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[H.R. 7612 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 360
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7612
[Report No. 116-448]
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2020
Ms. McCollum, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Department of the Interior, environment, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement,
development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition
of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other
functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law,
in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction
of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration
of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands
pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)),
$1,206,425,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022; of which
$100,550,000 for annual and deferred maintenance and $102,620,000 for
the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by Public Law 92-195
(16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Processing
Improvement Fund may be used for bureau-related expenses directly
associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits
to drill and related use of authorizations.
In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program
operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee
program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts
collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining
claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for
fiscal year 2021, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at
not more than $1,206,425,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until
expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau
for the cost of administering communication site activities.
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this
heading in fiscal year 2018 or before, $17,000,000 is permanently
rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
originally allocated for deferred maintenance and capital improvement
activities: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
land acquisition
(including rescission of funds)
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for Land
Acquisition and derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund,
$2,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost
savings or failed or partially failed projects: Provided, That no
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
oregon and california grant lands
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development
of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access
roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and
California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon
and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-
of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including
existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands;
$115,607,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 25
percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year
from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby
made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and
shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance
with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605).
range improvements
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and
interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to
section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3
and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315m) and the amount
designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing
receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the
Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses.
service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
(including rescission of funds)
For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing
application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of
public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official
public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and
termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and
for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be
collected under Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and under
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C.
1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to
that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or
settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of
that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended
under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect,
or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of
Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource
developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without
regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used
on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided further,
That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair
damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to
repair other damaged public lands.
Of the unobligated balances from amounts collected in fiscal year
2015 or any prior fiscal year, $20,000,000 is permanently rescinded.
miscellaneous trust funds
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing
laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed
under section 307 of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys,
appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under
section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available
until expended.
administrative provisions
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded
under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative
agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private
entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be
available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary
structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and
appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to
$100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for
information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by
the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement
activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000:
Provided, That notwithstanding Public Law 90-620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the
Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements
authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in
connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators
share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the
Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality
standards: Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a
written commitment by a State government to provide an identified
amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the
Bureau on a reimbursable basis.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
resource management
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies,
general administration, and for the performance of other authorized
functions related to such resources, $1,387,278,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That not to exceed
$21,037,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c),
and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed
and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions
described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)):
Provided further, That the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may
accept transfers of funds from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for
mitigation activities, including land acquisition, related to the
construction of border barriers on Federal lands.
Of the funding provided under this heading for central office
operations in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020,
$1,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be
rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
construction
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings
and other facilities required in the conservation, management,
investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife
resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein;
$18,338,000, to remain available until expended.
cooperative endangered species conservation fund
(including rescission of funds)
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $23,702,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $23,702,000 is to be derived from the
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
Of the unobligated balances made available from the Cooperative
Endangered Species Conservation Fund, $11,000,000 is permanently
rescinded from projects or from other grant programs with an
unobligated carry over balance: Provided, That no amounts may be
rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
national wildlife refuge fund
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (16
U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000.
north american wetlands conservation fund
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.),
$46,500,000, to remain available until expended.
neotropical migratory bird conservation
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $4,910,000, to remain
available until expended.
multinational species conservation fund
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant
Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine
Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $19,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
state and tribal wildlife grants
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of
programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including
species that are not hunted or fished, $78,321,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided herein,
$6,209,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not
subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided
further, That $7,362,000 is for a competitive grant program to
implement approved plans for States, territories, and other
jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional
Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the
remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall, after deducting $13,571,000 and administrative
expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner:
(1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and
(2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not
more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner:
(1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of
such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2)
two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of
such State bears to the total population of all such States: Provided
further, That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be
adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is
less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under
this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such
amount: Provided further, That the Federal share of planning grants
shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the
Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of
the total costs of such projects: Provided further, That the non-
Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant
programs: Provided further, That any amount apportioned in 2021 to any
State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of
September 30, 2022, shall be reapportioned, together with funds
appropriated in 2023, in the manner provided herein.
administrative provisions
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the
operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts,
grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public
and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of
damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused
by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not
to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public
recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their
primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria,
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service
and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant
to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and
wildlife resources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the
Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from
cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which
the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in
cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable
of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the
Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing
aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all
fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be
deposited under the heading ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--
Resource Management'' and shall be available to the Secretary, without
further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such
non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as
necessary, and shall remain available until expended.
National Park Service
operation of the national park system
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and
maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park
Service and for the general administration of the National Park
Service, $2,776,642,000, of which $10,282,000 for planning and
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and
$135,950,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for
constructed assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for
constructed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 for uses
authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United States Code shall
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading in this Act are available for the
purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95-348: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 9(a) of the United States Semiquincentennial
Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-196; 130 Stat. 691), $3,300,000
of the funds made available under this heading shall be provided to the
United States Semiquincentennial Commission for the purposes specified
by that Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 9 of the
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note
prec. 101; Public Law 115-102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under
this heading shall be made available for the purposes specified by that
Act: Provided further, That, if the Secretary of the Interior has not
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate the information requested in the letter
detailed in the report accompanying this Act within 10 days of
enactment of this Act, the funds made available under this heading for
the United States Park Police shall be reduced by $50,000 per day for
each day that the Secretary fails to comply with the request for
information under that section, with any funds reduced under this
proviso to be permanently rescinded.
national recreation and preservation
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural
programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs,
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and
grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $74,292,000.
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
requirement for a local entity to provide a match for federal funding
provided from the Heritage Partnership Program is waived for fiscal
year 2021.
historic preservation fund
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic
Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States
Code), $136,425,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund
and to remain available until September 30, 2022, of which $25,000,000
shall be for Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of
national significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by
section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54
U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That an individual Save America's Treasures
grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That
individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: Provided
further, That all projects to be funded shall be approved by the
Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds
provided for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,000,000 is for
competitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the
National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks
associated with communities currently under-represented, as determined
by the Secretary, $22,250,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the
sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement, $10,000,000 is for
grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and $7,500,000
is for competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of
national, State and local significance listed on or eligible for
inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, to be made
without imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section
101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical Preservation
Act: Provided further, That such competitive grants shall be made
without imposing the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of
title 54, United States Code, to States and Indian tribes as defined in
chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local
governments, including Certified Local Governments, and non-profit
organizations.
construction
For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical
facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas
administered by the National Park Service, $223,907,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2021
with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5-Year Line
Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which
includes the full scope of the project: Provided further, That the
solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of
funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: Provided further, That National Park
Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees
may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within
the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Park
Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, That the
Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds,
prior to making any charges authorized by this section.
land acquisition and state assistance
(including rescission of funds)
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for Land
Acquisition and derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund,
$2,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost
savings or failed or partially failed projects: Provided, That no
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
centennial challenge
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section
101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost
share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That not less
than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be
derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets,
or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.
administrative provisions
(including transfer of funds)
In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of
title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub-account
shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further
appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to
extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold
surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the
extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts
over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds
used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the
benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the
originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single
contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to
extinguish or reduce liability.
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation
Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432), the National Park
Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized
to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain
available until expended.
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for
purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a
reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
United States Geological Survey
surveys, investigations, and research
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to
perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography,
geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the
United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as
authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their
mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power
permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees;
administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct
inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1))
and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and
disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,292,987,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2022; of which $84,337,000
shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of
which $70,264,000 shall be available until expended for deferred
maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in
cost: Provided, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem
research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private
property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property
owner: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be
used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water
resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation
with States and municipalities.
administrative provisions
From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United
States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available
for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the
making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is
administratively determined that such procedures are in the public
interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and
appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations,
observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States
National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation
and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to
represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of
interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by
appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302
of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That the United
States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative
agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or
nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the
temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who
shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of
title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and
work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal
employees for any other purposes.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
ocean energy management
(including rescission of funds)
For expenses necessary for granting and administering leases,
easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other
minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental
Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law;
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other
laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial
delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements,
$186,815,000, of which $123,760,000 is to remain available until
September 30, 2022, and of which $63,055,000 is to remain available
until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be
reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this
appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to
lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery
fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies,
assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities:
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as
such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result
in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than
$123,760,000: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be
available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach
and marine cleanup activities. Provided further, That of the
unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading
$2,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts
may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
offshore safety and environmental enforcement
(including rescission of funds)
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to
leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and
gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer
Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing
laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by
Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or
cooperative agreements, $154,786,000, of which $124,139,000 is to
remain available until September 30, 2022, and of which $30,647,000 is
to remain available until expended: Provided, That this total
appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary
and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting
from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and
from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, That the
sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are
received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year
2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $124,139,000: Provided
further, That of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
under this heading in fiscal year 2016 or any prior fiscal year
$10,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided further, That no
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
For an additional amount, $43,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and
credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-
refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2021, as provided
in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized from
such inspection fees exceed $43,000,000, the amounts realized in excess
of $43,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain
available until expended: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021,
not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel
and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly
development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer
Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the review of applications for permits
to drill.
oil spill research
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title
IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
regulation and technology
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87,
$97,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State
and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement sponsored training.
