Text of US HB 4553 (2025)

IB Union Calendar No. 173 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4553 [Report No. 119–213] Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 21, 2025 Mr. FLEISCHMANN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol- lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 4553 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en- 4 ergy and water development and related agencies for the 5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other pur- 6 poses, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 9 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 10 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 11 The following appropriations shall be expended under 12 the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super- 13 vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func- 14 tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 15 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro- 16 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 17 INVESTIGATIONS 18 For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 19 the collection and study of basic information pertaining 20 to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 21 shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re- 22 lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 23 and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 24 storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 4553 RH ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 1 construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 2 miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 3 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 4 of projects prior to construction, $200,000,000, to remain 5 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 6 shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 7 been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 8 both Houses of Congress. 9 CONSTRUCTION 10 For expenses necessary for the construction of river 11 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro- 12 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 13 projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 14 and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 15 those involving participation by States, local governments, 16 or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 17 by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica- 18 tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern- 19 ment to construction); $2,555,000,000, to remain avail- 20 able until expended; of which $84,883,000, to be derived 21 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to 22 cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities 23 under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; 24 and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 25 per- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 4553 RH cent of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilita- 1 tion, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be 2 derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except 3 as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided, 4 That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, 5 once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 6 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 7 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 8 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 9 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu- 10 vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 11 by law, $490,000,000, to remain available until expended, 12 of which $6,705,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main- 13 tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share 14 of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har- 15 bors: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 16 the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- 18 gress. 19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte- 22 nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 23 storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 24 and related projects authorized by law; providing security 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 4553 RH for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ- 1 ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 2 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 3 other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 4 of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 5 and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con- 6 necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 7 removing obstructions to navigation, $6,140,000,000, to 8 remain available until expended, of which $3,381,412,000, 9 to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 10 shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations 11 and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, 12 and for inland harbors, of which $40,000,000, shall be for 13 the design and construction to replace Federal dredges, 14 in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 15 purposes in the revolving fund established by the first sec- 16 tion of the Act of July 27, 1953 (33 U.S.C. 576); of which 17 such sums as may be necessary shall be derived from 18 amounts collected in this or prior fiscal years under sec- 19 tion 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 20 460d–3) and are not otherwise appropriated shall be for 21 resource protection, research, interpretation, and mainte- 22 nance activities related to resource protection in the areas 23 at which outdoor recreation is available; of which such 24 sums as become available from fees collected under section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 4553 RH 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the 1 cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material 2 disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; 3 and of which $62,000,000, to be derived from the general 4 fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) 5 of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel- 6 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be des- 7 ignated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph 8 (2) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 9 Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136): 10 Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds pro- 11 vided for each of the programs, projects, or activities fund- 12 ed under this heading shall not be allocated to a field oper- 13 ating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter 14 of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief 15 of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the 16 Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appro- 17 priate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate dur- 18 ing the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have 19 not been used for emergency activities proportionally in 20 accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, 21 projects, or activities: Provided further, That the Secretary 22 shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 23 been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 24 both Houses of Congress. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 4553 RH REGULATORY PROGRAM 1 For expenses necessary for administration of laws 2 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 3 $221,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 4 2027. 5 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 6 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri- 7 cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 8 operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 9 such disasters as authorized by law, $40,000,000, to re- 10 main available until expended. 11 EXPENSES 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen- 14 eral administration of the civil works program in the head- 15 quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 16 Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op- 17 eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ- 18 ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 19 Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 20 the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen- 21 ter allocable to the civil works program, $226,000,000, to 22 remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not 23 to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 24 representation purposes and only during the current fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 4553 RH year; of which $10,000,000, shall be for the design and 1 construction to replace Federal dredges, in addition to 2 amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, and 3 shall be transferred to and merged with funds available 4 for such purposes in the revolving fund established by the 5 first section of the Act of July 27, 1953 (33 U.S.C. 576): 6 Provided, That no part of any other appropriation pro- 7 vided in this title shall be available to fund the civil works 8 activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the 9 civil works executive direction and management activities 10 of the division offices: Provided further, That any Flood 11 Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be 12 used to fund the supervision and general administration 13 of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in 14 response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. 15 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 16 FOR CIVIL WORKS 17 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 18 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3), 19 $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 20 Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount 21 may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec- 22 retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 23 both Houses of Congress the report required under section 24 101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 4553 RH 95 percent of the additional funding provided under each 1 heading in the report accompanying this Act, to specific 2 programs, projects, or activities. 3 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 4 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 5 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 6 and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 7 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 8 Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2027. 10 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 11 to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 12 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 13 in this account, to remain available until expended. 