H.R. 4754

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 24, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Simpson · Committee: Committee on Appropriations

Table of contents

• H.R. 4754
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  • TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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  • TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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SEC. undesignated-section.

• That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 101.

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

Sec. 102.

• The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no-year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of (); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of ; and shall transfer, from any no-year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for shall be exhausted within 30 days: That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. wildland fire suppression Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 7717(b); Public Law 95–87

Sec. 103.

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

Sec. 104.

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

Sec. 105.

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

Sec. 106.

• In fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under . Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement 43 U.S.C. 1348(c)
• Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be—
  • $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;
  • $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and
  • $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells.
• Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be—
  • $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and
  • $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.
• Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be—
  • $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
  • $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
  • $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.
• The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end of the following quarter.

Sec. 107.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

Sec. 108.

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

Sec. 109.

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

Sec. 110.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law.
• Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not—
  • result in the displacement of individuals currently employed by the Department, including partial displacement through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment benefits;
  • result in the use of an individual under the Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the Department; or
  • affect existing contracts for services.

Sec. 111.

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

Sec. 112.

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

Sec. 113.

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

Sec. 114.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian Tribes or authorized Tribal organizations that receive Tribally Controlled School Grants pursuant to (, et seq.), may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related services for performance of any activities carried out under such grants to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (). Public Law 100–297; 25 U.S.C. 2501; 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.

Sec. 115.

• For fiscal year 2026, funds made available in this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal reviews conducted in support of the Department’s realty programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code.

Sec. 116.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ()— 16 U.S.C. 1533
  • to write or issue a proposed or final rule with regard to the greater sage-grouse () or any distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or
  • to implement, administer, or enforce any threatened species or endangered species status of the greater sage-grouse () or any distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse.

Sec. 117.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment or Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning referenced in the notice titled (89 Fed. Reg. 18963 (March 15, 2024)). Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning

Sec. 118.

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

Sec. 119.

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

Sec. 120.

• In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Secretary of the Interior may authorize and execute agreements to achieve operating efficiencies among and between two or more component bureaus and offices through the following activities:
  • co-locating in facilities leased or owned by any such component bureau or office and sharing related utilities and equipment;
  • detailing or assigning staff on a nonreimbursable basis for up to 5 business days; and
  • sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet mission requirements.
• The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be to support areas of mission alignment between and among component bureaus and offices or where geographic proximity allows for efficiencies.
• Bureaus and offices entering into agreements authorized under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear costs for such agreements in a manner that reflects their approximate benefit and share of total costs, which may or may not include indirect costs.
• In furtherance of the requirement in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of funds in advance or on a reimbursable basis.

Sec. 121.

• Section 103101 of title 54, United States Code, is amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking 50,000and inserting $500,000.

Sec. 122.

• Section 113 of division G of , as amended by , is further amended by striking and inserting . Public Law 113–76; Public Law 116–6

Sec. 123.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of processing or approving any notice to proceed with any construction activities relating to the Lava Ridge Wind Project right-of-way authorization unless and until the Secretary of the Interior has completed a review of the Department of the Interior's Record of Decision authorizing the use of public lands through the Lava Ridge Wind Project right-of-way and, as appropriate, conducted a new, comprehensive analysis in accordance with Section 2(b) of the Presidential Memorandum titled dated January 20, 2025. Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government's Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects,

Sec. 124.

• If requested by the claimant of any mining claim located within the area covered by Public Land Order 7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize completion of a validity determination for such claim. The Bureau of Land Management shall strive to complete any such validity determination not later than 3 years of receipt of the request.

Sec. 125.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to prohibit the use of lead ammunition or tackle on Federal land or water that is made available for hunting or fishing activities or to issue regulations relating to the level of lead in ammunition or tackle to be used on Federal land or water, unless—
  • the Secretary of the Interior determines that a decline in wildlife population on the specific unit of Federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on field data from the specific unit of Federal land or water; and
  • the prohibition or regulation, as applicable, is—
    • consistent with—
      • (i) the law of the State in which the specific unit of Federal land or water is located; or
      • (ii) an applicable policy of the fish and wildlife department of the State in which the specific unit of Federal land or water is located; or
    • approved by the fish and wildlife department of the State in which the specific unit of Federal land or water is located.
• In any case in which the Secretary of the Interior determines under subsection (a) that there is a wildlife population decline on a specific unit of Federal land or water that warrants a prohibition on or regulation relating to the level of lead in ammunition or tackle, the Secretary shall include in a Federal Register notice an explanation of how the prohibition or regulation, as applicable, meets the requirements of this section.

