1698316983 shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations re-
1698416984 quiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation
1698516985 Administration without cost building construction, mainte- 649
1698616986 •HRES 1061 EH
1698716987 nance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-
1698816988 owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air
1698916989 navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibi-
1699016990 tion on the use of funds in this section does not apply to ne-
1699116991 gotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve
1699216992 agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to
1699316993 grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide
1699416994 land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration for
1699516995 air traffic control facilities.
1699616996 S
1699716997 EC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
1699816998 Administration may reimburse amounts made available to
1699916999 satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
1700017000 from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, United
1700117001 States Code, and any amount remaining in such account at
1700217002 the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy
1700317003 section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the
1700417004 subsequent fiscal year.
1700517005 S
1700617006 EC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of
1700717007 title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
1700817008 priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with
1700917009 and available for the same purposes as such appropriation.
1701017010 S
1701117011 EC. 114. None of the funds made available by this Act
1701217012 shall be available for paying premium pay under section
1701317013 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Avia-
1701417014 tion Administration employee unless such employee actually 650
1701517015 •HRES 1061 EH
1701617016 performed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
1701717017 mium pay.
1701817018 S
1701917019 EC. 115. None of the funds made available by this Act
1702017020 may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal
1702117021 Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift
1702217022 certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.
1702317023 S
1702417024 EC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1702517025 none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior
1702617026 Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement
1702717027 any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a
1702817028 private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Adminis-
1702917029 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of
1703017030 that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration number, Mode
1703117031 S transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar
1703217032 identifying information from any ground based display to the
1703317033 public that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight
1703417034 tracking of that aircraft’s movements, except data made
1703517035 available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial
1703617036 flights of that owner or operator.
1703717037 S
1703817038 EC. 117. None of the funds made available by this Act
1703917039 shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine
1704017040 political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation
1704117041 Administration.
1704217042 S
1704317043 EC. 118. None of the funds made available by this Act
1704417044 may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of 651
1704517045 •HRES 1061 EH
1704617046 title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Ad-
1704717047 ministration provides to the House and Senate Committees
1704817048 on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to
1704917049 aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees
1705017050 are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.
1705117051 S
1705217052 EC. 119. None of the funds made available by this Act
1705317053 may be used to close a regional operations center of the Fed-
1705417054 eral Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the
1705517055 Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on
1705617056 Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.
1705717057 S
1705817058 EC. 119A. None of the funds made available by or lim-
1705917059 ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions
1706017060 or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro,
1706117061 New Jersey.
1706217062 S
1706317063 EC. 119B. None of the funds made available by this
1706417064 Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
1706517065 tion Administration to withhold from consideration and ap-
1706617066 proval any new application for participation in the contract
1706717067 tower program, or for reevaluation of cost-share program par-
1706817068 ticipants so long as the Federal Aviation Administration has
1706917069 received an application from the airport, and so long as the
1707017070 Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the fac-
1707117071 tors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration published
1707217072 establishment criteria. 652
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1707417074 SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this
1707517075 Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office,
1707617076 or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or the
1707717077 technical center unless the Administrator submits a request
1707817078 for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this
1707917079 Act.
1708017080 S
1708117081 EC. 119D. The Federal Aviation Administration Ad-
1708217082 ministrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed
1708317083 after performance or paid in advance from funds available to
1708417084 the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal agen-
1708517085 cies for which the Fund performs services.
1708617086 S
1708717087 EC. 119E. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
1708817088 made available to the FAA may be used to carry out the
1708917089 FAA’s obligations under section 44502(e) of title 49, United
1709017090 States Code, unless the eligible air traffic system or equip-
1709117091 ment to be transferred to the FAA under section 44502(e)
1709217092 of title 49, United States Code, was purchased by the trans-
1709317093 feror airport—
1709417094 (1) during the period of time beginning on October
1709517095 5, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2021; or
1709617096 (2) on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor air-
1709717097 ports located in a non-contiguous States.
1709817098 S
1709917099 EC. 119F. Of the funds provided under the heading
1710017100 ‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be for
1710117101 necessary expenses, including an independent verification re- 653
1710217102 •HRES 1061 EH
1710317103 gime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do
1710417104 not provide gateway operations and providers of general avia-
1710517105 tion ground support services, or other aviation tenants, lo-
1710617106 cated at those airports closed during a temporary flight re-
1710717107 striction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is
1710817108 designated or identified to be secured by the United States
1710917109 Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses
1711017110 incurred while such airports are closed solely due to the ac-
1711117111 tions of the Federal Government: Provided, That no funds
1711217112 shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that do
1711317113 not provide gateway operations and providers of general avia-
1711417114 tion ground support services until an independent audit is
1711517115 completed: Provided further, That losses incurred as a result
1711617116 of violations of law, or through fault or negligence, of such
1711717117 operators and service providers or of third parties (including
1711817118 airports) are not eligible for reimbursements: Provided fur-
1711917119 ther, That obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional
1712017120 upon full release of the United States Government for all
1712117121 claims for financial losses resulting from such actions.
1712217122 S
1712317123 EC. 119G. Of the unobligated balances available to the
1712417124 Federal Aviation Administration, the following funds are
1712517125 hereby permanently rescinded:
1712617126 (1) $1,590,528.89 from funds made available for
1712717127 ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equip- 654
1712817128 •HRES 1061 EH
1712917129 ment’’, which were to remain available until expended,
1713017130 by title I of Public Law 104–50; and
1713117131 (2) $2,878.02 from funds made available for ‘‘Fed-
1713217132 eral Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equip-
1713317133 ment’’ by chapter 10, division B, of Public Law 108–
1713417134 324.
1713517135 S
1713617136 EC. 119H. None of the funds made available in this or
1713717137 any other Act shall be used to facilitate the assignment of in-
1713817138 dividuals from a private-sector organization to the FAA to
1713917139 serve on a temporary basis.
1714017140 F
1714117141 EDERALHIGHWAYADMINISTRATION
1714217142 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
1714317143 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1714417144 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1714517145 Not to exceed $483,551,671 together with advances and
1714617146 reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
1714717147 tion, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administra-
1714817148 tion and operation of the Federal Highway Administration:
1714917149 Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred
1715017150 to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with
1715117151 section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 655
1715217152 •HRES 1061 EH
1715317153 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
1715417154 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1715517155 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1715617156 Funds available for the implementation or execution of
1715717157 authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
1715817158 tion programs shall not exceed total obligations of
1715917159 $60,095,782,888 for fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the lim-
1716017160 itation on obligations under this heading shall only apply to
1716117161 contract authority authorized from the Highway Trust Fund
1716217162 (other than the Mass Transit Account), unless otherwise
1716317163 specified in law.
1716417164 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1716517165 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1716617166 For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
1716717167 authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
1716817168 tion programs, $60,834,782,888 shall be derived from the
1716917169 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account),
1717017170 to remain available until expended.
1717117171 HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
1717217172 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1717317173 There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary
1717417174 $2,224,676,687: Provided, That the funds made available
1717517175 under this heading shall be derived from the general fund,
1717617176 shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2024
1717717177 in this or any other Act for: (1) ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ 656
1717817178 •HRES 1061 EH
1717917179 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; (2) the Ap-
1718017180 palachian development highway system as authorized under
1718117181 section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240; (3) activities eligible
1718217182 under the Tribal transportation program under section 202
1718317183 of title 23, United States Code; (4) the Northern Border Re-
1718417184 gional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.); or (5) the
1718517185 Denali Commission, and shall not affect the distribution or
1718617186 amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further,
1718717187 That, except for the funds made available under this heading
1718817188 for the Northern Border Regional Commission and the
1718917189 Denali Commission, section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58
1719017190 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Pro-
1719117191 vided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts made
1719217192 available under this heading shall be available until Sep-
1719317193 tember 30, 2027, and shall not be subject to any limitation
1719417194 on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway safety
1719517195 construction programs set forth in any Act making annual
1719617196 appropriations: Provided further, That of the sums appro-
1719717197 priated under this heading—
1719817198 (1) $1,884,176,687 shall be for the purposes, and
1719917199 in the amounts, specified for Community Project Fund-
1720017200 ing/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table enti-
1720117201 tled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
1720217202 rected Spending’’ included in the explanatory statement
1720317203 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 657
1720417204 •HRES 1061 EH
1720517205 A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, except as
1720617206 otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made
1720717207 available under this paragraph shall be administered as
1720817208 if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
1720917209 Code: Provided further, That funds made available under
1721017210 this paragraph that are used for Tribal projects shall be
1721117211 administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23,
1721217212 United States Code, except that the set-asides described
1721317213 in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23,
1721417214 United States Code, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e)
1721517215 of section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of
1721617216 MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 117–58), shall not
1721717217 apply to such funds;
1721817218 (2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses
1721917219 for construction of the Appalachian development high-
1722017220 way system, as authorized under section 1069(y) of Pub-
1722117221 lic Law 102–240: Provided, That for the purposes of
1722217222 funds made available under this paragraph, the term
1722317223 ‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a State that contains 1 or
1722417224 more counties (including any political subdivision located
1722517225 within the area) in the Appalachian region as defined in
1722617226 section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code: Pro-
1722717227 vided further, That funds made available under this
1722817228 heading for construction of the Appalachian development
1722917229 highway system shall remain available until expended: 658
1723017230 •HRES 1061 EH
1723117231 Provided further, That, except as provided in the fol-
1723217232 lowing proviso, funds made available under this heading
1723317233 for construction of the Appalachian development high-
1723417234 way system shall be administered as if apportioned
1723517235 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: Pro-
1723617236 vided further, That a project carried out with funds
1723717237 made available under this heading for construction of
1723817238 the Appalachian development highway system shall be
1723917239 carried out in the same manner as a project under sec-
1724017240 tion 14501 of title 40, United States Code: Provided fur-
1724117241 ther, That subject to the following proviso, funds made
1724217242 available under this heading for construction of the Ap-
1724317243 palachian development highway system shall be appor-
1724417244 tioned to Appalachian States according to the percent-
1724517245 ages derived from the 2012 Appalachian development
1724617246 highway system cost-to-complete estimate, adopted in
1724717247 Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number
1724817248 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative
1724917249 share of the estimated remaining need to complete the
1725017250 Appalachian development highway system, adjusted to
1725117251 exclude those corridors that such States have no current
1725217252 plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian
1725317253 Development Highway System Completion Report, un-
1725417254 less those States have modified and assigned a higher
1725517255 priority for completion of an Appalachian development 659
1725617256 •HRES 1061 EH
1725717257 highway system corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appa-
1725817258 lachian Development Highway System Future Outlook:
1725917259 Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust appor-
1726017260 tionments made under the preceding proviso so that no
1726117261 Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in ex-
1726217262 cess of 30 percent of the amount made available for con-
1726317263 struction of the Appalachian development highway sys-
1726417264 tem under this heading: Provided further, That the Sec-
1726517265 retary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Com-
1726617266 mission in making adjustments under the preceding two
1726717267 provisos: Provided further, That the Federal share of the
1726817268 costs for which an expenditure is made for construction
1726917269 of the Appalachian development highway system under
1727017270 this heading shall be up to 100 percent;
1727117271 (3) $150,000,000 shall be for activities eligible
1727217272 under the Tribal transportation program, as described in
1727317273 section 202 of title 23, United States Code: Provided,
1727417274 That, except as otherwise provided under this heading,
1727517275 the funds made available under this paragraph shall be
1727617276 administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23,
1727717277 United States Code: Provided further, That the set-
1727817278 asides described in subparagraph (C) of section
1727917279 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and sub-
1728017280 sections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title
1728117281 shall not apply to funds made available under this para- 660
1728217282 •HRES 1061 EH
1728317283 graph: Provided further, That the set-aside described in
1728417284 section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public
1728517285 Law 117–58), shall not apply to such funds;
1728617286 (4) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern
1728717287 Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.)
1728817288 to make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made
1728917289 available to the Northern Border Regional Commission
1729017290 for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects that dem-
1729117291 onstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure
1729217292 projects: Provided, That a grant made with funds made
1729317293 available under this paragraph shall be administered in
1729417294 the same manner as a grant made under subtitle V of
1729517295 title 40, United States Code;
1729617296 (5) $4,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
1729717297 Commission for activities eligible under section 307(e) of
1729817298 the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121
1729917299 note; Public Law 105–277): Provided, That funds made
1730017300 available under this paragraph shall not be subject to
1730117301 section 311 of such Act: Provided further, That except
1730217302 as otherwise provided under section 307(e) of such Act
1730317303 or this heading, funds made available under this para-
1730417304 graph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to
1730517305 the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provi-
1730617306 sions of such Act, including the requirement in section
1730717307 307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a 661
1730817308 •HRES 1061 EH
1730917309 10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any nec-
1731017310 essary land or planning and design funds: Provided fur-
1731117311 ther, That such funds shall be available until expended:
1731217312 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for
1731317313 which an expenditure is made with funds transferred
1731417314 under this paragraph shall be up to 90 percent;
1731517315 (6) $13,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
1731617316 Commission to carry out the Denali access system pro-
1731717317 gram under section 309 of the Denali Commission Act
1731817318 of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277):
1731917319 Provided, That a transfer under this paragraph shall not
1732017320 be subject to section 311 of such Act: Provided further,
1732117321 That except as otherwise provided under this heading,
1732217322 funds made available under this paragraph shall be ad-
1732317323 ministered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Com-
1732417324 mission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act:
1732517325 Provided further, That funds made available under this
1732617326 paragraph shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of
1732717327 such Act: Provided further, That funds made available
1732817328 under this paragraph shall be available until expended:
1732917329 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for
1733017330 which an expenditure is made with funds transferred
1733117331 under this paragraph shall be up to 100 percent;
1733217332 (7) $10,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastruc-
1733317333 ture accelerator demonstration program authorized 662
1733417334 •HRES 1061 EH
1733517335 under section 1441 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601
1733617336 note): Provided, That for funds made available under
1733717337 this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs shall be,
1733817338 at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Pro-
1733917339 vided further, That funds made available under this
1734017340 paragraph may be transferred to the Office of the Sec-
1734117341 retary;
1734217342 (8) $7,500,000 shall be for the national scenic by-
1734317343 ways program under section 162 of title 23, United
1734417344 States Code: Provided, That, except as otherwise pro-
1734517345 vided under this heading, the funds made available
1734617346 under this paragraph shall be administered as if appor-
1734717347 tioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code;
1734817348 and
1734917349 (9) $50,000,000, in addition to amounts made
1735017350 available in section 126 of this Act, shall be for a com-
1735117351 petitive highway bridge program for States that—
1735217352 (A) have a population density of less than 115
1735317353 individuals per square mile; and
1735417354 (B) have—
1735517355 (i) less than 26 percent of total bridges
1735617356 classified as in good condition; or
1735717357 (ii) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of
1735817358 total bridges classified as in poor condition: 663
1735917359 •HRES 1061 EH
1736017360 Provided, That any such State with more than 14 per-
1736117361 cent of total bridges classified as in poor condition shall
1736217362 receive not less than $32,500,000 of the funds made
1736317363 available in this paragraph or in section 126 of this Act
1736417364 for grant applications for projects eligible under this
1736517365 paragraph: Provided further, That if the Secretary deter-
1736617366 mines that eligible applications from any such State
1736717367 meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are in-
1736817368 sufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, the
1736917369 Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide
1737017370 other grants to States eligible under this paragraph:
1737117371 Provided further, That the funds made available under
1737217372 this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replace-
1737317373 ment or rehabilitation projects on public roads that dem-
1737417374 onstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway
1737517375 bridge projects and, except as otherwise provided in this
1737617376 heading, shall be administered as if apportioned under
1737717377 chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: Provided fur-
1737817378 ther, That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) of title
1737917379 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
1738017380 available under this paragraph: Provided further, That
1738117381 for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall cal-
1738217382 culate population density figures based on the latest
1738317383 available data from the decennial census conducted
1738417384 under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code: 664
1738517385 •HRES 1061 EH
1738617386 Provided further, That for purposes of this paragraph,
1738717387 the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of bridge
1738817388 counts (including the percentages of bridge counts classi-
1738917389 fied as in poor and good condition) based on the national
1739017390 bridge inventory as of June 2023.
1739117391 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —FEDERAL HIGHWAY
1739217392 ADMINISTRATION
1739317393 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
1739417394 S
1739517395 EC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of
1739617396 Transportation shall—
1739717397 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for
1739817398 Federal-aid highways—
1739917399 (A) amounts authorized for administrative ex-
1740017400 penses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23,
1740117401 United States Code; and
1740217402 (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of
1740317403 Transportation Statistics;
1740417404 (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation
1740517405 limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the
1740617406 unobligated balance of amounts—
1740717407 (A) made available from the Highway Trust
1740817408 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for
1740917409 Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
1741017410 tion programs for previous fiscal years the funds for
1741117411 which are allocated by the Secretary (or appor- 665
1741217412 •HRES 1061 EH
1741317413 tioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204
1741417414 of title 23, United States Code); and
1741517415 (B) for which obligation limitation was pro-
1741617416 vided in a previous fiscal year;
1741717417 (3) determine the proportion that—
1741817418 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
1741917419 highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distrib-
1742017420 uted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this sub-
1742117421 section; bears to
1742217422 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be ap-
1742317423 propriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway
1742417424 safety construction programs (other than sums au-
1742517425 thorized to be appropriated for provisions of law de-
1742617426 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of sub-
1742717427 section (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated
1742817428 for section 119 of title 23, United States Code,
1742917429 equal to the amount referred to in subsection
1743017430 (b)(12) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of
1743117431 the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)
1743217432 and (2) of this subsection;
1743317433 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-
1743417434 aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed
1743517435 under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs
1743617436 (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies)
1743717437 that are allocated by the Secretary under authorized 666
1743817438 •HRES 1061 EH
1743917439 Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
1744017440 programs, or apportioned by the Secretary under section
1744117441 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code, by multi-
1744217442 plying—
1744317443 (A) the proportion determined under para-
1744417444 graph (3); by
1744517445 (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated
1744617446 for each such program for such fiscal year; and
1744717447 (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-
1744817448 aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed
1744917449 under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distrib-
1745017450 uted under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and
1745117451 highway safety construction programs that are appor-
1745217452 tioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States
1745317453 Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the na-
1745417454 tional highway performance program in section 119 of
1745517455 title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the
1745617456 limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts ap-
1745717457 portioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in
1745817458 the proportion that—
1745917459 (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for
1746017460 the programs that are apportioned under title 23,
1746117461 United States Code, to each State for such fiscal
1746217462 year; bears to 667
1746317463 •HRES 1061 EH
1746417464 (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be
1746517465 appropriated for the programs that are apportioned
1746617466 under title 23, United States Code, to all States for
1746717467 such fiscal year.
1746817468 (b) E
1746917469 XCEPTIONSFROMOBLIGATIONLIMITATION.—The
1747017470 obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply
1747117471 to obligations under or for—
1747217472 (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
1747317473 (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
1747417474 sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat.
1747517475 2714);
1747617476 (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1747717477 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);
1747817478 (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the
1747917479 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat.
1748017480 2119);
1748117481 (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the
1748217482 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assist-
1748317483 ance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);
1748417484 (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal
1748517485 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
1748617486 Stat. 2027);
1748717487 (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as
1748817488 in effect on June 8, 1998); 668
1748917489 •HRES 1061 EH
1749017490 (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as
1749117491 in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in
1749217492 an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fis-
1749317493 cal years);
1749417494 (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obliga-
1749517495 tion authority was made available under the Transpor-
1749617496 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107)
1749717497 or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain avail-
1749817498 able until expended, but only to the extent that the obli-
1749917499 gation authority has not lapsed or been used;
1750017500 (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as
1750117501 in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in
1750217502 an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fis-
1750317503 cal years);
1750417504 (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C.
1750517505 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obli-
1750617506 gated in accordance with that section were not subject
1750717507 to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the
1750817508 funds were initially made available for obligation; and
1750917509 (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code
1751017510 (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2024, only
1751117511 in an amount equal to $639,000,000).
1751217512 (c) R
1751317513 EDISTRIBUTION OFUNUSEDOBLIGATIONAUTHOR-
1751417514 ITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall,
1751517515 after August 1 of such fiscal year— 669
1751617516 •HRES 1061 EH
1751717517 (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation
1751817518 made available under subsection (a) if an amount dis-
1751917519 tributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
1752017520 (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States
1752117521 able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously
1752217522 distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to
1752317523 those States having large unobligated balances of funds
1752417524 apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day
1752517525 before the date of enactment of Public Law 112–141)
1752617526 and 104 of title 23, United States Code.
1752717527 (d) A
1752817528 PPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATIONLIMITATIONS TO
1752917529 T
1753017530 RANSPORTATIONRESEARCHPROGRAMS.—
1753117531 (1) I
1753217532 N GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph
1753317533 (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways
1753417534 shall apply to contract authority for transportation re-
1753517535 search programs carried out under—
1753617536 (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code;
1753717537 (B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface
1753817538 Transportation Act; and
1753917539 (C) title III of division A of the Infrastructure
1754017540 Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58).
1754117541 (2) E
1754217542 XCEPTION.—Obligation authority made avail-
1754317543 able under paragraph (1) shall—
1754417544 (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal
1754517545 years; and 670
1754617546 •HRES 1061 EH
1754717547 (B) be in addition to the amount of any limita-
1754817548 tion imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway
1754917549 and highway safety construction programs for fu-
1755017550 ture fiscal years.
1755117551 (e) R
1755217552 EDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAINAUTHORIZED
1755317553 F
1755417554 UNDS.—
1755517555 (1) I
1755617556 N GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the
1755717557 date of distribution of obligation limitation under sub-
1755817558 section (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States
1755917559 any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program
1756017560 under section 202 of title 23, United States Code)
1756117561 that—
1756217562 (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such
1756317563 fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and
1756417564 (B) the Secretary determines will not be allo-
1756517565 cated to the States (or will not be apportioned to
1756617566 the States under section 204 of title 23, United
1756717567 States Code), and will not be available for obliga-
1756817568 tion, for such fiscal year because of the imposition
1756917569 of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
1757017570 (2) R
1757117571 ATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under para-
1757217572 graph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of
1757317573 obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).
1757417574 (3) A
1757517575 VAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each
1757617576 State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any pur- 671
1757717577 •HRES 1061 EH
1757817578 pose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United
1757917579 States Code.
1758017580 S
1758117581 EC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
1758217582 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the
1758317583 sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursu-
1758417584 ant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be
1758517585 credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose
1758617586 of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses.
1758717587 S
1758817588 EC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under
1758917589 his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement
1759017590 for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transpor-
1759117591 tation shall make an informal public notice and comment op-
1759217592 portunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons
1759317593 therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall post on a website
1759417594 any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.
1759517595 S
1759617596 EC. 123. None of the funds made available in this Act
1759717597 may be used to make a grant for a project under section 117
1759817598 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least
1759917599 60 days before making a grant under that section, provides
1760017600 written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
1760117601 Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation
1760217602 and justification for the project and the amount of the pro-
1760317603 posed grant award.
1760417604 S
1760517605 EC. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section
1760617606 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project 672
1760717607 •HRES 1061 EH
1760817608 eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title
1760917609 23 and located within the boundary of the State or territory
1761017610 any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation limita-
1761117611 tion: Provided, That the Department of Transportation for
1761217612 the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was
1761317613 originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of its
1761417614 intent to use its authority under this section and submits an
1761517615 annual report to the Secretary identifying the projects to
1761617616 which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the
1761717617 original period of availability of funds to be obligated under
1761817618 this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation
1761917619 shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal
1762017620 years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified.
1762117621 The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with
1762217622 funds made available under this section shall be the same as
1762317623 associated with the earmark.
1762417624 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’
1762517625 means—
1762617626 (1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in
1762717627 rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identi-
1762817628 fied in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory state-
1762917629 ment, which was authorized to be appropriated or appro-
1763017630 priated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current
1763117631 fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway
1763217632 Administration; or 673
1763317633 •HRES 1061 EH
1763417634 (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI
1763517635 of the Rules of the House of Representatives, identified
1763617636 in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement,
1763717637 which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated
1763817638 more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal
1763917639 year, and administered by the Federal Highway Admin-
1764017640 istration.
1764117641 (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised
1764217642 only for those projects or activities that have obligated less
1764317643 than 10 percent of the amount made available for obligation
1764417644 as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be ap-
1764517645 plied to projects within the same general geographic area
1764617646 within 25 miles for which the funding was designated, except
1764717647 that a State or territory may apply such authority to unex-
1764817648 pended balances of funds from projects or activities the State
1764917649 or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments
1765017650 have been made under a final voucher.
1765117651 (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of
1765217652 the information provided by the States and territories annu-
1765317653 ally to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
1765417654 S
1765517655 EC. 125. (a) Of the unallocated and unobligated bal-
1765617656 ances available to the Federal Highway Administration, the
1765717657 following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, subject to
1765817658 subsections (b) and (c), from the following accounts and pro-
1765917659 grams in the specified amounts: 674
1766017660 •HRES 1061 EH
1766117661 (1) $48,346,377.35 from funds available in the
1766217662 ‘‘Surface Transportation Priorities’’ account (69 X
1766317663 0538);
1766417664 (2) $1,839,129.40 from funds available in the
1766517665 ‘‘Delta Regional Transportation Development Program’’
1766617666 account (69 X 0551);
1766717667 (3) $11,064,579.57 from funds available in the
1766817668 ‘‘Appalachian Development Highway System’’ account
1766917669 (69 X 0640);
1767017670 (4) $9,264.22 from funds available in the ‘‘Highway
1767117671 Beautification’’ account (69 X 0540);
1767217672 (5) $1,375,400 from funds available in the ‘‘State
1767317673 Infrastructure Banks’’ account (69 X 0549);
1767417674 (6) $90,435 from funds available in the ‘‘Railroad-
1767517675 Highway Crossings Demonstration Projects’’ account
1767617676 (69 X 0557);
1767717677 (7) $5,211,248.53 from funds available in the
1767817678 ‘‘Interstate Transfer Grants—Highway’’ account (69 X
1767917679 0560);
1768017680 (8) $133,231.12 from funds available in the ‘‘Ken-
1768117681 tucky Bridge Project’’ account (69 X 0572);
1768217682 (9) $2,887.56 from funds available in the ‘‘Highway
1768317683 Demonstration Project—Preliminary Engineering’’ ac-
1768417684 count (69 X 0583); 675
1768517685 •HRES 1061 EH
1768617686 (10) $149,083.06 from funds available in the
1768717687 ‘‘Highway Demonstration Projects’’ account (69 X
1768817688 0598); and
1768917689 (11) $68,438.40 from funds available in the ‘‘Mis-
1769017690 cellaneous Highway Projects’’ account (69 X 0641).
1769117691 (b) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a)
1769217692 from any funds for which a State exercised its authority
1769317693 under section 125 of division L of Public Law 114–113, sec-
1769417694 tion 422 of division K of Public Law 115–31, section 126 of
1769517695 division L of Public Law 115–141, section 125 of division G
1769617696 of Public Law 116–6, section 125 of division H of Public
1769717697 Law 116–94, section 124 of division L of Public Law 116–
1769817698 260, section 124 of division L of Public Law 117–103, or
1769917699 section 124 of division L of Public Law 117–328.
1770017700 (c) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a)
1770117701 from any amounts that were designated by the Congress as
1770217702 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu-
1770317703 tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
1770417704 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
1770517705 S
1770617706 EC. 126. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
1770717707 law, $200,000,000 from the funds described in subsection
1770817708 (b), in addition to amounts made available in paragraph (9)
1770917709 under the heading ‘‘Highway Infrastructure Programs’’, shall
1771017710 be available for a competitive highway bridge program for
1771117711 States that— 676
1771217712 •HRES 1061 EH
1771317713 (1) have a population density of less than 115 indi-
1771417714 viduals per square mile; and
1771517715 (2) have—
1771617716 (A) less than 26 percent of total bridges classi-
1771717717 fied as in good condition; or
1771817718 (B) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of
1771917719 total bridges classified as in poor condition:
1772017720 Provided, That any such State with more than 14 percent of
1772117721 total bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not
1772217722 less than $32,500,000 of the funds made available under this
1772317723 subsection or in paragraph (9) under the heading ‘‘Highway
1772417724 Infrastructure Programs’’ for grant applications for projects
1772517725 eligible under this subsection: Provided further, That if the
1772617726 Secretary determines that eligible applications from any such
1772717727 State meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are in-
1772817728 sufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, the Sec-
1772917729 retary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide other
1773017730 grants to States eligible under this subsection: Provided fur-
1773117731 ther, That the funds made available under this subsection
1773217732 shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation
1773317733 projects on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by
1773417734 bundling multiple highway bridge projects and, except as oth-
1773517735 erwise provided in this section, shall be administered as if ap-
1773617736 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code:
1773717737 Provided further, That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) 677
1773817738 •HRES 1061 EH
1773917739 of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
1774017740 available under this subsection: Provided further, That for
1774117741 purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate pop-
1774217742 ulation density figures based on the latest available data from
1774317743 the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title
1774417744 13, United States Code: Provided further, That for purposes
1774517745 of this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate the percent-
1774617746 ages of bridge counts (including the percentages of bridge
1774717747 counts classified as in poor and good condition) based on the
1774817748 national bridge inventory as of June 2023: Provided further,
1774917749 That section 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and
1775017750 Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) shall apply to funds made
1775117751 available under this subsection.
1775217752 (b) Funds described in this subsection are any funds
1775317753 that—
1775417754 (1) are unobligated on the date of enactment of this
1775517755 Act; and
1775617756 (2) were made available for credit assistance
1775717757 under—
1775817758 (A) the transportation infrastructure finance
1775917759 and innovation program under subchapter II of
1776017760 chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as in ef-
1776117761 fect prior to August 10, 2005; or 678
1776217762 •HRES 1061 EH
1776317763 (B) the transportation infrastructure finance
1776417764 and innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23,
1776517765 United States Code.
1776617766 (c) Funds made available under subsection (a) for a
1776717767 competitive highway bridge program for States shall—
1776817768 (1) be subject to the obligation limitation for Fed-
1776917769 eral-aid highway and highway safety construction pro-
1777017770 grams; and
1777117771 (2) unless otherwise specified in this section, remain
1777217772 available until September 30, 2027.
1777317773 (d) The obligation limitation made available under sec-
1777417774 tion 120(a)(2) that is associated with funds made available
1777517775 under subsection (a) shall—
1777617776 (1) remain available until September 30, 2027; and
1777717777 (2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation
1777817778 imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and
1777917779 highway safety construction programs for future fiscal
1778017780 years.
1778117781 F
1778217782 EDERALMOTORCARRIERSAFETYADMINISTRATION
1778317783 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS
1778417784 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1778517785 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1778617786 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1778717787 For payment of obligations incurred in the implementa-
1778817788 tion, execution and administration of motor carrier safety op- 679
1778917789 •HRES 1061 EH
1779017790 erations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 49,
1779117791 United States Code, as amended by the Infrastructure Invest-
1779217792 ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $346,000,000, to
1779317793 be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
1779417794 Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reim-
1779517795 bursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
1779617796 ministration, the sum of which shall remain available until
1779717797 expended: Provided, That funds available for implementation,
1779817798 execution, or administration of motor carrier safety oper-
1779917799 ations and programs authorized under title 49, United States
1780017800 Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $411,000,000, for
1780117801 ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal
1780217802 year 2024, of which $14,073,000, to remain available for ob-
1780317803 ligation until September 30, 2026, is for the research and
1780417804 technology program, and of which not less than $99,098,000,
1780517805 to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026,
1780617806 is for development, modernization, enhancement, and contin-
1780717807 ued operation and maintenance of information technology and
1780817808 information management.
1780917809 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
1781017810 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1781117811 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1781217812 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1781317813 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sec-
1781417814 tions 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 680
1781517815 •HRES 1061 EH
1781617816 States Code, $516,300,000, to be derived from the Highway
1781717817 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to
1781817818 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
1781917819 able for the implementation or execution of motor carrier
1782017820 safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of
1782117821 $516,300,000 in fiscal year 2024 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety
1782217822 Grants’’: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
1782317823 able under this heading—
1782417824 (1) $406,500,000, to remain available for obligation
1782517825 until September 30, 2025, shall be for the motor carrier
1782617826 safety assistance program;
1782717827 (2) $43,500,000, to remain available for obligation
1782817828 until September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial
1782917829 driver’s license program implementation program;
1783017830 (3) $60,000,000, to remain available for obligation
1783117831 until September 30, 2025, shall be for the high priority
1783217832 program;
1783317833 (4) $1,300,000, to remain available for obligation
1783417834 until September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial
1783517835 motor vehicle operators grant program; and
1783617836 (5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation
1783717837 until September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial
1783817838 motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant
1783917839 program. 681
1784017840 •HRES 1061 EH
1784117841 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER
1784217842 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
1784317843 S
1784417844 EC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
1784517845 tration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, Code
1784617846 of Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, registered
1784717847 mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt
1784817848 of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.
1784917849 S
1785017850 EC. 131. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
1785117851 made available to the Department of Transportation by this
1785217852 Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to imple-
1785317853 ment, administer, or enforce the requirements of section
1785417854 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regulation
1785517855 issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect
1785617856 to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of com-
1785717857 mercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such
1785817858 title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the
1785917859 Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C.
1786017860 1471) or insects.
1786117861 N
1786217862 ATIONALHIGHWAYTRAFFICSAFETYADMINISTRATION
1786317863 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
1786417864 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
1786517865 Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety, author-
1786617866 ized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49,
1786717867 United States Code, $223,000,000, to remain available
1786817868 through September 30, 2025. 682
1786917869 •HRES 1061 EH
1787017870 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
1787117871 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1787217872 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1787317873 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1787417874 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
1787517875 provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, in-
1787617876 cluding behavioral research on automated driving systems
1787717877 and advanced driver assistance systems and improving con-
1787817878 sumer responses to safety recalls, section 25024 of the Infra-
1787917879 structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58),
1788017880 and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
1788117881 $201,200,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
1788217882 (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain avail-
1788317883 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this
1788417884 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
1788517885 grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2024, are
1788617886 in excess of $201,200,000: Provided further, That of the
1788717887 sums appropriated under this heading—
1788817888 (1) $194,000,000 shall be for programs authorized
1788917889 under section 403 of title 23, United States Code, in-
1789017890 cluding behavioral research on automated driving sys-
1789117891 tems and advanced driver assistance systems and im-
1789217892 proving consumer responses to safety recalls, and section
1789317893 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
1789417894 (Public Law 117–58); and 683
1789517895 •HRES 1061 EH
1789617896 (2) $7,200,000 shall be for the national driver reg-
1789717897 ister authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United
1789817898 States Code:
1789917899 Provided further, That within the $201,200,000 obligation
1790017900 limitation for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall re-
1790117901 main available until September 30, 2025, and shall be in ad-
1790217902 dition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations
1790317903 for future years: Provided further, That amounts for behav-
1790417904 ioral research on automated driving systems and advanced
1790517905 driver assistance systems and improving consumer responses
1790617906 to safety recalls are in addition to any other funds provided
1790717907 for those purposes for fiscal year 2024 in this Act.
1790817908 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
1790917909 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1791017910 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1791117911 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1791217912 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out pro-
1791317913 visions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United
1791417914 States Code, and grant administration expenses under chap-
1791517915 ter 4 of title 23, United States Code, to remain available
1791617916 until expended, $813,300,800, to be derived from the High-
1791717917 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Pro-
1791817918 vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
1791917919 for the planning or execution of programs for which the total
1792017920 obligations in fiscal year 2024 are in excess of $813,300,800 684
1792117921 •HRES 1061 EH
1792217922 for programs authorized under sections 402, 404, and 405 of
1792317923 title 23, United States Code, and grant administration ex-
1792417924 penses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Pro-
1792517925 vided further, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
1792617926 ing—
1792717927 (1) $378,400,000 shall be for highway safety pro-
1792817928 grams under section 402 of title 23, United States Code;
1792917929 (2) $353,500,000 shall be for national priority safe-
1793017930 ty programs under section 405 of title 23, United States
1793117931 Code;
1793217932 (3) $40,300,000 shall be for the high visibility en-
1793317933 forcement program under section 404 of title 23, United
1793417934 States Code; and
1793517935 (4) $41,100,800 shall be for grant administrative
1793617936 expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States
1793717937 Code:
1793817938 Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for
1793917939 construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office
1794017940 furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings
1794117941 or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000
1794217942 of the funds made available for national priority safety pro-
1794317943 grams under section 405 of title 23, United States Code, for
1794417944 impaired driving countermeasures (as described in subsection
1794517945 (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance
1794617946 to the States: Provided further, That with respect to the 685
1794717947 •HRES 1061 EH
1794817948 ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under section 405(a)(10) of title 23,
1794917949 United States Code, any amounts transferred to increase the
1795017950 amounts made available under section 402 shall include the
1795117951 obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further, That
1795217952 the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Commit-
1795317953 tees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority grant-
1795417954 ed under the preceding proviso or under section 405(a)(10)
1795517955 of title 23, United States Code, within 5 days.
1795617956 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
1795717957 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
1795817958 S
1795917959 EC. 140. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
1796017960 grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
1796117961 tion set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which
1796217962 obligation authority was made available in previous public
1796317963 laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has
1796417964 not lapsed or been used.
1796517965 S
1796617966 EC. 141. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
1796717967 able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1796817968 out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United
1796917969 States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State
1797017970 management reviews and to pay for core competency develop-
1797117971 ment training and related expenses for highway safety staff. 686
1797217972 •HRES 1061 EH
1797317973 FEDERALRAILROADADMINISTRATION
1797417974 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
1797517975 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Adminis-
1797617976 tration, not otherwise provided for, $267,799,000, of which
1797717977 $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
1797817978 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
1797917979 For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
1798017980 opment, $54,000,000, to remain available until expended:
1798117981 Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading,
1798217982 up to $3,000,000 shall be available pursuant to section
1798317983 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for the construc-
1798417984 tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements at
1798517985 the Transportation Technology Center.
1798617986 FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER
1798717987 RAIL
1798817988 For necessary expenses related to Federal-state partner-
1798917989 ship for intercity passenger rail grants as authorized by sec-
1799017990 tion 24911 of title 49, United States Code, $75,000,000, to
1799117991 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
1799217992 may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available
1799317993 under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and
1799417994 project management oversight of grants carried out under
1799517995 title 49, United States Code. 687
1799617996 •HRES 1061 EH
1799717997 CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY
1799817998 IMPROVEMENTS
1799917999 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1800018000 For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail infra-
1800118001 structure and safety improvements grants, as authorized by
1800218002 section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, $198,957,997,
1800318003 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
1800418004 amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
1800518005 $98,957,997 shall be made available for the purposes, and in
1800618006 amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congres-
1800718007 sionally Directed Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community
1800818008 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included
1800918009 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
1801018010 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
1801118011 vided further, That requirements under subsections (g) and
1801218012 (l) of section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, shall not
1801318013 apply to the preceding proviso: Provided further, That any re-
1801418014 maining funds available after the distribution of the Commu-
1801518015 nity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending de-
1801618016 scribed in this paragraph shall be available to the Secretary
1801718017 to distribute as discretionary grants under this heading: Pro-
1801818018 vided further, That for amounts made available under this
1801918019 heading in this Act, eligible projects under section
1802018020 22907(c)(8) of title 49, United States Code, shall also include
1802118021 railroad systems planning (including the preparation of re- 688
1802218022 •HRES 1061 EH
1802318023 gional intercity passenger rail plans and state rail plans) and
1802418024 railroad project development activities (including railroad
1802518025 project planning, preliminary engineering, design, environ-
1802618026 mental analysis, feasibility studies, and the development and
1802718027 analysis of project alternatives): Provided further, That sec-
1802818028 tion 22905(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply
1802918029 to amounts made available under this heading in this Act for
1803018030 projects that implement or sustain positive train control sys-
1803118031 tems otherwise eligible under section 22907(c)(1) of title 49,
1803218032 United States Code: Provided further, That amounts made
1803318033 available under this heading in this Act for projects selected
1803418034 for commuter rail passenger transportation may be trans-
1803518035 ferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate
1803618036 agencies to be administered in accordance with chapter 53 of
1803718037 title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That for
1803818038 amounts made available under this heading in this Act, eligi-
1803918039 ble recipients under section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United
1804018040 States Code, shall include any holding company of a Class II
1804118041 railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in
1804218042 section 20102 of title 49, United States Code): Provided fur-
1804318043 ther, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States
1804418044 Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under this
1804518045 heading in this Act: Provided further, That section
1804618046 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not
1804718047 apply to amounts made available under this heading in pre- 689
1804818048 •HRES 1061 EH
1804918049 vious fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of
1805018050 funding opportunity that includes funds made available under
1805118051 this heading in this Act: Provided further, That the preceding
1805218052 proviso shall not apply to funds made available under this
1805318053 heading in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (divi-
1805418054 sion J of Public Law 117–58): Provided further, That unobli-
1805518055 gated balances remaining after 6 years from the date of en-
1805618056 actment of this Act may be used for any eligible project
1805718057 under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
1805818058 vided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 per-
1805918059 cent of the amounts made available under this heading in this
1806018060 Act for the costs of award and project management oversight
1806118061 of grants carried out under title 49, United States Code.
1806218062 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
1806318063 PASSENGER CORPORATION
1806418064 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
1806518065 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for
1806618066 activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as author-
1806718067 ized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment
1806818068 and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $1,141,442,000, to re-
1806918069 main available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
1807018070 may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts made
1807118071 available under both this heading in this Act and the ‘‘Na-
1807218072 tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger
1807318073 Corporation’’ heading in this Act to fund the costs of project 690
1807418074 •HRES 1061 EH
1807518075 management and oversight of activities authorized by section
1807618076 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
1807718077 (Public Law 117–58): Provided further, That in addition to
1807818078 the project management oversight funds authorized under
1807918079 section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
1808018080 Act (Public Law 117–58), the Secretary may retain up to an
1808118081 additional $5,000,000 of the amounts made available under
1808218082 this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with the
1808318083 Northeast Corridor Commission established under section
1808418084 24905 of title 49, United States Code.
1808518085 NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
1808618086 PASSENGER CORPORATION
1808718087 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
1808818088 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for
1808918089 activities associated with the National Network as authorized
1809018090 by section 22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and
1809118091 Jobs Act (division B of Public Law 117–58), $1,286,321,000,
1809218092 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
1809318093 retary may retain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the
1809418094 funds provided under this heading in this Act to fund ex-
1809518095 penses associated with the State-Supported Route Committee
1809618096 established under section 24712 of title 49, United States
1809718097 Code: Provided further, That none of the funds provided
1809818098 under this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak to
1809918099 give notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 of 691
1810018100 •HRES 1061 EH
1810118101 title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance
1810218102 routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States
1810318103 Code) on which Amtrak is the sole operator on a host rail-
1810418104 road’s line and a positive train control system is not required
1810518105 by law or regulation, or, except in an emergency or during
1810618106 maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes,
1810718107 to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or
1810818108 substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of
1810918109 such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implemen-
1811018110 tation of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title
1811118111 49, United States Code, in lieu of rail service: Provided fur-
1811218112 ther, That the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may
1811318113 use up to $66,000,000 of the amounts made available under
1811418114 this heading in this Act for corridor development activities as
1811518115 authorized by section 22101(h) of division B of Public Law
1811618116 117–58: Provided further, That $40,000,000 of the amounts
1811718117 made available under this heading in this Act shall be for de-
1811818118 sign and construction activities to improve the concourse and
1811918119 related infrastructure for the station at the major hub of Am-
1812018120 trak’s National Network. 692
1812118121 •HRES 1061 EH
1812218122 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —FEDERAL RAILROAD
1812318123 ADMINISTRATION
1812418124 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
1812518125 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1812618126 S
1812718127 EC. 150. The amounts made available to the Secretary
1812818128 or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of
1812918129 award, administration, and project management oversight of
1813018130 financial assistance which are administered by the Federal
1813118131 Railroad Administration, in this and prior Acts, may be
1813218132 transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Finan-
1813318133 cial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance’’ account
1813418134 for the necessary expenses to support the award, administra-
1813518135 tion, project management oversight, and technical assistance
1813618136 of financial assistance administered by the Federal Railroad
1813718137 Administration, in the same manner as appropriated for in
1813818138 this and prior Acts: Provided, That this section shall not
1813918139 apply to amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
1814018140 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
1814118141 resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
1814218142 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
1814318143 S
1814418144 EC. 151. None of the funds made available to the Na-
1814518145 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund
1814618146 any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual
1814718147 employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive
1814818148 the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees 693
1814918149 •HRES 1061 EH
1815018150 when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses
1815118151 a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:
1815218152 Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report
1815318153 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no
1815418154 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
1815518155 a summary of all overtime payments incurred by Amtrak for
1815618156 2023 and the three prior calendar years: Provided further,
1815718157 That such summary shall include the total number of employ-
1815818158 ees that received waivers and the total overtime payments
1815918159 Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month
1816018160 for 2023 and for the three prior calendar years.