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits
issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95-87 (30
U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section
507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting
collections, to remain available until expended: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced
as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in
a fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than
$97,589,000.
abandoned mine reclamation fund
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, $22,811,000, to
be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to
remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant to Public Law
97-365, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20
percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United
States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:
Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of Public
Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of
projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of
environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid
mine drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such
projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That
amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
In addition, $115,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
grants to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation
of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with
the terms and conditions in the report accompanying this Act:
Provided, That such additional amount shall be used for economic and
community development in conjunction with the priorities in section
403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such additional amount,
$75,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian
States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the
priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section,
$30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian
States with the subsequent greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet
such priorities, and $10,000,000 shall be for grants to federally
recognized Indian Tribes without regard to their status as certified or
uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and
other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions in
the report accompanying this Act and shall be used for economic and
community development in conjunction with the priorities in section
403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977:
Provided further, That such additional amount shall be allocated to
States and Indian Tribes within 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this
heading in fiscal year 2016 or before, $13,000,000 is permanently
rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
operation of indian programs
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as
authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25
U.S.C. 13), and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,641,086,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022, except as otherwise provided
herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and
representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,000,000 shall be
for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of designated
Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap for welfare
payments from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster
relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided
further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal
organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their
tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:
Provided further, That not to exceed $60,306,000 shall remain available
until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney
fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi
Settlement Program: Provided further, That any forestry funds
allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as
of September 30, 2022, may be transferred during fiscal year 2023 to an
Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of
the holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account:
Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not so transferred
shall expire on September 30, 2023: Provided further, That in order to
enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds
to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for
personnel: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may
accept transfers of funds from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
supplement any other funding available for reconstruction or repair of
roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the
National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1).
Provided further, That $1,000,000 made available for Assistant
Secretary Support shall not be available for obligation until the
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs provides the reports requested by
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate related to the Tiwahe Initiative.
contract support costs
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal year 2021, such sums as may be
necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September
30, 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no amounts made available under this heading shall be available for
transfer to another budget account.
payment for tribal leases
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant
to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2021, such sums as
may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through
September 30, 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no amount made available under this heading shall be available
for transfer to another budget account.
construction
(including transfer of funds)
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of
irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other
facilities, including architectural and engineering services by
contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation
of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian
Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87-483; $128,818,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be
available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project
may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further,
That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the
Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available on a
nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That this appropriation may
be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American
Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs
for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform
implementation: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian
Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law
114-322; 130 Stat. 1749).
indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to
indians
For payments and necessary administrative expenses for
implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to
Public Laws 99-264 and 114-322, and for implementation of other land
and water rights settlements, $45,644,000, to remain available until
expended.
indian guaranteed loan program account
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $11,797,000, of
which $1,608,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the
Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is
to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $183,476,740.
Bureau of Indian Education
operation of indian education programs
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2,
1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $981,697,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022, except as otherwise provided
herein: Provided, That Federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal
organizations of Federally recognized Indian tribes may use their
tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:
Provided further, That not to exceed $730,902,000 for school operations
costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall
become available on July 1, 2021, and shall remain available until
September 30, 2022: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-
Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and section 1128 of
the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed
$83,567,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school
operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated
with grants approved prior to July 1, 2021: Provided further, That in
order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may
use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of
clothing for personnel.
education construction
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of
buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation
of Indian education programs, including architectural and engineering
services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands;
$249,277,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That in
order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the
Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the
project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, any Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee
receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not
completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced
construction.
administrative provisions
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education may
carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure,
contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either
directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations.
Notwithstanding Public Law 87-279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the Bureau of
Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management,
operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos
Irrigation Project.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to
the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education for
central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative
Services (except executive direction and administrative services
funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and
facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for
contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau
of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the
provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-
Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by
this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian
Education, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's
trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government
relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's
ability to access future appropriations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to
the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein
for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be
available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary
school in the State of Alaska.
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used
to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade
structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each
school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1,
1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this
prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the
Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of
the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one grade
to expand the elementary grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with
a K-2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available
in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be
available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the
schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any
school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds
made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter
school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section
1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that
a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of
this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before
September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only
if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to
reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property
(including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept
separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume
any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the
school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees
of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and
performing functions related to the charter school's operation and
employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees
for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113
of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if in fiscal year 2003
or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant
to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301,
the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative
cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.
Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish
satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of
September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition
in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion
educational programs for non-public schools located within the
jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve
tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at
the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment
with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the
Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or
State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a
satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as
for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by
busing students extended distances: Provided, That no funds available
under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance,
rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such
assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further, That the
term ``satellite school'' means a school location physically separated
from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms
part of the existing school in all other respects.
Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within
Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs
may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority
allocations initiated by an Indian Tribe.
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
federal trust programs
(including transfer of funds)
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants,
$108,399,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed $17,911,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for
historical accounting: Provided, That funds for trust management
improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to
or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ``Operation of Indian
Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education, ``Operation of Indian
Education Programs'' accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries
and Expenses'' account; and the Office of the Secretary, ``Departmental
Operations'' account: Provided further, That funds made available
through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2021, as
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301
et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or
grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly
statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had
activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account
statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit
the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express
written request of the account holder: Provided further, That not to
exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to
correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits
to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:
Provided further, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be
credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile
Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the
Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a
Special Deposit Accounts claimant: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 102 of the American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412) or any other
provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of
individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at
least five years and shall not be required to generate periodic
statements of performance for the individual accounts: Provided
further, That with respect to the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall
continue to maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the
individual accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and
such funds shall remain available to the individual account holders.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary
departmental operations
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the
Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by
law, $119,748,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022; of
which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and
representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be
available for workers compensation payments and unemployment
compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United
States Bureau of Mines; and of which $11,061,000 for Indian land,
mineral, and resource valuation activities shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource
valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with
the Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and
Bureau of Indian Education ``Operation of Indian Education Programs''
accounts and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
``Federal Trust Programs'' account: Provided further, That funds made
available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year
2021, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the
contractor or grantee: Provided further, That, if the Secretary of the
Interior has not responded to a request for access to records or
interviews with agency employees as required by Title IV of this Act
within the time period and in the manner established by the Comptroller
General of the United States, the funds made available under this
paragraph shall be reduced by $50,000 per day for each day that the
Secretary fails to comply with the request, with any funds reduced
under this proviso to be permanently rescinded.
In addition, to ensure the continuing work of the Public Lands
Corps as authorized by chapter 37 of title 16, United States Code,
$5,000,000, for grants to qualified youth or conservation corps (as
defined in 16 U.S.C. 1722(11)) for use in sustaining the administrative
and operational functionality of such corps: Provided, That the cost
share requirements contained in 16 U.S.C. 1704(c) and 1729(a)(1) shall
not apply to the amount made available herein: Provided further, That
the amount made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to
any reduction required by the third proviso in the preceding paragraph
administrative provisions
For fiscal year 2021, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by
chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may be retained for
administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program:
Provided, That the amounts provided under this Act specifically for the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts available for
payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code:
Provided further, That in the event the sums appropriated for any
fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to
make the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units of local
government, then the payment to each local government shall be made
proportionally: Provided further, That the Secretary may make
adjustments to payment to individual units of local government to
correct for prior overpayments or underpayments: Provided further,
That no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise
eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the
payment is less than $100.
Insular Affairs
assistance to territories
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions
identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188, $111,297,000, of
which: (1) $101,640,000 shall remain available until expended for
territorial assistance, including general technical assistance,
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and
natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control and
research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation
and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the
Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues,
for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the
Government of the Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the
Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government
of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 94-
241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,657,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2022, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular
Affairs: Provided, That all financial transactions of the territorial
and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions
of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such
governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at
its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United
States Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant
grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States
Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by
Public Law 104-134: Provided further, That the funds for the program
of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to
institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of
capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing
to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to
timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any
appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or
previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds
for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to
section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).
compact of free association
For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to remain available
until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the
Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section
221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of
Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000
is for deposit into the Compact Trust Fund of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands as compensation authorized by Public Law 108-188 for
adverse financial and economic impacts.
Administrative Provisions
(including transfer of funds)
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer
discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of
Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 104-134, that are allocated for Guam,
to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or
guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the
subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the
purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and
section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such
loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population
of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the
types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to
make or guarantee loans under such authorities.