Sec. 126.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment” (87 Fed. Reg. 72674 (November 25, 2022)).

Sec. 127.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat” (87 Fed. Reg. 73488 (November 30, 2022)).

Sec. 128.

• Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf () From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife” (85 Fed. Reg. 69778 (November 3, 2020)).

Sec. 129.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North American Wolverine” (88 Fed. Reg. 83726 (November 30, 2023)).

Sec. 130.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington State” (89 Fed. Reg. 36982 (May 3, 2024)).

Sec. 131.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 () to establish an experimental population of the grizzly bear () within the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho. 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

Sec. 132.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 () to implement, administer, or enforce a proposed or final rule with regard to a fish legally held in captivity or in a controlled environment in a manner that maintains physical separation of such fish from any wild population of the same species. 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

Sec. 133.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate or allow for the introduction of American bison () on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (as originally established in Executive Order No. 7509, renamed in Public Land Order 2951, and redesignated in Public Land Order 5635).

Sec. 134.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce—
  • the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants” (89 Fed. Reg. 23919 (April 5, 2024));
  • the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat” (89 Fed. Reg. 24300 (April 5, 2024)); or
  • the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation” (89 Fed. Reg. 24268 (April 5, 2024)).

Sec. 135.

• Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue and implement Order No. 3368 dated September 11, 2018. Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements
• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to—
  • rescind the Order reissued under subsection (a);
  • reissue, enforce, administer, or implement Order No. 3408 “Rescission of Secretary’s Order 3368” dated June 17, 2022; or
  • issue, enforce, administer, or implement any substantially similar order to the order described in paragraph (2).

Sec. 136.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Conservation and Landscape Health” published by the Bureau of Land Management in the Federal Register on May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 40308).

Sec. 137.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used for management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument except in compliance with the document titled (February 2020). Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plans for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Sec. 138.

• Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation” (86 Fed. Reg. 2373 (January 12, 2021)).

Sec. 139.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Park Service to provide housing to an alien without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ()). 8 U.S.C. 1101

Sec. 140.

• The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall prepare an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (), prior to approving an operations permit, as described in 36 Code of Federal Regulations, subpart B §§9.80 through 9.90, for the purpose of conducting or proposing to conduct non-federal oil or gas operations within the Big Cypress National Preserve. 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

Sec. 141.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing moratoria beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior shall annually conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and gas lease sales in the following planning areas of the Gulf of America region, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016):
  • The Central Gulf of America Planning Area.
  • The Western Gulf of America Planning Area.
• Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior shall annually conduct a minimum of 1 region-wide oil and gas lease sale in the Alaska region of the Outer Continental Shelf, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016).
• In conducting lease sales under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall—
  • issue such leases in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (); and 43 U.S.C. 1332 et seq.
  • include in each such lease sale all unleased areas that are not subject to a moratorium as of the date of the lease sale.

Sec. 142.

• Nothing in this Act, or any amendments made by this Act, shall affect—
  • the Presidential memorandum titled “Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition” and dated September 8, 2020;
  • the Presidential memorandum titled “Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition” and dated September 25, 2020;
  • the Presidential memorandum titled “Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition” and dated December 20, 2016; or
  • the ban on oil and gas development in the Great Lakes described in section 386 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (). 42 U.S.C. 15941

Sec. 143.

• (a)
  • The Secretary of the Interior shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act (). 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
  • The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure—
    • that any oil and gas lease sale pursuant to paragraph (1) is conducted immediately on completion of all applicable scoping, public comment, and environmental analysis requirements under the Mineral Leasing Act () and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (); and 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
    • that the processes described in subparagraph (A) are conducted in a timely manner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(1).
  • Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act () is amended by inserting “Eligible lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or regulatory prohibition. Available lands are those lands that have been designated as open for leasing under a land use plan developed under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and that have been nominated for leasing through the submission of an expression of interest, are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or are otherwise designated as available pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary.” after “sales are necessary.”. 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)
• (b)
  • In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (), each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of four oil and gas lease sales in each of the following States: 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
    • Wyoming.
    • New Mexico.
    • Colorado.
    • Utah.
    • Montana.
    • North Dakota.
    • Oklahoma.
    • Nevada.
    • Alaska.
    • Any other State in which there is land available for oil and gas leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act () or any other mineral leasing law. 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
  • In conducting a lease sale under paragraph (1) in a State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer all parcels nominated and eligible pursuant to the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act () for oil and gas exploration, development, and production under the resource management plan in effect for the State. 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
  • The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same fiscal year if—
    • a lease sale under paragraph (1) is canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a lack of eligible parcels; or
    • during a lease sale under paragraph (1) the percentage of acreage that does not receive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 percent of the acreage offered.
  • Not later than 30 days after a sale required under this subsection is canceled, delayed, deferred, or otherwise missed the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that states what sale was missed and why it was missed.

