Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2026

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Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual,
either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate
in excess of Executive Level II.
(transfer of funds)

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(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program,
project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall
be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:  Provided,
That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used
to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which
no funds are provided in this Act:  Provided further, That the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

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funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act
shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined,
produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or
in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host
countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor
prior to enactment of this Act.

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the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under
section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce
Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose
other than competitive grants for training individuals who are older
than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled in school within a
local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which
employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related
activities necessary to support such training.

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heading ``Employment and Training Administration'' shall be used by a
recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses
of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate
in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to
vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management
and Budget Circular A-133. Where States are recipients of such funds,
States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those
receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking
into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the
State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government
employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal
programs involved including Employment and Training Administration
programs.
(transfer of funds)

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transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training
Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for
technical assistance services to grantees to ``Program Administration''
when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently
performed by Federal employees:  Provided, That this section shall not
apply to section 171 of the WIOA.
(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer not
more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made
available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act to
``Program Administration'' in order to carry out program integrity
activities relating to any of the programs or activities that are
funded under any such discretionary appropriations:  Provided, That
notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding proviso, the Secretary
may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds made available in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of the ``Office of Job Corps'' account to
paragraph (3) of such account to carry out program integrity activities
related to the Job Corps program:  Provided further, That funds
transferred under this subsection shall be available to the Secretary
to carry out program integrity activities directly or through grants,
cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements with States
and other appropriate entities:  Provided further, That funds
transferred under the authority provided by this subsection shall be
available for obligation through September 30, 2027.
(transfer of funds)

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from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in
subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs
or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved
under this section shall be transferred to ``Departmental Management''
for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the
Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through
September 30, 2027:  Provided, That such funds shall only be available
if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a
plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried
out 15 days in advance of any transfer.
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ``Training and
Employment Services'', ``Job Corps'', ``Community Service Employment
for Older Americans'', ``State Unemployment Insurance and Employment
Service Operations'', ``Veterans' Employment and Training'', ``Employee
Benefits Security Administration'', ``Office of Workers' Compensation
Programs'', ``Wage and Hour Division'', ``Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs'', ``Office of Labor Management Standards'',
``Occupational Safety and Health Administration'', ``Mine Safety and
Health Administration'', ``Office of Disability Employment Policy'',
and funding made available to the ``Bureau of International Labor
Affairs'' and ``Women's Bureau'' within the ``Departmental Management''
account.

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U.S.C. 207) shall be applied hereafter as if the following text is part
of such section:
``(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a
period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any
employee--
``(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from
or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged,
directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or
marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies
or contracts;
``(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly
compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum
weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is
greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in
any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and
``(C) whose duties include any of the following:
``(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals
who suffered injuries or other damages or losses
arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or
physicians;
``(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing
factual information to prepare damage estimates;
``(iii) evaluating and making recommendations
regarding coverage or compensability of claims or
determining liability or value aspects of claims;
``(iv) negotiating settlements; or
``(v) making recommendations regarding litigation.
``(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the
exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).
``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) the term `major disaster' means any disaster or
catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal
agency or department;
``(B) the term `employee employed to adjust or evaluate
claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster' means
an individual who timely secured or secures a license required
by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities
described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C)
relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer
that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or
protection for its employees, if required by applicable law,
and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and
payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such
employees; and
``(C) the term `affiliate' means a company that, by reason
of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the
outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or
more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with, another company.''.
(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of
this Act.

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Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition
for H-2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood
industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants
described in the petition into the United States at any time
during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which
the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants
without filing another petition.
(2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day.--An employer
in the seafood industry may not bring H-2B nonimmigrants into
the United States after the date that is 90 days after the
start date for which the employer is seeking the services of
the nonimmigrants unless the employer--
(A) completes a new assessment of the local labor
market by--
(i) listing job orders in local newspapers
on 2 separate Sundays; and
(ii) posting the job opportunity on the
appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job
Registry and at the employer's place of
employment; and
(B) offers the job to an equally or better
qualified United States worker who--
(i) applies for the job; and
(ii) will be available at the time and
place of need.
(3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering.--The
Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the
seafood industry who brings H-2B nonimmigrants into the United
States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to
be staggering the date of need in violation of section
655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
other applicable provision of law.
(b) H-2B Nonimmigrants Defined.--In this section, the term ``H-2B
nonimmigrants'' means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)).

