This part holds the money. It is nearly the whole law. It has three big parts inside it, called divisions. The first pays for trade, law enforcement, and science. The second pays for water projects and energy. The third pays for public lands, the EPA, and forests. Each division also carries rules about how its money may be used.
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.”
The opening sentence of section 5, and the sentence that makes the rest of the section an appropriation. Everything that follows it, the three divisions and every account paragraph in them, is money appropriated out of the general fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
What the document actually says
“The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
Money is set aside here. It comes out of the Treasury. It is for the budget year that ends on September 30, 2026.
What this is about
Congress has to pass a law before money can be spent. This sentence does that. The rest of this part says who gets how much.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of CommerceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and rental of tie lines, $582,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027”
The appropriation for the operations and administration of the International Trade Administration, the part of the Department of Commerce that promotes exports and enforces trade remedies. Of the $582,000,000, $94,000,000 stays available through September 30, 2027, $20,000,000 is to come from fees the agency keeps, and the account paragraph directs not less than $16,400,000 to China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance work.
What the document actually says
“and rental of tie lines, $582,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
The trade office gets $582,000,000. Most of it must be used this year. But $94,000,000 can be used up to September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This office helps American firms sell abroad. It also looks into unfair prices on goods coming in. Some of its money is set aside for China trade cases.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of CommerceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“$235,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until expended”
The appropriation for export administration and national security activities at the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Commerce bureau that runs export controls. Of the $235,000,000, $94,000,000 remains available until spent rather than lapsing at the end of the year.
What the document actually says
“$235,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
This office gets $235,000,000. Of that, $94,000,000 has no end date. It can sit until it is spent.
What this is about
This office decides which goods may be sold to other countries. Some goods can be used for weapons. The office writes the rules and checks who is buying.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of CommerceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, including provision of assistance under section 207(b) of such Act, for trade adjustment assistance, and for programs authorized by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available until expended”
The appropriation for the Economic Development Administration's assistance programs. The money remains available until spent, and the account paragraph directs that it be used for the purposes and in the amounts specified in a table titled Economic Development Assistance Programs in the explanatory statement described in section 4. A further $66,000,000 is appropriated separately for administering these programs.
What the document actually says
“For economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, including provision of assistance under section 207(b) of such Act, for trade adjustment assistance, and for programs authorized by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $400,000,000 in aid for local growth. It has no end date. A table in the report says how to split it up.
What this is about
This agency gives grants to towns and regions. The grants pay for roads, water lines and job training. A separate $66,000,000 pays the staff who run the grants.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of CommerceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,171,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The larger of the two Census Bureau accounts. It funds the periodic censuses and programs, which includes the work leading up to a decennial census, and the money stays available through September 30, 2027. A separate $318,500,000 is appropriated for the bureau's current surveys and programs.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,171,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
The census office gets $1,171,849,000 for its big counts. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
The census counts everyone in the country every ten years. That work takes years to plan. This money pays for that planning and for other large counts.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTOHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,956,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The appropriation for the Patent and Trademark Office, the largest account in the Commerce title. The money remains available until spent. The account paragraph also caps official reception and representation expenses at $13,500 and transfers $2,450,000 to the Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations related to the office.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,956,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The patent office gets $4,956,000,000. The money has no end date. It can be held until it is spent.
What this is about
This office grants patents and trademarks. People pay fees to file. The next entry explains what those fees do to this figure.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTOHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0”
The first proviso under the Patent and Trademark Office heading. It provides that the $4,956,000,000 from the general fund falls as the office collects fees, with the expected result that the general fund pays an estimated $0. A later proviso provides that if the fees come to less than $4,956,000,000 the appropriation is reduced accordingly, and that anything collected above that figure and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund stays available until spent.
What the document actually says
“That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0”
That sentence, in plain words
The office charges fees. As the fees come in, the money from the Treasury drops. In the end the Treasury is expected to pay about nothing.
What this is about
The office pays for itself out of what it charges. The big number is a ceiling on what it may spend. It is not a bill to the taxpayer.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the National Institute of Standards and TechnologyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $1,249,239,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''”
The scientific and technical research and services account of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The account paragraph directs $405,331,366 of it to projects named in a table titled Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the explanatory statement described in section 4, and provides that those amounts may not be transferred to any other purpose.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $1,249,239,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''”
That sentence, in plain words
The standards agency gets $1,249,239,000 for research. The money has no end date. Up to $9,000,000 may move to a working fund.
What this is about
This agency sets the units and tests that industry relies on. Part of its money is tied to named local projects. A table in the report lists them.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the National Institute of Standards and TechnologyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.”
The industrial technology services account at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, split between two named programs: $175,000,000 for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership and $37,000,000 for the Manufacturing USA Program.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $212,000,000 for help to factories. Of that, $175,000,000 goes to one program. The other $37,000,000 goes to a second one.
What this is about
One program sends helpers to small factories. The other pays for shared labs. Both sit inside the standards agency.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and relocation of facilities, $4,540,392,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The main operating account of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which runs the National Weather Service, the National Ocean Service and the fisheries service. The account paragraph adds $399,644,000 by transfer from a fisheries fund and $28,000,000 from recoveries of prior year obligations, and directs $4,862,168,110 of the total to purposes and amounts set out in tables in the explanatory statement described in section 4.