Sec. 144.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues” (89 Fed. Reg. 24714 (April 9, 2024)).

Sec. 145.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska” published by the Bureau of Land Management and dated May 7, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 38712), or any successor or substantially similar rule.

Sec. 146.

• The first section of (100 Stat. 641) is amended— Public Law 99–338
  • by striking “3 renewals” and inserting “7 renewals”; and
  • by striking “of Southern California Edison Company”.

Sec. 147.

• Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife” (82 Fed. Reg. 30502 (June 30, 2017)), without regard to any other provision of law that applies to the issuance of that final rule.
• The reissuance of the final rule described in subsection (a) (including this section) shall not be subject to judicial review.

Sec. 148.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the National Park Service to designate or manage Big Cypress National Preserve as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 401.

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

Sec. 402.

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

Sec. 403.

• The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, including working capital fund charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.

Sec. 404.

• (a) Limitation of funds
  • None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
• (b) Exceptions
  • Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes () for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 30 U.S.C. 35; 30 U.S.C. 42
• (c) Report
  • On September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (). Public Law 104–208
• (d) Mineral examinations
  • In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors.

Sec. 405.

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

Sec. 406.

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

Sec. 407.

• The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 () solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act () or any other law: That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. 16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A); 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.

Sec. 408.

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

Sec. 409.

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

Sec. 410.

• None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of of title 41, United States Code, or of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— Chapter 33; Chapter 137
  • Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian Tribes;
  • such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (, ) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian Tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (); or Public Law 93–638; 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)
  • such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 411.

• Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
• Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
  • the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
  • the report contains proprietary information.
• The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.

Sec. 412.

• Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts—
  • The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
  • The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services.
  • No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs or projects.

Sec. 413.

• In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
• In this section:
  • The term underserved population means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
  • The term poverty line means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ()) applicable to a family of the size involved. 42 U.S.C. 9902(2)
• In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
• With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965—
  • the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States;
  • the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
  • the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
  • the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education.

Sec. 414.

• The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 415.

• The terms and conditions of section 325 of (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2026. Public Law 108–108; 43 U.S.C. 1752

Sec. 416.

• None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites.
• Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

Sec. 417.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the ), may transfer excess wild horses and burros that have been removed from land administered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local government agencies for use as work animals.
• The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government agency.
• An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in section 2 of (commonly known as the ) ()). Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act Public Law 92–195; 16 U.S.C. 1332
• A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not—
  • destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial product;
  • sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro for processing into a commercial product; or
  • euthanize the horse or burro, except on the recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe injury, illness, or advanced age.
• Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for—
  • the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or
  • the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a commercial product.

Sec. 418.

• Section 503(f) of ( note) shall be applied by substituting for . September 30, 2026 September 30, 2019 Public Law 109–54; 16 U.S.C. 580d

Sec. 419.

• (a)
  • None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act () shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. 42 U.S.C. 300j–12
  • In this section, the term products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. iron and steel
  • Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the ) finds that—
    • applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
    • iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
    • inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
  • If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
  • The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.

Sec. 420.

• The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding section 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire management program to such organizations.

Sec. 421.

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

Sec. 422.

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

Sec. 423.

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

Sec. 424.

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

Sec. 425.

• Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by ; note), as amended by section 335(6) of and section 432 of , shall be applied by substituting for . fiscal year 2026 fiscal year 2019 Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528; Public Law 108–108; Public Law 113–76

Sec. 426.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease proposal. 25 U.S.C. 5324(l)
• The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 2026 consult with Tribes and Tribal organizations through public solicitation and other means regarding the requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act () on how to implement a consistent and transparent process for the payment of such leases. 25 U.S.C. 5324(l)

Sec. 427.

• The authority provided under the heading in title I of , as amended by section 117 of division F of , shall be applied by substituting for each place it appears. Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund fiscal year 2026 fiscal year 2020 Public Law 111–88; Public Law 113–235

Sec. 428.

