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HR 3944 · 119th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced June 12, 2025 Latest action September 18, 2025 0 cosponsors

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Sep 18, 2025
floor Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
Sep 11, 2025
other Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 213 (Roll no. 263). (consideration: CR H4249-4250: 2)
Sep 11, 2025
other On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 213 (Roll no. 263). (consideration: CR H4249)
Sep 11, 2025
passed Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 11, 2025
other The Speaker appointed conferees: Cole, Aderholt, Carter of Texas, Harris of Maryland, Valadao, Newhouse, Moolenaar, Rutherford, Cline, Hinson, Letlow, Guest, Zinke, Bice, Scott Franklin of Florida, LaLota, Strong, Maloy, Moore of West Virginia, DeLauro, Hoyer, Kaptur, Bishop, Wasserman Schultz, Cuellar, Pingree, Quigley, Espaillat, Underwood, Levin, Escobar, and Perez.

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--- Engrossed (House)
+++ Engrossed Amendment (Senate)
@@ -1,26 +1,59 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 3944 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 3944 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
<DOC>
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 3944
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of
-Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
-September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
-
-Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
-United States of America in Congress assembled,
-That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
-Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
-September 30, 2026, for military construction, the Department of
-Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, and for other purposes, namely:
+In the Senate of the United States,
+
+August 1, 2025.
+Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
+3944) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for military
+construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
+for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
+purposes.'', do pass with the following
+
+AMENDMENT:
+
+Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
+following:
+
+SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
+
+This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction and Veterans
+Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
+2026''.
+
+SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT.
+
+Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
+Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
+referring only to the provisions of that division.
+
+SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO REPORT.
+
+(a) Any reference to a ``report accompanying this Act'' contained
+in division A shall be treated as a reference to Senate Report 119-43.
+The effect of such Report shall be limited to division A and shall
+apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by,
+and the implementation of, division A.
+(b) Any reference to a ``report accompanying this Act'' contained
+in division B shall be treated as a reference to Senate Report 119-37.
+The effect of such Report shall be limited to division B and shall
+apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by,
+and the implementation of, division B.
+(c) Any reference to a ``report accompanying this Act'' contained
+in division C shall be treated as a reference to Senate Report 119-38.
+The effect of such Report shall be limited to division C and shall
+apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by,
+and the implementation of, division C.
+
+DIVISION A--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED
+AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026
+
+The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
+Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for military construction, the
+Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
+year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
@@ -34,15 +67,15 @@
law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other
personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and
for construction and operation of facilities in support of the
-functions of the Commander in Chief, $2,103,657,000, to remain
+functions of the Commander in Chief, $2,447,609,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That, of this amount,
-not to exceed $321,838,000 shall be available for study, planning,
+not to exceed $446,388,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the
-amount made available under this heading, $77,300,000 shall be for the
+amount made available under this heading, $268,650,000 shall be for the
projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
under the heading ``Military Construction, Army'' in the report
accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
@@ -55,39 +88,40 @@
and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized
by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this
-appropriation, $4,104,499,000, (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
-$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) to remain
-available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That, of this amount,
-not to exceed $526,821,000 shall be available for study, planning,
-design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law,
-unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations
-are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
-Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
-reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
-under this heading, $155,100,000 shall be for the projects and
-activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the
-heading ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'' in the report
-accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
-such purposes.
+appropriation, $5,906,524,000, to remain available until September 30,
+2030: Provided, That, of this amount, not to exceed $613,213,000 shall
+be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
+services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy
+determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
+and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided
+further, That of the amount made available under this heading,
+$144,390,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the
+amounts, specified in the table under the heading ``Military
+Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'' in the report accompanying this
+Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Military Construction, Air Force
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
temporary or permanent public works, military installations,
facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized
-by law, $3,169,526,000, (increased by $4,100,000) to remain available
+by law, including personnel in the Department of the Air Force when
+designated by the Secretary of Defense to direct and supervise Military
+Construction projects in accordance with section 2851 of title 10,
+United States Code, and other personal services necessary for the
+purposes of this appropriation, $4,090,673,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2030: Provided, That, of this amount, not to
-exceed $460,886,000 (increased by $4,100,000) shall be available for
-study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as
-authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines
-that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and
-notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
-the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of
-the amount made available under this heading, $32,400,000 shall be for
-the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
-under the heading ``Military Construction, Air Force'' in the report
-accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
-such purposes.
+exceed $718,973,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
+architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
+Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are
+necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
+Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
+reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
+under this heading, $359,200,000 shall be for the projects and
+activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the
+heading ``Military Construction, Air Force'' in the report accompanying
+this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
@@ -97,24 +131,22 @@
temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and
real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law,
-$3,963,383,000, (reduced by $360,000,000) (increased by $360,000,000)
-(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) to remain available
-until September 30, 2030: Provided, That such amounts of this
-appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be
-transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense
-available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary
-may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same
-purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to
-which transferred: Provided further, That, of the amount, not to
-exceed $822,998,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
-architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
-Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are
-necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
-Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
-reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
-under this heading, $82,000,000 shall be for the projects and
-activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the
-heading ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' in the report
+$3,724,301,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030:
+Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined
+by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations
+of the Department of Defense available for military construction or
+family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to
+be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as
+the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further,
+That, of the amount, not to exceed $211,001,000 shall be available for
+study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as
+authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that
+additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
+determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the
+amount made available under this heading, $32,000,000 shall be for the
+projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
+under the heading ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' in the report
accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes.
@@ -124,14 +156,19 @@
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the
Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
-Authorization Acts, $358,489,000, (reduced by $55,000,000) (increased
-by $55,000,000) to remain available until September 30, 2030:
-Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $47,439,000 shall be
-available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
-services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army
-National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for
-such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
-Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
+Authorization Acts, $271,230,000, to remain available until September
+30, 2030: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $78,380,000
+shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and
+engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the
+Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are
+necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
+Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
+reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available
+under this heading, $112,050,000 shall be for the projects and
+activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the
+heading ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'' in the report
+accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
+such purposes.
Military Construction, Air National Guard
@@ -139,28 +176,33 @@
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air
National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
-Authorization Acts, $210,492,000, to remain available until September
-30, 2030: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $36,092,000
+Authorization Acts, $292,546,000, to remain available until September
+30, 2030: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $73,646,000
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air
National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
-Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
+Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor:
+Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading,
+$95,900,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the
+amounts, specified in the table under the heading ``Military
+Construction, Air National Guard'' in the report accompanying this Act,
+in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Military Construction, Army Reserve
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the
Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
-Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $305,032,000, to
+Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $46,239,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That, of the
-amount, not to exceed $31,508,000 shall be available for study,
+amount, not to exceed $6,013,000 shall be available for study,
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made
-available under this heading, $50,000,000 shall be for the projects and
+available under this heading, $4,000,000 shall be for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the
heading ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'' in the report
accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
@@ -172,36 +214,31 @@
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the
reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
-Authorization Acts, $79,829,000, to remain available until September
-30, 2030: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $3,219,000
-shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and
-engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the
-Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
-purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
-of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided
-further, That, of the amount made available under this heading,
-$50,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the
-amounts, specified in the table under the heading ``Military
-Construction, Navy Reserve'' in the report accompanying this Act, in
-addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
+Authorization Acts, $2,255,000, to remain available until September 30,
+2030: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $2,255,000 shall be
+available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
+services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy
+determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
+and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air
Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
-Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $37,863,000, to
+Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $116,268,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That, of the
-amount, not to exceed $20,162,000 shall be available for study,
+amount, not to exceed $6,970,000 shall be available for study,
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the
-amount made available under this heading, $3,200,000 shall be for the
+amount made available under this heading, $55,810,000 shall be for the
projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
under the heading ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'' in the
-report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise made
+report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
@@ -214,21 +251,20 @@
international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the
collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
-Authorization Acts, $293,434,000, (reduced by $4,100,000) to remain
-available until expended.
+Authorization Acts, $481,832,000, to remain available until expended.
Department of Defense Base Closure Account
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account,
established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and
-Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $489,174,000, to remain
+Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $410,161,000, to remain
available until expended.
Family Housing Construction, Army
For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction,
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
-alteration, as authorized by law, $276,647,000, to remain available
+alteration, as authorized by law, $228,558,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2030.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
@@ -236,13 +272,13 @@
For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,
principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized
-by law, $495,369,000.
+by law, $388,418,000.
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion,
-extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $245,742,000, to
+extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $177,597,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2030.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps
@@ -250,13 +286,13 @@
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums,
-as authorized by law, $397,217,000.
+as authorized by law, $384,108,000.
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction,
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
-alteration, as authorized by law, $221,549,000, to remain available
+alteration, as authorized by law, $274,230,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2030.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
@@ -264,21 +300,21 @@
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,
principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized
-by law, $346,250,000.
+by law, $369,765,000.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of
the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for
operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as
-authorized by law, $52,156,000.
+authorized by law, $53,374,000.
Department of Defense
Family Housing Improvement Fund
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund,
-$8,195,000, to remain available until expended, for family housing
+$8,315,000, to remain available until expended, for family housing
initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United
States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving
military family housing and supporting facilities.
@@ -288,11 +324,11 @@
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing
-Improvement Fund, $497,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
-$1,000,000), to remain available until expended, for unaccompanied
-housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10,
-United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and
-improving military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.
+Improvement Fund, $497,000, to remain available until expended, for
+unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883
+of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of
+acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and supporting
+facilities.
Administrative Provisions
@@ -385,6 +421,9 @@
available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the
amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost
of such project is increased pursuant to law.
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
Sec. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a
notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480
and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on
@@ -406,6 +445,9 @@
chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative
means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military
unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities.
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
Sec. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available to
the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the
Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by
@@ -419,7 +461,7 @@
available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing
shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of
all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters:
-Provided, That not more than $20,000 per unit may be spent annually for
+Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for
the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters
without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification
provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of
@@ -437,6 +479,9 @@
States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for
the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
Sec. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations available
in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and
family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired
@@ -448,6 +493,9 @@
appropriation ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'',
to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for
the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
Sec. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an
account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred
among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the
@@ -460,26 +508,22 @@
projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2030:
-``Military Construction, Army'', $100,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
-$100,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Air Force'', $100,000,000;
+``Military Construction, Army'', $45,000,000;
``Military Construction, Army National Guard'',
-$40,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $80,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $40,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'', $40,000,000;
+$15,500,000;
+``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $11,000,000;
and
+``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $15,000,000:
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out
construction and cost to complete projects identified in the respective
-military department's unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2025 or
-fiscal year 2026 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such
-projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and
-expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, That
-not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
-the military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to
-the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an
-expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.
+military department's unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2026
+submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such projects are
+subject to authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds
+to carry out construction: Provided further, That not later than 60
+days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military
+department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
+on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
+funds provided under this section.
Sec. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ``Department of
Defense--Military Construction, Army'', ``Department of Defense--
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', ``Department of
@@ -491,7 +535,7 @@
the full scope of authorized projects.
Sec. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, funds made
available in this Act or any available unobligated balances from prior
-appropriations Acts may be obligated before October 1, 2027, for fiscal
+appropriations Acts may be obligated before October 1, 2027 for fiscal
year 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 military construction projects for
which project authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization
is extended for fiscal year 2026 by a National Defense Authorization
@@ -506,64 +550,56 @@
the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
-Sec. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
-amounts specified for planning and design and for construction
-improvements to Department of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain
-available until September 30, 2030:
-``Military Construction, Army''$35,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
-$35,000,000; and
-``Military Construction, Air Force'', $35,000,000:
-Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,
-the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee,
+Sec. 128. For an additional amount for ``Military Construction,
+Navy and Marine Corps'', $76,000,000, to remain available until
+September 30, 2030: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to
+carry out construction projects specified in a National Defense
+Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 in the funding table in section
+4601 of that Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after
+enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or their designee,
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
-Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section:
-Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department
-concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the
-Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
-expenditure plan required by this section.
-Sec. 129. For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
-amounts specified for planning and design, for child development
-centers, to remain available until September 30, 2030:
-``Military Construction, Army'', $25,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
-$25,000,000; and
-``Military Construction, Air Force'', $25,000,000:
-Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
-this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their
-designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both
-Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
-section.
-Sec. 130. For an additional amount for the accounts and amounts
-specified for planning and design, for barracks, to remain available
-until September 30, 2030:
-``Military Construction, Army'', $25,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
-$25,000,000; and
-``Military Construction, Air Force'', $25,000,000:
-Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
-this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their
-designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both
-Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
-section.
-Sec. 131. For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
-amounts specified for unspecified minor construction for demolition, to
-remain available until September 30, 2029:
-``Military Construction, Army'', $25,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
-$25,000,000;
-``Military Construction, Air Force'', $25,000,000;
-Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
-this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or their
-designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both
-Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
-section: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military
-department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to
-approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
-of the expenditure plan required by this section.
-Sec. 132. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.
+Sec. 129. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
+Sec. 130. (a)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the
+enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall
+submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
+Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report
+detailing the current and projected capacity, patient load, staffing
+requirements, and outstanding infrastructure needs at the General
+Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
+(2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall--
+(A) assess the role of the hospital specified in such
+paragraph in supporting medical readiness and emergency care
+for active duty members of the Armed Forces, dependents of such
+members, and retirees;
+(B) evaluate potential impacts to access and quality of
+care, including in the surrounding community, if the hospital
+were to be realigned, downgraded, or have its scope of services
+reduced; and
+(C) assess how the hospital supports the functions and
+mission of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, including training
+activities and programs.
+(b)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
+this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on
+Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the
+House of Representatives a report detailing the current condition of
+military family housing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, including
+ongoing or planned renovation and upgrade projects, timelines for
+completion, and any challenges affecting such improvements.
+(2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall include--
+(A) the total estimated cost of conducting all necessary
+renovation and replacement activities for deficient family
+housing units, the number of units in need of replacement, and
+a detailed plan for carrying out those activities; and
+(B) an assessment of the impact of housing conditions on
+quality of life and readiness of members of the Armed Forces
+and their dependents;
+(C) recommendations for addressing any identified
+shortcomings; and
+(D) the findings from consultations with military families
+who live in housing units at Fort Leonard Wood.
TITLE II
@@ -587,7 +623,7 @@
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and
for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106,
and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
-$241,947,603,000 which shall become available on October 1, 2026, to
+$241,947,603,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2026, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed
$29,454,647 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2027 under
this heading shall be reimbursed to ``General Operating Expenses,
@@ -632,8 +668,7 @@
available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans
are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
-and guaranteed loan programs, $266,736,842 (reduced by $1,000,000)
-(increased by $1,000,000).
+and guaranteed loan programs, $266,736,842.
vocational rehabilitation loans program account
@@ -650,17 +685,16 @@
native american veteran housing loan program account
-For the principal amount of direct loans, $6,865,235, as authorized
-by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code:
-Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
-shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
-1974: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading
-are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount
-of the direct loans not to exceed $75,000,000.
-In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
-direct loan program, $5,007,265, which shall be paid as appropriate to
-the appropriations for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
-Administration'' and ``General Administration''.
+For the cost of direct loans, $6,865,235, as authorized by
+subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code: Provided,
+That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
+as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
+Provided further, That funds made available under this heading are
+available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
+direct loans not to exceed $75,000,000.
+In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
+loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38,
+United States Code, $5,845,241.
general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration
@@ -668,8 +702,7 @@
Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger
motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration
for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of
-Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $3,876,425,000 (reduced
-by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000):
+Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $3,879,000,000:
Provided, That expenses for services and assistance authorized under
paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38,
United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines
@@ -701,54 +734,45 @@
administrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A
of title 38, United States Code, and hospital care and medical services
authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code;
-$59,858,000,000, (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)
-(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by
-$285,000,000) (increased by $285,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)
-(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
-$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced
-by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)
-(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) plus reimbursements,
-shall become available on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available
-until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount made available
-on October 1, 2026, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain
-available until September 30, 2028: Provided further, That
-notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans
-Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical
-treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower
-income, or have special needs: Provided further, That notwithstanding
-any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
-give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to
-veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further,
-That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
-Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs
-from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans
-with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established
-by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of the
-program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional
-cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the
-Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts
-appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are
-available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for
-female veterans: Provided further,That nothing in section 2044(e)(1)
-of title 38, United States Code, may be construed as limiting amounts
-that may be made available under this heading for fiscal years 2026 and
-2027 in this or prior Acts.
+$59,858,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall become available on
+October 1, 2026, and shall remain available until September 30, 2027:
+Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2026, under
+this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
+2028: Provided further, That of the $75,039,000,000 to become
+available on October 1, 2025, previously appropriated under this
+heading in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division
+A of Public Law 119-4), $15,889,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided
+further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
+Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the
+provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected
+disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further,
+That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
+Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic
+medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6:
+Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
+the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of
+prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to
+enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on
+requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, That the
+implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall
+incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs:
+Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure
+that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical
+supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of prosthetics
+designed specifically for female veterans: Provided further, That
+nothing in section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, may be
+construed as limiting amounts that may be made available under this
+heading for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 in this or prior Acts.
medical community care
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals
pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non-
-Department facilities, $3,000,000,000 to remain available until
-September 30, 2027; and in addition $38,700,000,000, (reduced by
-$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) plus reimbursements, shall become
-available on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available until
-September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the amount made available on
-October 1, 2026, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain
-available until September 30, 2028. Provided further, That of the
-$34,000,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2025, previously
-appropriated under this heading in the Full-Year Continuing
-Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of P.L. 119-4), $3,000,000,000 is
-hereby permanently cancelled.
+Department facilities, $38,700,000,000, plus reimbursements, which
+shall become available on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available
+until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the amount made available
+on October 1, 2026, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain
+available until September 30, 2028.
medical support and compliance
@@ -759,11 +783,14 @@
Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as
authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.),
-$12,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October
-1, 2026, and shall remain available until September 30, 2027:
+$12,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall become available on
+October 1, 2026, and shall remain available until September 30, 2027:
Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2026, under
this heading, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
-2028.