1816118161 S
1816218162 EC. 152. None of the funds made available to the Na-
1816318163 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings
1816418164 ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Pas-
1816518165 senger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to the
1816618166 National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be used to re-
1816718167 duce the total number of Amtrak Police Department uni-
1816818168 formed officers patrolling on board passenger trains or at sta-
1816918169 tions, facilities or rights-of-way below the staffing level on
1817018170 May 1, 2019.
1817118171 S
1817218172 EC. 153. None of the funds made available by this Act
1817318173 may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
1817418174 in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
1817518175 Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). 694
1817618176 •HRES 1061 EH
1817718177 SEC. 154. Of the unobligated balances of funds remain-
1817818178 ing from—
1817918179 (1) ‘‘Northeast Corridor Improvement Program’’
1818018180 account totaling $126,348 appropriated by Public Law
1818118181 114–113 is hereby permanently rescinded;
1818218182 (2) ‘‘Railroad Safety Grants’’ account totaling
1818318183 $81,257.66 appropriated by Public Law 113–235 is
1818418184 hereby permanently rescinded;
1818518185 (3) ‘‘Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Cor-
1818618186 ridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service’’ account to-
1818718187 taling $53,118,096.83 appropriated by Public Law 111–
1818818188 117 is hereby permanently rescinded;
1818918189 (4) ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed Rail’’ account to-
1819018190 taling $94.94 appropriated by Public Law 108–447 is
1819118191 hereby permanently rescinded; and
1819218192 (5) ‘‘Grants to the National Railroad Passenger
1819318193 Corporation’’ account totaling $678.16 appropriated by
1819418194 Public Law 108–447 is hereby permanently rescinded.
1819518195 S
1819618196 EC. 155. It is the sense of Congress that—
1819718197 (1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide
1819818198 much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 riders
1819918199 in 325 communities in 40 States and are particularly
1820018200 important in rural areas; and
1820118201 (2) long-distance passenger rail routes and services
1820218202 should be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout 695
1820318203 •HRES 1061 EH
1820418204 the National Network (as defined in section 24102 of
1820518205 title 49, United States Code).
1820618206 F
1820718207 EDERALTRANSITADMINISTRATION
1820818208 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS
1820918209 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
1821018210 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1821118211 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
1821218212 For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal pub-
1821318213 lic transportation assistance program in this account, and for
1821418214 payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
1821518215 of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318,
1821618216 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section
1821718217 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of
1821818218 Public Law 114–94, $13,990,000,000, to be derived from the
1821918219 Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to re-
1822018220 main available until expended: Provided, That funds available
1822118221 for the implementation or execution of programs authorized
1822218222 under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318,
1822318223 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section
1822418224 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of
1822518225 Public Law 114–94, shall not exceed total obligations of
1822618226 $13,990,000,000 in fiscal year 2024.
1822718227 TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
1822818228 For an additional amount for ferry boats grants under
1822918229 section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, Tribal tech- 696
1823018230 •HRES 1061 EH
1823118231 nical assistance under section 5311(b)(3)(C) of such title, bus
1823218232 testing facilities under section 5318 of such title, accelerating
1823318233 the adoption of zero emission buses under section 5312 of
1823418234 such title, Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
1823518235 rected Spending for projects and activities eligible under
1823618236 chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for rural commu-
1823718237 nities under section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117–
1823818238 58, $252,386,844, to remain available until expended: Pro-
1823918239 vided, That of the sums provided under this heading in this
1824018240 Act—
1824118241 (1) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry boat
1824218242 grants as authorized under section 5307(h) of such title:
1824318243 Provided, That of the amounts provided under this para-
1824418244 graph, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for low
1824518245 or zero emission ferries or ferries using electric battery
1824618246 or fuel cell components and the infrastructure to support
1824718247 such ferries;
1824818248 (2) $500,000 shall be available for technical assist-
1824918249 ance and resources to Tribes through the national rural
1825018250 transportation assistance program authorized under sec-
1825118251 tion 5311(b)(3)(C) of such title;
1825218252 (3) $1,500,000 shall be available for the operation
1825318253 and maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected
1825418254 under section 5318 of such title; 697
1825518255 •HRES 1061 EH
1825618256 (4) $206,817,976 shall be available for the pur-
1825718257 poses, and in amounts, specified for Community Project
1825818258 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table
1825918259 entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
1826018260 Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
1826118261 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
1826218262 vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That unless
1826318263 otherwise specified, applicable requirements under chap-
1826418264 ter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to
1826518265 amounts made available in this paragraph, except that
1826618266 the Federal share of the costs for a project in this para-
1826718267 graph shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the
1826818268 net costs of the project, unless the Secretary approves a
1826918269 higher maximum Federal share of the net costs of the
1827018270 project consistent with administration of similar projects
1827118271 funded under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code;
1827218272 (5) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry service
1827318273 for rural communities under section 71103 of division G
1827418274 of Public Law 117–58: Provided, That for amounts
1827518275 made available in this paragraph, notwithstanding sec-
1827618276 tion 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible service shall include pas-
1827718277 senger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas
1827818278 with a single segment over 15 miles between the two
1827918279 rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under section
1828018280 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur- 698
1828118281 •HRES 1061 EH
1828218282 ther, That entities that provide eligible service pursuant
1828318283 to the preceding proviso may use amounts made avail-
1828418284 able in this paragraph for public transportation capital
1828518285 projects to support any ferry service between two rural
1828618286 areas; and
1828718287 (6) $3,568,868 shall be available to support tech-
1828818288 nical assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment
1828918289 activities or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero
1829018290 emission buses in public transit as authorized under sec-
1829118291 tion 5312 of title 49, United States Code:
1829218292 Provided further, That amounts made available under this
1829318293 heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund:
1829418294 Provided further, That amounts made available under this
1829518295 heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limitation on
1829618296 obligations for transit programs set forth in this or any other
1829718297 Act.
1829818298 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
1829918299 For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of title
1830018300 49, United States Code, $7,500,000, to remain available until
1830118301 September 30, 2025: Provided, That the assistance provided
1830218302 under this heading does not duplicate the activities of section
1830318303 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
1830418304 vided further, That amounts made available under this head-
1830518305 ing are in addition to any other amounts made available for
1830618306 such purposes: Provided further, That amounts made avail- 699
1830718307 •HRES 1061 EH
1830818308 able under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation
1830918309 on obligations set forth in this or any other Act.
1831018310 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
1831118311 For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway cap-
1831218312 ital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United
1831318313 States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s
1831418314 Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94),
1831518315 $2,205,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1831618316 That of the sums appropriated under this heading in this
1831718317 Act—
1831818318 (1) $2,130,950,000 shall be available for projects
1831918319 authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United
1832018320 States Code; and
1832118321 (2) up to $52,000,000 shall be available for projects
1832218322 authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing Amer-
1832318323 ica’s Surface Transportation Act:
1832418324 Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue to admin-
1832518325 ister the capital investment grants program in accordance
1832618326 with the procedural and substantive requirements of section
1832718327 5309 of title 49, United States Code, and of section 3005(b)
1832818328 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided
1832918329 further, That projects that receive a grant agreement under
1833018330 the expedited project delivery for capital investment grants
1833118331 pilot program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s
1833218332 Surface Transportation Act shall be deemed eligible for fund- 700
1833318333 •HRES 1061 EH
1833418334 ing provided for projects under section 5309 of title 49,
1833518335 United States Code, without further evaluation or rating
1833618336 under such section: Provided further, That such funding shall
1833718337 not exceed the Federal share under section 3005(b): Provided
1833818338 further, That for funds made available under this heading in
1833918339 division J of Public Law 117–58 the second through sixth
1834018340 provisos shall be treated as inapplicable for fiscal year 2024:
1834118341 Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the
1834218342 preceding proviso that were previously designated by the Con-
1834318343 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
1834418344 resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency re-
1834518345 quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
1834618346 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
1834718347 fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year
1834818348 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
1834918349 GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
1835018350 AUTHORITY
1835118351 For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
1835218352 Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of
1835318353 the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
1835418354 (Public Law 110–432), $150,000,000, to remain available
1835518355 until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
1835618356 tation shall approve grants for capital and preventive mainte-
1835718357 nance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area
1835818358 Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a re- 701
1835918359 •HRES 1061 EH
1836018360 quest for each specific project: Provided further, That the
1836118361 Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan
1836218362 Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on
1836318363 those investments that will improve the safety of the system
1836418364 before approving such grants.
1836518365 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —FEDERAL TRANSIT
1836618366 ADMINISTRATION
1836718367 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)
1836818368 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1836918369 S
1837018370 EC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
1837118371 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply
1837218372 to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made
1837318373 available for obligation, or to any other authority previously
1837418374 made available for obligation.
1837518375 S
1837618376 EC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1837718377 funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading
1837818378 ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ of the Federal Transit Adminis-
1837918379 tration for projects specified in this Act not obligated by Sep-
1838018380 tember 30, 2027, and other recoveries, shall be directed to
1838118381 projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which
1838218382 they were originally provided.
1838318383 S
1838418384 EC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1838518385 any funds appropriated before October 1, 2023, under any
1838618386 section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that re-
1838718387 main available for expenditure, may be transferred to and ad- 702
1838818388 •HRES 1061 EH
1838918389 ministered under the most recent appropriation heading for
1839018390 any such section.
1839118391 S
1839218392 EC. 163. None of the funds made available by this Act
1839318393 or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or
1839418394 withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section
1839518395 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
1839618396 9503(e)(4)).
1839718397 S
1839818398 EC. 164. None of the funds made available by this Act
1839918399 or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project
1840018400 advancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal
1840118401 contribution from the capital investment grants program of
1840218402 greater than 40 percent of project costs as authorized under
1840318403 section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.
1840418404 S
1840518405 EC. 165. Of the unobligated balances made available
1840618406 before October 1, 2013 for ‘‘Transit Research’’ in Treasury
1840718407 Account 69–X–1137, $977,955 is hereby permanently re-
1840818408 scinded.
1840918409 G
1841018410 REATLAKESST. LAWRENCESEAWAYDEVELOPMENT
1841118411 C
1841218412 ORPORATION
1841318413 The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development
1841418414 Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures,
1841518415 within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available
1841618416 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
1841718417 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
1841818418 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States 703
1841918419 •HRES 1061 EH
1842018420 Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
1842118421 forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.
1842218422 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
1842318423 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
1842418424 For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, main-
1842518425 tenance, and capital infrastructure activities on portions of
1842618426 the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained
1842718427 by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor-
1842818428 poration, $40,288,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
1842918429 tenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water
1843018430 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238): Pro-
1843118431 vided, That of the amounts made available under this head-
1843218432 ing, not less than $16,300,000 shall be for the seaway infra-
1843318433 structure program.
1843418434 M
1843518435 ARITIMEADMINISTRATION
1843618436 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
1843718437 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)
1843818438 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-
1843918439 flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 of title
1844018440 46, United States Code, to serve the national security needs
1844118441 of the United States, $318,000,000, to remain available until
1844218442 expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from
1844318443 prior year appropriations available under this heading,
1844418444 $17,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 704
1844518445 •HRES 1061 EH
1844618446 CABLE SECURITY FLEET
1844718447 For the cable security fleet program, as authorized
1844818448 under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code,
1844918449 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
1845018450 TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM
1845118451 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)
1845218452 For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized
1845318453 under section 53406 of title 46, United States Code,
1845418454 $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
1845518455 That funds appropriated for the tanker security fleet pro-
1845618456 gram in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public
1845718457 Law 117–103) shall be available as authorized under section
1845818458 53406 of title 46, United States Code, and for the Secretary
1845918459 to timely reimburse each program participant up to
1846018460 $2,500,000 for each of its vessels covered by an operating
1846118461 agreement under section 53403 of title 46, United States
1846218462 Code, for verifiable training and other costs incurred to en-
1846318463 sure that mariners on such vessels are fully qualified to meet
1846418464 the specialized requirements to serve on product tank vessels:
1846518465 Provided further, That of the unobligated balances from prior
1846618466 year appropriations available under this heading,
1846718467 $21,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 705
1846818468 •HRES 1061 EH
1846918469 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
1847018470 For necessary expenses of operations and training activi-
1847118471 ties authorized by law, $267,775,000: Provided, That of the
1847218472 sums appropriated under this heading—
1847318473 (1) $92,729,000 shall remain available until Sep-
1847418474 tember 30, 2025, for the operations of the United States
1847518475 Merchant Marine Academy;
1847618476 (2) $22,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
1847718477 pended for facilities maintenance and repair, and equip-
1847818478 ment, at the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
1847918479 (3) $70,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
1848018480 pended for capital improvements at the United States
1848118481 Merchant Marine Academy;
1848218482 (4) $7,500,000 shall remain available until Sep-
1848318483 tember 30, 2025, for the maritime environmental and
1848418484 technical assistance program authorized under section
1848518485 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and
1848618486 (5) $5,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
1848718487 pended, for the United States marine highway program
1848818488 to make grants for the purposes authorized under sec-
1848918489 tion 55601 of title 46, United States Code:
1849018490 Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
1849118491 ministration shall transmit to the House and Senate Commit-
1849218492 tees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault
1849318493 and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine 706
1849418494 •HRES 1061 EH
1849518495 Academy as required pursuant to section 3510 of the Na-
1849618496 tional Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (46
1849718497 U.S.C. 51318): Provided further, That available balances
1849818498 under this heading for the short sea transportation program
1849918499 or America’s marine highway program (now known as the
1850018500 United States marine highway program) from prior year re-
1850118501 coveries shall be available to carry out activities authorized
1850218502 under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code.
1850318503 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS
1850418504 For necessary expenses of operations, support, and
1850518505 training activities for State Maritime Academies,
1850618506 $125,788,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated
1850718507 under this heading—
1850818508 (1) $22,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
1850918509 pended for maintenance, repair, and life extension of
1851018510 training ships at the State Maritime Academies;
1851118511 (2) $86,588,000 shall remain available until ex-
1851218512 pended for the national security multi-mission vessel pro-
1851318513 gram, including funds for construction, planning, admin-
1851418514 istration, and design of school ships and, as determined
1851518515 by the Secretary, necessary expenses to design, plan,
1851618516 construct infrastructure, and purchase equipment nec-
1851718517 essary to berth such ships, of which up to $8,900,000
1851818518 may be used for expenses related to the oversight and
1851918519 management of school ships to include the purchase of 707
1852018520 •HRES 1061 EH
1852118521 equipment and the repair and maintenance of training
1852218522 vessels: Provided, That such funds may be used to reim-
1852318523 burse State Maritime Academies for costs incurred prior
1852418524 to the date of enactment of this Act;
1852518525 (3) $2,400,000 shall remain available until Sep-
1852618526 tember 30, 2028, for the student incentive program;
1852718527 (4) $8,800,000 shall remain available until ex-
1852818528 pended for training ship fuel assistance; and
1852918529 (5) $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
1853018530 tember 30, 2025, for direct payments for State Maritime
1853118531 Academies.
1853218532 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS
1853318533 To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized
1853418534 under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code,
1853518535 $8,750,000, to remain available until expended.
1853618536 SHIP DISPOSAL
1853718537 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)
1853818538 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
1853918539 lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
1854018540 itime Administration, $6,000,000, to remain available until
1854118541 expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from
1854218542 prior year appropriations made available under this heading,
1854318543 $3,664,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 708
1854418544 •HRES 1061 EH
1854518545 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT
1854618546 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1854718547 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $53,586,000, of which
1854818548 $50,586,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
1854918549 That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans,
1855018550 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
1855118551 et Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That not to ex-
1855218552 ceed $3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry
1855318553 out the guaranteed loan program, which shall be transferred
1855418554 to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Admin-
1855518555 istration—Operations and Training’’.
1855618556 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
1855718557 To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized
1855818558 under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, and sec-
1855918559 tion 3501(a)(9) of the National Defense Authorization Act
1856018560 for fiscal year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), $120,460,124, to
1856118561 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the sums
1856218562 appropriated under this heading in this Act—
1856318563 (1) $50,000,000 shall be for projects for coastal
1856418564 seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports, of
1856518565 which not less than $42,000,000 shall be for coastal sea-
1856618566 ports or Great Lakes ports: Provided, That for grants
1856718567 awarded under this paragraph in this Act, the minimum
1856818568 grant size shall be $1,000,000; and 709
1856918569 •HRES 1061 EH
1857018570 (2) $70,460,124 shall be for the purposes, and in
1857118571 the amounts, specified for Community Project Funding
1857218572 included in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
1857318573 ing/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included in the
1857418574 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
1857518575 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
1857618576 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS —MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
1857718577 S
1857818578 EC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
1857918579 Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Ad-
1858018580 ministration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and
1858118581 make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, con-
1858218582 tract, or occupancy involving Government property under
1858318583 control of the Maritime Administration: Provided, That pay-
1858418584 ments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation
1858518585 charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until
1858618586 expended: Provided further, That rental payments under any
1858718587 such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such
1858818588 utilities, services, or repairs shall be deposited into the Treas-
1858918589 ury as miscellaneous receipts.
1859018590 S
1859118591 EC. 171. There is hereby appropriated $12,000,000, to
1859218592 remain available until expended, for expenses necessary for
1859318593 the Secretary of Transportation to enter into a contract to
1859418594 complete the designs of ten sealift vessels for the National
1859518595 Defense Reserve Fleet. 710
1859618596 •HRES 1061 EH
1859718597 PIPELINE ANDHAZARDOUSMATERIALSSAFETY
1859818598 A
1859918599 DMINISTRATION
1860018600 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
1860118601 For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and
1860218602 Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $31,681,000, of
1860318603 which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1860418604 2026.
1860518605 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
1860618606 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
1860718607 terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Mate-
1860818608 rials Safety Administration, $74,556,000, of which
1860918609 $12,070,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026,
1861018610 of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for carrying out
1861118611 section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code: Provided,
1861218612 That up to $800,000 in fees collected under section 5108(g)
1861318613 of title 49, United States Code, shall be deposited in the gen-
1861418614 eral fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
1861518615 ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be
1861618616 available until expended, funds received from States, counties,
1861718617 municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
1861818618 for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and
1861918619 dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in perform-
1862018620 ance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals func-
1862118621 tions. 711
1862218622 •HRES 1061 EH
1862318623 PIPELINE SAFETY
1862418624 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
1862518625 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
1862618626 For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety
1862718627 program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, United
1862818628 States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program respon-
1862918629 sibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–
1863018630 380), $218,186,000, to remain available until September 30,
1863118631 2026, of which $30,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil
1863218632 Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $180,786,000 shall be
1863318633 derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000
1863418634 shall be derived from the fees collected under section 60303
1863518635 of title 49, United States Code, and deposited in the Lique-
1863618636 fied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance reviews of
1863718637 liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which $7,000,000 shall
1863818638 be derived from fees collected under section 60302 of title 49,
1863918639 United States Code, and deposited in the Underground Nat-
1864018640 ural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of
1864118641 carrying out section 60141 of title 49, United States Code:
1864218642 Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the amounts
1864318643 made available under this heading shall be for the one-call
1864418644 state grant program: Provided further, That any amounts
1864518645 made available under this heading in this Act or in prior Acts
1864618646 for research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or re-
1864718647 search other transactions agreements (OTAs) shall require 712
1864818648 •HRES 1061 EH
1864918649 written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
1865018650 Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before such
1865118651 research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or re-
1865218652 search OTAs are announced by the Department of Transpor-
1865318653 tation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall transmit to
1865418654 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the re-
1865518655 port on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pur-
1865618656 suant to section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of
1865718657 Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (division R of
1865818658 Public Law 116–260): Provided further, That the Secretary
1865918659 may obligate amounts made available under this heading to
1866018660 engineer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or make any other
1866118661 public improvements for research facilities at the Transpor-
1866218662 tation Technology Center after the Secretary submits an up-
1866318663 dated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso
1866418664 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
1866518665 after such plan and report in the preceding proviso are ap-
1866618666 proved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
1866718667 tions.
1866818668 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
1866918669 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
1867018670 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
1867118671 For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency Pre-
1867218672 paredness Grants program, not more than $46,825,000 shall
1867318673 remain available until September 30, 2026, from amounts 713
1867418674 •HRES 1061 EH
1867518675 made available by section 5116(h) and subsections (b) and
1867618676 (c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States Code: Provided,
1867718677 That notwithstanding section 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United
1867818678 States Code, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made
1867918679 available from this account shall be available to pay the ad-
1868018680 ministrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and
1868118681 5108(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further,
1868218682 That notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128
1868318683 of title 49, United States Code, and the limitation on obliga-
1868418684 tions provided under this heading, prior year recoveries recog-
1868518685 nized in the current year shall be available to develop and de-
1868618686 liver hazardous materials emergency response training for
1868718687 emergency responders, including response activities for the
1868818688 transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and
1868918689 other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent with National
1869018690 Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such
1869118691 training available through an electronic format: Provided fur-
1869218692 ther, That the prior year recoveries made available under this
1869318693 heading shall also be available to carry out sections
1869418694 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of
1869518695 title 49, United States Code.
1869618696 O
1869718697 FFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
1869818698 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1869918699 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
1870018700 eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 714
1870118701 •HRES 1061 EH
1870218702 of 1978, as amended, $116,452,000: Provided, That the In-
1870318703 spector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying
1870418704 out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as
1870518705 amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to investigate allegations of fraud,
1870618706 including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C.
1870718707 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation
1870818708 by the Department of Transportation.
1870918709 G
1871018710 ENERALPROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION
1871118711 S
1871218712 EC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable
1871318713 appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be
1871418714 available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of
1871518715 passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability in-
1871618716 surance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on
1871718717 official department business; and uniforms or allowances
1871818718 therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
1871918719 United States Code.
1872018720 (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropria-
1872118721 tions to the Department and its operating administrations
1872218722 shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, operation,
1872318723 and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance
1872418724 the missions of the Department of Transportation or an oper-
1872518725 ating administration of the Department of Transportation.
1872618726 (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured,
1872718727 or contracted for by the Department prior to the date of en-
1872818728 actment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Congress 715
1872918729 •HRES 1061 EH
1873018730 as if this provision was in effect when the system was pur-
1873118731 chased, procured, or contracted for.
1873218732 S
1873318733 EC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
1873418734 Department of Transportation shall be available for services
1873518735 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
1873618736 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
1873718737 equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
1873818738 S
1873918739 EC. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available by
1874018740 this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in
1874118741 section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) obtained by
1874218742 a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a
1874318743 motor vehicle record as defined in section 2725(1) of title 18,
1874418744 United States Code, except as provided in section 2721 of
1874518745 title 18, United States Code, for a use permitted under sec-
1874618746 tion 2721 of title 18, United States Code.
1874718747 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall
1874818748 not withhold amounts made available by this Act for any
1874918749 grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
1875018750 S
1875118751 EC. 183. None of the funds made available by this Act
1875218752 shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 125
1875318753 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of
1875418754 Transportation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered
1875518755 by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside
1875618756 the Department of Transportation. 716
1875718757 •HRES 1061 EH
1875818758 SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
1875918759 ministration and Federal Railroad Administration from
1876018760 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
1876118761 private sources for expenses incurred for training may be
1876218762 credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration’s
1876318763 ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Federal Railroad
1876418764 Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for
1876518765 State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant
1876618766 to section 20105 of title 49, United States Code.
1876718767 S
1876818768 EC. 185. None of the funds made available by this Act
1876918769 or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 to the
1877018770 Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan,
1877118771 loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, federally fund-
1877218772 ed cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or
1877318773 discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation
1877418774 notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
1877518775 not less than 3 full business days before any project competi-
1877618776 tively selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter
1877718777 of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line
1877818778 of credit commitment, federally funded cooperative agree-
1877918779 ment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the
1878018780 Department or its operating administrations: Provided, That
1878118781 the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House and
1878218782 Senate Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive
1878318783 list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters 717
1878418784 •HRES 1061 EH
1878518785 of intent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full fund-
1878618786 ing grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the
1878718787 notification required under the preceding proviso: Provided
1878818788 further, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to
1878918789 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any
1879018790 ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief program:
1879118791 Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds that
1879218792 are not available for obligation.
1879318793 S
1879418794 EC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor
1879518795 fees, and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
1879618796 portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
1879718797 grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous
1879818798 sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
1879918799 ment of Transportation and allocated to organizational units
1880018800 of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable
1880118801 criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.
1880218802 S
1880318803 EC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if
1880418804 any funds provided by or limited by this Act are subject to
1880518805 a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided
1880618806 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
1880718807 transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided
1880818808 solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
1880918809 tions, and such reprogramming action shall be approved or
1881018810 denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
1881118811 priations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 718
1881218812 •HRES 1061 EH
1881318813 may provide notice to other congressional committees of the
1881418814 action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
1881518815 tions on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days
1881618816 after the date on which the reprogramming action has been
1881718817 approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on
1881818818 Appropriations.
1881918819 S
1882018820 EC. 188. Funds appropriated by this Act to the oper-
1882118821 ating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the
1882218822 Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable
1882318823 agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of
1882418824 goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct ben-
1882518825 efit to the applicable operating administration or administra-
1882618826 tions.
1882718827 S
1882818828 EC. 189. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized
1882918829 to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for
1883018830 developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit
1883118831 benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United
1883218832 States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by var-
1883318833 ious paper and electronic media.
1883418834 S
1883518835 EC. 190. The Department of Transportation may use
1883618836 funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a con-
1883718837 tract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code utilizing
1883818838 geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not oth-
1883918839 erwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, pol-
1884018840 icy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal 719
1884118841 •HRES 1061 EH
1884218842 Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration
1884318843 grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or
1884418844 construction project with which the Department of Transpor-
1884518845 tation is assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies the fol-
1884618846 lowing:
1884718847 (1) that except with respect to apprentices or train-
1884818848 ees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individ-
1884918849 uals possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to per-
1885018850 form the work that the contract requires resides in the
1885118851 jurisdiction;
1885218852 (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate
1885318853 provisions in its bid document ensuring that the con-
1885418854 tractor does not displace any of its existing employees in
1885518855 order to satisfy such hiring preference; and
1885618856 (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training,
1885718857 or delays resulting from the use of such hiring pref-
1885818858 erence does not delay or displace any transportation
1885918859 project in the applicable statewide transportation im-
1886018860 provement program or transportation improvement pro-
1886118861 gram.
1886218862 S
1886318863 EC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation shall coordi-
1886418864 nate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that
1886518865 best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procurement
1886618866 are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with 720
1886718867 •HRES 1061 EH
1886818868 funds provided under this title were procured using such
1886918869 practices.
1887018870 S
1887118871 EC. 192. None of the funds made available in this Act
1887218872 may be used in contravention of the American Security Drone
1887318873 Act of 2023 (subtitle B of title XVIII of division A of Public
1887418874 Law 118–31).
1887518875 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transpor-
1887618876 tation Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 721
1887718877 •HRES 1061 EH
1887818878 TITLE II
1887918879 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
1888018880 DEVELOPMENT
1888118881 M
1888218882 ANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
1888318883 EXECUTIVE OFFICES
1888418884 For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-
1888518885 fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary,
1888618886 Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and
1888718887 Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Dis-
1888818888 advantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-
1888918889 Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $19,400,000, to re-
1889018890 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not
1889118891 to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this
1889218892 heading shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and
1889318893 Urban Development (referred to in this title as ‘‘the Sec-
1889418894 retary’’) for official reception and representation expenses as
1889518895 the Secretary may determine.
1889618896 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES
1889718897 For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative
1889818898 Support Offices, $686,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
1889918899 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That of the sums appropriated
1890018900 under this heading—
1890118901 (1) $91,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1890218902 the Chief Financial Officer; 722
1890318903 •HRES 1061 EH
1890418904 (2) $129,700,000 shall be available for the Office of
1890518905 the General Counsel, of which not less than $21,700,000
1890618906 shall be for the Departmental Enforcement Center;
1890718907 (3) $239,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1890818908 Administration;
1890918909 (4) $52,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1891018910 the Chief Human Capital Officer;
1891118911 (5) $32,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1891218912 the Chief Procurement Officer;
1891318913 (6) $68,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1891418914 Field Policy and Management;
1891518915 (7) $4,700,000 shall be available for the Office of
1891618916 Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and
1891718917 (8) $70,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1891818918 the Chief Information Officer:
1891918919 Provided further, That funds made available under this head-
1892018920 ing may be used for necessary administrative and non-admin-
1892118921 istrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise provided
1892218922 for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
1892318923 as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
1892418924 States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as
1892518925 authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code:
1892618926 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
1892718927 law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for 723
1892818928 •HRES 1061 EH
1892918929 advertising and promotional activities that directly support
1893018930 program activities funded in this title.
1893118931 PROGRAM OFFICES
1893218932 For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of-
1893318933 fices, $1,097,164,130, to remain available until September
1893418934 30, 2025: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
1893518935 heading—
1893618936 (1) $286,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1893718937 Public and Indian Housing;
1893818938 (2) $168,514,130 shall be available for the Office of
1893918939 Community Planning and Development;
1894018940 (3) $487,550,000 shall be available for the Office of
1894118941 Housing;
1894218942 (4) $41,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
1894318943 Policy Development and Research;
1894418944 (5) $102,900,000 shall be available for the Office of
1894518945 Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and
1894618946 (6) $11,200,000 shall be available for the Office of
1894718947 Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.
1894818948 WORKING CAPITAL FUND
1894918949 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
1895018950 For the working capital fund for the Department of
1895118951 Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para-
1895218952 graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of
1895318953 the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 724
1895418954 •HRES 1061 EH
1895518955 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including reimburse-
1895618956 ments pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this head-
1895718957 ing shall be available only for Federal shared services used
1895818958 by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any such
1895918959 portion of any office or agency’s printing, records manage-
1896018960 ment, space renovation, furniture, or supply services the Sec-
1896118961 retary has determined shall be provided through the Fund,
1896218962 and the operational expenses of the Fund: Provided, That
1896318963 amounts within the Fund shall not be available to provide
1896418964 services not specifically authorized under this heading: Pro-
1896518965 vided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary
1896618966 that any other service (or portion thereof) authorized under
1896718967 this heading shall be provided through the Fund, amounts
1896818968 made available in this title for salaries and expenses under
1896918969 the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support
1897018970 Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, and ‘‘Government National
1897118971 Mortgage Association’’, for such services shall be transferred
1897218972 to the Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided
1897318973 further, That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate
1897418974 Committees on Appropriations of its plans for executing such
1897518975 transfers at least 15 days in advance of such transfers.
1897618976 P
1897718977 UBLIC ANDINDIANHOUSING
1897818978 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
1897918979 For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-
1898018980 based rental assistance authorized under the United States 725
1898118981 •HRES 1061 EH
1898218982 Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.)
1898318983 (in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for,
1898418984 $28,386,831,000, to remain available until expended, which
1898518985 shall be available on October 1, 2023 (in addition to the
1898618986 $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading
1898718987 that shall be available on October 1, 2023), of which
1898818988 $6,000,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
1898918989 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
1899018990 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1899118991 1985, and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1899218992 pended, which shall be available on October 1, 2024: Pro-
1899318993 vided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading—
1899418994 (1) $28,490,955,000 shall be available for renewals
1899518995 of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions
1899618996 contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers
1899718997 under any provision of law authorizing such assistance
1899818998 under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of
1899918999 other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided,
1900019000 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
1900119001 amounts provided under this paragraph and any carry-
1900219002 over, the Secretary for the calendar year 2024 funding
1900319003 cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public hous-
1900419004 ing agency based on validated voucher management sys-
1900519005 tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar
1900619006 year and by applying an inflation factor as established 726
1900719007 •HRES 1061 EH
1900819008 by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal
1900919009 Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for
1901019010 the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouch-
1901119011 ers under this paragraph including tenant protection and
1901219012 Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, That
1901319013 none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be
1901419014 used to fund a total number of unit months under lease
1901519015 which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level
1901619016 of units under contract, except for public housing agen-
1901719017 cies participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) dem-
1901819018 onstration, which are instead governed in accordance
1901919019 with the requirements of the MTW demonstration pro-
1902019020 gram or their MTW agreements, if any: Provided fur-
1902119021 ther, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to
1902219022 stay within the amount specified under this paragraph
1902319023 (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph),
1902419024 prorate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise
1902519025 established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further,
1902619026 That except as provided in the following provisos, the en-
1902719027 tire amount specified under this paragraph (except as
1902819028 otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obli-
1902919029 gated to the public housing agencies based on the alloca-
1903019030 tion and pro rata method described above, and the Sec-
1903119031 retary shall notify public housing agencies of their an-
1903219032 nual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of 727
1903319033 •HRES 1061 EH
1903419034 this Act or March 1, 2024: Provided further, That the
1903519035 Secretary may extend the notification period only after
1903619036 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are
1903719037 notified at least 10 business days in advance of the ex-
1903819038 tension: Provided further, That public housing agencies
1903919039 participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded
1904019040 in accordance with the requirements of the MTW dem-
1904119041 onstration program or their MTW agreements, if any,
1904219042 and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments
1904319043 under the preceding provisos: Provided further, That the
1904419044 Secretary may offset public housing agencies’ calendar
1904519045 year 2024 allocations based on the excess amounts of
1904619046 public housing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts,
1904719047 including HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accord-
1904819048 ance with VMS data in calendar year 2023 that is
1904919049 verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary:
1905019050 Provided further, That public housing agencies partici-
1905119051 pating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject
1905219052 to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding
1905319053 amounts subject to the single fund budget authority pro-
1905419054 visions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’
1905519055 calendar year 2024 MTW funding allocation: Provided
1905619056 further, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred
1905719057 to in the preceding two provisos throughout the calendar
1905819058 year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for 728
1905919059 •HRES 1061 EH
1906019060 families as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
1906119061 mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the pro-
1906219062 ration of renewal funding allocations: Provided further,
1906319063 That up to $200,000,000 shall be available only:
1906419064 (A) for adjustments in the allocations for pub-
1906519065 lic housing agencies, after application for an adjust-
1906619066 ment by a public housing agency that experienced
1906719067 a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
1906819068 retary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from
1906919069 unforeseen circumstances or from portability under
1907019070 section 8(r) of the Act;
1907119071 (B) for vouchers that were not in use during
1907219072 the previous 12-month period in order to be avail-
1907319073 able to meet a commitment pursuant to section
1907419074 8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a funding
1907519075 obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar
1907619076 year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop afford-
1907719077 able housing for an agency added to the MTW dem-
1907819078 onstration under the expansion authority provided
1907919079 in section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and
1908019080 Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appro-
1908119081 priations Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114–
1908219082 113); 729
1908319083 •HRES 1061 EH
1908419084 (C) for adjustments for costs associated with
1908519085 HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–
1908619086 VASH) vouchers;
1908719087 (D) for public housing agencies that despite
1908819088 taking reasonable cost savings measures, as deter-
1908919089 mined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
1909019090 quired to terminate rental assistance for families as
1909119091 a result of insufficient funding;
1909219092 (E) for adjustments in the allocations for pub-
1909319093 lic housing agencies that—
1909419094 (i) are leasing a lower-than-average per-
1909519095 centage of their authorized vouchers,
1909619096 (ii) have low amounts of budget authority
1909719097 in their net restricted assets accounts and
1909819098 HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to
1909919099 other agencies, and
1910019100 (iii) are not participating in the Moving to
1910119101 Work demonstration, to enable such agencies
1910219102 to lease more vouchers;
1910319103 (F) for withheld payments in accordance with
1910419104 section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in the
1910519105 previous calendar year that were subsequently paid
1910619106 by the public housing agency after the agency’s ac-
1910719107 tual costs were validated; and 730
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1910919109 (G) for public housing agencies that have expe-
1911019110 rienced increased costs or loss of units in an area
1911119111 for which the President declared a disaster under
1911219112 title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
1911319113 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et
1911419114 seq.):
1911519115 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate
1911619116 amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as
1911719117 determined by the Secretary;
1911819118 (2) $337,000,000 shall be available for section 8
1911919119 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of hous-
1912019120 ing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to
1912119121 section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects
1912219122 to assistance under section 8, relocation of witnesses (in-
1912319123 cluding victims of violent crimes) in connection with ef-
1912419124 forts to combat crime in public and assisted housing
1912519125 pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or pros-
1912619126 ecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision
1912719127 of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of
1912819128 the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and
1912919129 voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance
1913019130 including replacement and relocation assistance or for
1913119131 project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of
1913219132 unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section
1913319133 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are 731
1913419134 •HRES 1061 EH
1913519135 refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
1913619136 ed, or under the authority as provided under this Act:
1913719137 Provided, That when a public housing development is
1913819138 submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18
1913919139 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental
1914019140 assistance when the units pose an imminent health and
1914119141 safety risk to residents: Provided further, That the Sec-
1914219142 retary may provide section 8 rental assistance from
1914319143 amounts made available under this paragraph for units
1914419144 assisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded
1914519145 under the ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ heading
1914619146 under this title where the owner has received a Notice
1914719147 of Default and the units pose an imminent health and
1914819148 safety risk to residents: Provided further, That of the
1914919149 amounts made available under this paragraph, no less
1915019150 than $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro-
1915119151 tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this
1915219152 paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas
1915319153 and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent
1915419154 of household income, as the result of: (A) the maturity
1915519155 of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that
1915619156 requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan
1915719157 prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance
1915819158 contract for which the tenants are not eligible for en-
1915919159 hanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under ex- 732
1916019160 •HRES 1061 EH
1916119161 isting law; or (C) the expiration of affordability restric-
1916219162 tions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program
1916319163 administered by the Secretary: Provided further, That
1916419164 such tenant protection assistance made available under
1916519165 the preceding proviso may be provided under the author-
1916619166 ity of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the Act: Pro-
1916719167 vided further, That any tenant protection voucher made
1916819168 available from amounts under this paragraph shall not
1916919169 be reissued by any public housing agency, except the re-
1917019170 placement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by no-
1917119171 tice, when the initial family that received any such
1917219172 voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the author-
1917319173 ity for any public housing agency to issue any such
1917419174 voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That the
1917519175 Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for
1917619176 units that were occupied within the previous 24 months
1917719177 that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject
1917819178 only to the availability of funds;
1917919179 (3) $2,770,935,000 shall be available for adminis-
1918019180 trative and other expenses of public housing agencies in
1918119181 administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
1918219182 ance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be avail-
1918319183 able to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agen-
1918419184 cies that need additional funds to administer their sec-
1918519185 tion 8 programs, including fees associated with section 733
1918619186 •HRES 1061 EH
1918719187 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration
1918819188 of disaster related vouchers, HUD–VASH vouchers, and
1918919189 other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided,
1919019190 That no less than $2,740,935,000 of the amount pro-
1919119191 vided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public hous-
1919219192 ing agencies for the calendar year 2024 funding cycle
1919319193 based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related appropria-
1919419194 tion Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the
1919519195 enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsi-
1919619196 bility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided fur-
1919719197 ther, That if the amounts made available under this
1919819198 paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts deter-
1919919199 mined under the preceding proviso, the Secretary may
1920019200 decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform
1920119201 percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding
1920219202 under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to
1920319203 provide full payment of amounts determined under the
1920419204 preceding proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including
1920519205 recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appro-
1920619206 priated under this heading from prior fiscal years, ex-
1920719207 cluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the
1920819208 purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:
1920919209 Provided further, That all public housing agencies par-
1921019210 ticipating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded in
1921119211 accordance with the requirements of the MTW dem- 734
1921219212 •HRES 1061 EH
1921319213 onstration program or their MTW agreements, if any,
1921419214 and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage de-
1921519215 crease as under the preceding proviso: Provided further,
1921619216 That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be
1921719217 only for activities related to the provision of tenant-
1921819218 based rental assistance authorized under section 8, in-
1921919219 cluding related development activities;
1922019220 (4) $742,941,000 shall be available for the renewal
1922119221 of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811
1922219222 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
1922319223 Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra-
1922419224 tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and other
1922519225 expenses of public housing agencies in administering the
1922619226 special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be fund-
1922719227 ed under the same terms and be subject to the same pro
1922819228 rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative
1922919229 and other expenses to public housing agencies under
1923019230 paragraph (3) of this heading: Provided further, That up
1923119231 to $10,000,000 shall be available only—
1923219232 (A) for adjustments in the allocation for public
1923319233 housing agencies, after applications for an adjust-
1923419234 ment by a public housing agency that experienced
1923519235 a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
1923619236 retary, in Mainstream renewal costs resulting from
1923719237 unforeseen circumstances; and 735
1923819238 •HRES 1061 EH
1923919239 (B) for public housing agencies that despite
1924019240 taking reasonable cost savings measures, as deter-
1924119241 mined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
1924219242 quired to terminate the rental assistance for Main-
1924319243 stream families as a result of insufficient funding:
1924419244 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate
1924519245 amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, as
1924619246 determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That
1924719247 upon turnover, section 811 special purpose vouchers
1924819248 funded under this heading in this or prior Acts, or under
1924919249 any other heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to
1925019250 non-elderly persons with disabilities;
1925119251 (5) of the amounts provided under paragraph (1),
1925219252 up to $7,500,000 shall be available for rental assistance
1925319253 and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD–
1925419254 VASH to serve Native American veterans that are home-
1925519255 less or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a res-
1925619256 ervation or other Indian areas: Provided, That such
1925719257 amount shall be made available for renewal grants to re-
1925819258 cipients that received assistance under prior Acts under
1925919259 the Tribal HUD–VASH program: Provided further, That
1926019260 the Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for
1926119261 renewal grants, including data on the utilization of as-
1926219262 sistance reported by grant recipients: Provided further,
1926319263 That such assistance shall be administered in accordance 736
1926419264 •HRES 1061 EH
1926519265 with program requirements under the Native American
1926619266 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
1926719267 and modeled after the HUD–VASH program: Provided
1926819268 further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to waive,
1926919269 or specify alternative requirements for any provision of
1927019270 any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers
1927119271 in connection with the use of funds made available under
1927219272 this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair
1927319273 housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the en-
1927419274 vironment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any
1927519275 such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary
1927619276 for the effective delivery and administration of such as-
1927719277 sistance: Provided further, That grant recipients shall re-
1927819278 port to the Secretary on utilization of such rental assist-
1927919279 ance and other program data, as prescribed by the Sec-
1928019280 retary: Provided further, That the Secretary may reallo-
1928119281 cate, as determined by the Secretary, amounts returned
1928219282 or recaptured from awards under the Tribal HUD–
1928319283 VASH program under prior Acts to existing recipients
1928419284 under the Tribal HUD–VASH program;
1928519285 (6) $15,000,000 shall be available for incremental
1928619286 rental voucher assistance for use through a supported
1928719287 housing program administered in conjunction with the
1928819288 Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under sec-
1928919289 tion 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 737
1929019290 •HRES 1061 EH
1929119291 Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
1929219292 velopment shall make such funding available, notwith-
1929319293 standing section 203 (competition provision) of this title,
1929419294 to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA
1929519295 Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the
1929619296 Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based
1929719297 on geographical need for such assistance as identified by
1929819298 the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
1929919299 public housing agency administrative performance, and
1930019300 other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing
1930119301 and Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
1930219302 retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided
1930319303 further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
1930419304 velopment may waive, or specify alternative requirements
1930519305 for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Depart-
1930619306 ment of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute
1930719307 or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban
1930819308 Development administers in connection with the use of
1930919309 funds made available under this paragraph (except for
1931019310 requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination,
1931119311 labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding
1931219312 by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re-
1931319313 quirements are necessary for the effective delivery and
1931419314 administration of such voucher assistance: Provided fur-
1931519315 ther, That assistance made available under this para- 738
1931619316 •HRES 1061 EH
1931719317 graph shall continue to remain available for homeless
1931819318 veterans upon turn-over: Provided further, That of the
1931919319 total amount made available under this paragraph, up to
1932019320 $10,000,000 may be for additional fees established by
1932119321 and allocated pursuant to a method determined by the
1932219322 Secretary for administrative and other expenses (includ-
1932319323 ing those eligible activities defined by notice to facilitate
1932419324 leasing, such as security deposit assistance and costs re-
1932519325 lated to the retention and support of participating own-
1932619326 ers) of public housing agencies in administering HUD–
1932719327 VASH vouchers;
1932819328 (7) $30,000,000 shall be available for the family
1932919329 unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of
1933019330 the Act: Provided, That the amounts made available
1933119331 under this paragraph are provided as follows:
1933219332 (A) $5,000,000 shall be available for new in-
1933319333 cremental voucher assistance, which shall continue
1933419334 to remain available for family unification upon turn-
1933519335 over; and
1933619336 (B) $25,000,000 shall be available for new in-
1933719337 cremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth
1933819338 as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of the Act,
1933919339 which shall continue to remain available for such el-
1934019340 igible youth upon turnover: Provided, That such
1934119341 amounts shall be available on a noncompetitive 739
1934219342 •HRES 1061 EH
1934319343 basis to public housing agencies that partner with
1934419344 public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible
1934519345 youth, that request such assistance to timely assist
1934619346 such eligible youth, and that meet any other criteria
1934719347 as specified by the Secretary: Provided further, That
1934819348 the Secretary shall review utilization of such assist-
1934919349 ance and assistance originating from appropriations
1935019350 made available for youth under this heading in any
1935119351 prior Act that the Secretary made available on a
1935219352 noncompetitive basis, at an interval to be deter-
1935319353 mined by the Secretary, and unutilized voucher as-
1935419354 sistance that is no longer needed based on such re-
1935519355 view shall be recaptured by the Secretary and re-
1935619356 allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso:
1935719357 Provided further, That any public housing agency admin-
1935819358 istering new incremental voucher assistance originating
1935919359 from appropriations made available for the family unifi-
1936019360 cation program under this heading in this or any prior
1936119361 Act that the Secretary made available on a competitive
1936219362 basis that determines it no longer has an identified need
1936319363 for such assistance upon turnover shall notify the Sec-
1936419364 retary, and the Secretary shall recapture such assistance
1936519365 from the agency and reallocate it to any other public
1936619366 housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher 740
1936719367 •HRES 1061 EH
1936819368 assistance in connection with such specified program or
1936919369 eligible youth, as applicable; and
1937019370 (8) the Secretary shall separately track all special
1937119371 purpose vouchers funded under this heading.