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the H-2B program shall be the greater of--(1) the actual wage level
paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and
qualifications for such position in the same location; or (2) the
prevailing wage level for the occupational classification of the
position in the geographic area in which the H-2B nonimmigrant will be
employed, based on the best information available at the time of filing
the petition. In the determination of prevailing wage for the purposes
of the H-2B program, the Secretary shall accept private wage surveys
even in instances where Occupational Employment Statistics survey data
are available unless the Secretary determines that the methodology and
data in the provided survey are not statistically supported.

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the definition of corresponding employment found in 20 CFR 655.5 or the
three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any
references thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission of
temporary workers under the H-2B program, the definition of temporary
need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B).

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Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative agreements,
contracts, and other arrangements, up to $450,000 of excess personal
property, at a value determined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship
programs for the purpose of training apprentices in those programs.

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a Department of Labor'' (37 Stat. 736, chapter 141) is amended--
(1) in section 11, by inserting ``(except for section 12)''
before ``shall take effect''; and
(2) by adding the following after section 11:
``SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor is authorized to employ
law enforcement officers or special agents to provide--
``(1) protection for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
during the performance of official duties by each such officer
and during any activity that is preliminary or postliminary to
the performance of official duties by each such officer;
``(2) protection, incidental to the protection provided
pursuant to paragraph (1), to an individual accompanying each
such officer who is participating in an activity or event
relating to the official duties of each such officer when there
is an articulable threat to such individual;
``(3) continuous protection to the Secretary and Deputy
Secretary (including during periods not described in paragraph
(1)) if there is an articulable threat of physical harm, in
accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and
``(4) protection of another senior officer (including a
person nominated to be the Secretary during the pendency of
such nomination) if there is an articulable threat of physical
harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the
Secretary.
``(b) Authorities of the Protective Operation.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may authorize officers or
special agents employed pursuant to subsection (a)--
``(A) to carry firearms;
``(B) to conduct criminal investigations into
potential threats to the security of persons protected
under this section;
``(C) to make arrests without a warrant for any
offense against the United States committed in the
presence of such officer or special agent;
``(D) to perform protective intelligence work,
including identifying and mitigating potential threats
and conducting advance work to review security matters
relating to sites and events; and
``(E) coordinate with local law enforcement
agencies.
``(2) Guidelines.--The authority provided by this section
shall be exercised in accordance with any--
``(A) guidelines issued by the Attorney General;
and
``(B) such additional guidelines as may be issued
by the Secretary.
``(c) Exception.--The authorities granted under this section may be
exercised notwithstanding section 1343(b)(1) of Title 31.''.

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any means the Secretary determines appropriate, including an agreement
or partnership to construct a new Job Corps center, all or a portion of
the real property on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center and the
Gary Job Corps Center are situated. Any sale or other disposition, to
include any associated construction project, will not be subject to any
requirement of any Federal law or regulation relating to the
disposition of Federal real property or relating to Federal
procurement, including but not limited to subchapter III of chapter 5
of title 40 of the United States Code, subchapter V of chapter 119 of
title 42 of the United States Code, and chapter 33 of division C of
subtitle I of title 41 of the United States Code. The net proceeds of
such a sale shall be transferred to the Secretary, which shall be
available until expended for such project to carry out the Job Corps
Program on Treasure Island and the Job Corps Program in and around San
Marcos, Texas, respectively.

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to--
(1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between
the United States Department of Labor and the United States
Department of Agriculture; or
(2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Centers, except
if such closure is necessary to prevent the endangerment of the
health and safety of the students, the capacity of the program
is retained, and the requirements of section 159(j) of the WIOA
are met.

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enactment of this Act, the Adverse Effect Wage Rate in effect under 20
CFR 655.120(b) shall be the Adverse Effect Wage Rate in effect on
January 31, 2023.