+2028: Provided further, That, of the $12,700,000,000 to become
+available on October 1, 2025, previously appropriated under this
+heading in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division
+A of Public Law 119-4), $610,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
medical facilities
@@ -778,31 +805,20 @@
facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of
the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases
-of facilities; and for laundry services; $11,700,000,000, (reduced by
-$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) plus reimbursements, shall become
-available on October 1, 2026, and shall remain available until
-September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount made available on
-October 1, 2026, under this heading, $500,000,000 shall remain
-available until September 30, 2028.
-
-bridging rental assistance for veteran empowerment
-
-Contingent upon enactment of authorizing legislation to create a
-rental assistance voucher program for homeless veterans at the
-Department of Veterans Affairs, for necessary expenses to carry out the
-Bridging Rental Assistance for Veteran Empowerment program,
-$970,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2029, of which up
-to $75,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-to carry out pilot programs, including any necessary administrative
-expenses, that aim to end homelessness among veterans.
+of facilities; and for laundry services; $3,000,000, which shall be in
+addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that
+become available on October 1, 2025; and, in addition, $11,700,000,000,
+plus reimbursements, which shall become available on October 1, 2026,
+and shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That,
+of the amount made available on October 1, 2026, under this heading,
+$500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028.
medical and prosthetic research
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73 of
-title 38, United States Code, $943,000,000, (increased by $2,000,000)
-(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) plus reimbursements,
-shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the
+title 38, United States Code, $943,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall
+remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts
appropriated under this heading are available for prosthetic research
specifically for female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.
@@ -830,19 +846,18 @@
activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for
-security guard services, $450,000,000, (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced
-by $3,000,000) (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced
-by $3,500,000) of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available
-until September 30, 2027: Provided, That funds provided under this
-heading may be transferred to ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans
-Benefits Administration''.
+security guard services, $440,000,000, which shall be for the offices
+and in the amounts specified under this heading in the report
+accompanying this Act, of which not to exceed 10 percent for each such
+office shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That
+funds provided under this heading may be transferred to ``General
+Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.
board of veterans appeals
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals,
-$287,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)
-(increased by $1,000,000) of which not to exceed 10 percent shall
-remain available until September 30, 2027.
+$277,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available
+until September 30, 2027.
information technology systems
@@ -855,18 +870,18 @@
including management and related contractual costs of said
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
-$5,882,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That $1,350,000,000
+$5,908,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That $1,418,416,000
shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent
shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided further,
-That $4,531,000,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which
+That $4,488,829,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which
not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30,
2027, and of which $118,900,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2030, for the purpose of facility activations related to projects
funded by the ``Construction, Major Projects'', ``Construction, Minor
Projects'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``National Cemetery
-Administration'', ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefit
+Administration'', ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
Administration'', and ``General Administration'' accounts: Provided
-further, That $1,000,000 shall be for information technology systems
+further, That $755,000 shall be for information technology systems
development, and shall remain available until September 30, 2027:
Provided further, That amounts made available for salaries and
expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology
@@ -880,11 +895,7 @@
decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make
the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period
-of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made
-available under this heading for information technology systems
-development shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in
-the table entitled ``Information Technology Development Projects''
-under this heading in the report accompanying this Act.
+of 30 days has elapsed.
veterans electronic health record
@@ -893,39 +904,45 @@
Electronic Health Record system, including contractual costs associated
with operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and
-38, United States Code, $2,515,893,000, (reduced by $1,000,000)
-(increased by $1,000,000) to remain available until September 30, 2028:
-Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
-Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quarterly
-reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and deployment
-implementation by facility, including any changes from the deployment
-plan or schedule: Provided further, That the funds provided in this
-account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy Secretary,
-to be administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 percent
-of the funds made available under this heading shall not be available
-until July 1, 2026, and are contingent upon the Secretary of Veterans
-Affairs--
-(1) providing the Committees on Appropriations certifying
-and detailing any changes to the full deployment schedule, no
-later than 60 days prior to July 1, 2027; and
-(2) certifying in writing no later than 30 days prior to
-July 1, 2027, the following--
-(A) the status of issues included in the report
-referenced in paragraph (1), including issues that have
-not been closed but have been suitably resolved or
-mitigated in a manner that will enhance provider
-productivity and minimize the potential for patient
-harm; and
-(B) whether the system is stable, and optimized for
-further deployment at VA sites.
+38, United States Code, $3,488,000,000, to remain available until
+September 30, 2028: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
+shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress quarterly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and
+deployment implementation by facility, including any changes from the
+deployment plan or schedule: Provided further, That the funds provided
+in this account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy
+Secretary, to be administered by that Office: Provided further, That
+25 percent of the funds made available under this heading shall not be
+available until July 1, 2026, and are contingent upon the Secretary of
+Veterans Affairs providing to the Committees on Appropriations of both
+Houses of Congress a plan by June 1, 2026, containing the following:
+(1) an updated life-cycle cost estimate for the EHRM
+program based on the Department's acceleration of deployments
+announced in March 2025;
+(2) an updated facility-by-facility deployment schedule for
+all facilities to receive the EHRM program;
+(3) a certification that all VA facilities using the new
+EHR on or before April 1, 2024, have exceeded or met certain
+health care performance baseline metrics indicating they have
+returned to their service delivery levels in place prior to the
+deployment of the new EHR; and
+(4) a description of the projected Federal VA staffing
+levels, contract support, and other relevant activities
+required, and the resources required to fund those activities,
+to meet the deployment goal as outlined in (2), including
+target Federal and contracted staffing levels at VA Central
+Office and, each local VA medical center with a slated
+deployment in 2026 and 2027, as well as contract support to
+provide technical and other change management support to carry
+out the deployments.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to
include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the
-Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $295,000,000, (increased
-by $2,000,000) of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available
-until September 30, 2027.
+Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), $296,000,000, of
+which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September
+30, 2027.
construction, major projects
@@ -941,41 +958,46 @@
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38,
United States Code, or where funds for a project were made available in
-a previous major project appropriation, $1,750,000,000, which shall
-remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That except for
-advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or
-may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management
-related activities, including portfolio development and management
-activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design for major medical
-facility projects and major medical facility leases and investment
-strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the
-planning and design activities funded through the design fund, staffing
-expenses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and
-maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Administration and the
-Veterans Health Administration through the land acquisition line item,
-none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for
-any project that has not been notified to Congress through the
-budgetary process or that has not been approved by the Congress through
-statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory statement accompanying
-such Act and presented to the President at the time of enrollment:
-Provided further, That funds provided for the Veterans Health
-Administration through the land acquisition line item shall only be for
-projects included on the five year development plan notified to
-Congress through the budgetary process: Provided further, That such
-sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the ``General
-Administration'' account for payment of salaries and expenses of all
-Office of Construction and Facilities Management employees to support
-the full range of capital infrastructure services provided, including
-minor construction and leasing services: Provided further, That funds
-made available under this heading for fiscal year 2026, for each
-approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a
+a previous major project appropriation, $1,394,000,000, of which
+$621,615,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2030, and of
+which $772,385,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
+That except for advance planning activities, including needs
+assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other
+capital asset management related activities, including portfolio
+development and management activities, and planning, cost estimating,
+and design for major medical facility projects and major medical
+facility leases and investment strategy studies funded through the
+advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded
+through the design fund, staffing expenses, and funds provided for the
+purchase, security, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery
+Administration and the Veterans Health Administration through the land
+acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this
+heading shall be used for any project that has not been notified to
+Congress through the budgetary process or that has not been approved by
+the Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory
+statement accompanying such Act and presented to the President at the
+time of enrollment: Provided further, That funds provided for the
+Veterans Health Administration through the land acquisition line item
+shall be only for projects included on the five year development plan
+notified to Congress through the budgetary process: Provided further,
+That such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the
+``General Administration'' account for payment of salaries and expenses
+of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management employees to
+support the full range of capital infrastructure services provided,
+including minor construction and leasing services: Provided further,
+That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2026, for
+each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a
construction documents contract by September 30, 2026; and (2) by the
awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2027: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
written report on any approved major construction project for which
obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established
-above.
+above: Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of
+section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, amounts made available
+under this heading for seismic program management activities shall be
+available for the completion of both new and existing seismic projects
+of the Department.
construction, minor projects
@@ -991,8 +1013,8 @@
title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the
estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set
forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code,
-$232,000,000, of which $200,000,000 shall remain available until
-September 30, 2030, and of which $32,000,000 shall remain available
+$709,000,000, of which $467,940,000 shall remain available until
+September 30, 2030, and of which $241,060,000 shall remain available
until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous
``Construction, Minor Projects'' appropriations which are hereby made
available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less
@@ -1009,18 +1031,17 @@
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter
existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131
-through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $171,000,000, (increased
-by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) to
-remain available until expended.
+through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $171,000,000, to remain
+available until expended.
grants for construction of veterans cemeteries
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in
establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized
-by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $60,000,000,
-(increased by $2,000,000) to remain available until expended.
-
-cost of war toxic exposures fund
+by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $60,000,000, to remain
+available until expended.
+
+Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund
For investment in the delivery of veterans' health care associated
with exposure to environmental hazards, the expenses incident to the
@@ -1029,10 +1050,8 @@
exposure to environmental hazards, as authorized by section 324 of
title 38, United States Code, and in addition to the amounts otherwise
available for such purposes in the appropriations provided in this or
-prior Acts, $52,676,000,000, which shall become available on October 1,
-2025, and shall remain available until expended; and, in addition,
-$51,742,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2026, and
-shall remain available until September 30, 2028.
+prior Acts, including the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law
+118-5), $52,676,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Administrative Provisions
@@ -1077,9 +1096,9 @@
authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States
Code.
Sec. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the
-appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and
-``Construction, Minor Projects'') shall be available for the purchase
-of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
+appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction,
+Minor Projects'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for
+or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
Sec. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available for
hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries
entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws
@@ -1116,14 +1135,14 @@
accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs
financed through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement shall be
made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance
-program during fiscal year 2025 that are available for dividends in
+program during fiscal year 2026 that are available for dividends in
that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined
reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of
administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of
surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be
made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for
-fiscal year 2025 which is properly allocable to the provision of each
+fiscal year 2026 which is properly allocable to the provision of each
such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability
income insurance included in that insurance program.
Sec. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to
@@ -1139,9 +1158,9 @@
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative Dispute
Resolution function within the Office of Human Resources and
Administration for all services provided at rates which will recover
-actual costs but not to exceed $134,343,000 for the Office of
+actual costs but not to exceed $134,342,000 for the Office of
Resolution Management, $7,607,000 for the Office of Employment
-Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and $7,686,000 for the
+Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and $7,586,000 for the
Alternative Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human
Resources and Administration: Provided, That payments may be made in
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs:
@@ -1252,8 +1271,11 @@
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress: Provided further, That section 220 of title II of division A
-of Public Law 118-42, as continued by division A of Public Law 119-4 is
-repealed.
+of Public Law 118-42, as continued by section 1101(a)(10) of division A
+of Public Law 119-4, is repealed.
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
Sec. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of
Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2026, for
``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and
@@ -1302,7 +1324,11 @@
as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to
remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section
8111 of title 38, United States Code.
-Sec. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the
+Sec. 223. None of the funds available to the Department of
+Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the
+current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select
+and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.
+Sec. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid
savings in a major construction project that total at least $5,000,000,
or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is
@@ -1311,13 +1337,13 @@
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and
shall describe the anticipated use of such savings.
-Sec. 224. None of the funds made available for ``Construction,
+Sec. 225. None of the funds made available for ``Construction,
Major Projects'' may be used for a project in excess of the scope
specified for that project in the original justification data provided
to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations unless the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
-Sec. 225. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal
+Sec. 226. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal
quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly
report containing performance measures and data from each Veterans
@@ -1329,45 +1355,15 @@
further, That the report shall also include information on the number
of appeals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as well as
the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly basis.
-Sec. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written
+Sec. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the
transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational
unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another.
-Sec. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a
+Sec. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a
quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness
marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000.
-
-(including transfer of funds)
-
-Sec. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination
-that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health
-Administration, may transfer to the ``Medical Services'' account any
-discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2026 in
-this title (except appropriations made to the ``General Operating
-Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' account) or any
-discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans
-Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2026, that were
-provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers
-shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and
-Budget: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this
-section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:
-Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that
-were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
-concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
-Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That such
-authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items,
-based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which
-originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds
-are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, That,
-upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an
-appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back
-to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as
-originally appropriated: Provided further, That before a transfer may
-take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
-Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority
-to make the transfer and receive approval of that request.
(including transfer of funds)
@@ -1381,9 +1377,9 @@
approval of that request.
Sec. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram
funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of
-reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is
-approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
-Congress.
+reprogramming will exceed a cumulative $7,000,000, unless such
+reprogramming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both
+Houses of Congress.
Sec. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that
the toll-free suicide hotline under section 1720F(h) of title 38,
United States Code--
@@ -1419,7 +1415,7 @@
(C) determine the number of veterans described in
subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.
Sec. 232. Effective during the period beginning on October 1,
-2018, and ending on January 1, 2026, none of the funds made available
+2018, and ending on January 1, 2027, none of the funds made available
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by this or any other Act may be
obligated or expended in contravention of the ``Veterans Health
Administration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the
@@ -1490,9 +1486,10 @@
United States Code.
Sec. 236. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall
-discontinue using Social Security account numbers to authenticate
-individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans
-Affairs for all individuals not later than September 30, 2026:
+discontinue collecting and using Social Security account numbers to
+authenticate individuals in all information systems of the Department
+of Veterans Affairs for all individuals not later than September 30,
+2026.
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and use a Social
Security account number to identify an individual, in accordance with
section 552a of title 5, United States Code, in an information system
@@ -1506,7 +1503,7 @@
(4) identify a specific individual where no adequate
substitute is available.
(c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede section
-237 of division J of Public Law 117-328.
+237 of division A of Public Law 118-42.
Sec. 237. For funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs
for each of fiscal year 2026 and 2027 for ``Medical Services'', section
239 of division A of Public Law 114-223 shall apply.
@@ -1536,17 +1533,18 @@
under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other
materials available to the department or agency over which that
Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act
-of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of the
-Inspector General to such records, documents, or other materials, under
-any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers
-to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of access.
+of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), or to prevent or impede the access of
+the Inspector General to such records, documents, or other materials,
+under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly
+refers to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of
+access.
(b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide
its Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other
materials in a timely manner.
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the
establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities
-under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
+under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives within 5 calendar days
@@ -1568,19 +1566,20 @@
Public Law 114-223 shall apply.
Sec. 246. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to conduct research commencing on or
-after July 1, 2025, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate
-unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research
-specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b).
+after the date of enactment of this Act, that uses any canine, feline,
+or non-human primate unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves
+such research specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b).
(b)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the conduct of
-research commencing on or after July 1, 2025, using canines, felines,
-or non-human primates if the Secretary certifies that--
+research commencing on or after the date of enactment of this Act,
+using canines, felines, or non-human primates if the Secretary
+certifies that--
(A) the scientific objectives of the research can only be
met by using such canines, felines, or non-human primates and
cannot be met using other animal models, in vitro models,
computational models, human clinical studies, or other research
alternatives;
(B) such scientific objectives are necessary to advance
-research benefitting veterans and are directly related to an
+research benefiting veterans and are directly related to an
illness or injury that is combat-related as defined by 10
U.S.C. 1413(e);
(C) the research is consistent with the revised Department
@@ -1609,8 +1608,9 @@
(5) the frequency and duration of such research; and
(6) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety,
and efficacy of the research, and animal welfare.
-(d) Not later than December 31, 2025, and biannually thereafter,
-the Secretary shall submit to such Committees a report describing--
+(d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
+Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such
+Committees a report describing--
(1) any research being conducted by the Department of
Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-human primates
as of the date of the submittal of the report;
@@ -1621,13 +1621,14 @@
(4) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety,
and efficacy of such research; and
(5) the development and adoption of alternatives to
-canines, felines, or non-human primates research.
-(e) Not later than December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, the
-Department of Veterans Affairs must submit to voluntary U.S. Department
-of Agriculture inspections of canine, feline, and non-human primate
-research facilities.
-(f) Not later than December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, the
-Secretary shall submit to such Committees a report describing--
+canines, felines, or non-human primate research.
+(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
+Act, and annually thereafter, the Department of Veterans Affairs must
+submit to voluntary U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of
+canine, feline, and non-human primate research facilities.
+(f) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
+Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such
+Committees a report describing--
(1) any violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the Public
Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory
Animals, or other Department of Veterans Affairs policies
@@ -1637,7 +1638,8 @@
(3) specific actions taken to prevent their recurrence.
(g) The Department shall implement a plan under which the Secretary
will eliminate the research conducted using canines, felines, or non-
-human primates by not later than September 20, 2026.
+human primates by not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
+this Act.
Sec. 247. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that
the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any
@@ -1655,7 +1657,7 @@
each such program.
Sec. 248. Amounts made available for the ``Veterans Health
Administration, Medical Community Care'' account in this or any other
-Act for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 may be used for expenses that would
+Act for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 may be used for expenses that would
otherwise be payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by
section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as
amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
@@ -1665,30 +1667,63 @@
shall remain in the ``Medical Community Care'' account for such fiscal
years.
Sec. 250. Of the amounts made available for the Department of
-Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or any other Act, under
+Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2026, in this or any other Act, under
the ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services'', ``Veterans
Health Administration--Medical Community Care'', ``Veterans Health
-Administration--Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Veterans Health
-Administration--Medical Facilities'' accounts, $1,323,444,000 shall be
-made available for gender-specific care and programmatic efforts to
-deliver care for women veterans.
-Sec. 251. Notwithstanding any other law, unless prevented by an
-order issued by a federal or state court, by no later than September
-30, 2026, the Secretary shall commence construction of the Community
-Based Outpatient Clinic in Bakersfield, California authorized in
-section 1(a)(3) of Public Law 111-82 and in accordance with Lease No.