• (a)
  • Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies and accounts specified, for the projects specified under the accounts titled and in the Forest Service, and in the amounts specified in the table titled in the report accompanying this Act: That the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to amounts in any account titled in the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or National Park Service in such table. Land Acquisition Projects Forest Legacy Projects Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026
  • (2)
    • Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations project lists with project data sheets as described in subsection (c)(4), which shall include a sufficient number of projects to total the amounts for the account titled for each of the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service, as specified in the table titled in the report accompanying this Act: That on the date on which the Secretary of the Interior provides to the Committees on Appropriations such project lists with such project data sheets, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations lists of supplementary allocations for Federal land acquisition projects for each of the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service that are prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, and that total no less than half the full amount allocated to each such account for that land management Agency in the table titled in the report accompanying this Act: That expenditure of funds under this paragraph is a reprogramming and shall be subject to section 421 of this Act. Land Acquisition Projects Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026
    • Within 45 days of the date on which a reprogramming is approved pursuant to the last proviso in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to the account titled for each of the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service, as applicable, in the amounts specified in the table titled in the report accompanying this Act and for the projects included in the project lists approved by the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with subparagraph (A). Land Acquisition Projects Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026

Sec. 429.

• To support the key role that forests in the United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly—
  • ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy—
    • is consistent across all Federal departments and agencies; and
    • recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest management; and
  • establish clear and simple policies for the use of forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that—
    • reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use;
    • encourage private investment throughout the forest biomass supply chain, including in—
      • (i) working forests;
      • (ii) harvesting operations;
      • (iii) forest improvement operations;
      • (iv) forest bioenergy production;
      • (v) wood products manufacturing; or
      • (vi) paper manufacturing;
    • encourage forest management to improve forest health; and
    • recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest biomass.

Sec. 430.

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

Sec. 431.

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

Sec. 432.

• Funds made available or allocated in this Act to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and limitations in and prohibitions in may be further allocated or reallocated to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation projects of the covered agencies defined in . 54 U.S.C. 200402(e); 54 U.S.C. 200402(f); 54 U.S.C. 200401(2)

Sec. 433.

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

Sec. 434.

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

Sec. 435.

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

Sec. 436.

• Section 1701 of division B of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act ( note), as amended by , is further amended in subsection (a)(1), by striking the last sentence and inserting . 5 U.S.C. 5547; Public Law 117–103
• The waivers of premium and overtime pay authorized in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1701 of division B of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act ( note) shall be applied in fiscal year 2026. 5 U.S.C. 5547

Sec. 437.

• Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 () shall be applied by substituting for . October 1, 2026 December 24, 2022 Public Law 113–76

Sec. 438.

• Section 104 of the Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities Act (division O of ) is amended— Public Law 115–141
  • in subsection (a), by striking and inserting ; and
  • in paragraph (4) of subsection (b), by inserting the following before the semi-colon: .

Sec. 439.

• Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available by this or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to prohibit the use of or access to Federal land (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ()) for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting if such use or access— 16 U.S.C. 6502
  • was not prohibited on such Federal land as of January 1, 2013; and
  • was conducted in compliance with the resource management plan (as defined in section 101 of such Act ()) applicable to such Federal land as of January 1, 2013. 16 U.S.C. 6511
• Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may temporarily close, for a period not to exceed 30 days, Federal land managed by that Secretary to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting if the Secretary determines that the temporary closure is necessary to accommodate a special event or for public safety reasons. The Secretary may extend a temporary closure for one additional 90-day period only if the Secretary determines the extension is necessary because of extraordinary weather conditions or for public safety reasons.
• Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the several States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations.

Sec. 440.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out any office, program, or activity for the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training or implementation.

Sec. 441.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory.

Sec. 442.

• In general.—Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appropriations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
• Discriminatory action defined.—As used in subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government to—
  • alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to in subsection (a); section 501(a)
  • disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any charitable contribution made to or by such person;
  • withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or other similar position or status from or to such person;
  • withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or to such person; or
  • withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, educational institutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person.
• Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.—The Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection (a).

Sec. 443.