What the document actually says
“and relocation of facilities, $4,540,392,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
The ocean and weather agency gets $4,540,392,000 to run itself. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This agency forecasts the weather. It also charts the seas and manages fishing. More money is added to this account from other funds.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,576,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028”
The capital account of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Money for satellites, vessels, aircraft and construction of facilities remains available until spent rather than expiring in 2028, and a further $13,000,000 comes from recoveries of prior year obligations.
What the document actually says
“For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,576,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $1,576,899,000 to buy big things. It can be used until September 30, 2028. Money for ships and satellites has no end date.
What this is about
Satellites and ships take years to build. So this money is allowed to sit longer than most. Section 544 moves another $44,000,000 into this account.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of CommerceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The Pacific coastal salmon recovery account. The account paragraph lets the Secretary of Commerce issue grants to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California and Alaska, and to federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast, for salmon and steelhead conservation, and requires States receiving funds to match at least 33 percent.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $65,000,000 to help salmon come back. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
Six states and many tribes can get these grants. A state must add money of its own. It must add at least a third of what it gets.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: National Weather ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The National Weather Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required under 15 U.S.C. 313 to protect life and property to the maximum extent possible.”
The whole of section 114 of the Commerce title. It directs the National Weather Service to maintain staffing levels sufficient to fulfill the mission set for it by 15 U.S.C. 313. The section names no number and no baseline, and 15 U.S.C. 313 is a separate statute that is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“The National Weather Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required under 15 U.S.C. 313 to protect life and property to the maximum extent possible.”
That sentence, in plain words
The weather service must keep enough staff. It needs them to do the job the law gives it. That job is to protect life and property.
What this is about
The rule gives no head count. It points to an older law for the job. It does not say what number of staff would be enough.
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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of title I of division A. It gives the Commerce title a name of its own, separate from the name given to the whole Act by section 1 and to the division by the line at the end of division A.
What the document actually says
“This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part of the law has its own short name. It is the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026.
What this is about
The law has names inside names. The whole law has one. Each division has one. Some titles have one too.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $800,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account, and of which not less than $27,500,000 shall be available for services and activities provided by the Legal Orientation Program”
The appropriation for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Justice Department office that runs the immigration courts. Of the $800,000,000, $10,000,000 comes by transfer from an immigration fee account, not less than $27,500,000 is for the Legal Orientation Program, and not more than $50,000,000 stays available through September 30, 2030 for building and changing courtroom space.
What the document actually says
“activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $800,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account, and of which not less than $27,500,000 shall be available for services and activities provided by the Legal Orientation Program”
That sentence, in plain words
The immigration courts get $800,000,000. Some of it comes from fees. At least $27,500,000 must pay for a program that explains the law to people.
What this is about
These courts decide who may stay in the country. They sit inside the Justice Department. Part of this money builds more courtrooms.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“$900,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for litigation support contracts and information technology projects, including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available until expended”
The general legal activities account, which pays for the Justice Department's litigating divisions other than those funded separately. The account paragraph also directs that such sums as may be necessary go to the Civil Rights Division for the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, of which $3,390,000 remains available until spent.
What the document actually says
“$900,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for litigation support contracts and information technology projects, including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The department's law work gets $900,000,000. Up to $50,000,000 of it has no end date. That part pays for case support and computers.
What this is about
Government lawyers bring and defend cases. This pays most of them. Some of it also pays for watching elections.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The appropriation for the Antitrust Division. As with the Patent and Trademark Office, the account is largely paid for by fees: premerger notification filing fees collected in fiscal year 2026 are retained and used here, and the general fund share falls as those fees arrive, with an estimated final general fund appropriation of $0.
What the document actually says
“For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The office that enforces competition law gets $245,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
Big firms pay a fee when they plan to merge. Those fees pay for this office. So the Treasury is expected to pay about nothing.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $2,621,000,000”
The appropriation for the 93 United States Attorneys and their offices, which bring federal criminal prosecutions and handle federal civil cases in the districts. Of the total, not more than $40,000,000 remains available until spent.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $2,621,000,000”
That sentence, in plain words
The federal prosecutors get $2,621,000,000. Most of it must be used this year.
What this is about
Each district has a top federal lawyer. Their offices bring crime cases. They also handle suits for and against the government.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: United States AttorneysHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.”
The last proviso under the United States Attorneys heading. It requires every United States Attorney either to set up a human trafficking task force or to take part in one. The proviso sets no deadline, names no partners and describes no reporting.
What the document actually says
“That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.”
That sentence, in plain words
Every federal prosecutor must join a group that fights human trafficking. If there is no group, they must start one.
What this is about
Human trafficking means forcing people to work or to sell sex. A task force brings police and lawyers together. This says every district must have one.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the United States Marshals ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,702,000,000”
The salaries and expenses account of the United States Marshals Service, which protects the federal courts, transports prisoners and pursues fugitives. Not more than $25,000,000 of it remains available until spent, and a separate $8,000,000 is appropriated for construction of prisoner holding space.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,702,000,000”
That sentence, in plain words
The marshals get $1,702,000,000. Most of it must be used this year.
What this is about
Marshals guard federal judges and courtrooms. They move prisoners. They also chase people who run from the law.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the United States Marshals ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, $2,236,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The federal prisoner detention account. It pays for holding people in Marshals Service custody, largely in jails rented from states and counties, and the money remains available until spent. The account paragraph also makes the Marshals Service responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Air Transportation System.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, $2,236,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $2,236,000,000 to hold federal prisoners. The money has no end date.