-36C10F20L0008 or successor lease.
-Sec. 252. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal
-quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
-Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly
-report on the status of the ``Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund'',
-established to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue Plan Act of
-2021 (Public Law 117-2): Provided, That, at a minimum, the report
-shall include an update on obligations by program, project or activity
-and a plan for expending the remaining funds.
-Sec. 253. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary and
+Administration--Medical Support and Compliance'', ``Veterans Health
+Administration--Medical Facilities'', and ``Cost of War Toxic Exposures
+Fund'', accounts, $1,429,181,000 shall be made available for gender-
+specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care for women
+veterans; $697,800,000 shall be made available for suicide prevention
+outreach programs; $3,500,000,000 shall be made available for the
+Caregivers program; $42,000,000 shall be made available for the
+National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; $70,000,000 shall
+be made available for the Neurology Centers of Excellence; $342,455,000
+shall be made available for rural health care; $3,459,121,000 shall be
+made available for veterans' homelessness programs; $6,356,000,000
+shall be made available for telehealth for veterans; $709,573,000 shall
+be made available for opioid prevention and treatment programs; and,
+$36,879,000 shall be made available for the Intimate Partner Violence
+Assistance Program.
+Sec. 251. Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal year
+2026 in the ``Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund'' established in
+section 243 of division J of Public Law 114-113, and in addition to any
+funds otherwise made available for such purposes in this, prior, or
+subsequent fiscal years, $900,000,000 shall be available for
+constructing, altering, extending, and improving medical facilities of
+the Veterans Health Administration, including all supporting activities
+and required contingencies, during the period of availability of the
+Fund: Provided, That prior to obligation of any of the funds provided
+in this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must provide a plan
+for the execution of the funds appropriated in this section to the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such
+Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days
+has elapsed.
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+Sec. 252. Of the $75,039,000,000 to become available on October 1,
+2025, previously appropriated under the heading ``Veterans Health
+Administration--Medical Services'' in the Full-Year Continuing
+Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4),
+$2,030,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Veterans Health
+Administration--Medical Facilities''.
+Sec. 253. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the
+Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both
+Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds made available in this
+Act and any available unobligated balances from prior Acts, including
+the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5), for the Cost
+of War Toxic Exposures Fund: Provided, That the budget resource
+categories supporting the Veterans Health Administration shall be
+reported by the subcategories ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community
+Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical and
+Prosthetic Research'': Provided further, That not later than 30 days
+after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit a
+quarterly report on the status of the funds, including, at a minimum,
+an update on obligations by program, project or activity.
+Sec. 254. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary and
administered by a corporation referred to in section 7364(b) of title
-38, United States Code, between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019
+38, United States Code, between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018
for purposes of carrying out an order placed with the Department of
Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States
Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 7364(b)(1)
@@ -1697,7 +1732,18 @@
the period of performance of such order, provided that the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs determines that such amounts need to remain available
for such liquidation.
-Sec. 254. Unobligated balances available under the headings
+Sec. 255. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used
+to close Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, domiciliaries, or
+clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare
+services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities
+as part of a planned realignment of services until the Secretary
+provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
+a report including an analysis of how any such planned realignment of
+services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or
+highly rural areas, including travel distances and transportation costs
+to access a Department medical facility and availability of local
+specialty and primary care.
+Sec. 256. Unobligated balances available under the headings
``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor Projects''
may be obligated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a facility
pursuant to section 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through
@@ -1714,66 +1760,246 @@
described in section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 114-294, as amended, has
exhausted available cost containment approaches as set forth in the
agreement under section 2(c) of such Public Law.
-Sec. 255. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
-used to implement, administer, or otherwise carry out the Department of
-Veterans Affairs interim final rule published on September 9, 2022, or
-any successor to such rule, or to propose, promulgate, or implement any
-substantially similar rule or policy.
-(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended
-for any abortion, including through a medical benefits package or
-health benefits program that includes coverage of abortion.
-(c) The limitations established in subsection (b) shall not apply
-to an abortion--
-(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
-incest; or
-(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
-disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a
-life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from
-the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician,
-place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is
-performed.
-Sec. 256. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
-for surgical procedures or hormone therapies for the purposes of gender
-affirming care.
-Sec. 257. During the period beginning on October 1, 2025 and
-ending on September 30, 2026, none of the funds made available by this
-Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule
-issued by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to ``Change in
-Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation'' (88 Fed. Reg.
-10032) and published on February 16, 2023.
-Sec. 258. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
-to carry out VHA Directive 1193.01, ``Coronavirus Disease 2019
-Vaccination Program for Veterans Health Administration Health Care
-Personnel''.
-Sec. 259. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
-to provide any services to any individual unlawfully present in the
-United States who is not eligible for health care under the laws
-administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
-Sec. 260. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
-by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5502 of title 38,
-United States Code, in any case arising out of the administration by
-the Secretary of laws and benefits under such title, to report a person
-who is deemed mentally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, or to be
-experiencing an extended loss of consciousness as a person who has been
-adjudicated as a mental defective under subjection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of
-section 922 of title 18, United States Code, without the order or
-finding a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent
-jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or
-others.
-Sec. 261. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
-under the heading ``Veterans Health Administration'' from prior
-appropriations Acts, including any funds transferred from the Medical
-Care Collections Fund to accounts under such heading, $15,889,000,000
-is hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be
-rescinded from amounts that were provided under the heading ``Medical
-and Prosthetic Research'' or amounts that were designated by the
-Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
-resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
-Control Act of 1985: Provided further; That the Secretary of Veterans
-Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
-of Representatives and the Senate a plan for rescinding amounts
-pursuant to this section not later than 30 days after the date of the
-enactment of this Act.
+Sec. 257. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or
+otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
+Veterans Affairs may be obligated, awarded, or expended to procure or
+purchase covered information technology equipment in cases where the
+manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of
+the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an entity, or
+parent company of an entity listed on any of the following:
+(1) the Department of Defense's Chinese Military Company
+List;
+(2) the Department of the Treasury's Non-SDN Chinese
+Military Industrial Complex Companies List;
+(3) the Department of Commerce's Denied Persons List,
+Entity List, or Military End User List, if the entity is--
+(A) an agency or instrumentality of the People's
+Republic of China;
+(B) an entity headquartered in the People's
+Republic of China; or
+(C) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
+an agency, instrumentality, or entity described in
+subparagraph (A) or (B); or
+(4) the Department of Homeland Security's Uyghur Forced
+Labor Prevention Act Entity List.
+(b) Applicability to Third Parties.--The prohibition in subsection
+(a) also applies in cases in which the Secretary has contracted with a
+third party for the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of funds on
+any of the equipment and software described in such subsection.
+(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``covered
+information technology equipment'' shall mean the following equipment
+used in an office environment: computers, printers, or interoperable
+videoconferencing equipment used in or by the Department of Veterans
+Affairs directly. ``Covered information technology equipment'' shall
+not refer to services that use such equipment, including cloud
+services.
+Sec. 258. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for
+contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory,
+behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic
+requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such
+deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
+changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
+and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent
+with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
+Sec. 259. The Department is directed to maintain staffing levels
+to facilitate the Department's own goals, including that benefits
+claims are adjudicated according to the 125 day goal, and that
+healthcare appointments and service are provided in the timeframes
+required by statute and regulation.
+Sec. 260. The Department is directed to provide quarterly
+briefings to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress on the status of implementation of the provisions in Public
+Law 118-42 related to veterans in the Freely Associated States [FAS] in
+a way that is consistent with Congressional intent, including
+engagement with FAS governments, a projected timeline for veterans in
+the FAS to receive hospital care and medical services, and an estimate
+of the cost of implementation.
+Sec. 261. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available to the Department of Veterans Affairs in this Act may be used
+in a manner that would--
+(1) interfere with the ability of a veteran to participate
+in a medicinal marijuana program approved by a State;
+(2) deny any services from the Department to a veteran who
+is participating in such a program; or
+(3) limit or interfere with the ability of a health care
+provider of the Department to make appropriate recommendations,
+fill out forms, or take steps to comply with such a program.
+
+report on the use of third-party contractors to conduct medical
+disability examinations of veterans for purposes of obtaining
+disability compensation
+
+Sec. 262. (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
+date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
+shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and
+the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a
+report on the use of third-party contractors to conduct medical
+disability examinations of veterans for purposes of obtaining
+disability compensation.
+(b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)
+shall include the following:
+(1) The number of contractors used in each State to conduct
+disability compensation examinations.
+(2) Contract performance and quality measures.
+(3) The average miles a veteran is required to travel to
+attend a contract medical disability examination, disaggregated
+by State.
+(4) The average wait time for an individual to receive an
+examination.
+(5) A description of the process at the Department for
+handling complaints of veterans about their experience with a
+contracted medical disability examiner.
+Sec. 263. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
+of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with
+the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall submit to the
+Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
+of the Senate and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Financial
+Services of the House of Representatives a report that identifies, as
+of the date of the report, the total number of veterans participating
+in the housing choice voucher program under section 8(o) of the United
+States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)).
+(b) In this section, the term ``veteran''--
+(1) means a person who, regardless of length of service,
+was a member of the armed forces (as that term is defined in
+section 101 of title 10, United States Code); and
+(2) does not include a person who--
+(A) received a dishonorable discharge from the
+armed forces; or
+(B) was discharged or dismissed from the armed
+forces by reason of the sentence of a general court-
+martial.
+
+national cemetery administration surveys
+
+Sec. 264. (a) The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs of the
+Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue to--
+(1) administer the customer service survey of the National
+Cemetery Administration to veterans, families, and funeral
+homes through ongoing survey activities; and
+(2) publish the results of such survey.
+(b) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 30 days before the date
+on which any change is made to the survey described in subsection (a),
+including with respect to methodology, participants, or scope, the
+Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs shall submit a description of such
+change to--
+(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
+(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
+
+interment schedule availability at cemeteries under the control of the
+national cemetery administration
+
+Sec. 265. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
+maintain, on the publicly accessible website landing page of the
+National Cemetery Administration, a spreadsheet or similar document
+displaying the most recent interment schedule availability for each
+operational cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery
+Administration.
+(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
+(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
+of this Act, make the spreadsheet or similar document described
+in subsection (a) available as required by such subsection; and
+(2) once every 30 days thereafter, update such spreadsheet
+or similar document.
+(c) Definition of Interment Schedule Availability.--Not later than
+60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
+Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
+a proposed definition for the term ``interment schedule availability''
+that--
+(1) generally means the number of business days between the
+establishment of a case for a deceased individual and the first
+availability for the interment of the individual; and
+(2) takes into account the ability to meet the family's
+preferred dates, days of the week, and times for scheduling the
+interment.
+(d) Report on Historical Data.--Not later than one year after the
+date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
+shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on data
+for interment schedule availability during the five-year period ending
+on the date on which the report is submitted.
+(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
+the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
+(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
+(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
+Sec. 266. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
+of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the
+Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
+Appropriations of the House of Representatives a briefing on the
+current status, path forward, and timeline to construct a new medical
+center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Reno, Nevada, utilizing
+in full the funds that have been previously appropriated for such
+purpose prior to their expiration.
+
+limitation on availability of funds for canceling large contracts
+
+Sec. 267. None of the amounts appropriated by this title may be
+obligated or expended to cancel a contract with a value that exceeds
+$10,000,000 until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has submitted to
+the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
+of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives an advance
+notification and written explanation of contingency plans to replace
+the relevant service being cancelled, including any necessary change in
+the Department's staffing levels.
+Sec. 268. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
+enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
+shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the
+Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and each
+Member of Congress a report on the current backlog in funding for
+construction and renovation of State homes for veterans.
+(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include the
+following:
+(1) A list of all unfunded or partially funded applications
+for construction grants for State homes, including those
+identified on the priority lists for fiscal year 2024 and 2025.
+(2) The estimated total funding required to fully fund all
+projects under such pending applications.
+(3) A description of the key hurdles to clearing the
+backlog of construction grant applications, including
+administrative, regulatory, and funding-related barriers.
+(4) Any recommendations for administrative or legislative
+action to reduce delays and accelerate the approval and
+completion of State home projects.
+(5) An exploration of potential options for interim or
+alternative sources of funding to sustain or advance priority
+projects currently awaiting Federal support, including an
+evaluation of such options for feasibility and potential
+impact.
+(c) The requirement under subsection (b)(5) shall not be construed
+as relieving Congress of its responsibility to fund State homes fully
+and in a timely manner.
+(d) In this section, the term ``State home'' has the meaning given
+that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
+Sec. 269. No funds appropriated by this title shall be used to
+reduce staffing, limit hours of operation, decrease training
+opportunities, curb access to relevant information technology systems,
+or otherwise reduce the capacity of the Veterans Crisis Line
+established under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code, to
+respond to and provide resources to veterans in crisis.
+
+report on review and implementation of staffing models at department of
+veterans affairs
+
+Sec. 270. (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--
+In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
+means--
+(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
+(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
+Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
+(b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
+enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
+to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the efforts of
+the Secretary to review and implement staffing models at the Department
+of Veterans Affairs that will ensure timely, high quality delivery of
+health care, benefits, and other services furnished by the Department.
+Such report shall describe the methodology and review process the
+Secretary is using to create the staffing models for the Department.
TITLE III
@@ -1792,7 +2018,7 @@
basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $15,000
for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of
official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of
-such countries, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended.
+such countries, $108,281,000 to remain available until expended.
foreign currency fluctuations account
@@ -1807,11 +2033,11 @@
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through
-7298 of title 38, United States Code, $49,000,000: Provided, That
-$3,800,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial
-assistance as described and in accordance with the process and
-reporting procedures set forth under this heading in Public Law 102-
-229.
+7298 of title 38, United States Code, $49,000,000, of which $3,000,000
+shall be available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That $4,256,000
+shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as
+described and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures
+set forth under this heading in Public Law 102-229.
Department of Defense--Civil
@@ -1823,7 +2049,7 @@
of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National
Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles
for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000
-for official reception and representation expenses, $115,000,000, of
+for official reception and representation expenses, $118,780,450, of
which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2028. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking
maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ``Lease of
@@ -1837,13 +2063,13 @@
operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington,
District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport,
Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces
-Retirement Home Trust Fund, $70,520,000, to remain available until
-September 30, 2027, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until
+Retirement Home Trust Fund, $79,000,000, to remain available until
+September 30, 2027, of which $2,072,000 shall remain available until
expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the
Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District of Columbia, and the
Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of
the amounts made available under this heading from funds available in
-the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $25,000,000 shall be paid
+the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $27,000,000 shall be paid
from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.
Administrative Provision
@@ -1881,11 +2107,7 @@
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.
-Sec. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
-for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member,
-Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of
-Representatives.
-Sec. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this
+Sec. 406. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this
Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web
site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress
in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the
@@ -1897,25 +2119,25 @@
information.
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee
-or Committees of Congress for no less than 30 days.
-Sec. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
+or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
+Sec. 407. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
-Sec. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
+Sec. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by
an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301-10.122
through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
-Sec. 410. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
+Sec. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction
services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order
No. 12989.
-Sec. 411. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+Sec. 410. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code.
-Sec. 412. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
+Sec. 411. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may
be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual
@@ -1935,131 +2157,3757 @@
of the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
-Sec. 413. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
+Sec. 412. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5502 of title 38,
+United States Code, in any case arising out of the administration by
+the Secretary of laws and benefits under such title, to report a person
+who is deemed mentally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, or to be
+experiencing an extended loss of consciousness as a person who has been
+adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of
+section 922 of title 18, United States Code, without the order or
+finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of
+competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or
+herself or others.
+Sec. 413. (a) Each department or agency funded in this or any other
+appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 shall, no later than 60 days
+after enactment of this Act, report to the Committees on Appropriations
+of the House of Representatives and the Senate on funds that are
+allotted and available for obligation as of the end of the reporting
+period and on obligations as of the end of the reporting period:
+Provided, That such report shall be delineated by: (1) program,
+project, and activity level; (2) public law making such funds
+available; and (3) period of availability: Provided further, That such
+reports shall be transmitted to the Committees monthly thereafter, on
+the fifteenth of each such month, during the period of availability of
+the relevant funds.
+(b) The term ``reporting period'' as used in this section means the
+month that precedes the date on which the department or agency
+transmits the report to the Committees.
+This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction, Veterans
+Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.
+
+DIVISION B--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
+ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026
+
+The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
+Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural
+Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the
+fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:
+
+TITLE I
+
+AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
+
+Processing, Research, and Marketing
+
+Office of the Secretary
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $51,792,000
+of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available for the immediate
+Office of the Secretary, of which $650,000 shall be for the
+establishment of a Seafood Industry Liaison; not to exceed $1,896,000
+shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed
+$5,190,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations, of
+which $1,000,000 shall be to continue a Tribal Public Health Resource
+Center at a land grant university with existing indigenous public
+health expertise to expand current partnerships and collaborative
+efforts with indigenous groups to improve the delivery of public health
+services and functions in American Indian communities focusing on
+indigenous food sovereignty; not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be
+available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, of
+which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed
+$21,706,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant
+Secretary for Administration, of which $20,000,000 shall be available
+for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for
+management support services to offices of the Department and for
+general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other
+miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and
+necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department:
+Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the
+Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to
+fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to
+exceed $4,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant
+Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to
+carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving
+intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and
+not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
+Communications: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is
+authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office
+of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
+Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be
+increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That
+not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph
+for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for
+official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided
+for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount
+made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall
+be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel
+expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.
+551-558: Provided further, That funds made available under this
+heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional
+Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to
+agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to
+maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no
+funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant
+Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days
+from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has
+notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on
+the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That
+during any 30 day notification period referenced in section 716 of this
+Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin
+implementation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act
+or make any public announcement of such action in any form.
+
+Executive Operations
+
+office of the chief economist
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
+$30,500,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative
+agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155: Provided, That of
+the amounts made available under this heading, $2,450,000 shall be for
+an interdisciplinary center based at a land grant university focused on
+agricultural policy relevant to the Midwest region which will provide
+private entities, policymakers, and the public with timely insights and
+targeted economic solutions: Provided further, That of the amounts
+made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry
+out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture
+Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by section 12504
+of Public Law 115-334.