1937219372 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
1937319373 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
1937419374 Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
1937519375 over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department
1937619376 of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the
1937719377 heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ and
1937819378 the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’, for fiscal
1937919379 year 2024 and prior years may be used for renewal of or
1938019380 amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for per-
1938119381 formance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the
1938219382 purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided,
1938319383 That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal
1938419384 year 1974 and prior fiscal years that have been terminated
1938519385 shall be rescinded: Provided further, That amounts heretofore
1938619386 recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from
1938719387 section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal
1938819388 year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and
1938919389 an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to
1939019390 the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain avail-
1939119391 able until expended, for the purposes set forth under this
1939219392 heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. 741
1939319393 •HRES 1061 EH
1939419394 PUBLIC HOUSING FUND
1939519395 For 2024 payments to public housing agencies for the
1939619396 operation and management of public housing, as authorized
1939719397 by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
1939819398 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ‘‘Act’’), and to carry out capital and
1939919399 management activities for public housing agencies, as author-
1940019400 ized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)),
1940119401 $8,810,784,000, to remain available until September 30,
1940219402 2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
1940319403 heading—
1940419404 (1) $5,475,784,000 shall be available for the Sec-
1940519405 retary to allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund for-
1940619406 mula at part 990 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
1940719407 tions, for 2024 payments;
1940819408 (2) $25,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary
1940919409 to allocate pursuant to a need-based application process
1941019410 notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject
1941119411 to such Operating Fund formula to public housing agen-
1941219412 cies that experience, or are at risk of, financial short-
1941319413 falls, as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That
1941419414 after all such shortfall needs are met, the Secretary may
1941519415 distribute any remaining funds to all public housing
1941619416 agencies on a pro-rata basis pursuant to such Operating
1941719417 Fund formula; 742
1941819418 •HRES 1061 EH
1941919419 (3) $3,200,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
1942019420 retary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula
1942119421 at section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
1942219422 tions: Provided, That for funds provided under this para-
1942319423 graph, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall
1942419424 be 25 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary may
1942519425 waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow
1942619426 public housing agencies to fund activities authorized
1942719427 under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further,
1942819428 That the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies
1942919429 requesting waivers under the preceding proviso if the re-
1943019430 quest is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting
1943119431 the request: Provided further, That from the funds made
1943219432 available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall pro-
1943319433 vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2024 to public housing
1943419434 agencies that are designated high performers: Provided
1943519435 further, That the Department shall notify public housing
1943619436 agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of en-
1943719437 actment of this Act;
1943819438 (4) $30,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary
1943919439 to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title,
1944019440 to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs,
1944119441 including safety and security measures necessary to ad-
1944219442 dress crime and drug-related activity, as well as needs
1944319443 resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies 743
1944419444 •HRES 1061 EH
1944519445 and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared
1944619446 emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T.
1944719447 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C.
1944819448 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2024: Provided,
1944919449 That of the amount made available under this para-
1945019450 graph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and
1945119451 security measures: Provided further, That in addition to
1945219452 the amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and
1945319453 security measures, any amounts that remain available,
1945419454 after all applications received on or before September 30,
1945519455 2025, for emergency capital needs have been processed,
1945619456 shall be allocated to public housing agencies for such
1945719457 safety and security measures;
1945819458 (5) $65,000,000 shall be available for competitive
1945919459 grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce
1946019460 residential health hazards in public housing, including
1946119461 lead-based paint (by carrying out the activities of risk
1946219462 assessments, abatement, and interim controls, as those
1946319463 terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential
1946419464 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42
1946519465 U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire
1946619466 safety: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 of the
1946719467 amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded
1946819468 for evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards,
1946919469 except that if such amount is undersubscribed any re- 744
1947019470 •HRES 1061 EH
1947119471 maining amounts may be awarded to qualified applicants
1947219472 for other purposes under this paragraph: Provided fur-
1947319473 ther, That for purposes of environmental review, a grant
1947419474 under this paragraph shall be considered funds for
1947519475 projects or activities under title I of the Act for purposes
1947619476 of section 26 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be
1947719477 subject to the regulations implementing such section;
1947819478 and
1947919479 (6) $15,000,000 shall be available to support the
1948019480 costs of administrative and judicial receiverships and for
1948119481 competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, designated
1948219482 troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk, as deter-
1948319483 mined by the Secretary, for costs associated with public
1948419484 housing asset improvement, in addition to other amounts
1948519485 for that purpose provided under any heading under this
1948619486 title:
1948719487 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
1948819488 law or regulation, during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of
1948919489 Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any
1949019490 Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the
1949119491 Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any au-
1949219492 thority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act regard-
1949319493 ing the extension of the time periods under such section: Pro-
1949419494 vided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term
1949519495 ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts 745
1949619496 •HRES 1061 EH
1949719497 are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays,
1949819498 immediately or in the future.
1949919499 ASSISTED HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS
1950019500 For the Department’s inspection and assessment pro-
1950119501 grams, including travel, training, and program support con-
1950219502 tracts, $50,000,000 to remain available until September 30,
1950319503 2025: Provided, That unobligated balances, including recap-
1950419504 tures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated
1950519505 under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ to support ongo-
1950619506 ing public housing financial and physical assessment activities
1950719507 shall be available for the purposes authorized under this
1950819508 heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds
1950919509 originally were appropriated.
1951019510 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE
1951119511 For competitive grants under the choice neighborhoods
1951219512 initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing
1951319513 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (the ‘‘Act’’) unless otherwise
1951419514 specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilita-
1951519515 tion, and replacement housing needs of both public and
1951619516 HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of
1951719517 poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighbor-
1951819518 hoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, trans-
1951919519 portation, and access to jobs, $75,000,000, to remain avail-
1952019520 able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That grant funds
1952119521 may be used for resident and community services, community 746
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1952319523 development, and affordable housing needs in the community,
1952419524 and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to af-
1952519525 fordable housing: Provided further, That the use of amounts
1952619526 made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be
1952719527 for public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of the
1952819528 Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an addi-
1952919529 tional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of
1953019530 not fewer than 20 years: Provided further, That grantees
1953119531 shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal, or private
1953219532 funds: Provided further, That grantees may include local gov-
1953319533 ernments, Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and non-
1953419534 profit organizations: Provided further, That for-profit devel-
1953519535 opers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further,
1953619536 That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be
1953719537 treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the
1953819538 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made with amounts avail-
1953919539 able under this heading shall be subject to the regulations
1954019540 issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Provided
1954119541 further, That of the amounts made available under this head-
1954219542 ing, not less than $37,500,000 shall be awarded to public
1954319543 housing agencies: Provided further, That such grantees shall
1954419544 create partnerships with other local organizations, including
1954519545 assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident orga-
1954619546 nizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult
1954719547 with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, 747
1954819548 •HRES 1061 EH
1954919549 Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the
1955019550 Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environ-
1955119551 mental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other
1955219552 appropriate Federal resources: Provided further, That not
1955319553 more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made available under
1955419554 this heading may be provided as grants to undertake com-
1955519555 prehensive local planning with input from residents and the
1955619556 community: Provided further, That none of the funds made
1955719557 available under this heading may be obligated for main street
1955819558 housing grants under section 24(n) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1955919559 1437v(n)): Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
1956019560 cluding recaptures, remaining from amounts made available
1956119561 under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed Pub-
1956219562 lic Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal
1956319563 years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwith-
1956419564 standing the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
1956519565 priated: Provided further, That the Secretary shall make
1956619566 grant awards not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
1956719567 ment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary deter-
1956819568 mines: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 24(o)
1956919569 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until
1957019570 September 30, 2024, obligate any available unobligated bal-
1957119571 ances made available under this heading in this or any prior
1957219572 Act. 748
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1957419574 SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
1957519575 For activities and assistance related to self-sufficiency
1957619576 programs, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
1957719577 $195,500,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated
1957819578 under this heading—
1957919579 (1) $140,500,000 shall be available for the family
1958019580 self-sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency
1958119581 coordinators under section 23 of the United States
1958219582 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to promote the
1958319583 development of local strategies to coordinate the use of
1958419584 assistance under sections 8 and 9 of such Act with pub-
1958519585 lic and private resources, and enable eligible families to
1958619586 achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency;
1958719587 (2) $40,000,000 shall be available for the resident
1958819588 opportunity and self-sufficiency program to provide for
1958919589 supportive services, service coordinators, and congregate
1959019590 services as authorized by section 34 of the United States
1959119591 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Na-
1959219592 tive American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
1959319593 tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided,
1959419594 That amounts made available under this paragraph may
1959519595 be used to renew resident opportunity and self-suffi-
1959619596 ciency program grants to allow the public housing agen-
1959719597 cy, or a new owner, to continue to serve (or restart serv-
1959819598 ice to) residents of a project with assistance converted 749
1959919599 •HRES 1061 EH
1960019600 from public housing to project-based rental assistance
1960119601 under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1960219602 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or assistance under section
1960319603 8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading ‘‘Rental Assist-
1960419604 ance Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing and
1960519605 Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public
1960619606 Law 112–55), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and
1960719607 (3) $15,000,000 shall be available for a jobs-plus
1960819608 initiative, modeled after the jobs-plus demonstration:
1960919609 Provided, That funding provided under this paragraph
1961019610 shall be available for competitive grants to partnerships
1961119611 between public housing authorities, local workforce in-
1961219612 vestment boards established under section 107 of the
1961319613 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29
1961419614 U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies and organizations that
1961519615 provide support to help public housing residents obtain
1961619616 employment and increase earnings: Provided further,
1961719617 That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide
1961819618 services to residents, partner with workforce investment
1961919619 boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided further,
1962019620 That the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to
1962119621 request exemptions from rent and income limitation re-
1962219622 quirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States
1962319623 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as nec-
1962419624 essary to implement the jobs-plus program, on such 750
1962519625 •HRES 1061 EH
1962619626 terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon
1962719627 a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or al-
1962819628 ternative requirements are necessary for the effective im-
1962919629 plementation of the jobs-plus initiative as a voluntary
1963019630 program for residents: Provided further, That the Sec-
1963119631 retary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register
1963219632 any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the
1963319633 preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effec-
1963419634 tive date of such notice.
1963519635 NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
1963619636 For activities and assistance authorized under title I of
1963719637 the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
1963819638 tion Act of 1996 (in this heading ‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C.
1963919639 4111 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
1964019640 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to
1964119641 Indian tribes, and related training and technical assistance,
1964219642 $1,344,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1964319643 2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
1964419644 heading—
1964519645 (1) $1,111,000,000 shall be available for the Native
1964619646 American housing block grants program, as authorized
1964719647 under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, notwith-
1964819648 standing NAHASDA, to determine the amount of the al-
1964919649 location under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe,
1965019650 the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 751
1965119651 •HRES 1061 EH
1965219652 of such Act with the need component based on single-
1965319653 race census data and with the need component based on
1965419654 multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation
1965519655 for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two re-
1965619656 sulting allocation amounts: Provided further, That the
1965719657 Secretary shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
1965819658 tion not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
1965919659 of this Act;
1966019660 (2) $150,000,000 shall be available for competitive
1966119661 grants under the Native American housing block grants
1966219662 program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: Pro-
1966319663 vided, That the Secretary shall obligate such amount for
1966419664 competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized under
1966519665 NAHASDA that apply for funds: Provided further, That
1966619666 in awarding amounts made available in this paragraph,
1966719667 the Secretary shall consider need and administrative ca-
1966819668 pacity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur
1966919669 construction and rehabilitation of housing: Provided fur-
1967019670 ther, That any amounts transferred for the necessary
1967119671 costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and
1967219672 expenditure of such additional amounts in prior Acts
1967319673 may also be used for the necessary costs of admin-
1967419674 istering and overseeing such additional amount;
1967519675 (3) $1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of
1967619676 guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 752
1967719677 •HRES 1061 EH
1967819678 title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, in-
1967919679 cluding the cost of modifying such notes and other obli-
1968019680 gations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
1968119681 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Pro-
1968219682 vided further, That amounts made available in this and
1968319683 prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and
1968419684 other obligations that are unobligated, including recap-
1968519685 tures and carryover, may be available to subsidize the
1968619686 total principal amount of any notes and other obliga-
1968719687 tions, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to ex-
1968819688 ceed $50,000,000, to remain available until September
1968919689 30, 2025;
1969019690 (4) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to In-
1969119691 dian tribes for carrying out the Indian community devel-
1969219692 opment block grant program under title I of the Housing
1969319693 and Community Development Act of 1974, notwith-
1969419694 standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, not-
1969519695 withstanding any other provision of law (including sec-
1969619696 tion 203 of this Act), not more than $5,000,000 may be
1969719697 used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to
1969819698 health and safety: Provided, That not to exceed 20 per-
1969919699 cent of any grant made with amounts made available in
1970019700 this paragraph shall be expended for planning and man-
1970119701 agement development and administration; and 753
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1970319703 (5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise
1970419704 available for such purpose, shall be available for pro-
1970519705 viding training and technical assistance to Indian tribes,
1970619706 Indian housing authorities, and tribally designated hous-
1970719707 ing entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing
1970819708 units, for contract expertise, and for training and tech-
1970919709 nical assistance related to amounts made available under
1971019710 this heading and other headings in this Act for the needs
1971119711 of Native American families and Indian country: Pro-
1971219712 vided, That of the amounts made available in this para-
1971319713 graph, not less than $2,000,000 shall be for a national
1971419714 organization as authorized under section 703 of
1971519715 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, That
1971619716 amounts made available in this paragraph may be used,
1971719717 contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary:
1971819718 Provided further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of
1971919719 title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the
1972019720 Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of
1972119721 1977), the amounts made available in this paragraph
1972219722 may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative
1972319723 agreements with public and private organizations, agen-
1972419724 cies, institutions, and other technical assistance pro-
1972519725 viders to support the administration of negotiated rule-
1972619726 making under section 106 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C.
1972719727 4116), the administration of the allocation formula 754
1972819728 •HRES 1061 EH
1972919729 under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and
1973019730 the administration of performance tracking and report-
1973119731 ing under section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167).
1973219732 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM
1973319733 ACCOUNT
1973419734 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
1973519735 tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1973619736 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $1,500,000, to remain avail-
1973719737 able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the
1973819738 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
1973919739 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
1974019740 661a): Provided further, That amounts made available in this
1974119741 and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized
1974219742 by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development
1974319743 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), that are unobligated, in-
1974419744 cluding recaptures and carryover, may be available to sub-
1974519745 sidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaran-
1974619746 teed, not to exceed $1,800,000,000, to remain available until
1974719747 September 30, 2025.
1974819748 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT
1974919749 For the Native Hawaiian housing block grant program,
1975019750 as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Hous-
1975119751 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
1975219752 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $22,300,000, to remain available until
1975319753 September 30, 2028: Provided, That notwithstanding section 755
1975419754 •HRES 1061 EH
1975519755 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home
1975619756 Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under
1975719757 this heading in investment securities and other obligations:
1975819758 Provided further, That amounts made available under this
1975919759 heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used to provide
1976019760 rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on
1976119761 and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwithstanding any
1976219762 other provision of law: Provided further, That up to
1976319763 $1,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading
1976419764 may be for training and technical assistance related to
1976519765 amounts made available under this heading and other head-
1976619766 ings in this Act for the needs of Native Hawaiians and the
1976719767 Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
1976819768 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND
1976919769 PROGRAM ACCOUNT
1977019770 New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by
1977119771 section 184A of the Housing and Community Development
1977219772 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of which is to
1977319773 be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in total loan
1977419774 principal, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
1977519775 vided, That the Secretary may enter into commitments to
1977619776 guarantee loans used for refinancing. 756
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1977819778 COMMUNITYPLANNING ANDDEVELOPMENT
1977919779 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
1978019780 For carrying out the housing opportunities for persons
1978119781 with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Op-
1978219782 portunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $505,000,000, to
1978319783 remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That
1978419784 the Secretary shall renew or replace all expiring contracts for
1978519785 permanent supportive housing that initially were funded
1978619786 under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made avail-
1978719787 able under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal
1978819788 years that meet all program requirements before awarding
1978919789 funds for new contracts under such section: Provided further,
1979019790 That the process for submitting amendments and approving
1979119791 replacement contracts shall be established by the Secretary in
1979219792 a notice: Provided further, That the Department shall notify
1979319793 grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enact-
1979419794 ment of this Act.
1979519795 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
1979619796 For assistance to States and units of general local gov-
1979719797 ernment, and other entities, for economic and community de-
1979819798 velopment activities, and other purposes, $6,720,054,336, to
1979919799 remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of
1980019800 the sums appropriated under this heading—
1980119801 (1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available for carrying
1980219802 out the community development block grant program 757
1980319803 •HRES 1061 EH
1980419804 under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
1980519805 ment Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)
1980619806 (in this heading ‘‘the Act’’): Provided, That not to ex-
1980719807 ceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds made
1980819808 available under this paragraph shall be expended for
1980919809 planning and management development and administra-
1981019810 tion: Provided further, That a metropolitan city, urban
1981119811 county, unit of general local government, or insular area
1981219812 that directly or indirectly receives funds under this para-
1981319813 graph may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or
1981419814 any portion of such funds to another such entity in ex-
1981519815 change for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal con-
1981619816 siderations, but shall use such funds for activities eligible
1981719817 under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith-
1981819818 standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made
1981919819 available under this paragraph may be provided to a for-
1982019820 profit entity for an economic development project under
1982119821 section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evalu-
1982219822 ated and selected in accordance with guidelines required
1982319823 under subsection (e)(2) of section 105;
1982419824 (2) $100,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
1982519825 retary to award grants on a competitive basis to State
1982619826 and local governments, metropolitan planning organiza-
1982719827 tions, and multijurisdictional entities for additional ac-
1982819828 tivities under title I of the Act for the identification and 758
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1983019830 removal of barriers to affordable housing production and
1983119831 preservation: Provided, That eligible uses of such grants
1983219832 include activities to further develop, evaluate, and imple-
1983319833 ment housing policy plans, improve housing strategies,
1983419834 and facilitate affordable housing production and preser-
1983519835 vation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
1983619836 prioritize applicants that are able to (A) demonstrate
1983719837 progress and a commitment to overcoming local barriers
1983819838 to facilitate the increase in affordable housing produc-
1983919839 tion and preservation, primarily by having enacted im-
1984019840 proved laws and regulations that the Secretary reason-
1984119841 ably expects to preserve or produce new housing units;
1984219842 and (B) demonstrate an acute need for housing afford-
1984319843 able to households with incomes below 100 percent of
1984419844 the area median income: Provided further, That grantees
1984519845 shall report to the Secretary regularly on their activities
1984619846 and outcomes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
1984719847 analyze observable housing production, preservation, and
1984819848 cost trends in the participating jurisdictions or geo-
1984919849 graphic areas: Provided further, That funds allocated for
1985019850 such grants shall not adversely affect the amount of any
1985119851 formula assistance received by a jurisdiction under para-
1985219852 graph (1) of this heading: Provided further, That in ad-
1985319853 ministering such amounts the Secretary may waive or
1985419854 specify alternative requirements for any provision of 759
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1985619856 such title I except for requirements related to fair hous-
1985719857 ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, the environ-
1985819858 ment, and requirements that activities benefit persons of
1985919859 low- and moderate-income, upon a finding that any such
1986019860 waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to ex-
1986119861 pedite or facilitate the use of such amounts;
1986219862 (3) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities au-
1986319863 thorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Pa-
1986419864 tients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271): Pro-
1986519865 vided, That funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph
1986619866 shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula as-
1986719867 sistance received by a State under paragraph (1) of this
1986819868 heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allo-
1986919869 cate the funds for such activities based on the notice es-
1987019870 tablishing the funding formula published in 84 FR
1987119871 16027 (April 17, 2019) except that the formula shall use
1987219872 age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for 2021
1987319873 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and
1987419874 Prevention; and
1987519875 (4) $3,290,054,336 shall be available for grants for
1987619876 the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for the pur-
1987719877 poses, and in amounts, specified for Community Project
1987819878 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table
1987919879 entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally
1988019880 Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state- 760
1988119881 •HRES 1061 EH
1988219882 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
1988319883 vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That eligible
1988419884 expenses of such grants in this and prior Acts may in-
1988519885 clude administrative, planning, operations and mainte-
1988619886 nance, and other costs: Provided further, That such
1988719887 grants for the EDI shall be available for reimbursement
1988819888 of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on or after the
1988919889 date of enactment of this Act and prior to the date of
1989019890 grant execution: Provided further, That none of the
1989119891 amounts made available under this paragraph for grants
1989219892 for the EDI shall be used for reimbursement of expenses
1989319893 incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
1989419894 vided further, That grants for the EDI authorized under
1989519895 this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban
1989619896 Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law
1989719897 117–103) shall also be available hereafter for reimburse-
1989819898 ment of otherwise eligible expenses (including those eligi-
1989919899 ble expenses identified in the first proviso of this para-
1990019900 graph) incurred on or after the date of enactment of
1990119901 such Act and prior to the date of grant execution, and
1990219902 shall hereafter not be subject to the second proviso
1990319903 under such heading in such Act:
1990419904 Provided further, That for amounts made available under
1990519905 paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify grantees 761
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1990719907 of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of
1990819908 this Act.
1990919909 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM
1991019910 ACCOUNT
1991119911 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
1991219912 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2024, commit-
1991319913 ments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing
1991419914 and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308),
1991519915 any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total prin-
1991619916 cipal amount of $400,000,000, notwithstanding any aggre-
1991719917 gate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in sub-
1991819918 section (k) of such section 108: Provided, That the Secretary
1991919919 shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection
1992019920 (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of
1992119921 zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be
1992219922 collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congres-
1992319923 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such com-
1992419924 mitment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee,
1992519925 or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga-
1992619926 tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement com-
1992719927 munities in the State in accordance with the requirements of
1992819928 such section 108: Provided further, That any State receiving
1992919929 such a guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso
1993019930 shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the 762
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1993219932 units of general local government in non-entitlement areas
1993319933 that received the commitment.
1993419934 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
1993519935 For the HOME investment partnerships program, as au-
1993619936 thorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
1993719937 fordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.),
1993819938 $1,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1993919939 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding section 231(b) of such
1994019940 Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)), all unobligated balances remaining
1994119941 from amounts recaptured pursuant to such section that re-
1994219942 main available until expended shall be combined with
1994319943 amounts made available under this heading and allocated in
1994419944 accordance with the formula under section 217(b)(1)(A) of
1994519945 such Act (42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)): Provided further, That
1994619946 the Department shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
1994719947 tions within 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided
1994819948 further, That section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1994919949 12748(g)) shall not apply with respect to the right of a juris-
1995019950 diction to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust
1995119951 Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar
1995219952 year from 2018 through 2026 under that section: Provided
1995319953 further, That section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1995419954 12771(b)) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that other-
1995519955 wise were deducted or would be deducted from the line of
1995619956 credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment 763
1995719957 •HRES 1061 EH
1995819958 Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 through 2026
1995919959 under that section.
1996019960 PRESERVATION AND REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FOR
1996119961 COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
1996219962 For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize manu-
1996319963 factured housing and eligible manufactured housing commu-
1996419964 nities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) under title I of the
1996519965 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
1996619966 amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $10,000,000, to remain
1996719967 available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That recipients
1996819968 of grants provided with amounts made available under this
1996919969 heading shall be States, units of general local government,
1997019970 resident-owned manufactured housing communities, coopera-
1997119971 tives, nonprofit entities including consortia of nonprofit enti-
1997219972 ties, community development financial institutions, Indian
1997319973 Tribes (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Native
1997419974 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
1997519975 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or other entities ap-
1997619976 proved by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary
1997719977 shall reserve an amount for Indian Tribes within such com-
1997819978 petition: Provided further, That the Secretary may approve
1997919979 entities for selection that partner with one or several resi-
1998019980 dents of such eligible communities or that propose to imple-
1998119981 ment a grant program that would assist residents of such eli-
1998219982 gible communities: Provided further, That eligible uses of 764
1998319983 •HRES 1061 EH
1998419984 such grants may include infrastructure, planning, resident
1998519985 and community services (including relocation assistance and
1998619986 eviction prevention), resiliency activities, and providing other
1998719987 assistance to residents or owners of manufactured homes,
1998819988 which may include providing assistance for manufactured
1998919989 housing land and site acquisition: Provided further, That, ex-
1999019990 cept as determined by the Secretary, participation in this pro-
1999119991 gram shall not encumber the future transfer of title or use
1999219992 of property by the residents, owners, or communities: Pro-
1999319993 vided further, That when selecting recipients, the Secretary
1999419994 shall prioritize applications that primarily benefit low- or
1999519995 moderately low-income residents and preserve long-term hous-
1999619996 ing affordability for residents of manufactured housing or a
1999719997 manufactured housing community: Provided further, That eli-
1999819998 gible manufactured housing communities may include those
1999919999 that are—
2000020000 (1) owned by the residents of the manufactured
2000120001 housing community through a resident-controlled entity,
2000220002 as defined by the Secretary; or
2000320003 (2) determined by the Secretary to be subject to
2000420004 binding agreements that will preserve the community
2000520005 and maintain affordability on a long-term basis:
2000620006 Provided further, That resiliency activities means the recon-
2000720007 struction, repair, or replacement of manufactured housing
2000820008 and manufactured housing communities to protect the health 765
2000920009 •HRES 1061 EH
2001020010 and safety of manufactured housing residents and to address
2001120011 weatherization and energy efficiency needs, except that for
2001220012 pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made available under this
2001320013 heading may be used only for replacement: Provided further,
2001420014 That the Secretary may waive or specify alternative require-
2001520015 ments for any provision of any statute or regulation that the
2001620016 Secretary administers in connection with the use of amounts
2001720017 made available under this heading (except for requirements
2001820018 related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,
2001920019 and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver or al-
2002020020 ternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of
2002120021 such amounts.
2002220022 SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
2002320023 PROGRAM
2002420024 For the self-help and assisted homeownership oppor-
2002520025 tunity program, as authorized under section 11 of the Hous-
2002620026 ing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C.
2002720027 12805 note), and for related activities and assistance,
2002820028 $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
2002920029 Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
2003020030 ing—
2003120031 (1) $12,000,000 shall be available for the self-help
2003220032 homeownership opportunity program as authorized
2003320033 under such section 11; 766
2003420034 •HRES 1061 EH
2003520035 (2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the second,
2003620036 third, and fourth capacity building entities specified in
2003720037 section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42
2003820038 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000
2003920039 shall be for rural capacity building activities: Provided,
2004020040 That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts
2004120041 made available in this paragraph, the Secretary may
2004220042 enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject
2004320043 to the availability of annual appropriations; and
2004420044 (3) $6,000,000 shall be available for capacity build-
2004520045 ing by national rural housing organizations having expe-
2004620046 rience assessing national rural conditions and providing
2004720047 financing, training, technical assistance, information,
2004820048 and research to local nonprofit organizations, local gov-
2004920049 ernments, and Indian Tribes serving high need rural
2005020050 communities.
2005120051 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
2005220052 For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento
2005320053 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and for
2005420054 related activities and assistance, $4,051,000,000, to remain
2005520055 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That of the
2005620056 sums appropriated under this heading—
2005720057 (1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the emer-
2005820058 gency solutions grants program authorized under sub-
2005920059 title B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.): Pro- 767
2006020060 •HRES 1061 EH
2006120061 vided, That the Department shall notify grantees of their
2006220062 formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may
2006320063 represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the
2006420064 emergency solutions grant program not later than 60
2006520065 days after enactment of this Act;
2006620066 (2) $3,544,000,000 shall be available for the con-
2006720067 tinuum of care program authorized under subtitle C of
2006820068 such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the rural
2006920069 housing stability assistance programs authorized under
2007020070 subtitle D of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11408): Provided,
2007120071 That the Secretary shall prioritize funding under the
2007220072 continuum of care program to continuums of care that
2007320073 have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from
2007420074 lower performing projects to higher performing projects:
2007520075 Provided further, That the Secretary may make reason-
2007620076 able adjustments to renewal amounts to enable renewal
2007720077 projects to operate at substantially the same levels, in-
2007820078 cluding cost-of-living adjustments for supportive services
2007920079 from the prior grant: Provided further, That the Sec-
2008020080 retary shall provide incentives to create projects that co-
2008120081 ordinate with housing providers and healthcare organiza-
2008220082 tions to provide permanent supportive housing and rapid
2008320083 re-housing services: Provided further, That the Secretary
2008420084 may establish by notice an alternative maximum amount
2008520085 for administrative costs related to the requirements de- 768
2008620086 •HRES 1061 EH
2008720087 scribed in sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A
2008820088 of such title IV of no more than 5 percent or $50,000,
2008920089 whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent limi-
2009020090 tation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: Provided
2009120091 further, That of the amounts made available for the con-
2009220092 tinuum of care program under this paragraph,
2009320093 $52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing
2009420094 projects and supportive service projects providing coordi-
2009520095 nated entry, and for eligible activities that the Secretary
2009620096 determines to be critical in order to assist survivors of
2009720097 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
2009820098 stalking, except that the Secretary may make additional
2009920099 grants for such projects and purposes from amounts
2010020100 made available for such continuum of care program: Pro-
2010120101 vided further, That amounts made available for the con-
2010220102 tinuum of care program under this paragraph and any
2010320103 remaining unobligated balances under this heading in
2010420104 prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-competi-
2010520105 tively renew or replace grants for youth homeless dem-
2010620106 onstration projects under the continuum of care pro-
2010720107 gram, notwithstanding any conflict with the require-
2010820108 ments of the continuum of care program;
2010920109 (3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the national
2011020110 homeless data analysis project: Provided, That notwith-
2011120111 standing the provisions of the Federal Grant and Coop- 769
2011220112 •HRES 1061 EH
2011320113 erative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308),
2011420114 the amounts made available under this paragraph and
2011520115 any remaining unobligated balances under this heading
2011620116 for such purposes in prior Acts may be used by the Sec-
2011720117 retary to enter into cooperative agreements with such
2011820118 entities as may be determined by the Secretary, includ-
2011920119 ing public and private organizations, agencies, and insti-
2012020120 tutions;
2012120121 (4) $107,000,000 shall be available to implement
2012220122 projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach
2012320123 to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to
2012420124 25 communities with a priority for communities with
2012520125 substantial rural populations in up to eight locations,
2012620126 can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Provided,
2012720127 That of the amount made available under this para-
2012820128 graph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for youth
2012920129 homelessness system improvement grants to support
2013020130 communities, including but not limited to the commu-
2013120131 nities assisted under the matter preceding this proviso,
2013220132 in establishing and implementing a response system for
2013320133 youth homelessness, or for improving their existing sys-
2013420134 tem: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
2013520135 able under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be
2013620136 to provide technical assistance to communities, including
2013720137 but not limited to the communities assisted in the pre- 770
2013820138 •HRES 1061 EH
2013920139 ceding proviso and the matter preceding such proviso, on
2014020140 improving system responses to youth homelessness, and
2014120141 collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data and per-
2014220142 formance measures under the comprehensive approaches
2014320143 to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in coordina-
2014420144 tion with other technical assistance funds provided under
2014520145 this title: Provided further, That the Secretary may use
2014620146 up to 10 percent of the amount made available under
2014720147 the preceding proviso to build the capacity of current
2014820148 technical assistance providers or to train new technical
2014920149 assistance providers with verifiable prior experience with
2015020150 systems and programs for youth experiencing homeless-
2015120151 ness; and
2015220152 (5) $100,000,000 shall be available for one-time
2015320153 awards under the continuum of care program for new
2015420154 construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new perma-
2015520155 nent supportive housing, of which not more than 20 per-
2015620156 cent of such awards may be used for other continuum
2015720157 of care eligible activities associated with such projects
2015820158 and not more than 10 percent of such awards may be
2015920159 used for project administration: Provided, That these
2016020160 amounts shall be awarded on a competitive basis, based
2016120161 on need and other factors to be determined by the Sec-
2016220162 retary, including incentives to establish projects that co-
2016320163 ordinate with housing providers, healthcare organizations 771
2016420164 •HRES 1061 EH
2016520165 and social service providers: Provided further, That not
2016620166 less than $35,000,000 shall be awarded to applicants for
2016720167 projects within States with populations less than
2016820168 2,500,000, except that if such amount is undersub-
2016920169 scribed any remaining amounts may be awarded to
2017020170 qualified applicants for projects in any State: Provided
2017120171 further, That the grants for ongoing costs associated
2017220172 with such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the
2017320173 continuum of care program subject to the same terms
2017420174 and conditions as other renewal applicants:
2017520175 Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking as-
2017620176 sistance under this heading shall not be required to provide
2017720177 third party documentation to establish their eligibility under
2017820178 subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento
2017920179 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to receive serv-
2018020180 ices: Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 24
2018120181 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under
2018220182 who are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth-
2018320183 serving providers funded under this heading: Provided further,
2018420184 That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the McKin-
2018520185 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any
2018620186 project funded under this heading to provide both transitional
2018720187 housing and rapid re-housing: Provided further, That for all
2018820188 matching funds requirements applicable to funds made avail-
2018920189 able under this heading for this fiscal year and prior fiscal 772
2019020190 •HRES 1061 EH
2019120191 years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source
2019220192 of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary
2019320193 and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific
2019420194 statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Pro-
2019520195 vided further, That none of the funds made available under
2019620196 this heading shall be available to provide funding for new
2019720197 projects, except for projects created through reallocation, un-
2019820198 less the Secretary determines that the continuum of care has
2019920199 demonstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based
2020020200 on the degree to which they improve the continuum of care’s
2020120201 system performance: Provided further, That any unobligated
2020220202 amounts remaining from funds made available under this
2020320203 heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based
2020420204 rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year
2020520205 grant terms may be used for purposes under this heading,
2020620206 notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were ap-
2020720207 propriated: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
2020820208 cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
2020920209 transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal
2021020210 year 2019 or prior years, except for rental assistance
2021120211 amounts that were recaptured and made available until ex-
2021220212 pended, shall be available for the current purposes authorized
2021320213 under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such
2021420214 funds originally were appropriated. 773
2021520215 •HRES 1061 EH
2021620216 HOUSINGPROGRAMS
2021720217 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
2021820218 For activities and assistance for the provision of project-
2021920219 based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act
2022020220 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise
2022120221 provided for, $15,610,000,000, to remain available until ex-
2022220222 pended, shall be available on October 1, 2023 (in addition to
2022320223 the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading
2022420224 that became available October 1, 2023), of which
2022520225 $2,000,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
2022620226 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
2022720227 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
2022820228 1985, and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended,
2022920229 shall be available on October 1, 2024: Provided, That the
2023020230 amounts made available under this heading shall be available
2023120231 for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy
2023220232 contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con-
2023320233 tracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy
2023420234 contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con-
2023520235 tracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of
2023620236 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
2023720237 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in
2023820238 projects that are subject to approved plans of action under
2023920239 the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of
2024020240 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 774
2024120241 •HRES 1061 EH
2024220242 Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and
2024320243 other expenses associated with project-based activities and as-
2024420244 sistance funded under this heading: Provided further, That of
2024520245 the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed
2024620246 $468,000,000 shall be available for performance-based con-
2024720247 tract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance,
2024820248 for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, That
2024920249 the Secretary may also use such amounts in the preceding
2025020250 proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the
2025120251 administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to
2025220252 section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
2025320253 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to section
2025420254 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12
2025520255 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments
2025620256 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts
2025720257 for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of
2025820258 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts
2025920259 for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under sec-
2026020260 tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
2026120261 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance con-
2026220262 tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959
2026320263 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section
2026420264 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73
2026520265 Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured under
2026620266 this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 775
2026720267 •HRES 1061 EH
2026820268 Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may
2026920269 be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-
2027020270 based contracts or for performance-based contract adminis-
2027120271 trators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such
2027220272 amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith-
2027320273 standing any other provision of law, upon the request of the
2027420274 Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts ac-
2027520275 counts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based
2027620276 housing assistance payments contract that authorizes the De-
2027720277 partment or a housing finance agency to require that surplus
2027820278 project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual re-
2027920279 ceipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be de-
2028020280 termined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Depart-
2028120281 ment and deposited in this account, to be available until ex-
2028220282 pended: Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant
2028320283 to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the
2028420284 amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses author-
2028520285 ized under this heading.
2028620286 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
2028720287 For capital advances, including amendments to capital
2028820288 advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized
2028920289 by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
2029020290 1701q), for project rental assistance for the elderly under
2029120291 section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to con-
2029220292 tracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts 776
2029320293 •HRES 1061 EH
2029420294 for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preser-
2029520295 vation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as au-
2029620296 thorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership
2029720297 and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q
2029820298 note), and for supportive services associated with the housing,
2029920299 $913,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2027:
2030020300 Provided, That of the amount made available under this
2030120301 heading, up to $112,000,000 shall be for service coordinators
2030220302 and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for
2030320303 residents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, That
2030420304 any funding for existing service coordinators under the pre-
2030520305 ceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of enact-
2030620306 ment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may
2030720307 waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and
2030820308 conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial
2030920309 contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in
2031020310 duration: Provided further, That upon request of the Sec-
2031120311 retary, project funds that are held in residual receipts ac-
2031220312 counts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental
2031320313 assistance contract, and that upon termination of such con-
2031420314 tract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Sec-
2031520315 retary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in
2031620316 this account, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
2031720317 Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account
2031820318 pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available, in addi- 777
2031920319 •HRES 1061 EH
2032020320 tion to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for
2032120321 the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further,
2032220322 That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
2032320323 over, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated
2032420324 under this heading shall be available for the current purposes
2032520325 authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for
2032620326 which such funds originally were appropriated.
2032720327 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
2032820328 For capital advances, including amendments to capital
2032920329 advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with
2033020330 disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-
2033120331 Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013),
2033220332 for project rental assistance for supportive housing for per-
2033320333 sons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for
2033420334 project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h) of sec-
2033520335 tion 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section
2033620336 205(a) of the Housing and Community Development Amend-
2033720337 ments of 1978 (Public Law 95–557: 92 Stat. 2090), includ-
2033820338 ing amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal
2033920339 of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year
2034020340 term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance
2034120341 agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under
2034220342 section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
2034320343 able Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with
2034420344 the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by sec- 778
2034520345 •HRES 1061 EH
2034620346 tion 811(b)(1) of such Act, $208,000,000, to remain available
2034720347 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, upon the request
2034820348 of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re-
2034920349 ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811
2035020350 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination
2035120351 of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined
2035220352 by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and
2035320353 deposited in this account, to remain available until September
2035420354 30, 2027: Provided further, That amounts deposited in this
2035520355 account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available
2035620356 in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading
2035720357 for the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided fur-
2035820358 ther, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and
2035920359 carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
2036020360 priated under this heading shall be used for the current pur-
2036120361 poses authorized under this heading in addition to the pur-
2036220362 poses for which such funds originally were appropriated.
2036320363 HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE
2036420364 For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding
2036520365 loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and
2036620366 Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $57,500,000,
2036720367 to remain available until September 30, 2025, including up
2036820368 to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Provided,
2036920369 That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice
2037020370 to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, 779
2037120371 •HRES 1061 EH
2037220372 with respect to property maintenance, financial management
2037320373 or literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to
2037420374 assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting
2037520375 their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of ten-
2037620376 ancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for
2037720377 housing counselor training: Provided further, That for pur-
2037820378 poses of awarding grants from amounts provided under this
2037920379 heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements,
2038020380 as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appro-
2038120381 priations.
2038220382 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND
2038320383 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National
2038420384 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards
2038520385 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $14,000,000, to
2038620386 remain available until expended, of which $14,000,000 shall
2038720387 be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund
2038820388 (established under section 620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2038920389 5419(e)): Provided, That not to exceed the total amount ap-
2039020390 propriated under this heading shall be available from the gen-
2039120391 eral fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur ob-
2039220392 ligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collec-
2039320393 tions to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Pro-
2039420394 vided further, That the amount made available under this
2039520395 heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such col-
2039620396 lections are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result 780
2039720397 •HRES 1061 EH
2039820398 in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general
2039920399 fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620
2040020400 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal
2040120401 year 2024 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dis-
2040220402 pute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary may
2040320403 assess and collect fees from any program participant: Pro-
2040420404 vided further, That such collections shall be deposited into the
2040520405 Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use
2040620406 such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620
2040720407 of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided fur-
2040820408 ther, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620
2040920409 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of
2041020410 the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved
2041120411 service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of
2041220412 their services.
2041320413 F
2041420414 EDERALHOUSINGADMINISTRATION
2041520415 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
2041620416 New commitments to guarantee single family loans in-
2041720417 sured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not
2041820418 exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
2041920419 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, ob-
2042020420 ligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of
2042120421 section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended,
2042220422 shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That the fore-
2042320423 going amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans to 781
2042420424 •HRES 1061 EH
2042520425 nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales
2042620426 of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and
2042720427 formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
2042820428 Fund: Provided further, That for administrative contract ex-
2042920429 penses of the Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000,
2043020430 to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided fur-
2043120431 ther, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
2043220432 $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2024, an additional
2043320433 $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available
2043420434 for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commit-
2043520435 ments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below
2043620436 $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by
2043720437 this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That not-
2043820438 withstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section
2043920439 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–
2044020440 20(g)), during fiscal year 2024 the Secretary may insure and
2044120441 enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under sec-
2044220442 tion 255 of the National Housing Act only to the extent that
2044320443 the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed
2044420444 zero.
2044520445 GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
2044620446 New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the
2044720447 General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by
2044820448 sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12
2044920449 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 782
2045020450 •HRES 1061 EH
2045120451 $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is
2045220452 to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30,
2045320453 2025: Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, gross obliga-
2045420454 tions for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
2045520455 by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National
2045620456 Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, which shall be for
2045720457 loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection
2045820458 with the sale of single family real properties owned by the
2045920459 Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.
2046020460 G
2046120461 OVERNMENTNATIONALMORTGAGEASSOCIATION
2046220462 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE -BACKED SECURITIES LOAN
2046320463 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
2046420464 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the
2046520465 purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as
2046620466 amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed
2046720467 $550,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2046820468 2025: Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain available until
2046920469 September 30, 2025, shall be for necessary salaries and ex-
2047020470 penses of the Government National Mortgage Association:
2047120471 Provided further, That to the extent that guaranteed loan
2047220472 commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1,
2047320473 2024, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses
2047420474 shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in addi-
2047520475 tional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata
2047620476 amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 783
2047720477 •HRES 1061 EH
2047820478 shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:
2047920479 Provided further, That receipts from Commitment and
2048020480 Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National
2048120481 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be credited as
2048220482 offsetting collections to this account.
2048320483 P
2048420484 OLICYDEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
2048520485 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
2048620486 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
2048720487 grams of research and studies relating to housing and urban
2048820488 problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title
2048920489 V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12
2049020490 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions
2049120491 of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under
2049220492 section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and
2049320493 for technical assistance, $119,000,000, to remain available
2049420494 until September 30, 2025: Provided, That with respect to
2049520495 amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding
2049620496 section 203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooper-
2049720497 ative agreements with philanthropic entities, other Federal
2049820498 agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, In-
2049920499 dian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges
2050020500 or universities for research projects: Provided further, That
2050120501 with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the co-
2050220502 operative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 percent
2050320503 match toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That 784
2050420504 •HRES 1061 EH
2050520505 for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance
2050620506 with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply
2050720507 with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and
2050820508 Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 U.S.C.