What this is about
People waiting for a federal trial are held by the marshals. Most are kept in local jails. This pays those jails.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $10,609,456,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended”
The salaries and expenses account of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the largest account in the Justice title. A separate $15,000,000 is appropriated for bureau construction, and section 222 of the title bars further obligation of certain leftover headquarters money until architectural and engineering plans are sent to the appropriations committees.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $10,609,456,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The FBI gets $10,609,456,000. Of that, up to $216,900,000 has no end date.
What this is about
The FBI looks into federal crimes. It also does spy catching work. This is the biggest single sum in the Justice part.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Drug Enforcement AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“goals of such programs, $2,580,340,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended”
The appropriation for the Drug Enforcement Administration. Up to $10,000,000 of it may reimburse states, local governments, Indian Tribal Governments and other public bodies for cleaning up clandestine drug laboratories, including fentanyl operations, and a proviso bars any money in this or any prior Justice appropriations act from restarting the illicit crop imagery program.
What the document actually says
“goals of such programs, $2,580,340,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The drug agency gets $2,580,340,000. Up to $75,000,000 of it has no end date.
What this is about
This agency works on illegal drugs. Some of its money helps clean up drug labs. It may not restart a program that took pictures of drug crops.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“$1,585,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses”
The appropriation for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The account paragraph bars the money from being used to investigate or act on applications by individuals for relief from federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, while allowing such applications filed by corporations to be acted on.
What the document actually says
“$1,585,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses”
That sentence, in plain words
The firearms bureau gets $1,585,000,000. Up to $36,000 of it may pay for hosting guests.
What this is about
This bureau works on guns, bombs and illegal alcohol and tobacco. Its money may not be used on one kind of gun rights request from a person. The same request from a company may be handled.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.”
The last proviso under the firearms bureau heading. It reaches beyond this Act: no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to move the bureau's functions, missions or activities to another agency or department. It does not say what happens if such a move is attempted without spending money.
What the document actually says
“That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may be used to move this bureau's work elsewhere. That holds for money in this law and in any other law.
What this is about
A department can sometimes shift a job to another agency. This blocks that here. It does not change who runs the bureau today.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the Federal Prison SystemHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $8,100,000,000”
The salaries and expenses account of the Federal Prison System, better known as the Bureau of Prisons. A separate $279,762,000 is appropriated for buildings and facilities, of which $150,000,000 may be used only for building new facilities.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $8,100,000,000”
That sentence, in plain words
The federal prisons get $8,100,000,000 to run. That covers staff, food and upkeep.
What this is about
The federal prison system holds people found guilty of federal crimes. This is the money that keeps it running. Building work is paid for out of a separate sum.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the Federal Prison SystemHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391)”
The first proviso under the Federal Prison System heading. It sets a floor of $409,483,000 for programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018, and requires not less than 2 percent of that to be transferred to the National Institute of Justice to evaluate them. A later proviso bars First Step Act money under this heading from being transferred to the Department of Labor. What the First Step Act itself authorizes is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391)”
That sentence, in plain words
At least $409,483,000 must go to programs from a 2018 law. That law is the First Step Act.
What this is about
Part of that money must pay for studying whether the programs work. That study is done by a research office in the Justice Department. The money may not be handed to the Labor Department.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and for related victims services, $720,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for obligation in this Act”
The appropriation for the Office on Violence Against Women, which makes grants for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women under a long list of named statutes. Of the total, $257,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women under part T of the 1968 Act. The $100,000,000 transferred in comes from the Crime Victims Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473.
What the document actually says
“and for related victims services, $720,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for obligation in this Act”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $720,000,000 for work against violence toward women. The money has no end date. Of that, $100,000,000 is moved in from another fund.
What this is about
The money goes out as grants. Police, courts and shelters can apply. A list inside the law says how much each kind of grant gets.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and other programs, $2,400,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows-- (1) $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act”
The state and local law enforcement assistance account in the Office of Justice Programs, the largest grant account in the Justice title. The paragraph breaks the $2,400,000,000 into named programs, the biggest of which is $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
What the document actually says
“and other programs, $2,400,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows-- (1) $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $2,400,000,000 in grants to states and towns. The money has no end date. The biggest piece is $964,000,000 for one grant program.
What this is about
The law splits this sum among many named programs. Some pay for police gear. Some pay for drug courts, DNA testing or work on cold cases.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and other juvenile justice programs, $375,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows--”
The juvenile justice programs account in the Office of Justice Programs. The paragraph divides the $375,000,000 among named programs, beginning with $65,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
What the document actually says
“and other juvenile justice programs, $375,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows--”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $375,000,000 for work with young people in trouble. The money has no end date.
What this is about
These grants go to states and to groups. They pay for work with children and teens. Some of it helps missing and hurt children.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing ServicesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-325), $800,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The community oriented policing services account. Of the $800,000,000, $253,093,613 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act for hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers, and funding for hiring or rehiring an officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the director of the office grants a waiver.
What the document actually says
“and the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-325), $800,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives $800,000,000 for local policing. The money has no end date. A large part of it helps towns hire officers.
What this is about
A town can get help paying an officer's wages. The help is capped at $125,000 for each officer. The head of the office may lift that cap.
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The document says “shall not”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest”
The first sentence of section 202 of the Justice title. It bars the title's money from paying for an abortion, with exceptions where the mother's life would be endangered by carrying the fetus to term, and in cases of rape or incest. The section adds that if the prohibition is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the section is null and void.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest”
That sentence, in plain words
Money in this part may not pay for an abortion. There are three exceptions. They are danger to the mother's life, rape, and incest.