14 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 15 ENGINEERS—CIVIL 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 18 of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 19 to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act 20 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 21 year 2026, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 22 through a reprogramming of funds that: 23 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 24 or activity; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 4553 RH (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 1 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro- 2 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 3 denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior ap- 4 proval is received from the Committees on Appro- 5 priations of both Houses of Congress; 6 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 7 activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval 8 is received from the Committees on Appropriations 9 of both Houses of Congress; 10 (5) augments or reduces existing programs, 11 projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con- 12 tained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior 13 approval is received from the Committees on Appro- 14 priations of both Houses of Congress; 15 (6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 16 $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 17 amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 18 or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 19 less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 20 $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 21 be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ- 22 ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 23 obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 4553 RH (7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 1 $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 2 base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 3 study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 4 base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 5 limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 6 $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con- 7 tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de- 8 ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to 9 $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 10 study or activity that did not receive an appropria- 11 tion for existing obligations and concomitant admin- 12 istrative expenses; 13 (8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlim- 14 ited reprogramming authority is granted for the 15 Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Pro- 16 vided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the 17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 18 Congress of these emergency actions as soon there- 19 after as practicable: Provided further, That for a 20 base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 21 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 22 $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: 23 Provided further, That for a base level less than 24 $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 4553 RH Provided further, That $150,000 may be repro- 1 grammed into any continuing study or activity that 2 did not receive an appropriation; 3 (9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.— 4 The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), 5 (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Con- 6 struction, and Operation and Maintenance portions 7 of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, re- 8 spectively; and 9 (10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL AC- 10 TION PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 per- 11 cent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. 12 (b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case 13 should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be sub- 14 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 15 Houses of Congress. 16 (c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Sub- 17 section (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity 18 funded under the continuing authorities program. 19 (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 20 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 21 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- 22 gress to establish the baseline for application of re- 23 programming and transfer authorities for the current fis- 24 cal year which shall include: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 4553 RH (1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa- 1 rate column to display the President’s budget re- 2 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 3 due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fis- 4 cal year enacted level; 5 (2) A delineation in the table for each appro- 6 priation both by object class and program, project 7 and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 8 the respective appropriations; and 9 (3) An identification of items of special congres- 10 sional interest. 11 SEC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made 12 available in this Act solely in accordance with the provi- 13 sions of this Act and in the report accompanying this Act, 14 including the determination and designation of new starts. 15 SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this 16 title may be used to award or modify any contract that 17 commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 18 program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex- 19 cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 20 been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 21 section 101. 22 SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 23 to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 24 Service may accept and expend, up to $8,733,000 of funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 4553 RH provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 1 Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 2 of Engineers projects. 3 SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 4 for an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate- 5 rial, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally ac- 6 ceptable manner for the disposal or management of 7 dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 8 thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality 9 certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water 10 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That 11 until an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate- 12 rial is approved under a State water quality certification, 13 the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement 14 of such dredged material consistent with the requirements 15 of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act 16 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 17 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 18 Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation 19 study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Ken- 20 tucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 21 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 22 SEC. 107. Additional funding provided in this Act 23 shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible 24 by the Chief of Engineers. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 4553 RH SEC. 108. As of the date of enactment of this Act 1 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 2 shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that pro- 3 hibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including 4 an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources 5 development project covered under section 327.0 of title 6 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 7 of enactment of this Act) if: 8 (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 9 law from possessing a firearm; and 10 (2) the possession of the firearm is in compli- 11 ance with the law of the State in which the water 12 resources development project is located. 13 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used to implement or enforce section 370 of 15 Public Law 116–283 with respect to civil works projects. 16 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 4553 RH TITLE II 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 3 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 4 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 5 Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain 6 available until expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be de- 7 posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con- 8 servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti- 9 gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 10 the amount provided under this heading, $1,950,000 shall 11 be available until September 30, 2027, for expenses nec- 12 essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec- 13 retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 14 year 2026, of the amount made available to the Commis- 15 sion under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 16 use an amount not to exceed $2,186,000 for administra- 17 tive expenses. 18 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 19 The following appropriations shall be expended to 20 execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama- 21 tion: 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 4553 RH WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 1 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 2 For management, development, and restoration of 3 water and related natural resources and for related activi- 4 ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita- 5 tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 6 fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri- 7 cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 8 agreements with, State and local governments, federally 9 recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,710,630,000, to 10 remain available until expended, of which $23,899,000 11 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 12 Basin Fund and $7,679,000 shall be available for transfer 13 to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; 14 of which such amounts as may be necessary may be ad- 15 vanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 16 such transfers, may be increased or decreased within the 17 overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further, 18 That of the total appropriated, the amount for program 19 activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, 20 the Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account estab- 21 lished by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322, or the 22 Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 23 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or ac- 24 count: Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 4553 RH U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes 1 for which the funds were contributed: Provided further, 2 That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be cred- 3 ited to this account and are available until expended for 4 the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this 5 heading: Provided further, That of the amounts made 6 available under this heading, $3,237,000 shall be depos- 7 ited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund estab- 8 lished by section 110 of title I of division B of appendix 9 D of Public Law 106–554. 10 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 11 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi- 12 tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 13 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums 14 as may be collected in fiscal year 2026 in the Central Val- 15 ley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 16 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, 17 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bu- 18 reau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the 19 full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration 20 payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 21 102–575: Provided further, That none of the funds made 22 available under this heading may be used for the acquisi- 23 tion or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 4553 RH is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court 1 adopted decree or order. 2 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 4 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 5 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 6 consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 7 the Interior, $32,000,000, to remain available until ex- 8 pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 9 carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 10 accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 11 out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro- 12 priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 13 costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur- 14 ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 15 in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 16 demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 17 and objectives of the Program. 