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to administer, implement, or enforce--
(1) the final rule entitled ``Adverse Effect Wage Rate
Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants
in Non-Range Occupations in the United States'', (88 Fed. Reg.
12760 (effective March 30, 2023));
(2) 20 CFR 655.131(b) (relating to joint employer
requirements); or
(3) the final rule entitled ``Improving Protections for
Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United
States'', (89 Fed. Reg. 33898 (effective June 28, 2024)).

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to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule entitled ``Employee
or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards
Act'', (89 Fed. Reg. 1638 (effective March 11, 2024)).

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not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation
expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary.

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used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other
extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this title shall be
used to prevent the NIH from paying up to 100 percent of the salary of
an individual at this rate.

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may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for
funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and
assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation
and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing
the planned uses of such funds.

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portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5
percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such
Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants
or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs
funded in this title.
(transfer of funds)

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(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in
this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such
transfer:  Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this
section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any
project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance
of any transfer.

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of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to
60 days after the effective date of a contract awarded in fiscal year
2026 under section 338B of such Act, or at any time if the individual
who has been awarded such contract has not received funds due under the
contract.

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available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the
applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages
family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning
services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist
attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.

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of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from any State
law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child
molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.

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funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the
Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in
such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider
Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that
it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals
for abortions:  Provided, That the Secretary shall make appropriate
prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity
(based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of
providing the service to such entity's enrollees):  Provided further,
That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare
program's coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage
organization described in this section shall be responsible for
informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare
covered services.

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used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.

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not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in
child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with
funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United
Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health
Organization.

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activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic
and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during
fiscal year 2026:
(1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that
available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary
shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of
Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section
is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes
administered by the Department of State.
(2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by
advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be
necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration,
renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United
States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall
cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has
secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable
regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities
requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act.
The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make
available to public or nonprofit private institutions or
agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire,
lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as
necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international
health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS
and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental
diseases, and other health activities abroad.
(3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel
appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad,
allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter
9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C.
4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by
the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide
locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage)
up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment
(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such
personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if
such personnel's official duty station were in the District of
Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection
shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I
of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the
Foreign Service.
(transfer of funds)

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the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among
institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two
Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human
immunodeficiency virus:  Provided, That the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
(transfer of funds)

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amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as
jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the
Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the ``Office of
AIDS Research'' account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research
shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section
2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act.

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law, the Director of NIH (``Director'') may use funds authorized under
section 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other
than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out
research identified pursuant to or research and activities described in
such section 402(b)(12).
(b) Peer Review.--In entering into transactions under subsection
(a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including
consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director
determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and
technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in
lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that
would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B),
405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.

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Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health
may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as
necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities
authorized herein, at not to exceed $5,000,000 per project.
(transfer of funds)

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amount made available for National Research Service Awards (``NRSA'')
shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources
and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary
medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received
grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and
1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available
to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to
make NRSA awards for health service research.

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Authority (``BARDA'') may enter into a contract, for more than one but
no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of
security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F-
2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(c)(1)(B)), if--
(1) funds are available and obligated--
(A) for the full period of the contract or for the
first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect;
and
(B) for the estimated costs associated with a
necessary termination of the contract; and
(2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract
will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by
encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in
administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs.
(b) A contract entered into under this section--
(1) shall include a termination clause as described by
subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code;
and
(2) shall be subject to the congressional notice
requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.

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budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information
concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or
contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing,
or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the amendments
made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and each fiscal year
since the enactment of the ACA.
(b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds
appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments
made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the
following information:
(1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act
under which such funds were appropriated, a statement
indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such
funds, the Federal operating division or office that
administers such program, and the amount of funding received in
discretionary or mandatory appropriations.
(2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time
equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each
authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with
paragraph (1).
(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from
the report employees or contractors who--
(1) are supported through appropriations enacted in laws
other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to
the passage of the ACA;
(2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities
funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or
(3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a
requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts.

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2027 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, information that details the uses of all funds
used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for
Health Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enactment of
the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2027. Such
information shall include, for each such fiscal year, the amount of
funds used for each activity specified under the heading ``Health
Insurance Exchange Transparency'' in the report accompanying this Act.