+
+office of hearings and appeals
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals,
+$16,000,000.
+
+office of budget and program analysis
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program
+Analysis, $14,967,000.
+
+Office of the Chief Information Officer
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
+Officer, $91,000,000, of which not less than $77,428,000 is for
+cybersecurity requirements of the department.
+
+Office of the Chief Financial Officer
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial
+Officer, $6,867,000.
+
+Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
+Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That funds made available by this
+Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for salaries and
+expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff
+for the Office.
+
+Office of Civil Rights
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $37,000,000.
+
+Agriculture Buildings and Facilities
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public
+Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
+authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
+of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the
+Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and
+other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate
+unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the
+Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance,
+improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and
+for related costs, $22,603,000, to remain available until expended.
+
+Hazardous Materials Management
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply
+with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
+Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act
+(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,000,000, to remain available until
+expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to
+the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to
+any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements
+pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.
+
+Office of Safety, Security, and Protection
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and
+Protection, $20,800,000.
+
+Office of Inspector General
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
+including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978
+(Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), $111,561,000, including such sums
+as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public
+agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the
+Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), and
+including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational
+expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the
+direction of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector General
+Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the
+Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-98).
+
+Office of the General Counsel
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
+$60,537,000.
+
+Office of Ethics
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,500,000.
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Research, Education, and Economics, $1,884,000: Provided, That funds
+made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and
+Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
+up to one administrative support staff for the Office: Provided
+further, That of the amounts made available under this heading,
+$500,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.
+
+Economic Research Service
+
+For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service,
+$90,612,000.
+
+National Agricultural Statistics Service
+
+For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
+Service, $187,513,000, of which up to $46,000,000 shall be available
+until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts
+made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct
+Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f):
+Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on
+Appropriations of both Houses of Congress in writing at least 30 days
+prior to discontinuing data collection programs and reports.
+
+Agricultural Research Service
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for
+acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
+cost not to exceed $100,000 and with prior notification and approval of
+the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and for
+land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or
+shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not
+exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests
+transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,826,778,000: Provided, That
+appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and
+maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for
+replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
+shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction,
+alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless
+otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not
+exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each
+be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be constructed or
+improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four
+buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each,
+and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall
+not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building
+or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That
+appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering into lease
+agreements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the
+construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by
+the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the lease shall be
+that any facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-
+Federal entity and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination
+of the lease agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on
+alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or
+replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided
+further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting
+easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided
+further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement
+of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C.
+113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be
+available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service
+location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal
+entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service
+and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the
+facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the
+availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of
+the facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided
+further, That funds may be received from any State, other political
+subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of
+establishing or operating any research facility or research project of
+the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided
+further, That no later than 60 days from the date of enactment of this
+Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on
+Appropriations of both House of Congress that outlines the current
+staffing levels and hiring plans in fiscal year 2026 for each research
+unit.
+
+buildings and facilities
+
+For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,
+extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as
+necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the
+Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $42,650,000,
+to remain available until expended, which shall be for the purposes,
+and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
+``Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the report accompanying this
+Act.
+
+National Institute of Food and Agriculture
+
+research and education activities
+
+For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
+forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
+$1,089,510,000, which shall be for the purposes, in the amounts, and
+for the periods of availability specified in the table titled
+``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education
+Activities'' in the report accompanying this Act, of which $559,760,000
+shall remain available until expended and of which $2,000,000 shall
+remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the
+amounts provided under this heading, $13,560,000 shall be for the
+purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table
+titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the report accompanying
+this Act, to remain available until expended, which shall not be
+subject to section 6(c) and section 6(d) of the Research Facilities Act
+(7 U.S.C. 390d): Provided further, That each institution eligible to
+receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than
+$1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for
+Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made
+available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible
+institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska
+and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890
+institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to
+receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not
+more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other
+Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7
+U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay
+administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that
+authority.
+
+native american institutions endowment fund
+
+For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by
+Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain
+available until expended.
+
+extension activities
+
+For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
+Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and
+American Samoa, $561,700,000 which shall be for the purposes, in the
+amounts, and for the periods of availability specified in the table
+titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension
+Activities'' in the report accompanying this Act, of which $32,500,000
+shall remain available until expended: Provided, That institutions
+eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension
+receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for
+cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever
+Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471
+shall be available for retirement and employees' compensation costs for
+extension agents.
+
+integrated activities
+
+For the integrated research, education, and extension grants
+programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $41,100,000,
+which shall be for the purposes, in the amounts, and for the periods of
+availability specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food
+and Agriculture, Integrated Activities'' in the report accompanying
+this Act, of which $8,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
+Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect
+costs shall not be charged against any Extension Implementation Program
+Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7
+U.S.C. 7626).
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000: Provided, That funds
+made available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory
+Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
+up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
+
+Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
+Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for
+expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
+$1,167,534,000 which shall be for the purposes, in the amounts, and for
+the periods of availability specified in the table titled ``Animal and
+Plant Health Inspection Service'' in the report accompanying this Act,
+of which $601,551,000 shall remain available until expended, of which
+$11,384,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified
+for this account in the table titled ``Congressionally Directed
+Spending'' in the report accompanying this Act, to remain available
+until expended, and of which $8,500,000 shall remain available until
+September 30, 2027: Provided, That no funds shall be used to formulate
+or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal
+year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least
+40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
+available for the purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of
+aircraft: Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies which
+threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of the
+United States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or
+funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such
+sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such
+emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious
+disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in
+accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health
+Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the
+Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended
+balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the
+preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts:
+Provided further, That the Secretary must notify the Committees on
+Appropriations about any transfer of funds in the preceding proviso
+within 15 days after such transfer being made: Provided further, That
+appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C.
+2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and
+improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any
+one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the
+current replacement value of the building.
+In fiscal year 2026, the agency is authorized to collect fees to
+cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or
+services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic
+and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals,
+provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability
+for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,
+or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall
+be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended,
+without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or
+services.
+
+buildings and facilities
+
+For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,
+environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase
+of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and
+acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2268a, $1,000,000, to
+remain available until expended.
+
+Agricultural Marketing Service
+
+marketing services
+
+For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service,
+$222,887,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts
+specified in the table titled ``Agricultural Marketing Service--
+Marketing Services'' in the report accompanying this Act: Provided,
+That amounts made available for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives
+to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115-334 (7 U.S.C. 1632d) shall
+remain available until expended and the Secretary shall take measures
+to ensure an equal distribution of funds between the three regional
+innovation initiatives that were first established using funds made
+available under this heading in Public Law 116-6: Provided further,
+That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C.
+2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but
+the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
+exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
+Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities,
+as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701), except
+for the cost of activities relating to the development or maintenance
+of grain standards under the United States Grain Standards Act, 7
+U.S.C. 71 et seq.
+
+limitation on administrative expenses
+
+Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
+during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided,
+That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events
+occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with
+notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress.
+
+funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
+U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as
+authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for:
+(1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish
+and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers
+otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $23,880,000 for
+formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders
+pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the
+Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-128).
+
+payments to states and possessions
+
+For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments
+of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section
+204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
+$1,000,000.
+
+limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses
+
+Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
+during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
+Provided, That if grain export activities require additional
+supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this
+limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That funds made available by this
+Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and
+expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff
+for the Office.
+
+Food Safety and Inspection Service
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the
+Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and
+the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for
+representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
+Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,226,000,000; and in
+addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees
+collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by
+section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of
+1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the Public
+Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available
+until expended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time
+equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2026 for
+purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
+Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided
+further, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue
+implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110-246 as further
+clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113-79:
+Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant
+to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and
+improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the
+fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
+value of the building.
+
+TITLE II
+
+FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Farm Production and Conservation, $1,527,000: Provided, That funds
+made available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Production and
+Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to
+fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
+
+Farm Production and Conservation Business Center
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation
+Business Center, $238,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the
+implementation of section 773 of Public Law 117-328: Provided, That
+$70,740,000 of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year
+pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
+Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and merged with
+this account.
+
+Farm Service Agency
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,209,307,000,
+of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for the hiring of new
+employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacancies at Farm Service
+Agency county offices and farm loan officers and shall be available
+until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the agency shall submit a
+report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 to the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that identifies
+for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance
+against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current
+performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c)
+current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a
+detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational
+enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the
+investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as
+alternatives to the investment: Provided further, That the Secretary
+is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not
+the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments
+for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further, That
+other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may
+be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, That of
+the amount appropriated under this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made
+available to county offices, to remain available until expended:
+Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, any
+funds made available to county offices in the current fiscal year that
+the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency deems to exceed or not
+meet the amount needed for the county offices may be transferred to or
+from the Farm Service Agency for necessary expenses: Provided further,
+That none of the funds available for any department or agency in this
+or any other appropriations Acts, including prior year Acts, shall be
+used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided further,
+That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be
+used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result
+in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and
+approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress.
+
+state mediation grants
+
+For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit
+Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $6,500,000: Provided,
+That the Secretary of Agriculture may determine that United States
+territories and Federally recognized Indian tribes are ``States'' for
+the purposes of Subtitle A of such Act.
+
+grassroots source water protection program
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater
+protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of
+1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $7,000,000, to remain available until
+expended.
+
+dairy indemnity program
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to
+dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy
+indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available
+until expended: Provided, That such program is carried out by the
+Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described
+in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
+and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114
+Stat. 1549A-12).
+
+geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement payments
+to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under section 1621
+of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792),
+$3,500,000, to remain available until expended.
+
+agricultural credit insurance fund program account
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
+guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7
+U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.),
+Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans
+(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.),
+and relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), to be available from funds in
+the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for
+guaranteed farm ownership loans and $3,100,000,000 for farm ownership
+direct loans; $2,000,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating
+loans and $1,633,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans,
+$14,388,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000;
+guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; and for boll weevil
+eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary
+shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of
+boll weevil eradication program loans.
+For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including
+the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
+Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $1,000,000 for emergency
+loans, to remain available until expended; $39,370,000 for farm
+ownership direct loans, and $84,000 for boll weevil eradication program
+loans.
+In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
+direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,053,000: Provided, That of
+this amount, $305,803,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ``Farm
+Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
+Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance
+Program Account for farm ownership, operating, conservation, and
+emergency direct loans and loan guarantees may be transferred among
+these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of
+both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any
+transfer.
+
+Risk Management Agency
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $65,637,000:
+Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
+in this Act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities
+required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
+of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts
+otherwise provided for such purpose: Provided further, That not to
+exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and
+representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
+
+Natural Resources Conservation Service
+
+conservation operations
+
+For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act
+of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of
+conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and
+water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special
+measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent
+floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural
+related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers;
+classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information;
+acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant
+materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost
+not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
+2268a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
+and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
+$895,754,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts
+specified in the table titled ``Natural Resources Conservation Service,
+Conservation Operations'' in the report accompanying this Act, to
+remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That
+appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250
+for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements
+at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and
+improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not
+exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other
+structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such
+land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a.
+
+watershed and flood prevention operations
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including
+but not limited to surveys and investigations, engineering operations,
+works of improvement, and changes in use of land, in accordance with
+the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005
+and 1007-1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating
+to the activities of the Department, $52,360,000, to remain available
+until expended, of which $32,360,000 shall be for the purposes, and in
+the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
+``Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the report accompanying this
+Act: Provided, That for funds provided by this Act or any other prior
+Act, the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or subwatershed
+exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities
+can be undertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the
+primary purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land
+treatment measures): Provided further, That of the amounts made
+available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to multi-
+benefit irrigation modernization projects and activities that increase
+fish or wildlife habitat, reduce drought impact, improve water quality
+or instream flow, or provide off-channel renewable energy production.
+
+watershed rehabilitation program
+
+Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and
+Flood Prevention Act, $1,000,000 is provided.
+
+CORPORATIONS
+
+The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to
+make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
+available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law,
+and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
+limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
+Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth
+in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or
+agency, except as hereinafter provided.
+
+Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund
+
+For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop
+Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain
+available until expended.
+
+Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
+
+reimbursement for net realized losses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to
+reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses
+sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the
+Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11): Provided, That of the
+funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of
+the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the
+conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to
+$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural
+Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign
+Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit
+Corporation business: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
+notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in
+writing 15 days prior to the obligation or commitment of any emergency
+funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation or the transfer or
+cancellation of any previously obligated Commodity Credit Corporation
+funds: Provided further, That such written notification shall include
+a detailed spend plan for the anticipated uses of such funds and an
+expected timeline for program execution if such obligation, commitment,
+transfer, or cancellation exceeds $100,000,000.
+
+hazardous waste management
+
+(limitation on expenses)
+
+For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall
+not expend more than $15,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup
+expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the
+requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental
+Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and
+section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).
+
+TITLE III
+
+RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, That funds made available by
+this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission area for
+salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative
+support staff for the Office.
+
+Rural Development
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
+implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with
+institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural
+cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $351,087,000: Provided,
+That of the amount made available under this heading, no less than
+$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for
+information technology expenses: Provided further, That
+notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under
+this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities
+that support Rural Development programs: Provided further, That in
+addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by
+section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any
+amounts collected under such section, as amended by this Act, will
+immediately be credited to this account and will remain available until
+expended for such purposes: Provided further, That of the amount made
+available under this heading, $2,000,000, to remain available until
+expended, shall be for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a
+pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term
+operations and financial health by providing technical assistance
+through analysis of current hospital management practices.
+
+Rural Housing Service
+
+rural housing insurance fund program account
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
+guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949,
+to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as
+follows: $1,000,000,000 shall be for section 502 direct loans;
+$5,000,000 shall be for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration
+program for Native American Tribes; and $25,000,000,000 shall be for
+section 502 unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $25,000,000 for section 504
+housing repair loans; $50,000,000 for section 515 rental housing;
+$400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans;
+$10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired
+property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development
+loans; $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans; and
+$15,000,000 for section 514 direct farm labor housing loans.
+For the cost of direct loans, guaranteed loans, and grants,
+including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
+Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 direct loans,
+$130,600,000, of which $32,650,000 shall remain available until
+September 30, 2027; Single Family Housing Relending demonstration
+program for Native American Tribes, $2,469,000; section 504 housing
+repair loans, $4,333,000; repair, rehabilitation, and new construction
+of section 515 rental housing, $15,130,000, to remain available until
+expended; section 523 self-help housing land development loans,
+$657,000; section 524 site development loans, $502,000; section 514
+farm labor housing loans, $4,761,000, to remain available until
+expended; and farm labor housing grants, as authorized by section 516
+of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $7,500,000, to
+remain available until expended: Provided, That to support the loan
+program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under
+this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the
+projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of
+the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest
+on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, That applicants
+in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541
+of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living
+in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided
+under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts available
+under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than
+$5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose
+homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and
+self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of
+1949 until June 1, 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
+implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations
+and public housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural
+Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit
+organizations and public housing authorities that commit to keep such
+properties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time
+as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but
+not be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and
+public housing authorities to earn a Return on Investment on the
+owner's initial equity contributions, as defined by the Secretary,
+invested in the transaction; and allow reimbursement of organizational
+costs associated with owner's oversight of asset referred to as ``Asset
+Management Fee'' of up to $7,500 per property.
+In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the
+cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
+Budget Act of 1974, $34,000,000, to remain available until expended,
+for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of
+the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties
+to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the
+Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the
+project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the
+purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income
+residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest;
+deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan
+debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and
+incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable
+returns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided, That the
+Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revitalization
+agreement, obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms
+of the restructuring.
+In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
+direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be paid to the
+appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.
+
+rental assistance program
+
+For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant
+to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or
+agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for
+eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the
+Housing Act of 1949, $1,715,000,000, and in addition such sums as may
+be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate
+debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental
+assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That
+amounts made available under this heading shall be available for
+renewal of rental assistance agreements for a maximum of 5,000 units
+where the Secretary determines that a maturing loan for a project
+cannot reasonably be restructured with another USDA loan or
+modification and the project was operating with rental assistance under
+section 521 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That the
+Secretary may enter into rental assistance contracts in maturing
+properties with existing rental assistance agreements notwithstanding
+any provision of section 521 of the Housing Act of 1949, for a term of
+at least 10 years but not more than 20 years: Provided further, That
+any agreement to enter into a rental assistance contract under section
+521 of the Housing Act of 1949 for a maturing property shall obligate
+the owner to continue to maintain the project as decent, safe, and
+sanitary housing and to operate the development in accordance with the
+Housing Act of 1949, except that rents shall be based on current Fair
+Market Rents as established by the Department of Housing and Urban
+Development pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart A, 42 U.S.C. 1437f and
+3535d, to determine the maximum initial rent and adjusted annually by
+the Operating Cost Adjustment Factor pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart B,
+unless the Agency determines that the project's budget-based needs
+require a higher rent, in which case the Agency may approve a budget-
+based rent level: Provided further, That rental assistance agreements
+entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded
+for a one year period: Provided further, That upon request by an owner
+under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental
+assistance agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such
+loan has expired, subject to annual appropriations: Provided further,
+That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year
+agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any debt
+reduction, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing
+projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized
+under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance
+provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2026 for a
+farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or
+516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until
+such assistance has remained unused for a period of twelve consecutive
+months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such
+assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who
+are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such
+recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be
+applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed
+under section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That except as
+provided in the eighth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding
+any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental
+assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year
+2026 for a project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental
+assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs: Provided
+further, That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary
+may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made
+available under this heading, for information technology improvements
+under this heading.