Office of the Solicitor
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $86,813,000.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$61,842,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
Department-Wide programs
wildland fire management
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression
operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels
management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of
the Interior, $991,479,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed $18,427,000 shall be for the renovation or
construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also
available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts
from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes:
Provided further, That of the funds provided $227,895,000 is for fuels
management activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided
$20,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further, That
persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence
and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation:
Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received
by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire
protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of
United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which
funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That using the
amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements, for fuels management activities, and for training and
monitoring associated with such fuels management activities on Federal
land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit
resources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of
implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government
and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the
affected parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements
of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of
fuels management activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition
among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth
Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or
related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3)
small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or
train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more,
of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further,
That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written
guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent
application of the authorities provided herein: Provided further, That
funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to
consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in
connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations
to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or
below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire
facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire
guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire
support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or
for construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire
management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between
the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite
wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further, That
funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support
of Federal emergency response actions: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or
through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland
research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries,
and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available
to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural
resource activities outside the United States and its territories and
possessions, including technical assistance, education and training,
and cooperation with United States and international organizations:
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading
$383,657,000 is provided to meet the terms of section
251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
wildfire suppression operations reserve fund
(including transfers of funds)
In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department
of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire Management''
for wildfire suppression operations, $310,000,000, to remain available
until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for
purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts may be
transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the
headings ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire
Management'' and ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide
Programs--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression
operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred:
Provided further, That amounts may be transferred to the ``Wildland
Fire Management'' accounts in the Department of Agriculture or the
Department of the Interior only upon the notification of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression
operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior
appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will be
transferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, That
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to
any other transfer authority provided by law.
central hazardous materials fund
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of
its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including
associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
natural resource damage assessment fund
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration
activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the
Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 54
U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, to remain available until expended.
working capital fund
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and
business management system, information technology improvements of
general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation
of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $64,798,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish
reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued
annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary may assess reasonable
charges to State, local and tribal government employees for training
services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other
than training related to Public Law 93-638: Provided further, That the
Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities,
equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program
Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or
persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or
recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40,
United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space,
facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National
Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That all funds
received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to
this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by
the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program
Training Center: Provided further, That the Secretary may enter into
grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural
Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and
other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.
administrative provision
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources
within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by
donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property:
Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with
proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price
for the replacement aircraft.
office of natural resources revenue
For necessary expenses for management of the collection and
disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds,
and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law,
$148,474,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022; of which
$50,651,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of
mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for refunds of
overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the
Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to
Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous
payments.
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
(including transfers of funds)
emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau
Sec. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the
approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction,
replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other
facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made
available under this authority until funds specifically made available
to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been
exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this
section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must
be requested as promptly as possible.
emergency transfer authority--department-wide
Sec. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer
of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts
included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the
suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening
lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the
emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction;
for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes,
floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency
planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural
resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or
releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the
prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper
and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law
106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under
section 410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year
funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of
regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out
the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, That
appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be
available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding
fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection
with their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimbursement to
be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of
receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland fire operations,
no funds shall be made available under this authority until the
Secretary determines that funds appropriated for ``wildland fire
suppression'' shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further,
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a
supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as
possible: Provided further, That such replenishment funds shall be
used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency
funds were transferred.
authorized use of funds
Sec. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in
this title shall be available for services as authorized by section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary,
in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of
motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles;
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in
private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations
approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by
the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations
which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members.
authorized use of funds, indian trust management
Sec. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of
the Special Trustee for American Indians 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 historical accounting activities
shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such
purpose. The Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any
funds under this section, including the amount expended or transferred
and how the funds will be used.
redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal
Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate
tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified,
unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in
Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year
2021. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas
or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation
does not apply.
ellis, governors, and liberty islands
Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or
interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock,
or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey,
for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support
of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors,
and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative
activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise
fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the
Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases,
concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.
outer continental shelf inspection fees
Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall collect a
nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the
``Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement'' account, from the
designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43
U.S.C. 1348(c).
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above
the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start
of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2021 shall be--
(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with
processing equipment or gathering lines;
(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any
combination of active or inactive wells; and
(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with
any combination of active or inactive wells.
(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections
completed in fiscal year 2021. Fees for fiscal year 2021 shall be--
(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water
depths of 500 feet or more; and
(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water
depths of less than 500 feet.
(d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig
units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be
assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2021. Fees for
fiscal year 2021 shall be--
(1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in
water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
(2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in
water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
(3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in
water depths of less than 500 feet.
(e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection
(b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The
Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within
30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with
payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill
designated operators under subsection (d) with payment required by the
end of the following quarter.
contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities
Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative
agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities,
and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the
provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that
the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the
long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and
burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such
cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject
to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.
mass marking of salmonids
Sec. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in
carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered
species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid
stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated
or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish
releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have
a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and
recreational fishers.
contracts and agreements with indian affairs
Sec. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
fiscal year 2021, in carrying out work involving cooperation with
State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision
thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts
receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the
end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources
available at the end of the fiscal year.
department of the interior experienced services program
Sec. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating
to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter into cooperative
agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the
Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to
utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other
provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with
such provisions of law.
(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not--
(1) result in the displacement of individuals currently
employed by the Department, including partial displacement
through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment
benefits;
(2) result in the use of an individual under the Department
of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or
function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff
status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the
Department; or
(3) affect existing contracts for services.
obligation of funds
Sec. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the Department of
the Interior shall be available for obligation and expenditure not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
extension of authorities
Sec. 113. (a) Section 708(a) of Division II of Public Law 104 -333,
as amended by Public Law 110 -229 section 461, is further amended by
striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``$17,000,000''.
(b) Section 109(a) of Title I of Public Law 106-278 is amended by
striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$12,000,000''.
separation of accounts
Sec. 114. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement an
orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and the Bureau of Indian Education, may transfer funds among and
between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the
reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines
described in this Act.
payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)
Sec. 115. Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2021'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.
disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval
Sec. 116. (a) Subject to subsection (b), for fiscal year 2021 and
each fiscal year thereafter, in any case in which the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate procedure or
equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under 30 C.F.R. Sec.
585.103, 30 C.F.R. Sec. 550.141; 30 C.F.R. Sec. 550.142; 30 C.F.R.
Sec. 250.141, or 30 C.F.R. Sec. 250.142, the head of such bureau
shall post a description of such departure or alternate procedure or
equipment use approval on such bureau's publicly available website not
more than 15 business days after such issuance.
(b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business
information.
funding restriction
Sec. 117. None of the funds made available to the Department of
the Interior by this or any other Act may be used to conduct a lease
sale pursuant to section 20001(c)(1) of Public Law 115-97 which does
not contain a national minimum acceptable bid amount sufficient to
produce Federal receipts to the Treasury, net of any state share, of no
less than 50 percent of the amount required by section 2001(b) of H.
Con. Res. 71, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2018, as agreed to on October 26, 2017.
medical services fund
Sec. 118. Beginning in fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year
thereafter, amounts deposited in the National Park Medical Services
Fund established pursuant to section 2404(b) of Public Law 116-9 shall
be classified as discretionary offsetting receipts.
restriction on use of funds
Sec. 119. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used by the Secretary of the Interior or the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management to conduct or authorize oil and gas preleasing, leasing, or
related activities, including but not limited to the issuance of
permits for geological and geophysical exploration, in any planning
area where the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing
Proposed Final Program (November 2016) did not schedule leases.
(b) The restrictions under subsection (a) apply to the formal steps
identified by the Department of the Interior and the enabling steps
prior to leasing, including the issuance of permits for geological and
geophysical exploration.
interagency motor pool
Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal
regulation, Federally-recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal
organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant
to Public Law 100-297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related
services for performance of any activities carried out under such
grants to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
long bridge project
Sec. 121. On request of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the
District of Columbia, as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior
(acting through the Director of the National Park Service) (referred to
in this section as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the State of
Virginia and/or the District of Columbia, subject to any terms and
conditions the Secretary deems necessary, any Federal land or interests
therein under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are identified by
the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or the District of Columbia as
necessary for the Long Bridge Project, which consists of improvements
to Long Bridge and related railroad infrastructure between RO
Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia and L'Enfant Interlocking near 10th
Street SW in the District. The Long Bridge Project will expand commuter
and regional passenger rail service and provide bicycle and pedestrian
access crossings over the Potomac River. Such conveyance is for the
sole purposes of railroad and recreational use. If such conveyance is
no longer being used for such purposes, then the lands or interests
therein shall revert to the National Park Service after they have been
restored and remediated to the satisfaction of the Secretary. The
Secretary may also permit the temporary use of any additional land that
is identified as necessary for the construction of these projects,
subject to any terms and conditions deemed necessary. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the National Park Service may recover and
retain all costs of providing or procuring necessary services
associated with the aforementioned conveyances or special use permits
and said amounts shall be available to the Service until expended,
without further appropriation.
special trustee functions
Sec. 122. None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act
shall be used to develop or implement a Secretarial Order to create a
Bureau to perform the functions or activities of the Office of Special
Trustee of American Indians.