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Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental
Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded
by this Act to the ``Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services--Program
Management'' account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1)
of Public Law 111-148 (relating to risk corridors).
(transfer of funds)

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Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the
ACA to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the
activities specified under the heading ``Prevention and Public Health
Fund'' in the report accompanying this Act.
(b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may
not further transfer these amounts.
(c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821
of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section
2821(b) of such Act.

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2015 and ending January 1, 2028, any provision of law that refers
(including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to the
current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task
Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and
prevention shall be administered by the Secretary involved as if--
(1) such reference to such current recommendations were a
reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with
respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention
last issued before 2009; and
(2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to
any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)).
(transfer of funds)

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addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and addiction, pain
management, and addiction treatment to other Institutes and Centers of
the NIH to be used for the same purpose 15 days after notifying the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:  Provided, That the transfer authority provided in the previous
proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.

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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
(1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from the Exchanges
established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the open
enrollment period; and
(2) Notification of any new or competitive grant awards,
including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the
Public Health Service Act.
(b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate must
be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public release
of enrollment information or the award of such grants.

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``Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Program Management'', the
Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $455,000,000
to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program
management activity related to the Medicare Program:  Provided, That
except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support
any provision of Public Law 111-148 or Public Law 111-152 (or any
amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other
amounts within such account.

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salaries and expenses of employees of the Department of Health and
Human Services shall also be available to pay travel and related
expenses of such an employee or of a member of his or her family, when
such employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in a U.S.
territory, during a period and in a location that are the subject of a
determination of a public health emergency under section 319 of the
Public Health Service Act and such travel is necessary to obtain
medical care for an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot
be adequately addressed in that location at that time. For purposes of
this section, the term ``U.S. territory'' means Guam, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

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donations from the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and
other groups independent of the Federal Government for the care of
unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))) in the care of the
Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and
Families, including medical goods and services, which may include early
childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, toys, clothing,
and any other items intended to promote the wellbeing of such children.

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for formal site assessments of potential influx facilities, the
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days before operationalizing
an unlicensed facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is
hard-sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates that,
in the absence of the influx facility, the likely outcome is that
unaccompanied alien children will remain in the custody of the
Department of Homeland Security for longer than 72 hours or that
unaccompanied alien children will be otherwise placed in danger. Within
60 days of bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a report detailing the total
number of children in care at the facility, the average length of stay
and average length of care of children at the facility, and, for any
child that has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length
of stay and reason for delay in release.

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to prevent a United States Senator or Member of the House of
Representatives from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight,
any facility in the United States used for the purpose of maintaining
custody of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as
defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such Senator or Member has
coordinated the oversight visit with the Office of Refugee Resettlement
not less than two business days in advance to ensure that such visit
would not interfere with the operations (including child welfare and
child safety operations) of such facility.

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this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, and make publicly available online, a report with respect to
children who were separated from their parents or legal guardians by
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regardless of whether or not
such separation was pursuant to an option selected by the children,
parents, or guardians), subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien
children, and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during the
previous month. Each report shall contain the following information:
(1) the number and ages of children so separated subsequent
to apprehension at or between ports of entry, to be reported by
sector where separation occurred; and
(2) the documented cause of separation, as reported by DHS
when each child was referred.

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salaries and expenses of employees of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention shall also be available for the primary and secondary
schooling of eligible dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S.
territory at costs not in excess of those paid for or reimbursed by the
Department of Defense. For purposes of this section, the term ``U.S.
territory'' means Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands

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et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 675C(a)--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, subject to
paragraph (3)''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) in section 680(a)(2) by adding at the end the
following:
``(F) Uses of funds.--Funds made available to carry
out this paragraph may be used for financing
construction and rehabilitation, and for loans or
investments, in private business enterprises, including
those owned by community development corporations.
``(G) Ownership of intangible property and
earnings.--The Secretary shall establish procedures
regarding the disposition of intangible assets and
program income that permit such assets acquired with,
and program income derived from, grants made under this
paragraph, to become the sole property of the grantees
after a period of not more than 12 years after the end
of the grant period for any activity consistent with
subsection (a)(2)(A).
``(H) Use of intangible assets.--Intangible assets
in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt
instruments, and program income may be used by grantees
for any eligible purpose consistent with subsection
(a)(2)(A).''.
(rescission and including transfer of funds)