+
+rural housing voucher account
+
+For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section
+542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of
+such section, $48,000,000, to remain available until expended:
+Provided, That the funds made available under this heading shall be
+available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household
+(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a
+property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or
+otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005, and is not receiving
+stand-alone section 521 rental assistance: Provided further, That the
+amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable
+market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such
+unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such vouchers
+shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:
+Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
+practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and
+administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers
+administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
+Development: Provided further, That in addition to any other available
+funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from
+the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative
+expenses for activities funded under this heading.
+
+mutual and self-help housing grants
+
+For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
+Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $25,000,000, to remain available
+until expended.
+
+rural housing assistance grants
+
+For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing
+preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42
+U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $35,000,000, to remain available until
+expended.
+
+rural community facilities program account
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
+guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section
+381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
+$1,250,000,000 for direct loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
+For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including
+the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
+Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural community facilities
+programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section
+381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
+$217,436,000, to remain available until expended, of which $199,436,000
+shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts specified in the table
+titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the report accompanying
+this Act: Provided, That $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under
+this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development
+Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely to
+develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based
+housing and community development organizations, low-income rural
+communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to
+undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community
+and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided further,
+That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit
+and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program
+of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such
+intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other
+sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount
+not less than funds provided: Provided further, That any unobligated
+balances from prior year appropriations under this heading for the cost
+of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including amounts
+deobligated or cancelled, may be made available to cover the subsidy
+costs for direct loans, loan guarantees and or grants under this
+heading in this fiscal year: Provided further, That no amounts may be
+made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that were
+designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
+concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
+Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That amounts
+specified in the tables titled ``Community Project Funding/
+Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statements
+accompanying prior year Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
+Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, as described
+in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Acts, may not
+be made available pursuant to the fifth proviso until at least three
+fiscal years after the fiscal year in which such funds were originally
+made available: Provided further, That no amounts may be made
+available pursuant to the preceding proviso without prior notification
+and approval of the Committees of Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress: Provided further, That $13,000,000 of the amount
+appropriated under this heading shall be available for community
+facilities grants, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of the
+Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which $8,000,000 shall
+be for grants to tribal colleges as authorized by section 306(a)(25) of
+such Act: Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the
+Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the
+funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That in
+addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not
+more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under
+this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under
+this heading.
+
+Rural Business--Cooperative Service
+
+rural business program account
+
+For gross obligations for the principal amount of guaranteed loans
+as authorized by section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
+Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)), $1,750,000,000.
+For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business
+development programs authorized by section 310B and described in
+subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated
+Farm and Rural Development Act, $55,575,000, to remain available until
+expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
+heading, $15,575,000 shall be for business and industry guaranteed
+loans: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
+heading, $26,000,000 shall be for rural business development grants as
+authorized by section 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
+Development Act, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be made
+available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide
+technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote
+economic development: Provided further, That of the amount
+appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the
+Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border
+Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), the Southwest Border
+Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15301 et seq.), and the Appalachian
+Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Community
+Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the
+Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5
+percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided further,
+That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be
+for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American
+Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national
+organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation
+in order to promote economic development: Provided further, That
+sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
+Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading.
+
+intermediary relending program fund account
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the
+Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b),
+$13,000,000.
+For the cost of direct loans, $2,954,000, as authorized by the
+Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which
+$295,000 shall be available through June 30, 2026, for Federally
+Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $591,000 shall be
+available through June 30, 2026, for Mississippi Delta Region counties
+(as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460): Provided, That
+such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
+defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
+In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
+loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for
+``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.
+
+rural economic development loans program account
+
+For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
+section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of
+promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
+$50,000,000.
+The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural
+Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic
+development and job creation projects shall not exceed $10,000,000.
+
+rural cooperative development grants
+
+For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section
+310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
+1932), $24,800,000, of which $3,500,000 shall be for cooperative
+agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas
+program: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants
+for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups
+of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority
+of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised
+of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of
+which $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
+value-added agricultural product market development grants, as
+authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,
+of which $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
+Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of
+Public Law 107-171.
+
+rural microentrepreneur assistance program
+
+For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by section
+379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
+2008s), $19,515,000.
+For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 under the same terms
+and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm
+and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).
+
+rural energy for america program
+
+For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under the same terms
+and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and
+Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $100,000,000.
+
+healthy food financing initiative
+
+For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section
+243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture
+Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as added by section 4206 of
+the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary
+to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved
+areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-
+income communities, $500,000, to remain available until expended:
+Provided, That such costs of loans, including the cost of modifying
+such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
+Budget Act of 1974.
+
+Rural Utilities Service
+
+rural water and waste disposal program account
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
+guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section
+381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as
+follows: $1,015,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for
+guaranteed loans.
+For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including
+the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
+Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural water, waste water, waste
+disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections
+306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections
+306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
+Rural Development Act, $443,776,000, to remain available until
+expended: Provided, That $51,476,000 of the amount appropriated under
+this heading shall be available for direct loans, of which no less than
+$3,876,000 shall be available for water and waste direct one percent
+loans for distressed communities as the Secretary deems appropriate:
+Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural
+utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act:
+Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this
+heading shall be available for the rural utilities program described in
+section 306E of such Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the
+amount appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized
+by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
+Act in addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such
+Act: Provided further, That $65,000,000 of the amount appropriated
+under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and
+waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and
+section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and
+Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of
+such Act, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of
+Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D of
+the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a
+consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105-83:
+Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided
+for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may
+be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance
+programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for
+section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be
+used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105-
+83 for training and technical assistance programs: Provided further,
+That $35,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be
+for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems
+pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes
+a determination of extreme need, of which $9,000,000 shall be made
+available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional
+technical assistance organization, with experience in working with
+small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal
+purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with
+populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing,
+development, operation, and management of water and waste water
+systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified
+national Native American organization to provide technical assistance
+for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further, That
+$23,900,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
+contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider
+program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems:
+Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under
+this heading shall be for solid waste management grants: Provided
+further, That $240,400,000 of the amounts made available under this
+heading shall be for grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2)(a) of the
+Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That
+$8,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be
+transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High
+Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section
+19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided
+further, That if any funds made available for the direct loan subsidy
+costs under this heading remain unobligated after July 31, 2026, such
+unobligated balances may be used for grant programs funded under this
+heading: Provided further, That any unobligated balances from prior
+year appropriations under this heading for the cost of direct loans,
+loan guarantees and grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled,
+may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans, loan
+guarantees and or grants under this heading in this fiscal year:
+Provided further, That no amounts may be made available pursuant to the
+two preceding provisos from amounts that were designated by the
+Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
+resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
+Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N
+of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable
+to the funds made available under this heading.
+
+rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as authorized by
+sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of
+1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, 940c-1, and 940g) shall be made as
+follows: guaranteed rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306
+of that Act, $2,667,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursuant
+to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in
+4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, $4,333,000,000;
+guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act,
+$900,000,000; for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans made
+pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of that Act, $350,000,000; and for
+guaranteed rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to section 306
+of that Act, $200,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall
+be used for the construction, acquisition, design, engineering or
+improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or
+existing) that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage
+systems.
+For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of
+the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including
+the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
+Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural
+telecommunications loans, $3,570,000.
+In addition, $4,200,000 to remain available until expended, to
+carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
+2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the energy efficiency measures
+supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a
+demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
+In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
+direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which shall be paid
+to the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.
+
+distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
+
+For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
+areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $40,610,000, to remain
+available until expended, of which $610,000 shall be for the purposes,
+and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
+``Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the report accompanying this
+Act: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants
+authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
+Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided under this
+heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and
+Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of
+the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this
+section.
+For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot program
+established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated
+Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) under the Rural
+Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
+$35,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
+Secretary may award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural
+Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the
+purposes of carrying out such pilot program: Provided further, That
+the cost of direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the
+Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90
+percent of the households to be served by a project receiving a loan or
+grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without
+sufficient access to broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of
+such pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to broadband
+shall be defined as twenty-five megabits per second downstream and
+three megabits per second upstream: Provided further, That to the
+extent possible, projects receiving funds provided under the pilot
+program must build out service to at least one hundred megabits per
+second downstream, and twenty megabits per second upstream: Provided
+further, That an entity to which a loan or grant is made under the
+pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate
+broadband service in a service area by any entity that has received a
+broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is
+not provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum service
+threshold: Provided further, That not more than four percent of the
+funds made available in this paragraph can be used for administrative
+costs to carry out the pilot program and up to three percent of funds
+made available in this paragraph may be available for technical
+assistance and pre-development planning activities to support the most
+rural communities: Provided further, That the Rural Utilities Service
+is directed to expedite program delivery methods that would implement
+this paragraph: Provided further, That for purposes of this paragraph,
+the Secretary shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area
+assessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural
+Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc).
+In addition, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
+the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb-3.
+
+TITLE IV
+
+DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
+Services
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,127,000: Provided, That
+funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition
+and Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are
+available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the
+Office.
+
+Food and Nutrition Service
+
+child nutrition programs
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National
+School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the
+Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections
+17 and 21; $36,285,902,000 to remain available through September 30,
+2027, of which such sums as are made available under section
+14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public
+Law 110-246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and
+available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:
+Provided, That of the total amount available, $18,004,000 shall be
+available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
+(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
+available, $21,918,000 shall be available to carry out studies and
+evaluations and shall remain available until expended: Provided
+further, That of the total amount available, $5,000,000 shall remain
+available until expended to carry out section 18(g) of the Richard B.
+Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided
+further, That notwithstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B.
+Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total
+grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal
+year 2026 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That of the
+total amount available, $10,000,000 shall be available to provide
+competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational
+agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater
+than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and
+to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the
+school breakfast program: Provided further, That of the total amount
+available, $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended to carry
+out activities authorized under subsections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of
+section 21 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
+U.S.C. 1769b-1(a)(2) and (e)(2)): Provided further, That section 26(d)
+of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
+1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2010 through
+2026'' and inserting ``2010 through 2027'': Provided further, That
+section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
+U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``For
+fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``For fiscal year 2026'': Provided
+further, That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School
+Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by
+striking ``For fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``For fiscal year
+2026''.
+
+special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
+(wic)
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
+nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition
+Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $8,200,000,000, to remain available
+through September 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding section
+17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)),
+not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer
+counselors and other related activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used
+for infrastructure, including investments to develop strategies to
+improve timely program data collection and reporting: Provided
+further, That funds made available under this heading may be used to
+award grants and cooperative agreements to State agencies or other
+entities: Provided further, That the Secretary shall use funds made
+available under this heading to maintain the amount for the cash-value
+voucher for women and children participants at an amount recommended by
+the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and
+adjusted for inflation: Provided further, That none of the funds
+provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant
+formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive
+bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided
+further, That none of the funds provided shall be available for
+activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government
+departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:
+Provided further, That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor
+moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the
+Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR
+246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.
+
+supplemental nutrition assistance program
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of
+2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $118,139,341,000, of which
+$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, shall
+be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as
+may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided, That
+funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16
+of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the
+funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to
+provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally
+Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on
+Indian Reservations: Provided further, That of the funds made
+available under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until
+September 30, 2027, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of
+Public Law 115-334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal
+organizations: Provided further, That of the funds made available
+under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 4208
+of Public Law 115-334: Provided further, That this appropriation shall
+be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be
+required by law: Provided further, That funds made available for
+Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available
+through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That funds made
+available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and
+section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain
+available through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That none of
+the funds made available under this heading may be obligated or
+expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration and
+Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds made
+available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and
+employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities
+related to program integrity provided that such activities are
+authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
+
+commodity assistance program
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out disaster and commodity
+assistance, $516,070,000, to remain available through September 30,
+2027, of which $425,000,000 shall be for the Commodity Supplemental
+Food Program, as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and
+Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note), $80,000,000 shall
+be for the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, $1,070,000 shall be
+for assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by
+section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
+2003 (Public Law 108-188), and $10,000,000 shall be for the Farmers'
+Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child
+Nutrition Act of 1966: Provided, That none of these funds shall be
+available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
+donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
+other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal
+year 2026 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as
+authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
+Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30,
+2027: Provided further, That of the funds made available under section
+27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the
+Secretary may use up to 20 percent for costs associated with the
+distribution of commodities.
+
+nutrition programs administration
+
+For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition
+Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program,
+$177,348,000: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000
+shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171,
+as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.
+
+TITLE V
+
+FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
+
+Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural
+Affairs
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
+Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000: Provided, That funds
+made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign
+Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are
+available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the
+Office.
+
+office of codex alimentarius
+
+For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius,
+$4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and
+representation expenses.
+
+Foreign Agricultural Service
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
+including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for
+expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7
+U.S.C. 1766), $227,330,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall
+remain available until September 30, 2027, for overseas operations to
+include the payment of locally employed staff: Provided, That the
+Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation
+for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private
+organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to
+the agricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737)
+and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for
+International Development: Provided further, That of the funds made
+available under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until
+expended, shall be for the Cochran Fellowship Program, as authorized by
+7 U.S.C. 3293, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
+for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology
+Fellowship program, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 3319j, and up to
+$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the
+purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange
+rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service.
+
+food for peace title ii grants
+
+For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
+recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest
+thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), for
+commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title
+II of said Act, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended:
+Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading,
+$1,000,000, shall be for the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation
+with the Secretary of State and heads of other relevant Federal
+departments and agencies as applicable, to conduct an interagency
+review and, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, provide a detailed
+report outlining the process and agency needs to support a transfer of
+the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International
+Development to the Foreign Agricultural Service within the Department
+of Agriculture: Provided further, That such report shall include the
+requirements outlined in the section entitled ``Food for Peace
+Interagency Review and Report'' in the report accompanying this Act and
+shall also address any other needs that the Department of Agriculture
+believes will be required to support successful implementation of such
+program transfer.
+
+mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition
+program grants
+
+For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107
+of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
+1), $240,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
+the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services,
+facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such
+section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein:
+Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading,
+not more than 10 percent, but not less than $24,000,000, shall remain
+available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities as
+described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural
+Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(a)(2)).
+
+commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program
+account
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
+Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103,
+$6,063,000, to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section
+11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity
+with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be paid to the
+appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and
+Expenses''.
+
+TITLE VI
+
+RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
+
+Department of Health and Human Services
+
+food and drug administration
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfers of funds)
+
+For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
+including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of
+space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for
+programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
+included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the
+District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency
+expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the
+Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's
+certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of
+Public Law 107-188; $7,015,038,000: Provided, That of the amount
+provided under this heading, $1,543,226,000 shall be derived from
+prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be
+credited to this account and remain available until expended;
+$445,808,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized
+by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain
+available until expended; $665,438,000 shall be derived from human
+generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall be
+credited to this account and remain available until expended;
+$55,731,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user
+fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, and shall be credited to this
+account and remain available until expended; $34,142,000 shall be
+derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and
+shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended;
+$26,503,000 shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees
+authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and shall be credited to this account
+and remain available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from
+tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be
+credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided
+further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any other provision
+under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees,
+medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar
+biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new
+animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2026
+limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and
+remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees derived
+from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar
+biological product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug
+assessments for fiscal year 2026, including any such fees collected
+prior to fiscal year 2026 but credited for fiscal year 2026, shall be
+subject to the fiscal year 2026 limitations: Provided further, That
+the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2026 of user fees
+specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2027, prior
+to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed
+for fiscal year 2027 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal
+year 2026 shall not be included in amounts under this heading:
+Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop,
+establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C.
+9701: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1)
+$1,171,319,000 shall be for the Human Foods Program and for related
+field activities, including inspections, investigations, and import
+operations, conducted by the Human Foods Program, the Office of
+Inspections and Investigations, or the Office of the Chief Scientist,
+of which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of
+foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported
+seafood; (2) $2,497,463,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation
+and Research and for related field activities, including inspections,
+investigations, and import operations, conducted by the Center, the
+Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the Office of the Chief
+Scientist, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to
+increase unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain available
+until expended; (3) $625,756,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics
+Evaluation and Research and for related field activities, including
+inspections, investigations, and import operations, conducted by the
+Center, the Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the Office of
+the Chief Scientist; (4) $286,442,000 shall be for the Center for
+Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities, including
+inspections, investigations, and import operations, conducted by the
+Center, the Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the Office of
+the Chief Scientist; (5) $863,358,000 shall be for the Center for
+Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities,
+including inspections, investigations, and import operations, conducted
+by the Center, the Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the
+Office of the Chief Scientist; (6) $77,740,000 shall be for the
+National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $689,258,000 shall be
+for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities,
+including inspections, investigations, and import operations, conducted
+by the Center, the Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the
+Office of the Chief Scientist; (8) $434,455,000 shall be for Rent and
+Related activities, of which $55,112,000 is for White Oak
+Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services
+Administration for rent; (9) $219,639,000 shall be for payments to the
+General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $369,267,000 shall
+be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of
+Food and Drugs, the Office of the Chief Scientist, the Office of the
+Chief Medical Officer, and central services for these offices:
+Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be
+for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise
+provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further,
+That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the administration of,
+section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
+379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading
+for other activities and shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided
+further, That of the amounts that are made available under this heading
+for ``other activities'', and that are not derived from user fees,
+$1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
+for ``Department of Health and Human Services--Office of Inspector
+General'' for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and
+Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made
+available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided
+further, That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to
+another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
+both Houses of Congress.
+In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b,
+export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority
+review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed
+recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer
+program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees
+authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale
+distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
+353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees
+authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees
+authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure priority
+review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, and fees
+relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C.
+379j-72 shall be credited to this account, to remain available until
+expended.
+
+buildings and facilities
+
+For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
+alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities
+of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise
+provided, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
+
+INDEPENDENT AGENCY
+
+Farm Credit Administration
+
+limitation on administrative expenses
+
+Not to exceed $106,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm
+credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
+Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for
+administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided,
+That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with
+receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this
+limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on
+Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the
+purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
+U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may exempt, an
+amount in its sole discretion, from the application of the limitation
+provided in that clause of export loans described in the clause
+guaranteed or insured in a manner other than described in subclause
+(II) of the clause.