TITLE II
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology
For science and technology, including research and development
activities, which shall include research and development activities
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related
costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and
supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other
operating expenses in support of research and development,
$745,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That of the funds included under this heading, $7,000,000 shall be for
Research: National Priorities as specified in the report accompanying
this Act: Provided further, That of the funds included under this
heading, not less than $400,000 shall be for administrative expenses to
review registration applications to participate in the Renewable Fuels
Pathway II program.
Environmental Programs and Management
For environmental programs and management, including necessary
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs
and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire,
maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to
members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are
not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of
2002; implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under
section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed
$19,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$2,846,676,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:
Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, $18,000,000
shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified
in the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That of the
funds included under this heading, $554,910,000 shall be for Geographic
Programs specified in the report accompanying this Act: Provided
further, That of the funds included under this heading, not more than
$43,784,000 shall be for the Executive Operations and Management
program project: Provided further, That of the funds included under
this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project
shall be allocated not less than the amount of appropriations for that
program project for fiscal year 2014.
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the development, operation,
maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic manifest
system established by such section, $8,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections under such
section 3024 are received during fiscal year 2021, which shall remain
available until expended and be used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0:
Provided further, That to the extent such offsetting collections
received in fiscal year 2021 exceed $8,000,000, those excess amounts
shall remain available until expended and be used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation.
Office of Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$45,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
Buildings and Facilities
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the
Environmental Protection Agency, $39,676,000, to remain available until
expended.
Hazardous Substance Superfund
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including
sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,221,814,000, to remain
available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in
the Trust Fund on September 30, 2020, as authorized by section 517(a)
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and
up to $1,221,814,000 as a payment from general revenues to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section
517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading
may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section
111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, $11,586,000 shall be paid to the ``Office of
Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until September
30, 2022, and $30,755,000 shall be paid to the ``Science and
Technology'' appropriation to remain available until September 30,
2022.
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage
tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, $92,543,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$67,174,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other
provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, That the Administrator is
authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to
implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide
financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the
development and implementation of programs to manage underground
storage tanks.
Inland Oil Spill Programs
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $20,958,000, to
be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available
until expended.
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance
partnership grants, $4,362,556,000, to remain available until expended,
of which--
(1) $1,638,826,000 shall be for making capitalization
grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which
$1,126,088,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for
the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of
the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year
2021, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project
applications and projects are consistent with State Intended
Use Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available
under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving
Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for
projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy
efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative
activities: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021, funds
made available under this title to each State for Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the
discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green
infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or
other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State
water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a
State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts
included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year
2021 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of
administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or
were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for
separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible
purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided
further, That for fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding the
provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under
title II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and
the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of
providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design
activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any
proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately
owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences
or small commercial establishments: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding the provisions of such
subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section
518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds
reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used to
provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design
activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any
proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately
owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences
or small commercial establishments: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pursuant
thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by
the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act
may also be used for grants for training, technical assistance,
and educational programs relating to the operation and
management of the treatment works specified in section 518(c)
of such Act: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021,
funds reserved under section 518(c) of such Act shall be
available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in
section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian reservations in
Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and
Native Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203: Provided
further, That for fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding the
limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds
appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and
notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) of
the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the
funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for
State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section
1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for fiscal year
2021, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent
of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved
under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the
Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin
Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021,
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of
the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved
by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of
the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That 10 percent
of the funds made available under this title to each State for
Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14
percent of the funds made available under this title to each
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization
grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy
to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal,
negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of
these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds
are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or
to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of
eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or
after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was
incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act if the
State, with concurrence from the Administrator, determines that
such funds could be used to help address a threat to public
health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if
a Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued due to
a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a
municipal drinking water supply before the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, That in a State in which such an
emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more
than 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to
the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible
recipients;
(2) $25,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering,
planning, design, construction and related activities in
connection with the construction of high priority water and
wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico
Border, after consultation with the appropriate border
commission: Provided, That no funds provided by this
appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other
critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United
States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made
available to a county or municipal government unless that
government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or
other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the
development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or
the development within an existing colonia the construction of
any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure: Provided
further, That the Administrator may reserve up to 5 percent of
funds appropriated herein for management and oversight
purposes;
(3) $29,186,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska
to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs
of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That of these
funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25
percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of
Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority
list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal,
and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that
are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate
not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in
regional hub communities;
(4) $90,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency
agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided,
That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in
persistent poverty counties: Provided further, That for
purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty
counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more of
its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as
measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most
recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any
territory or possession of the United States: Provided
further, That, to the extent there are sufficient qualified
applications, not less than an additional 20 percent of the
amount appropriated shall be for projects located in Qualified
Opportunity Zones: Provided further, That the Administrator
may reserve up to 2 percent of funds appropriated herein for
management and oversight purposes;
(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII,
subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: Provided, That
the Administrator may reserve up to 2.5 percent of funds
appropriated herein for management and oversight purposes;
(6) $56,306,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in
accordance with the terms and conditions in the report
accompanying this Act: Provided, That the Administrator may
reserve up to 2.5 percent of funds appropriated herein for
management and oversight purposes;
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water quality
program authorized in section 5004(d) of the Water
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-
322);
(8) $26,000,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a)
through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300j-19a);
(9) $26,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d)):
Provided, That the Administrator may reserve up to 3 percent of
funds appropriated herein for management and oversight
purposes;
(10) $20,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b): Provided,
That the Administrator may reserve up to 3 percent of funds
appropriated herein for management and oversight purposes;
(11) $4,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a(l));
(12) $13,000,000 shall be for grants under section
104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1254(b)(8));
(13) $56,700,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301):
Provided, That the Administrator may reserve up to 3 percent of
funds appropriated herein for management and oversight
purposes;
(14) $3,000,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b)
of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-270); and
(15) $1,154,450,000 shall be for grants, including
associated program support costs, to States, federally
recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and
air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media
pollution prevention, control and abatement and related
activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set
forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making
grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate
matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to
terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of which:
$46,200,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA;
$9,340,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange
Network grants, including associated program support costs;
$1,500,000 shall be for grants to States under section
2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in
addition to funds appropriated under the heading ``Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program'' to carry out the
provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section
9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h)
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,000,000 of the funds
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in
national- and State-level statistical surveys of water
resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs.
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans,
as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
2014, an amount equal to the amount rescinded pursuant to the final
paragraph under the heading ``Administrative Provisions - Environmental
Protection Agency'', to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including
capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized
interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$12,484,980,000: Provided further, That none of the direct loans or
loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be
available for any project unless the Administrator and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget have certified in advance in
writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the
project comply with the project eligibility criteria entitled "Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program (WIFIA) Criteria
Pursuant to the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020",
published on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39189): Provided further, That in
this fiscal year and hereafter, for the purposes of carrying out
section 503(d) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Administrator
shall promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a
project identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the
Administrator pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for
applications for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act Program for any fiscal year, including with
respect to a project that was initiated or completed before the date of
enactment of this Act. In addition, fees authorized to be collected
pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance
and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to
remain available until expended.
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections
5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until
expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $1,023,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2022.
Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency
(including transfers and rescission of funds)
For fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and
6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in
carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal
environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of
an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to
federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if
authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in
implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required
or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be
awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance
agreements.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is
authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees
in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 116-8, the Pesticide
Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018.
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w-8(d)(2)), the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees
under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2021.
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $335,000,000 of
the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under
the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' to the head of
any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to
carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects,
or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of
such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to
make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations,
institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring,
outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management,
Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for
the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per
project.
For fiscal year 2021, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any
fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian
tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated
under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' for fiscal
year 2021 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England
Watershed Restoration Program.
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 320(i)(2)(B)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $1,500,000 of
the funds made available under this title for the National Estuary
Program shall be for making competitive awards described in section
320(g)(4).
For fiscal year 2021, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds appropriated under
the headings "Environmental Programs and Management" and "Science and
Technology", contract directly with individuals or indirectly with
institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5,
for the temporary or intermittent personal services of students or
recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of
chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28,
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be
considered to be Federal employees for any other purpose: Provided,
That amounts used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not
exceed $2,000,000.