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Expenses Fund'' established in section 223 of division G of Public Law
110-161, $1,613,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than September
30, 2026, except that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
were previously designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided,
That from any remaining unobligated balances in such Fund, the
Secretary may transfer up to $30,000,000 to ``General Departmental
Management'' for cybersecurity: Provided further, That the Secretary
may obligate funds from such Fund for any program, project, or activity
for which a notification was submitted before the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer amounts
into such Fund: Provided further, That any amounts transferred into
such Fund are available for the purposes provided by this section or
for which a notification was submitted to such Committees on
Appropriations before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That the authority to transfer amounts under this section is
in addition to any other transfer authority in law.

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National Institutes of Health may be used for facilities and
administration costs (as defined in section 200.414 of title 2, Code of
Federal Regulations) that exceed 30 percent of an award to an
applicable educational institution that is an organization subject to
taxation under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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conduct or support research using human fetal tissue if such tissue is
obtained pursuant to an induced abortion.

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of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this
Act, shall be made available to a hospital or any other entity that
administers any postgraduate physician training program, or any other
program of training in the health professions, that provides training
in the performance of, or assisting in the performance of, induced
abortions, or in counseling or referrals for such abortions, if such
program--
(1) provides or requires such training for any participant
in such program without the participant first voluntarily
electing to opt in to undergo such training; or
(2) subjects any participant in such program to
discrimination on the basis that the participant does not--
(A) voluntarily elect to opt in to undergo such
training; or
(B) perform, assist in the performance of, or
provide counseling or referrals for, such abortions.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit training
described in subsection (a) that is not otherwise allowed by law.

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law, none of the funds made available by this Act may be made available
either directly, through a State (including through managed care
contracts with a State), or through any other means, to a prohibited
entity.
(b) PROHIBITED ENTITY.--The term ``prohibited entity'' means an
entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and
clinics--
(1) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(A) is an organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code;
(B) is an essential community provider described in
section 156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act), that is primarily engaged in family planning
services, reproductive health, and related medical
care; and
(C) performs, or provides any funds to any other
entity that performs, abortions other than an abortion
performed--
(i) in the case of a pregnancy that is the
result of an act of rape or incest; or
(ii) in the case where a woman suffers from
a physical disorder, physical injury, or
physical illness that would, as certified by a
physician, place the woman in danger of death
unless an abortion is performed, including a
life-endangering physical condition caused by,
or arising from, the pregnancy itself; and
(2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such
entity, including grants to any affiliates, subsidiaries, or
clinics of such entity, under title X of the Public Health
Service Act in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.
(c)(1) END OF PROHIBITION.--The definition in subsection (b) shall
cease to apply to an entity if such entity certifies that it, including
its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics, will not
perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that
performs, an abortion as described in subsection (b)(1)(C).
(2) REPAYMENT.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by any
entity that had made a certification described in paragraph (1)
and subsequently violated the terms of such certification.

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to establish, support, administer, oversee, or issue a grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement for the purposes of providing information on,
promoting access to, or facilitating an abortion.

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to require any project under title X of the PHS Act to refer for
abortions:  Provided,  That no provider of services under title X of
the PHS Act shall be required to subvert or operate in conflict with
any State law limiting referral for abortion/pregnancy counseling.

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to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 14076 (Protecting
Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services) or Executive Order 14079
(Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services).

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provided under a previous or subsequent appropriations Act to the
Department of Health and Human Services, or provided from any account
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees
available to such Department, may be used to enforce the final rule
titled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Changes
to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements''
(86 Fed. Reg. 61555), or any substantially similar rule.

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to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 13988, entitled
``Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
Identity or Sexual Orientation'', published by the Executive Office of
the President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023).

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for any social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention
performed for the purposes of intentionally changing the body of an
individual (including by disrupting the body's development, inhibiting
its natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer
correspond to the individual's biological sex.

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to issue or implement as a final rule the proposed rule entitled
``Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities'' published by
the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on
August 4, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 47824) (relating to section 1557 of the
Affordable Care Act) or any successor or substantially similar rule.