+
+TITLE VII
+
+GENERAL PROVISIONS
+
+(including rescissions and transfers of funds)
+
+Sec. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations made available
+to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger
+motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this
+purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal
+year 2026 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in
+fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motor
+vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary
+for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the
+protection of life, property, and public safety: Provided further,
+That the Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture's
+fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing,
+and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both
+Houses of Congress within 30 days of the notification.
+Sec. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
+Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of
+discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available
+unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the
+Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the
+acquisition of property, plant and equipment and for the improvement,
+delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and
+administrative information technology services, and other support
+systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and
+information technology services, including cloud adoption and
+migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of
+Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended:
+Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act or any
+other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the
+prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided further, That
+none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to
+this section shall be available for obligation without written
+notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on
+Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none
+of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the
+Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or
+expenditure to make any changes to the Department's National Finance
+Center without written notification to and prior approval of the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by
+section 716 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
+appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working
+Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to
+initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or
+relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices
+of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, co-
+located with or from the National Finance Center prior to written
+notification to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations
+of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the requirements of
+section 716 of this Act: Provided further, That the National Finance
+Center Information Technology Services Division personnel and data
+center management responsibilities, and control of any functions,
+missions, and systems for current and future human resources management
+and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and functions
+provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information
+Officer shall remain in the National Finance Center and under the
+management responsibility and administrative control of the National
+Finance Center: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture
+and the offices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to
+existing and new Departments and other government agencies National
+Finance Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll,
+financial management, and human capital shared services and allow the
+National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: Provided
+further, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of
+the Department of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of
+the true costs of the shared services provided by the National Finance
+Center and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the Secretary
+shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or
+acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the
+improvement, delivery, and implementation of financial, administrative,
+and information technology services, and other systems of the National
+Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the
+National Finance Center: Provided further, That none of the amounts
+reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits
+written notification of the obligation to the Committees on
+Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the
+limitations on the obligation of funds pending notification to
+Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as
+determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared
+state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the
+National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National
+Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National
+Finance Center.
+Sec. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
+remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
+expressly so provided herein.
+Sec. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay
+negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar
+arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and
+nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost
+of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is
+to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This
+does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and
+contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed
+on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
+provided in this Act.
+Sec. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
+cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current
+fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse
+obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts:
+The Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural
+Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the
+Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.
+Sec. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department of
+Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information
+technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office
+of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief
+Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information
+Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any
+other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
+made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the
+Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior
+approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 11319 of
+title 40, United States Code, none of the funds available to the
+Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated
+for projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to
+receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided
+further, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to
+obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information
+Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000
+based upon the performance of an agency measured against the
+performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement
+accompanying Public Law 113-235.
+Sec. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal
+Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall
+remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the
+current fiscal year.
+Sec. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former
+Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured,
+direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,
+or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or
+direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under
+section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such
+Act.
+Sec. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not
+more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made
+available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service
+Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2027, for
+information technology expenses.
+Sec. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the
+employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
+301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
+Sec. 711. In the case of each program established or amended by
+the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) or by a successor to
+that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act,
+or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act,
+that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the
+Commodity Credit Corporation--
+(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related
+administrative expenses, including technical assistance,
+associated with the implementation of the program, without
+regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
+fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit
+Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
+(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be
+considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of
+applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
+fund transfers contained in such section.
+Sec. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than
+$2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities
+related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task
+forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to
+comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate
+competitively awarded grants.
+Sec. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
+used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
+blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
+(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
+necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
+agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
+prosecution, or adjudication activities.
+Sec. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of
+Public Law 110-246 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6; in this section referred to as
+``section 14222''), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
+and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of
+the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred to
+as ``section 32'') in excess of $1,574,028,000 (exclusive of carryover
+appropriations from prior fiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition
+Programs Entitlement Commodities--$485,000,000; State Option
+Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities--$1,660,000;
+Administration of section 32 Commodity Purchases--$37,178,000:
+Provided, That, of the total funds made available in the matter
+preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2026, such
+unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2027 and shall
+remain available until expended for any of the purposes of section 32,
+except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3)
+of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated
+until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the
+expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress at least two weeks in advance: Provided further, That, with
+the exception of any available carryover funds authorized in any prior
+appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section
+32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
+or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any
+employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of
+section 32.
+Sec. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
+shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare
+or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget
+submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the
+Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
+and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or
+reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals
+that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the
+budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional
+spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals
+are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of
+conference for the fiscal year 2026 appropriations Act.
+Sec. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
+by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that
+remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal
+year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the
+collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall
+be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming,
+transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act,
+or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the
+authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture
+Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89-106
+(7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
+(1) creates new programs;
+(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
+(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
+project or activity for which funds have been denied or
+restricted;
+(4) relocates an office or employees;
+(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
+(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
+presently performed by Federal employees;
+unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and
+Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives
+approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds
+or the use of such authority.
+(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
+Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
+available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
+provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
+fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
+for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects
+through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in
+subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
+whichever is less, that--
+(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
+(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
+project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
+approved by Congress; or
+(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
+personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
+activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
+unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and
+Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives
+approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer
+of such funds or the use of such authority.
+(c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and
+Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before
+implementing any program or activity not carried out during the
+previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this
+Act or specifically funded by any other Act.
+(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
+Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
+available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
+provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
+fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
+for--
+(1) modifying major capital investments funding levels,
+including information technology systems, that involves
+increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for
+the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent
+of the total cost, whichever is less;
+(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant
+positions or agency activities or functions to establish a
+center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more
+personnel; or
+(3) carrying out activities or functions that were not
+described in the budget request;
+unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the
+Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30
+days in advance of using the funds for these purposes.
+(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any
+activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of
+Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations
+of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of
+receipt of the notification as required in this section.
+Sec. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated
+Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may
+assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in
+an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal
+portion of the loan.
+Sec. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug
+Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to
+transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or responses
+to questions that are a result of information requested for the
+appropriations hearing process to any non-Department of Agriculture,
+non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit
+Administration employee.
+Sec. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
+funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency
+to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or
+distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear
+notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story
+that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that
+executive branch agency.
+Sec. 720. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be
+detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any
+other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than
+60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or
+office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the
+salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
+Sec. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
+this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food
+and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit
+Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
+House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed obligation plan
+delineated by program, project, and activity, as defined in the report
+accompanying this Act, for all amounts made available by this Act and
+prior appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation,
+including appropriated user fees and loan authorizations: Provided,
+That such obligation plan shall include breakdowns of estimated
+obligations for each such program, project, or activity by fiscal
+quarter, source appropriation, and the number of full-time equivalent
+positions supported: Provided further, That such obligation plan shall
+serve as the baseline for reprogramming notifications for the purposes
+of section 716 of this Act.
+Sec. 722. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action
+with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a
+prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or
+biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food,
+Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such
+professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until
+a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.
+Sec. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of
+program assistance for Rural Housing Service programs the Secretary
+shall not include incarcerated prison populations.
+Sec. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget
+authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the
+Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans
+and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior
+to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies,
+in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
+at least 15 days in advance.
+Sec. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred
+to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture,
+Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
+Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be
+available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior
+approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress: Provided, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall
+be available for obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant
+and equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and
+implementation of Departmental financial management, information
+technology, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of
+financial, administrative, and information technology services,
+including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the
+agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
+Sec. 726. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+to implement, administer, or enforce the ``variety'' requirements of
+the final rule entitled ``Enhancing Retailer Standards in the
+Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)'' published by the
+Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016
+(81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the
+definition of the term ``variety'' as defined in section
+278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and
+``variety'' as applied in the definition of the term ``staple food'' as
+defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to
+increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in
+each staple food category so that the total number of such items in
+each staple food category exceeds the number of such items in each
+staple food category included in the final rule as published on
+December 15, 2016: Provided, That until the Secretary promulgates such
+regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements
+regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supplemental
+Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were in effect on the day
+before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014
+(Public Law 113-79).
+Sec. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the
+Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture
+shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under
+such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has
+under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
+1490p-2) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and
+eligible lenders for such loans.
+Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available by this Act shall be available for the United States
+Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any
+regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
+9701 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
+Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates the
+calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for FSIS
+inspectors, the Secretary may charge establishments subject to the
+inspection requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21
+U.S.C. 451 et seq., the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et
+seq., and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for
+the cost of inspection services provided outside of an establishment's
+approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services provided on
+Federal holidays: Provided, That any sums charged pursuant to this
+paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section
+1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135
+Stat. 242): Provided further, That sums received by the Secretary
+under this paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds,
+remain available until expended to the Secretary without further
+appropriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated with FSIS
+inspections.
+Sec. 730. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
+(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following
+factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable--
+(A) veterinary control and oversight;
+(B) disease history and vaccination practices;
+(C) livestock demographics and traceability;
+(D) epidemiological separation from potential
+sources of infection;
+(E) surveillance practices;
+(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
+(G) emergency preparedness and response; and
+(2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of
+any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
+(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with
+United States obligations under its international trade agreements.
+Sec. 731. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this fiscal
+year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste
+management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E,
+and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
+1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction,
+alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or wastewater
+system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project
+are produced in the United States.
+(2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel products'' means the
+following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined
+pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings,
+hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves,
+structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction
+materials.
+(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases
+in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as
+the ``Secretary'') or the designee of the Secretary finds that--
+(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
+public interest;
+(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United
+States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of
+a satisfactory quality; or
+(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the
+United States will increase the cost of the overall project by
+more than 25 percent.
+(c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a
+waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall make
+available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and
+information available to the Secretary or the designee concerning the
+request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for
+at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The
+Secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying
+information available by electronic means, including on the official
+public Internet Web site of the Department.
+(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with
+United States obligations under international agreements.
+(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds
+appropriated in this Act for ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural Water and
+Waste Disposal Program Account'' for carrying out the provisions
+described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the
+requirements of this section.
+(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for
+which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and
+steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection if the plans and
+specifications have received required approvals from State agencies
+prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
+(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ``United States'' and
+``State'' shall include each of the several States, the District of
+Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian Tribe.
+Sec. 732. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action
-on any legislation or appropriation matter pending before Congress,
+on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress,
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18
U.S.C. 1913.
-Sec. 414. For an additional amount for the ``Office of the
-Secretary'', $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the
-Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
-Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on the
-prevalence and mortality of cancers among individuals who served as
-active-duty aircrew in the Armed Forces: Provided, That the panel or
-panels established by the National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and
-Medicine to conduct the study shall identify exposures associated with
-military occupations of covered individuals, including relating to
-chemicals, compounds, agents, and other phenomena: Provided further,
-the study shall review the literature to determine associations between
-exposures and the incidence of overall cancer morbidity, cancer
-mortality and increased prevalence of brain cancer, colon and rectal
-cancers, kidney cancer, lung cancer, melanoma skin cancer, non-Hodgkin
-lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer,
-thyroid cancer, urinary bladder cancer and any other cancers determined
-appropriate by the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further,
-That not later than eighteen months after the date of enactment of this
-Act, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
-shall submit its report to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
-Congress of its systematic review and data analysis of the research
-topics.
-Sec. 415. There is hereby appropriated $1,500,000, to remain
+Sec. 733. Of the total amounts made available by this Act for
+direct loans and grants under the following headings: ``Rural Housing
+Service--Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account''; ``Rural
+Housing Service--Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants''; ``Rural Housing
+Service--Rural Housing Assistance Grants''; ``Rural Housing Service--
+Rural Community Facilities Program Account''; ``Rural Business--
+Cooperative Service--Rural Business Program Account''; ``Rural
+Business--Cooperative Service--Rural Economic Development Loans Program
+Account''; ``Rural Business--Cooperative Service--Rural Cooperative
+Development Grants''; ``Rural Business--Cooperative Service--Rural
+Microentrepreneur Assistance Program''; ``Rural Utilities Service--
+Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account''; ``Rural Utilities
+Service--Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program
+Account''; and ``Rural Utilities Service--Distance Learning,
+Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'', to the maximum extent feasible,
+at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in
+persistent poverty counties under this section, including,
+notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, any
+county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population
+that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10
+percent: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term
+``persistent poverty counties'' means any county that has had 20
+percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30
+years, as measured by the Economic Research Service, or any territory
+or possession of the United States: Provided further, That with
+respect to specific activities for which program levels have been made
+available by this Act that are not supported by budget authority, the
+requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.
+Sec. 734. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission
+for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological
+product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
+Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health
+Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo
+is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic
+modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been
+received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.
+Sec. 735. None of the funds made available by this or any other
+Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and
+Drug Administration entitled ``Standards for the Growing, Harvesting,
+Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption'', and published
+on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that
+grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or
+almonds.
+Sec. 736. For school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, none of the
+funds made available by this Act may be used to restrict or limit the
+substitution of any vegetable subgroup for fruits under the school
+breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition
+Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
+Sec. 737. None of the funds made available by this Act or any
+other Act may be used--
+(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural
+Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Agricultural
+Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture
+Improvement Act of 2018; or
+(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or
+use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or
+cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural
+Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
+1946, within or outside the State in which the hemp is grown or
+cultivated.
+Sec. 738. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching
+funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research,
+Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
+Sec. 739. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be included as a
+member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
+(CFIUS) on a case by case basis pursuant to the authorities in section
+721(k)(2)(J) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
+4565(k)(2)(J)) with respect to each covered transaction (as defined in
+section 721(a)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
+4565(a)(4))) involving agricultural land, agriculture biotechnology, or
+the agriculture industry (including agricultural transportation,
+agricultural storage, and agricultural processing), as determined by
+the CFIUS Chairperson in coordination with the Secretary of
+Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the maximum extent
+practicable, notify the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
+States of any agricultural land transaction that the Secretary of
+Agriculture has reason to believe, based on information from or in
+cooperation with the Intelligence Community, is a covered transaction
+(A) that may pose a risk to the national security of the United States,
+with particular emphasis on covered transactions of an interest in
+agricultural land by foreign governments or entities of concern, as
+defined in 42 U.S.C. 19221(a), including the People's Republic of
+China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian
+Federation, and the Islamic Republic of Iran; and (B) with respect to
+which a person is required to submit a report to the Secretary of
+Agriculture under section 2(a) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment
+Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501(a)).
+Sec. 740. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary to
-partner with a private laboratory to utilize Forensic Genetic Genealogy
-sequencing technology to identify the remains of fallen soldiers buried
-at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
-Sec. 416. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or
-otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
-Veterans Affairs may be obligated, awarded, or expended to procure or
-purchase covered information technology equipment in cases where the
-manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of
-the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an entity or
-parent company of an entity listed on any of the following:
-(1) The Chinese Military Company List of the Department of
-Defense.
-(2) The Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial Complex
-Companies List of the Department of the Treasury.
-(3) The Denied Persons List, Entity List, or Military End
-User List of the Department of Commerce, if the entity is--
-(A) an agency or instrumentality of the People's
-Republic of China;
-(B) an entity headquartered in the People's
-Republic of China; or
-(C) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
-an agency, instrumentality, or entity described in
-subparagraph (A) or (B).
-(4) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List of
-the Department of Homeland Security.
-(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to a case in
-which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has entered into a contract
-with a non-Department entity for the procurement or purchase of, or the
-expenditure of funds on, covered information technology equipment.
-(c) In this section, the term ``covered information technology
-equipment''--
-(1) means a computer, printer, or interoperable
-videoconferencing equipment for direct use by employees of the
-Department of Veterans Affairs in an office environment; and
-(2) does not include services that use such equipment,
-including cloud services.
-Sec. 417. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
-available in this Act may be used to--
-(1) Classify or facilitate the classification of any
-communications by a United States person as a mis-, dis-, or
-mal-information; or
-(2) Partner with or fund nonprofit or other private
-organizations that in any way instruct, influence, direct, or
-recommend that private companies in any way censor, prohibit,
-or obstruct lawful and constitutionally protected speech of
-United States persons, including recommending the censoring or
-removal of content on social media platforms.
-Sec. 418. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the
-policies and requirements described in the transmittal sheet of the
-Veterans Health Administration published on August 8, 2019, titled
-``Smoke-Free Policy for Employees at VA Health Care Facilities (VHA
-Directive 1085.01)'' remain in effect.
-Sec. 419. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
-to reduce the staffing, hours of operation, or services of the Veterans
-Crisis Line or any other suicide prevention program of the Department
-of Veterans Affairs.
-
-spending reduction account
-
-Sec. 420. $0.
-Sec. 421. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
-available to the Department of Veterans Affairs in this Act may be used
-to enforce Veterans Health Directive 1315 as it relates to--
-(1) the policy stating that ``VHA providers are prohibited
-from completing forms or registering Veterans for participation
-in a State-approved marijuana program'';
-(2) the directive for the ``Deputy Under Secretary for
-Health for Operations and Management'' to ensure that ``medical
-facility Directors are aware that it is VHA policy for
-providers to assess Veteran use of marijuana but providers are
-prohibited from recommending, making referrals to or completing
-paperwork for Veteran participation in State marijuana
-programs''; and
-(3) the directive for the ``VA Medical Facility Director''
-to ensure that ``VA facility staff are aware of the following''
-``[t]he prohibition recommending, making referrals to or
-completing forms and registering Veterans for participation in
-State- approved marijuana programs''.
-This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction, Veterans
-Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.
-
-Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2025.
+provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing
+authorities to provide technical assistance, including financial and
+legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate
+property preservation through the acquisition of RHS multi-family
+housing properties in areas where the Secretary determines a risk of
+loss of affordable housing, by non-profit housing organizations and
+public housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep
+such properties in the RHS multi-family housing program for a period of
+time as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That such funds may
+also be used for technical assistance for non-profit organizations,
+public housing authorities, and private owners for the decoupling of
+rental assistance.
+Sec. 741. Funds made available under title II of the Food for
+Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide
+assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as
+determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensure that emergency
+food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by
+food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate
+purposes.
