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119 HR 4553 RH: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-07-21 
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 IB Union Calendar No. 173 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4553 [Report No. 119–213] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2025 Mr. Fleischmann , from the Committee on Appropriations , reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely: I CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers—Civil The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. INVESTIGATIONS For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. CONSTRUCTION For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $2,555,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which $84,883,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 25 percent of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $490,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $6,705,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $6,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $3,381,412,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors, of which $40,000,000, shall be for the design and construction to replace Federal dredges, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Act of July 27, 1953 ( 33 U.S.C. 576 ); of which such sums as may be necessary shall be derived from amounts collected in this or prior fiscal years under section 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 ( 16 U.S.C. 460d–3 ) and are not otherwise appropriated shall be for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; and of which $62,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2238c ) and shall be designated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ): Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. REGULATORY PROGRAM For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $221,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended. EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $226,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year; of which $10,000,000, shall be for the design and construction to replace Federal dredges, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, and shall be transferred to and merged with funds available for such purposes in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Act of July 27, 1953 ( 33 U.S.C. 576 ): Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3) , $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under each heading in the report accompanying this Act, to specific programs, projects, or activities. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until expended. GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; (6) Investigations For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (7) Construction For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (8) Operation and maintenance Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: Provided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation; (9) Mississippi river and tributaries The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, respectively; and (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. (b) De minimus reprogrammings In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (c) Continuing authorities program Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program. (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include: (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and (3) An identification of items of special congressional interest. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and in the report accompanying this Act, including the determination and designation of new starts. 103. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $8,733,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 ): Provided, That until an open lake placement alternative for dredged material is approved under a State water quality certification, the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement of such dredged material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2211 ). 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 107. Additional funding provided in this Act shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the Chief of Engineers. 108. As of the date of enactment of this Act and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources development project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the water resources development project is located. 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 370 of Public Law 116–283 with respect to civil works projects. II DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Central Utah Project CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,950,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $2,186,000 for administrative expenses. Bureau of Reclamation The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,710,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,679,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such transfers, may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account established by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322 , or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,237,000 shall be deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund established by section 110 of title I of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554 . CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums as may be collected in fiscal year 2026 in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575 , to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575 : Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order. CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2027, $64,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377 , of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or (B) $400,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; or (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category. (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity. (d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the amounts made available in this title under the heading Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources shall be expended for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the House Recommended columns in the Water and Related Resources table included under the heading Title II—Department of the Interior in the report accompanying this Act. (e) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan and the SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan described in the report entitled Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995 , prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. 203. (a) Title III of subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ) is amended— (1) In section 4007(i), by striking “2021” and inserting “2027”; and (2) In section 4013— (A) in paragraph (1), by deleting “section 4004, which shall expire 10 years after the date of its enactment” and inserting “section 4004, which shall expire on December 16, 2034”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “on or before December 16, 2026” after “4009(c)”. (b) Section 1602(g)(1) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390h ) is amended by striking “$50,000,000” and inserting “$177,500,000”. (c) Section 4(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298 ) is amended by striking “$30,000,000” and inserting “$106,500,000”. 204. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(e) ) is amended by striking $920,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000,000 . 205. (a) Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 204 of division D of Public Law 117–103 , shall be applied by substituting 2026 for 2022 each place it appears. (b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by striking $30,000,000 and inserting $35,000,000 . 206. Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) shall be applied by substituting 2026 for 2022 . 207. Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) shall be applied by substituting $130,000,000 for $120,000,000 208. Section 10609(a) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act (subtitle B of title X of Public Law 111–11 ) shall be applied by substituting $1,815,000,000 for $870,000,000 and 2026 for 2024 . III DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY PROGRAMS Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,830,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $223,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Electricity For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $225,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $19,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction: Provided further , That funds under this heading allocated for the purposes of section 9 of the Small Business Act, as amended ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ), including for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer activities, or for the purposes of section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 16391(a) ), for Technology Commercialization Fund activities, may be reprogrammed without being subject to the restrictions in section 301 of this Act. Grid Deployment For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for grid deployment in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7191 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $6,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Nuclear Energy For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,795,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $88,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction: Provided further, That for the purpose of section 954(a)(7) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall be from the amount specified as including that purpose in the Bill column in the Department of Energy table included under the heading Title III—Department of Energy in the report accompanying this Act. Fossil Energy For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 1602, and 1603), $687,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount $70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $13,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities. Strategic Petroleum Reserve For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $294,628,000, to remain available until expended. SPR Petroleum Account For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), sections 403 and 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 , 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and section 30204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 note), $100,000, to remain available until expended. Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $7,150,000, to remain available until expended. Energy Information Administration For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended. Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $337,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 5 of the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 6939f(b)(1) ), and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of Public Law 116–94 are appropriated, to remain available until expended, for mercury storage costs. Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $844,380,000, to be deposited into and subsequently derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Science For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles, $8,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $226,831,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Nuclear Waste Disposal For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97–425 , as amended, $12,040,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund. Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act ( Public Law 110–69 ), $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $40,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $35,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That up to $35,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and used for necessary administrative expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2026 exceed $35,000,000, those excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2026 (estimated at $70,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That for the cost of loan guarantees for the construction of small modular reactors or advanced nuclear reactors eligible under section 1703(b)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(4) ), $150,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.8 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this paragraph are in addition to those provided in any other Act: Provided further, That for amounts collected pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the source of such payment received from borrowers may not be a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal Government: Provided further, That none of such loan guarantee authority made available under this paragraph shall be available for commitments to guarantee loans for any projects where funds, personnel, or property (tangible or intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumentality, personnel, or affiliated entity are expected be used (directly or indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, procurements, sales, other transaction authority, or other arrangements, to support the project or to obtain goods or services from the project: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall not be interpreted as precluding the use of the loan guarantee authority provided under this paragraph for commitments to guarantee loans for: (1) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from otherwise allowable Federal income tax benefits; (2) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from being located on Federal land pursuant to a lease or right of-way agreement for which all consideration for all uses is: (A) paid exclusively in cash; (B) deposited in the Treasury as offsetting receipts; and (C) equal to the fair market value as determined by the head of the relevant agency; (3) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from Federal insurance programs, including under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 ; commonly known as the Price-Anderson Act ); or (4) electric generation projects using transmission facilities owned or operated by a Federal Power Marketing Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority that have been authorized, approved, and financed independent of the project receiving the guarantee: Provided further, That none of the loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be available for any project unless the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has certified in advance in writing that the loan guarantee and the project comply with the provisions under this heading. Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $13,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, $6,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. Indian Energy Policy and Programs For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Departmental Administration For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), $304,653,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act ( 31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq. ): Provided, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2026 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238 , notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $204,075,000. Office of the Inspector General For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $90,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Weapons Activities For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,661,993,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $149,244,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,993,060,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading $9,422,000 is hereby rescinded. Naval Reactors (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $2,171,023,000, to remain available until expended, of which, $96,740,000 shall be transferred to Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy , for the Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such amount made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Federal Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $17,000. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES Defense Environmental Cleanup For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $6,521,396,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $310,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. Other Defense Activities For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,179,950,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $391,354,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction. POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS Bonneville Power Administration Fund Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454 , are approved for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 2026, no new direct loan obligations may be made. Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the southeastern power area, $9,285,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available

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