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to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule entitled
``Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for
LGBTQI+ Children'', 89 Fed. Reg. 34818 (effective July 1, 2024) or any
successor or substantially similar rule.

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to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule entitled
``Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule'', (89 Fed. Reg.
34384 (effective July 1, 2024)) or any successor or substantially
similar rule.

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to place an unaccompanied alien child with a sponsor in any case where
such unaccompanied alien child has been convicted of a crime, or has a
pending criminal charge relating to gang affiliation or activity, in
the United States or in such unaccompanied alien child's country of
origin or country of last habitual residence.

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to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule entitled ``Medicare
and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care
Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting'',
(89 Fed. Reg. 40876 (effective June 21, 2024)) or any successor or
substantially similar rule.

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to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule entitled ``Short-
Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated
Excepted Benefits Coverage'', (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (effective June 17,
2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule.

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by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine that a
public health emergency exists pursuant to section 319 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), or issue any related order that
would impede, limit, or restrict a citizen's Second Amendment rights.

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et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 245 (42 U.S.C. 238n) the
following:
``SEC. 245A. CIVIL ACTION FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
``(a) In General.--A qualified party may, in a civil action, obtain
appropriate relief with regard to a designated violation.
``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Designated violation.--The term `designated
violation' means an actual or threatened violation of--
``(A) section 507(d) of division D of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (or any
subsequent substantially similar provision); or
``(B) any funding condition imposed by the Federal
Government pursuant to such section 507(d) (or such
substantially similar provision).
``(2) Qualified party.--The term `qualified party' means--
``(A) the Attorney General of the United States;
``(B) any attorney general of a State; or
``(C) any person or entity adversely affected by
the designated violation without regard to whether such
person or entity is a health care provider.
``(3) State governmental entity.--The term `State
governmental entity' means a State, a local government within a
State, and any agency or other governmental unit or subdivision
of a State, or of such a local government.
``(c) Administrative Remedies Not Required.--An action under this
section may be commenced, and relief may be granted, without regard to
whether the party commencing the action has sought or exhausted any
available administrative remedies.
``(d) Defendants.--An action under this section may be maintained
against a Federal agency committing a designated violation described in
subsection (b)(1)(A) or any recipient or subrecipient of Federal
assistance committing a designated violation described in subsection
(b)(1)(B), including a State governmental entity.
``(e) Nature of Relief.--In an action under this section, the court
shall grant--
``(1) all appropriate relief, including injunctive relief,
declaratory relief, and compensatory damages, to prevent the
occurrence, continuance, or repetition of the designated
violation and to compensate for losses resulting from the
designated violation; and
``(2) to a prevailing plaintiff, reasonable attorneys' fees
and litigation costs.
Relief in an action under this section may include money damages even
if the defendant is a governmental entity.
``(f) Abrogation of State Immunity.--No State or governmental
official that commits a designated violation shall be immune under the
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Eleventh
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, or any other source
of law, from an action under subsection (a).''.

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to administer, implement, or enforce the final rule entitled
``Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)'', (89 Fed. Reg. 15366
(effective April 30, 2024)) insofar as such rule makes changes relating
to sections 98.16(z) and 98.30(b)(1) of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations.

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available by this Act may be used to place an unaccompanied alien child
with an alien sponsor who has not been admitted (as defined in
paragraph (13) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) or who is deportable under section 237(a) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)).

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of
Health, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
to fund or carry out any research relating to gunshot injury or
mortality prevention that treats crimes committed with a firearm as a
public health epidemic, including advocating, promoting, or studying
firearm-related restrictions or policies; firearm disenfranchisement,
bans, confiscation, or registration, or other gun control measures; and
any other restriction on firearms:  Provided, That nothing shall
prevent the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National
Institutes of Health, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration from carrying out research on medical
procedures, practices, treatments, medicines, and therapies related to
gunshot injuries and recovery.

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for research on vertebrate animals for the purpose of studying the
effects of drugs, surgery, or other interventions to alter the human
body (including by disrupting the body's development, inhibiting its
natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer correspond
to its biological sex.