What this is about
Section 203 adds that no one may be made to take part in one. Section 204 says a prison must still take a woman to get care outside. If a court strikes the rule down, it stops working.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: Department of JusticeHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Justice to target or investigate parents who peacefully protest at school board meetings and are not suspected of engaging in unlawful activity.”
The whole of section 220 of the Justice title. It bars the Act's money from being used by the Justice Department to target or investigate parents who protest peacefully at school board meetings and are not suspected of unlawful activity. It leaves undefined what counts as targeting and what makes a protest peaceful.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Justice to target or investigate parents who peacefully protest at school board meetings and are not suspected of engaging in unlawful activity.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Justice Department may not use this money to go after parents. That covers parents who protest calmly at school board meetings. It only holds if they are not suspected of breaking the law.
What this is about
The rule does not say what counts as going after someone. It does not say who decides if a protest was calm. Both are left open.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: Department of JusticeHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to investigate or prosecute religious institutions on the basis of their religious beliefs.”
The whole of section 221 of the Justice title. It bars the Act's money from being used to investigate or prosecute a religious institution on the basis of its religious beliefs. It does not define religious institution and does not say who decides what an investigation was based on.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to investigate or prosecute religious institutions on the basis of their religious beliefs.”
That sentence, in plain words
This money may not be used to look into a church over what it believes. It may not be used to charge one either.
What this is about
The rule does not say what counts as a religious body. It also does not say who judges the reason for a case. Both are left open.
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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of title II of division A. It gives the Justice title a name of its own, as title I does for Commerce and title III does for Science.
What the document actually says
“This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part of the law has its own short name. It is the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026.
What this is about
Each part that pays for one department gets a name. That makes it easier to cite. The whole law has a longer name.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The science account of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which pays for its research and development in science. The money stays available through September 30, 2027, and a proviso directs that the amounts in a table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 be spent on the purposes named there, in not less than the amounts named.
What the document actually says
“and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
NASA science gets $7,250,000,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This pays for telescopes, probes and earth studies. A table in the report sets floors for named projects. NASA may spend more on them but not less.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,783,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The exploration account of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the largest single account in the Science title. A proviso requires NASA to give the appropriations committees, with each annual budget submission, a five year budget profile for an integrated system that includes the Space Launch System, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Human Landing System and associated ground systems.
What the document actually says
“and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,783,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives NASA $7,783,000,000 for space trips. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This pays for sending people beyond earth orbit. It covers the big rocket, the crew capsule and the lander. NASA must show five years of planned costs each year.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.”
The space operations account of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which pays for flying and supporting missions already in space. The money stays available through September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.”
That sentence, in plain words
This gives NASA $4,175,000,000 to fly what is up there now. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This pays to run things already flying. That includes the space station. It also covers the radio links that reach them.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the National Science FoundationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The research and related activities account of the National Science Foundation, its main grant account. Not more than $700,000,000 of it stays available until spent for polar research and operations support and for reimbursing other federal agencies that support the United States Antarctic program, and of that, not less than $118,800,000 is for United States Antarctic logistical support.
What the document actually says
“acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
Science Foundation research gets $7,176,500,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
The group gives grants to colleges. Up to $700,000,000 of this is for work at the poles. That covers the bases in the far south.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the National Science FoundationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $938,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The STEM education account of the National Science Foundation, which pays for science, mathematics and engineering education and human resources programs. A proviso directs that the amounts in a table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 be spent on the purposes named there, in not less than the amounts named.
What the document actually says
“rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $938,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
Science teaching gets $938,250,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This pays for training teachers and students in science. A table in the report names what gets what. Those are floors, not caps.
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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of title III of division A. It names the Science title, which carries the Office of Science and Technology Policy, NASA and the National Science Foundation.
What the document actually says
“This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part of the law has its own short name. It is the Science Appropriations Act, 2026.
What this is about
The title pays for three bodies. They are the White House science office, NASA and the science foundation.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“$435,382,000, of which $2,788,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General”
The appropriation for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that enforces the federal laws against job discrimination. Up to $32,500,000 of the account is for payments to state and local enforcement agencies for services to the commission, and a proviso bars the commission from carrying out any workforce repositioning, restructuring or reorganization until the appropriations committees have been notified under the reprogramming rules in section 505.
What the document actually says
“$435,382,000, of which $2,788,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General”
That sentence, in plain words
This agency gets $435,382,000. Of that, $2,788,000 goes to its watchdog office.
What this is about
The agency handles claims of unfair treatment at work. It may not shuffle its own staff around yet. It must first tell two committees in Congress.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Legal Services CorporationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $540,000,000, of which $496,300,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits”
The payment to the Legal Services Corporation, which funds civil legal aid for people who cannot pay a lawyer. The account paragraph splits the rest: $6,000,000 for the Office of Inspector General, $26,200,000 for management and grants oversight, $4,750,000 for client self-help and information technology, $4,750,000 for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund and $2,000,000 for loan repayment assistance.
What the document actually says
“For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $540,000,000, of which $496,300,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits”
That sentence, in plain words
Legal aid gets $540,000,000. Of that, $496,300,000 goes to local offices and their audits.
What this is about
This body pays lawyers who help poor people with civil cases. Those cases cover things like rent, benefits and family law. It does not pay for criminal defense.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: Department of JusticeHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.”