• Section 2337 of the Revised Statutes () is amended by adding at the end the following: 30 U.S.C. 42
  • (c) Additional mill sites
    • (1) Definitions
      • In this subsection:
      • (A) Mill site
        • The term ‘mill site’ means a location of public land that is reasonably necessary for waste rock or tailings disposal or other operations reasonably incident to mineral development on, or production from land included in a plan of operations.
      • (B) Operations; Operator
        • The terms ‘operations’ and ‘operator’ have the meanings given those terms in section 3809.5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection).
      • (C) Plan of operations
        • The term ‘plan of operations’ means a plan of operations that an operator must submit and the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, must approve before an operator may begin operations, in accordance with, as applicable—
          • (i) subpart 3809 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations establishing application and approval requirements); and
          • (ii) part 228 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations establishing application and approval requirements).
      • (D) Public land
        • The term ‘public land’ means land owned by the United States that is open to location under sections 2319 through 2344 of the Revised Statutes (), including— 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.
          • (i) land that is mineral-in-character (as defined in section 3830.5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection));
          • (ii) nonmineral land (as defined in section 3830.5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection)); and
          • (iii) land where the mineral character has not been determined.
    • (2) In General
      • Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), where public land is needed by the proprietor of a lode or placer claim for operations in connection with any lode or placer claim within the proposed plan of operations, the proprietor may—
        • locate and include within the plan of operations as many mill site claims under this subsection as are reasonably necessary for its operations; and
        • use or occupy public land in accordance with an approved plan of operations.
    • (3) Mill sites convey no mineral rights
      • A mill site under this subsection does not convey mineral rights to the locator.
    • (4) Size of mill sites
      • A location of a single mill site under this subsection shall not exceed 5 acres.
    • (5) Mill site and lode or placer claims on same tracts of public land

Sec. 444.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enforce Public Land Order 7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).

Sec. 445.

• Notwithstanding any other provision of law and not subject to further judicial review, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall reinstate the hardrock mineral leases in the Superior National Forest in the State of Minnesota issued in 2019 and identified as MNES-01352 and MNES-01353.

Sec. 446.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to consider or incorporate the social cost of carbon—
  • as part of any cost-benefit analysis required or performed pursuant to—
    • any law;
    • Executive Order No. 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 7037; relating to protecting public health and the environment and restoring science to tackle the climate crisis);
    • Executive Order No. 14094 (88 Fed. Reg. 21879; relating to modernizing regulatory review);
    • the Presidential Memorandum titled “Modernizing Regulatory Review” issued by the President on January 20, 2021;
    • any revisions to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 proposed or finalized under Executive Order No. 14094; or
    • “Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates under Executive Order 13990,” published under the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, in February of 2021;
  • in any rulemaking;
  • in the issuance of any guidance;
  • in taking any other agency action; or
  • as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance document, or agency action.

Sec. 447.

• The provisions of H.R. 226 (Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act) of the 119th Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on February 4, 2025, is hereby enacted into law.
• In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States Statutes at large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the sections of the bills referred to in subsection (a).

Sec. 448.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated to require or request, as a condition of the issuance, renewal, or extension of any Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management permit, lease, allotment, easement, or other land use and occupancy, arrangement, the transfer, or relinquishment of any water right, in whole, or in part, granted under State law.

Sec. 449.

• Subject to the terms provided in this section, if the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District submits to the Secretary of Agriculture, not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a written request for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land located in the County of Riverside, California, as generally depicted on the map titled and dated the Secretary shall convey to that District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to those lands: That the exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land herein identified shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary: That then conveyance shall be made by quitclaim deed and subject to existing rights and any other terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States: That the District shall pay to the United States fair market value for the conveyed National Forest System land herein identified: That the Secretary shall deposit any funds received by the United States from such conveyance in the fund established under () (commonly known as the “Sisk Act”) and such deposits shall be made available without future appropriations: That as a condition of the conveyance, the District shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the survey herein required and any environmental analysis and resource surveys required by Federal law: That notwithstanding the requirements of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C, 9620(h)), with respect to the National Forest System land herein identified, the Secretary shall only be required to meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under section 120(h) and shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants: That if the National Forest System land herein identified is conveyed to the District, the Secretary shall not be required to contribute to the cost of any infrastructure, facilities, or improvements developed on that land after the conveyance. Sunnymead Cactus Avenue Channel Proposed Land Conveyance May 13, 2024 Public Law 90–171; 16 U.S.C. 484a

Sec. 450.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to withdraw any Federal land from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, or patent under the general mining laws, or disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is authorized by an Act of Congress.

Sec. 451.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to issue or revise any regulation pursuant to Section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act () relating to oil and gas development of outstanding and reserved mineral rights within the Allegheny National Forest. 30 U.S.C. 226(o)

Sec. 452.

• Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (62 Stat. 570; ), is amended by striking of the fair appraised value of suchand inserting of the highest fair appraised value, including the historical fair appraised value, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this section, of such. 16 U.S.C. 577g

Sec. 453.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to issue or adopt any guidance or any policy, take any regulatory action, or approve any labeling or change to such labeling that is inconsistent with or in any respect different from the conclusion of—
  • a human health assessment performed pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (); or 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
  • a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide.

Sec. 454.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to approve a waiver submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency by the State of California, pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (), for the State of California’s amendments to its rule titled “Small Off-Road Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions”. 42 U.S.C. 7543(e)

Sec. 455.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Federal ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on June 5, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 36654).

Sec. 456.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 39798).

Sec. 457.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed interim registration review decision and draft risk assessment addendum for ethylene oxide described in the notice titled “Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision and Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide; Notice of Availability” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 13, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 22447) unless the Commissioner of Food and Drugs certifies that, as relevant, finalization, implementation, administration, or enforcement of such rule, decision, or addendum for ethylene oxide will not adversely impact the availability of ethylene oxide to sterilize medical products in the United States or result in the movement of any sterilization capacity of such products outside of the United States.

Sec. 458.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 27842), or any substantially similar rule.

Sec. 459.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 29440), or any substantially similar rule.

Sec. 460.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on September 27, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 66558).

Sec. 461.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16820).

Sec. 462.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 14, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 42062).

Sec. 463.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled “Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on January 23, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 4474).

Sec. 464.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled “Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 8, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 38950).

Sec. 465.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to ban the use of aerially applied fire retardant.

Sec. 466.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement a regulation issued by the State of California, pursuant to the authority provided under the 2009 Memorandum of Agreement between the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and Region IX of the Environmental Protection Agency (or any successor agreement), to regulate metal shredding facilities in a manner that is inconsistent with or in any respect different from the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (). 42 U.S.C. 6091 et seq.

Sec. 467.

• Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report outlining a plan to qualify any fuel derived from waste plastic or waste tires as cellulosic biofuel under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (). 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)
• In preparing the report described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult with relevant stakeholders and incorporate into such report any input from such stakeholders that the Administrator determines appropriate.

Sec. 468.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used—
  • to develop, propose, finalize, implement, or enforce regulations implementing subsection (c) of section 136 of the Clean Air Act (); or 42 U.S.C. 7436
  • otherwise impose, collect, or enforce a charge on methane emissions under such section 136.

Sec. 469.

• The notice of the Environmental Protection Agency approving the State of Florida's request to carry out a permit program for the discharge of dredged or fill material pursuant to section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (), published on December 22, 2020, and titled “EPA's Approval of Florida's Clean Water Act Section 404 Assumption Request” (85 Fed. Reg. 83553) shall have the force and effect of law. 33 U.S.C. 1344

Sec. 470.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on March 6, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16202). Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter

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Sec. 501.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act for payments to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities under the heading may be used to implement, administer, or enforce section 200.311 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement—Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

Sec. 502.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled (89 Fed. Reg. 48034 (June 4, 2024)). Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot

Sec. 503.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the Land Protection Plan described in the document titled published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and dated February 2023. Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Sec. 504.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled published by the Bureau of Land Management in the Federal Register on April 23, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 30916). Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process

Sec. 505.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule titled published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on October 7, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 60897) in— Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment Date, Extensions of the Attainment Date, and Reclassification of Areas Classified as Marginal for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
  • Allegan County, Michigan;
  • Berrien County, Michigan; or
  • Muskegon County, Michigan.

Sec. 506.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule titled published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on January 24, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 4296). Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards

Sec. 507.

• None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the draft risk assessment titled published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 3859). Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)

Sec. 508.

• Section 122(a)(1) of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (; 125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking For fiscal years 2012 and 2013 onlyand inserting During fiscal year 2012 and thereafter. Public Law 112–74

Sec. 509.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated, expended, or used in any manner to restrict or impede access to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas for public recreation, benefit, and use.

Sec. 510.

• None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to procure, whether directly or by contract with a third party, computers, printers, or videoconferencing services in which the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an entity, or parent company of an entity in which the People’s Republic of China has any ownership stake.

Sec. 511.

• None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

Sec. 512.

• None of the funds provided in this Act may be used by the Smithsonian Institution to implement the amendments to of title 51, United States Code in Sec. 40005 of relating to . Space Vehicle Transfer Chapter 203; Public Law 119–21

Sec. 513.

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• A mill site may be located under this subsection on a tract of public land on which the claimant or operator maintains a previously located lode or placer claim.