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to implement CMS-5056-N, ``Implementation of Prior Authorization for
Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction
(WISeR) Model,'' or any such model that implements prior authorizations
in traditional Medicare.

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the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in
the public schools.
(transfer of funds)

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(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this
Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such
transfer:  Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this
section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any
project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance
of any transfer.

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evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA shall be
available from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.

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endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of
the HEA for fiscal year 2026 may use the income from that fund to award
scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section
331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes,
prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an
allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the
HEA are reauthorized.

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applied by substituting ``2026'' for ``2021''.

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be applied by substituting ``2027'' for ``2021''.

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``Student Aid Administration'' may be available for payments for
student loan servicing to an institution of higher education that
services outstanding Federal Perkins Loans under part E of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.).

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any amount made available in this Act for an HEA program, except for
any amounts made available for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the
HEA, to carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to collect
and analyze outcome data for any program authorized by the HEA:
Provided, That no funds made available in this Act for the ``Student
Aid Administration'' account shall be subject to the reservation under
this section:  Provided further, That any funds reserved under this
section shall be available through September 30, 2028:  Provided
further, That if, under any other provision of law, funds are
authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activities with
respect to a program or project, the Secretary may also reserve funds
for such program or project for the purposes described in this section
so long as the total reservation of funds for such program or project
does not exceed any statutory limits on such reservations:  Provided
further, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of
funds reserved under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the
House of Representatives a plan that identifies the source and amount
of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if
funds are withheld for the purposes of this section, and the activities
to be carried out with such funds.
(including transfer of funds)

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of Education Sciences'', up to $13,000,000 shall be available for the
Secretary of Education (``the Secretary'') to provide support services
to the Institute of Education Sciences (including, but not limited to
information technology services, lease or procurement of office space,
human resource services, financial management services, financial
systems support, budget formulation and execution, legal counsel, equal
employment opportunity services, physical security, facilities
management, acquisition and contract management, grants administration
and policy, and enterprise risk management):  Provided, That the
Secretary shall calculate the actual amounts obligated and expended for
such support services by using a standard Department of Education
methodology for allocating the cost of all such support services:
Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer any amounts available
for IES support services in excess of actual amounts needed for IES
support services, as so calculated, to the ``Program Administration''
account from the ``Institute of Education Sciences'' account:  Provided
further, That in order to address any shortfall between amounts
available for IES support services and amounts needed for IES support
services, as so calculated, the Secretary may transfer necessary
amounts to the ``Institute of Education Sciences'' account from the
``Program Administration'' account:  Provided further, That the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance of any transfer made
pursuant to this section.
(including rescission and transfer of funds)

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Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' established in section 313 of
division H of Public Law 116-260, $197,000,000 are hereby rescinded not
later than September 30, 2026:  Provided, That from any remaining
unobligated balances in such Fund, the Secretary may transfer up to
$15,000,000 to ``Student Aid Administration'' for information
technology, to remain available through September 30, 2027:  Provided
further, That the Secretary may obligate funds from such Fund for any
program, project, or activity for which a notification was submitted
before the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That the
Secretary may transfer amounts into such Fund:  Provided further, That
any amounts transferred into such Fund are available for the purposes
provided by this section or for which a notification was submitted to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate before the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further,
That the authority to transfer amounts under this section is in
addition to any other transfer authority in law.

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to provide financial assistance to an educational institution that
allows an individual whose sex is male to participate in an athletic
program or activity that is designated for women or girls. For the
purpose of this section, the term ``sex'' means the reproductive
biology and genetics of an individual as determined solely at birth.

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of Education, or provided under a previous or subsequent appropriations
Act to such Department, may be used to enforce any of the following
rules or interpretations related to title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.1681-1688):
(1) The final rule titled, ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis
of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal
Financial Assistance'', 89 Fed. Reg. 33474 (effective August 1,
2024).
(2) The proposed rule titled, ``Nondiscrimination on the
Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving
Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria
for Male and Female Athletic Teams'', (88 Fed. Reg. 22860;
published April 13, 2023).
(3) The notice of interpretation titled, ``Enforcement of
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 With Respect to
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
in Light of Bostock v. Clayton County'', (86 Fed. Reg. 32637;
published June 22, 2021).
(4) Any substantially similar rule or interpretation.