No funds made available under this Title in this Act or any other
Act may be used to relocate, close, or consolidate any office,
laboratory, or facility.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
continue to regulate under subsection (d) of section 112 of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) electric utility steam generating units (as
defined in subsection (a) of such section 112), and such regulation is
deemed to be appropriate and necessary for purposes of subsection
(n)(1)(A) of such section 112.
Any amounts made available to the Administrator by the "State and
Tribal Assistance Grants" account and reserved for management and
oversight purposes pursuant to the final provisos of the second,
fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth, and thirteenth paragraphs under
such heading shall remain available until September 30, 2022, and may
be transferred to the "Environmental Programs and Management" account,
to be made available for management and oversight purposes for the
corresponding programs under such account.
Of the funds made available under this title for the Executive
Management and Operations program project, $2,000,000 shall not be
available for obligation until after the Administrator transmits a
report as described by Title IV of this Act for the agency's violation
of section 710 of division E of Public Law 115-31, as discussed in the
Comptroller General's April 16, 2018, legal opinion, B-329603.
Of the funds under this title for the Executive Management and
Operations program project, if the Administrator has not responded to a
request for access to records or interviews with agency employees as
required by Title IV of this Act within the time period established by
the Comptroller General of the United States, then the amounts
available for that program project shall be reduced by $50,000 per day
for each day that the Administrator fails to comply with the request,
with any funds reduced under this proviso to be permanently rescinded.
Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
take final action on any registration application to participate in the
Renewable Fuels Pathway II program that has been pending for more than
one year.
The appropriation provided by 42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3) is available for
the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft.
All unobligated balances from amounts appropriated in fiscal years
preceding fiscal year 2020 under the heading ``Environmental Protection
Agency--Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account''
for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans are hereby permanently
rescinded.
TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment, $875,000: Provided, That funds made
available by this Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and
Environment mission area for salaries and expenses are available to
fund up to one administrative support staff for the office.
Forest Service
forest and rangeland research
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as
authorized by law, $311,830,000, to remain available through September
30, 2024: Provided, That of the funds provided, $80,954,000 is for the
forest inventory and analysis program: Provided further, That all
authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts,
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and
Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization
of these funds for Fire Science Research.
state and private forestry
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical
and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and
others, and for forest health management, and conducting an
international program as authorized, $300,296,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2024, as authorized by law.
national forest system
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization
of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or
adjacent to such lands, $2,057,353,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2024: Provided, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000
shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
7303(f): Provided further, That of the funds provided, $383,051,000
shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the funds
provided, $510,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels management
activities, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make
grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the
``State and Private Forestry'' appropriation, for the purpose of
creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest
System lands: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be used by the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or
cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels
management activities, and for training or monitoring associated with
such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non-
Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities benefit
resources on Federal land: Provided further, That funds made available
to implement the Community Forestry Restoration Act, Public Law 106-
393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in
accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under
the ``State and Private Forestry'' appropriations: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act
(7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for
grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50
percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct
permittee for a conservation practice approved by the Secretary in
advance of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation
practice is incurred. And, that the amount credited shall remain
available to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as
appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and each
fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for conservation
practices approved by the Secretary.
Capital Improvement and Maintenance
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, $466,173,000, to remain available through September 30,
2024, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and
acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and
for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no
longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the
transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by
the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101
and 205: Provided, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2021
under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to
the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for
transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are
appropriated.
acquisition of lands for national forests special acts
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National
Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland
National Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita
National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $700,000, to be
derived from forest receipts.
acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds
deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school
districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized
expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to
Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 30, 2024, (16
U.S.C. 516-617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, 76-591;
and Public Law 78-310).
range betterment fund
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal
year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National
Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of
Public Law 94-579, to remain available through September 30, 2024, of
which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative
expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation,
protection, and improvements.
gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2024, to be derived from the fund
established pursuant to the above Act.
management of national forest lands for subsistence uses
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal
lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.),
$2,537,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024.
wildland fire management
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on
National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression
on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection
agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National
Forest System lands and water, $2,385,608,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That such funds including unobligated
balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances
from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such
purposes: Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in
a previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be
transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account: Provided
further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and
other cooperating entities for services provided in response to
wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such
reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully
repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided
further, That funds provided shall be available for support to Federal
emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of implementing
any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-
Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected
parties: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression
operations, and is provided to the meet the terms of section
251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
wildfire suppression operations reserve fund
(including transfers of funds)
In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department
of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire
suppression operations, $2,040,000,000, to remain available until
transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for
purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts may be
transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the
headings ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
Wildland Fire Management'' and ``Department of Agriculture--Forest
Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression operations
in the fiscal year in which such amounts are transferred: Provided
further, That amounts may be transferred to the ``Wildland Fire
Management'' accounts in the Department of the Interior or the
Department of Agriculture only upon the notification of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression
operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior
appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds will be
transferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, That
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to
any other transfer authority provided by law.
communications site administration
(including transfer of funds)
Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section
8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
334), as amended by this Act, shall be deposited in the special account
established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, shall be available to
cover the costs described in subsection (c)(3) of such section of such
Act, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such
amounts shall be transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account.
administrative provisions--forest service
(including transfers of funds)
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year
shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles;
acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire
of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and
acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in
Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service
programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value
used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2)
services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration
of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4)
acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National
Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost
of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and (7) for debt
collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be
transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest
firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands
or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe
burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds
appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' will be
obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to
this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation
which must be requested as promptly as possible.
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest
Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the
Department of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous
fuels management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would
facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service
may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated
to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest
System Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of
hazardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over
National Forest System lands and water, such transferred funds shall
remain available through September 30, 2024: Provided, That none of
the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be available for
obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided
further, That this section does not apply to funds derived from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in
connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information,
and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support
forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United
States and its territories and possessions, including technical
assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private,
and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the
International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign
governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies
(including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S.
private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide
technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and
rangeland management.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild
horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the
performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such
lands.
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act
or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to
transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of
Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public
Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107-171
(7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of
Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture
for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook
charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of
reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to
obtain information technology services, including telecommunications
and system modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund
of the Department of Agriculture.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000
shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the
approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation
Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available
to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and
representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-593, of
the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be
advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid
conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service
mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for
projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to
Forest Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made
available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available
for administrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation
shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance,
private contributions to match funds made available by the Forest
Service on at least a one-for-one basis: Provided further, That the
Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal
recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has
obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to $3,000,000
of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share
conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on
or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest
Service programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at
least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients:
Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a
Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that
the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural
communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural
development purposes.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic
Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of
Public Law 99-663.
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet
the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and
decommissioning.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations
or funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be
used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department
of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of
OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at
meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase
negotiations and similar matters unrelated to civil litigation. Future
budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of
Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and
the sums requested for transfer.
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under
title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and
administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal
employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through the Office
of Budget and Program Analysis, the Forest Service shall report no
later than 30 business days following the close of each fiscal quarter
all current and prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget
line item and account, to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
indian health services
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68
Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act,
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the
Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service,
$4,540,197,000 to remain available until September 30, 2022, except as
otherwise provided herein, together with payments received during the
fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), for services furnished by the
Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made available to tribes
and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any
other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450),
shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract
award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal
organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That
$2,000,000 shall be available for grants or contracts with public or
private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment services to
Indians, including alcohol detoxification services: Provided further,
That $1,011,933,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $53,000,000
for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That of the funds
provided, up to $44,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further, That of the
funds provided, $58,000,000 shall be for costs related to or resulting
from accreditation emergencies, including supplementing activities
funded under the heading ``Indian Health Facilities,'' of which up to
$4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise available for
Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the amounts collected
by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during
the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited in
the Fund authorized by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and
shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section
108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available to
make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under
sections 104 and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided
further, That the amounts made available within this account for the
Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for Opioid Prevention,
Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention
Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy
authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth
Regional Treatment Centers, for transformation and modernization costs
of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record system, for
national quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from
public and private insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally
operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the
transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal health initiative, for the
Telebehaviorial Health Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer's grants,
and for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion
of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may
be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal
years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds
are appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with
the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of
the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning,
design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further, That
funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That amounts received by tribes and
tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to
the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided
further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian
Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations operating
health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93-638, such individually
identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be
necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.):
Provided further, That of the funds provided, $73,451,000 is for the
Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to
carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health
Facilities account: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act to the Indian Health Service for the
Electronic Health Record system shall be available for obligation or
expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new Information
Technology infrastructure system, unless the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
consulted 90 days in advance of such obligation.
contract support costs
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal
year 2021, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made available
under this heading shall be available for transfer to another budget
account. Provided further, That amounts obligated but not expended by
a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such
agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to contract
support costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years.