18 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 19 For expenses necessary for policy, administration, 20 and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, 21 the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bu- 22 reau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 23 30, 2027, $64,000,000, to be derived from the Reclama- 24 tion Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 4553 RH U.S.C. 377, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used 1 for official reception and representation expenses: Pro- 2 vided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act 3 shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as 4 policy and administration expenses. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 6 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 7 be available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 8 30 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 9 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 10 INTERIOR 11 SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II 12 of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided 13 by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agen- 14 cies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water 15 and Related Resources that remain available for obligation 16 or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, shall be available for 17 obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 18 funds that— 19 (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, 20 or activity; 21 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 22 (3) increases funds for any program, project, or 23 activity for which funds have been denied or re- 24 stricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 4553 RH from the Committees on Appropriations of both 1 Houses of Congress; 2 (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 3 activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, 4 unless prior approval is received from the Commit- 5 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; 6 (5) transfers funds in excess of the following 7 limits, unless prior approval is received from the 8 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 9 Congress: 10 (A) 15 percent for any program, project or 11 activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail- 12 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 13 (B) $400,000 for any program, project or 14 activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail- 15 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 16 (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 17 the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili- 18 tation category or the Resources Management and 19 Development category to any program, project, or 20 activity in the other category, unless prior approval 21 is received from the Committees on Appropriations 22 of both Houses of Congress; or 23 (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 24 obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 4553 RH $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 1 contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 2 to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de- 3 ficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received 4 from the Committees on Appropriations of both 5 Houses of Congress. 6 (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 7 of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 8 Rehabilitation category. 9 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’ 10 means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 11 project, or activity. 12 (d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the 13 amounts made available in this title under the heading 14 ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources’’ 15 shall be expended for the programs, projects, and activities 16 specified in the ‘‘House Recommended’’ columns in the 17 ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’ table included under the 18 heading ‘‘Title II—Department of the Interior’’ in the re- 19 port accompanying this Act. 20 (e) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 21 on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 22 of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds repro- 23 grammed between programs, projects, activities, or cat- 24 egories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 4553 RH mitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 1 of this Act. 2 SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 3 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deter- 4 mine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain 5 for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary 6 of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 7 shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 8 of California as approved by the Administrator of the En- 9 vironmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detri- 10 mental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 11 (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup 12 Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drain- 13 age Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the 14 Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected 15 until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program— 16 Alternative Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alter- 17 native Repayment Plan’’ described in the report entitled 18 ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro- 19 gram and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Feb- 20 ruary 1995’’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, 21 Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds 22 by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage 23 service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall 24 be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 4553 RH such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 1 law. 2 SEC. 203. (a) Title III of subtitle J of the Water In- 3 frastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public 4 Law 114–322) is amended— 5 (1) In section 4007(i), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 7 (2) In section 4013— 8 (A) in paragraph (1), by deleting ‘‘section 9 4004, which shall expire 10 years after the date 10 of its enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4004, 11 which shall expire on December 16, 2034’’; and 12 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘on or 13 before December 16, 2026’’ after ‘‘4009(c)’’. 14 (b) Section 1602(g)(1) of the Reclamation Waste- 15 water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 16 U.S.C. 390h) is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and 17 inserting ‘‘$177,500,000’’. 18 (c) Section 4(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Water Desalination 19 Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) 20 is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 21 ‘‘$106,500,000’’. 22 SEC. 204. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public 23 Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 4553 RH amended by striking ‘‘$920,000,000’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’. 2 SEC. 205. (a) Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the 3 Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as 4 amended by section 204 of division D of Public Law 117– 5 103, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2026’’ for ‘‘2022’’ 6 each place it appears. 7 (b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the 8 Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by strik- 9 ing ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 10 SEC. 206. Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11 11 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) shall 12 be applied by substituting ‘‘2026’’ for ‘‘2022’’. 13 SEC. 207. Section 301 of the Reclamation States 14 Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) 15 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$130,000,000’’ for 16 ‘‘$120,000,000’’ 17 SEC. 208. Section 10609(a) of the Northwestern New 18 Mexico Rural Water Projects Act (subtitle B of title X 19 of Public Law 111–11) shall be applied by substituting 20 ‘‘$1,815,000,000’’ for ‘‘$870,000,000’’ and ‘‘2026’’ for 21 ‘‘2024’’. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 4553 RH TITLE III 1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 ENERGY PROGRAMS 3 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 4 For Department of Energy expenses including the 5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 6 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 7 efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 8 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 9 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 10 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 11 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 12 $1,830,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 13 vided, That of such amount, $223,000,000 shall be avail- 14 able until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 15 CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY 16 RESPONSE 17 For Department of Energy expenses including the 18 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 19 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 20 sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency re- 21 sponse activities in carrying out the purposes of the De- 22 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 23 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 24 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 4553 RH tion, construction, or expansion, $200,000,000, to remain 1 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 2 $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 3 for program direction. 4 ELECTRICITY 5 For Department of Energy expenses including the 6 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 7 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for elec- 8 tricity activities in carrying out the purposes of the De- 9 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 10 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 11 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi- 12 tion, construction, or expansion, $225,000,000, to remain 13 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 14 $19,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 15 for program direction: Provided further, That funds under 16 this heading allocated for the purposes of section 9 of the 17 Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638), includ- 18 ing for Small Business Innovation Research and Small 19 Business Technology Transfer activities, or for the pur- 20 poses of section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 21 as amended (42 U.S.C. 16391(a)), for Technology Com- 22 mercialization Fund activities, may be reprogrammed 23 without being subject to the restrictions in section 301 of 24 this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 4553 RH GRID DEPLOYMENT 1 For Department of Energy expenses including the 2 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 3 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for grid de- 4 ployment in carrying out the purposes of the Department 5 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191 et seq.), in- 6 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop- 7 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con- 8 struction, or expansion, $25,000,000, to remain available 9 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 10 $6,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 11 for program direction. 