2050920509 note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the
2051020510 Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act
2051120511 of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to docu-
2051220512 mentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to
2051320513 obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall
2051420514 submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
2051520515 propriations on how the Secretary will allocate funding for
2051620516 this activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur-
2051720517 ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading may
2051820518 be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant pro-
2051920519 gram: Provided further, That an additional $20,000,000, to
2052020520 remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be for com-
2052120521 petitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to pro-
2052220522 vide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial
2052320523 activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative
2052420524 dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants
2052520525 at risk of or subject to eviction: Provided further, That in
2052620526 awarding grants under the preceding proviso, the Secretary
2052720527 shall give preference to applicants that include a marketing
2052820528 strategy for residents of areas with high rates of eviction,
2052920529 have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to low-in- 785
2053020530 •HRES 1061 EH
2053120531 come individuals, including those with limited English pro-
2053220532 ficiency or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to admin-
2053320533 ister such assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary
2053420534 shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the proportion of
2053520535 eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal as-
2053620536 sistance with grant funds made available under this heading
2053720537 is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who
2053820538 live in rural areas.
2053920539 F
2054020540 AIRHOUSING ANDEQUALOPPORTUNITY
2054120541 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
2054220542 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
2054320543 wise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil
2054420544 Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 561
2054520545 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42
2054620546 U.S.C. 3616a), $86,355,000, to remain available until Sep-
2054720547 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section
2054820548 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may as-
2054920549 sess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing
2055020550 Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop online
2055120551 courses and provide such training: Provided further, That
2055220552 none of the funds made available under this heading may be
2055320553 used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Fed-
2055420554 eral Government in connection with a specific contract, grant,
2055520555 or loan: Provided further, That of the funds made available
2055620556 under this heading, $1,355,000 may be available to the Sec- 786
2055720557 •HRES 1061 EH
2055820558 retary for the creation and promotion of translated materials
2055920559 and other programs that support the assistance of persons
2056020560 with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services pro-
2056120561 vided by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
2056220562 ment.
2056320563 O
2056420564 FFICE OFLEADHAZARDCONTROL ANDHEALTHYHOMES
2056520565 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
2056620566 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
2056720567 For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized by
2056820568 section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
2056920569 Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy homes
2057020570 initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing
2057120571 and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1
2057220572 and 1701z–2), and for related activities and assistance,
2057320573 $345,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
2057420574 Provided, That the amounts made available under this head-
2057520575 ing are provided as follows:
2057620576 (1) $200,000,000 shall be for the award of grants
2057720577 pursuant to such section 1011, of which not less than
2057820578 $105,000,000 shall be provided to areas with the highest
2057920579 lead-based paint abatement need;
2058020580 (2) $140,000,000 shall be for the healthy homes
2058120581 initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Hous-
2058220582 ing and Urban Development Act of 1970, which shall in-
2058320583 clude research, studies, testing, and demonstration ef- 787
2058420584 •HRES 1061 EH
2058520585 forts, including education and outreach concerning lead-
2058620586 based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases
2058720587 and hazards, and mitigating housing-related health and
2058820588 safety hazards in housing of low-income families, of
2058920589 which—
2059020590 (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation
2059120591 of projects in communities that are served by both
2059220592 the healthy homes initiative and the Department of
2059320593 Energy weatherization programs to demonstrate
2059420594 whether the coordination of healthy homes remedi-
2059520595 ation activities with weatherization activities
2059620596 achieves cost savings and better outcomes in im-
2059720597 proving the safety and quality of homes; and
2059820598 (B) $30,000,000 shall be for grants to experi-
2059920599 enced non-profit organizations, States, local govern-
2060020600 ments, or public housing agencies for safety and
2060120601 functional home modification repairs and renova-
2060220602 tions to meet the needs of low-income seniors to en-
2060320603 able them to remain in their primary residence, of
2060420604 which no less than $10,000,000 shall be available to
2060520605 meet such needs in communities with substantial
2060620606 rural populations;
2060720607 (3) $3,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and
2060820608 contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and 788
2060920609 •HRES 1061 EH
2061020610 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Re-
2061120611 duction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 4854a);
2061220612 (4) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made
2061320613 available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be trans-
2061420614 ferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Technology’’ for
2061520615 the purposes of conducting research and studies and for
2061620616 use in accordance with the provisos under that heading
2061720617 for non-competitive agreements; and
2061820618 (5) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon test-
2061920619 ing and mitigation safety demonstration program (the
2062020620 radon demonstration) in public housing: Provided, That
2062120621 the testing method, mitigation method, or action level
2062220622 used under the radon demonstration shall be as specified
2062320623 by applicable State or local law, if such law is more pro-
2062420624 tective of human health or the environment than the
2062520625 method or level specified by the Secretary:
2062620626 Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review,
2062720627 pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
2062820628 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law that fur-
2062920629 ther the purposes of such Act, a grant under the healthy
2063020630 homes initiative, or the lead technical studies program, or
2063120631 other demonstrations or programs under this heading or
2063220632 under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this
2063320633 heading, or under the heading ‘‘Housing for the Elderly’’
2063420634 under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be 789
2063520635 •HRES 1061 EH
2063620636 funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of
2063720637 the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of
2063820638 1994: Provided further, That each applicant for a grant or co-
2063920639 operative agreement under this heading shall certify adequate
2064020640 capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the
2064120641 proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding oppor-
2064220642 tunity: Provided further, That amounts made available under
2064320643 this heading, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still re-
2064420644 maining available, may be used for any purpose under this
2064520645 heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts
2064620646 were appropriated if a program competition is undersub-
2064720647 scribed and there are other program competitions under this
2064820648 heading that are oversubscribed: Provided further, That
2064920649 $49,400,000 of the amounts made available under this head-
2065020650 ing in this Act from amounts specified in paragraph (2) shall
2065120651 be derived from unobligated balances from prior year appro-
2065220652 priations available under this heading, which shall continue to
2065320653 be available for the same time period as originally appro-
2065420654 priated.
2065520655 I
2065620656 NFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYFUND
2065720657 For Department-wide and program-specific information
2065820658 technology systems and infrastructure, $383,050,000, to re-
2065920659 main available until September 30, 2026, of which up to
2066020660 $23,950,000 shall be for development, modernization, and en-
2066120661 hancement projects, including planning for such projects: 790
2066220662 •HRES 1061 EH
2066320663 Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each
2066420664 quarter, the Secretary shall brief the House and Senate Com-
2066520665 mittees on Appropriations on all information technology mod-
2066620666 ernization efforts as required in the explanatory statement
2066720667 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
2066820668 this consolidated Act).
2066920669 O
2067020670 FFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
2067120671 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of In-
2067220672 spector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of
2067320673 1978, as amended, $152,924,000: Provided, That the Inspec-
2067420674 tor General shall have independent authority over all per-
2067520675 sonnel issues within this office.
2067620676 G
2067720677 ENERALPROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OFHOUSING AND
2067820678 U
2067920679 RBANDEVELOPMENT
2068020680 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
2068120681 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
2068220682 S
2068320683 EC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
2068420684 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts as-
2068520685 sociated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from
2068620686 projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B.
2068720687 McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42
2068820688 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash,
2068920689 shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budg-
2069020690 et authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted
2069120691 to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agen- 791
2069220692 •HRES 1061 EH
2069320693 cies or local governments or local housing agencies with
2069420694 projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
2069520695 Development for which settlement occurred after January 1,
2069620696 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the
2069720697 previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent
2069820698 of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded
2069920699 or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with
2070020700 incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
2070120701 S
2070220702 EC. 202. None of the funds made available by this Act
2070320703 may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Hous-
2070420704 ing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or
2070520705 more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a non-
2070620706 frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the pur-
2070720707 pose of achieving or preventing action by a Government offi-
2070820708 cial or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
2070920709 S
2071020710 EC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any
2071120711 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursu-
2071220712 ant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis
2071320713 and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of
2071420714 Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42
2071520715 U.S.C. 3545).
2071620716 S
2071720717 EC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and
2071820718 Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation
2071920719 Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall
2072020720 be available, without regard to the limitations on administra- 792
2072120721 •HRES 1061 EH
2072220722 tive expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis,
2072320723 and for utilizing and making payment for services and facili-
2072420724 ties of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Govern-
2072520725 ment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan
2072620726 Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Re-
2072720727 serve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan
2072820728 banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Fed-
2072920729 eral Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12
2073020730 U.S.C. 1811–1).
2073120731 S
2073220732 EC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or
2073320733 through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropria-
2073420734 tion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development
2073520735 shall be available for any program, project or activity in ex-
2073620736 cess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted
2073720737 to Congress.
2073820738 S
2073920739 EC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Department
2074020740 of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the
2074120741 Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized
2074220742 to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and
2074320743 borrowing authority available to each such corporation or
2074420744 agency and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
2074520745 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limita-
2074620746 tions as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be nec-
2074720747 essary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget
2074820748 for 2024 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter 793
2074920749 •HRES 1061 EH
2075020750 provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and
2075120751 agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase
2075220752 commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this
2075320753 Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assist-
2075420754 ance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except
2075520755 that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance
2075620756 or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans
2075720757 or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial
2075820758 interest of the United States Government.
2075920759 S
2076020760 EC. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly reports
2076120761 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations re-
2076220762 garding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess
2076320763 funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of
2076420764 the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget
2076520765 information to these Committees upon request.
2076620766 S
2076720767 EC. 208. None of the funds made available by this title
2076820768 may be used for an audit of the Government National Mort-
2076920769 gage Association that makes applicable requirements under
2077020770 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et
2077120771 seq.).
2077220772 S
2077320773 EC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
2077420774 law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fis-
2077520775 cal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary of Housing and
2077620776 Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all
2077720777 project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Sec- 794
2077820778 •HRES 1061 EH
2077920779 retary and statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
2078020780 come use restrictions if any, associated with one or more mul-
2078120781 tifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily
2078220782 housing project or projects.
2078320783 (b) P
2078420784 HASEDTRANSFERS.—Transfers of project-based
2078520785 assistance under this section may be done in phases to ac-
2078620786 commodate the financing and other requirements related to
2078720787 rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which
2078820788 the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or
2078920789 projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
2079020790 (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject
2079120791 to the following conditions:
2079220792 (1) N
2079320793 UMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS .—
2079420794 (A) For occupied units in the transferring
2079520795 project: The number of low-income and very low-in-
2079620796 come units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom
2079720797 size) provided by the transferring project shall be
2079820798 no less than when transferred to the receiving
2079920799 project or projects and the net dollar amount of
2080020800 Federal assistance provided to the transferring
2080120801 project shall remain the same in the receiving
2080220802 project or projects.
2080320803 (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring
2080420804 project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in
2080520805 the number of dwelling units in the receiving 795
2080620806 •HRES 1061 EH
2080720807 project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of
2080820808 bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as
2080920809 determined by the Secretary and provided there is
2081020810 no increase in the project-based assistance budget
2081120811 authority.
2081220812 (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by
2081320813 the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economi-
2081420814 cally nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become eco-
2081520815 nomically nonviable when complying with State or Fed-
2081620816 eral requirements for community integration and re-
2081720817 duced concentration of individuals with disabilities.
2081820818 (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or
2081920819 exceed applicable physical standards established by the
2082020820 Secretary.
2082120821 (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring
2082220822 project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing
2082320823 in the transferring project and provide a certification of
2082420824 approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.
2082520825 (5) The tenants of the transferring project who re-
2082620826 main eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiv-
2082720827 ing project or projects shall not be required to vacate
2082820828 their units in the transferring project or projects until
2082920829 new units in the receiving project are available for occu-
2083020830 pancy. 796
2083120831 •HRES 1061 EH
2083220832 (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is
2083320833 in the best interest of the tenants.
2083420834 (7) If either the transferring project or the receiv-
2083520835 ing project or projects meets the condition specified in
2083620836 subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project re-
2083720837 sulting from additional financing obtained by the owner
2083820838 shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien
2083920839 transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Sec-
2084020840 retary, except that the Secretary may waive this require-
2084120841 ment upon determination that such a waiver is necessary
2084220842 to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction,
2084320843 and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
2084420844 (8) If the transferring project meets the require-
2084520845 ments of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of
2084620846 the receiving project or projects shall execute and record
2084720847 either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a
2084820848 new use agreement for the project where, in either case,
2084920849 any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser
2085020850 duration than the existing use restrictions.
2085120851 (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as de-
2085220852 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
2085320853 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured mortgage,
2085420854 except to the extent that appropriations are provided in
2085520855 advance for the amount of any such increased cost.
2085620856 (d) For purposes of this section— 797
2085720857 •HRES 1061 EH
2085820858 (1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-income’’
2085920859 shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or
2086020860 regulations governing the program under which the
2086120861 project is insured or assisted;
2086220862 (2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ means
2086320863 housing that meets one of the following conditions—
2086420864 (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage in-
2086520865 sured under the National Housing Act;
2086620866 (B) housing that has project-based assistance
2086720867 attached to the structure including projects under-
2086820868 going mark to market debt restructuring under the
2086920869 Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
2087020870 ability Housing Act;
2087120871 (C) housing that is assisted under section 202
2087220872 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
2087320873 (D) housing that is assisted under section 202
2087420874 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as
2087520875 such section existed before the enactment of the
2087620876 Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing
2087720877 Act;
2087820878 (E) housing that is assisted under section 811
2087920879 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable
2088020880 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
2088120881 (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to
2088220882 a use agreement; 798
2088320883 •HRES 1061 EH
2088420884 (3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means—
2088520885 (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of
2088620886 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
2088720887 1437f(b));
2088820888 (B) assistance for housing constructed or sub-
2088920889 stantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance pro-
2089020890 vided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such
2089120891 section existed immediately before October 1,
2089220892 1983);
2089320893 (C) rent supplement payments under section
2089420894 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
2089520895 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s);
2089620896 (D) interest reduction payments under section
2089720897 236 and/or additional assistance payments under
2089820898 section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12
2089920899 U.S.C. 1715z–1);
2090020900 (E) assistance payments made under section
2090120901 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
2090220902 1701q(c)(2)); and
2090320903 (F) assistance payments made under section
2090420904 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
2090520905 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2));
2090620906 (4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ means
2090720907 the multifamily housing project or projects to which
2090820908 some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 799
2090920909 •HRES 1061 EH
2091020910 statutorily required low-income and very low-income use
2091120911 restrictions are to be transferred;
2091220912 (5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the mul-
2091320913 tifamily housing project which is transferring some or all
2091420914 of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily
2091520915 required low-income and very low-income use restrictions
2091620916 to the receiving project or projects; and
2091720917 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
2091820918 Housing and Urban Development.
2091920919 (e) R
2092020920 ESEARCHREPORT.—The Secretary shall conduct
2092120921 an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, in-
2092220922 cluding the effect of such transfers on the operational effi-
2092320923 ciency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and
2092420924 long-term preservation of the affected properties.
2092520925 S
2092620926 EC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under sec-
2092720927 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
2092820928 1437f) to any individual who—
2092920929 (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of
2093020930 higher education (as defined under section 102 of the
2093120931 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
2093220932 (2) is under 24 years of age;
2093320933 (3) is not a veteran;
2093420934 (4) is unmarried;
2093520935 (5) does not have a dependent child; 800
2093620936 •HRES 1061 EH
2093720937 (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term
2093820938 is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States
2093920939 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and
2094020940 was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of
2094120941 November 30, 2005;
2094220942 (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or
2094320943 older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and
2094420944 (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has par-
2094520945 ents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to re-
2094620946 ceive assistance under section 8 of the United States
2094720947 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
2094820948 (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a per-
2094920949 son to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States
2095020950 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assist-
2095120951 ance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other
2095220952 required fees and charges) that an individual receives under
2095320953 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.),
2095420954 from private sources, or from an institution of higher edu-
2095520955 cation (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education
2095620956 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered income
2095720957 to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with
2095820958 dependent children.
2095920959 S
2096020960 EC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alaskans
2096120961 under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native American
2096220962 Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 801
2096320963 •HRES 1061 EH
2096420964 same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that re-
2096520965 ceived funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients
2096620966 shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under para-
2096720967 graph (2) of such heading.
2096820968 S
2096920969 EC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
2097020970 fiscal year 2024, in managing and disposing of any multi-
2097120971 family property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the
2097220972 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during
2097320973 the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for
2097420974 rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United
2097520975 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or any other
2097620976 Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as-
2097720977 sistance payments under section 8 of the United States
2097820978 Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached
2097920979 to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Sec-
2098020980 retary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the
2098120981 local government that such a multifamily property owned or
2098220982 having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for
2098320983 continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or
2098420984 other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of re-
2098520985 habilitating and operating the property and all available Fed-
2098620986 eral, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments
2098720987 under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Re-
2098820988 form and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section
2098920989 ‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental 802
2099020990 •HRES 1061 EH
2099120991 conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion,
2099220992 the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that
2099320993 property, contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
2099420994 ments with an owner or owners of other existing housing
2099520995 properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary
2099620996 shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based
2099720997 contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the
2099820998 exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist reloca-
2099920999 tion of tenants for imminent major threats to health and
2100021000 safety after written notice to and informed consent of the af-
2100121001 fected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as
2100221002 partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any
2100321003 multifamily property described in this section, the contract
2100421004 and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject
2100521005 to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
2100621006 S
2100721007 EC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and operate
2100821008 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt
2100921009 from any asset management requirement imposed by the Sec-
2101021010 retary in connection with the operating fund rule: Provided,
2101121011 That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of
2101221012 subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt
2101321013 from asset management requirements.
2101421014 S
2101521015 EC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts provided
2101621016 in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital im-
2101721017 provement, and management of public housing as authorized 803
2101821018 •HRES 1061 EH
2101921019 by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act
2102021020 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d), (e)), the Secretary shall not
2102121021 impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset man-
2102221022 agement that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital
2102321023 funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or
2102421024 (2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
2102521025 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, That a public hous-
2102621026 ing agency may not use capital funds authorized under sec-
2102721027 tion 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for
2102821028 assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of
2102921029 the amounts permitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section
2103021030 9(g).
2103121031 S
2103221032 EC. 215. No official or employee of the Department of
2103321033 Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an
2103421034 allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Offi-
2103521035 cer has determined that such allotment holder has imple-
2103621036 mented an adequate system of funds control and has received
2103721037 training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief
2103821038 Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allot-
2103921039 ment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts
2104021040 ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Pro-
2104121041 gram Offices’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage Associa-
2104221042 tion—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guar-
2104321043 antee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’
2104421044 within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 804
2104521045 •HRES 1061 EH
2104621046 SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2024, no-
2104721047 tify the public through the Federal Register and other means,
2104821048 as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the
2104921049 availability of assistance or notice of funding opportunity
2105021050 (NOFO) for any program or discretionary fund administered
2105121051 by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Not-
2105221052 withstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2024,
2105321053 the Secretary may make the NOFO available only on the
2105421054 Internet at the appropriate Government website or through
2105521055 other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
2105621056 S
2105721057 EC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-related
2105821058 litigation shall be paid from the individual program office and
2105921059 Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropria-
2106021060 tions.
2106121061 S
2106221062 EC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to
2106321063 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appro-
2106421064 priated for any office under the headings ‘‘Administrative
2106521065 Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any other such of-
2106621066 fice under such headings: Provided, That no appropriation for
2106721067 any such office under such headings shall be increased or de-
2106821068 creased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is
2106921069 less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate
2107021070 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
2107121071 Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 3 805
2107221072 •HRES 1061 EH
2107321073 business days in advance of any such transfers under this
2107421074 section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less.
2107521075 S
2107621076 EC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance
2107721077 payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
2107821078 tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any
2107921079 standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordi-
2108021080 nances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of
2108121081 any property covered under a housing assistance payment
2108221082 contract.
2108321083 (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c)
2108421084 when a multifamily housing project with a contract under
2108521085 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
2108621086 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based assist-
2108721087 ance—
2108821088 (1) receives a failing score under the Uniform Phys-
2108921089 ical Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor standard;
2109021090 or
2109121091 (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within
2109221092 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies,
2109321093 or those deficiencies requiring correction within 24
2109421094 hours, identified by the inspector at the project have
2109521095 been corrected.
2109621096 Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured
2109721097 projects with assistance attached to the units under section
2109821098 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 806
2109921099 •HRES 1061 EH
2110021100 1437f), but shall not apply to such units assisted under sec-
2110121101 tion 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to pub-
2110221102 lic housing units assisted with capital or operating funds
2110321103 under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
2110421104 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).
2110521105 (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate
2110621106 Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Secretary shall
2110721107 provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified
2110821108 timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all de-
2110921109 ficiencies. The Secretary shall provide a copy of the Notice
2111021110 of Default to the tenants, the local government, any mortga-
2111121111 gees, and any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal
2111221112 results in a passing score, the Secretary may withdraw the
2111321113 Notice of Default.
2111421114 (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all defi-
2111521115 ciencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails
2111621116 to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may—
2111721117 (A) require immediate replacement of project man-
2111821118 agement with a management agent approved by the Sec-
2111921119 retary;
2112021120 (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be
2112121121 used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sani-
2112221122 tary conditions at applicable properties, as designated by
2112321123 the Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the
2112421124 property affected by the penalty; 807
2112521125 •HRES 1061 EH
2112621126 (C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial
2112721127 abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all de-
2112821128 ficiencies have been corrected;
2112921129 (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, ap-
2113021130 proved by the Secretary under established procedures,
2113121131 who will be obligated to promptly make all required re-
2113221132 pairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract if
2113321133 such renewal is offered;
2113421134 (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to an-
2113521135 other project or projects and owner or owners;
2113621136 (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including sus-
2113721137 pensions or debarments from Federal programs;
2113821138 (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to man-
2113921139 age the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek
2114021140 a judicial order of specific performance requiring the
2114121141 owner to cure all project deficiencies;
2114221142 (H) work with the owner, lender, or other related
2114321143 party to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve
2114421144 the property through compliance, transfer of ownership,
2114521145 or an infusion of capital provided by a third-party that
2114621146 requires time to effectuate; or
2114721147 (I) take any other regulatory or contractual rem-
2114821148 edies available as deemed necessary and appropriate by
2114921149 the Secretary. 808
2115021150 •HRES 1061 EH
2115121151 (d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure
2115221152 that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the
2115321153 exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist reloca-
2115421154 tion of tenants for major threats to health and safety after
2115521155 written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent the Sec-
2115621156 retary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the
2115721157 local government, that the property is not feasible for contin-
2115821158 ued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other
2115921159 programs, based on consideration of—
2116021160 (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the
2116121161 property and all available Federal, State, and local re-
2116221162 sources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of
2116321163 the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
2116421164 ability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and
2116521165 (2) environmental conditions that cannot be rem-
2116621166 edied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may con-
2116721167 tract for project-based rental assistance payments with
2116821168 an owner or owners of other existing housing properties,
2116921169 or provide other rental assistance.
2117021170 (e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all prop-
2117121171 erties covered by this section that are assessed through the
2117221172 Real Estate Assessment Center and have failing physical in-
2117321173 spection scores or have received an unsatisfactory manage-
2117421174 ment and occupancy review within the past 36 months. The
2117521175 report shall include— 809
2117621176 •HRES 1061 EH
2117721177 (1) identification of the enforcement actions being
2117821178 taken to address such conditions, including imposition of
2117921179 civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and
2118021180 identification of properties that have such conditions
2118121181 multiple times;
2118221182 (2) identification of actions that the Department of
2118321183 Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect
2118421184 tenants of such identified properties; and
2118521185 (3) any administrative or legislative recommenda-
2118621186 tions to further improve the living conditions at prop-
2118721187 erties covered under a housing assistance payment con-
2118821188 tract.
2118921189 The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and
2119021190 House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days
2119121191 after the enactment of this Act, and the second report shall
2119221192 be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal of the first
2119321193 report.
2119421194 S
2119521195 EC. 220. None of the funds made available by this Act,
2119621196 or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8
2119721197 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance pro-
2119821198 gram) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of
2119921199 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public
2120021200 housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses,
2120121201 for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official
2120221202 or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic 810
2120321203 •HRES 1061 EH
2120421204 pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Sched-
2120521205 ule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year
2120621206 2024.
2120721207 S
2120821208 EC. 221. None of the funds made available by this Act
2120921209 and provided to the Department of Housing and Urban De-
2121021210 velopment may be used to make a grant award unless the
2121121211 Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
2121221212 propriations not less than 3 full business days before any
2121321213 project, State, locality, housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit or-
2121421214 ganization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award
2121521215 is announced by the Department or its offices: Provided,
2121621216 That such notification shall list each grant award by State
2121721217 and congressional district.
2121821218 S
2121921219 EC. 222. None of the funds made available in this Act
2122021220 shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the
2122121221 Government National Mortgage Association, or the Depart-
2122221222 ment of Housing and Urban Development to insure,
2122321223 securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage
2122421224 or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise re-
2122521225 places a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain
2122621226 condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any
2122721227 other political subdivision of a State.
2122821228 S
2122921229 EC. 223. None of the funds made available by this Act
2123021230 may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local
2123121231 government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 811
2123221232 •HRES 1061 EH
2123321233 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
2123421234 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under section 106 of
2123521235 such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
2123621236 S
2123721237 EC. 224. Amounts made available by this Act that are
2123821238 appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or
2123921239 transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research
2124021240 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and
2124121241 functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical pur-
2124221242 poses, and that are unexpended at the time of completion of
2124321243 a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, may be
2124421244 deobligated and shall immediately become available and may
2124521245 be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year
2124621246 for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which
2124721247 the amounts are made available to that Office subject to re-
2124821248 programming requirements in section 405 of this Act.
2124921249 S
2125021250 EC. 225. None of the funds provided in this Act or any
2125121251 other Act may be used for awards, including performance,
2125221252 special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of
2125321253 Housing and Urban Development subject to administrative
2125421254 discipline (including suspension from work), in this fiscal
2125521255 year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the
2125621256 effective date of any such administrative discipline or after
2125721257 any final decision over-turning such discipline.
2125821258 S
2125921259 EC. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded under
2126021260 the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years 812
2126121261 •HRES 1061 EH
2126221262 2015 through 2024 for the continuum of care (CoC) program
2126321263 as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-
2126421264 Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program in-
2126521265 come of grant recipients may count toward meeting the re-
2126621266 cipient’s matching requirements, provided the costs are eligi-
2126721267 ble CoC costs that supplement the recipient’s CoC program.
2126821268 S
2126921269 EC. 227. (a) From amounts made available under this
2127021270 title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, the
2127121271 Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of
2127221272 funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento
2127321273 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transi-
2127421274 tion from one continuum of care program component to an-
2127521275 other.
2127621276 (b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant,
2127721277 the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum
2127821278 of care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.
2127921279 S
2128021280 EC. 228. The promise zone designations and promise
2128121281 zone designation agreements entered into pursuant to such
2128221282 designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years,
2128321283 shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and condi-
2128421284 tions of such agreements.
2128521285 S
2128621286 EC. 229. Any public housing agency designated as a
2128721287 Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of division
2128821288 L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat.
2128921289 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds (except for spe- 813
2129021290 •HRES 1061 EH
2129121291 cial purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers) pre-
2129221292 viously allocated to any such public housing agency under
2129321293 section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, in-
2129421294 cluding any reserve funds held by the public housing agency
2129521295 or funds held by the Department of Housing and Urban De-
2129621296 velopment, pursuant to the authority for use of section 8 or
2129721297 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of
2129821298 title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
2129921299 and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appro-
2130021300 priations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–
2130121301 28), notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were
2130221302 appropriated.
2130321303 S
2130421304 EC. 230. None of the amounts made available by this
2130521305 Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under
2130621306 receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from apply-
2130721307 ing for, receiving, or using funds made available under the
2130821308 heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive grants to
2130921309 evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this Act or
2131021310 that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or be
2131121311 used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such
2131221312 funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settle-
2131321313 ment agreement, consent decree, voluntary agreement, or
2131421314 similar document for a violation of the lead safe housing or
2131521315 lead disclosure rules. 814
2131621316 •HRES 1061 EH
2131721317 SEC. 231. The language under the heading ‘‘Rental As-
2131821318 sistance Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing and
2131921319 Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of di-
2132021320 vision C of Public Law 112–55), as most recently amended
2132121321 by Public Law 117–103, is further amended—
2132221322 (1) in the initial undesignated matter, by striking
2132321323 ‘‘and ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’’’ and inserting
2132421324 ‘‘, ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’, and ‘Public Hous-
2132521325 ing Fund’’’;
2132621326 (2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘2024’’ and
2132721327 inserting ‘‘2029’’;
2132821328 (3) after the fourth proviso, by inserting the fol-
2132921329 lowing new provisos: ‘‘Provided further, That at prop-
2133021330 erties with assistance under section 9 of the Act request-
2133121331 ing to partially convert such assistance, and where an
2133221332 event under section 18 of the Act occurs that results in
2133321333 the eligibility for tenant protection vouchers under sec-
2133421334 tion 8(o) of the Act, the Secretary may convert the ten-
2133521335 ant protection voucher assistance to assistance under a
2133621336 project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the
2133721337 Act, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524
2133821338 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
2133921339 ability Act of 1997, or assistance under section 8(o)(13)
2134021340 of the Act, so long as the property meets any additional
2134121341 requirements established by the Secretary to facilitate 815
2134221342 •HRES 1061 EH
2134321343 conversion: Provided further, That to facilitate the con-
2134421344 version of assistance under the previous proviso, the Sec-
2134521345 retary may transfer an amount equal to the total
2134621346 amount that would have been allocated for tenant pro-
2134721347 tection voucher assistance for properties that have re-
2134821348 quested such conversions from amounts made available
2134921349 for tenant protection voucher assistance under the head-
2135021350 ing ‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ to the heading
2135121351 ‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’: Provided further,
2135221352 That at properties with assistance previously converted
2135321353 hereunder to assistance under the heading ‘Project-
2135421354 Based Rental Assistance,’ which are also separately as-
2135521355 sisted under section 8(o)(13) of the Act, the Secretary
2135621356 may, with the consent of the public housing agency and
2135721357 owner, terminate such project-based subsidy contracts
2135821358 and immediately enter into one new project-based sub-
2135921359 sidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall be
2136021360 eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily
2136121361 Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997,
2136221362 subject to the requirement that any residents assisted
2136321363 under section 8(o)(13) of the Act at the time of such
2136421364 termination of such project-based subsidy contract shall
2136521365 retain all rights accrued under section 8(o)(13)(E) of the
2136621366 Act under the new project-based subsidy contract and
2136721367 section 8(o)(13)(F)(iv) of the Act shall not apply: Pro- 816
2136821368 •HRES 1061 EH
2136921369 vided further, That to carry out the previous proviso, the
2137021370 Secretary may transfer from the heading ‘Tenant-Based
2137121371 Rental Assistance’ to the heading ‘Project-Based Rental
2137221372 Assistance’ an amount equal to the amounts associated
2137321373 with such terminating contract under section 8(o)(13) of
2137421374 the Act:’’;
2137521375 (4) in the fourteenth proviso, as reordered above,
2137621376 by—
2137721377 (A) inserting ‘‘‘Public Housing Fund’, ‘Self-
2137821378 Sufficiency Programs’, ‘Family Self-Sufficiency’’’
2137921379 following ‘‘‘Public Housing Operating Fund’,’’; and
2138021380 (B) inserting ‘‘or the ongoing availability of
2138121381 services for residents’’ after ‘‘effective conversion of
2138221382 assistance under the demonstration’’;
2138321383 (5) after the twenty-fourth proviso, as reordered
2138421384 above, by inserting the following proviso: ‘‘Provided fur-
2138521385 ther, That owners of properties with a senior preserva-
2138621386 tion rental assistance contract under section 811 of the
2138721387 American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity
2138821388 Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), shall be eligible,
2138921389 subject to requirements established by the Secretary as
2139021390 necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while
2139121391 maintaining the affordability period and the designation
2139221392 of the property as serving elderly families, and tenant
2139321393 consultation procedures, for conversion of assistance 817
2139421394 •HRES 1061 EH
2139521395 available for such assistance contracts to assistance
2139621396 under a long-term project-based subsidy contract under
2139721397 section 8 of the Act:’’;
2139821398 (6) in the twenty-ninth proviso, as reordered above,
2139921399 by inserting ‘‘, section 811 of the American Homeowner-
2140021400 ship and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000,’’ after
2140121401 ‘‘Housing Act of 1959’’; and
2140221402 (7) in the thirty-fourth proviso, as reordered above,
2140321403 by striking ‘‘any section 202 project rental assistance
2140421404 contract or section 811 project rental assistance contract
2140521405 conversions’’ and inserting ‘‘the conversion of assistance
2140621406 from section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959, sec-
2140721407 tion 811 of the American Homeownership and Economic
2140821408 Opportunity Act of 2000, or section 811(d)(2) of the
2140921409 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act’’.
2141021410 S
2141121411 EC. 232. For fiscal year 2024, if the Secretary deter-
2141221412 mines or has determined, for any prior formula grant alloca-
2141321413 tion administered by the Secretary through the Offices of
2141421414 Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Devel-
2141521415 opment, or Housing, that a recipient received an allocation
2141621416 greater than the amount such recipient should have received
2141721417 for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes
2141821418 and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such fund-
2141921419 ing error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a)
2142021420 offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if eligible 818
2142121421 •HRES 1061 EH
2142221422 for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula alloca-
2142321423 tion cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and (b)
2142421424 reallocating any available balances that are attributable to
2142521425 the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been
2142621426 allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in
2142721427 which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients
2142821428 are eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable for-
2142921429 mula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate to such re-
2143021430 cipient’s eligibility under the next applicable formula alloca-
2143121431 tion cycle: Provided, That all offsets and reallocations from
2143221432 such available balances shall be recorded against funds avail-
2143321433 able for the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided
2143421434 further, That the term ‘‘next applicable formula allocation
2143521435 cycle’’ means the first formula allocation cycle for a program
2143621436 that is reasonably available for correction following such a
2143721437 Secretarial determination: Provided further, That if, upon re-
2143821438 quest by a recipient and giving consideration to all Federal
2143921439 resources available to the recipient for the same grant pur-
2144021440 poses, the Secretary determines that the offset in the next
2144121441 applicable formula allocation cycle would critically impair the
2144221442 recipient’s ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula
2144321443 grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding error across
2144421444 two or more formula allocation cycles.
2144521445 S
2144621446 EC. 233. The Secretary may transfer from amounts
2144721447 made available for salaries and expenses under this title (ex- 819
2144821448 •HRES 1061 EH
2144921449 cluding amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Office of
2145021450 Inspector General’’) to the heading ‘‘Information Technology
2145121451 Fund’’ for information technology needs, including for addi-
2145221452 tional development, modernization, and enhancement, to re-
2145321453 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the
2145421454 total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000:
2145521455 Provided further, That this transfer authority shall not be
2145621456 used to fund information technology projects or activities that
2145721457 have known out-year development, modernization, or enhance-
2145821458 ment costs in excess of $500,000: Provided further, That the
2145921459 Secretary shall provide notification to the House and Senate
2146021460 Committees on Appropriations no fewer than 3 business days
2146121461 in advance of any such transfer.
2146221462 S
2146321463 EC. 234. The Secretary shall comply with all process
2146421464 requirements, including public notice and comment, when
2146521465 seeking to revise any annual contributions contract.
2146621466 S
2146721467 EC. 235. There is hereby established in the Treasury
2146821468 of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Department
2146921469 of Housing and Urban Development Nonrecurring Expenses
2147021470 Fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated balances of
2147121471 expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any suc-
2147221472 ceeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury
2147321473 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by
2147421474 this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the
2147521475 end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 820
2147621476 •HRES 1061 EH
2147721477 such funds are available for the purposes for which they were
2147821478 appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts
2147921479 deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, in
2148021480 addition to such other funds as may be available for such
2148121481 purposes, for capital needs of the Department, including fa-
2148221482 cilities infrastructure and information technology infrastruc-
2148321483 ture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and
2148421484 Budget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may be
2148521485 obligated only after the House and Senate Committees on
2148621486 Appropriations are notified at least 15 days in advance of the
2148721487 planned use of funds.
2148821488 S
2148921489 EC. 236. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts
2149021490 made available under the heading ‘‘Lead Hazard Reduction’’
2149121491 in title II of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations
2149221492 Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), $65,000,000 is hereby per-
2149321493 manently rescinded from the amounts specified in paragraph
2149421494 (1) under such heading (excluding amounts for areas with the
2149521495 highest lead-based paint abatement needs).
2149621496 (b) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made
2149721497 available under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ in title
2149821498 II of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
2149921499 (Public Law 117–328), $20,000,000 is hereby permanently
2150021500 rescinded from the amounts specified in paragraph (7) under
2150121501 such heading. 821
2150221502 •HRES 1061 EH
2150321503 (c) Any unobligated balances (including any unobligated
2150421504 balances of contract authority) included under Treasury Ap-
2150521505 propriation Fund Symbols 86 X 0129, 86 X 0148, 86 X
2150621506 0197, 86 X 0314, 86 X 0315, 86 X 0324, 86 X 0402, 86
2150721507 X 4058 and 86 X 8093 are hereby permanently rescinded.
2150821508 (d) Any unobligated balances from amounts made avail-
2150921509 able under the heading ‘‘Self-Help and Assisted Homeowner-
2151021510 ship Opportunity Program’’ for the program authorized
2151121511 under section 1079 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’
2151221512 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2151321513 2015 (Public Law 113–291) are hereby permanently re-
2151421514 scinded.
2151521515 S
2151621516 EC. 237. None of the funds made available to the De-
2151721517 partment of Housing and Urban Development in this or prior
2151821518 Acts may be used to issue a solicitation or accept bids on any
2151921519 solicitation that is substantially equivalent to the draft solici-
2152021520 tation entitled ‘‘Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Con-
2152121521 tract Support Services (HAPSS)’’ posted to www.Sam.gov on
2152221522 July 27, 2022.
2152321523 S
2152421524 EC. 238. None of the amounts made available in this
2152521525 Act may be used to consider family self-sufficiency perform-
2152621526 ance measures or performance scores in determining funding
2152721527 awards for programs receiving family self-sufficiency program
2152821528 coordinator funding provided in this Act. 822
2152921529 •HRES 1061 EH
2153021530 SEC. 239. (a) Funds previously made available in the
2153121531 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31)
2153221532 for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available
2153321533 for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain avail-
2153421534 able through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obli-
2153521535 gations incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019.
2153621536 (b) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
2153721537 Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for the
2153821538 ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for ob-
2153921539 ligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain available
2154021540 through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
2154121541 tions incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
2154221542 (c) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
2154321543 Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6) for the
2154421544 ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for ob-
2154521545 ligation through fiscal year 2021 are to remain available
2154621546 through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
2154721547 tions incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 2021.
2154821548 (d) Funds previously made available in the Further Con-
2154921549 solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) for
2155021550 the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for
2155121551 obligation through fiscal year 2022 are to remain available
2155221552 through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
2155321553 tions incurred in fiscal years 2020 through 2022. 823
2155421554 •HRES 1061 EH
2155521555 (e) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
2155621556 Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) for the
2155721557 ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for ob-
2155821558 ligation through fiscal year 2023 are to remain available
2155921559 through fiscal year 2029 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
2156021560 tions incurred in fiscal years 2021 through 2023.
2156121561 (f) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
2156221562 Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for ‘‘Lead
2156321563 Hazard Reduction’’ that were available for obligation through
2156421564 fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through fiscal year
2156521565 2026 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal
2156621566 years 2018 through 2019.
2156721567 S
2156821568 EC. 240. Of the amounts made available for the Office
2156921569 of Policy Development and Research under the heading ‘‘Pro-
2157021570 gram Offices’’, up to $3,500,000, to remain available until
2157121571 September 30, 2026, may be transferred to the heading ‘‘In-
2157221572 formation Technology Fund’’ to be available for the needs of
2157321573 the Chief Data Officer, in addition to amounts otherwise
2157421574 available, including for additional development, moderniza-
2157521575 tion, and enhancement: Provided, That the Secretary shall
2157621576 notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
2157721577 no fewer than 3 business days in advance of any such trans-
2157821578 fer. 824
2157921579 •HRES 1061 EH
2158021580 SEC. 241. Section 239 of division L of the Consolidated
2158121581 Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is amended
2158221582 by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2038’’.
2158321583 S
2158421584 EC. 242. For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary
2158521585 may issue a 2-year notification of funding opportunity, in-
2158621586 cluding any alternative procedures or requirements as may be
2158721587 necessary to allocate future appropriations in the second
2158821588 year, for the award of amounts made available for the con-
2158921589 tinuum of care program under subtitle C of title IV of the
2159021590 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381
2159121591 et seq.), notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements
2159221592 of the continuum of care program.
2159321593 S
2159421594 EC. 243. The Secretary may, upon a finding that a
2159521595 waiver or alternative requirement is necessary for the effec-
2159621596 tive delivery and administration of funds made available for
2159721597 new incremental voucher assistance or renewals for the main-
2159821598 stream program and the family unification program (includ-
2159921599 ing the foster youth to independence program) in this and
2160021600 prior Acts, waive or specify alternative requirements, other
2160121601 than requirements related to tenant rights and protections,
2160221602 rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,
2160321603 and the environment, for—
2160421604 (1) section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing
2160521605 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory
2160621606 provisions related to the administration of waiting lists, 825
2160721607 •HRES 1061 EH
2160821608 local preferences, and the initial term and extensions of
2160921609 tenant-based vouchers; and
2161021610 (2) section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing
2161121611 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)) regarding the tim-
2161221612 ing of referral of youth leaving foster care.
2161321613 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing
2161421614 and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 826
2161521615 •HRES 1061 EH
2161621616 TITLE III
2161721617 RELATED AGENCIES
2161821618 A
2161921619 CCESSBOARD
2162021620 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
2162121621 For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as author-
2162221622 ized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
2162321623 U.S.C. 792), $9,955,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
2162421624 any other provision of law, there may be credited to this ap-
2162521625 propriation funds received for publications and training ex-
2162621626 penses.
2162721627 F
2162821628 EDERALMARITIMECOMMISSION
2162921629 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
2163021630 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Com-
2163121631 mission as authorized by section 46107 of title 46, United
2163221632 States Code, including services as authorized by section 3109
2163321633 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehi-
2163421634 cles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United
2163521635 States Code; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
2163621636 ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States
2163721637 Code, $40,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain avail-
2163821638 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed
2163921639 $3,500 shall be for official reception and representation ex-
2164021640 penses. 827
2164121641 •HRES 1061 EH
2164221642 NATIONALRAILROADPASSENGERCORPORATION
2164321643 O
2164421644 FFICE OFINSPECTORGENERAL
2164521645 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
2164621646 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
2164721647 eral for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry
2164821648 out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
2164921649 U.S.C. App. 3), $29,240,000: Provided, That the Inspector
2165021650 General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the
2165121651 duties specified in such Act, to investigate allegations of
2165221652 fraud, including false statements to the Government under
2165321653 section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any person
2165421654 or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Rail-
2165521655 road Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That the In-
2165621656 spector General may enter into contracts and other arrange-
2165721657 ments for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with
2165821658 public agencies and with private persons, subject to the appli-
2165921659 cable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such
2166021660 services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
2166121661 Provided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
2166221662 point, and employ such officers and employees as may be nec-
2166321663 essary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of
2166421664 the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws
2166521665 and regulations that govern such selections, appointments,
2166621666 and employment within the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
2166721667 poration: Provided further, That concurrent with the Presi- 828
2166821668 •HRES 1061 EH
2166921669 dent’s budget request for fiscal year 2025, the Inspector Gen-
2167021670 eral shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on
2167121671 Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2025 in simi-
2167221672 lar format and substance to budget requests submitted by ex-
2167321673 ecutive agencies of the Federal Government.
2167421674 N
2167521675 ATIONALTRANSPORTATIONSAFETYBOARD
2167621676 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
2167721677 For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
2167821678 Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
2167921679 aircraft; services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
2168021680 United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
2168121681 the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uni-
2168221682 forms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901
2168321683 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, $140,000,000, of
2168421684 which not to exceed $1,000 may be used for official reception
2168521685 and representation expenses.
2168621686 N
2168721687 EIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENTCORPORATION
2168821688 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT
2168921689 CORPORATION
2169021690 For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
2169121691 poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as
2169221692 authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
2169321693 Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $158,000,000. 829
2169421694 •HRES 1061 EH
2169521695 SURFACETRANSPORTATIONBOARD
2169621696 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
2169721697 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation
2169821698 Board, including services authorized by section 3109 of title
2169921699 5, United States Code, $47,452,000: Provided, That, notwith-
2170021700 standing any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000
2170121701 from fees established by the Surface Transportation Board
2170221702 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections
2170321703 and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this
2170421704 heading: Provided further, That the amounts made available
2170521705 under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on
2170621706 a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
2170721707 ceived during fiscal year 2024, to result in a final appropria-
2170821708 tion from the general fund estimated at not more than
2170921709 $46,202,000.