payment for tribal leases
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant
to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2021, such sums as
may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through
September 30, 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no amount made available under this heading shall be available
for transfer to another budget account.
indian health facilities
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment
of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for
personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings;
acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and
purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community
sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the
Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Determination
Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses
necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities
support activities of the Indian Health Service, $934,994,000 to remain
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design,
construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the
benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on
which such facilities will be located: Provided further, That not to
exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase
TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to
the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be
used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with
grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
administrative provisions--indian health service
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service
shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable
for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of
reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and
renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in
private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations
approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms or
allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and for
expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or
activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accordance
with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-
Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally
administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges,
and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical
Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be credited to the
account of the facility providing the service and shall be available
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be
administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities
Act and Public Law 93-638: Provided further, That funds appropriated
to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for
administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to
limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian
Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges
by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the
budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming
process: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal
organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by
title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), may be deobligated and
reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-
governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall
remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal
year limitation: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to
implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September
16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to
the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health
Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request
reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule,
and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted
into law: Provided further, That with respect to functions transferred
by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the
Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to
those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance
with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom,
along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the
Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or
subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally
derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended:
Provided further, That reimbursements for training, technical
assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will
contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead
costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical
assistance: Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may
provide to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by
the Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that
would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United
States Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such
hospitals: Provided further, That the appropriation structure for the
Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
National Institutes of Health
national institute of environmental health sciences
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $83,000,000.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
toxic substances and environmental public health
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in
sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section
3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,000,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a
health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator
of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or
activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare
providers: Provided further, That in performing any such health
assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator
of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40
toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during
fiscal year 2021, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Executive Office of the President
council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan
No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and
representation expenses, $2,994,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the
Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger
vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901-5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
$12,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career
Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to
the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of
the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of
EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and
shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
salaries and expenses
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, $4,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds provided in this or any
other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible
individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-
partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard
housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the
preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the funds
contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo
and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family
who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands
partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is
provided for such household: Provided further, That no relocatee will
be provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided
further, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible
relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the
Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo
reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to section 11 of Public
Law 93-531 (88 Stat. 1716): Provided further, Of the unobligated
balances from amounts made available for the Office of Navajo and Hopi
Indian Relocation, $15,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided
further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
payment to the institute
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A of title XV of
Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $10,772,000, which shall
become available on July 1, 2021, and shall remain available until
September 30, 2022.
Smithsonian Institution
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as
authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science,
and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the
National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances;
collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and
publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance
programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no
more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and
approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
employees, $822,313,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $6,957,000
for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition
reinstallation, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall
remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be
necessary to support American overseas research centers: Provided,
That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to
independent contractors performing research services or participating
in official Smithsonian presentations: Provided further, That the
Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations designated in
this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian
Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the general
trust funds of the Institution to be available as trust funds for
expenses associated with the purchase of a portion of the building at
600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. to the extent that
Federally supported activities will be housed there: Provided further,
That the use of such amounts in the general trust funds of the
Institution for such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt
service for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an
obligation of the Federal Government: Provided further, That no
appropriated funds may be used directly to service debt which is
incurred to finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at
600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., or of planning, designing,
and constructing improvements to such building: Provided further, That
any agreement entered into by the Smithsonian Institution for the sale
of its ownership interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so
acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period
which begins on the date on which the Secretary submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate, the Committees on House Administration and Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 Stat.
2536) on the intended sale.
facilities capital
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of
facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by
contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August
22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary
personnel, $237,700,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109.
National Gallery of Art
salaries and expenses
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the
protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative
expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937
(50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939
(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the
treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art
associations or societies whose publications or services are available
to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general
public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and
uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by
law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services
for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance,
alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and
grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works
of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without
advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or
prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem
proper, $153,242,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, of
which not to exceed $3,700,000 for the special exhibition program shall
remain available until expended.
repair, restoration and renovation of buildings
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of
buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National
Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease
agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals
beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing
renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $26,203,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of this amount,
$1,510,000 shall be available for design of an off-site art storage
facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution: Provided
further, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection
systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National
Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded
on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
operations and maintenance
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $26,400,000.
capital repair and restoration
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the
existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, $14,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of
passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$14,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
grants and administration
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $170,000,000 shall be available to
the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and
productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach
activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals
pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for
administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until
expended.
National Endowment for the Humanities
grants and administration
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $170,000,000 to remain available
until expended, of which $154,000,000 shall be available for support of
activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and
for administering the functions of the Act; and $16,000,000 shall be
available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Act, including $14,000,000 for the purposes of section
7(h): Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2)
shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal
to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other
property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National
Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections
11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal
years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.
Administrative Provisions
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract
documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That funds from
nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of
the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to
$10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed
5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year:
Provided further, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to
the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the
National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.
Commission of Fine Arts
salaries and expenses
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 91 of
title 40, United States Code, $3,240,000: Provided, That the
Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its
publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an
offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without
further appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork,
drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the
Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of
Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or education:
Provided further, That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided
under this heading may be used for official reception and
representation expenses.
national capital arts and cultural affairs
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 (20
U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $7,400,000.
National Capital Planning Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission
under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,124,000: Provided, That one-quarter of
1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for
official reception and representational expenses associated with
hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical
development of world capitals.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
holocaust memorial museum
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by
Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), $62,388,000, of which
$715,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, for the
Museum's equipment replacement program; and of which $3,000,000 for the
Museum's repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the
Museum's outreach initiatives program shall remain available until
expended.
Presidio Trust
The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to the
Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) of the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333), in
an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.
Dwight d. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission, $220,000, to remain available until expended.
world war i centennial commission
salaries and expenses
Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centennial Commission
Act, as authorized by the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public
Law 112-272) and the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291),
for necessary expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission,
$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That in addition to the authority provided by section 6(g) of such Act,
the World War I Commission may accept money, in-kind personnel
services, contractual support, or any appropriate support from any
executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.
TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including transfers of funds)
restriction on use of funds
Sec. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of
literature that in any way tends to promote public support or
opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is
not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
obligation of appropriations
Sec. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
disclosure of administrative expenses
Sec. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges,
deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund and
cost pool 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.
mining applications
Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or
expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining
or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of
the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent
application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30,
1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326
of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims,
sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C.
35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised
Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were
fully complied with by the applicant by that date.
(c) Report.--On September 30, 2022, the Secretary of the Interior
shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by
the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997 (Public Law 104-208).
(d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent applications
in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent
applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to
fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director
of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of
the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as
set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have
the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in
accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land
Management in the retention of third-party contractors.
contract support costs, prior year limitation
Sec. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235)
shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2021.
contract support costs, fiscal year 2021 limitation
Sec. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2021 under
the headings ``Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health
Service, Contract Support Costs'' and ``Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract
Support Costs'' are the only amounts available for contract support
costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts,
grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2021
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the
Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by this
Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs
for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or
judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.
forest management plans
Sec. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to
be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A))
solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the
plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section
exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or
any other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting
expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to
revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section
shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper
jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.
prohibition within national monuments
Sec. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct
preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National
Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431
et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where
such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation
establishing such monument.
limitation on takings
Sec. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated
in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be
expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in
condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to funds
appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and
Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance
to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration
purposes.
prohibition on no-bid contracts
Sec. 410. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter
into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in
accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United
States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless--
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be
entered into without regard for these requirements, including
formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian
tribes;
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638,
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that
specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as
defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of
enactment of this Act.
posting of reports
Sec. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this
Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the
Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head
of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national
security; or
(2) the report contains proprietary information.
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee
or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
national endowment for the arts grant guidelines
Sec. 412. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the
Arts--
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an
individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a
literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or
American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure
that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made
to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used
to make a grant to any other organization or individual to
conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient.
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in
exchange for goods and services.
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group,
unless the application is specific to the contents of the
season, including identified programs or projects.
national endowment for the arts program priorities
Sec. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial
assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of
the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects,
productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
(b) In this section:
(1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population
of individuals, including urban minorities, who have
historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities
programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income
below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
(2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as
defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a
family of the size involved.