12 NUCLEAR ENERGY 13 For Department of Energy expenses including the 14 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 15 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear 16 energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De- 17 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 18 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 19 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi- 20 tion, construction, or expansion, $1,795,000,000, to re- 21 main available until expended: Provided, That of such 22 amount, $88,000,000 shall be available until September 23 30, 2027, for program direction: Provided further, That 24 for the purpose of section 954(a)(7) of the Energy Policy 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 4553 RH Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall 1 be from the amount specified as including that purpose 2 in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table 3 included under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of 4 Energy’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 5 FOSSIL ENERGY 6 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car- 7 rying out fossil energy research and development activi- 8 ties, under the authority of the Department of Energy Or- 9 ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac- 10 quisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable in- 11 terests in any real property or any facility or for plant 12 or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in- 13 quiries, technological investigations and research con- 14 cerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of 15 mineral substances without objectionable social and envi- 16 ronmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), 17 $687,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 18 vided, That of such amount $70,000,000 shall be available 19 until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 20 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES 21 For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 22 carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 23 $13,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 24 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 4553 RH unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 1 available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac- 2 tivities. 3 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 4 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 5 Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op- 6 erations and program management activities pursuant to 7 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 8 et seq.), $294,628,000, to remain available until expended. 9 SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT 10 For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 11 petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pur- 12 suant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, 13 as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 14 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 15 6241, 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s 16 Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and 17 section 30204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 18 U.S.C. 6241 note), $100,000, to remain available until ex- 19 pended. 20 NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE 21 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 22 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 23 and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 4553 RH and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 1 $7,150,000, to remain available until expended. 2 ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 3 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car- 4 rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin- 5 istration, $135,000,000, to remain available until ex- 6 pended. 7 NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 8 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 9 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 10 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de- 11 fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 12 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 13 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con- 14 demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 15 or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 16 $337,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 17 vided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to sub- 18 section (b)(1) of section 5 of the Mercury Export Ban Act 19 of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6939f(b)(1)), and deposited under this 20 heading in fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 309 of 21 title III of division C of Public Law 116–94 are appro- 22 priated, to remain available until expended, for mercury 23 storage costs. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 4553 RH URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 1 DECOMMISSIONING FUND 2 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car- 3 rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 4 and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi- 5 ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 6 title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 7 $844,380,000, to be deposited into and subsequently de- 8 rived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 9 Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until ex- 10 pended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance with 11 title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 12 SCIENCE 13 For Department of Energy expenses including the 14 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 15 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 16 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 17 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in- 18 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop- 19 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con- 20 struction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 21 35 passenger motor vehicles, $8,400,000,000, to remain 22 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 23 $226,831,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 24 for program direction. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 4553 RH NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 1 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 2 nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 3 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97– 4 425, as amended, $12,040,000, to remain available until 5 expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 6 Fund. 7 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY 8 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car- 9 rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the 10 America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69), 11 $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 12 vided, That of such amount, $40,000,000 shall be avail- 13 able until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 14 TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE 15 PROGRAM 16 Such sums as are derived from amounts received 17 from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 18 Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 19 be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con- 20 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for nec- 21 essary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative 22 Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, 23 $35,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 24 September 30, 2027: Provided further, That up to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 4553 RH $35,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2026 pursuant 1 to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall 2 be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 3 used for necessary administrative expenses in this appro- 4 priation and shall remain available until September 30, 5 2027: Provided further, That to the extent that fees col- 6 lected in fiscal year 2026 exceed $35,000,000, those ex- 7 cess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections 8 under this heading and available in future fiscal years only 9 to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: 10 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 11 the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re- 12 ceived during fiscal year 2026 (estimated at $70,000,000) 13 and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund ap- 14 propriations can be derived from fees collected in previous 15 fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to 16 result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the 17 general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That for 18 the cost of loan guarantees for the construction of small 19 modular reactors or advanced nuclear reactors eligible 20 under section 1703(b)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 21 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(4)), $150,000,000 is appropriated, 22 to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 23 the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan 24 obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 4553 RH of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any 1 Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obliga- 2 tions in violation of section 609.8 of title 10, Code of Fed- 3 eral Regulations: Provided further, That the amounts pro- 4 vided under this paragraph are in addition to those pro- 5 vided in any other Act: Provided further, That for amounts 6 collected pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy 7 Policy Act of 2005, the source of such payment received 8 from borrowers may not be a loan or other debt obligation 9 that is guaranteed by the Federal Government: Provided 10 further, That none of such loan guarantee authority made 11 available under this paragraph shall be available for com- 12 mitments to guarantee loans for any projects where funds, 13 personnel, or property (tangible or intangible) of any Fed- 14 eral agency, instrumentality, personnel, or affiliated entity 15 are expected be used (directly or indirectly) through acqui- 16 sitions, contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, in- 17 centives, leases, procurements, sales, other transaction au- 18 thority, or other arrangements, to support the project or 19 to obtain goods or services from the project: Provided fur- 20 ther, That the preceding proviso shall not be interpreted 21 as precluding the use of the loan guarantee authority pro- 22 vided under this paragraph for commitments to guarantee 23 loans for: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 4553 RH (1) projects as a result of such projects benefit- 1 ting from otherwise allowable Federal income tax 2 benefits; 3 (2) projects as a result of such projects benefit- 4 ting from being located on Federal land pursuant to 5 a lease or right of-way agreement for which all con- 6 sideration for all uses is: 7 (A) paid exclusively in cash; 8 (B) deposited in the Treasury as offsetting 9 receipts; and 10 (C) equal to the fair market value as deter- 11 mined by the head of the relevant agency; 12 (3) projects as a result of such projects benefit- 13 ting from Federal insurance programs, including 14 under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 15 (42 U.S.C. 2210; commonly known as the ‘‘Price- 16 Anderson Act’’); or 17 (4) electric generation projects using trans- 18 mission facilities owned or operated by a Federal 19 Power Marketing Administration or the Tennessee 20 Valley Authority that have been authorized, ap- 21 proved, and financed independent of the project re- 22 ceiving the guarantee: 23 Provided further, That none of the loan guarantee author- 24 ity made available under this heading shall be available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 4553 RH for any project unless the Director of the Office of Man- 1 agement and Budget has certified in advance in writing 2 that the loan guarantee and the project comply with the 3 provisions under this heading. 4 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING 5 LOAN PROGRAM 6 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 7 necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi- 8 cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $13,000,000, to re- 9 main available until September 30, 2027. 10 TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 11 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 12 necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guar- 13 antee Program, $6,300,000, to remain available until Sep- 14 tember 30, 2027. 