2171021710 U
2171121711 NITEDSTATESINTERAGENCYCOUNCIL ONHOMELESSNESS
2171221712 OPERATING EXPENSES
2171321713 For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries,
2171421714 authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
2171521715 of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and con-
2171621716 sultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
2171721717 of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in
2171821718 carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKin-
2171921719 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $4,300,000. 830
2172021720 •HRES 1061 EH
2172121721 TITLE IV
2172221722 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
2172321723 S
2172421724 EC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
2172521725 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the ex-
2172621726 penses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties in-
2172721727 tervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in
2172821728 this Act.
2172921729 S
2173021730 EC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
2173121731 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal
2173221732 year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, un-
2173321733 less expressly so provided herein.
2173421734 S
2173521735 EC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under
2173621736 this Act for any consulting service through a procurement
2173721737 contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
2173821738 Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
2173921739 tures are a matter of public record and available for public
2174021740 inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
2174121741 law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to ex-
2174221742 isting law.
2174321743 S
2174421744 EC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this
2174521745 Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training
2174621746 that—
2174721747 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge,
2174821748 skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the perform-
2174921749 ance of official duties; 831
2175021750 •HRES 1061 EH
2175121751 (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
2175221752 emotional response or psychological stress in some par-
2175321753 ticipants;
2175421754 (3) does not require prior employee notification of
2175521755 the content and methods to be used in the training and
2175621756 written end of course evaluation;
2175721757 (4) contains any methods or content associated with
2175821758 religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’
2175921759 belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Oppor-
2176021760 tunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September
2176121761 2, 1988; or
2176221762 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, partici-
2176321763 pants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
2176421764 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or
2176521765 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bear-
2176621766 ing directly upon the performance of official duties.
2176721767 S
2176821768 EC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none
2176921769 of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appro-
2177021770 priations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act
2177121771 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
2177221772 year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury de-
2177321773 rived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies
2177421774 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
2177521775 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
2177621776 (1) creates a new program; 832
2177721777 •HRES 1061 EH
2177821778 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
2177921779 (3) increases funds or personnel for any program,
2178021780 project, or activity for which funds have been denied or
2178121781 restricted by the Congress;
2178221782 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
2178321783 tivity by either the House or Senate Committees on Ap-
2178421784 propriations for a different purpose;
2178521785 (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activi-
2178621786 ties in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
2178721787 less;
2178821788 (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities
2178921789 by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
2179021790 (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch,
2179121791 division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, ad-
2179221792 ministration, or department different from the budget
2179321793 justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
2179421794 tions or the table accompanying the explanatory state-
2179521795 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding di-
2179621796 vision A of this consolidated Act), whichever is more de-
2179721797 tailed, unless prior approval is received from the House
2179821798 and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
2179921799 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
2180021800 ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit
2180121801 a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
2180221802 and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline 833
2180321803 •HRES 1061 EH
2180421804 for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for
2180521805 the current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report shall
2180621806 include—
2180721807 (A) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
2180821808 rate column to display the prior year enacted level,
2180921809 the President’s budget request, adjustments made
2181021810 by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescis-
2181121811 sions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted
2181221812 level;
2181321813 (B) a delineation in the table for each appro-
2181421814 priation and its respective prior year enacted level
2181521815 by object class and program, project, and activity as
2181621816 detailed in this Act, the table accompanying the ex-
2181721817 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the
2181821818 matter preceding division A of this consolidated
2181921819 Act), accompanying reports of the House and Sen-
2182021820 ate Committees on Appropriations, or in the budget
2182121821 appendix for the respective appropriations, which-
2182221822 ever is more detailed, and shall apply to all items
2182321823 for which a dollar amount is specified and to all
2182421824 programs for which new budget (obligational) au-
2182521825 thority is provided, as well as to discretionary
2182621826 grants and discretionary grant allocations; and
2182721827 (C) an identification of items of special con-
2182821828 gressional interest. 834
2182921829 •HRES 1061 EH
2183021830 SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by
2183121831 law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remain-
2183221832 ing available at the end of fiscal year 2024 from appropria-
2183321833 tions made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year
2183421834 2024 in this Act, shall remain available through September
2183521835 30, 2025, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
2183621836 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House and
2183721837 Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to
2183821838 the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these
2183921839 requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming
2184021840 guidelines under section 405 of this Act.
2184121841 S
2184221842 EC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support
2184321843 any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the
2184421844 power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed
2184521845 only for a public use: Provided, That for purposes of this sec-
2184621846 tion, public use shall not be construed to include economic de-
2184721847 velopment that primarily benefits private entities: Provided
2184821848 further, That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, air-
2184921849 port, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects
2185021850 which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-
2185121851 related, communication-related, water-related and waste-
2185221852 water-related infrastructure), other structures designated for
2185321853 use by the general public or which have other common-carrier
2185421854 or public-utility functions that serve the general public and
2185521855 are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, 835
2185621856 •HRES 1061 EH
2185721857 and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public
2185821858 health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small
2185921859 Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
2186021860 (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public use for
2186121861 purposes of eminent domain.
2186221862 S
2186321863 EC. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act
2186421864 may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
2186521865 tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to
2186621866 a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this
2186721867 Act or any other appropriations Act.
2186821868 S
2186921869 EC. 409. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act
2187021870 may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that
2187121871 in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sec-
2187221872 tions 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C.
2187321873 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
2187421874 S
2187521875 EC. 410. No funds appropriated or otherwise made
2187621876 available under this Act shall be made available to any person
2187721877 or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy Amer-
2187821878 ican Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305).
2187921879 S
2188021880 EC. 411. None of the funds made available in this Act
2188121881 may be used for first-class airline accommodations in con-
2188221882 travention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title
2188321883 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
2188421884 S
2188521885 EC. 412. None of the funds made available in this Act
2188621886 may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of 836
2188721887 •HRES 1061 EH
2188821888 more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of
2188921889 the United States Government, who are stationed in the
2189021890 United States, at any single international conference unless
2189121891 the relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Com-
2189221892 mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that
2189321893 such attendance is important to the national interest: Pro-
2189421894 vided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
2189521895 national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring out-
2189621896 side of the United States attended by representatives of the
2189721897 United States Government and of foreign governments, inter-
2189821898 national organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
2189921899 S
2190021900 EC. 413. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
2190121901 made available under this Act may be used by the Surface
2190221902 Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for
2190321903 rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount
2190421904 in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit
2190521905 filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code.
2190621906 S
2190721907 EC. 414. (a) None of the funds made available in this
2190821908 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
2190921909 unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
2191021910 changing of pornography.
2191121911 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
2191221912 necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
2191321913 ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
2191421914 tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 837
2191521915 •HRES 1061 EH
2191621916 SEC. 415. (a) None of the funds made available in this
2191721917 Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under
2191821918 this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other
2191921919 materials available to the department or agency over which
2192021920 that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspec-
2192121921 tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or
2192221922 impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, docu-
2192321923 ments, or other materials, under any provision of law, except
2192421924 a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector Gen-
2192521925 eral and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of ac-
2192621926 cess.
2192721927 (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall
2192821928 provide its Inspector General with access to all such records,
2192921929 documents, and other materials in a timely manner.
2193021930 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with
2193121931 statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information
2193221932 provided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
2193321933 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of
2193421934 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
2193521935 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall
2193621936 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
2193721937 Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any
2193821938 failures to comply with this requirement.
2193921939 S
2194021940 EC. 416. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
2194121941 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or in- 838
2194221942 •HRES 1061 EH
2194321943 centive fees for contractors whose performance has been
2194421944 judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget,
2194521945 or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract,
2194621946 unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are
2194721947 due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
2194821948 changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the
2194921949 project and/or program unless such awards or incentive fees
2195021950 are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition
2195121951 Regulations.
2195221952 S
2195321953 EC. 417. No part of any appropriation contained in this
2195421954 Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling
2195521955 a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by
2195621956 an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the
2195721957 United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her pe-
2195821958 riod of active military or naval service, and has within 90
2195921959 days after his or her release from such service or from hos-
2196021960 pitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not
2196121961 more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or
2196221962 her former position and has been certified by the Office of
2196321963 Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties
2196421964 of his or her former position and has not been restored there-
2196521965 to.
2196621966 S
2196721967 EC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available by this
2196821968 Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit
2196921969 under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United 839
2197021970 •HRES 1061 EH
2197121971 States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of
2197221972 that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators
2197321973 certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-
2197421974 Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such ap-
2197521975 proval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis
2197621976 of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
2197721977 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or oth-
2197821978 erwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from grant-
2197921979 ing a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an
2198021980 air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the
2198121981 U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and
2198221982 United States law.
2198321983 S
2198421984 EC. 419. (a) In the table of projects in the explanatory
2198521985 statement referenced in section 417 of the Transportation,
2198621986 Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Ap-
2198721987 propriations Act, 2022 (division L of Public Law 117–103)—
2198821988 (1) the item relating to ‘‘Midland Center for the
2198921989 Arts only for structural improvements’’ is deemed to be
2199021990 amended by striking recipient ‘‘City of Midland’’ and in-
2199121991 serting ‘‘Midland Center for the Arts’’;
2199221992 (2) the item relating to ‘‘Barren County Fiscal
2199321993 Court—Chapatcha Industrial Park Development’’ is
2199421994 deemed to be amended by striking project ‘‘Barren
2199521995 County Fiscal Court—Chapatcha Industrial Park Devel-
2199621996 opment’’ and inserting ‘‘Barren County Fiscal Court— 840
2199721997 •HRES 1061 EH
2199821998 Chapatcha Industrial Park or South Cooper Industrial
2199921999 Park Development’’;
2200022000 (3) the item relating to ‘‘Pasco County Board of
2200122001 County Commissioners—Rural Northwest Pasco Com-
2200222002 munity Park Site Acquisition’’ is deemed to be amended
2200322003 by striking ‘‘Northwest’’ and inserting ‘‘Northeast’’;
2200422004 (4) the item relating to ‘‘Wood County Development
2200522005 Authority—Site Readiness & Redevelopment Downtown
2200622006 Parkersburg’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
2200722007 ‘‘Wood County Development Authority—Site Readiness
2200822008 & Redevelopment Downtown Parkersburg’’ and inserting
2200922009 ‘‘Redevelopment of Downtown Parkersburg’’;
2201022010 (5) the item relating to ‘‘Rosemary’s Way Penacook
2201122011 Affordable Housing’’ is deemed to be amended by strik-
2201222012 ing recipient ‘‘CATCH Neighborhood Housing’’ and in-
2201322013 serting ‘‘Concord Area Trust for Community Housing’’;
2201422014 (6) the item relating to ‘‘Lead Safe Home Fund’’
2201522015 is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Lead
2201622016 Safe Cleveland Coalition’’ and inserting ‘‘Mt. Sinai
2201722017 Health Care Foundation’’;
2201822018 (7) the item relating to ‘‘Boys & Girls Club in
2201922019 Miami Gardens’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
2202022020 ‘‘Club in Miami Gardens’’ and inserting ‘‘Clubs within
2202122021 the Miami-Dade area’’; 841
2202222022 •HRES 1061 EH
2202322023 (8) the item relating to ‘‘Acquisition of new com-
2202422024 mercial space’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
2202522025 ‘‘Acquisition of new commercial space’’ and inserting
2202622026 ‘‘Renovation of community center’’;
2202722027 (9) the item relating to ‘‘North Commons Regional
2202822028 Vision’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
2202922029 ‘‘Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’’ and inserting
2203022030 ‘‘City of Minneapolis’’;
2203122031 (10) the item relating to ‘‘Electric school bus and
2203222032 associated electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure’’
2203322033 is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Falls
2203422034 Church City Public Schools’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Falls
2203522035 Church’’;
2203622036 (11) the item relating to ‘‘A PLACE 4 ALICE fa-
2203722037 cility improvement’’ is deemed to be amended by striking
2203822038 ‘‘A PLACE 4 ALICE facility improvement’’ and insert-
2203922039 ing ‘‘Affordable Housing and Community Facilities’’;
2204022040 and
2204122041 (b) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community Project
2204222042 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explana-
2204322043 tory statement for division L of the Consolidated Appropria-
2204422044 tions Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) described in section
2204522045 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Act—
2204622046 (1) the item relating to ‘‘River Road Homes Afford-
2204722047 able Housing Infrastructure’’ is deemed to be amended 842
2204822048 •HRES 1061 EH
2204922049 by striking recipient ‘‘Town of Canaan’’ and inserting
2205022050 ‘‘Falls Village Housing Trust Inc.’’;
2205122051 (2) the item relating to ‘‘The Star Community
2205222052 Family Life Center’’ is deemed to be amended by strik-
2205322053 ing recipient ‘‘The Star Community Family Life Center’’
2205422054 and inserting ‘‘MSBC Five Star Program, Inc.’’;
2205522055 (3) the item relating to ‘‘Early Learning Childcare
2205622056 Center Construction’’ (recipient ‘‘The Caring Place’’) is
2205722057 deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Early Learning
2205822058 Childcare Center Construction’’ and inserting ‘‘CARE
2205922059 Center construction’’;
2206022060 (4) the item relating to ‘‘Upper Bucks Rail Trail’’
2206122061 is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Appa-
2206222062 lachian Mountain Club’’ and inserting ‘‘The County of
2206322063 Bucks’’;
2206422064 (5) the item relating to ‘‘YMCA & Albion College
2206522065 Initiative of the Washington Gardner Center Building
2206622066 Renovation and Expansion’’ is deemed to be amended by
2206722067 striking ‘‘YMCA & Albion College Initiative of the Wash-
2206822068 ington Gardner Center Building Renovation and Expan-
2206922069 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Site improvements’’;
2207022070 (6) the item relating to ‘‘Wood County Industrial
2207122071 Site Readiness and Redevelopment’’ is deemed to be
2207222072 amended by striking ‘‘Wood County Industrial Site 843
2207322073 •HRES 1061 EH
2207422074 Readiness & Redevelopment’’ and inserting ‘‘Redevelop-
2207522075 ment of Downtown Parkersburg’’;
2207622076 (7) the item relating to ‘‘B–360 Educational Cam-
2207722077 pus’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘I Am Men-
2207822078 tality, Inc.’’ and inserting ‘‘B–360 Baltimore, Inc.’’;
2207922079 (8) the item relating to ‘‘Riverbrook Regional
2208022080 YMCA’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
2208122081 ‘‘Riverbrook Regional Young Men’s Christian Associa-
2208222082 tion, Inc.’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Norwalk’’;
2208322083 (9) the item relating to ‘‘Miami Veterans Housing
2208422084 Project’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
2208522085 ‘‘United Way Miami’’ and inserting ‘‘CRC Leadership,
2208622086 Inc.’’;
2208722087 (10) the item relating to ‘‘Supportive Living, Com-
2208822088 munity Day Services, and Housing Site Project for
2208922089 Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’’
2209022090 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘, Community Day
2209122091 Services, and Housing’’;
2209222092 (11) the item relating to ‘‘Public Library Addition’’
2209322093 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Addition’’ and in-
2209422094 serting ‘‘Renovation’’;
2209522095 (12) the item relating to ‘‘Renovation of Snelling
2209622096 Motel to Affordable Housing for Veterans’’ is deemed to
2209722097 be amended by striking ‘‘Snelling Motel to’’ and insert-
2209822098 ing ‘‘Hotel for’’; 844
2209922099 •HRES 1061 EH
2210022100 (13) the item relating to ‘‘Indigenous Farm Hub’’
2210122101 is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Tides
2210222102 Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Native American Community
2210322103 Academy Inspired Schools Network (NISN)’’;
2210422104 (14) the item relating to ‘‘El Centro de la Raza—
2210522105 Pattison’s West Community Campus Property Acquisi-
2210622106 tion’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘El Centro
2210722107 de la Raza—Pattison’s West Community Campus Prop-
2210822108 erty Acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘Pattison’s West Com-
2210922109 munity Campus’’;
2211022110 (15) the item relating to ‘‘Road Raising & Flood
2211122111 Resiliency for Amity Harbor and American Venice
2211222112 Project’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Road
2211322113 Raising & Flood Resiliency for Amity Harbor and Amer-
2211422114 ican Venice Project’’ and inserting ‘‘Town of Babylon
2211522115 Federal Aid Roadway Improvement Project’’;
2211622116 (16) the item relating to ‘‘Dayton International Air-
2211722117 port (DAY)—Northeast Logistics Access Project’’ is
2211822118 amended by striking ‘‘Dayton International Airport
2211922119 (DAY)—Northeast Logistics Access Project’’ and insert-
2212022120 ing ‘‘Infrastructure capital improvements, including
2212122121 street, wastewater and sewer line improvements’’;
2212222122 (17) the item relating to ‘‘Help Me Grow Skagit
2212322123 Family Resource Center Expansion’’ is deemed to be
2212422124 amended by striking recipient ‘‘Children’s Council of 845
2212522125 •HRES 1061 EH
2212622126 Skagit County’’ and inserting ‘‘Children’s Museum of
2212722127 Skagit County’’; and
2212822128 (18) the item relating to ‘‘Permanent Supportive
2212922129 Housing Properties Acquisition’’ is deemed to be amend-
2213022130 ed by striking ‘‘Permanent Supportive Housing Prop-
2213122131 erties Acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘Permanent Supportive
2213222132 Housing Acquisition, Development and Rehabilitation’’.
2213322133 S
2213422134 EC. 420. None of the funds made available by this Act
2213522135 may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
2213622136 opment in contravention of section 312 of the Robert T. Staf-
2213722137 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
2213822138 U.S.C. 5155).
2213922139 S
2214022140 EC. 421. None of the funds made available by this Act
2214122141 to the Department of Transportation may be used in con-
2214222142 travention of section 306108 of title 54, United States Code.
2214322143 S
2214422144 EC. 422. None of the funds made available by this or
2214522145 any other Act may be used to require the use of inward fac-
2214622146 ing cameras or require a motor carrier to register an appren-
2214722147 ticeship program with the Department of Labor as a condi-
2214822148 tion for participation in the safe driver apprenticeship pilot
2214922149 program.
2215022150 S
2215122151 EC. 423. None of the funds made available by this Act
2215222152 may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban De-
2215322153 velopment to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes
2215422154 to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule 846
2215522155 •HRES 1061 EH
2215622156 entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ (80 Fed.
2215722157 Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled ‘‘Affirma-
2215822158 tively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed.
2215922159 Reg. 57949 (September 26, 2014)).
2216022160 S
2216122161 EC. 424. None of the funds made available by this Act
2216222162 may be used in contravention of existing Federal law regard-
2216322163 ing non-citizen eligibility and ineligibility for occupancy in
2216422164 federally assisted housing or for participation in and assist-
2216522165 ance under Federal housing programs, including section 214
2216622166 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42
2216722167 U.S.C. 1436a) and title IV of the Personal Responsibility and
2216822168 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601
2216922169 et seq.).
2217022170 S
2217122171 EC. 425. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code,
2217222172 is amended by inserting at the end the following:
2217322173 ‘‘(x) C
2217422174 ERTAIN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES IN THE
2217522175 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.—
2217622176 ‘‘(1) I
2217722177 N GENERAL.—The State of Mississippi may
2217822178 allow, by special permit, the operation of a covered agri-
2217922179 cultural vehicle on the Interstate System in the State of
2218022180 Mississippi if such vehicle does not exceed—
2218122181 ‘‘(A) a gross vehicle weight of 88,000 pounds;
2218222182 and 847
2218322183 •HRES 1061 EH
2218422184 ‘‘(B) 110 percent of the maximum weight on
2218522185 any axle or axle group described in subsection
2218622186 (a)(2), including any enforcement tolerance.
2218722187 ‘‘(2) C
2218822188 OVERED AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE DE -
2218922189 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered agricul-
2219022190 tural vehicle’ means a vehicle that is transporting un-
2219122191 processed agricultural crops used for food, feed or fiber,
2219222192 or raw or unfinished forest products, including logs,
2219322193 pulpwood, biomass or wood chips.
2219422194 ‘‘(y) O
2219522195 PERATION OFCERTAINVEHICLES INWEST
2219622196 V
2219722197 IRGINIA.—
2219822198 ‘‘(1) I
2219922199 N GENERAL.—The State of West Vir-
2220022200 ginia may allow, by special permit, the operation of
2220122201 a vehicle that is transporting materials and equip-
2220222202 ment on the Interstate System in the State of West
2220322203 Virginia if such vehicle does not exceed 110 percent
2220422204 of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group
2220522205 described in subsection (a)(2), including any en-
2220622206 forcement tolerance, provided the remaining gross
2220722207 vehicle weight requirements of subsection (a) are
2220822208 met.
2220922209 ‘‘(2) D
2221022210 EFINITION.—In this subsection, the
2221122211 term ‘materials and equipment’ means materials
2221222212 and equipment that are used on a project eligible
2221322213 under this chapter.’’. 848
2221422214 •HRES 1061 EH
2221522215 SEC. 426. None of the funds appropriated or made avail-
2221622216 able by this division for the Department of Transportation
2221722217 for fiscal year 2024 may be used to enforce a mask mandate
2221822218 in response to the COVID–19 virus.
2221922219 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation,
2222022220 Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Ap-
2222122221 propriations Act, 2024’’. 849
2222222222 •HRES 1061 EH
2222322223 DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS
2222422224 TITLE I—HEALTH AND HUMAN
2222522225 SERVICES
2222622226 Subtitle A—Public Health Extenders
2222722227 SEC. 101. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NA-
2222822228 TIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING
2222922229 HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE GME PRO-
2223022230 GRAMS.
2223122231 (a) EXTENSION FORCOMMUNITYHEALTHCENTERS.—
2223222232 Section 10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
2223322233 able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(F)) is amended by
2223422234 striking ‘‘and $536,986,301 for the period beginning on Jan-
2223522235 uary 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’ and inserting
2223622236 ‘‘$536,986,301 for the period beginning on January 20,
2223722237 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $3,592,328,767 for
2223822238 the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on De-
2223922239 cember 31, 2024’’.
2224022240 (b) E
2224122241 XTENSION FOR THE NATIONALHEALTHSERVICE
2224222242 C
2224322243 ORPS.—Section 10503(b)(2)(I) of the Patient Protection
2224422244 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)(I)) is
2224522245 amended by striking ‘‘and $41,616,438 for the period begin-
2224622246 ning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’
2224722247 and inserting ‘‘$41,616,438 for the period beginning on Jan-
2224822248 uary 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and 850
2224922249 •HRES 1061 EH
2225022250 $297,013,699 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023,
2225122251 and ending on December 31, 2024’’.
2225222252 (c) T
2225322253 EACHINGHEALTHCENTERSTHATOPERATE
2225422254 G
2225522255 RADUATEMEDICALEDUCATIONPROGRAMS.—
2225622256 (1) I
2225722257 N GENERAL.—Section 340H(g)(1) of the Pub-
2225822258 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(g)(1)) is amend-
2225922259 ed by striking ‘‘and $16,982,192 for the period begin-
2226022260 ning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8,
2226122261 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,982,192 for the period begin-
2226222262 ning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8,
2226322263 2024, and $164,136,986 for the period beginning on Oc-
2226422264 tober 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024’’.
2226522265 (2) A
2226622266 DDITION TO CAPPED AMOUNTS .—Section
2226722267 340H(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
2226822268 256h(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
2226922269 lowing:
2227022270 ‘‘(C) A
2227122271 DDITION.—Notwithstanding any provi-
2227222272 sion of this section, for the period beginning on Oc-
2227322273 tober 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
2227422274 the Secretary may use any amounts made available
2227522275 in any fiscal year to carry out this section (includ-
2227622276 ing amounts recouped under subsection (f)) to make
2227722277 payments described in paragraphs (1)(A) and
2227822278 (1)(B), in addition to the total amount of funds ap-
2227922279 propriated under subsection (g).’’. 851
2228022280 •HRES 1061 EH
2228122281 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS .—For the period begin-
2228222282 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31,
2228322283 2024, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
2228422284 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
2228522285 the House of Representatives and the Committee on
2228622286 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a
2228722287 report specifying—
2228822288 (A) the total amount of funds recouped under
2228922289 subsection (f) of section 340H of the Public Health
2229022290 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h);
2229122291 (B) the rationale for the funds being recouped;
2229222292 and
2229322293 (C) the total amount of funds recouped under
2229422294 subsection (f) of such section 340H that were used
2229522295 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section
2229622296 340H to adjust total payment amounts above the
2229722297 total amounts appropriated under subsection (g) of
2229822298 such section 340H, as amended by paragraph (3).
2229922299 (d) A
2230022300 PPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro-
2230122301 priated pursuant to the amendments made by this section
2230222302 shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law
2230322303 117–328 for funds for programs authorized under sections
2230422304 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
2230522305 254b et seq.). 852
2230622306 •HRES 1061 EH
2230722307 (e) CONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 3014(h)(4) of
2230822308 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and
2230922309 section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing Appro-
2231022310 priations and Other Extensions Act, 2024’’ and inserting
2231122311 ‘‘section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing Appro-
2231222312 priations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, and section
2231322313 101(d) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
2231422314 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS.
2231522315 (a) EXTENSION OFSPECIALDIABETESPROGRAMS FOR
2231622316 T
2231722317 YPEI DIABETES.—Section 330B(b)(2)(E) of the Public
2231822318 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)(E)) is amended
2231922319 by striking ‘‘and $20,136,986 for the period beginning on
2232022320 January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’ and in-
2232122321 serting ‘‘$20,136,986 for the period beginning on January
2232222322 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $130,000,000
2232322323 for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on
2232422324 December 31, 2024’’.
2232522325 (b) E
2232622326 XTENDINGFUNDING FORSPECIALDIABETESPRO-
2232722327 GRAMS FORINDIANS.—Section 330C(c)(2)(E) of the Public
2232822328 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2)(E)) is amended
2232922329 by striking ‘‘and $20,136,986 for the period beginning on
2233022330 January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024’’ and in-
2233122331 serting ‘‘$20,136,986 for the period beginning on January
2233222332 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $130,000,000 853
2233322333 •HRES 1061 EH
2233422334 for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on
2233522335 December 31, 2024’’.
2233622336 SEC. 103. NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY EXTENSIONS.
2233722337 (a) Section 319(e)(8) of the Public Health Service Act
2233822338 (42 U.S.C. 247d(e)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8,
2233922339 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
2234022340 (b) Section 319L(e)(1)(D) of the Public Health Service
2234122341 Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(e)(1)(D)) is amended by striking
2234222342 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
2234322343 (c) Section 319L–1(b) of the Public Health Service Act
2234422344 (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8,
2234522345 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
2234622346 (d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service
2234722347 Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10b(g)) is amended by striking
2234822348 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
2234922349 (2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service
2235022350 Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking
2235122351 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
2235222352 (3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service
2235322353 Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking
2235422354 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
2235522355 (e) Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service
2235622356 Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking
2235722357 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 854
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2235922359 Subtitle B—Medicaid
2236022360 SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT FOR STATE MEDICAID PLANS TO PRO-
2236122361 VIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED
2236222362 TREATMENT.
2236322363 (a) INGENERAL.—Section 1905 of the Social Security
2236422364 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
2236522365 (1) in subsection (a)(29), by striking ‘‘for the pe-
2236622366 riod beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September
2236722367 30, 2025,’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 1,
2236822368 2020,’’; and
2236922369 (2) in subsection (ee)(2), by striking ‘‘for the period
2237022370 specified in such paragraph, if before the beginning of
2237122371 such period the State certifies to the satisfaction of the
2237222372 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘if such State certifies, not less
2237322373 than every 5 years and to the satisfaction of the Sec-
2237422374 retary,’’.
2237522375 (b) C
2237622376 ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 1006(b)(4)(A)
2237722377 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes
2237822378 Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Commu-
2237922379 nities Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking ‘‘,
2238022380 and before October 1, 2025’’. 855
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2238222382 SEC. 202. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF COMPREHENSIVE
2238322383 DATA FOR SPECIFIED POPULATIONS ENROLLED
2238422384 IN MEDICAID AND CHIP.
2238522385 Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
2238622386 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
2238722387 tion:
2238822388 ‘‘SEC. 1948. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF COMPREHENSIVE
2238922389 DATA FOR SPECIFIED POPULATIONS.
2239022390 ‘‘(a) RECURRINGANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION OF
2239122391 H
2239222392 EALTHCAREDATARELATED TOTREATMENT FOR SUB-
2239322393 STANCEUSEDISORDER OR A MENTALHEALTHCONDI-
2239422394 TION.—
2239522395 ‘‘(1) I
2239622396 N GENERAL.—The Secretary, on an annual
2239722397 basis, shall link, analyze, and publish on a publicly avail-
2239822398 able website data reported by States through the Trans-
2239922399 formed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T–
2240022400 MSIS) (or a successor system) relating to substance use
2240122401 disorder and mental health services provided to individ-
2240222402 uals enrolled under a State plan under this title or a
2240322403 State child health plan under title XXI (or under a waiv-
2240422404 er of such plans) who have been diagnosed with a sub-
2240522405 stance use disorder or mental health condition, including
2240622406 an analysis that is disaggregated by age. Such enrollee
2240722407 information shall be de-identified of any personally iden-
2240822408 tifying information, shall adhere to privacy standards es-
2240922409 tablished by the Department of Health and Human 856
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2241122411 Services, and shall be aggregated to protect the privacy
2241222412 of enrollees, as necessary.
2241322413 ‘‘(2) R
2241422414 EQUIREMENTS.—The analysis required under
2241522415 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following
2241622416 data for each State (including, to the extent available,
2241722417 for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
2241822418 States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Is-
2241922419 lands, and American Samoa):
2242022420 ‘‘(A) The number and percentage of individuals
2242122421 enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
2242222422 State child health plan under title XXI (or under
2242322423 a waiver of such plans) in each of the major enroll-
2242422424 ment categories (as defined in a public letter from
2242522425 the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Com-
2242622426 mission to the Secretary) who have been diagnosed
2242722427 with—
2242822428 ‘‘(i) a substance use disorder;
2242922429 ‘‘(ii) a mental health condition; or
2243022430 ‘‘(iii) a co-occurring substance use dis-
2243122431 order and mental health condition.
2243222432 ‘‘(B) With respect to individuals enrolled under
2243322433 the State plan under this title or the State child
2243422434 health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of
2243522435 such plans) who have received a diagnosis described
2243622436 in subparagraph (A), a list of the substance use dis- 857
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2243822438 order and mental health treatment services, includ-
2243922439 ing, to the extent such data are available, specific
2244022440 adult and pediatric services by each major type of
2244122441 service, such as counseling, intensive home-based
2244222442 services, intensive care coordination, crisis services
2244322443 tailored to children and youth, peer support serv-
2244422444 ices, family-to-family support, inpatient hospitaliza-
2244522445 tion, medication-assisted treatment, residential
2244622446 treatment, and other appropriate services as identi-
2244722447 fied by the Secretary, for which beneficiaries in
2244822448 each State received at least 1 service under the
2244922449 State plan under this title or the State child health
2245022450 plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of such
2245122451 plans).
2245222452 ‘‘(C) With respect to each diagnosis described
2245322453 in subparagraph (A), the number and percentage of
2245422454 individuals enrolled under the State plan under this
2245522455 title or the State child health plan under title XXI
2245622456 (or under a waiver of such plans) who have such di-
2245722457 agnosis and received services for such diagnosis
2245822458 under such plan or waiver by each major type of
2245922459 treatment service listed under subparagraph (B)
2246022460 within each major setting type, such as outpatient,
2246122461 inpatient, residential, and other home-based and
2246222462 community-based settings. 858
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2246422464 ‘‘(D) The number of services provided under
2246522465 the State plan under this title or the State child
2246622466 health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of
2246722467 such plans) per individual enrolled under such plan
2246822468 or waiver who has a diagnosis described in subpara-
2246922469 graph (A) for each such diagnosis and each major
2247022470 type of treatment service listed under subparagraph
2247122471 (B).
2247222472 ‘‘(E) The number and percentage of individ-
2247322473 uals enrolled under the State plan under this title
2247422474 or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
2247522475 under a waiver of such plans) by major enrollment
2247622476 category, who have a diagnosis described in sub-
2247722477 paragraph (A) and received substance use disorder
2247822478 or mental health treatment through—
2247922479 ‘‘(i) a Medicaid managed care entity (as
2248022480 defined in section 1932(a)(1)(B)), including
2248122481 the number of such individuals who received
2248222482 such assistance through a prepaid inpatient
2248322483 health plan (as defined by the Secretary) or a
2248422484 prepaid ambulatory health plan (as defined by
2248522485 the Secretary);
2248622486 ‘‘(ii) a fee-for-service payment model; or
2248722487 ‘‘(iii) an alternative payment model, to the
2248822488 extent available. 859
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2249022490 ‘‘(F) The number and percentage of individ-
2249122491 uals enrolled under the State plan under this title
2249222492 or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
2249322493 under a waiver of such plans) who have a diagnosis
2249422494 described in subparagraph (A) and received services
2249522495 for a mental health condition or a substance use
2249622496 disorder in an outpatient or community-based or
2249722497 home-based setting after receiving mental health or
2249822498 substance use disorder services in an inpatient or
2249922499 residential setting, and the number of mental health
2250022500 or substance use disorder services received by such
2250122501 individuals in the outpatient or community-based or
2250222502 home-based setting.
2250322503 ‘‘(G) The number and percentage of inpatient
2250422504 admissions in which services for a mental health
2250522505 condition or substance use disorder were provided
2250622506 to an individual enrolled under the State plan under
2250722507 this title or the State child health plan under title
2250822508 XXI (or under a waiver of such plans) that oc-
2250922509 curred within 30 days after discharge from a hos-
2251022510 pital or residential facility in which services for a
2251122511 mental health condition or substance use disorder
2251222512 previously were provided to such individual,
2251322513 disaggregated by each diagnosis described in sub- 860
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2251522515 paragraph (A) and type of facility, to the extent
2251622516 such information is available.
2251722517 ‘‘(H) The number of emergency department
2251822518 visits by an individual enrolled under the State plan
2251922519 under this title or the State child health plan under
2252022520 title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans) who has
2252122521 a diagnosis described in subparagraph (A) within 7
2252222522 days of such individual being discharged from an
2252322523 inpatient stay at a hospital during which services
2252422524 for a mental health condition or substance use dis-
2252522525 order were provided, or from a mental health facil-
2252622526 ity, an independent psychiatric wing of an acute
2252722527 care hospital, an intermediate care facility for indi-
2252822528 viduals with intellectual disabilities, or a residential
2252922529 treatment facility, disaggregated by each diagnosis
2253022530 described in subparagraph (A) and type of facility,
2253122531 to the extent such information is available.
2253222532 ‘‘(I) The number and percentage of individuals
2253322533 who are enrolled under the State plan under this
2253422534 title or the State child health plan under title XXI
2253522535 (or under a waiver of such plans) and received an
2253622536 assessment for a mental health condition.
2253722537 ‘‘(J) The number and percentage of individuals
2253822538 who are enrolled under the State plan under this
2253922539 title or the State child health plan under title XXI 861
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2254122541 (or under a waiver of such plans) and received an
2254222542 assessment for a substance use disorder.
2254322543 ‘‘(K) The number of mental health services
2254422544 provided to individuals enrolled under the State
2254522545 plan under this title or the State child health plan
2254622546 under title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans)
2254722547 who received an assessment described in subpara-
2254822548 graph (I) in the 30 days post-assessment.
2254922549 ‘‘(L) The number of substance use disorder
2255022550 treatment services provided to individuals enrolled
2255122551 under the State plan under this title or the State
2255222552 child health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver
2255322553 of such plans) who received an assessment described
2255422554 in subparagraph (J) in the 30 days post-assess-
2255522555 ment.
2255622556 ‘‘(M) Prescription National Drug Code codes,
2255722557 fill dates, and number of days supply of any covered
2255822558 outpatient drug (as defined in section 1927(k)(2))
2255922559 that was dispensed to an individual enrolled under
2256022560 the State plan under this title or the State child
2256122561 health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of
2256222562 such plans) with an episode described in subpara-
2256322563 graph (G) or (H) during any period that occurs
2256422564 after the individual’s discharge date defined in sub-
2256522565 paragraph (G) or (H) (as applicable), and before 862
2256622566 •HRES 1061 EH
2256722567 the admission date applicable under subparagraph
2256822568 (G) or the date of the emergency department visit
2256922569 applicable under subparagraph (H) that were—
2257022570 ‘‘(i) to treat a mental health condition; or
2257122571 ‘‘(ii) to treat a substance use disorder.
2257222572 ‘‘(b) P
2257322573 UBLICATION.—
2257422574 ‘‘(1) I
2257522575 N GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after
2257622576 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
2257722577 make publicly available the first analysis required by
2257822578 subsection (a).
2257922579 ‘‘(2) A
2258022580 NNUAL UPDATES.—The Secretary shall issue
2258122581 an updated version of the analysis required under sub-
2258222582 section (a) not later than January 1 of each calendar
2258322583 year.
2258422584 ‘‘(3) U
2258522585 SE OF T–MSIS DATA.—The analysis required
2258622586 under subsection (a) and updates required under para-
2258722587 graph (4) shall—
2258822588 ‘‘(A) use data and definitions from the T–
2258922589 MSIS data set that is no more than 12 months old
2259022590 on the date that the analysis or update is published;
2259122591 and
2259222592 ‘‘(B) as appropriate, include a description with
2259322593 respect to each State of the quality and complete-
2259422594 ness of the data and caveats describing the limita-
2259522595 tions of the data reported to the Secretary by the 863
2259622596 •HRES 1061 EH
2259722597 State that is sufficient to communicate the appro-
2259822598 priate uses for the information.
2259922599 ‘‘(4) R
2260022600 EVISED PUBLICATION.—Beginning not later
2260122601 than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section,
2260222602 the Secretary annually shall publish a revised publication
2260322603 of the analysis required by subsection (a) that allows for
2260422604 a research-ready and publicly accessible interface of the
2260522605 publication and is developed after consultation with
2260622606 stakeholders on the usability of the data contained in the
2260722607 publication.
2260822608 ‘‘(5) M
2260922609 AKING T-MSIS DATA ON SUBSTANCE USE DIS -
2261022610 ORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AVAILABLE
2261122611 TO RESEARCHERS.—
2261222612 ‘‘(A) R
2261322613 EQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH SYSTEM OF
2261422614 RECORDS NOTICE.—
2261522615 ‘‘(i) I
2261622616 N GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
2261722617 graph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the
2261822618 Federal Register a system of records notice for
2261922619 the data specified in clause (ii) for the Trans-
2262022620 formed Medicaid Statistical Information Sys-
2262122621 tem, in accordance with section 552a(e)(4) of
2262222622 title 5, United States Code. The notice shall
2262322623 outline policies that protect the security and
2262422624 privacy of the data that, at a minimum, meet
2262522625 the security and privacy policies of SORN 09- 864
2262622626 •HRES 1061 EH
2262722627 70-0541 for the Medicaid Statistical Informa-
2262822628 tion System.
2262922629 ‘‘(ii) R
2263022630 EQUIRED DATA.—The data covered
2263122631 by the systems of records notice required under
2263222632 clause (i) shall be sufficient for researchers and
2263322633 States to analyze the prevalence of conditions
2263422634 described in subsection (a)(2)(A) in the Med-
2263522635 icaid and Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
2263622636 gram beneficiary population and the treatment
2263722637 of such conditions under Medicaid across all
2263822638 States (including the District of Columbia,
2263922639 Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
2264022640 Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
2264122641 American Samoa), forms of treatment, and
2264222642 treatment settings.
2264322643 ‘‘(iii) I
2264422644 NITIATION OF DATA-SHARING AC-
2264522645 TIVITIES.—Not later than January 1, 2025,
2264622646 the Secretary shall initiate the data-sharing ac-
2264722647 tivities outlined in the notice required under
2264822648 clause (i).
2264922649 ‘‘(B) S
2265022650 ATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENT
2265122651 THROUGH EXISTING SYSTEM OF RECORDS NO -
2265222652 TICE.—The Secretary shall not be required to pub-
2265322653 lish a new system of records notice as required
2265422654 under subparagraph (A) if, not later than January 865
2265522655 •HRES 1061 EH
2265622656 1, 2025, the Secretary determines that the system
2265722657 of records notice published by the Secretary in the
2265822658 Federal Register on February 6, 2019 (84 Fed.
2265922659 Reg. 2230), satisfies the requirements described in
2266022660 subparagraph (A).’’.
2266122661 SEC. 203. MONITORING PRESCRIBING OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC
2266222662 MEDICATIONS.
2266322663 (a) INGENERAL.—Section 1902(oo)(1)(B) of the Social
2266422664 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(oo)(1)(B)) is amended—
2266522665 (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘
2266622666 BY
2266722667 CHILDREN’’;
2266822668 (2) by striking ‘‘children enrolled’’ and inserting
2266922669 ‘‘children generally, children in foster care specifically,
2267022670 individuals over the age of 18 receiving home and com-
2267122671 munity-based services (as defined in section
2267222672 9817(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 117–2), and individuals
2267322673 over the age of 18 residing in institutional care settings
2267422674 (including nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities
2267522675 for individuals with intellectual disabilities, institutions
2267622676 for mental diseases, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and
2267722677 other such institutional care settings) enrolled’’; and
2267822678 (3) by striking ‘‘not more than the age of 18 years’’
2267922679 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘subject to
2268022680 the program, including information with respect to each 866
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2268222682 such category of children and individuals over the age of
2268322683 18.’’.
2268422684 (b) E
2268522685 FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by sub-
2268622686 section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 24 months
2268722687 after the date of enactment of this Act.
2268822688 SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
2268922689 ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN INSTI-
2269022690 TUTIONS FOR MENTAL DISEASES.
2269122691 (a) MAKINGPERMANENT STATEPLANAMENDMENT
2269222692 O
2269322693 PTIONTOPROVIDEMEDICALASSISTANCE FORCERTAIN
2269422694 I
2269522695 NDIVIDUALSWHOAREPATIENTS INCERTAININSTITU-
2269622696 TIONS FORMENTALDISEASES.—Section 1915(l)(1) of the
2269722697 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(1)) is amended by
2269822698 striking ‘‘With respect to calendar quarters beginning during
2269922699 the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending September
2270022700 30, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘With respect to calendar quarters
2270122701 beginning on or after October 1, 2019,’’.
2270222702 (b) M
2270322703 AINTENANCE OF EFFORTREVISION.—Section
2270422704 1915(l)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(3))
2270522705 is amended—
2270622706 (1) in subparagraph (A)—
2270722707 (A) by striking ‘‘other than under this title
2270822708 from non-Federal funds’’ and all that follows
2270922709 through ‘‘subparagraph (B))’’ and inserting ‘‘from 867
2271022710 •HRES 1061 EH
2271122711 non-Federal funds for items and services (including
2271222712 services described in subparagraph (B))’’; and
2271322713 (B) by striking ‘‘such items and services’’ and
2271422714 all that follows through the period and inserting
2271522715 ‘‘such items and services for, at the option of the
2271622716 State—
2271722717 ‘‘(i) fiscal year 2018; or
2271822718 ‘‘(ii) the most recently ended fiscal year as
2271922719 of the date the State submits a State plan
2272022720 amendment to the Secretary to provide such
2272122721 medical assistance in accordance with this sub-
2272222722 section.’’;
2272322723 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subparagraph
2272422724 (A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and
2272522725 (3) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
2272622726 graph:
2272722727 ‘‘(D) A
2272822728 PPLICATION OF MAINTENANCE OF EF -
2272922729 FORT REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN STATES .—In the
2273022730 case of a State with a State plan amendment in ef-
2273122731 fect on September 30, 2023, for the 1-year period
2273222732 beginning on the date of enactment of this subpara-
2273322733 graph, the provisions of subparagraph (A) shall be
2273422734 applied as if the amendments to such subparagraph
2273522735 made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
2273622736 had never been made.’’. 868
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2273822738 (c) ADDITIONALREQUIREMENTS.—
2273922739 (1) I
2274022740 N GENERAL.—
2274122741 (A) G
2274222742 ENERAL REQUIREMENTS .—Section
2274322743 1915(l)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2274422744 1396n(l)(4)) is amended—
2274522745 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
2274622746 ‘‘through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (F)’’;
2274722747 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—
2274822748 (I) by striking ‘‘Prior to approval of
2274922749 a State plan amendment under this sub-
2275022750 section, the State shall notify the Sec-
2275122751 retary of how the State will ensure’’ and
2275222752 inserting ‘‘The State shall have in place
2275322753 evidence-based, substance use disorder-
2275422754 specific individual placement criteria and
2275522755 utilization management approaches to en-
2275622756 sure placement of eligible individuals in an
2275722757 appropriate level of care, including criteria
2275822758 and approaches to ensure’’; and
2275922759 (II) by adding at the end the fol-
2276022760 lowing sentence: ‘‘The State shall notify
2276122761 the Secretary at such time and in such
2276222762 form and manner as the Secretary shall
2276322763 require of such criteria and utilization
2276422764 management approaches.’’; and 869
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2276622766 (iii) by adding at the end the following
2276722767 new subparagraph:
2276822768 ‘‘(E) R
2276922769 EVIEW PROCESS.—The State shall,
2277022770 using nationally recognized substance use disorder-
2277122771 specific program standards, have in place a process
2277222772 to review the compliance of eligible institutions for
2277322773 mental diseases with such program standards speci-
2277422774 fied by the State.’’.