The close of section 531 of division A. The section lists 47 states by name, along with the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, and bars the Act's money from being used by the Justice Department to prevent any of them from implementing their own medical marijuana laws. The quotation here is the closing clause; the list of names is too long to reproduce.
What the document actually says
“to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Justice Department may not use this money to block these state drug laws. The rule names most states and five other places.
What this is about
Marijuana is still against federal law. But this stops federal money being spent to enforce that against these state programs. A state not on the list is not covered.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: departments and agencies of the United StatesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--”
The opening of section 538 of division A. It bars money in this or any other Act from being used to move or release into the United States Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a United States citizen or a member of the armed forces and who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009 at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Section 539 separately bars building or changing a facility in the United States to hold such a person.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may be used to bring these detainees into the country. The rule names one man and covers others like him. It reaches money in this law and in any other law.
What this is about
These people are held at a naval base in Cuba. The rule covers those held there on or after June 24, 2009. It does not cover citizens or members of the armed forces.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of CommerceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2026”
The opening of section 541 of division A. It gives the Secretary of Commerce 45 days from enactment to allocate the fiscal year 2026 money from the CHIPS for America Fund to the accounts, amounts, projects and activities named in a table in the explanatory statement described in section 4. A parallel paragraph gives the Director of the National Science Foundation the same 45 days for the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund. The Act was approved on January 23, 2026.
What the document actually says
“Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2026”
That sentence, in plain words
The head of the Commerce Department has 45 days to hand out this chip money. The clock starts when the law is signed. A table in the report says where it goes.
What this is about
The CHIPS Act of 2022 set up this fund. It pays for making computer chips in this country. The science foundation has the same 45 days for its share.
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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of division A. It names the division, which by section 3 is what the phrase this Act means everywhere inside it.
What the document actually says
“This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part of the law has its own short name. It is the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.
What this is about
Section 3 says the words this Act mean only this division here. So the name matters. It marks where one spending law ends.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Army, Chief of EngineersHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $150,384,000, to remain available until expended”
The investigations account of the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers. It pays for the study and design work that comes before a project is built. A proviso bars the Secretary from deviating from the work plan once the plan has been sent to the appropriations committees of both Houses.
What the document actually says
“for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $150,384,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Corps studies get $150,384,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
The Corps studies a project before it builds it. That means surveys, plans and drawings. Once it files a work plan it must stick to it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Army, Chief of EngineersHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“(but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $3,169,966,000, to remain available until expended”
The construction account of the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers, which builds authorized river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects. Of the total, $217,983,000 comes from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for dredged material disposal facilities, and 25 percent of the cost of inland waterways work comes from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
What the document actually says
“(but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $3,169,966,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Corps building work gets $3,169,966,000. The money has no end date. Drawing up plans does not bind the government to build.
What this is about
The Corps builds dams, levees and harbor works. Some of this money comes from harbor and waterway funds. Those funds are fed by shipping fees.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Army, Chief of EngineersHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and removing obstructions to navigation, $6,013,217,000, to remain available until expended, of which $3,245,249,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund”
The operation and maintenance account of the civil works program, the largest account in division B's Corps title. More than half of it, $3,245,249,000, comes from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to cover the federal share of operating and maintaining coastal and inland harbors, and $416,760,000 of that is for donor and energy ports named in section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
What the document actually says
“and removing obstructions to navigation, $6,013,217,000, to remain available until expended, of which $3,245,249,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund”
That sentence, in plain words
Running and fixing Corps projects gets $6,013,217,000. Over half of it comes from a harbor fund.
What this is about
This keeps dams, locks and channels working. Dredging keeps harbors deep enough for ships. The harbor fund is paid for by a tax on cargo.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Army, Chief of EngineersHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“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, $531,588,000, to remain available until expended”
The Mississippi River and tributaries account, a separate account for flood work in the river's alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Of the total, $9,768,000 comes from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the federal share of operating and maintaining inland harbors.
What the document actually says
“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, $531,588,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Flood work on the lower Mississippi gets $531,588,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
The lower river floods a wide flat valley. The Corps has its own account for that stretch. It starts below a town in Missouri.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Army, Chief of EngineersHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“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.”
The regulatory program account of the Corps of Engineers, which runs the permit system for work in navigable waters and wetlands. The money stays available through September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“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.”
That sentence, in plain words
The permit office gets $221,000,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
Anyone filling a wetland needs a permit. The Corps issues those permits. This pays the staff who review them.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, Commissioner of ReclamationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and others, $1,465,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund”
The water and related resources account of the Bureau of Reclamation, its main construction and operating account. Besides the $23,899,000 for the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, $7,679,000 goes to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund and $3,237,000 is deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund.
What the document actually says
“and others, $1,465,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund”
That sentence, in plain words
Reclamation water work gets $1,465,630,000. The money has no end date. Some of it moves to Colorado River funds.
What this is about
This bureau builds and runs dams and canals in the West. It sells the water to farms and towns. It also works on fish and habitat.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $3,100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $224,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction.”
The energy efficiency and renewable energy account of the Department of Energy. The money remains available until spent, except that $224,000,000 for program direction, meaning the staff and overhead of running the programs, expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $3,100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $224,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction.”