(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with
funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing
services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions,
workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education,
understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965--
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of
national impact or availability or are able to tour several
States;
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15
percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State,
excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually
and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each
grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to
improve and support community-based music performance and
education.
national endowment for the arts waivers
Sec. 414. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available under the heading ``National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities - National Endowment for the Arts - Grants and
Administration'' of this Act and under such heading for fiscal years
2019 and 2020 for grants for the purposes described in section 5(c) of
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 954(c)) may also be used by the recipients of such grants for
purposes of the general operations of such recipients and the matching
requirements under subsections (e), (g)(4)(A), and (p)(3) of section 5
of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 954) may be waived with respect to such grants.
national endowment for the humanities waivers
Sec. 415. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available under the heading ``National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities - National Endowment for the Humanities - Grants and
Administration'' of this Act and under such heading for fiscal years
2019 and 2020 for grants for the purposes described in section 7(c) and
7(h)(1) of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of
1965 may also be used by the recipients of such grants for purposes of
the general operations of such recipients and the matching requirements
under subsection (h)(2)(A) of section 7of the National Foundation on
the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 may be waived with respect to such
grants.
status of balances of appropriations
Sec. 416. 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.
extension of grazing permits
Sec. 417. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public Law
108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued by the
Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration under section
402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752),
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2021.
funding prohibition
Sec. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is
designed to block access to pornography websites.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
humane transfer and treatment of animals
Sec. 419. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, with
respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred to in this
section as the ``Secretary concerned''), may transfer excess wild
horses and burros that have been removed from land administered by the
Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local government
agencies for use as work animals.
(b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection
(a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government
agency.
(c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a)
shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in
section 2 of Public Law 92-195 (commonly known as the ``Wild Free-
Roaming Horses and Burros Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an
excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not--
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in
the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial
product;
(2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a
manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro
for processing into a commercial product; or
(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the
recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe
injury, illness, or advanced age.
(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for--
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild
horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
concerned (including a contractor); or
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the
destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a
commercial product.
forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization
extension
Sec. 420. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109-54 (16 U.S.C. 580d
note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2021'' for
``September 30, 2020''.
use of american iron and steel
Sec. 421. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State water
pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project
for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel
products used in the project are produced in the United States.
(2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel'' products means the
following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined
pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings,
hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves,
structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction
materials.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases
in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in
this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') finds that--
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
public interest;
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of
a satisfactory quality; or
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the
United States will increase the cost of the overall project by
more than 25 percent.
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this
section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an
informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the
Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal
public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a
finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request
and accompanying information available by electronic means, including
on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with
United States obligations under international agreements.
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds
appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State
Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection
(a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this
section.
local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment
and supplies for wildfires
Sec. 422. 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 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.
recreation fees
Sec. 423. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by substituting ``October 1,
2022'' for ``September 30, 2019''.
reprogramming guidelines
Sec. 424. None of the funds made available in this Act, in this
and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the advance
approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in
accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 Stat.
2536).
project information
Sec. 425. (a) Not later than April 1, 2021, and each April 1
thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate prioritized and detailed lists
of Federal land acquisition projects, and Forest Legacy projects, that
have been identified by each land management Agency.
(b) The Federal land acquisition project lists required by each
Agency in subsection (a) shall include individual projects for the
National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau
of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service, and shall total for
each agency no less than 150 percent of the amount enacted for that
agency for the previous fiscal year.
local contractors
Sec. 426. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 112-74 shall be
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2021'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.
shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension
Sec. 427. Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110-161 (121
Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year
2021'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.
interpretive association authorization extension
Sec. 428. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113-76 (16
U.S.C. 565a-1 note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30,
2021'' for ``September 30, 2019''.
puerto rico schooling authorization extension
Sec. 429. The authority provided by the 19th unnumbered paragraph
under heading ``Administrative Provisions, Forest Service'' in title
III of Public Law 109-54, as amended, shall be applied by substituting
``fiscal year 2021'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.
forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension
Sec. 430. Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by
Public Law 106-113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as amended by section 335(6)
of Public Law 108-108 and section 432 of Public Law 113-76, shall be
applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2021'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.
chesapeake bay initiative
Sec. 431. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of
1998 (Public Law 105-312; 54 U.S.C. 320101 note) shall be applied by
substituting ``fiscal year 2021'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.
chaco canyon
Sec. 432. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to nominate or accept a nomination or informal expression of interest
for oil and gas leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. sec.
181 et seq, or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any federal lands or
minerals within the withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco
Culture National Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land
Management and dated April 2, 2019.
tribal leases
Sec. 433. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the
case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease
term shall - (1) be consistent with the calendar year or fiscal year
basis of the funding agreement or annual funding agreement between the
Secretary and Indian tribe or tribal organization under that Act; and
(2) commence no earlier that the date of receipt of the lease proposal.
(b) References.--None of the funds made available under this Act
may be used to compensate an Indian tribe or tribal organization for
any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) that is on a calendar year
or fiscal year basis and that is received during the 120 day period
ending on the last day of the calendar year or fiscal year.
(c) References.--None of the funds made available under this Act
may be used to compensate an Indian tribe or tribal organization for
any portion of a lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) that
exceeds the square footage necessary for the operation of the Federal
programs under the lease.
tongass national forest
Sec. 434. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose of harvesting
timber by private entities or individuals, a forest development road in
the Tongass National Forest.
rainy river watershed
Sec. 435. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to review or approve a mine plan
proposed within the Rainy River Watershed of the Superior National
Forest.
permit prohibition
Sec. 436. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to issue a permit for the import of a sport-hunted trophy of an
elephant or lion taken in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia. The limitation
described in this section shall not apply in the case of the
administration of a tax or tariff.
funding prohibition
Sec. 437. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize the proposed rule entitled ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector:
Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources
Review'' published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register on September 24, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 50244).
reporting requirement
Sec. 438. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Comptroller General of the United States notifies the head of a Federal
agency that receives funds under this Act of a violation by the Federal
agency of section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States
Code, the head of the Federal agency shall submit to the President,
Congress, and the Comptroller General of the United States a report
that includes--
(1) a description of all relevant facts and a statement of
actions taken with respect to the issues identified by the
Comptroller General of the United States in the notification;
and
(2)(A) the opinion of the head of the Federal agency as to
whether a violation of section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of
title 31, United States Code, as applicable, has occurred; and
(B)(i) if it is the opinion of the head of the Federal
agency under subparagraph (A) that a violation has occurred, an
explanation as to why the violation was not discovered and
reported by the head of the Federal agency prior to the date of
the notification by the Comptroller General of the United
States; or
(ii) if it is the opinion of the head of the Federal agency
under subparagraph (A) that a violation has not occurred, an
explanation for the basis for the determination by the head of
the Federal agency.
informational requests
Sec. 439. (a) Notice Required.-- The head of a federal agency that
receives funds under this Act shall respond timely and completely to
requests of the Comptroller General of the United States for access to
records or interviews with agency employees. Should the head of a
federal agency fail to provide access to records or interviews within
30 days of the request or by such date as is otherwise specified by the
Comptroller General, and in such manner as is acceptable to the
Comptroller General, the Comptroller General shall provide the
appropriate congressional committees and the head of the federal agency
with notice of the undue delay.
(b) Agency Responses Required.-- Not later than 30 days after the
head of the federal agency receives a notice under subsection (a), the
head of the federal agency shall respond in writing to the Comptroller
General and the appropriate congressional committees with an
explanation for the delay and a proposed timetable for providing the
requested records or interviews. Not later than 30 days after this
response is submitted, and every 30 days thereafter until the
Comptroller General informs the appropriate congressional committees
that the head of the federal agency has provided access to the
requested records or interviews in a manner acceptable to the
Comptroller General, the head of the federal agency shall update the
agency's response in writing.
(c) Relationship To Existing Authority.-- Nothing in this section
shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any
manner any existing authority of the Comptroller General.
funding prohibition on water quality certifications
Sec. 440. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled
``Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification'', published by
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on August 22,
2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 44080).
funding prohibition for confederate flags
Sec. 441. None of the funds made available to the National Park
Service by this Act may be used for the purchase or display of a
Confederate flag with the exception of specific circumstances where the
flags provide historical context as described in the National Park
Service memorandum entitled ``Immediate Action Required, No Reply
Needed: Confederate Flags'' and dated June 24, 2015.
removal of confederate commemorative works
Sec. 442. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or policy to
the contrary, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the National
Park Service shall remove from display all physical Confederate
commemorative works, such as statues, monuments, sculptures, memorials,
and plaques, as defined by NPS, Management Policies 2006, Sec. 9.6.1.
inventory of assets with confederate names
Sec. 443. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations an
inventory of all assets under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Interior with Confederate names.
forest service use of funds
Sec. 444. Notwithstanding section 200306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of title
54, United States Code, amounts made available under the heading
``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Land Acquisition'' in this
and any prior Act may be used for the acquisition of acreage in any
location for the National Forest System."
resource study of springfield race riot
Sec. 445. (a) DEFINITIONS.--In this section:
(1) SECRETARY.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(2) STUDY AREA.--The term ```Study Area'' means the archeological
site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor, and other
sites in Springfield, Illinois associated with the 1908 Springfield
Race Riot.
(b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.--
(1) STUDY.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource
study of the study area.