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provided to any public institution of higher education that denies to a
religious student organization any right, benefit, or privilege that is
otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the institution
(including full access to the facilities of the institution and
official recognition of the organization by the institution) because of
the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leadership standards, or
standards of conduct of the religious student organization.

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to--
(1) implement the modifications of statutory and regulatory
provisions relating to debt discharge described in the rule
published by the Department of Education in the Federal
Register on October 12, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 61514), or take any
substantially similar action;
(2) implement, administer, or enforce section 682.215 or
section 685 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating
to income-based repayment and income-driven repayment), as
amended by the final regulations published by the Department of
Education in the Federal Register on July 10, 2023 (88 Fed.
Reg. 43820 et seq.) or take any substantially similar action;
(3) implement, administer, or enforce section 685.401 of
title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to borrower
defense to repayment), as amended by the final regulations
published by the Department of Education in the Federal
Register on November 1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65904 et seq.) or
take any substantially similar action;
(4) implement, administer, or enforce section 668.28 of
title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the 90/10
rule), as added or amended by the final regulations published
by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on
October 28, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65426 et. seq.) or take any
substantially similar action;
(5) implement, administer, or enforce sections 600.10,
600.21, 668.2, 668.13, 668.43, 668.91, 668.402 through 668.409
(excluding section 668.408), and 668.601 through 668.606 of
title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to financial
value transparency and gainful employment), as added or amended
by the final regulations published by the Department of
Education in the Federal Register on October 10, 2023 (88 Fed.
Reg. 70004 et. seq.) or take any substantially similar action;
or
(6) finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the
proposed rule titled ``Student Debt Relief for the William D.
Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal
Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan
(Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan
(HEAL) Program'' published by the Department of Education in
the Federal Register on April 17, 2024 (89 FR 27564) or any
substantially similar rule.

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401(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall hereafter be known and
designated as ``Trump Grants''.

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by any local education agency to conduct student-involved active
shooter drills in schools without first providing student participants
under 16 years old with the ability to opt out of such exercises with
parental or legal guardianship consent.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education
Appropriations Act, 2026''.
TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
America First Corps
operating expenses
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and
Community Service (referred to in this title as ``CNCS'') to carry out
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title
as ``1973 Act'') and the National and Community Service Act of 1990
(referred to in this title as ``1990 Act''), $524,725,000,
notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act:  Provided, That of the amounts provided
under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be
used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews,
including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management
of the grants cycle; (2) $9,769,000 shall be available to provide
assistance to State commissions on national and community service,
under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section
501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) $20,923,000 shall be available to
carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; (4) $8,558,000 shall be available
for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act,
which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded
by CNCS on a competitive basis; and (5) $55,105,000 shall be for the
Retired Senior Volunteer Program:  Provided further, That for the
purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in
section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local
community.
payment to the national service trust
(including transfer of funds)
For payment to the National Service Trust established under
subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $40,000,000, to remain available
until expended:  Provided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from
the amount provided within ``Operating Expenses'' allocated to grants
under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service
Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the
activities of national service participants and after notice is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, That amounts
appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be
invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the
requirement to apportion funds under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b).
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section
501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act,
including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under 5
U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $69,627,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,595,000, of which
$2,000,000 shall be available until expended.
administrative provisions

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requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and
comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2026, during any grant selection
process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose
any covered grant selection information regarding such selection,
directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee
of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.

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Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement
of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps
funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share
requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in
section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in
section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent
with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.

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for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I
and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990
Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and
operations.

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1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in
section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as
defined under section 101 of the Act.

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Act--
(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such section
shall be considered ``qualified entities'' under section 3 of
the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (``NCPA'');
(2) individuals described in such section shall be
considered ``volunteers'' under section 3 of NCPA; and
(3) State Commissions on National and Community Service
established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are
authorized to receive criminal history record information,
consistent with Public Law 92-544.

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1990 Act, an individual who successfully completes a term of service of
not less than 1,200 hours during a period of not more than one year may
receive a national service education award having a value of 70 percent
of the value of a national service education award determined under
section 147(a) of the Act.

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