That sentence, in plain words
This work gets $3,100,000,000. Most of it has no end date. But $224,000,000 for running the office ends on September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This office works on solar, wind and saving power. Program direction means staff and offices. That part has a shorter clock.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,785,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The nuclear energy account of the Department of Energy, which pays for civilian nuclear research and development. Of the total, $88,000,000 for program direction expires on September 30, 2027. A separate $96,740,000 is transferred into this account from the naval reactors account for the Advanced Test Reactor.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,785,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Nuclear energy work gets $1,785,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is research on power reactors, not weapons. Weapons work sits in a different part of the law. More money comes in from the navy reactor account.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“(30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $720,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The fossil energy research and development account of the Department of Energy. It covers research into the extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral substances, and $70,000,000 of it for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“(30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $720,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Fossil energy research gets $720,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is research on coal, oil and gas. It covers how they are dug up and used. It also covers what to do with the waste.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles, $8,400,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The science account of the Department of Energy, the largest non-defense account in division B. It pays for the department's basic research and for the national laboratories and user facilities, and $226,831,000 of it for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles, $8,400,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Department of Energy science gets $8,400,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This pays for basic research at national labs. Those labs run big machines. Other scientists come to use them.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator for Nuclear SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,378,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The weapons activities account of the National Nuclear Security Administration, the largest single account anywhere in this Act. It pays for atomic energy defense weapons activities, and $149,244,000 of it for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,378,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Nuclear weapons work gets $20,378,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is the biggest sum in the whole law. It keeps the nuclear arsenal working. The work is done by a body inside the Energy Department.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator for Nuclear SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,367,000,000, to remain available until expended.”
The defense nuclear nonproliferation account of the National Nuclear Security Administration. It pays for work aimed at keeping nuclear weapons and materials from spreading, and the money remains available until spent.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,367,000,000, to remain available until expended.”
That sentence, in plain words
This work gets $2,367,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
The aim is to keep nuclear arms from spreading. That means securing loose material. It also means watching for tests abroad.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator for Nuclear SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“facilities, and facility expansion, $2,134,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which,”
The naval reactors account of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which designs and supports the reactors that power navy ships and submarines. Of the total, $96,740,000 is transferred to the department's nuclear energy account for the Advanced Test Reactor, and $61,540,000 for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“facilities, and facility expansion, $2,134,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which,”
That sentence, in plain words
Navy reactor work gets $2,134,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
Some navy ships and submarines run on nuclear power. This office designs and looks after those reactors. Part of its money goes to a test reactor.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The defense environmental cleanup account of the Department of Energy, which pays to clean up the waste and contamination left by nuclear weapons production. Of the total, $312,818,000 for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Cleanup at old weapons sites gets $7,375,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
Making nuclear arms left waste behind. Some sites have been worked on for decades. This is the money for that work.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Nuclear Regulatory CommissionHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $952,700,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until expended”
The salaries and expenses account of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which licenses and inspects civilian nuclear plants and materials. Like the Patent and Trademark Office and the Antitrust Division, the account is largely fee funded: fees and collections estimated at $804,509,977 are retained and used here, and the appropriation is reduced by the revenues received, to an estimated final figure of not more than $148,190,023.
What the document actually says
“Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $952,700,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The nuclear safety agency gets $952,700,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
The agency charges the plants it watches. Those fees pay most of its bill. So the Treasury is expected to pay about $148,190,023.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: departments and agencies funded by division BHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.”
Subsection (a) of section 503 of division B. It bars the division's money from maintaining or establishing a computer network unless the network blocks pornography. Subsection (b) provides that this does not limit funds needed by any federal, state, tribal or local law enforcement agency, or any other body carrying out criminal investigations, prosecutions or adjudications.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.”
That sentence, in plain words
This money may not run a computer network that lets pornography through. The network has to block it.
What this is about
The rule does not apply to police work. Investigators may need to see such material. Courts and prosecutors are covered too.
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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“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.
What the document actually says
“This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part of the law has its own short name. You may use it when you write about this part.
What this is about
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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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Land ManagementHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,260,166,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The management of lands and resources account of the Bureau of Land Management, which administers the largest share of federal land in the country. Of the total, $48,560,000 is for annual maintenance and deferred maintenance programs. The bureau's separate accounts for range improvements, service charges and trust funds are not recorded here.
What the document actually says
“including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,260,166,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
Managing the public lands gets $1,260,166,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This bureau looks after wide open federal land, mostly in the West. People graze cattle and mine on it. Part of this money is for upkeep that was put off.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,451,515,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The resource management account of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, its main operating account. A proviso caps at $14,000,000 the amount used to implement subsections (a), (b), (c) and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, other than for certain listed steps. What section 4 of that Act requires is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,451,515,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
The wildlife service gets $1,451,515,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This service runs the wildlife refuges. It also decides which species need help. Only $14,000,000 may go to part of that listing work.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, National Park ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For expenses necessary for the management, operation, protection, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,877,195,000”
The operation of the national park system account, the largest account in the Interior title. Within it, $148,285,000 for maintenance, repair or rehabilitation of constructed assets and $157,950,000 for cyclic maintenance stay available through September 30, 2027, as does $11,661,000 for planning and coordination supporting Everglades restoration.
What the document actually says
“For expenses necessary for the management, operation, protection, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,877,195,000”
That sentence, in plain words
Running the parks gets $2,877,195,000. That pays for staff, upkeep and safety.
What this is about
The park service looks after parks, trails and historic sites. Most of this money must be used this year. Some upkeep money lasts longer.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, United States Geological SurveyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,420,433,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The surveys, investigations and research account of the United States Geological Survey, which covers topography, geology, hydrology, biology and the country's mineral and water resources. Of the total, $95,334,000 stays available until spent for satellite operations and $74,840,000 for deferred maintenance and capital projects costing more than $100,000.
