Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Division B may be cited by its own name
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“This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of division B. It names the division, which by section 3 is what the phrase this Act means everywhere inside it.
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“This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
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The name is short for what the part covers. That is water projects and energy. It also covers a few small agencies.
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“Division B may be cited by its own name,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-division-b-short-title/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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