15 INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS 16 For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities 17 in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 18 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $75,000,000, 19 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 20 amount appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 21 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program 22 direction. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 4553 RH DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 1 For salaries and expenses of the Department of En- 2 ergy necessary for departmental administration in car- 3 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga- 4 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $304,653,000, to 5 remain available until September 30, 2027, including the 6 hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 7 representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such 8 additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 9 estimated amount of cost of work for others notwith- 10 standing the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 11 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost 12 of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or 13 greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received 14 by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 15 to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2026 may be retained 16 and used for operating expenses within this account, as 17 authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith- 18 standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur- 19 ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 20 as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 21 result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the 22 general fund estimated at not more than $204,075,000. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 4553 RH OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 1 For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 2 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 3 General Act of 1978, $90,000,000, to remain available 4 until September 30, 2027. 5 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 6 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 7 ADMINISTRATION 8 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 9 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 11 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 12 atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 13 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 14 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 15 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 16 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 17 $20,661,993,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 18 vided, That of such amount, $149,244,000 shall be avail- 19 able until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 20 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 21 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 22 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 23 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 24 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 4553 RH defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 1 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 2 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 3 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 4 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 5 $1,993,060,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 6 vided, That of the unobligated balances from prior year 7 appropriations available under this heading $9,422,000 is 8 hereby rescinded. 9 NAVAL REACTORS 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 12 naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 13 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ- 14 ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc- 15 tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 16 equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, 17 $2,171,023,000, to remain available until expended, of 18 which, $96,740,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department 19 of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the 20 Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such amount 21 made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall be 22 available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 4553 RH FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES 1 For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex- 2 penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 3 $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 4 2027, including official reception and representation ex- 5 penses not to exceed $17,000. 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 7 ACTIVITIES 8 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 9 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 11 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 12 energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car- 13 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga- 14 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui- 15 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 16 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan- 17 sion, $6,521,396,000, to remain available until expended: 18 Provided, That of such amount, $310,000,000 shall be 19 available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. 20 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 21 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 22 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap- 23 ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 24 energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 4553 RH tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 1 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in- 2 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop- 3 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con- 4 struction, or expansion, $1,179,950,000, to remain avail- 5 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 6 $391,354,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 7 for program direction. 8 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 9 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 10 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra- 11 tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 12 are approved for official reception and representation ex- 13 penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 14 during fiscal year 2026, no new direct loan obligations 15 may be made. 16 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER 17 ADMINISTRATION 18 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte- 19 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 20 electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling 21 and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 22 Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 23 southeastern power area, $9,285,000, including official re- 24 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 4553 RH exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Pro- 1 vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 2 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $9,285,000 col- 3 lected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the 4 sale of power and related services shall be credited to this 5 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 6 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 7 the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Adminis- 8 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro- 9 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 10 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 11 fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 12 $0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 13 3302, up to $81,819,000 collected by the Southeastern 14 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 15 of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 16 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 17 to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 18 of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 19 Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 20 annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re- 21 covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 22 purchase power and wheeling expenses). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 4553 RH OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN 1 POWER ADMINISTRATION 2 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte- 3 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 4 electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition 5 of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facili- 6 ties, and for administrative expenses, including official re- 7 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 8 exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Con- 9 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 10 Southwestern Power Administration, $59,766,000, to re- 11 main available until expended: Provided, That notwith- 12 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Con- 13 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $49,366,000 col- 14 lected by the Southwestern Power Administration from 15 the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 16 this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re- 17 main available until expended, for the sole purpose of 18 funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 19 Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein ap- 20 propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collec- 21 tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 22 in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not 23 more than $10,400,000: Provided further, That notwith- 24 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 4553 RH the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 1 Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 2 wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as off- 3 setting collections, to remain available until expended for 4 the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 5 expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this 6 appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 7 are generally recovered in the same year that they are in- 8 curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 9 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND 10 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER 11 ADMINISTRATION 12 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 13 section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 14 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con- 15 servation and renewable resources programs as author- 16 ized, $311,035,000, including official reception and rep- 17 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 18 to remain available until expended, of which $311,035,000 19 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec- 20 lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 21 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 22 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 23 Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 24 $247,663,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 4553 RH ministration from the sale of power and related services 1 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 2 collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 3 purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 4 Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 5 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re- 6 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 7 as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation esti- 8 mated at not more than $63,372,000, of which 9 $63,372,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro- 10 vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 11 to $475,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad- 12 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 13 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur- 14 chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 15 this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 16 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 17 power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That 18 for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 19 expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 20 that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 21 wheeling expenses). 