+Sec. 742. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+to procure raw or processed poultry products or seafood imported into
+the United States from the People's Republic of China for use in the
+school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
+Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Program
+under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service
+Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or
+the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
+U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
+Sec. 743. For school year 2025-2026, only a school food authority
+that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service
+account as of June 30, 2025, shall be required to establish a price for
+paid lunches in accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell
+National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).
+Sec. 744. Any funds made available by this or any other Act that
+the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food,
+Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)),
+as amended, shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk
+assessment research: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such
+funds among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for
+purposes of making such grants.
+Sec. 745. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
+available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move any
+staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was
+located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within
+the Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation
+affirming such move.
+Sec. 746. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural
+Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this
+Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
+Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant
+to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et
+seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out
+pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16
+U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant
+to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
+3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
+Sec. 747. In administering the pilot program established by
+section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
+(Public Law 115-141), the Secretary of Agriculture may, for purposes of
+determining entities eligible to receive assistance, consider those
+communities which are ``Areas Rural in Character'': Provided, That not
+more than 10 percent of the funds made available under the heading
+``Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' for the
+purposes of the pilot program established by section 779 of Public Law
+115-141 may be used for this purpose.
+Sec. 748. In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this
+Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is
+appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
+implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded
+agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water
+Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311).
+Sec. 749. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug
+Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health and Human
+Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall, not
+later than September 30, 2026, and following the review required under
+Executive Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory
+planning and review), issue advice revising the advice provided in the
+notice of availability entitled ``Advice About Eating Fish, From the
+Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration;
+Revised Fish Advice; Availability'' (82 Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19,
+2017)), in a manner that is consistent with nutrition science
+recognized by the Food and Drug Administration on the net effects of
+seafood consumption.
+Sec. 750. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area
+Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2026, an amount of funds
+made available in title III under the headings of Rural Housing
+Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants,
+Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program
+Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund
+Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account,
+equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds
+provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year any such
+funds were obligated under such headings for REAP Zones, excluding the
+funding provided through any Community Project Funding/Congressionally
+Directed Spending.
+Sec. 751. (a) For an additional amount for the Office of the
+Secretary, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the
+Secretary of Agriculture to carry out no more than 10 pilot projects,
+under the terms and conditions determined by the Secretary for a period
+not to exceed 2 years, that award grants to an Indian tribe; a tribal
+organization approved by an Indian tribe; a tribal educational agency;
+a consortium of Indian tribes; or a partnership between an Indian tribe
+and either a State educational agency, a local educational agency, a
+tribal educational agency, or the Bureau of Indian Education to operate
+and implement the school lunch program as authorized by the Richard B.
+Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769), the summer food
+service program as established under section 13 of the Richard B.
+Russell National School Lunch Act, the child and adult care food
+program as established by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National
+School Lunch Act, or the school breakfast program established by the
+Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) in either a Bureau-funded
+school (as defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978
+(25 U.S.C. 2021)); a school (as defined in section 12(d) of the Richard
+B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)) on or near an
+Indian reservation; or an early child care and education facility:
+Provided, That to carry out this pilot program each grant awarded shall
+be no less than $10,000 and no more than $100,000 for each school year
+and shall not increase state administrative costs or the amount of
+benefits provided in any program: Provided further, That the term
+``Indian tribe'' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the
+Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
+5304).
+(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pilot project
+grant recipient shall be reimbursed for meals served under the school
+lunch program, the summer food service program, and the child and adult
+care food program as if the recipient were a State under the Richard B.
+Russell National School Lunch Act; and under the school breakfast
+program as if the recipient were a State educational agency.
+(c) Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the pilot
+program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
+outcomes of the pilot program.
+Sec. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available by this Act may be used by the Food and Drug Administration
+(FDA) to issue or promote any new guidelines or regulations applicable
+to food manufacturers of low risk ready-to-eat (RTE) foods for Listeria
+monocytogenes (Lm) until the FDA considers the available new science in
+developing guidance regarding Lm in low-risk foods, meaning foods that
+do not support the growth of Lm.
+Sec. 753. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
+available until September 30, 2027, for a Bison Production and
+Marketing Grant Program that the Agricultural Marketing Service shall
+develop and maintain: Provided, That this program shall be similar, as
+determined by the Secretary, to the Sheep Production and Marketing
+Grant Program the Department of Agriculture currently maintains
+pursuant to section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
+U.S.C. 1627a(c)), and shall prioritize grants to national non-profits
+and federally chartered Tribal organizations that have expertise in
+bison production or marketing.
+Sec. 754. For an additional amount for the Office of the
+Secretary, $700,000, for the Office of Tribal Relations to cover costs
+incurred for the slaughtering, processing, and voluntary meat
+inspection fees, notwithstanding the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
+(7 U.S.C. 1622 et seq.) and 9 CFR part 352, for bison owned by Tribal
+governments (as defined by the List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)),
+Tribal entities (including Tribal organizations and corporations), and
+Tribal members that slaughter and process bison at establishments that
+receive USDA voluntary inspection or state inspection.
+Sec. 755. If services performed by APHIS employees are determined
+by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
+to be in response to an animal disease or plant health emergency
+outbreak, any premium pay that is funded, either directly or through
+reimbursement, shall be exempted from the aggregate of basic pay and
+premium pay calculated under section 5547(b)(1) and (2) of title 5,
+United States Code, and any other provision of law limiting the
+aggregate amount of premium pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year
+basis.
+Sec. 756. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
+to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
+(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat
+Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
+(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal
+Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901
+note; Public Law 104-127); or
+(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code
+of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
+Sec. 757. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
+available until expended, to carry out section 2103 of Public Law 115-
+334: Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize the wetland
+compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of individual
+wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests.
+Sec. 758. There is appropriated $3,000,000 for the emergency and
+transitional pet shelter and housing assistance grant program
+established under section 12502(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act
+of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 20127).
+Sec. 759. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and
+Medicine (NASEM) were tasked with providing findings and
+recommendations on alcohol consumption for the purposes of inclusion in
+the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans as required by section 772 of
+division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law
+117-328): Provided, That the Secretary of Health and Human Services
+and the Secretary of Agriculture shall only consider the findings and
+recommendations of the NASEM report in the development of the 2025
+Dietary Guidelines for Americans and further, both Secretaries shall
+ensure that the alcohol consumption recommendations in the 2025 Dietary
+Guidelines for Americans shall be based on the preponderance of
+scientific and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341 of title
+7 of United States Code.
+Sec. 760. (a) Section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of
+1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-2(a)), shall be applied for fiscal year 2026 and
+each fiscal year thereafter until the specified funding has been
+expended as if the following were inserted after the final period: ``In
+addition, the Secretary shall use $9,465,000 of the funds available to
+carry out this section in fiscal year 2024 for an additional amount for
+the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions as the Rural
+Business Development Grants authorized by section 310B of the
+Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)) and
+shall use $9,953,000 of the funds available to carry out this section
+in fiscal year 2026 for an additional amount for the same purpose and
+under the same terms and conditions as the Rural Business Development
+Grants authorized by section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
+Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)).''.
+(b) Section 780 of division B of Public Law 118-42 and such section
+as continued in effect as an authority and condition under section
+1101(a)(1) of Public Law 119-4 shall no longer apply.
+Sec. 761. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
+acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior to the
+effective date of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
+(February 19, 2019) shall include the words ``genetically engineered''
+prior to the existing acceptable market name.
+Sec. 762. For an additional amount for the Office of the
+Secretary, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue
+the Institute for Rural Partnerships as established in section 778 of
+Public Law 117-103: Provided, That the Institute for Rural
+Partnerships shall continue to dedicate resources to researching the
+causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas, and develop
+community partnerships to address such challenges: Provided further,
+That administrative or other fees shall not exceed one percent:
+Provided further, That such partnership shall coordinate and publish an
+annual report.
+Sec. 763. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to carry out the
+duties of the working group established under section 770 of the
+Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
+Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6; 133 Stat.
+89).
+Sec. 764. The agencies and offices of the Department of
+Agriculture may reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), out
+of the funds provided in this Act, for costs incurred by OGC in
+providing services to such agencies or offices under time-limited
+agreements entered into with such agencies and offices: Provided, That
+such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
+provided by law.
+Sec. 765. Section 363 of the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act
+of 1981 (12 U.S.C. 3702) is amended at paragraph (2)--
+(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'';
+(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
+and inserting ``; and''; and
+(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
+``(F) section 514 or 515 of the Housing Act of 1949
+(42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485).''.
+Sec. 766. The last proviso in the second paragraph under the
+heading ``Rural Community Facilities Program Account'' in division B of
+the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42) shall be
+amended to read as follows: ``Provided further, That in addition to any
+other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than
+$1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this
+heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this
+heading and in section 778(1).''.
+Sec. 767. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
+appropriations made available for conservation activities under the
+heading ``Natural Resources Conservation Service--Conservation
+Operations'', $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no
+amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
+Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
+resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
+Control Act of 1985.
+Sec. 768. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
+appropriations made available for the ``National Institute of Food and
+Agriculture--Research and Education Activities'', $22,000,000 are
+hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
+amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency
+requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the
+Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
+Sec. 769. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
+appropriations made available for ``Food For Peace Title II Grants'',
+$200,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be
+rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
+emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
+or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
+Sec. 770. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
+appropriations made available under the heading ``Distance Learning,
+Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' for the cost to continue a
+broadband loan and grant pilot program established by section 779 of
+division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law
+115-141) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7
+U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $20,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That
+no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
+Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
+resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
+Control Act of 1985.
+Sec. 771. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
+appropriations made available in the ``Working Capital Fund'',
+$78,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That no
+amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
+Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
+resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
+Control Act of 1985.
+Sec. 772. None of the funds made available to the Department of
+Agriculture in this or any other Act may be used to close or
+consolidate the resources or locations of any existing Agricultural
+Research Service laboratories and facilities without prior notification
+and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress.
+Sec. 773. (a) Of the amounts made available in this Act under the
+heading ``Department of Health and Human Services--Food and Drug
+Administration--Salaries and Expenses'' that are derived from tobacco
+product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, not less than
+$200,000,000 shall be used by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for
+enforcement activities related to e-cigarettes, vapes, and other
+electronic nicotine delivery systems (in this section referred to as
+``ENDS''), including activities under section 801(a) of the Federal
+Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)): Provided, That not
+less than $2,000,000 of such amount shall be used to continue the
+activities of the Federal multi-agency task force led by the Department
+of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and the FDA to further
+work to bring all available criminal and civil tools to bear against
+the illegal manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of e-
+cigarettes, vapes, and other ENDS products from the Republic of China
+and other foreign countries.
+(b) Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this
+Act, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall update the FDA document
+titled ``Guidance for Industry on its Enforcement Priorities,''
+published in January 2020 and updated in April 2020, to expand FDA's
+prioritized enforcement to flavored disposable ENDS products in
+addition to cartridge-based products and to define the term
+``disposable ENDS product.''
+(c) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall submit a semi-annual
+written report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress on the progress that the Center for Tobacco Products is making
+in removing all illegal nicotine products from the market: Provided,
+That the initial report shall be submitted not later than 180 days
+after the date of enactment of this Act.
+(d) Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
+U.S.C. 381(a)) is amended by striking ``drug or device'' each place it
+appears in the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sentences and
+inserting ``drug, device, or tobacco product''.
+Sec. 774. (a) Fees derived from amounts assessed and collected for
+fiscal year 2026, credited under the heading ``Department of Health and
+Human Services--Food and Drug Administration--Salaries and Expenses'',
+and made available for expenditure under such heading must comply with
+each provision contained in current user fee authorizations,
+appropriations Acts, and commitment letters, as transmitted from the
+Secretary of Health and Human Services to the chair and ranking member
+of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
+Senate and the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Energy and
+Commerce of the House of Representatives regarding reauthorization of
+such current user fee authorizations: Provided, That the term current
+user fee authorizations means those user fees authorized at 21 U.S.C.
+379h, 21 U.S.C. 379j, 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, 21 U.S.C.
+379j-12, 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, 21 U.S.C. 387s, 42 U.S.C. 263b, 21 U.S.C.
+381, 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, 21 U.S.C. 379-j31, 21 U.S.C. 379j-62 ,
+21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), 21
+U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, and 21 U.S.C. 379j-72.
+(b)(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
+Act, the Food and Drug Administration shall submit to the Committees on
+Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
+that includes obligation and outlay estimates and full-time equivalent
+(FTE) personnel staffing estimates for fiscal year 2026 for each Food
+and Drug Administration program that uses both general fund
+appropriations and funds derived from user fees: Provided, That such
+report shall include a table with separate columns for general fund
+appropriations and funds derived from user fees for such obligations,
+outlays and FTE personnel staffing: Provided further, That such report
+shall be certified by the Ombudsman of the Food and Drug
+Administration.
+(2) The report in paragraph (1) shall be updated, certified by the
+Ombudsman of the Food and Drug Administration, and submitted to the
+Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
+Senate not later than 45 days after each fiscal quarter until all such
+funds are expended: Provided, That a plan for such ongoing quarterly
+reporting shall be submitted with the report required by subsection
+(b)(1).
+(c) Of the amounts provided in this Act in paragraph (10) under the
+heading ``Department of Health and Human Services--Food and Drug
+Administration--Salaries and Expenses'' and made available by the Food
+and Drug Administration for Office of the Commissioner of Food and
+Drugs, 50 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the reporting
+requirements outlined in subsection (b) are met: Provided, That an
+additional 25 percent of the amounts withheld from obligation shall be
+available when the report required by subsection (b)(1) is submitted
+and the remaining 25 percent shall be available when the plan for
+satisfying the ongoing quarterly reporting requirements outlined in the
+proviso in subsection (b)(2) is submitted.
+Sec. 775. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
+(7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting
+``2026''.
+(b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7
+U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106-78) is amended by striking ``2025''
+and inserting ``2026''.
+Sec. 776. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available by this Act may be used by FDA to develop, issue, promote, or
+advance any new guidelines or regulations applicable to food
+manufacturers for population-wide sodium reduction actions until the
+publication of the 2025-26 National Health and Nutrition Examination
+Survey (NHANES) What We Eat In America survey, which will begin to
+reflect the impact on population intake of Phase 1 reduction.
+Sec. 777. The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide written
+notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no
+fewer than 3 business days in advance of termination of any grant,
+cooperative agreement, or contract award totaling $1,000,000 or more
+issued from funds made available in this Act or any previous Act:
+Provided, That such notification shall include the recipient of the
+award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for
+the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or
+activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award,
+and a detailed justification for the termination.
+Sec. 778. There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000, to remain
+available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a
+new pilot program to support on-the-ground local Energy Circuit Riders
+who provide professional support to rural communities for the purpose
+of undertaking projects that save energy and reduce emissions:
+Provided, That for the purpose of the new pilot program, the Secretary,
+acting through the Under Secretary for Rural Development, shall have
+the authority to provide amounts, including in the form of grants,
+cooperative agreements, and other financial assistance, to States,
+Indian Tribes, cooperative extension services, institutions of higher
+education, cooperatives and cooperative organizations, regional
+planning commissions or other public entities serving two or more rural
+areas: Provided further, That the period of performance under this
+pilot program shall be more than 3 but not more than 6 years: Provided
+further, That the Federal share shall not be more than 75 percent:
+Provided further, That an eligible entity using funds provided under
+the pilot program shall offer assistance with energy planning, energy
+audits, applicable Federal funding opportunities, tax incentives,
+project financing, grant writing, community-based capacity building, or
+applicable State, local, and utility-based incentives, including, as
+appropriate, coordinating with relevant State energy offices.
+Sec. 779. For purposes of applying the Federal Food Drug, and
+Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), ``Pacific Snapper'' is an
+acceptable market name for each of the following food fishes: Sebastes
+alutus, Sebastes borealisn, Sebastes ciliatus, Sebastes crameri,
+Sebastes entomelas, Sebastes flavidus, Sebastes goodei, Sebastes levis,
+Sebastes melanops, Sebastes miniatus, Sebastes ovalis, Sebastes
+paucispinis, Sebastes pinniger, Sebastes proriger, Sebastes reedi,
+Sebastes ruberrimus, Sebastes rufus, and Sebastes serranoides.
+Sec. 780. For purposes of applying the Federal Food Drug, and
+Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), Hawaii grown or produced coffee
+shall contain at least 51 percent of coffee grown in Kona, Kau, Maui,
+Oahu, Kauai, or other areas of the State of Hawaii. Based on the region
+it is produced or grown, the common or usual names shall be Kona
+Coffee, Kau Coffee, Maui Coffee, Oahu Coffee, Kauai Coffee, or Hawaii
+Coffee.
+Sec. 781. None of the funds made available for any department or
+agency in this or any other appropriations Acts, including prior year
+Acts, shall be used to close Natural Resources Conservation Service or
+Rural Development mission area field offices or to permanently relocate
+any field-based employees of those agencies that would result in an
+office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and
+approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
+Congress.
+
+report on new world screwworm readiness and response
+
+Sec. 782. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
+this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a
+report on the New World Screwworm domestic readiness and response
+initiative of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, with a
+particular focus on--
+(1)(A) domestic readiness, including the construction of a
+domestic production facility in the event of a threat of a
+domestic outbreak; and
+(B) exploring partnerships with States and industry with
+respect to that construction and other domestic preparedness
+efforts;
+(2) sterile fly production technology and other eradication
+tools and technologies; and
+(3) the benefits of and barriers, including timelines and
+costs, to enhanced domestic, as compared to international,
+sterile fly production.
+
+assessment of feasibility of expanding agricultural quarantine and
+inspection program to products entering hawaii
+
+Sec. 783. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
+Act, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
+Service shall conduct and submit to Congress an assessment regarding
+the feasibility of expanding the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection
+program to products entering the State of Hawaii, which shall include a
+determination of the methods of transportation and the types of
+commerce that are the most likely contributors of invasive pests
+entering the State of Hawaii and recommendations on how to begin
+implementing the expansion and an estimate of the cost.