What the document actually says
“and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,420,433,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
The survey gets $1,420,433,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This agency maps the land and studies rocks and water. It also runs earth watching satellites. That satellite money has no end date.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Indian AffairsHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,933,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The operation of Indian programs account of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Of the total, not more than $78,494,000 is for welfare assistance payments, and the Secretary may exceed that cap in a designated federal disaster to provide relief to affected Indian communities. Separate accounts fund contract support costs, tribal leases, construction and Indian education.
What the document actually says
“and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,933,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
Indian programs get $1,933,200,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
The bureau works with tribal governments. Much of the money passes to the tribes to run programs themselves. A capped share pays welfare help.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,147,171,000, of which $383,657,000 shall remain available until expended”
The wildland fire management account of the Department of the Interior. Of the total, $214,450,000 is for fuels management activities and $10,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation. The Forest Service has a separate and larger wildland fire account in title III of this division.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,147,171,000, of which $383,657,000 shall remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Interior fire work gets $1,147,171,000. Of that, $383,657,000 has no end date.
What this is about
This pays to get ready for fires and to put them out. Fuels work means thinning brush before a fire starts. The Forest Service has its own fire money.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $744,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The science and technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency, which pays for its research and development, including research under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Of the total, $27,253,000 is for research national priorities named in the explanatory statement described in section 4.
What the document actually says
“and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $744,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
EPA research gets $744,195,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
The EPA runs labs and studies. The work backs up the rules it writes. A report names some of the topics.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,114,671,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
The environmental programs and management account, the main operating account of the Environmental Protection Agency. Not less than $33,024,000 is to carry out the Energy Star Program, $30,000,000 is for grants including projects, implementation and training, and not less than 10 percent of that grant money is for persistent poverty counties or a territory or possession of the United States.
What the document actually says
“and not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,114,671,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027”
That sentence, in plain words
The EPA gets $3,114,671,000 to run its programs. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
This is the agency's main operating money. It pays for air, water and waste programs. A tenth of one grant pot must go to long poor counties.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $282,749,000, to remain available until expended”
The Hazardous Substance Superfund account, which carries out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Of the total, $11,328,000 is paid to the Office of Inspector General and $17,607,000 to the science and technology account, both staying available through September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $282,749,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
The toxic site cleanup fund gets $282,749,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
Superfund pays to clean the worst waste sites. Some of the money is passed to two other EPA accounts. One is the watchdog office.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $4,409,609,000, to remain available until expended”
The state and tribal assistance grants account, the largest account in the Environmental Protection Agency title. Of the total, $1,638,861,000 is for capitalization grants to the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and $1,126,101,000 for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds. Within those, $892,762,272 and $715,364,627 are for named construction and water quality projects in the explanatory statement described in section 4.
What the document actually says
“For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $4,409,609,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
States and tribes get $4,409,609,000 in grants. The money has no end date. Most of it goes to water funds.
What this is about
Each state runs a loan fund for water works. The grants top up those funds. Towns then borrow from them to fix pipes and plants.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Agriculture, Forest ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029”
The national forest system account of the Forest Service. Of the total, $31,000,000 goes to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund, $39,000,000 is for forest products and $176,850,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which not more than $30,000,000 may be granted to create incentives for greater use of biomass from national forest lands.
What the document actually says
“for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029”
That sentence, in plain words
Running the national forests gets $1,857,843,000. The money can be used through September 30, 2029.
What this is about
This money lasts four budget years, which is unusual. It pays for trails, logging and thinning brush. Some of it pays for work planned with local groups.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Agriculture, Forest ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available until expended”
The wildland fire management account of the Forest Service, which pays for getting ready for fires, fighting them on or next to national forest land, and repairing burned ground afterwards. The money remains available until spent, and unobligated hazardous fuels money from an earlier year may be transferred into the national forest system account.
What the document actually says
“and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Forest Service fire work gets $2,426,111,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is more than twice what Interior gets for fire. The Forest Service fights most large forest fires. It also repairs burned ground after.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human Services, Indian Health ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“with respect to the Indian Health Service, $66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2025”
The current year part of the Indian health services account. The figure is small because most of the year's money was appropriated in an earlier act and became available on October 1, 2025. A further $264,702,000 is provided for the Electronic Health Record System and the Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund.
What the document actually says
“with respect to the Indian Health Service, $66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2025”
That sentence, in plain words
This adds $66,993,000 for Indian health care. It sits on top of money already given for this year. That earlier money became usable on October 1, 2025.
What this is about
Congress funds this service a year ahead. So the new sum here looks small. The next entry covers the money for the following year.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human Services, Indian Health ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and, in addition, $4,789,731,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2026, and remain available through September 30, 2028”
The advance appropriation in the Indian health services account. The money is appropriated by this Act but does not become available until October 1, 2026, the start of the following fiscal year, and stays available through September 30, 2028. Advance appropriation is what lets the service keep operating if a later year's appropriations act is delayed.
What the document actually says
“and, in addition, $4,789,731,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2026, and remain available through September 30, 2028”
That sentence, in plain words
This sets aside $4,789,731,000 for a later date. It can be used from October 1, 2026. It lasts until September 30, 2028.