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 4553 RH FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 1 FUND 2 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 3 the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 4 Dams, $6,510,000, to remain available until expended, 5 and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 6 and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad- 7 ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 8 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 9 the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 10 $6,282,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis- 11 tration from the sale of power and related services from 12 the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 13 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 14 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 15 the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 16 Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 17 activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro- 18 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 19 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 20 fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 21 $228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap- 22 propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 23 generally recovered in the same year that they are in- 24 curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 4553 RH Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 1 may accept up to $1,072,000 in funds contributed by 2 United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad 3 Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating 4 and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available 5 for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as 6 if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such 7 purpose: Provided further, That any such funds shall be 8 available without further appropriation and without fiscal 9 year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United 10 States Section of the International Boundary and Water 11 Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintain- 12 ing, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the 13 hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with 14 agreements reached between the Administrator, Commis- 15 sioner, and the power customers. 16 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu- 19 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De- 20 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 21 seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 22 official reception and representation expenses not to ex- 23 ceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 24 $520,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 4553 RH vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 1 not to exceed $520,000,000 of revenues from fees and an- 2 nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 3 year 2026 shall be retained and used for expenses nec- 4 essary in this account, and shall remain available until ex- 5 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro- 6 priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 7 are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 8 final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 9 estimated at not more than $0. 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 11 ENERGY 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 13 SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 14 made available by this title for the Department of Energy 15 shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 16 or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 17 or similar arrangements (including Requests for 18 Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op- 19 portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac- 20 tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 21 funded by Congress. 22 (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 23 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 4553 RH at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 1 made available in this title may be used to— 2 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 3 grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 4 (B) make a discretionary contract award or 5 Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 6 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 7 Acquisition Regulation; 8 (C) provide nonoperational funding through a 9 competition restricted only to Department of Energy 10 National Laboratories totaling $1,000,000 or more; 11 (D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a 12 Department of Energy National Laboratory totaling 13 $25,000,000 or more; 14 (E) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca- 15 tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 16 subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); 17 (F) announce publicly the intention to make an 18 allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim- 19 its in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or 20 (G) issue a letter to terminate an allocation, 21 award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in sub- 22 paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D). 23 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com- 24 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 4553 RH within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report 1 detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 2 award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the 3 previous quarter. 4 (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 5 the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re- 6 cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 7 year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 8 the account and program, project, or activity from which 9 the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 10 a brief description of the activity for which the award is 11 made. 12 (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 13 to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au- 14 thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De- 15 partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 16 multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 17 a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 18 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree- 19 ment is funded for the full period of performance as 20 anticipated at the time of award; or 21 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree- 22 ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov- 23 ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 24 year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 4553 RH Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 1 Congress at least 3 days in advance. 2 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 3 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 4 as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac- 5 tivities, and in the amounts specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column 6 in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table included under the 7 heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the report 8 accompanying this Act. 9 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 10 reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 11 the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval 12 of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 13 Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 14 reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or 15 activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than 16 $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 17 time period covered by this Act. 18 (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 19 available for obligation or expenditure through a re- 20 programming of funds that— 21 (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 22 project, or activity; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 4553 RH (2) increases funds or personnel for any pro- 1 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 2 or restricted by this Act; or 3 (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 4 for a specific program, project, or activity by this 5 Act. 6 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re- 7 quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 8 use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 9 if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 10 pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 11 welfare, or national security. 12 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit- 13 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 14 waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 15 not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 16 a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 17 Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 18 risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 19 (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 20 provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 21 same appropriation accounts for such activities established 22 pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 23 with funds in the applicable established accounts and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 4553 RH thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 1 time period as originally enacted. 2 SEC. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other 3 Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 4 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 5 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 6 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) 7 during fiscal year 2026 until the enactment of the Intel- 8 ligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026. 9 SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this 10 title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi- 11 fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 12 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of- 13 fice of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 14 compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 15 SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 16 title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 17 decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 18 any successive departmental guidance, for construction 19 projects where the total project cost exceeds 20 $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 21 has been developed for the project for that critical deci- 22 sion. 23 SEC. 305. None of the funds made available in this 24 title may be used to support a grant allocation award, dis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 4553 RH cretionary grant award, or cooperative agreement that ex- 1 ceeds $100,000,000 in Federal funding unless the project 2 is carried out through internal independent project man- 3 agement procedures. 4 SEC. 306. No funds shall be transferred directly from 5 ‘‘Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administra- 6 tion—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, 7 Western Area Power Administration’’ to the general fund 8 of the Treasury in the current fiscal year. 9 SEC. 307. (a) The Secretary of Energy may not es- 10 tablish any new regional petroleum product reserve unless 11 funding for the proposed regional petroleum product re- 12 serve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual budg- 13 et submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105 14 of title 31, United States Code, and approved by the Con- 15 gress in an appropriations Act. 16 (b) The budget request or notification shall include— 17 (1) the justification for the new reserve; 18 (2) a cost estimate for the establishment, oper- 19 ation, and maintenance of the reserve, including 20 funding sources; 21 (3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, 22 including the conditions upon which the products 23 may be released; 24 (4) the location of the reserve; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 4553 RH (5) the estimate of the total inventory of the re- 1 serve. 