2277522775 (B) E
2277622776 FFECTIVE DATE .—The amendments
2277722777 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect
2277822778 to States providing medical assistance for items and
2277922779 services pursuant to a State plan amendment under
2278022780 section 1915(l) of the Social Security Act (42
2278122781 U.S.C. 1396n(l)) in calendar quarters beginning on
2278222782 or after October 1, 2025.
2278322783 (2) O
2278422784 NE-TIME ASSESSMENT.—Section 1915(l)(4) of
2278522785 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(4)), as
2278622786 amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by add-
2278722787 ing at the end the following new subparagraph:
2278822788 ‘‘(F) A
2278922789 SSESSMENT.—
2279022790 ‘‘(i) I
2279122791 N GENERAL.—The State shall, not
2279222792 later than 12 months after the approval of a
2279322793 State plan amendment described in this sub-
2279422794 section (or, in the case of a State that has such
2279522795 an amendment approved as of September 30, 870
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2279722797 2023, not later than 12 months after the date
2279822798 of enactment of this subparagraph), commence
2279922799 an assessment of—
2280022800 ‘‘(I) the availability of treatment for
2280122801 individuals enrolled under a State plan
2280222802 under this title (or waiver of such plan) in
2280322803 each level of care described in subpara-
2280422804 graph (C), including how such availability
2280522805 varies by region of the State; and
2280622806 ‘‘(II) the availability of medication-
2280722807 assisted treatment and medically super-
2280822808 vised withdrawal management services for
2280922809 such individuals, including how such avail-
2281022810 ability varies by region of the State.
2281122811 ‘‘(ii) R
2281222812 EQUIRED COMPLETION .—The State
2281322813 shall complete an assessment described in
2281422814 clause (i) not later than 12 months after the
2281522815 date the State commences such assessment.’’.
2281622816 (3) C
2281722817 LARIFICATION OF LEVELS OF CARE .—Section
2281822818 1915(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l))
2281922819 is amended—
2282022820 (A) in paragraph (4)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘prob-
2282122821 lems in Dimensions 1, 2, or 3’’ each place it ap-
2282222822 pears and inserting ‘‘conditions’’; and 871
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2282422824 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph
2282522825 (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through
2282622826 (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively.
2282722827 (d) A
2282822828 PPLICATION TO CERTAINSTATES.—Notwith-
2282922829 standing section 430.20 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
2283022830 tions, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may ap-
2283122831 prove a request to renew a State plan amendment under sec-
2283222832 tion 1915(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l))
2283322833 with an effective date of October 1, 2023, if the State making
2283422834 such request—
2283522835 (1) had approval for a State plan amendment under
2283622836 such section as of September 30, 2023; and
2283722837 (2) submits the request to renew such amendment
2283822838 not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
2283922839 this Act.
2284022840 SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT
2284122841 DUE TO INCARCERATION.
2284222842 (a) MEDICAID.—
2284322843 (1) I
2284422844 N GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the
2284522845 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)), as
2284622846 amended by section 5122(a)(2) of the Consolidated Ap-
2284722847 propriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), is further
2284822848 amended— 872
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2285022850 (A) by striking ‘‘under the State plan’’ and in-
2285122851 serting ‘‘under the State plan (or waiver of such
2285222852 plan)’’;
2285322853 (B) by striking ‘‘who is an eligible juvenile (as
2285422854 defined in subsection (nn)(2))’’;
2285522855 (C) by striking ‘‘because the juvenile’’ and in-
2285622856 serting ‘‘because the individual’’;
2285722857 (D) by striking ‘‘during the period the juve-
2285822858 nile’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period the indi-
2285922859 vidual’’;
2286022860 (E) by inserting ‘‘such an individual who is an
2286122861 eligible juvenile (as defined in subsection (nn)(2))
2286222862 and’’ after ‘‘or in the case of’’; and
2286322863 (F) by striking ‘‘paragraph (31)’’ and inserting
2286422864 ‘‘the last numbered paragraph’’.
2286522865 (2) E
2286622866 FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
2286722867 by—
2286822868 (A) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall
2286922869 take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;
2287022870 and
2287122871 (B) subparagraphs (B) through (F) of para-
2287222872 graph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
2287322873 (b) CHIP.— 873
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2287522875 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(d)(1)(A) of the So-
2287622876 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(d)(1)(A)) is amend-
2287722877 ed—
2287822878 (A) by inserting ‘‘or pregnancy-related’’ after
2287922879 ‘‘child health’’;
2288022880 (B) by inserting ‘‘or targeted low-income preg-
2288122881 nant woman’’ after ‘‘targeted low-income child’’;
2288222882 (C) by inserting ‘‘or pregnant woman’’ after
2288322883 ‘‘because the child’’; and
2288422884 (D) by inserting ‘‘or pregnant woman’’ after
2288522885 ‘‘during the period the child’’.
2288622886 (2) E
2288722887 FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
2288822888 paragraph (1) shall apply beginning January 1, 2026.
2288922889 (c) T
2289022890 ECHNICALCORRECTIONS.—
2289122891 (1) Section 1902(nn)(2)(A) of the Social Security
2289222892 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a(a)(nn)(2)(A)) is amended by
2289322893 striking ‘‘State plan’’ and inserting ‘‘State plan (or waiv-
2289422894 er of such plan)’’.
2289522895 (2) Section 1902(nn)(3) of the Social Security Act
2289622896 (42 U.S.C. 1396a(nn)(3)), is amended by striking
2289722897 ‘‘paragraph (31)’’ and inserting ‘‘the last numbered
2289822898 paragraph’’.
2289922899 (3) Section 5122(a)(1) of the Consolidated Appro-
2290022900 priations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) is amended
2290122901 by striking ‘‘after’’ and all that follows through the pe- 874
2290222902 •HRES 1061 EH
2290322903 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘after ‘or in the case of
2290422904 an eligible juvenile described in section 1902(a)(84)(D)
2290522905 with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, refer-
2290622906 rals, and targeted case management services required
2290722907 under such section’.’’.
2290822908 (4) The fifth sentence of section 1905(a) of the So-
2290922909 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by
2291022910 striking ‘‘paragraph (30)’’ and inserting ‘‘the last num-
2291122911 bered paragraph’’.
2291222912 SEC. 206. ADDRESSING OPERATIONAL BARRIERS TO PROMOTE
2291322913 CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR MEDICAID AND CHIP
2291422914 BENEFICIARIES FOLLOWING INCARCERATION.
2291522915 (a) STATEPLANNINGGRANTS.—
2291622916 (1) I
2291722917 N GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after
2291822918 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
2291922919 award grants to States for the purpose of developing
2292022920 operational capabilities to promote continuity of care for
2292122921 individuals who are inmates of a public institution and
2292222922 are eligible for medical assistance under the State Med-
2292322923 icaid program or are eligible for child health assistance
2292422924 or pregnancy-related assistance under the State CHIP.
2292522925 (2) U
2292622926 SE OF FUNDS .—A State may use funds
2292722927 awarded under a grant under this subsection for activi-
2292822928 ties and expenses related to complying with the require-
2292922929 ment described in section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social 875
2293022930 •HRES 1061 EH
2293122931 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)) that a State
2293222932 shall not terminate eligibility for medical assistance,
2293322933 complying with the requirements of sections
2293422934 1902(a)(84)(D) and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act
2293522935 (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)), or adopting
2293622936 the State plan options described in the subdivision (A)
2293722937 following the last numbered paragraph of section
2293822938 1905(a) and 2110(b)(7) of the Social Security Act (42
2293922939 U.S.C. 1396d(a), 1397jj(b)(7)), or other activities and
2294022940 expenses to promote continuity of care for individuals
2294122941 described in paragraph (1). Such activities and expenses
2294222942 may include—
2294322943 (A) identifying and addressing operational
2294422944 gaps with respect to complying with such require-
2294522945 ments or adopting such options, in collaboration
2294622946 with public institutions, State human services agen-
2294722947 cies, Medicaid managed care plans, providers, com-
2294822948 munity-based organizations, and other stakeholders;
2294922949 (B) establishing standardized processes and
2295022950 automated systems for activities that may include,
2295122951 but are not limited to—
2295222952 (i) determining whether an individual is
2295322953 enrolled in a State Medicaid program or State
2295422954 CHIP at the time such individual becomes an
2295522955 inmate of a public institution; 876
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2295722957 (ii) allowing an individual who is an in-
2295822958 mate of a public institution to submit an appli-
2295922959 cation to enroll or renew coverage in a State
2296022960 Medicaid program or State CHIP prior to the
2296122961 individual’s release from such public institu-
2296222962 tion;
2296322963 (iii) facilitating the delivery of medical as-
2296422964 sistance under the State Medicaid program or
2296522965 child health assistance or pregnancy-related as-
2296622966 sistance under the State CHIP to an individual
2296722967 who is eligible for such assistance while the in-
2296822968 dividual is an inmate of a public institution,
2296922969 such as by establishing claims processing and
2297022970 prior authorization request protocols; and
2297122971 (iv) in the case of an eligible individual
2297222972 whose coverage under a State Medicaid pro-
2297322973 gram or State CHIP was suspended while the
2297422974 individual was an inmate of a public institu-
2297522975 tion, restoring such coverage upon such indi-
2297622976 vidual’s release from the public institution;
2297722977 (C) investing in information technology to—
2297822978 (i) enable bi-directional information shar-
2297922979 ing between public institutions, the State Med-
2298022980 icaid and CHIP agencies, and other entities
2298122981 such as managed care plans and providers (in 877
2298222982 •HRES 1061 EH
2298322983 a manner consistent with applicable State and
2298422984 Federal privacy laws), to support care transi-
2298522985 tions and coordination of treatment (including
2298622986 access to care in the community after release
2298722987 from a public institution); and
2298822988 (ii) develop indicators to ensure Federal
2298922989 financial participation for medical assistance
2299022990 furnished under a State Medicaid program or
2299122991 child health assistance or pregnancy-related as-
2299222992 sistance furnished under a State CHIP is
2299322993 available only for medical assistance or child
2299422994 health assistance or pregnancy-related assist-
2299522995 ance for items and services for which such par-
2299622996 ticipation is permitted while an individual is an
2299722997 inmate of a public institution; and
2299822998 (D) establishing oversight and monitoring
2299922999 processes to ensure public institutions and entities
2300023000 with which they contract are compliant with any ap-
2300123001 plicable Medicaid and CHIP requirements.
2300223002 (3) L
2300323003 IMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS .—A State shall
2300423004 not use funds from a grant awarded under this sub-
2300523005 section to—
2300623006 (A) provide medical assistance under a State
2300723007 Medicaid program or child health assistance or
2300823008 pregnancy-related assistance under a State CHIP to 878
2300923009 •HRES 1061 EH
2301023010 an individual, or otherwise directly administer
2301123011 health care services for an individual; or
2301223012 (B) build prisons, jails, or other carceral facili-
2301323013 ties, or pay for prison, jail, or other carceral facil-
2301423014 ity-related improvements other than those improve-
2301523015 ments that are for the direct and primary purpose
2301623016 of meeting the health care needs of individuals who
2301723017 are incarcerated and who are eligible for medical as-
2301823018 sistance under the State Medicaid program or child
2301923019 health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance
2302023020 under the State CHIP.
2302123021 (4) A
2302223022 LLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS .—In deter-
2302323023 mining the amount of a grant to award to a State that
2302423024 applies for a grant under this subsection, the Secretary
2302523025 shall consider the following factors, relative to other
2302623026 States applying for grants under this subsection:
2302723027 (A) The number of individuals in the State
2302823028 who were inmates of non-Federal public institutions
2302923029 (such as State prisons, local and county jails, tribal
2303023030 jails, and youth correctional or detention facilities)
2303123031 and were eligible for medical assistance under a
2303223032 State Medicaid program at any time in calendar
2303323033 year 2022.
2303423034 (B) The number of non-Federal public institu-
2303523035 tions in the State (such as State prisons, local and 879
2303623036 •HRES 1061 EH
2303723037 county jails, tribal jails, and youth correctional or
2303823038 detention facilities).
2303923039 (C) The State’s progress in developing, imple-
2304023040 menting, and operating initiatives to promote con-
2304123041 tinuity of care for individuals who are inmates of a
2304223042 public institution and are eligible for medical assist-
2304323043 ance under the State Medicaid program or are eligi-
2304423044 ble for child health assistance or pregnancy-related
2304523045 assistance under the State CHIP (with favorable
2304623046 consideration given to States with less progress in
2304723047 promoting continuity of care for such individuals).
2304823048 (5) A
2304923049 PPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to the
2305023050 Secretary for fiscal year 2024, out of any funds in the
2305123051 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $113,500,000, to
2305223052 remain available until expended, for the purposes of
2305323053 awarding and administering grants to States under this
2305423054 subsection.
2305523055 (b) G
2305623056 UIDANCE TOSUPPORTSTATEIMPLEMENTATION
2305723057 ANDOPERATIONS.—
2305823058 (1) I
2305923059 N GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after
2306023060 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
2306123061 issue detailed guidance to States that addresses common
2306223062 implementation and operational challenges States face in
2306323063 ensuring access to authorized high-quality, timely, acces-
2306423064 sible care before, during, and after incarceration for in- 880
2306523065 •HRES 1061 EH
2306623066 dividuals who are eligible for medical assistance under a
2306723067 State Medicaid program or child health assistance or
2306823068 pregnancy-related assistance under a State CHIP.
2306923069 (2) C
2307023070 ONTENT.—
2307123071 (A) C
2307223072 OMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS .—The
2307323073 guidance required under paragraph (1) shall ad-
2307423074 dress challenges States face, or are likely to face, in
2307523075 complying with the requirement described in section
2307623076 1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
2307723077 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)) that a State shall not ter-
2307823078 minate eligibility for medical assistance, complying
2307923079 with the requirements of sections 1902(a)(84)(D)
2308023080 and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2308123081 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)), adopting the State
2308223082 plan options described in the subdivision (A) fol-
2308323083 lowing the last numbered paragraph of section
2308423084 1905(a) and section 2110(b)(7) of the Social Secu-
2308523085 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a), 1397jj(b)(7)), and
2308623086 carrying out other activities that are approved by
2308723087 the Secretary to promote continuity of care for indi-
2308823088 viduals who are inmates of a public institution and
2308923089 are eligible for medical assistance under the State
2309023090 Medicaid program or are eligible for child health as-
2309123091 sistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the
2309223092 State CHIP. 881
2309323093 •HRES 1061 EH
2309423094 (B) BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES .—The
2309523095 guidance required under paragraph (1) shall include
2309623096 best practices and strategies States can use to ad-
2309723097 dress implementation and operational challenges re-
2309823098 lated to the requirements described in subparagraph
2309923099 (A), including those related to the following:
2310023100 (i) Implementing modifications to improve
2310123101 eligibility and enrollment processes, including,
2310223102 but not limited to, completing applications for
2310323103 assistance under the State Medicaid program
2310423104 or the State CHIP on behalf of inmates, trans-
2310523105 mitting such applications to State Medicaid
2310623106 and CHIP agencies, and screening individuals
2310723107 who are inmates of public institutions for eligi-
2310823108 bility for medical assistance that is authorized
2310923109 to be furnished to the individual while the indi-
2311023110 vidual is such an inmate.
2311123111 (ii) Clarifying the availability of relevant
2311223112 Federal financial participation, including the
2311323113 administrative match under sections 1903 and
2311423114 2105 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2311523115 1396b, 1397ee), for activities that directly sup-
2311623116 port efforts to identify and enroll eligible indi-
2311723117 viduals in State Medicaid programs and State
2311823118 CHIPs and that directly support the provision 882
2311923119 •HRES 1061 EH
2312023120 of authorized medical assistance, child health
2312123121 assistance, or pregnancy-related assistance, in-
2312223122 cluding, but not limited to, data sharing and
2312323123 exchange, and other necessary functions.
2312423124 (iii) Expeditiously conducting screening
2312523125 for eligibility under State Medicaid programs
2312623126 and State CHIPs for individuals who are in-
2312723127 mates of a public institution, providing applica-
2312823128 tion and renewal assistance for those who are
2312923129 not yet enrolled in such programs or whose eli-
2313023130 gibility needs to be renewed, and coordinating
2313123131 reinstatement of coverage under such programs
2313223132 with managed care enrollment.
2313323133 (iv) Ensuring that an individual who is an
2313423134 inmate of a public institution and is eligible for
2313523135 medical assistance under a State Medicaid pro-
2313623136 gram or for child health assistance or preg-
2313723137 nancy-related assistance under a State CHIP
2313823138 receives, in a timely fashion, any such assist-
2313923139 ance for which Federal financial participation
2314023140 is authorized, such as, a supply of medications
2314123141 or prescription refill upon release and the serv-
2314223142 ices required under sections 1902(a)(84)(D)
2314323143 and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act (42
2314423144 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)). 883
2314523145 •HRES 1061 EH
2314623146 (v) Establishing community-based pro-
2314723147 vider networks, including those comprised of
2314823148 case managers, for purposes of providing con-
2314923149 tinuity of care to individuals who are eligible
2315023150 for medical assistance under a State Medicaid
2315123151 program or child health assistance or preg-
2315223152 nancy-related assistance under a State CHIP
2315323153 before, during, and after incarceration.
2315423154 (c) D
2315523155 EFINITIONS.—In this section:
2315623156 (1) P
2315723157 UBLIC INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘public insti-
2315823158 tution’’ has the meaning given that term in section
2315923159 1902(nn)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2316023160 1396a(nn)(3)).
2316123161 (2) S
2316223162 ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the
2316323163 Secretary of Health and Human Services.
2316423164 (3) S
2316523165 TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning
2316623166 given that term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Secu-
2316723167 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles
2316823168 XIX and XXI of such Act.
2316923169 (4) S
2317023170 TATE CHIP.—The term ‘‘State CHIP’’ means
2317123171 a State child health plan for child health assistance
2317223172 under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2317323173 1397aa et seq.), and includes any waiver of such a plan.
2317423174 (5) S
2317523175 TATE MEDICAID PROGRAM .—The term ‘‘State
2317623176 Medicaid program’’ means a State plan for medical as- 884
2317723177 •HRES 1061 EH
2317823178 sistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
2317923179 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and includes any waiver of such
2318023180 a plan.
2318123181 SEC. 207. GUIDANCE RELATING TO IMPROVING THE BEHAV-
2318223182 IORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AND INTEGRATION
2318323183 OF CARE UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.
2318423184 (a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 24 months after the
2318523185 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
2318623186 Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
2318723187 retary’’) shall issue guidance to States regarding the fol-
2318823188 lowing:
2318923189 (1) Opportunities to increase access to the mental
2319023190 health and substance use disorder care providers that
2319123191 participate in Medicaid or CHIP, which may include
2319223192 education, training, recruitment and retention of such
2319323193 providers, with a focus on improving the capacity of this
2319423194 workforce in rural and underserved areas by increasing
2319523195 the number, type, and capacity of providers. The guid-
2319623196 ance relating to such opportunities shall include the fol-
2319723197 lowing:
2319823198 (A) Best practices from States that have used
2319923199 authorities under titles XI, XIX, or XXI of the So-
2320023200 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1396 et
2320123201 seq., 1397aa et seq.), including initiatives States 885
2320223202 •HRES 1061 EH
2320323203 have implemented under waivers under section 1115
2320423204 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315), for such purposes.
2320523205 (B) Opportunities States can leverage to fi-
2320623206 nance, support, and expand the availability of pro-
2320723207 viders of community-based mental health and sub-
2320823208 stance use disorder services who participate in Med-
2320923209 icaid and CHIP across the continuum of care, in-
2321023210 cluding through the participation of paraprofes-
2321123211 sionals with behavioral health expertise, such as cli-
2321223212 nicians with baccalaureate degrees and peer support
2321323213 specialists and including best practices especially
2321423214 pertinent to pediatric care. The guidance shall in-
2321523215 clude examples of innovative policies states have
2321623216 adopted to expand access to behavioral health serv-
2321723217 ices; for example, by establishing more expansive
2321823218 and diverse behavioral health workforce roles such
2321923219 as certified wellness coaches.
2322023220 (C) Best practices related to financing, sup-
2322123221 porting, and expanding the education and training
2322223222 of providers of mental health and substance use dis-
2322323223 order services in order to increase the workforce of
2322423224 such providers who participate in Medicaid and
2322523225 CHIP across the continuum of care, including inno-
2322623226 vative public-private partnerships and including 886
2322723227 •HRES 1061 EH
2322823228 such practices that are especially pertinent to pedi-
2322923229 atric care.
2323023230 (2) Opportunities to promote the integration of
2323123231 mental health or substance use disorder services with
2323223232 primary care services. The guidance relating to such op-
2323323233 portunities shall include the following:
2323423234 (A) An overview of State options for adopting
2323523235 and expanding value-based payment arrangements
2323623236 and alternative payment models, including account-
2323723237 able care organization-like models and other shared
2323823238 savings programs.
2323923239 (B) A description of opportunities for States to
2324023240 use and align existing authorities and resources to
2324123241 finance the integration of mental health or sub-
2324223242 stance use disorder services with primary care serv-
2324323243 ices, including with respect to the use of electronic
2324423244 health records in mental health care settings and in
2324523245 substance use disorder care settings.
2324623246 (C) Strategies to support integration of mental
2324723247 health or substance use disorder services with pri-
2324823248 mary care services through the use of non-clinical
2324923249 professionals and paraprofessionals, including peer
2325023250 support specialists.
2325123251 (D) Examples of specific strategies and models
2325223252 designed to support integration of mental health or 887
2325323253 •HRES 1061 EH
2325423254 substance use disorder services with primary care
2325523255 services for differing age groups, including children
2325623256 and youth and individuals over the age of 65, which
2325723257 may include the collaborative care model or primary
2325823258 care behavioral health model for behavioral health
2325923259 integration.
2326023260 (b) I
2326123261 NTEGRATION OF MENTALHEALTH ORSUBSTANCE
2326223262 U
2326323263 SEDISORDERSERVICESWITHPRIMARYCARESERV-
2326423264 ICES.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term ‘‘integra-
2326523265 tion of mental health or substance use disorder services with
2326623266 primary care services’’ means any of the following:
2326723267 (1) The delivery of mental health or substance use
2326823268 disorder services in a setting that is physically located in
2326923269 the same practice or building as a primary care setting,
2327023270 or when at least 1 provider of mental health or sub-
2327123271 stance use disorder services is available in a primary
2327223272 care setting via telehealth.
2327323273 (2) The use of behavioral health integration models
2327423274 primarily intended for pediatric populations with non-se-
2327523275 vere mental health needs that are focused on prevention
2327623276 and early detection and intervention methods through a
2327723277 multidisciplinary collaborative behavioral health team ap-
2327823278 proach co-managed with primary care, to include same-
2327923279 day access to family-focused mental health treatment
2328023280 services. 888
2328123281 •HRES 1061 EH
2328223282 (3) Having providers of mental health or substance
2328323283 use disorder services physically co-located in a primary
2328423284 care setting with same-day visit availability.
2328523285 (4) Implementing or maintaining enhanced care co-
2328623286 ordination or targeted case management which includes
2328723287 regular interactions between and within care teams.
2328823288 (5) Providing mental health or substance use dis-
2328923289 order screening and follow-up assessments, interventions,
2329023290 or services within the same practice or facility as a pri-
2329123291 mary care or physical service setting.
2329223292 (6) The use of assertive community treatment that
2329323293 is integrated with or facilitated by a primary care prac-
2329423294 tice.
2329523295 (7) Delivery of integrated primary care and mental
2329623296 health care or substance use disorder care in the home
2329723297 or in community-based settings for individuals who are
2329823298 recipients of Medicaid home and community-based serv-
2329923299 ices.
2330023300 SEC. 208. FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS.
2330123301 There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and
2330223302 Human Services for fiscal year 2024, out of any funds in the
2330323303 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available
2330423304 until expended— 889
2330523305 •HRES 1061 EH
2330623306 (1) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out sec-
2330723307 tion 203 and the amendments made by such section, and
2330823308 sections 206, and 207; and
2330923309 (2) $10,000,000 for the recurring collection, anal-
2331023310 ysis, and publication of health care data under section
2331123311 1948 of the Social Security Act, as added by section
2331223312 202.
2331323313 SEC. 209. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLIN-
2331423314 IC SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID.
2331523315 (a) DEFINITION OF MEDICALASSISTANCE.—Section
2331623316 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amend-
2331723317 ed—
2331823318 (1) in subsection (a)—
2331923319 (A) in paragraph (30), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
2332023320 inserting a semicolon;
2332123321 (B) by redesignating paragraph (31) as para-
2332223322 graph (32); and
2332323323 (C) by inserting after paragraph (30) the fol-
2332423324 lowing new paragraph:
2332523325 ‘‘(31) certified community behavioral health clinic
2332623326 services, as defined in subsection (jj); and’’; and
2332723327 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
2332823328 section:
2332923329 ‘‘(jj) C
2333023330 ERTIFIEDCOMMUNITY BEHAVIORALHEALTH
2333123331 C
2333223332 LINICSERVICES.— 890
2333323333 •HRES 1061 EH
2333423334 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘certified community
2333523335 behavioral health services’ means any of the following
2333623336 services when furnished to an individual as a patient of
2333723337 a certified community behavioral health clinic (as defined
2333823338 in paragraph (2)), in a manner reflecting person-cen-
2333923339 tered care and which, if not available directly through a
2334023340 certified community behavioral health clinic, may be pro-
2334123341 vided or referred through formal relationships with other
2334223342 providers:
2334323343 ‘‘(A) Crisis mental health services, including
2334423344 24-hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis inter-
2334523345 vention services, and crisis stabilization.
2334623346 ‘‘(B) Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, in-
2334723347 cluding risk assessment.
2334823348 ‘‘(C) Patient-centered treatment planning or
2334923349 similar processes, including risk assessment and cri-
2335023350 sis planning.
2335123351 ‘‘(D) Outpatient mental health and substance
2335223352 use services.
2335323353 ‘‘(E) Outpatient clinic primary care screening
2335423354 and monitoring of key health indicators and health
2335523355 risk.
2335623356 ‘‘(F) Intensive case management services.
2335723357 ‘‘(G) Psychiatric rehabilitation services. 891
2335823358 •HRES 1061 EH
2335923359 ‘‘(H) Peer support and counselor services and
2336023360 family supports.
2336123361 ‘‘(I) Intensive, community-based mental health
2336223362 care for members of the armed forces and veterans
2336323363 who are eligible for medical assistance, particularly
2336423364 such members and veterans located in rural areas,
2336523365 provided the care is consistent with minimum clin-
2336623366 ical mental health guidelines promulgated by the
2336723367 Veterans Health Administration, including clinical
2336823368 guidelines contained in the Uniform Mental Health
2336923369 Services Handbook of such Administration.
2337023370 ‘‘(2) C
2337123371 ERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
2337223372 CLINIC.—The term ‘certified community behavioral
2337323373 health clinic’ means an organization that—
2337423374 ‘‘(A) has been certified by a State as meeting
2337523375 the criteria established by the Secretary pursuant to
2337623376 subsection (a) of section 223 of the Protecting Ac-
2337723377 cess to Medicare Act as of January 1, 2024, and
2337823378 any subsequent updates to such criteria, regardless
2337923379 of whether the State is carrying out a demonstra-
2338023380 tion program under this title under subsection (d)
2338123381 of such section;
2338223382 ‘‘(B) is engaged in furnishing all of the serv-
2338323383 ices described in paragraph (1); and 892
2338423384 •HRES 1061 EH
2338523385 ‘‘(C) agrees, as a condition of the certification
2338623386 described in subparagraph (A), to furnish to the
2338723387 State or Secretary any data required as part of on-
2338823388 going monitoring of the organization’s provision of
2338923389 services, including encounter data, clinical outcomes
2339023390 data, quality data, and such other data as the State
2339123391 or Secretary may require.’’.
2339223392 (b) E
2339323393 FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by this
2339423394 section shall apply with respect to medical assistance fur-
2339523395 nished on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
2339623396 SEC. 210. ELIMINATING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
2339723397 HOSPITAL PAYMENT CUTS.
2339823398 Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
2339923399 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(7)(A)), as amended by section 121 of sub-
2340023400 title B of title I of division B of the Further Additional Con-
2340123401 tinuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
2340223402 (Public Law 118–35), is amended—
2340323403 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘For the period begin-
2340423404 ning March 9, 2024, and ending September 30, 2024,
2340523405 and for each of fiscal years 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘For
2340623406 the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending Sep-
2340723407 tember 30, 2025, and for each of fiscal years 2026’’; and
2340823408 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024, and
2340923409 ending September 30, 2024, and for each of fiscal years 893
2341023410 •HRES 1061 EH
2341123411 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025, and ending Sep-
2341223412 tember 30, 2025, and for each of fiscal years 2026’’.
2341323413 SEC. 211. PROMOTING VALUE IN MEDICAID MANAGED CARE.
2341423414 Section 1903(m)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
2341523415 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(and before
2341623416 fiscal year 2024)’’.
2341723417 SEC. 212. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.
2341823418 Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
2341923419 U.S.C. 1396w–1(b)(3)(A)), as amended by section 122 of
2342023420 subtitle B of title I of division B of the Further Additional
2342123421 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
2342223422 (Public Law 118–35), is further amended by striking
2342323423 ‘‘$5,140,428,729’’ and inserting ‘‘$0’’.
2342423424 Subtitle C—Medicare
2342523425 SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEASURE EN-
2342623426 DORSEMENT, INPUT, AND SELECTION.
2342723427 Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2342823428 1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended—
2342923429 (1) in the first sentence—
2343023430 (A) by striking ‘‘and $20,000,000’’ and insert-
2343123431 ing ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and
2343223432 (B) by inserting the following before the period
2343323433 at the end: ‘‘, and $9,000,000 for the period begin-
2343423434 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December
2343523435 31, 2024’’; and 894
2343623436 •HRES 1061 EH
2343723437 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘and 2023’’
2343823438 and inserting ‘‘2023, and 2024 and the period beginning
2343923439 on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024’’.
2344023440 SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSIST-
2344123441 ANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS.
2344223442 (a) STATEHEALTHINSURANCE ASSISTANCEPRO-
2344323443 GRAMS.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 119 of the Medicare
2344423444 Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (42
2344523445 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note), as amended by section 3306 of the
2344623446 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
2344723447 111–148), section 610 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act
2344823448 of 2012 (Public Law 112–240), section 1110 of the Pathway
2344923449 for SGR Reform Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–67), section
2345023450 110 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public
2345123451 Law 113–93), section 208 of the Medicare Access and CHIP
2345223452 Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–10), section
2345323453 50207 of division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
2345423454 (Public Law 115–123), section 1402 of division B of the
2345523455 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders
2345623456 Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–59), section 1402 of division
2345723457 B of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and
2345823458 Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–69),
2345923459 section 103 of division N of the Further Consolidated Appro-
2346023460 priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94), section 3803 of
2346123461 the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), section 2203 of the 895
2346223462 •HRES 1061 EH
2346323463 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions
2346423464 Act (Public Law 116–159), section 1102 of the Further Con-
2346523465 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
2346623466 (Public Law 116–215), and section 103 of division CC of the
2346723467 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–
2346823468 260), is amended—
2346923469 (1) in clause (xii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
2347023470 (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end
2347123471 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
2347223472 (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
2347323473 clause:
2347423474 ‘‘(xiv) for the period beginning on October
2347523475 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
2347623476 $18,750,000.’’.
2347723477 (b) A
2347823478 REAAGENCIES ONAGING.—Subsection (b)(1)(B)
2347923479 of such section 119, as so amended, is amended—
2348023480 (1) in clause (xii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
2348123481 (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end
2348223482 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
2348323483 (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
2348423484 clause:
2348523485 ‘‘(xiv) for the period beginning on October
2348623486 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
2348723487 $18,750,000.’’. 896
2348823488 •HRES 1061 EH
2348923489 (c) AGING ANDDISABILITYRESOURCECENTERS.—Sub-
2349023490 section (c)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so amended, is
2349123491 amended—
2349223492 (1) in clause (xii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
2349323493 (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the comma at the
2349423494 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
2349523495 (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
2349623496 clause:
2349723497 ‘‘(xiv) for the period beginning on October
2349823498 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
2349923499 $6,250,000.’’.
2350023500 (d) C
2350123501 OORDINATION OF EFFORTS TOINFORMOLDER
2350223502 A
2350323503 MERICANSABOUTBENEFITSAVAILABLEUNDERFEDERAL
2350423504 ANDSTATEPROGRAMS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section
2350523505 119, as so amended, is amended—
2350623506 (1) in clause (xii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
2350723507 (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end
2350823508 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
2350923509 (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
2351023510 clause:
2351123511 ‘‘(xiv) for the period beginning on October
2351223512 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
2351323513 $18,750,000.’’. 897
2351423514 •HRES 1061 EH
2351523515 SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX
2351623516 FLOOR UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
2351723517 Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42
2351823518 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 9,
2351923519 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’.
2352023520 SEC. 304. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPA-
2352123521 TION IN ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MOD-
2352223522 ELS.
2352323523 (a) INGENERAL.—Section 1833(z) of the Social Secu-
2352423524 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)) is amended—
2352523525 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)—
2352623526 (A) by striking ‘‘with 2025’’ and inserting
2352723527 ‘‘with 2026’’; and
2352823528 (B) by inserting ‘‘, or, with respect to 2026,
2352923529 1.88 percent’’ after ‘‘3.5 percent’’;
2353023530 (2) in paragraph (2)—
2353123531 (A) in subparagraph (B)—
2353223532 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘
2353323533 2025’’ and
2353423534 inserting ‘‘
2353523535 2026’’; and
2353623536 (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
2353723537 striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’;
2353823538 (B) in subparagraph (C)—
2353923539 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘
2354023540 2026’’ and
2354123541 inserting ‘‘
2354223542 2027’’; and
2354323543 (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
2354423544 striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 898
2354523545 •HRES 1061 EH
2354623546 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and
2354723547 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025, and 2026’’; and
2354823548 (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or, with re-
2354923549 spect to 2026, 1.88 percent’’ after ‘‘3.5 percent’’.
2355023550 (b) C
2355123551 ONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section
2355223552 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2355323553 1395w–4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended—
2355423554 (1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and insert-
2355523555 ing ‘‘2026’’; and
2355623556 (2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and in-
2355723557 serting ‘‘2027’’.
2355823558 SEC. 305. TEMPORARY PAYMENT INCREASE UNDER THE MEDI-
2355923559 CARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE TO ACCOUNT
2356023560 FOR EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND ATYPI-
2356123561 CAL TIMING OF ENACTMENT.
2356223562 Section 1848(t)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2356323563 1395w–4(t)(1)) is amended—
2356423564 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
2356523565 end;
2356623566 (2) in subparagraph (D)—
2356723567 (A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and insert-
2356823568 ing ‘‘March 9, 2024’’; and
2356923569 (B) by striking the period at the end and in-
2357023570 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 899
2357123571 •HRES 1061 EH
2357223572 (3) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
2357323573 graph:
2357423574 ‘‘(E) such services furnished on or after March
2357523575 9, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, by 2.93 per-
2357623576 cent.’’.
2357723577 SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL
2357823578 PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOL-
2357923579 UME HOSPITALS.
2358023580 (a) INGENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Se-
2358123581 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended—
2358223582 (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding
2358323583 clause (i), by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 2025 and subse-
2358423584 quent fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘during the portion of
2358523585 fiscal year 2025 beginning on January 1, 2025, and end-
2358623586 ing on September 30, 2025, and in fiscal year 2026 and
2358723587 subsequent fiscal years’’;
2358823588 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)—
2358923589 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I)—
2359023590 (i) by inserting ‘‘or portion of a fiscal
2359123591 year’’ after ‘‘for a fiscal year’’; and
2359223592 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and the portion of fiscal
2359323593 year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and
2359423594 ending on December 31, 2024’’ after ‘‘through
2359523595 2024’’; 900
2359623596 •HRES 1061 EH
2359723597 (B) in subclause (III), by inserting ‘‘and the
2359823598 portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1,
2359923599 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024’’ after
2360023600 ‘‘through 2024’’; and
2360123601 (C) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘fiscal year
2360223602 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘the portion of fiscal year
2360323603 2025 beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on
2360423604 September 30, 2025, and fiscal year 2026’’; and
2360523605 (3) in subparagraph (D)—
2360623606 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by in-
2360723607 serting ‘‘or during the portion of fiscal year 2025
2360823608 beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on De-
2360923609 cember 31, 2024’’ after ‘‘through 2024’’; and
2361023610 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and the portion
2361123611 of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024,
2361223612 and ending on December 31, 2024’’ after ‘‘through
2361323613 2024’’.
2361423614 (b) I
2361523615 MPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
2361623616 vision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
2361723617 may implement the provisions of, including the amendments
2361823618 made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.
2361923619 SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOS-
2362023620 PITAL (MDH) PROGRAM.
2362123621 (a) INGENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social
2362223622 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended— 901
2362323623 •HRES 1061 EH
2362423624 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and
2362523625 inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’; and
2362623626 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’
2362723627 and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’.
2362823628 (b) C
2362923629 ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.—
2363023630 (1) E
2363123631 XTENSION OF TARGET AMOUNT .—Section
2363223632 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2363323633 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended—
2363423634 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
2363523635 ing ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1,
2363623636 2025’’; and
2363723637 (B) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and the por-
2363823638 tion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1,
2363923639 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024,’’ after
2364023640 ‘‘through fiscal year 2024’’.
2364123641 (2) P
2364223642 ERMITTING HOSPITALS TO DECLINE RECLASSI -
2364323643 FICATION.—Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget
2364423644 Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is
2364523645 amended by striking ‘‘or fiscal year 2000’’ and all that
2364623646 follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
2364723647 year 2000 through fiscal year 2024, or the portion of fis-
2364823648 cal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending
2364923649 on December 31, 2024, the Secretary’’. 902
2365023650 •HRES 1061 EH
2365123651 SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT TO CALCULATION OF
2365223652 HOSPICE CAP AMOUNT UNDER MEDICARE.
2365323653 Section 1814(i)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
2365423654 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)(B)) is amended—
2365523655 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2032’’ and inserting
2365623656 ‘‘2033’’; and
2365723657 (2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2032’’ and inserting
2365823658 ‘‘2033’’.
2365923659 SEC. 309. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
2366023660 Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
2366123661 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,197,795,056’’ and
2366223662 inserting ‘‘$0’’.
2366323663 Subtitle D—Human Services
2366423664 SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
2366523665 FAMILIES PROGRAM.
2366623666 Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than
2366723667 under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the So-
2366823668 cial Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2024,
2366923669 in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and out of any
2367023670 money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
2367123671 propriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may
2367223672 be necessary for such purpose.
2367323673 SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PRO-
2367423674 GRAMS.
2367523675 Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social
2367623676 Security Act shall continue through December 31, 2024, in 903
2367723677 •HRES 1061 EH
2367823678 the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and out of any
2367923679 money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
2368023680 propriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may
2368123681 be necessary for such purpose.
2368223682 SEC. 403. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.
2368323683 Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710),
2368423684 as amended by section 142 of subtitle D of title I of division
2368523685 B of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and
2368623686 Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–35), is further
2368723687 amended—
2368823688 (1) in subsection (a)—
2368923689 (A) in paragraph (1)—
2369023690 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘January 19,
2369123691 2024,’’;
2369223692 (ii) by inserting ‘‘for the period beginning
2369323693 on March 9, 2024, and ending on September
2369423694 30, 2024, and for the period beginning on Oc-
2369523695 tober 1, 2024, and ending on December 31,
2369623696 2024,’’ after ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’; and
2369723697 (iii) by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’ after ‘‘for fis-
2369823698 cal year 2024’’; and
2369923699 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’
2370023700 after ‘‘with respect to fiscal year 2024’’ each place
2370123701 it appears; and
2370223702 (2) in subsection (f)(1)— 904
2370323703 •HRES 1061 EH
2370423704 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘for the period
2370523705 beginning on January 20, 2024,’’; and
2370623706 (B) by striking the period at the end and in-
2370723707 serting ‘‘, for the period beginning on March 9,
2370823708 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, an
2370923709 amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount
2371023710 appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal
2371123711 year 2023, and for the period beginning on October
2371223712 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024, an
2371323713 amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount
2371423714 appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal
2371523715 year 2024.’’.
2371623716 SEC. 404. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.
2371723717 Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713),
2371823718 as amended by section 143 of subtitle D of title I of division
2371923719 B of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and
2372023720 Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–35), is further
2372123721 amended—
2372223722 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—
2372323723 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
2372423724 ceding clause (i)—
2372523725 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘January 19,
2372623726 2024,’’; and
2372723727 (ii) by inserting ‘‘for the period beginning
2372823728 on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 905
2372923729 •HRES 1061 EH
2373023730 30, 2024, and for the period beginning on Oc-
2373123731 tober 1, 2024, and ending on December 31,
2373223732 2024,’’ after ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’; and
2373323733 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)—
2373423734 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘January 19,
2373523735 2024,’’; and
2373623736 (ii) by striking the period at the end and
2373723737 inserting ‘‘, for the period beginning on March
2373823738 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024,
2373923739 and for the period beginning on October 1,
2374023740 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024.’’;
2374123741 (2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’
2374223742 after ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’; and
2374323743 (3) in subsection (f)—
2374423744 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘for the period
2374523745 beginning on January 20, 2024,’’; and
2374623746 (B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023.’’ and insert-
2374723747 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on
2374823748 March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024,
2374923749 an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the
2375023750 amount appropriated for the corresponding period
2375123751 for fiscal year 2023, and for the period beginning
2375223752 on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31,
2375323753 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of 906
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2375523755 the amount appropriated for the corresponding pe-
2375623756 riod for fiscal year 2024.’’.
2375723757 SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY
2375823758 HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS.
2375923759 Section 501(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
2376023760 U.S.C. 701(c)(1)(A)) is amended—
2376123761 (1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
2376223762 colon;
2376323763 (2) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end
2376423764 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
2376523765 (3) by inserting after clause (vii), the following new
2376623766 clause:
2376723767 ‘‘(viii) $1,500,000 for the portion of fiscal year
2376823768 2025 before January 1, 2025.’’.
2376923769 TITLE II—AMENDING COMPACTS
2377023770 OF FREE ASSOCIATION
2377123771 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
2377223772 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Compact of Free Associa-
2377323773 tion Amendments Act of 2024’’.
2377423774 SEC. 202. FINDINGS.
2377523775 Congress finds the following:
2377623776 (1) The United States (in accordance with the
2377723777 Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the
2377823778 Pacific Islands, the United Nations Charter, and the ob-
2377923779 jectives of the international trusteeship system of the 907
2378023780 •HRES 1061 EH
2378123781 United Nations) fulfilled its obligations to promote the
2378223782 development of the people of the Trust Territory toward
2378323783 self-government or independence, as appropriate, to the
2378423784 particular circumstances of the Trust Territory and the
2378523785 people of the Trust Territory and the freely expressed
2378623786 wishes of the people concerned.
2378723787 (2) The United States, the Federated States of Mi-
2378823788 cronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands en-
2378923789 tered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in
2379023790 section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of
2379123791 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239) and
2379223792 the United States and the Republic of Palau entered
2379323793 into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section
2379423794 201 of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) to
2379523795 create and maintain a close and mutually beneficial rela-
2379623796 tionship.
2379723797 (3) The ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended,
2379823798 between the Government of the United States of Amer-
2379923799 ica and the Government of the Federated States of Mi-
2380023800 cronesia’’, the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amend-
2380123801 ed, between the Government of the United States of
2380223802 America and the Government of the Republic of the
2380323803 Marshall Islands’’, and related agreements were signed
2380423804 by the Government of the United States and the Govern-
2380523805 ments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Re- 908
2380623806 •HRES 1061 EH
2380723807 public of the Marshall Islands and approved, as applica-
2380823808 ble, by section 201 of the Compact of Free Association
2380923809 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public
2381023810 Law 108–188).
2381123811 (4) The ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the
2381223812 United States of America and the Government of the
2381323813 Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Asso-
2381423814 ciation Section 432 Review’’, was signed by the Govern-
2381523815 ment of the United States and the Government of the
2381623816 Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, and amended
2381723817 on September 19, 2018.
2381823818 (5) On May 22, 2023, the United States signed the
2381923819 ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the United
2382023820 States of America and the Government of the Republic
2382123821 of Palau Resulting From the 2023 Compact of Free As-
2382223822 sociation Section 432 Review’’.