+Sec. 784. (a) For an additional amount for ``Agricultural
+Programs--Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and Expenses'', there
+is appropriated $500,000, to remain available until expended, to
+expedite fiber research on industrial hemp between the Cereal Disease
+Laboratory and the Cotton Fiber Bioscience and Utilization Research
+Unit, including cooperative agreements with qualified nonprofit
+organizations.
+(b) For an additional amount for ``Agricultural Programs--
+Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and Expenses'', there is
+appropriated $500,000, to remain available until expended, to expand
+existing cereal research into methods to mitigate mycotoxin risks.
+(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount
+appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Agricultural Programs--
+Processing, Research, and Marketing--Office of the Secretary'' in title
+I for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and
+Intergovernmental Affairs shall be reduced by $1,000,000.
+
+suppression of mormon crickets and grasshoppers
+
+Sec. 785. Of the funds provided in this Act under the heading
+``salaries and expenses'' under the heading ``Animal and Plant Health
+Inspection Service'' under the heading ``AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS'' under
+title I of division B, $6,500,000 shall be for activities related to
+the suppression and control of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in
+Western States, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be for actual
+treatment of landscape.
+Sec. 786. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
+amount made available in the second undesignated paragraph under the
+heading ``rural water and waste disposal program account'' under the
+heading ``Rural Utilities Service'' in title III for--
+(1) the rural utilities program described in section 306E
+of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act shall be
+$6,500,000, of which not less than $1,500,000 shall be used to
+provide subgrants to eligible individuals for the construction,
+refurbishing, and servicing of individually owned household
+decentralized wastewater systems; and
+(2) grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2)(a) of the
+Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act shall be
+$238,900,000.
+Sec. 787. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
+amount made available for--
+(1) ``Domestic Food Programs--Food and Nutrition Service--
+Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program'' shall be
+$118,140,341,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for the Healthy
+Fluid Milk Incentives Program; and
+(2) ``Agricultural Programs--Processing, Research, and
+Marketing--Office of the Secretary'' shall be $50,792,000, of
+which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for the
+Office of Communications.
+This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development,
+Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
+2026''.
+
+DIVISION C--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026
+
+The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
+Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the
+fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:
+
+TITLE I
+
+LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
+
+SENATE
+
+Expense Allowances
+
+For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the
+President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the
+Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip
+of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President
+Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
+Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the
+Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in
+all, $195,000.
+For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
+of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
+
+Salaries, Officers and Employees
+
+For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized
+by law, including agency contributions, $314,143,000, which shall be
+paid from this appropriation as follows:
+
+office of the vice president
+
+For the Office of the Vice President, $3,210,000.
+
+office of the president pro tempore
+
+For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $904,000.
+
+office of the president pro tempore emeritus
+
+For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $392,000.
+
+offices of the majority and minority leaders
+
+For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $6,710,000.
+
+offices of the majority and minority whips
+
+For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $4,212,000.
+
+committee on appropriations
+
+For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $22,710,000.
+
+conference committees
+
+For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
+Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
+such committee, $2,049,000 for each such committee; in all, $4,098,000.
+
+offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
+conference of the minority
+
+For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
+and the Conference of the Minority, $1,022,000.
+
+policy committees
+
+For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
+Policy Committee, $2,093,000 for each such committee; in all,
+$4,186,000.
+
+office of the chaplain
+
+For Office of the Chaplain, $699,000.
+
+office of the secretary
+
+For Office of the Secretary, $35,083,000.
+
+office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
+
+For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $130,353,000.
+
+offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
+
+For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
+the Minority, $2,785,000.
+
+agency contributions and related expenses
+
+For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
+law, and related expenses, $97,779,000.
+
+Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
+
+For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
+of the Senate, $9,401,000.
+
+Office of Senate Legal Counsel
+
+For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
+$1,431,000.
+
+Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
+Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
+of the Senate
+
+For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500;
+Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for
+the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the
+Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.
+
+Contingent Expenses of the Senate
+
+inquiries and investigations
+
+For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
+or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
+the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and
+Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281,
+96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $222,416,000, of which
+$22,242,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028.
+
+u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control
+
+For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
+Narcotics Control, $613,000.
+
+secretary of the senate
+
+For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
+$17,852,000, of which $13,274,000 shall remain available until
+September 30, 2030, and of which $4,578,000 shall remain available
+until expended.
+
+sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
+
+For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
+of the Senate, $230,845,000, of which $220,345,000 shall remain
+available until September 30, 2030, and of which $10,500,000 shall
+remain available until expended.
+
+miscellaneous items
+
+For miscellaneous items, $28,052,000 which shall remain available
+until September 30, 2028.
+
+senators' official personnel and office expense account
+
+For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
+$645,431,000, of which $32,272,000 shall remain available until
+September 30, 2028, and of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated solely
+for the purpose of providing financial compensation to Senate interns.
+
+official mail costs
+
+For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
+$300,000.
+
+Administrative Provisions
+
+requiring amounts remaining in senators' official personnel and office
+expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the
+federal debt
+
+Sec. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts
+appropriated under this Act under the heading ``SENATE--Contingent
+Expenses of the Senate--senators' official personnel and office expense
+account'' shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year
+or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. Any
+unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after the end of
+the period of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in
+accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading
+``GENERAL PROVISION'' under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental
+Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used for deficit reduction
+(or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have
+been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the
+Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
+
+delegation authority
+
+Sec. 102. Section 104 of division I of the Consolidated
+Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 6154 note) shall be amended--
+(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding the following after
+``118th'' and before ``Congress'': ``and any subsequent'';
+(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``and ending on
+January 7, 2025''; and
+(3) in subsection (b), by striking ``on or after January 3,
+2023''.
+
+JOINT ITEMS
+
+For Joint Committees, as follows:
+
+Joint Economic Committee
+
+For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
+$4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
+
+Joint Committee on Taxation
+
+For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
+$13,960,620, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
+House of Representatives.
+For other joint items, as follows:
+
+Office of the Attending Physician
+
+For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
+emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and their assistants,
+including:
+(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending
+Physician;
+(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical
+Officer;
+(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical
+officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
+Physician;
+(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900
+per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
+heretofore provided for such assistants; and
+(5) $3,388,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
+Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to
+the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
+and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
+from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are
+payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
+$4,854,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
+of the House of Representatives.
+
+Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
+
+Salaries and Expenses
+
+For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
+Accessibility Services, $1,818,980, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
+the Senate.
+
+CAPITOL POLICE
+
+Salaries
+
+For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
+overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health,
+retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, tuition
+reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses, and other applicable
+employee benefits, $653,422,000, of which overtime shall not exceed
+$84,767,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
+Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police
+or a duly authorized designee.
+
+General Expenses
+
+For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
+vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
+installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
+services, forensic services, Member protection-related activities and
+equipment, stenographic services, personal and professional services,
+the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage,
+communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and
+liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and
+not more than $7,500 to be expended on the certification of the Chief
+of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and
+reception expenses, $201,678,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the
+Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, That,
+notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training
+for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
+for fiscal year 2026 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland
+Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security:
+Provided further, That none of the amounts made available under this
+heading may be used to purchase a drone manufactured in the People's
+Republic of China or by a business affiliated with the People's
+Republic of China except for national security purposes.
+
+Administrative Provision
+
+mutual aid transfer authority
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+Sec. 110. Of the amounts made available under the heading
+``Capitol Police'' in this Act, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to
+``Capitol Police--United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid
+Reimbursements'' on September 30, 2026, and, once transferred, shall
+remain available until September 30, 2030, to be used for
+reimbursements for mutual aid and related training, including mutual
+aid and training provided under the agreements described in section
+7302 of Public Law 108-458: Provided, That obligation of the funds
+transferred pursuant to this section shall be subject to notification
+to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Appropriations
+of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and
+Administration and the Committee on House Administration of the amount
+and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation.
+
+OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS
+
+Salaries and Expenses
+
+For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office
+of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,396,400, of which $2,500,000
+shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which not more
+than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive
+Director in connection with official representation and reception
+expenses.
+
+CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
+
+Salaries and Expenses
+
+For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
+Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
+expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
+Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
+expenses, $71,400,000: Provided, That the Director shall use not less
+than $500,000 of the amount made available under this heading for (1)
+improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of
+improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members
+of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2)
+to increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data
+for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the
+public.
+
+ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
+
+Capital Construction and Operations
+
+For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
+services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses
+for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and
+administrative support in connection with facilities and activities
+under the care of the Architect of the Capitol, including the Botanic
+Garden, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under
+the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings and
+office equipment; for official reception and representation expenses of
+not more than $5,000, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
+may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a
+passenger motor vehicle, $156,676,000.
+
+Capitol Building
+
+For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
+of the Capitol, $83,380,000, of which $47,799,000 shall remain
+available until September 30, 2030.
+
+Capitol Grounds
+
+For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
+surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
+Capitol Power Plant, $20,059,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain
+available until September 30, 2030.
+
+Senate Office Buildings
+
+For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
+of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
+expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
+Capitol, $124,696,000, of which $16,900,000 shall remain available
+until September 30, 2030, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain
+available until expended.
+
+Capitol Power Plant
+
+For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
+of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical substations of the
+Capitol; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical
+energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House
+office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about
+the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning
+refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings;
+heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post
+Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the
+Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood
+Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library,
+expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the
+Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited
+into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $130,705,000, of
+which $18,189,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2030:
+Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be
+reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available
+for obligation during fiscal year 2026.
+
+Library Buildings and Grounds
+
+For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
+maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
+$53,139,000, of which $13,400,000 shall remain available until
+September 30, 2030.
+
+Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
+
+For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
+of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
+Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and
+Architect of the Capitol security operations, $77,630,000, of which
+$12,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided,
+That none of the amounts made available under this heading may be used
+to purchase a drone manufactured in the People's Republic of China or
+by a business affiliated with the People's Republic of China except for
+national security purposes.
+
+Botanic Garden
+
+For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
+of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
+collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
+operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
+Joint Committee on the Library, $21,392,000, of which $5,000,000 shall
+remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That, of the
+amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol
+may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the
+maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established
+under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989
+(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol
+or a duly authorized designee.
+
+Capitol Visitor Center
+
+For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor
+Center, $30,547,000.
+
+Administrative Provision
+
+no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
+
+Sec. 120. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
+Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award
+payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the
+contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of
+the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such
+deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
+changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
+and/or program.
+
+LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
+
+Salaries and Expenses
+
+For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
+provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
+catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings;
+information technology services provided centrally; special clothing;
+cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion
+pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of
+the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
+distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
+hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
+Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
+income of any trust fund held by the Board, $592,411,000, and, in
+addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year
+2026 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
+U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the
+Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
+collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
+authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
+Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, no less than
+$17,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the Teaching with
+Primary Sources program, the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy
+Initiative, the Veterans History Project, the Surplus Books Program,
+upgrades of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System and data
+storage and migration efforts.
+
+Copyright Office
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $102,386,000,
+of which not more than $37,025,000, to remain available until expended,
+shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
+fiscal year 2026 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United
+States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or
+expend any funds derived from collections under such section in excess
+of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in
+appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than $7,824,000
+shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2026 under
+sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title:
+Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
+be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
+$44,849,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
+heading, not less than $10,200,000 is for modernization initiatives, of
+which $9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027:
+Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount
+appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ``International
+Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of
+Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries
+in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That not
+more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian
+of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
+expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and
+for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further,
+That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United
+States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are
+attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright
+Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may
+be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright
+Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and
+benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section
+802(e).
+
+Congressional Research Service
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
+203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to
+revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of
+America, $136,080,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
+used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
+or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public
+General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such
+publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on
+House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee
+on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That this
+prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential
+Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That
+a non-confidential CRS product includes any written product containing
+research or analysis that is currently available for general
+congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would
+be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal
+course of business and does not include material prepared in response
+to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.
+
+National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
+(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $66,130,000: Provided,
+That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
+contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at
+no cost to the individual.
+
+Administrative Provision
+
+reimbursable and revolving fund activities
+
+Sec. 130. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2026, the obligational
+authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
+subsection (b) may not exceed $332,285,000.
+(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
+reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
+other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
+legislative branch.
+
+GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
+
+Congressional Publishing
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+For authorized publishing of congressional information and the
+distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of
+Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
+of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government
+publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the
+recipient, $80,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
+available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
+Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
+Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44,
+United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
+available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
+appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
+Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
+section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
+appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
+printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
+chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a
+document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
+the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
+Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
+accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
+further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired
+discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for
+this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under
+the heading ``Government Publishing Office Business Operations
+Revolving Fund'' no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after
+the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the
+purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the
+purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
+Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
+Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of
+title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare
+indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session
+basis.
+
+Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
+
+salaries and expenses
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of
+Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and
+indexing of Government publications in any format, and their
+distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government
+agencies, and designated depository and international exchange
+libraries as authorized by law, $42,475,000: Provided, That amounts of
+not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are
+authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets
+and other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years to
+depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That
+unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made
+available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be
+transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading ``Government
+Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund'' no later than
+the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which
+such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be
+available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the
+approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
+Representatives and the Senate.
+
+Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
+
+For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations
+Revolving Fund, $9,525,000, to remain available until expended, for
+information technology development and facilities repair: Provided,
+That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such
+expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
+with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
+fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
+States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
+purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
+Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund:
+Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the
+certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in
+connection with official representation and reception expenses:
+Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be
+available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor
+vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with
+travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the
+Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the
+provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the
+Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for temporary or
+intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
+Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
+of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule
+under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities
+financed through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide
+information in any format: Provided further, That the Business
+Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading
+``Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may
+not be used for contracted security services at Government Publishing
+Office's passport facility in the District of Columbia.
+
+GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
+
+Salaries and Expenses
+
+For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office,
+including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of
+the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with
+official representation and reception expenses; temporary or
+intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
+Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
+of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
+under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
+advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324
+of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
+under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
+(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
+the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters
+in foreign countries, $811,894,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
+available until expended: Provided, That, in addition, $35,424,000 of
+payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31,
+United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation:
+Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
+administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a
+member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional
+Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an
+appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the
+respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
+participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum
+may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
+involved are initially financed: Provided further, That amounts made
+available under this heading shall be available to cover costs incurred
+by the Tiny Findings Child Development Center, in such amount and for
+such purposes as determined by the Comptroller General, subject to
+notification provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
+of Representatives and the Senate.
+
+CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND
+
+For a payment to the Congressional Office for International
+Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office
+for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative
+Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,000,000: Provided,
+That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be
+used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian
+activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials
+of the central government of Russia.
+
+JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
+
+For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
+Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
+Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2
+U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
+
+TITLE II
+
+GENERAL PROVISIONS
+
+maintenance and care of private vehicles
+
+Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
+used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
+emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
+relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
+by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
+the Committee on Rules and Administration.
+
+fiscal year limitation
+
+Sec. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
+remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2026 unless
+expressly so provided in this Act.
+
+rates of compensation and designation
+
+Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
+specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
+32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
+designation of any office or position appropriated for is different
+from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
+compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
+with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for
+the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and
+committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
+for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
+permanent law with respect thereto.
+
+consulting services
+
+Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
+any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
+of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
+where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
+public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
+or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
+
+costs of legislative branch financial managers council
+
+Sec. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
+legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
+Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
+1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
+as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
+shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
+allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
+exceed $2,000.
+
+limitation on transfers
+
+Sec. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
+transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
+States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
+authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
+
+guided tours of the capitol
+
+Sec. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
+funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
+used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
+which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of
+Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate,
+unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the
+Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)).
+(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
+direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
+Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
+are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
+suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
+or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
+States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
+
+limitation on telecommunications equipment procurement
+
+Sec. 208. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
+available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications
+equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation.
+
+prohibition on certain operational expenses
+
+Sec. 209. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
+used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
+blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
+(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
+necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
+agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
+prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government
+activities.
+
+plastic waste reduction
+
+Sec. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act that
+contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and
+coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in
+consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce
+plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of
+biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting
+opportunities.
+
+limitation on cost of living adjustments for members
+
+Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
+adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
+Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living
+adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2026.
+
+extension of pump act protections to congressional staff
+
+Sec. 212. Section 203(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability
+Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)) is amended--
+(1) by striking ``and section 12(c)'' and inserting
+``section 12(c), and section 18D''; and
+(2) by inserting ``, 218d'' after ``212(c)''.
+
+senate protection
+
+(including transfer of funds)
+
+Sec. 213. (a) For an additional amount for ``Contingent Expenses of
+the Senate--Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate'',
+$18,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000
+shall be for enhanced Member security and $3,500,000 shall be for the
+residential security system program: Provided, That amounts made
+available pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to ``Salaries,
+Officers and Employees--Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper''
+and ``Contingent Expenses of the Senate--Sergeant at Arms Business
+Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund'': Provided further, That the
+transfer authority provided pursuant to the preceding proviso is in
+addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided
+further, That of the amounts made available pursuant to this subsection
+for enhanced Member security, such sums as necessary may be used to
+restore amounts, either directly, through reimbursement, or through the
+transfer authority in the first proviso, for obligations incurred for
+the same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
+prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
+amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated
+in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on
+Appropriations of the Senate.
+(b) For an additional amount for ``Capitol Police--United States
+Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements'', $25,000,000, to remain
+available until September 30, 2030, for reimbursements for mutual aid
+and related training, including mutual aid and training provided under
+the agreements described in section 7302 of Public Law 108-458:
+Provided, That obligation of the funds made available pursuant to this
+subsection be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking
+Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress,
+the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee on
+House Administration of the amount and purpose of the expense within 15
+days of obligation.
+(c) For an additional amount for ``Capitol Police-- General
+Expenses'', $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide
+support to the Senate Sergeant at Arms residential security system
+program.
+(d) Each amount provided by this section is designated by the
+Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
+4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
+resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation
+establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of
+Representatives.
+This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
+Appropriations Act, 2026''.
Attest:
-Clerk.
+Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
-H. R. 3944
+H.R. 3944
_______________________________________________________________________
-AN ACT
-
-Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of
-Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
-September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
+AMENDMENT

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