What this is about
Most money in this law is for this year. This sum is for next year. It is agreed now so clinics do not close if a later bill is late.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: National Endowment for the ArtsHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts”
The grants and administration account of the National Endowment for the Arts. The money supports projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach, through assistance to organizations and individuals, and remains available until spent.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts”
That sentence, in plain words
The arts endowment gets $207,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
The endowment gives grants for art, music and theater. Groups and single artists can apply. The humanities endowment gets the same sum.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: National Endowment for the HumanitiesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities”
The grants and administration account of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Of the total, $192,000,000 supports activities in the humanities and administers the Act, and $15,000,000 goes to the matching grants program, including $13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h) of the Act.
What the document actually says
“For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities”
That sentence, in plain words
The humanities endowment gets $207,000,000. Of that, $192,000,000 pays for the work itself.
What this is about
The humanities cover history, language and books. The rest of the money matches gifts from others. It can only be spent as those gifts come in.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Smithsonian InstitutionHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“employees, $928,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein”
The salaries and expenses account of the Smithsonian Institution, which covers research in art, science and history, care of the national collections, public exhibits and performances, and the upkeep and protection of its buildings. Of the total, not more than $27,000,000 is for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition and exhibition work.
What the document actually says
“employees, $928,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein”
That sentence, in plain words
The Smithsonian gets $928,500,000. The money can be used until September 30, 2027.
What this is about
The Smithsonian runs museums and a zoo. It also does research. This pays its staff and keeps the buildings up.
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The document says “shall not”Who acts: Secretary of Agriculture, Forest ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal.”
The first sentence of section 431 of division C. It bars advertising a timber sale in Region 10 of the Forest Service, which is Alaska, where a residual value appraisal shows the indicated rate is deficit. The section goes on to require that surplus western red cedar be offered to domestic processors in the lower 48 states at prevailing domestic prices, and lets the rest, and all Alaska yellow cedar, be exported at the sale holder's choice.
What the document actually says
“No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal.”
That sentence, in plain words
A timber sale in Alaska may not be put up if it would lose money. That is judged by a set method. The method works back from what the wood is worth.
What this is about
Region 10 is the Forest Service name for Alaska. The rest of the rule covers cedar. Some must be offered at home first, and some may be sold abroad.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.”
The whole of section 433 of division C. It bars money in this or any other Act from being used to write or carry out a rule requiring title V Clean Air Act permits for four named gases where they come from biological processes in livestock production. Section 434 separately bars money from being used to require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.
What the document actually says
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may be used to make farms get air permits for these gases. The gases come from the animals themselves.
What this is about
Title V permits cover large sources of air pollution. This keeps farm animals out of that system. A second rule blocks reporting rules for manure.
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The document says “may not”Who acts: Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law.”
The whole of section 435 of division C. It bars money in this or any other Act from being used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components or fishing tackle, whether under the Toxic Substances Control Act or under any other law.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may be used to set rules on lead in bullets or fishing weights. That holds under any law.
What this is about
Lead is a poison and is controlled in many products. This keeps two products out of that. The rule reaches money in every law, not just this one.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Agriculture, Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly--”
The operative clause of section 429 of division C. It directs the three named officials to act jointly to make federal forest bioenergy policy consistent across departments, to recognize the full benefits of using forest biomass, and to set clear policies for its use. Those policies are to reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided its use does not cause forests to be converted to other uses.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly--”
That sentence, in plain words
Three agency heads must work together here. They must set one policy on burning wood for power. Each must stay within its own job.
What this is about
The rule tells them what the policy must say. It must treat this fuel as renewable. It must also treat it as not adding carbon overall.
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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“This division may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of division C, and the last line of section 5. It names the division, which by section 3 is what the phrase this Act means everywhere inside it.
What the document actually says
“This division may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part of the law has its own short name. You may use it when you write about this part.
What this is about
It is the last line of the whole law. The three divisions each end this way. Each is a spending law in its own right.
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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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“Statement of Appropriations,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/section-5/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
The sentence that makes section 5 an appropriation, the account paragraphs for the largest and most cited accounts in each of the three divisions, the short title line that closes each division and several of the titles inside them, and a selection of the general provisions that tell an agency what it may not spend money on. Each entry records the account, the sum, how long the money stays available, and the named splits inside it that the account paragraph fixes.
Most of the section. Section 5 runs to about 76,600 words and carries three complete appropriations acts, several hundred separate accounts and more than 200 numbered general provisions. The accounts not recorded here are real appropriations and this site does not suggest otherwise; they were left out because a section this size cannot be indexed account by account in one pass. Also not indexed: the many provisos that set reporting, notification and reprogramming procedure, the transfer authorities, and the tables of specific amounts, because those tables are printed in the explanatory statement described in section 4 rather than in the Act.
Section 5 appropriates by naming sums rather than by commanding, so most account paragraphs carry no operative verb of their own. They are recorded in the mandatory form, because the section's opening sentence provides that the following sums are appropriated and the account paragraphs govern how long that money shall remain available. Several accounts are recorded from a fragment of a much longer sentence, because the sentence naming the sum runs for hundreds of words and the quotation cap is 90; where that happens, the quotation starts mid sentence at the nearest clause before the figure. Some general provisions amend older statutes, and what those older statutes say is not described here because they are not indexed on this site. The sums recorded are what this Act provides, not an agency's total budget: an agency may also hold money from earlier acts, fee collections, or trust funds, and several accounts here are reduced to nearly nothing once fees arrive.