2382323823 (6) On May 23, 2023, the United States signed 3
2382423824 agreements related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free
2382523825 Association, including an Agreement to Amend the Com-
2382623826 pact, as amended, a new fiscal procedures agreement,
2382723827 and a new trust fund agreement and on September 28,
2382823828 2023, the United States signed a Federal Programs and
2382923829 Services agreement related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of
2383023830 Free Association. 909
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2383223832 (7) On October 16, 2023, the United States signed
2383323833 3 agreements relating to the U.S.-RMI Compact of Free
2383423834 Association, including an Agreement to Amend the Com-
2383523835 pact, as amended, a new fiscal procedures agreement,
2383623836 and a new trust fund agreement.
2383723837 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
2383823838 In this title:
2383923839 (1) 1986
2384023840 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘1986 Compact’’
2384123841 means the Compact of Free Association between the
2384223842 Government of the United States and the Governments
2384323843 of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Mi-
2384423844 cronesia set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
2384523845 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public
2384623846 Law 99–239).
2384723847 (2) 2003
2384823848 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The term
2384923849 ‘‘2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Com-
2385023850 pact of Free Association amending the 1986 Compact
2385123851 entitled the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended,
2385223852 between the Government of the United States of Amer-
2385323853 ica and the Government of the Federated States of Mi-
2385423854 cronesia’’ set forth in section 201(a) of the Compact of
2385523855 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2385623856 1921 note; Public Law 108–188).
2385723857 (3) 2003
2385823858 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The term
2385923859 ‘‘2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Com- 910
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2386123861 pact of Free Association amending the 1986 Compact
2386223862 entitled ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended, be-
2386323863 tween the Government of the United States of America
2386423864 and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
2386523865 lands’’ set forth in section 201(b) of the Compact of
2386623866 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2386723867 1921 note; Public Law 108–188).
2386823868 (4) 2023
2386923869 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U .S.-FSM
2387023870 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘2023 Agreement to Amend the
2387123871 U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Agreement between the
2387223872 Government of the United States of America and the
2387323873 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to
2387423874 Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended,
2387523875 done at Palikir May 23, 2023.
2387623876 (5) 2023
2387723877 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U .S.-RMI
2387823878 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘2023 Agreement to Amend the
2387923879 U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Agreement between the
2388023880 Government of the United States of America and the
2388123881 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to
2388223882 Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended,
2388323883 done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
2388423884 (6) 2023
2388523885 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The term
2388623886 ‘‘2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the 2003
2388723887 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, as amended by the 2023
2388823888 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact. 911
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2389023890 (7) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The term
2389123891 ‘‘2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the 2003
2389223892 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, as amended by the 2023
2389323893 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.
2389423894 (8) 2023
2389523895 U.S.-FSM FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERV -
2389623896 ICES AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Federal
2389723897 Programs and Services Agreement’’ means the 2023
2389823898 Federal Programs and Services Agreement between the
2389923899 Government of the United States of America and the
2390023900 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done
2390123901 at Washington September 28, 2023.
2390223902 (9) 2023
2390323903 U.S.-FSM FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE -
2390423904 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
2390523905 Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning Proce-
2390623906 dures for the Implementation of United States Economic
2390723907 Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2390823908 Compact between the Government of the United States
2390923909 of America and the Government of the Federated States
2391023910 of Micronesia, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.
2391123911 (10) 2023
2391223912 U.S.-FSM TRUST FUND AGREEMENT .—
2391323913 The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement’’
2391423914 means the Agreement between the Government of the
2391523915 United States of America and the Government of the
2391623916 Federated States of Micronesia Regarding the Compact
2391723917 Trust Fund, done at Palikir May 23, 2023. 912
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2391923919 (11) 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT REVIEW AGREE -
2392023920 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
2392123921 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Govern-
2392223922 ment of the United States of America and the Govern-
2392323923 ment of the Republic of Palau Resulting From the 2023
2392423924 Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, done
2392523925 at Port Moresby May 22, 2023.
2392623926 (12) 2023
2392723927 U.S.-RMI FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE -
2392823928 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures
2392923929 Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning Proce-
2393023930 dures for the Implementation of United States Economic
2393123931 Assistance Provided in the 2023 Amended Compact Be-
2393223932 tween the Government of the United States of America
2393323933 and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
2393423934 lands, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
2393523935 (13) 2023
2393623936 U.S.-RMI TRUST FUND AGREEMENT .—
2393723937 The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement’’
2393823938 means the Agreement between the Government of the
2393923939 United States of America and the Government of the
2394023940 Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding the Compact
2394123941 Trust Fund, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
2394223942 (14) A
2394323943 PPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS .—
2394423944 The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’
2394523945 means— 913
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2394723947 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
2394823948 sources of the Senate;
2394923949 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
2395023950 Senate;
2395123951 (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of
2395223952 the House of Representatives; and
2395323953 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
2395423954 House of Representatives.
2395523955 (15) F
2395623956 REELY ASSOCIATED STATES .—The term
2395723957 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means—
2395823958 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia;
2395923959 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
2396023960 (C) the Republic of Palau.
2396123961 (16) S
2396223962 UBSIDIARY AGREEMENT .—The term ‘‘sub-
2396323963 sidiary agreement’’ means any of the following:
2396423964 (A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs
2396523965 and Services Agreement.
2396623966 (B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
2396723967 Agreement.
2396823968 (C) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agree-
2396923969 ment.
2397023970 (D) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures
2397123971 Agreement.
2397223972 (E) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agree-
2397323973 ment. 914
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2397523975 (F) Any Federal Programs and Services Agree-
2397623976 ment in force between the United States and the
2397723977 Republic of the Marshall Islands.
2397823978 (G) Any Federal Programs and Services Agree-
2397923979 ment in force between the United States and the
2398023980 Republic of Palau.
2398123981 (H) Any other agreement that the United
2398223982 States may from time-to-time enter into with the
2398323983 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,
2398423984 the Government of the Republic of Palau, or the
2398523985 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
2398623986 lands, in accordance with—
2398723987 (i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com-
2398823988 pact;
2398923989 (ii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
2399023990 Agreement; or
2399123991 (iii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
2399223992 pact.
2399323993 (17) U.S.-
2399423994 PALAU COMPACT.—The term ‘‘U.S.-Palau
2399523995 Compact’’ means the Compact of Free Association be-
2399623996 tween the United States and the Government of Palau
2399723997 set forth in section 201 of Public Law 99–658 (48
2399823998 U.S.C. 1931 note). 915
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2400024000 SEC. 204. APPROVAL OF 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-
2400124001 FSM COMPACT, 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE
2400224002 U.S.-RMI COMPACT, 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT RE-
2400324003 VIEW AGREEMENT, AND SUBSIDIARY AGREE-
2400424004 MENTS.
2400524005 (a) FEDERATEDSTATES OFMICRONESIA.—
2400624006 (1) A
2400724007 PPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to Amend
2400824008 the U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust
2400924009 Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15,
2401024010 2023, are approved and incorporated by reference.
2401124011 (2) C
2401224012 ONSENT OF CONGRESS .—Congress consents
2401324013 to—
2401424014 (A) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
2401524015 Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15,
2401624016 2023; and
2401724017 (B) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and
2401824018 Services Agreement.
2401924019 (3) A
2402024020 UTHORITY OF PRESIDENT .—Notwithstanding
2402124021 section 101(f) of the Compact of Free Association
2402224022 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921(f)), the
2402324023 President is authorized to bring into force and imple-
2402424024 ment the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and
2402524025 (2).
2402624026 (b) R
2402724027 EPUBLIC OF THEMARSHALLISLANDS.—
2402824028 (1) A
2402924029 PPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to Amend
2403024030 the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust 916
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2403224032 Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October
2403324033 17, 2023, are approved and incorporated by reference.
2403424034 (2) C
2403524035 ONSENT OF CONGRESS .—Congress consents to
2403624036 the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, as
2403724037 submitted to Congress on October 17, 2023.
2403824038 (3) A
2403924039 UTHORITY OF PRESIDENT .—Notwithstanding
2404024040 section 101(f) of the Compact of Free Association
2404124041 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921(f)), the
2404224042 President is authorized to bring into force and imple-
2404324043 ment the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and
2404424044 (2).
2404524045 (c) R
2404624046 EPUBLIC OFPALAU.—
2404724047 (1) A
2404824048 PPROVAL.—The 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
2404924049 Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June
2405024050 15, 2023, is approved.
2405124051 (2) A
2405224052 UTHORITY OF PRESIDENT .—The President is
2405324053 authorized to bring into force and implement the 2023
2405424054 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement.
2405524055 (d) A
2405624056 MENDMENTS, CHANGES, ORTERMINATION TO
2405724057 C
2405824058 OMPACTS ANDCERTAINAGREEMENTS.—
2405924059 (1) I
2406024060 N GENERAL.—Any amendment to, change to,
2406124061 or termination of all or any part of the 2023 Amended
2406224062 U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact,
2406324063 or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mutual agreement or
2406424064 unilateral action of the Government of the United 917
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2406624066 States, shall not enter into force until the date on which
2406724067 Congress has incorporated the applicable amendment,
2406824068 change, or termination into an Act of Congress.
2406924069 (2) A
2407024070 DDITIONAL ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS .—In
2407124071 addition to the Compacts described in paragraph (1), the
2407224072 requirements of that paragraph shall apply to—
2407324073 (A) any action of the Government of the
2407424074 United States under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2407524075 Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or
2407624076 U.S.-Palau Compact, including an action taken pur-
2407724077 suant to section 431, 441, or 442 of the 2023
2407824078 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-
2407924079 RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau Compact; and
2408024080 (B) any amendment to, change to, or termi-
2408124081 nation of—
2408224082 (i) the agreement described in section
2408324083 462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2408424084 Compact;
2408524085 (ii) the agreement described in section
2408624086 462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
2408724087 Compact;
2408824088 (iii) an agreement concluded pursuant to
2408924089 section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2409024090 Compact; 918
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2409224092 (iv) an agreement concluded pursuant to
2409324093 section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
2409424094 Compact;
2409524095 (v) an agreement concluded pursuant to
2409624096 section 177 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
2409724097 Compact;
2409824098 (vi) Articles III and IV of the agreement
2409924099 described in section 462(b)(6) of the 2023
2410024100 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
2410124101 (vii) Articles III, IV, and X of the agree-
2410224102 ment described in section 462(b)(6) of the
2410324103 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
2410424104 (viii) the agreement described in section
2410524105 462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; and
2410624106 (ix) Articles VI, XV, and XVII of the
2410724107 agreement described in section 462(b)(7) of the
2410824108 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and 2023
2410924109 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and section
2411024110 462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.
2411124111 (e) E
2411224112 NTRYINTOFORCE OFFUTUREAMENDMENTS TO
2411324113 S
2411424114 UBSIDIARYAGREEMENTS.—An agreement between the
2411524115 United States and the Government of the Federated States
2411624116 of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of the Mar-
2411724117 shall Islands, or the Government of the Republic of Palau
2411824118 that would amend, change, or terminate any subsidiary agree- 919
2411924119 •HRES 1061 EH
2412024120 ment or portion of a subsidiary agreement (other than an
2412124121 amendment to, change to, or termination of an agreement de-
2412224122 scribed in subsection (d)) shall not enter into force until the
2412324123 date that is 90 days after the date on which the President
2412424124 has transmitted to the President of the Senate and the
2412524125 Speaker of the House of Representatives—
2412624126 (1) the agreement to amend, change, or terminate
2412724127 the subsidiary agreement;
2412824128 (2) an explanation of the amendment, change, or
2412924129 termination;
2413024130 (3) a description of the reasons for the amendment,
2413124131 change, or termination; and
2413224132 (4) in the case of an agreement that would amend,
2413324133 change, or terminate any agreement described in section
2413424134 462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact or
2413524135 the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, a statement by
2413624136 the Secretary of Labor that describes—
2413724137 (A) the necessity of the amendment, change, or
2413824138 termination; and
2413924139 (B) any impacts of the amendment, change, or
2414024140 termination.
2414124141 SEC. 205. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MICRO-
2414224142 NESIA.
2414324143 (a) LAWENFORCEMENTASSISTANCE.— 920
2414424144 •HRES 1061 EH
2414524145 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 and
2414624146 224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the
2414724147 United States shall provide nonreimbursable technical
2414824148 and training assistance, as appropriate, including train-
2414924149 ing and equipment for postal inspection of illicit drugs
2415024150 and other contraband, to enable the Government of the
2415124151 Federated States of Micronesia—
2415224152 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws of
2415324153 the Federated States of Micronesia; and
2415424154 (B) to cooperate with the United States in the
2415524155 enforcement of criminal laws of the United States.
2415624156 (2) U
2415724157 SE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS .—Funds appro-
2415824158 priated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 of the
2415924159 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
2416024160 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by section 209(j)) may
2416124161 be used in accordance with section 102(a) of the Com-
2416224162 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
2416324163 U.S.C. 1921a(a)).
2416424164 (b) U
2416524165 NITEDSTATESAPPOINTEES TOJOINTECONOMIC
2416624166 M
2416724167 ANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE.—
2416824168 (1) I
2416924169 N GENERAL.—The 3 United States appointees
2417024170 (which are composed of the United States chair and 2
2417124171 other members from the Government of the United
2417224172 States) to the Joint Economic Management Committee
2417324173 established under section 213 of the 2023 Amended 921
2417424174 •HRES 1061 EH
2417524175 U.S.-FSM Compact (referred to in this subsection as the
2417624176 ‘‘Committee’’) shall—
2417724177 (A) be voting members of the Committee; and
2417824178 (B) continue to be officers or employees of the
2417924179 Federal Government.
2418024180 (2) T
2418124181 ERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States
2418224182 members of the Committee described in paragraph (1)
2418324183 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years as follows:
2418424184 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2418524185 retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
2418624186 of the Treasury.
2418724187 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2418824188 retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
2418924189 retary of the Treasury.
2419024190 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Inter-
2419124191 agency Group on Freely Associated States estab-
2419224192 lished under section 208(d)(1).
2419324193 (3) R
2419424194 EAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member of
2419524195 the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
2419624196 reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
2419724197 (4) Q
2419824198 UALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 United
2419924199 States members of the Committee appointed under para-
2420024200 graph (2) shall be individuals who—
2420124201 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or
2420224202 training, are especially qualified in accounting, au- 922
2420324203 •HRES 1061 EH
2420424204 diting, budget analysis, compliance, grant adminis-
2420524205 tration, program management, or international eco-
2420624206 nomics; and
2420724207 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time
2420824208 experience in accounting, auditing, budget analysis,
2420924209 compliance, grant administration, program manage-
2421024210 ment, or international economics.
2421124211 (5) N
2421224212 OTICE.—
2421324213 (A) I
2421424214 N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
2421524215 after the date of appointment of a United States
2421624216 member of the Committee under paragraph (2), the
2421724217 Secretary of the Interior shall notify the appro-
2421824218 priate committees of Congress that an individual
2421924219 has been appointed as a voting member of the Com-
2422024220 mittee under that paragraph, including a statement
2422124221 prepared by the Secretary of the Interior attesting
2422224222 to the qualifications of the member described in
2422324223 paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph (B).
2422424224 (B) R
2422524225 EQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a state-
2422624226 ment required under subparagraph (A)—
2422724227 (i) in the case of a member appointed
2422824228 under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the
2422924229 Interior shall compile information on the mem-
2423024230 ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by 923
2423124231 •HRES 1061 EH
2423224232 the Secretary of State on request of the Sec-
2423324233 retary of the Interior; and
2423424234 (ii) in the case of a member appointed
2423524235 under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the
2423624236 Interior shall compile information on the mem-
2423724237 ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by
2423824238 the Interagency Group on Freely Associated
2423924239 States established under section 208(d)(1) on
2424024240 request of the Secretary of the Interior.
2424124241 (6) R
2424224242 EPORTS TO CONGRESS .—Not later than 90
2424324243 days after the date on which the Committee receives or
2424424244 completes any report required under the 2023 Amended
2424524245 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
2424624246 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the re-
2424724247 port to the appropriate committees of Congress.
2424824248 (7) N
2424924249 OTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
2425024250 after the date on which the Government of the Fed-
2425124251 erated States of Micronesia submits to the Committee a
2425224252 report required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2425324253 Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Sec-
2425424254 retary of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate
2425524255 committees of Congress—
2425624256 (A) if the report is submitted by the applicable
2425724257 deadline, written notice attesting that the report is
2425824258 complete and accurate; or 924
2425924259 •HRES 1061 EH
2426024260 (B) if the report is not submitted by the appli-
2426124261 cable deadline, written notice that the report has
2426224262 not been timely submitted.
2426324263 (c) U
2426424264 NITEDSTATESAPPOINTEES TO JOINTTRUST
2426524265 F
2426624266 UNDCOMMITTEE.—
2426724267 (1) I
2426824268 N GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting
2426924269 members (which are composed of the United States chair
2427024270 and 2 other members from the Government of the
2427124271 United States) to the Joint Trust Fund Committee es-
2427224272 tablished pursuant to the agreement described in section
2427324273 462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (re-
2427424274 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall
2427524275 continue to be officers or employees of the Federal Gov-
2427624276 ernment.
2427724277 (2) T
2427824278 ERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States
2427924279 members of the Committee described in paragraph (1)
2428024280 shall be appointed for a term not more than 2 years as
2428124281 follows:
2428224282 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2428324283 retary of State.
2428424284 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2428524285 retary of the Interior.
2428624286 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2428724287 retary of the Treasury. 925
2428824288 •HRES 1061 EH
2428924289 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member of
2429024290 the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
2429124291 reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
2429224292 (4) Q
2429324293 UALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 members
2429424294 of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall
2429524295 be individuals who—
2429624296 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or
2429724297 training, are especially qualified in accounting, au-
2429824298 diting, budget analysis, compliance, financial invest-
2429924299 ment, grant administration, program management,
2430024300 or international economics; and
2430124301 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time
2430224302 experience in accounting, auditing, budget analysis,
2430324303 compliance, financial investment, grant administra-
2430424304 tion, program management, or international eco-
2430524305 nomics.
2430624306 (5) N
2430724307 OTICE.—
2430824308 (A) I
2430924309 N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
2431024310 after the date of appointment of a United States
2431124311 member to the Committee under paragraph (2), the
2431224312 Secretary of the Interior shall notify the appro-
2431324313 priate committees of Congress that an individual
2431424314 has been appointed as a voting member of the Com-
2431524315 mittee under that paragraph, including a statement
2431624316 attesting to the qualifications of the member de- 926
2431724317 •HRES 1061 EH
2431824318 scribed in paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph
2431924319 (B).
2432024320 (B) R
2432124321 EQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a state-
2432224322 ment required under subparagraph (A)—
2432324323 (i) in the case of a member appointed
2432424324 under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the
2432524325 Interior shall compile information on the mem-
2432624326 ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by
2432724327 the Secretary of State on request of the Sec-
2432824328 retary of the Interior; and
2432924329 (ii) in the case of a member appointed
2433024330 under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the
2433124331 Interior shall compile information on the mem-
2433224332 ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by
2433324333 the Secretary of the Treasury on request of the
2433424334 Secretary of the Interior.
2433524335 (6) R
2433624336 EPORTS TO CONGRESS .—Not later than 90
2433724337 days after the date on which the Committee receives or
2433824338 completes any report required under the 2023 Amended
2433924339 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
2434024340 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the re-
2434124341 port to the appropriate committees of Congress.
2434224342 (7) N
2434324343 OTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
2434424344 after the date on which the Government of the Fed-
2434524345 erated States of Micronesia submits to the Committee a 927
2434624346 •HRES 1061 EH
2434724347 report required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2434824348 Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Sec-
2434924349 retary of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate
2435024350 committees of Congress—
2435124351 (A) if the report is submitted by the applicable
2435224352 deadline, written notice attesting that the report is
2435324353 complete and accurate; or
2435424354 (B) if the report is not submitted by the appli-
2435524355 cable deadline, written notice that the report has
2435624356 not been timely submitted.
2435724357 SEC. 206. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
2435824358 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL IS-
2435924359 LANDS.
2436024360 (a) LAWENFORCEMENTASSISTANCE.—
2436124361 (1) I
2436224362 N GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 and
2436324363 224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, the
2436424364 United States shall provide nonreimbursable technical
2436524365 and training assistance, as appropriate, including train-
2436624366 ing and equipment for postal inspection of illicit drugs
2436724367 and other contraband, to enable the Government of the
2436824368 Republic of the Marshall Islands—
2436924369 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws of
2437024370 the Marshall Islands; and
2437124371 (B) to cooperate with the United States in the
2437224372 enforcement of criminal laws of the United States. 928
2437324373 •HRES 1061 EH
2437424374 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS .—Funds appro-
2437524375 priated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 of the
2437624376 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
2437724377 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by section 209(j)) may
2437824378 be used in accordance with section 103(a) of the Com-
2437924379 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
2438024380 U.S.C. 1921b(a)).
2438124381 (b) E
2438224382 SPOUSALPROVISIONS.—
2438324383 (1) I
2438424384 N GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that—
2438524385 (A) section 103(g)(1) of the Compact of Free
2438624386 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(1))
2438724387 and section 103(e)(1) of the Compact of Free Asso-
2438824388 ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2438924389 1921b(e)(1)) provided that ‘‘It is the intention of
2439024390 the Congress of the United States that the provi-
2439124391 sions of section 177 of the Compact of Free Asso-
2439224392 ciation and the Agreement between the Government
2439324393 of the United States and the Government of the
2439424394 Marshall Islands for the Implementation of Section
2439524395 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this subsection re-
2439624396 ferred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) constitute
2439724397 a full and final settlement of all claims described in
2439824398 Articles X and XI of the Section 177 Agreement,
2439924399 and that any such claims be terminated and barred 929
2440024400 •HRES 1061 EH
2440124401 except insofar as provided for in the Section 177
2440224402 Agreement.’’; and
2440324403 (B) section 103(g)(2) of the Compact of Free
2440424404 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(2))
2440524405 and section 103(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Asso-
2440624406 ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2440724407 1921b(e)(2)) provided that ‘‘In furtherance of the
2440824408 intention of Congress as stated in paragraph (1) of
2440924409 this subsection, the Section 177 Agreement is here-
2441024410 by ratified and approved. It is the explicit under-
2441124411 standing and intent of Congress that the jurisdic-
2441224412 tional limitations set forth in Article XII of such
2441324413 Agreement are enacted solely and exclusively to ac-
2441424414 complish the objective of Article X of such Agree-
2441524415 ment and only as a clarification of the effect of Ar-
2441624416 ticle X, and are not to be construed or implemented
2441724417 separately from Article X.’’.
2441824418 (2) E
2441924419 FFECT.—Nothing in the 2023 Agreement to
2442024420 Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact affects the application of
2442124421 the provisions of law reaffirmed by paragraph (1).
2442224422 (c) C
2442324423 ERTAINSECTION177 AGREEMENTPROVISIONS.—
2442424424 Congress reaffirms that—
2442524425 (1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the Gov-
2442624426 ernment of the United States and the Government of the
2442724427 Marshall Islands for the Implementation of Section 177 930
2442824428 •HRES 1061 EH
2442924429 of the Compact of Free Association, done at Majuro
2443024430 June 25, 1983, provided that ‘‘If loss or damage to
2443124431 property and person of the citizens of the Marshall Is-
2443224432 lands, resulting from the Nuclear Testing Program,
2443324433 arises or is discovered after the effective date of this
2443424434 Agreement, and such injuries were not and could not
2443524435 reasonably have been identified as of the effective date
2443624436 of this Agreement, and if such injuries render the provi-
2443724437 sions of this Agreement manifestly inadequate, the Gov-
2443824438 ernment of the Marshall Islands may request that the
2443924439 Government of the United States provide for such inju-
2444024440 ries by submitting such a request to the Congress of the
2444124441 United States for its consideration. It is understood that
2444224442 this Article does not commit the Congress of the United
2444324443 States to authorize and appropriate funds.’’; and
2444424444 (2) section 3(a) of Article XIII of the agreement de-
2444524445 scribed in paragraph (1) provided that ‘‘The Government
2444624446 of the United States and the Government of the Mar-
2444724447 shall Islands shall consult at the request of either of
2444824448 them on matters relating to the provisions of this Agree-
2444924449 ment.’’.
2445024450 (d) U
2445124451 NITEDSTATESAPPOINTEES TOJOINTECONOMIC
2445224452 M
2445324453 ANAGEMENT AND FINANCIALACCOUNTABILITY COM-
2445424454 MITTEE.— 931
2445524455 •HRES 1061 EH
2445624456 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 2 United States appointees
2445724457 (which are composed of the United States chair and 1
2445824458 other member from the Government of the United
2445924459 States) to the Joint Economic Management and Finan-
2446024460 cial Accountability Committee established under section
2446124461 214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (referred
2446224462 to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall—
2446324463 (A) be voting members of the Committee; and
2446424464 (B) continue to be officers or employees of the
2446524465 Federal Government.
2446624466 (2) T
2446724467 ERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 2 United States
2446824468 members of the Committee described in paragraph (1)
2446924469 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years as follows:
2447024470 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2447124471 retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
2447224472 of the Treasury.
2447324473 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2447424474 retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
2447524475 retary of the Treasury.
2447624476 (3) R
2447724477 EAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member of
2447824478 the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
2447924479 reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
2448024480 (4) Q
2448124481 UALIFICATIONS.—At least 1 United States
2448224482 member of the Committee appointed under paragraph
2448324483 (2) shall be an individual who— 932
2448424484 •HRES 1061 EH
2448524485 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or
2448624486 training, is especially qualified in accounting, audit-
2448724487 ing, budget analysis, compliance, grant administra-
2448824488 tion, program management, or international eco-
2448924489 nomics; and
2449024490 (B) possesses not less than 5 years of full-time
2449124491 experience in accounting, auditing, budget analysis,
2449224492 compliance, grant administration, program manage-
2449324493 ment, or international economics.
2449424494 (5) N
2449524495 OTICE.—
2449624496 (A) I
2449724497 N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
2449824498 after the date of appointment of a United States
2449924499 member under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the
2450024500 Interior shall notify the appropriate committees of
2450124501 Congress that an individual has been appointed as
2450224502 a voting member of the Committee under that para-
2450324503 graph, including a statement attesting to the quali-
2450424504 fications of the member described in paragraph (4),
2450524505 subject to subparagraph (B).
2450624506 (B) R
2450724507 EQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a state-
2450824508 ment required under subparagraph (A), in the case
2450924509 of a member appointed under paragraph (2)(A), the
2451024510 Secretary of the Interior shall compile information
2451124511 on the member provided to the Secretary of the In- 933
2451224512 •HRES 1061 EH
2451324513 terior by the Secretary of State on request of the
2451424514 Secretary of the Interior.
2451524515 (6) R
2451624516 EPORTS TO CONGRESS .—Not later than 90
2451724517 days after the date on which the Committee receives or
2451824518 completes any report required under the 2023 Amended
2451924519 U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement,
2452024520 the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the report to
2452124521 the appropriate committees of Congress.
2452224522 (7) N
2452324523 OTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
2452424524 after the date on which the Government of the Republic
2452524525 of the Marshall Islands submits to the Committee a re-
2452624526 port required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
2452724527 pact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary
2452824528 of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate commit-
2452924529 tees of Congress—
2453024530 (A) if the report is submitted by the applicable
2453124531 deadline, written notice attesting that the report is
2453224532 complete and accurate; or
2453324533 (B) if the report is not submitted by the appli-
2453424534 cable deadline, written notice that the report has
2453524535 not been timely submitted.
2453624536 (e) U
2453724537 NITEDSTATESAPPOINTEES TO TRUSTFUND
2453824538 C
2453924539 OMMITTEE.—
2454024540 (1) I
2454124541 N GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting
2454224542 members (which are composed of the United States chair 934
2454324543 •HRES 1061 EH
2454424544 and 2 other members from the Government of the
2454524545 United States) to the Trust Fund Committee established
2454624546 pursuant to the agreement described in section
2454724547 462(b)(5) of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (re-
2454824548 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall
2454924549 continue to be officers or employees of the Federal Gov-
2455024550 ernment.
2455124551 (2) T
2455224552 ERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States
2455324553 members of the Committee described in paragraph (1)
2455424554 shall be appointed for a term not more than 5 years as
2455524555 follows:
2455624556 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2455724557 retary of State.
2455824558 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2455924559 retary of the Interior.
2456024560 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
2456124561 retary of the Treasury.
2456224562 (3) R
2456324563 EAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member of
2456424564 the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
2456524565 reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
2456624566 (4) Q
2456724567 UALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 members
2456824568 of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall
2456924569 be individuals who—
2457024570 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or
2457124571 training, are especially qualified in accounting, au- 935
2457224572 •HRES 1061 EH
2457324573 diting, budget analysis, compliance, financial invest-
2457424574 ment, grant administration, program management,
2457524575 or international economics; and
2457624576 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time
2457724577 experience in accounting, auditing, budget analysis,
2457824578 compliance, financial investment, grant administra-
2457924579 tion, program management, or international eco-
2458024580 nomics.
2458124581 (5) N
2458224582 OTICE.—
2458324583 (A) I
2458424584 N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
2458524585 after the date of appointment of a United States
2458624586 Member under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the
2458724587 Interior shall notify the appropriate committees of
2458824588 Congress that an individual has been appointed as
2458924589 a voting member of the Committee under that para-
2459024590 graph, including a statement attesting to the quali-
2459124591 fications of the appointee described in paragraph
2459224592 (4), subject to subparagraph (B).
2459324593 (B) R
2459424594 EQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a state-
2459524595 ment required under subparagraph (A)—
2459624596 (i) in the case of a member appointed
2459724597 under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the
2459824598 Interior shall compile information on the mem-
2459924599 ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by 936
2460024600 •HRES 1061 EH
2460124601 the Secretary of State on request of the Sec-
2460224602 retary of the Interior; and
2460324603 (ii) in the case of a member appointed
2460424604 under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the
2460524605 Interior shall compile information on the mem-
2460624606 ber provided to the Secretary of the Interior by
2460724607 the Secretary of the Treasury on request of the
2460824608 Secretary of the Interior.
2460924609 (6) R
2461024610 EPORTS TO CONGRESS .—Not later than 90
2461124611 days after the date on which the Committee receives or
2461224612 completes any report required under the 2023 Amended
2461324613 U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related subsidiary agreement,
2461424614 the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the report to
2461524615 the appropriate committees of Congress.
2461624616 (7) N
2461724617 OTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
2461824618 after the date on which the Government of the Republic
2461924619 of the Marshall Islands submits to the Committee a re-
2462024620 port required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
2462124621 pact, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary
2462224622 of the Interior shall submit to the appropriate commit-
2462324623 tees of Congress—
2462424624 (A) if the report is submitted by the applicable
2462524625 deadline, written notice attesting that the report is
2462624626 complete and accurate; or 937
2462724627 •HRES 1061 EH
2462824628 (B) if the report is not submitted by the appli-
2462924629 cable deadline, written notice that the report has
2463024630 not been timely submitted.
2463124631 (f) F
2463224632 OURATOLLHEALTHCAREPROGRAM.—Congress
2463324633 reaffirms that—
2463424634 (1) section 103(j)(1) of the Compact of Free Asso-
2463524635 ciation Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(1)) and section
2463624636 103(h)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
2463724637 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(h)(1)) provided
2463824638 that services ‘‘provided by the United States Public
2463924639 Health Service or any other United States agency pursu-
2464024640 ant to section 1(a) of Article II of the Agreement for the
2464124641 Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact (here-
2464224642 after in this subsection referred to as the ‘Section 177
2464324643 Agreement’) shall be only for services to the people of
2464424644 the Atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik who
2464524645 were affected by the consequences of the United States
2464624646 nuclear testing program, pursuant to the program de-
2464724647 scribed in Public Law 95–134 and Public Law 96–205
2464824648 and their descendants (and any other persons identified
2464924649 as having been so affected if such identification occurs
2465024650 in the manner described in such public laws). Nothing
2465124651 in this subsection shall be construed as prejudicial to the
2465224652 views or policies of the Government of the Marshall Is- 938
2465324653 •HRES 1061 EH
2465424654 lands as to the persons affected by the consequences of
2465524655 the United States nuclear testing program.’’;
2465624656 (2) section 103(j)(2) of the Compact of Free Asso-
2465724657 ciation Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(2)) and section
2465824658 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
2465924659 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(h)(2)) provided
2466024660 that ‘‘at the end of the first year after the effective date
2466124661 of the Compact and at the end of each year thereafter,
2466224662 the providing agency or agencies shall return to the Gov-
2466324663 ernment of the Marshall Islands any unexpended funds
2466424664 to be returned to the Fund Manager (as described in Ar-
2466524665 ticle I of the Section 177 Agreement) to be covered into
2466624666 the Fund to be available for future use.’’; and
2466724667 (3) section 103(j)(3) of the Compact of Free Asso-
2466824668 ciation Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(3)) and section
2466924669 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
2467024670 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(h)(3)) provided
2467124671 that ‘‘the Fund Manager shall retain the funds returned
2467224672 by the Government of the Marshall Islands pursuant to
2467324673 paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall invest and man-
2467424674 age such funds, and at the end of 15 years after the ef-
2467524675 fective date of the Compact, shall make from the total
2467624676 amount so retained and the proceeds thereof annual dis-
2467724677 bursements sufficient to continue to make payments for
2467824678 the provision of health services as specified in paragraph 939
2467924679 •HRES 1061 EH
2468024680 (1) of this subsection to such extent as may be provided
2468124681 in contracts between the Government of the Marshall Is-
2468224682 lands and appropriate United States providers of such
2468324683 health services.’’.
2468424684 (g) R
2468524685 ADIOLOGICALHEALTHCAREPROGRAM.—Notwith-
2468624686 standing any other provision of law, on the request of the
2468724687 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
2468824688 President (through an appropriate department or agency of
2468924689 the United States) shall continue to provide special medical
2469024690 care and logistical support for the remaining members of the
2469124691 population of Rongelap and Utrik who were exposed to radi-
2469224692 ation resulting from the 1954 United States thermonuclear
2469324693 ‘‘Bravo’’ test, pursuant to Public Law 95–134 (91 Stat.
2469424694 1159) and Public Law 96–205 (94 Stat. 84).
2469524695 (h) A
2469624696 GRICULTURAL AND FOODPROGRAMS.—
2469724697 (1) I
2469824698 N GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that—
2469924699 (A) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free
2470024700 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2))
2470124701 and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the Compact of Free
2470224702 Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2470324703 1921b(f)(2)(A)) provided that notwithstanding ‘‘any
2470424704 other provision of law, upon the request of the Gov-
2470524705 ernment of the Marshall Islands, for the first fifteen
2470624706 years after the effective date of the Compact, the
2470724707 President (either through an appropriate depart- 940
2470824708 •HRES 1061 EH
2470924709 ment or agency of the United States or by contract
2471024710 with a United States firm or by a grant to the Gov-
2471124711 ernment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
2471224712 which may further contract only with a United
2471324713 States firm or a Republic of the Marshall Islands
2471424714 firm, the owners, officers and majority of the em-
2471524715 ployees of which are citizens of the United States
2471624716 or the Republic of the Marshall Islands) shall pro-
2471724717 vide technical and other assistance without reim-
2471824718 bursement, to continue the planting and agricul-
2471924719 tural maintenance program on Enewetak; without
2472024720 reimbursement, to continue the food programs of
2472124721 the Bikini, Rongelap, Utrik, and Enewetak people
2472224722 described in section 1(d) of Article II of the Sub-
2472324723 sidiary Agreement for the Implementation of Sec-
2472424724 tion 177 of the Compact and for continued water-
2472524725 borne transportation of agricultural products to
2472624726 Enewetak including operations and maintenance of
2472724727 the vessel used for such purposes.’’;
2472824728 (B) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free
2472924729 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2))
2473024730 and section 103(f)(2)(B) of the Compact of Free
2473124731 Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2473224732 1921b(f)(2)(B)) provided that ‘‘The President shall
2473324733 ensure the assistance provided under these pro- 941
2473424734 •HRES 1061 EH
2473524735 grams reflects the changes in the population since
2473624736 the inception of such programs.’’; and
2473724737 (C) section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free
2473824738 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(3))
2473924739 and section 103(f)(3) of the Compact of Free Asso-
2474024740 ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2474124741 1921b(f)(3)) provided that ‘‘payments under this
2474224742 subsection shall be provided to such extent or in
2474324743 such amounts as are necessary for services and
2474424744 other assistance provided pursuant to this sub-
2474524745 section. It is the sense of Congress that after the
2474624746 periods of time specified in paragraphs (1) and (2)
2474724747 of this subsection, consideration will be given to
2474824748 such additional funding for these programs as may
2474924749 be necessary.’’.
2475024750 (2) P
2475124751 LANTING AND AGRICULTURAL MAINTENANCE
2475224752 PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior may provide
2475324753 grants to the Government of the Republic of the Mar-
2475424754 shall Islands to carry out a planting and agricultural
2475524755 maintenance program on Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap,
2475624756 and Utrik.
2475724757 (3) F
2475824758 OOD PROGRAMS .—The Secretary of Agri-
2475924759 culture may provide, without reimbursement, food pro-
2476024760 grams to the people of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
2476124761 lands. 942
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2476324763 SEC. 207. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
2476424764 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
2476524765 (a) BILATERALECONOMICCONSULTATIONS.—United
2476624766 States participation in the annual economic consultations re-
2476724767 ferred to in Article 8 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re-
2476824768 view Agreement shall be by officers or employees of the Fed-
2476924769 eral Government.
2477024770 (b) E
2477124771 CONOMICADVISORYGROUP.—
2477224772 (1) Q
2477324773 UALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Economic
2477424774 Advisory Group described in Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-
2477524775 Palau Compact Review Agreement (referred to in this
2477624776 subsection as the ‘‘Advisory Group’’) who is appointed
2477724777 by the Secretary of the Interior shall be an individual
2477824778 who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, is
2477924779 especially qualified in private sector business develop-
2478024780 ment, economic development, or national development.
2478124781 (2) F
2478224782 UNDS.—With respect to the Advisory Group,
2478324783 the Secretary of the Interior may use available funds
2478424784 for—
2478524785 (A) the costs of the 2 members of the Advisory
2478624786 Group designated by the United States in accord-
2478724787 ance with Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com-
2478824788 pact Review Agreement;
2478924789 (B) 50 percent of the costs of the 5th member
2479024790 of the Advisory Group designated by the Secretary 943
2479124791 •HRES 1061 EH
2479224792 of the Interior in accordance with the Article de-
2479324793 scribed in subparagraph (A); and
2479424794 (C) the costs of—
2479524795 (i) technical and administrative assistance
2479624796 for the Advisory Group; and
2479724797 (ii) other support necessary for the Advi-
2479824798 sory Group to accomplish the purpose of the
2479924799 Advisory Group.
2480024800 (3) R
2480124801 EPORTS TO CONGRESS .—Not later than 90
2480224802 days after the date on which the Advisory Group receives
2480324803 or completes any report required under the 2023 U.S.-
2480424804 Palau Compact Review Agreement, or any related sub-
2480524805 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall
2480624806 submit the report to the appropriate committees of Con-
2480724807 gress.
2480824808 (c) R
2480924809 EPORTS TOCONGRESS.—
2481024810 (1) I
2481124811 N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
2481224812 date on which the Government of the Republic of Palau
2481324813 completes any report required under the 2023 U.S.-
2481424814 Palau Compact Review Agreement, or any related sub-
2481524815 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall
2481624816 submit the report to the appropriate committees of Con-
2481724817 gress.
2481824818 (2) N
2481924819 OTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
2482024820 after the date on which the Government of the Republic 944
2482124821 •HRES 1061 EH
2482224822 of Palau submits a report required under the 2023 U.S.-
2482324823 Palau Compact Review Agreement, or any related sub-
2482424824 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall
2482524825 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—
2482624826 (A) if the report is submitted by the applicable
2482724827 deadline, written notice attesting that the report is
2482824828 complete and accurate; or
2482924829 (B) if the report is not submitted by the appli-
2483024830 cable deadline, written notice that the report has
2483124831 not been timely submitted.
2483224832 SEC. 208. OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS.
2483324833 (a) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THECOMPTROLLER
2483424834 G
2483524835 ENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES.—
2483624836 (1) I
2483724837 N GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the
2483824838 United States (including any duly authorized representa-
2483924839 tive of the Comptroller General of the United States)
2484024840 shall have the authorities necessary to carry out the re-
2484124841 sponsibilities of the Comptroller General of the United
2484224842 States under—
2484324843 (A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact
2484424844 and related subsidiary agreements, including the
2484524845 authorities and privileges described in section
2484624846 102(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
2484724847 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(b)); 945
2484824848 •HRES 1061 EH
2484924849 (B) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact
2485024850 and related subsidiary agreements, including the
2485124851 authorities and privileges described in section
2485224852 103(k) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
2485324853 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(k)); and
2485424854 (C) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
2485524855 Agreement, related subsidiary agreements, and the
2485624856 authorities described in appendix D of the ‘‘Agree-
2485724857 ment between the Government of the United States
2485824858 of America and the Government of the Republic of
2485924859 Palau Following the Compact of Free Association
2486024860 Section 432 Review’’ signed by the United States
2486124861 and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010.
2486224862 (2) R
2486324863 EPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the
2486424864 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 years
2486524865 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
2486624866 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
2486724867 a report with respect to the Freely Associated States, in-
2486824868 cluding addressing—
2486924869 (A) the topics described in subparagraphs (A)
2487024870 through (E) of section 104(h)(1) of the Compact of
2487124871 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
2487224872 U.S.C. 1921c(h)(1)), except that for purposes of a
2487324873 report submitted under this paragraph, the report 946
2487424874 •HRES 1061 EH
2487524875 shall address those topics with respect to each of
2487624876 the Freely Associated States; and
2487724877 (B) the effectiveness of administrative over-
2487824878 sight by the United States of the Freely Associated
2487924879 States.
2488024880 (b) S
2488124881 ECRETARY OF THE INTERIOROVERSIGHTAUTHOR-
2488224882 ITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority
2488324883 necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and
2488424884 managing the funds appropriated to the Compact of Free As-
2488524885 sociation account of the Department of the Interior by sec-
2488624886 tion 211(a) to carry out—
2488724887 (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
2488824888 (2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
2488924889 (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agree-
2489024890 ment; and
2489124891 (4) subsidiary agreements.
2489224892 (c) P
2489324893 OSTMASTERGENERALOVERSIGHTAUTHORITY.—
2489424894 The Postmaster General shall have the authority necessary to
2489524895 fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and managing the
2489624896 funds appropriated to the United States Postal Service under
2489724897 paragraph (1) of section 211(b) and deposited in the Postal
2489824898 Service Fund under paragraph (2)(A) of that section to carry
2489924899 out—
2490024900 (1) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-
2490124901 FSM Compact; 947
2490224902 •HRES 1061 EH
2490324903 (2) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-
2490424904 RMI Compact;
2490524905 (3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact;
2490624906 and
2490724907 (4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
2490824908 Review Agreement.
2490924909 (d) I
2491024910 NTERAGENCY GROUP ON FREELYASSOCIATED
2491124911 S
2491224912 TATES.—
2491324913 (1) E
2491424914 STABLISHMENT.—The President, in consulta-
2491524915 tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the In-
2491624916 terior, and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish an
2491724917 Interagency Group on Freely Associated States (referred
2491824918 to in this subsection as the ‘‘Interagency Group’’).
2491924919 (2) P
2492024920 URPOSE.—The purposes of the Interagency
2492124921 Group are—
2492224922 (A) to coordinate development and implementa-
2492324923 tion of executive branch policies, programs, services,
2492424924 and other activities in or relating to the Freely As-
2492524925 sociated States; and
2492624926 (B) to provide policy guidance, recommenda-
2492724927 tions, and oversight to Federal agencies, depart-
2492824928 ments, and instrumentalities with respect to the im-
2492924929 plementation of—
2493024930 (i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com-
2493124931 pact; 948
2493224932 •HRES 1061 EH
2493324933 (ii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
2493424934 pact; and
2493524935 (iii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
2493624936 Agreement.
2493724937 (3) M
2493824938 EMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Group shall
2493924939 consist of—
2494024940 (A) the Secretary of State, who shall serve as
2494124941 co-chair of the Interagency Group;
2494224942 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, who shall
2494324943 serve as co-chair of the Interagency Group;
2494424944 (C) the Secretary of Defense;
2494524945 (D) the Secretary of the Treasury;
2494624946 (E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, de-
2494724947 partments, and instrumentalities carrying out obli-
2494824948 gations under—
2494924949 (i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003
2495024950 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and subsections
2495124951 (a) and (b) of section 221 and section 261 of
2495224952 the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
2495324953 (ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003
2495424954 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and subsections
2495524955 (a) and (b) of section 221 and section 261 of
2495624956 the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; 949
2495724957 •HRES 1061 EH
2495824958 (iii) sections 131 and 132 and subsections
2495924959 (a) and (b) of section 221 of the U.S.-Palau
2496024960 Compact;
2496124961 (iv) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau
2496224962 Compact Review Agreement;
2496324963 (v) any applicable subsidiary agreement;
2496424964 and
2496524965 (vi) section 209; and
2496624966 (F) the head of any other Federal agency, de-
2496724967 partment, or instrumentality that the Secretary of
2496824968 State or the Secretary of the Interior may des-
2496924969 ignate.