(2) CONTENTS.--In conducting the study under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall--
(A) evaluate the national significance of the study
area;
(B) determine the suitability and feasibility of
designating the study area as a unit of the National
Park System;
(C) consider other alternatives for preservation,
protection, and interpretation of the study area by the
Federal Government, State or local government entities,
or private and non-profit organizations;
(D) consult with interested Federal agencies, State
or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit
organizations, or any other interested individuals; and
(E) identify cost estimates for any Federal
acquisition, development, interpretation, operation,
and maintenance associated with the alternatives.
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.--The study required under paragraph (1)
shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title
54, United States Code.
(4) REPORT.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which
funds are first made available for the study under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that
describes--
(A) the results of the study; and
(B) any conclusions and recommendations of the
Secretary.
land and water conservation fund allocations
Sec. 446. Contingent upon the enactment of the Great American
Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957 of the 116th Congress)--
(a) the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer amounts becoming
available for expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in
fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 200303(a) of title 54, United
States Code, as amended by such Act, to the agencies and accounts
specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified,
in the table titled ``Allocation of Funds from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund - Fiscal Year 2021'' in the report accompanying this
Act;
(b) to the extent that the amount becoming available for
expenditure in fiscal year 2021 pursuant to such subsection exceeds the
total amount specified in the table referenced in this section, such
excess amounts shall be transferred to and allocated among the
agencies, accounts, and activities in the same proportion as the
amounts specified in the table;
(c) all amounts required to be transferred pursuant to this section
shall be so transferred not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, or 30 days after the date of enactment of the
Great American Outdoors Act, whichever is later, and such amounts shall
be allocated for the activities specified in the report referenced in
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after such transfer; and
(d) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds allocated
in the table referenced in this section shall hereafter be exempt from
apportionment under chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
funding prohibition
Sec. 447. None of the funds made available by this Act or any
other Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce--
(1) the proposed rule entitled ``Strengthening Transparency
in Regulatory Science'' published by the Environmental
Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 30, 2018 (83
Fed. Reg. 18768); or
(2) the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking entitled
``Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science'' published
by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register
on March 18, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 15396).
TITLE V
ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Education
education construction
For an additional amount for ``Education Construction'',
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $350,000,000
is for construction, repair, and improvement of buildings, utilities,
and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian education
programs, including architectural and engineering services by contract,
and acquisition of lands and interests in lands; up to $100,000,000 is
for Facilities Improvement and Repair; and up to $50,000,000 is for
school employee housing: Provided, That funds shall be distributed
with priority to construction needs identified on the 2016 school
construction priority list then to facilities identified in the Indian
Affairs - Facilities Management System: Provided further, That no
funds shall be obligated until the Bureau has provided a detailed spend
plan, including identifying each specific project by Tribe, the
estimated project cost, and the expected timeframe for completion of
each project, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to obligating any
funds: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Education shall
provide a quarterly report to such committees until each project is
completed: Provided further, That in order to ensure timely completion
of construction projects, the Secretary of the Interior may assume
control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, not
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any
Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee receiving funds
appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the
planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction:
Provided further, That no more than two percent of the funds made
available herein may be used for salaries and expenses by the Bureau of
Indian Education to administer the funds and provide technical
assistance to Tribes: Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of the Inspector General
For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'',
$40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Hazardous Substance Superfund
For an additional amount for ``Hazardous Substance Superfund'',
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be for
Superfund cleanup activities: Provided, That $800,000,000 shall be for
the Superfund Remedial program: Provided further, That not less than
$150,000,000 shall be for emergency response and removal activities:
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency may retain up to 3 percent of the funds appropriated
herein for management and oversight purposes: Provided further, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance
Grants'', $11,960,000,000, of which--
(1) $6,355,000,000, to be available until expended, shall
be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State
Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, and $3,855,000,000, to be available until
expended, shall be for capitalization grants under section 1452
of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided That the
Administrator may reserve up to 1 percent of the funds
appropriated herein for administrative, management, and
oversight purposes: Provided further, That funds appropriated
herein shall not be subject to the matching or cost share
requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) or 202 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching
requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:
Provided further, That the Administrator shall reallocate
funds appropriated herein for the Clean and Drinking Water
State Revolving Funds (Revolving Funds) where projects are not
under contract or construction within 18 months of the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the priority rankings they would otherwise receive under each
program, priority for funds appropriated herein shall be given
to projects on a State priority list that are ready to proceed
to construction within 18 months of the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the
requirements of section 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act or section 1452(f) of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
for the funds appropriated herein, each State shall use not
less than 40 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants
to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in
the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans
or grants or any combination of these: Provided further, That
to the extent there are sufficient eligible project
applications and projects are consistent with State Intended
Use Plans, not less than 25 percent of the funds appropriated
herein for the Revolving Funds shall be for projects to address
green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements
or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in
section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and
in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2 percent of
the funds appropriated herein for Revolving Funds may be
reserved by the Administrator for grants to Indian Tribes under
section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided
further, That up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated herein
for tribal set-asides under the Revolving Funds may be
transferred to the Indian Health Service to support management
and oversight of tribal projects;
(2) $350,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2023,
shall be to carry out Brownfields projects authorized by
section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980: Provided, That the
Administrator may reserve up to 3.5 percent of the funds
appropriated herein for administrative, management, and
oversight purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated herein shall be subject to cost share requirements
under section 104(k)(9)(B)(iii) of such Act: Provided further,
That not less than 50 percent of funds appropriated herein
shall be for projects located in Qualified Opportunity Zones;
(3) $450,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2023,
shall be for grants pursuant to title VII, subtitle G of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated for grants herein shall be subject to the State
Grant and Loan Program Matching Incentive provisions of section
793(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further That the Administrator
may reserve up to 3.5 percent of the funds appropriated herein
for administrative, management, and oversight purposes;
(4) $50,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2023,
shall be for grants under section 1464(d) under the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d));
(5) $500,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be
for grants and activities under section 1459B of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b): Provided, That
notwithstanding section 1459B(b)(4), the non-Federal share of
the total cost of a project funded by a grant from funds
appropriated herein shall be not more than 5 percent: Provided
further, That for grants to projects providing assistance to
low-income households described in section 1459B(b)(5) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b(b)(5)) from funds
appropriated herein the Administrator shall eliminate the non-
Federal cost share for such projects: Provided further That
the Administrator may reserve up to 1.5 percent of funds
appropriated herein for administrative, management, and
oversight purposes;
(6) $400,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be
for grants under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301): Provided, That the Federal share
for the cost of activities carried out using grant funds
appropriated herein shall not be less than 95 percent:
Provided further, That to the extent there are sufficient
eligible project applications, not less than 30 percent of the
amount of a grant made to a State to carry out projects to
intercept, transport, control, treat, or reuse municipal
combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, or
stormwater shall be through the use of green infrastructure,
water and energy efficiency improvements, and other
environmentally innovative activities: Provided further, That
from the amount appropriated herein, the Administrator may
reserve up to 1.25 percent of funds appropriated herein for
administrative, management, and oversight purposes, including
establishing the allocation formula for states described in
section 221(g)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1301(g)(2)):
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Administrative Provision, Environmental Protection Agency
(including transfers of funds)
Funds made available to the Environmental Protection Agency in this
title under the heading ``State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' and
reserved by the Administrator for administrative, management, and
oversight purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and
may be transferred to the ``Environmental Programs and Management''
account as needed.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
indian health facilities
For an additional amount for ``Indian Health Facilities'',
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$1,250,000,000 is for the construction and related costs of inpatient
and outpatient health and related auxiliary facilities on the Health
Facilities Construction Priority System list and small ambulatory
facilities, to modify existing health facilities to provide isolation/
quarantine space, to prepare plans, specifications, and drawings,
acquisition of sites, and for the purchase and erection of modular
buildings; up to $50,000,000 may be used for staff quarters; up to
$50,000,000 is for equipment; and no more than $200,000,000 is
available to reduce the Backlog of Essential Maintenance, Alteration
and Repair: Provided, That none of the funds provided under this
heading shall be obligated until the Indian Health Service has provided
a detailed spend plan, including identifying each specific project by
Tribe, the estimated project cost, and the expected project completion,
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate at least 30 days prior to distributing any funds: Provided
further, That the Indian Health Service shall provide a quarterly
project report to such committees: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the
planning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of health
facilities for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or Tribes may be used to
purchase land on which such facilities will be located: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall
be available (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
such designations to the Congress.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021''.
Union Calendar No. 360
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7612
[Report No. 116-448]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and
for other purposes.
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July 14, 2020
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
#7612 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAfricaAir qualityAlaskaAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAppropriationsArt, artists, authorshipBirdsBuy American requirementsCaribbean areaChesapeake BayCoalCommemorative events and holidaysCommission of Fine ArtsConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of Health and Human Services
Last Action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 360. (7/14/2020)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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