2 SEC. 308. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act may be used to draw down and sell petroleum prod- 4 ucts from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any enti- 5 ty that is under the ownership, control, or influence of 6 the Chinese Communist Party; or (2) except on condition 7 that such petroleum products will not be exported to the 8 People’s Republic of China. 9 SEC. 309. (a) None of the funds made available by 10 this Act may be used by the Secretary of Energy to award 11 any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or loan of 12 $10,000,000 or greater to an entity of concern as defined 13 in section 10114 of division B of Public Law 117–167. 14 (b) The Secretary shall implement the requirements 15 under subsection (a) using a risk-based approach and ana- 16 lytical tools to aggregate, link, analyze, and maintain in- 17 formation reported by an entity seeking or receiving such 18 funds made available by this Act. 19 (c) This section shall be applied in a manner con- 20 sistent with the obligations of the United States under ap- 21 plicable international agreements. 22 (d) The Secretary shall have the authority to require 23 the submission to the agency, by an entity seeking or re- 24 ceiving such funds made available by this Act, documenta- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 4553 RH tion necessary to implement the requirements under sub- 1 section (a). 2 (e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com- 3 monly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), shall 4 not apply to the implementation of the requirements under 5 this section. 6 (f) The Secretary and other Federal agencies shall 7 coordinate to share relevant information necessary to im- 8 plement the requirements under subsection (a). 9 SEC. 310. None of the funds appropriated or other- 10 wise made available by this Act may be used to admit any 11 non-U.S. citizen from Russia or China to any nuclear 12 weapons production facility, as such term is defined in sec- 13 tion 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 14 2501), other than areas accessible to the general public, 15 unless 30 days prior to facility admittance, the Depart- 16 ment of Energy provides notification to the Committees 17 on Appropriations and Armed Services of both Houses of 18 Congress. 19 SEC. 311. (a) None of the funds made available by 20 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 21 for the Department of Energy may be obligated or ex- 22 pended to procure or purchase computers, printers, or 23 interoperable videoconferencing services needed for an of- 24 fice environment in which the manufacturer, bidder, or of- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 4553 RH feror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufac- 1 turer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an entity, 2 or parent company of an entity in which the People’s Re- 3 public of China has any ownership stake. 4 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) also applies in 5 cases in which the Secretary has contracted with a third 6 party for the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of 7 funds on any of the equipment and software described in 8 such subsection. 9 SEC. 312. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act may be used to finalize, administer, implement, or en- 11 force the final rule entitled ‘‘Clean Energy for New Fed- 12 eral Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Build- 13 ings’’ published by the Department of Energy in the Fed- 14 eral Register on May 1, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 35384). 15 SEC. 313. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 16 previously made available to the Department of Energy 17 in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 18 Act (Public Law 117–58), the following funds shall be 19 transferred from the following programs in the specified 20 amounts to ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs— 21 Nuclear Energy’’, and, in addition to amounts otherwise 22 made available, shall be available for the not more than 23 two competitive awards for Generation 3+ small modular 24 reactor deployment projects described in section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 4553 RH 311(a)(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated Appropria- 1 tions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), the two awards for 2 demonstration projects made prior to the date of enact- 3 ment of this Act under the Advanced Reactor Demonstra- 4 tion Program, as authorized under section 959A of the 5 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk 6 Reduction for Future Demonstrations, as described under 7 the heading Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program in 8 the explanatory statement accompanying division C of the 9 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 10 Law 116–94)— 11 (1) $672,652,992 from the unobligated balances 12 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro- 13 grams—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’’ pro- 14 vided to implement sections 40208, 40314, 40511(a), and 15 40541 of such Act; 16 (2) $981,479,556 from the unobligated balances 17 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro- 18 grams—Nuclear Energy’’; 19 (3) $1,000,000,000 from the unobligated balances 20 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro- 21 grams—Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’’ pro- 22 vided to implement section 40308 of division D of such 23 Act; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 4553 RH (4) $1,500,000,000 from the unobligated balances 1 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro- 2 grams—Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure 3 Finance and Innovation Program Account’’; 4 (5) $950,000,000 from the unobligated balances 5 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro- 6 grams—Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’’ provided 7 to implement sections 41004(a) and 41004(b) of such Act: 8 Provided, That amounts transferred pursuant to this sec- 9 tion shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in 10 section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5. 11 TITLE IV 12 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 13 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 14 For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au- 15 thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 16 1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the 17 Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appa- 18 lachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal 19 share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, 20 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 21 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $162,535,255, to remain 22 available until expended. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 4553 RH DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa- 3 cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 4 by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 5 Law 100–456, section 1441, $45,000,000, to remain 6 available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed 7 $1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep- 8 resentation expenses. 9 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au- 12 thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 13 the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith- 14 standing sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 15 $25,274,232, to remain available until expended. 16 DENALI COMMISSION 17 For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 18 including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 19 plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex- 20 penses, $13,815,497, to remain available until expended, 21 notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 22 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 23 That funds shall be available for construction projects for 24 which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary fund- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 4553 RH ing source in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total 1 project cost for distressed communities, as defined by sec- 2 tion 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division 3 C, title III, Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 4 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 5 Stat. 1501A–280), and for Indian Tribes, as defined by 6 section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, and in 7 an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed 8 communities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 9 other provision of law regarding payment of a non-Federal 10 share in connection with a grant-in-aid program, amounts 11 under this heading shall be available for the payment of 12 such a non-Federal share for any project for which the 13 Denali Commission is not the sole or primary funding 14 source, provided that such project is consistent with the 15 purposes of the Commission. 16 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 17 For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re- 18 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 19 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $33,319,727, 20 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 21 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 22 notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 23 States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 4553 RH SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 1 For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 2 Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 3 by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $16,253,526, 4 to remain available until expended. 5 SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 6 For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re- 7 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 8 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $4,063,381, to 9 remain available until expended. 10 GREAT LAKES AUTHORITY 11 For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Author- 12 ity in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of 13 title 40, United States Code, $4,063,381, to remain avail- 14 able until expended. 15 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For expenses necessary for the Commission in car- 18 rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 19 of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 20 $952,700,000, including official representation expenses 21 not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until expended: 22 Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not 23 more than $11,494,000 may be made available for sala- 24 ries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 4553 RH Commission, to remain available until September 30, 1 2027: Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 2 inspection services, and other services and collections esti- 3 mated at $804,509,977 in fiscal year 2026 shall be re- 4 tained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 5 account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re- 6 main available until expended: Provided further, That the 7 sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount 8 of revenues received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result 9 in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not 10 more than $148,190,023. 