2497024970 (4) D
2497124971 UTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEC -
2497224972 RETARY OF THE INTERIOR .—The Secretary of State (or
2497324973 a senior official designee of the Secretary of State) and
2497424974 the Secretary of the Interior (or a senior official des-
2497524975 ignee of the Secretary of the Interior) shall—
2497624976 (A) co-lead and preside at a meeting of the
2497724977 Interagency Group not less frequently than annu-
2497824978 ally;
2497924979 (B) determine, in consultation with the Sec-
2498024980 retary of Defense, the agenda for meetings of the
2498124981 Interagency Group; and
2498224982 (C) facilitate and coordinate the work of the
2498324983 Interagency Group. 950
2498424984 •HRES 1061 EH
2498524985 (5) DUTIES OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP .—The
2498624986 Interagency Group shall—
2498724987 (A) provide advice on the establishment or im-
2498824988 plementation of policies relating to the Freely Asso-
2498924989 ciated States to the President, acting through the
2499024990 Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, in the form of
2499124991 a written report not less frequently than annually;
2499224992 (B) obtain information and advice relating to
2499324993 the Freely Associated States from the Presidents,
2499424994 other elected officials, and members of civil society
2499524995 of the Freely Associated States, including through
2499624996 the members of the Interagency Group (including
2499724997 senior official designees of the members) meeting
2499824998 not less frequently than annually with any Presi-
2499924999 dents of the Freely Associated States who elect to
2500025000 participate;
2500125001 (C) at the request of the head of any Federal
2500225002 agency (or a senior official designee of the head of
2500325003 a Federal agency) who is a member of the Inter-
2500425004 agency Group, promptly review and provide advice
2500525005 on a policy or policy implementation action affecting
2500625006 1 or more of the Freely Associated States proposed
2500725007 by the Federal agency, department, or instrumen-
2500825008 tality; and 951
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2501025010 (D) facilitate coordination of relevant policies,
2501125011 programs, initiatives, and activities involving 1 or
2501225012 more of the Freely Associated States, including en-
2501325013 suring coherence and avoiding duplication between
2501425014 programs, initiatives, and activities conducted pur-
2501525015 suant to a Compact with a Freely Associated State
2501625016 and non-Compact programs, initiatives, and activi-
2501725017 ties.
2501825018 (6) R
2501925019 EPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date
2502025020 of the enactment of this Act and each year thereafter in
2502125021 which a Compact of Free Association with a Freely As-
2502225022 sociated State is in effect, the President shall submit to
2502325023 the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate,
2502425024 the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep-
2502525025 resentatives, and the appropriate committees of Congress
2502625026 a report that describes the activities and recommenda-
2502725027 tions of the Interagency Group during the applicable
2502825028 year.
2502925029 (e) F
2503025030 EDERALAGENCYCOORDINATION.—The head of
2503125031 any Federal agency providing programs and services to the
2503225032 Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
2503325033 Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall coordinate with the
2503425034 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State regarding
2503525035 the provision of the programs and services. 952
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2503725037 (f) FOREIGNLOANS ORDEBT.—Congress reaffirms
2503825038 that—
2503925039 (1) the foreign loans or debt of the Government of
2504025040 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Government of
2504125041 the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Government
2504225042 of the Republic of Palau shall not constitute an obliga-
2504325043 tion of the United States; and
2504425044 (2) the full faith and credit of the United States
2504525045 Government shall not be pledged for the payment and
2504625046 performance of any foreign loan or debt referred to in
2504725047 paragraph (1) without specific further authorization.
2504825048 (g) C
2504925049 OMPACTCOMPILATION.—Not later than 180 days
2505025050 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
2505125051 Interior shall submit a report to the appropriate committees
2505225052 of Congress that includes a compilation of the Compact of
2505325053 Free Association with the Federated State of Micronesia, the
2505425054 Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau, and
2505525055 the Compact of Free Association with Republic of the Mar-
2505625056 shall Islands.
2505725057 (h) P
2505825058 UBLICATION; REVISION BYOFFICE OF THE LAW
2505925059 R
2506025060 EVISIONCOUNSEL.—
2506125061 (1) P
2506225062 UBLICATION.—In publishing this title in slip
2506325063 form and in the United States Statutes at Large pursu-
2506425064 ant to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Ar-
2506525065 chivist of the United States shall include after the date 953
2506625066 •HRES 1061 EH
2506725067 of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text
2506825068 of—
2506925069 (A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-
2507025070 FSM Compact; and
2507125071 (B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-
2507225072 RMI Compact.
2507325073 (2) R
2507425074 EVISION BY OFFICE OF THE LAW REVISION
2507525075 COUNSEL.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel is
2507625076 directed to revise—
2507725077 (A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact set
2507825078 forth in the note following section 1921 of title 48,
2507925079 United States Code, to reflect the amendments to
2508025080 the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact made by
2508125081 the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Com-
2508225082 pact; and
2508325083 (B) the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact set
2508425084 forth in the note following section 1921 of title 48,
2508525085 United States Code, to reflect the amendments to
2508625086 the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact made by the
2508725087 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.
2508825088 SEC. 209. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY AS-
2508925089 SOCIATED STATES.
2509025090 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.— 954
2509125091 •HRES 1061 EH
2509225092 (1) DEFINITION OF FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES .—
2509325093 In this subsection, the term ‘‘Freely Associated States’’
2509425094 means—
2509525095 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during
2509625096 such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free
2509725097 Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact
2509825098 of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–
2509925099 239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note);
2510025100 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur-
2510125101 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of
2510225102 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the
2510325103 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public
2510425104 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and
2510525105 (C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as
2510625106 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be-
2510725107 tween the United States and the Government of
2510825108 Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution
2510925109 entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Compact
2511025110 of Free Association’ between the United States and
2511125111 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’’
2511225112 (Public Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).
2511325113 (2) H
2511425114 OSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES , AND
2511525115 NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD .—Section 1724 of title
2511625116 38, United States Code, is amended— 955
2511725117 •HRES 1061 EH
2511825118 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsections
2511925119 (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and
2512025120 (f)’’; and
2512125121 (B) by adding at the end the following:
2512225122 ‘‘(f)(1)(A) The Secretary may furnish hospital care and
2512325123 medical services in the Freely Associated States, subject to
2512425124 agreements the Secretary shall enter into with the govern-
2512525125 ments of the Freely Associated States as described in section
2512625126 209(a)(4)(A) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
2512725127 ments Act of 2024, and subject to subparagraph (B), to a
2512825128 veteran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and
2512925129 medical services.
2513025130 ‘‘(B) The agreements described in subparagraph (A)
2513125131 shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, the applicable
2513225132 laws of the Freely Associated States and define the care and
2513325133 services that can be legally provided by the Secretary in the
2513425134 Freely Associated States.
2513525135 ‘‘(2) In furnishing hospital care and medical services
2513625136 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care
2513725137 and medical services through—
2513825138 ‘‘(A) contracts or other agreements;
2513925139 ‘‘(B) reimbursement; or
2514025140 ‘‘(C) the direct provision of care by health care per-
2514125141 sonnel of the Department. 956
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2514325143 ‘‘(3) In furnishing hospital care and medical services
2514425144 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care
2514525145 and medical services for any condition regardless of whether
2514625146 the condition is connected to the service of the veteran in the
2514725147 Armed Forces.
2514825148 ‘‘(4)(A) A veteran who has received hospital care or
2514925149 medical services in a country pursuant to this subsection
2515025150 shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable and
2515125151 practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or medical
2515225152 services in that country regardless of whether the country
2515325153 continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State for purposes
2515425154 of this subsection.
2515525155 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advis-
2515625156 able or practicable to allow veterans described in subpara-
2515725157 graph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical serv-
2515825158 ices pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary shall—
2515925159 ‘‘(i) provide direct notice of that determination to
2516025160 such veterans; and
2516125161 ‘‘(ii) publish that determination and the reasons for
2516225162 that determination in the Federal Register.
2516325163 ‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated
2516425164 States’ means—
2516525165 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during
2516625166 such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Asso-
2516725167 ciation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free 957
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2516925169 Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C.
2517025170 1901 note);
2517125171 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during
2517225172 such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Asso-
2517325173 ciation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
2517425174 Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C.
2517525175 1901 note); and
2517625176 ‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it
2517725177 is a party to the Compact of Free Association between
2517825178 the United States and the Government of Palau set
2517925179 forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled ‘Joint
2518025180 Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free Associa-
2518125181 tion’’ between the United States and the Government of
2518225182 Palau, and for other purposes’ (Public Law 99–658; 48
2518325183 U.S.C. 1931 note).’’.
2518425184 (3) B
2518525185 ENEFICIARY TRAVEL.—Section 111 of title 38,
2518625186 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
2518725187 the following:
2518825188 ‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
2518925189 Secretary may make payments to or for any person traveling
2519025190 in, to, or from the Freely Associated States for receipt of
2519125191 care or services authorized to be legally provided by the Sec-
2519225192 retary in the Freely Associated States under section
2519325193 1724(f)(1) of this title. 958
2519425194 •HRES 1061 EH
2519525195 ‘‘(2) A person who has received payment for travel in a
2519625196 country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligible for
2519725197 payment for such travel in that country regardless of whether
2519825198 the country continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State
2519925199 for purposes of this subsection.
2520025200 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry
2520125201 out this subsection.
2520225202 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated
2520325203 States’ means—
2520425204 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during
2520525205 such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Asso-
2520625206 ciation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
2520725207 Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C.
2520825208 1901 note);
2520925209 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during
2521025210 such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Asso-
2521125211 ciation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
2521225212 Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C.
2521325213 1901 note); and
2521425214 ‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it
2521525215 is a party to the Compact of Free Association between
2521625216 the United States and the Government of Palau set
2521725217 forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled ‘Joint
2521825218 Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free Associa-
2521925219 tion’’ between the United States and the Government of 959
2522025220 •HRES 1061 EH
2522125221 Palau, and for other purposes’ (Public Law 99–658; 48
2522225222 U.S.C. 1931 note).’’.
2522325223 (4) L
2522425224 EGAL ISSUES.—
2522525225 (A) A
2522625226 GREEMENTS TO FURNISH CARE AND
2522725227 SERVICES.—
2522825228 (i) I
2522925229 N GENERAL.—Before delivering hos-
2523025230 pital care or medical services under subsection
2523125231 (f) of section 1724 of title 38, United States
2523225232 Code, as added by paragraph (2)(B), the Sec-
2523325233 retary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with
2523425234 the Secretary of State, shall enter into agree-
2523525235 ments with the governments of the Freely As-
2523625236 sociated States to—
2523725237 (I) facilitate the furnishing of health
2523825238 services, including telehealth, under the
2523925239 laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
2524025240 erans Affairs to veterans in the Freely As-
2524125241 sociated States, such as by addressing—
2524225242 (aa) licensure, certification, reg-
2524325243 istration, and tort issues relating to
2524425244 health care personnel;
2524525245 (bb) the scope of health services
2524625246 the Secretary may furnish, as well as
2524725247 the means for furnishing such serv-
2524825248 ices; and 960
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2525025250 (cc) matters relating to delivery
2525125251 of pharmaceutical products and med-
2525225252 ical surgical products, including deliv-
2525325253 ery of such products through the
2525425254 Consolidated Mail Outpatient Phar-
2525525255 macy of the Department of Veterans
2525625256 Affairs, to the Freely Associated
2525725257 States;
2525825258 (II) clarify the authority of the Sec-
2525925259 retary of Veterans Affairs to pay for tort
2526025260 claims as set forth under subparagraph
2526125261 (C); and
2526225262 (III) clarify authority and responsi-
2526325263 bility on any other matters determined rel-
2526425264 evant by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
2526525265 or the governments of the Freely Associ-
2526625266 ated States.
2526725267 (ii) S
2526825268 COPE OF AGREEMENTS .—The agree-
2526925269 ments described in clause (i) shall incorporate,
2527025270 to the extent practicable, the applicable laws of
2527125271 the Freely Associated States and define the
2527225272 care and services that can be legally provided
2527325273 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the
2527425274 Freely Associated States.
2527525275 (iii) R
2527625276 EPORT TO CONGRESS.— 961
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2527825278 (I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90
2527925279 days after entering into an agreement de-
2528025280 scribed in clause (i), the Secretary of Vet-
2528125281 erans Affairs shall submit the agreement
2528225282 to the appropriate committees of Con-
2528325283 gress.
2528425284 (II) A
2528525285 PPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF
2528625286 CONGRESS DEFINED .—In this clause, the
2528725287 term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
2528825288 gress’’ means—
2528925289 (aa) the Committee on Energy
2529025290 and Natural Resources, the Com-
2529125291 mittee on Foreign Relations, and the
2529225292 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of
2529325293 the Senate; and
2529425294 (bb) the Committee on Natural
2529525295 Resources, the Committee on Foreign
2529625296 Affairs, and the Committee on Vet-
2529725297 erans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
2529825298 resentatives.
2529925299 (B) L
2530025300 ICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFES -
2530125301 SIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELEMEDI -
2530225302 CINE IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES .—Sec-
2530325303 tion 1730C(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
2530425304 amended by striking ‘‘any State’’ and inserting 962
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2530625306 ‘‘any State or any of the Freely Associated States
2530725307 (as defined in section 1724(f) of this title)’’.
2530825308 (C) P
2530925309 AYMENT OF CLAIMS .—The Secretary of
2531025310 Veterans Affairs may pay tort claims, in the man-
2531125311 ner authorized in the first paragraph of section
2531225312 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such
2531325313 claims arise in the Freely Associated States in con-
2531425314 nection with furnishing hospital care or medical
2531525315 services or providing medical consultation or med-
2531625316 ical advice to a veteran under the laws administered
2531725317 by the Secretary, including through a remote or
2531825318 telehealth program.
2531925319 (5) O
2532025320 UTREACH AND ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS .—
2532125321 During the 1-year period beginning on the date of enact-
2532225322 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
2532325323 subject to the availability of appropriations—
2532425324 (A) conduct robust outreach to, and engage
2532525325 with, each government of the Freely Associated
2532625326 States;
2532725327 (B) assess options for the delivery of care
2532825328 through the use of authorities provided pursuant to
2532925329 the amendments made by this subsection; and
2533025330 (C) increase staffing as necessary to conduct
2533125331 outreach under subparagraph (A).
2533225332 (b) A
2533325333 UTHORIZATION OFEDUCATIONPROGRAMS.— 963
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2533525335 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—For fiscal year 2024 and each
2533625336 fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the United
2533725337 States shall—
2533825338 (A) continue to make available to the Fed-
2533925339 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
2534025340 Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, grants
2534125341 for services to individuals eligible for such services
2534225342 under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
2534325343 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) to the ex-
2534425344 tent that those services continue to be available to
2534525345 individuals in the United States;
2534625346 (B) continue to make available to the Fed-
2534725347 erated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the
2534825348 Marshall Islands and make available to the Republic
2534925349 of Palau, competitive grants under the Elementary
2535025350 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
2535125351 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and
2535225352 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301
2535325353 et seq.), and part D of the Individuals with Disabil-
2535425354 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), to the
2535525355 extent that those grants continue to be available to
2535625356 State and local governments in the United States;
2535725357 (C) continue to make grants available to the
2535825358 Republic of Palau under part A of title I of the Ele-
2535925359 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 964
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2536125361 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), the Adult Education and
2536225362 Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), and
2536325363 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
2536425364 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
2536525365 (D) continue to make available to eligible insti-
2536625366 tutions of higher education in the Republic of Palau
2536725367 and make available to eligible institutions of higher
2536825368 education in the Federated States of Micronesia
2536925369 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and to
2537025370 students enrolled in those institutions of higher edu-
2537125371 cation, and to students who are citizens of the Fed-
2537225372 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
2537325373 Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau and en-
2537425374 rolled in institutions of higher education in the
2537525375 United States and territories of the United States,
2537625376 grants under—
2537725377 (i) subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the
2537825378 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
2537925379 1070a et seq.);
2538025380 (ii) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the
2538125381 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
2538225382 1070b et seq.); and
2538325383 (iii) part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
2538425384 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et
2538525385 seq.); 965
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2538725387 (E) require, as a condition of eligibility for a
2538825388 public institution of higher education in any State
2538925389 (as defined in section 103 of the Higher Education
2539025390 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) that is not a Freely
2539125391 Associated State to participate in or receive funds
2539225392 under any program under title IV of such Act (20
2539325393 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), that the institution charge
2539425394 students who are citizens of the Federated States of
2539525395 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or
2539625396 the Republic of Palau tuition for attendance at a
2539725397 rate that is not greater than the rate charged for
2539825398 residents of the State in which such public institu-
2539925399 tion of higher education is located; and
2540025400 (F) continue to make available, to eligible insti-
2540125401 tutions of higher education, secondary schools, and
2540225402 nonprofit organizations in the Federated States of
2540325403 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
2540425404 and the Republic of Palau, competitive grants under
2540525405 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001
2540625406 et seq.).
2540725407 (2) O
2540825408 THER FORMULA GRANTS .—Except as provided
2540925409 in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education shall not
2541025410 make a grant under any formula grant program admin-
2541125411 istered by the Department of Education to the Fed- 966
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2541325413 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Mar-
2541425414 shall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.
2541525415 (3) G
2541625416 RANTS TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES
2541725417 UNDER PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
2541825418 EDUCATION ACT.—Section 611(b)(1) of the Individuals
2541925419 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(b)(1))
2542025420 is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
2542125421 the following:
2542225422 ‘‘(A) F
2542325423 UNDS RESERVED .—From the amount
2542425424 appropriated for any fiscal year under subsection
2542525425 (i), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 per-
2542625426 cent, which shall be used as follows:
2542725427 ‘‘(i) To provide assistance to the outlying
2542825428 areas in accordance with their respective popu-
2542925429 lations of individuals aged 3 through 21.
2543025430 ‘‘(ii)(I) To provide each freely associated
2543125431 State a grant so that no freely associated State
2543225432 receives a lesser share of the total funds re-
2543325433 served for the freely associated State than the
2543425434 freely associated State received of those funds
2543525435 for fiscal year 2023.
2543625436 ‘‘(II) Each freely associated State shall estab-
2543725437 lish its eligibility under this subparagraph con-
2543825438 sistent with the requirements for a State under sec-
2543925439 tion 612. 967
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2544125441 ‘‘(III) The funds provided to each freely associ-
2544225442 ated State under this part may be used to provide,
2544325443 to each infant or toddler with a disability (as de-
2544425444 fined in section 632), either a free appropriate pub-
2544525445 lic education, consistent with section 612, or early
2544625446 intervention services consistent with part C, not-
2544725447 withstanding the application and eligibility require-
2544825448 ments of sections 634(2), 635, and 637.’’.
2544925449 (4) T
2545025450 ECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMEN -
2545125451 TARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 .—The
2545225452 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
2545325453 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended—
2545425454 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of section
2545525455 1121(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)(1)) and inserting
2545625456 the following:
2545725457 ‘‘(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Republic
2545825458 of Palau, subject to such terms and conditions as
2545925459 the Secretary may establish, except that Public Law
2546025460 95–134, permitting the consolidation of grants,
2546125461 shall not apply; and’’; and
2546225462 (B) in section 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801), by
2546325463 amending paragraph (36) to read as follows:
2546425464 ‘‘(36) O
2546525465 UTLYING AREA .—The term ‘outlying
2546625466 area’— 968
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2546825468 ‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Common-
2546925469 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and
2547025470 the United States Virgin Islands; and
2547125471 ‘‘(B) for the purpose of any discretionary grant
2547225472 program under this Act, includes the Republic of
2547325473 the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
2547425474 cronesia, and the Republic of Palau, to the extent
2547525475 that any such grant program continues to be avail-
2547625476 able to State and local governments in the United
2547725477 States.’’.
2547825478 (5) T
2547925479 ECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT OF
2548025480 FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2003 .—Section
2548125481 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association
2548225482 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is
2548325483 amended by striking clause (ix).
2548425484 (6) H
2548525485 EAD START PROGRAMS .—
2548625486 (A) D
2548725487 EFINITIONS.—Section 637 of the Head
2548825488 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended, in the
2548925489 paragraph defining the term ‘‘State’’, by striking
2549025490 the second sentence and inserting ‘‘The term ‘State’
2549125491 includes the Federated States of Micronesia, the
2549225492 Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
2549325493 of Palau.’’. 969
2549425494 •HRES 1061 EH
2549525495 (B) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS .—Section
2549625496 640(a)(2)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
2549725497 9835(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
2549825498 (i) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘the Repub-
2549925499 lic of Palau,’’ before ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’;
2550025500 and
2550125501 (ii) by amending clause (v) to read as fol-
2550225502 lows:
2550325503 ‘‘(v) if a base grant has been established
2550425504 through appropriations for the Federated
2550525505 States of Micronesia or the Republic of the
2550625506 Marshall Islands, to provide an amount for
2550725507 that jurisdiction (for Head Start agencies (in-
2550825508 cluding Early Head Start agencies) in the ju-
2550925509 risdiction) that is equal to the amount provided
2551025510 for base grants for such jurisdiction under this
2551125511 subchapter for the prior fiscal year, by allot-
2551225512 ting to each agency described in this clause an
2551325513 amount equal to that agency’s base grant for
2551425514 the prior fiscal year; and’’.
2551525515 (7) C
2551625516 OORDINATION REQUIRED .—The Secretary of
2551725517 the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Edu-
2551825518 cation and the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
2551925519 as applicable, shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
2552025520 coordinate with the 3 United States appointees to the 970
2552125521 •HRES 1061 EH
2552225522 Joint Economic Management Committee described in
2552325523 section 205(b)(1) and the 2 United States appointees to
2552425524 the Joint Economic Management and Financial Account-
2552525525 ability Committee described in section 206(d)(1) to avoid
2552625526 duplication of economic assistance for education provided
2552725527 under section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
2552825528 Compact or section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended
2552925529 U.S.-RMI Compact of activities or services provided
2553025530 under—
2553125531 (A) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et
2553225532 seq.);
2553325533 (B) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the
2553425534 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et
2553525535 seq.); or
2553625536 (C) part C of title IV of the Higher Education
2553725537 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.).
2553825538 (c) A
2553925539 UTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
2554025540 P
2554125541 ROGRAMS.—
2554225542 (1) D
2554325543 EPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FACILI -
2554425544 TIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall make available,
2554525545 on a space available and reimbursable basis, the medical
2554625546 facilities of the Department of Defense for use by citi-
2554725547 zens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
2554825548 of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, who
2554925549 are properly referred to the facilities by government au- 971
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2555125551 thorities responsible for provision of medical services in
2555225552 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
2555325553 Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the affected
2555425554 jurisdictions (as defined in section 104(e)(2) of the Com-
2555525555 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
2555625556 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2))).
2555725557 (2) P
2555825558 ARTICIPATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN
2555925559 THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY
2556025560 STUDENT TESTING PROGRAM .—It is the sense of Con-
2556125561 gress that the Department of Defense may extend the
2556225562 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
2556325563 Student Testing Program and the ASVAB Career Ex-
2556425564 ploration Program to selected secondary schools in the
2556525565 Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
2556625566 Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau to the ex-
2556725567 tent such programs are available to Department of De-
2556825568 fense dependent secondary schools established under sec-
2556925569 tion 2164 of title 10, United States Code, and located
2557025570 outside the United States.
2557125571 (d) J
2557225572 UDICIALTRAINING.—In addition to amounts pro-
2557325573 vided under section 261(a)(4) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-
2557425574 FSM Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact
2557525575 and under subsections (a) and (b) of Article 1 of the 2023
2557625576 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, for each of fiscal
2557725577 years 2024 through 2043, the Secretary of the Interior shall 972
2557825578 •HRES 1061 EH
2557925579 use the amounts made available to the Secretary of the Inte-
2558025580 rior under section 211(c) to train judges and officials of the
2558125581 judiciary in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
2558225582 of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, in co-
2558325583 operation with the Pacific Islands Committee of the judicial
2558425584 council of the ninth judicial circuit of the United States.
2558525585 (e) E
2558625586 LIGIBILITY FOR THEREPUBLIC OFPALAU.—
2558725587 (1) N
2558825588 ATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS .—The Sec-
2558925589 retary of Health and Human Services shall make the
2559025590 services of the National Health Service Corps available
2559125591 to the residents of the Federated States of Micronesia,
2559225592 the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
2559325593 of Palau to the same extent, and for the same duration,
2559425594 as services are authorized to be provided to persons re-
2559525595 siding in any other areas within or outside the United
2559625596 States.
2559725597 (2) A
2559825598 DDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES .—The
2559925599 Republic of Palau shall be eligible for the programs and
2560025600 services made available to the Federated States of Mi-
2560125601 cronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands under
2560225602 section 108(a) of the Compact of Free Association
2560325603 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921g(a)).
2560425604 (3) P
2560525605 ROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN AGEN -
2560625606 CIES.—In addition to the programs and services set
2560725607 forth in the operative Federal Programs and Services 973
2560825608 •HRES 1061 EH
2560925609 Agreement between the United States and the Republic
2561025610 of Palau, the programs and services of the following
2561125611 agencies shall be made available to the Republic of
2561225612 Palau:
2561325613 (A) The Legal Services Corporation.
2561425614 (B) The Public Health Service.
2561525615 (C) The Rural Housing Service.
2561625616 (f) C
2561725617 OMPACTIMPACTFAIRNESS.—
2561825618 (1) I
2561925619 N GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Personal Re-
2562025620 sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
2562125621 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended—
2562225622 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end
2562325623 the following:
2562425624 ‘‘(N) E
2562525625 XCEPTION FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY
2562625626 ASSOCIATED STATES.—With respect to eligibility for
2562725627 benefits for any specified Federal program, para-
2562825628 graph (1) shall not apply to any individual who law-
2562925629 fully resides in the United States in accordance
2563025630 with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Associa-
2563125631 tion between the Government of the United States
2563225632 and the Governments of the Federated States of
2563325633 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
2563425634 and the Republic of Palau.’’; and
2563525635 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(G)— 974
2563625636 •HRES 1061 EH
2563725637 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
2563825638 ing ‘‘
2563925639 MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR ’’ and inserting
2564025640 ‘‘
2564125641 EXCEPTION FOR’’; and
2564225642 (ii) by striking ‘‘the designated Federal
2564325643 program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (relating
2564425644 to the Medicaid program)’’ and inserting ‘‘any
2564525645 designated Federal program’’.
2564625646 (2) E
2564725647 XCEPTION TO 5-YEAR WAIT REQUIREMENT .—
2564825648 Section 403(b)(3) of the Personal Responsibility and
2564925649 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
2565025650 1613(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with re-
2565125651 spect to the designated Federal program defined in sec-
2565225652 tion 402(b)(3)(C)’’.
2565325653 (3) D
2565425654 EFINITION OF QUALIFIED ALIEN .—Section
2565525655 431(b)(8) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
2565625656 portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
2565725657 1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with re-
2565825658 spect to the designated Federal program defined in sec-
2565925659 tion 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Medicaid program)’’.
2566025660 (g) C
2566125661 ONSULTATIONWITHINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
2566225662 I
2566325663 NSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordina-
2566425664 tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
2566525665 State, shall consult with appropriate officials of the Asian
2566625666 Development Bank and relevant international financial insti-
2566725667 tutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of the International Fi- 975
2566825668 •HRES 1061 EH
2566925669 nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c))), as appropriate,
2567025670 with respect to overall economic conditions in, and the activi-
2567125671 ties of other providers of assistance to, the Freely Associated
2567225672 States.
2567325673 (h) C
2567425674 HIEF OFMISSION.—Section 105(b) of the Compact
2567525675 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2567625676 1921d(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
2567725677 ing the following:
2567825678 ‘‘(5) Pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign Service
2567925679 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), all United States Govern-
2568025680 ment executive branch employees in the Federated
2568125681 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
2568225682 lands, and the Republic of Palau fall under the authority
2568325683 of the respective applicable chief of mission, except for
2568425684 employees identified as excepted from the authority
2568525685 under Federal law or by Presidential directive.’’.
2568625686 (i) E
2568725687 STABLISHMENT OF A UNIT FOR THEFREELYASSO-
2568825688 CIATEDSTATES IN THEBUREAU OFEASTASIAN ANDPA-
2568925689 CIFICAFFAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANDIN-
2569025690 CREASINGPERSONNELFOCUSED ONOCEANIA.—
2569125691 (1) D
2569225692 EFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL
2569325693 COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate
2569425694 congressional committees’’ means the Committee on For-
2569525695 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For-
2569625696 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 976
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2569825698 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of State
2569925699 shall—
2570025700 (A) assign additional full-time equivalent per-
2570125701 sonnel to the Office of Australia, New Zealand, and
2570225702 Pacific Island Affairs of the Bureau of East Asian
2570325703 and Pacific Affairs of the Department of State, in-
2570425704 cluding to the unit established under subparagraph
2570525705 (B), as the Secretary of State determines to be ap-
2570625706 propriate, in accordance with paragraph (4)(A); and
2570725707 (B) establish a unit in the Bureau of East
2570825708 Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of
2570925709 State to carry out the functions described in para-
2571025710 graph (3).
2571125711 (3) F
2571225712 UNCTIONS OF UNIT .—The unit established
2571325713 under paragraph (2)(B) shall be responsible for the fol-
2571425714 lowing:
2571525715 (A) Managing the bilateral and regional rela-
2571625716 tions with the Freely Associated States.
2571725717 (B) Supporting the Secretary of State in lead-
2571825718 ing negotiations relating to the Compacts of Free
2571925719 Association with the Freely Associated States.
2572025720 (C) Coordinating, in consultation with the De-
2572125721 partment of the Interior, the Department of De-
2572225722 fense, and other interagency partners as appro- 977
2572325723 •HRES 1061 EH
2572425724 priate, implementation of the Compacts of Free As-
2572525725 sociation with the Freely Associated States.
2572625726 (4) F
2572725727 ULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES .—The
2572825728 Secretary of State shall—
2572925729 (A) not later than 5 years after the date of en-
2573025730 actment of this Act, assign to the Office of Aus-
2573125731 tralia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs of
2573225732 the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in-
2573325733 cluding to the unit established under paragraph
2573425734 (2)(B), not less than 4 additional full-time equiva-
2573525735 lent staff, who shall not be dual-hatted, including by
2573625736 considering—
2573725737 (i) the use of existing flexible hiring au-
2573825738 thorities, including Domestic Employees Tele-
2573925739 working Overseas (DETOs); and
2574025740 (ii) the realignment of existing personnel,
2574125741 including from the United States Mission in
2574225742 Australia, as appropriate;
2574325743 (B) reduce the number of vacant foreign serv-
2574425744 ice positions in the Pacific Island region by estab-
2574525745 lishing an incentive program within the Foreign
2574625746 Service for overseas positions related to the Pacific
2574725747 Island region; and
2574825748 (C) report to the appropriate congressional
2574925749 committees on progress toward objectives outlined 978
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2575125751 in this subsection beginning 1 year from the date
2575225752 of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter
2575325753 for 5 years.
2575425754 (j) T
2575525755 ECHNICALASSISTANCE.—Section 105 of the Com-
2575625756 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
2575725757 U.S.C. 1921d) is amended by striking subsection (j) and in-
2575825758 serting the following:
2575925759 ‘‘(j) T
2576025760 ECHNICALASSISTANCE.—
2576125761 ‘‘(1) I
2576225762 N GENERAL.—Technical assistance may be
2576325763 provided pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 Amended
2576425764 U.S.-FSM Compact, section 224 of the 2023 Amended
2576525765 U.S.-RMI Compact, or section 222 of the U.S.-Palau
2576625766 Compact (as those terms are defined in section 203 of
2576725767 the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2576825768 2024) by Federal agencies and institutions of the Gov-
2576925769 ernment of the United States to the extent the assist-
2577025770 ance shall be provided to States, territories, or units of
2577125771 local government.
2577225772 ‘‘(2) H
2577325773 ISTORIC PRESERVATION.—
2577425774 ‘‘(A) I
2577525775 N GENERAL.—Any technical assistance
2577625776 authorized under paragraph (1) that is provided by
2577725777 the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Con-
2577825778 servation Service, the United States Fish and Wild-
2577925779 life Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
2578025780 the United States Coast Guard, the Advisory Coun- 979
2578125781 •HRES 1061 EH
2578225782 cil on Historic Preservation, the Department of the
2578325783 Interior, or any other Federal agency providing as-
2578425784 sistance under division A of subtitle III of title 54,
2578525785 United States Code, may be provided on a nonreim-
2578625786 bursable basis.
2578725787 ‘‘(B) G
2578825788 RANTS.—During the period in which the
2578925789 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (as so defined)
2579025790 and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (as so
2579125791 defined) are in force, the grant programs under di-
2579225792 vision A of subtitle III of title 54, United States
2579325793 Code, shall continue to apply to the Federated
2579425794 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar-
2579525795 shall Islands in the same manner and to the same
2579625796 extent as those programs applied prior to the ap-
2579725797 proval of the U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-RMI
2579825798 Compact.
2579925799 ‘‘(3) A
2580025800 DDITIONAL FUNDS .—Any funds provided
2580125801 pursuant to this subsection, subsections (c), (g), (h), (i),
2580225802 (k), (l), and (m), section 102(a), and subsections (a),
2580325803 (b), (f), (g), (h), and (j) of section 103 shall be in addi-
2580425804 tion to, and not charged against, any amounts to be paid
2580525805 to the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of
2580625806 the Marshall Islands pursuant to—
2580725807 ‘‘(A) the U.S.-FSM Compact;
2580825808 ‘‘(B) the U.S.-RMI Compact; or 980
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2581025810 ‘‘(C) any related subsidiary agreement.’’.
2581125811 (k) C
2581225812 ONTINUINGTRUSTTERRITORYAUTHORIZATION.—
2581325813 The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 1954 (68
2581425814 Stat. 330, chapter 423), shall remain available after the ef-
2581525815 fective date of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and
2581625816 the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact with respect to the
2581725817 Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar-
2581825818 shall Islands for transition purposes, including—
2581925819 (1) completion of projects and fulfillment of com-
2582025820 mitments or obligations;
2582125821 (2) termination of the Trust Territory Government
2582225822 and termination of the High Court;
2582325823 (3) health and education as a result of exceptional
2582425824 circumstances;
2582525825 (4) ex gratia contributions for the populations of
2582625826 Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik; and
2582725827 (5) technical assistance and training in financial
2582825828 management, program administration, and maintenance
2582925829 of infrastructure.
2583025830 (l) T
2583125831 ECHNICALAMENDMENTS.—
2583225832 (1) P
2583325833 UBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT DEFINITION .—
2583425834 Section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
2583525835 201(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Trust Territory
2583625836 of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federated 981
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2583825838 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
2583925839 lands, and the Republic of Palau’’.
2584025840 (2) C
2584125841 OMPACT IMPACT AMENDMENTS .—Section
2584225842 104(e) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
2584325843 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amended—
2584425844 (A) in paragraph (4)—
2584525845 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘be-
2584625846 ginning in fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting
2584725847 ‘‘during the period of fiscal years 2003 through
2584825848 2023’’; and
2584925849 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
2585025850 ‘‘after fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for the
2585125851 period of fiscal years 2004 through 2023’’;
2585225852 (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
2585325853 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through
2585425854 (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively.
2585525855 SEC. 210. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.
2585625856 (a) AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, ANDINSTRUMENTAL-
2585725857 ITIES.—
2585825858 (1) I
2585925859 N GENERAL.—Appropriations to carry out the
2586025860 obligations, services, and programs described in para-
2586125861 graph (2) shall be made directly to the Federal agencies,
2586225862 departments, and instrumentalities carrying out the obli-
2586325863 gations, services and programs. 982
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2586525865 (2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS DE -
2586625866 SCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and programs re-
2586725867 ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the obligations,
2586825868 services, and programs under—
2586925869 (A) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and
2587025870 (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and section
2587125871 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
2587225872 (B) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and
2587325873 (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and section
2587425874 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
2587525875 (C) sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs (1),
2587625876 (3), and (4) of section 221(a) of the U.S.-Palau
2587725877 Compact;
2587825878 (D) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
2587925879 Review Agreement; and
2588025880 (E) section 209.
2588125881 (3) A
2588225882 UTHORITY.—The heads of the Federal agen-
2588325883 cies, departments, and instrumentalities to which appro-
2588425884 priations are made available under paragraph (1) as well
2588525885 as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall—
2588625886 (A) have the authority to carry out any activi-
2588725887 ties that are necessary to fulfill the obligations,
2588825888 services, and programs described in paragraph (2);
2588925889 and 983
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2589125891 (B) use available funds to carry out the activi-
2589225892 ties under subparagraph (A).
2589325893 (b) A
2589425894 DDITIONALASSISTANCE.—Any assistance provided
2589525895 pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free Associa-
2589625896 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(j)) (as
2589725897 amended by section 209(j)) and sections 205(a), 206(a),
2589825898 207(b), and 209 shall be in addition to and not charged
2589925899 against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States of
2590025900 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Re-
2590125901 public of Palau pursuant to—
2590225902 (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
2590325903 (2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
2590425904 (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agree-
2590525905 ment; or
2590625906 (4) any related subsidiary agreement.
2590725907 (c) R
2590825908 EMAININGBALANCES.—Notwithstanding any other
2590925909 provision of law, including section 109 of the Compact of
2591025910 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2591125911 1921h)—
2591225912 (1) remaining balances appropriated to carry out
2591325913 sections 211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 Amend-
2591425914 ed U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed pursuant
2591525915 to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures
2591625916 Agreement; and 984
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2591825918 (2) remaining balances appropriated to carry out
2591925919 sections 211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 Amend-
2592025920 ed U.S.-RMI Compact, shall be programmed pursuant to
2592125921 Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures
2592225922 Agreement.
2592325923 (d) G
2592425924 RANTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
2592525925 law—
2592625926 (1) contributions under the 2023 Amended U.S.-
2592725927 FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
2592825928 Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact
2592925929 may be provided as grants for purposes of implementa-
2593025930 tion of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023
2593125931 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023
2593225932 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact under the laws of the
2593325933 United States; and
2593425934 (2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 211 may
2593525935 be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and any inter-
2593625936 est earned may be retained in and form part of those ac-
2593725937 counts for use consistent with the purpose of the deposit.
2593825938 (e) R
2593925939 ULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Except as specifically
2594025940 provided, nothing in this title or the amendments made by
2594125941 this title amends the following:
2594225942 (1) Title I of the Compact of Free Association Act
2594325943 of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). 985
2594425944 •HRES 1061 EH
2594525945 (2) Title I of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931
2594625946 et seq.).
2594725947 (3) Title I of the Compact of Free Association
2594825948 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.).
2594925949 (4) Section 1259C of the National Defense Author-
2595025950 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note;
2595125951 Public Law 115–91).
2595225952 (5) The Department of the Interior, Environment,
2595325953 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public
2595425954 Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 635).
2595525955 (f) C
2595625956 LARIFICATION RELATING TO APPROPRIATED
2595725957 F
2595825958 UNDS.—Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of
2595925959 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
2596025960 1921h)—
2596125961 (1) funds appropriated by that section and depos-
2596225962 ited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be gov-
2596325963 erned by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement on
2596425964 entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund
2596525965 Agreement;
2596625966 (2) funds appropriated by that section and depos-
2596725967 ited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be gov-
2596825968 erned by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement on
2596925969 entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund
2597025970 Agreement; 986
2597125971 •HRES 1061 EH
2597225972 (3) funds appropriated by that section and made
2597325973 available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
2597425974 after as grants to carry out the purposes of section
2597525975 211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall
2597625976 be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal
2597725977 Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023
2597825978 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement;
2597925979 (4) funds appropriated by that section and made
2598025980 available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
2598125981 after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 221
2598225982 of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall be sub-
2598325983 ject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Pro-
2598425984 cedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-
2598525985 RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in
2598625986 the Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force
2598725987 between the United States and the Republic of the Mar-
2598825988 shall Islands; and
2598925989 (5) funds appropriated by that section and made
2599025990 available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
2599125991 after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 221
2599225992 of the 2003 U.S.-FSM Amended Compact shall be sub-
2599325993 ject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Pro-
2599425994 cedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-
2599525995 FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified 987
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2599725997 in the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services
2599825998 Agreement.
2599925999 SEC. 211. COMPACT APPROPRIATIONS.
2600026000 (a) FUNDING FORACTIVITIES OF THESECRETARY OF
2600126001 THEINTERIOR.—For the period of fiscal years 2024 through
2600226002 2043, there are appropriated to the Compact of Free Associa-
2600326003 tion account of the Department of the Interior, out of any
2600426004 funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain
2600526005 available until expended, the amounts described in and to
2600626006 carry out the purposes of—
2600726007 (1) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amend-
2600826008 ed U.S.-FSM Compact;
2600926009 (2) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amend-
2601026010 ed U.S.-RMI Compact; and
2601126011 (3) Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau
2601226012 Compact Review Agreement.
2601326013 (b) F
2601426014 UNDING FORACTIVITIES OF THEUNITEDSTATES
2601526015 P
2601626016 OSTALSERVICE.—
2601726017 (1) A
2601826018 PPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to the
2601926019 United States Postal Service, out of any funds in the
2602026020 Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal
2602126021 years 2024 through 2043, $31,700,000, to remain avail-
2602226022 able until expended, to carry out the costs of the fol-
2602326023 lowing provisions that are not otherwise funded: 988
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2602526025 (A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended
2602626026 U.S.-FSM Compact.
2602726027 (B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended
2602826028 U.S.-RMI Compact.
2602926029 (C) Section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Com-
2603026030 pact.
2603126031 (D) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com-
2603226032 pact Review Agreement.
2603326033 (2) D
2603426034 EPOSIT.—
2603526035 (A) I
2603626036 N GENERAL.—The amounts appropriated
2603726037 to the United States Postal Service under para-
2603826038 graph (1) shall be deposited into the Postal Service
2603926039 Fund established under section 2003 of title 39,
2604026040 United States Code, to carry out the provisions de-
2604126041 scribed in that paragraph.
2604226042 (B) R
2604326043 EQUIREMENT.—Any amounts deposited
2604426044 into the Postal Service Fund under subparagraph
2604526045 (A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and audit responsi-
2604626046 bility of the Postal Service.
2604726047 (c) F
2604826048 UNDING FORJUDICIALTRAINING.—There is appro-
2604926049 priated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out section
2605026050 209(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
2605126051 priated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through
2605226052 2043, to remain available until expended. 989
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2605426054 (d) TREATMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED
2605526055 A
2605626056 MOUNTS.—The total amounts made available to the Govern-
2605726057 ment of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Govern-
2605826058 ment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands under sub-
2605926059 section (a) shall be reduced by amounts made available to the
2606026060 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and the
2606126061 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as appli-
2606226062 cable, under section 2101(a) of the Continuing Appropria-
2606326063 tions Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118–
2606426064 15; 137 Stat. 81) (as amended by section 101 of division B
2606526065 of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Exten-
2606626066 sions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–22; 137 Stat. 114) and sec-
2606726067 tion 201 of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations
2606826068 and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–35; 138
2606926069 Stat. 7)).
2607026070 TITLE III—EXTENSIONS AND
2607126071 OTHER MATTERS
2607226072 SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS ACT OF
2607326073 1988.
2607426074 Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of
2607526075 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 100–649) is amended
2607626076 by striking ‘‘35 years after the effective date of this Act’’ and
2607726077 inserting ‘‘on March 8, 2031’’. 990
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2607926079 SEC. 302. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.
2608026080 (a) SHORTTITLE.—This section may be cited as the
2608126081 ‘‘United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act
2608226082 of 2024’’.
2608326083 (b) A
2608426084 MENDMENT OF SENTENCINGREFORMACT OF
2608526085 1984.—For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Re-
2608626086 form Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98–473;
2608726087 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 of title
2608826088 18, United States Code, and the United States Parole Com-
2608926089 mission, each reference in such section to ‘‘36 years and 129
2609026090 days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 129-day period’’ shall be deemed a
2609126091 reference to ‘‘36 years and 335 days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 335-
2609226092 day period’’, respectively.
2609326093 SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DIRECT SPENDING REDUC-
2609426094 TIONS.
2609526095 Section 251A(6)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
2609626096 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)(D)) is
2609726097 amended—
2609826098 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’;
2609926099 and
2610026100 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’.
2610126101 TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS
2610226102 SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
2610326103 (a) STATUTORYPAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary
2610426104 effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO 991
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2610626106 scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statu-
2610726107 tory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
2610826108 (b) S
2610926109 ENATEPAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary ef-
2611026110 fects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO
2611126111 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con.
2611226112 Res. 71 (115th Congress).
2611326113 (c) C
2611426114 LASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARYEFFECTS.—Not-
2611526115 withstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines
2611626116 set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee
2611726117 of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and
2611826118 section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
2611926119 Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this di-
2612026120 vision shall not be estimated—
2612126121 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
2612226122 (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee
2612326123 on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the
2612426124 Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
2612526125 (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of
2612626126 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being in-
2612726127 cluded in an appropriation Act.
2612826128 Attest:
2612926129 Clerk.