11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 12 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 13 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 14 General Act of 1978, $18,795,000, to remain available 15 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That revenues from 16 licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 17 collections estimated at $14,885,000 in fiscal year 2026 18 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 19 2027, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 20 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 21 Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 22 shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur- 23 ing fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a final fiscal year 24 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 4553 RH $3,910,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro- 1 priated under this heading, $1,572,000 shall be for In- 2 spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 3 Safety Board. 4 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech- 7 nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 8 203, section 5051, $4,000,000, to be derived from the Nu- 9 clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 10 2027. 11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 12 AGENCIES 13 SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 14 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 15 its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 16 Congressional requests for information, consistent with 17 Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies. 18 SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this 19 title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re- 20 programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 21 Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 23 to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 24 cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 4553 RH by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 1 during the time period covered by this Act. 2 (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 3 waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 4 compliance with such requirement would pose a substan- 5 tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na- 6 tional security. 7 (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 8 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- 9 gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac- 10 ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the 11 activity to which a requirement or restriction would other- 12 wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 13 of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 14 such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 15 Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 16 to programs, projects, or activities. 17 (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 18 (d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 19 Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 20 expended as directed in the report accompanying this Act. 21 (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu- 22 latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex- 23 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in- 24 creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 4553 RH activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 1 Act. 2 (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 3 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 4 Congress, which includes the following for each program, 5 project, or activity, including any prior year appropria- 6 tions— 7 (1) total budget authority; 8 (2) total unobligated balances; and 9 (3) total unliquidated obligations. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 4553 RH TITLE V 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 4 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 5 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 6 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu- 7 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 8 1913. 9 SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 10 title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 11 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern- 12 ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 13 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 14 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 15 the report accompanying this Act, or any authority where- 16 by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 17 States Government may provide goods or services to an- 18 other department, agency, or instrumentality. 19 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart- 20 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 21 Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 22 III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 23 transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro- 24 priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 4553 RH erenced in the report accompanying this Act, or any au- 1 thority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality 2 of the United States Government may provide goods or 3 services to another department, agency, or instrumen- 4 tality. 5 (c) The head of any relevant department or agency 6 funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 8 Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 9 transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 10 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 11 States Government may provide goods or services to an- 12 other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 13 previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 14 shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 15 for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 16 modify existing notification requirements for each author- 17 ity. 18 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds made available in 19 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 20 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 21 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 22 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 23 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 24 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 4553 RH criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi- 1 ties. 2 SEC. 504. (a) No federal monies shall be expended 3 in furtherance of any agreement among private entities 4 for consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel that 5 is not specifically authorized under federal law until such 6 time that host state and local governments and any af- 7 fected Indian tribes have formalized their consent. 8 (b) Provided that the prohibition provided for in this 9 section shall not apply to facilities presently storing com- 10 mercial spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to a license issued 11 by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as of the date of 12 enactment of this Act. 13 (c) For purposes of this section, ‘‘spent nuclear fuel’’ 14 shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of 15 the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101). 16 SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used for diversity, equity, and inclusion initia- 18 tives, training, programs, offices, officers, policies, or 19 other executive agency functions, or to carry out any pro- 20 gram, project, or activity that promotes or advances Crit- 21 ical Race Theory or any concept associated with Critical 22 Race Theory. 23 SEC. 506. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec- 24 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 4553 RH title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 1 none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro- 2 priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 3 any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par- 4 tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 5 accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 6 conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 7 a union of one man and one woman. 8 (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 9 subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 10 taken by the Federal Government to— 11 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 12 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 13 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 14 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 15 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 16 in subsection (a); 17 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 18 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 19 such person; 20 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 21 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 22 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 23 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 24 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 4553 RH other similar position or status from or to such per- 1 son; 2 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 3 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 4 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 5 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 6 degree from an educational program, from or to 7 such person; or 8 (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 9 erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle- 10 ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in- 11 stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 12 and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam- 13 paigns from or to such person. 14 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 15 The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li- 16 censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 17 that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec- 18 tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 19 such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per- 20 son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 21 religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 22 (a). 23 SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 4553 RH ister, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine man- 1 dates. 2 SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or other- 3 wise made available by this Act may be used to fly or dis- 4 play a flag over or within a facility of the federal govern- 5 ment other than the flag of the United States, flag bearing 6 an official U.S. Government seal or insignia, or POW/MIA 7 flag. 8 SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this Act may be made available 10 to finalize any rule or regulation that meets the definition 11 of section 804(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code. 12 SEC. 510. None of the funds appropriated or other- 13 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 14 available to classify or facilitate the classification of any 15 communications by a United States person as mis-, dis- 16 , or mal-information; or partner with or fund nonprofit 17 or other organizations that pressure or recommend private 18 companies to censor lawful and constitutionally protected 19 speech of United States persons, including recommending 20 the censoring or removal of content on social media plat- 21 forms. 22 SEC. 511. Section 225(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Water Re- 23 sources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 24 2328(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘at recreation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 4553 RH site at which the fee is collected’’ and inserting ‘‘at any 1 recreation site or facility that is located at the civil works 2 project at which the fee is collected’’. 3 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 4 SEC. 512. $0. 5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De- 6 velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 7 2026’’. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 173 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4553 [Report No. 119–213] A BILL Making appropriations for energy and water devel- opment and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other pur- poses. JULY 21, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4553.RH H4553 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB