DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration broadband equity, access, and deployment program (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program”, $42,450,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants as authorized under section 60102 of division F of this Act: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for fiscal year 2022: Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act in fiscal year 2022 shall be for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight, of which $12,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Commerce for oversight of funding provided to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in this title in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. broadband connectivity fund For an additional amount for “Broadband Connectivity Fund”, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, as authorized under section 905(c) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), as amended by section 60201 135 STAT. 1354 of division F this Act: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. digital equity (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Digital Equity”, $2,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for competitive grants as authorized under sections 60304 and 60305 of division F of this Act: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act—(1) $550,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, of which $60,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60304 (c)(3) of division F of this Act, $240,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60304(d) of division F of this Act, and $250,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60305 of division F of this Act; (2) $550,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, of which $300,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60304(d) of division F of this Act and $250,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60305 of division F of this Act; (3) $550,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, of which $300,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60304(d) of division F of this Act and $250,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60305 of division F of this Act; (4) $550,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, of which $300,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60304(d) of division F of this Act and $250,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60305 of division F of this Act; and (5) $550,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026, of which $300,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60304(d) of division F of this Act and $250,000,000 is for the award of grants under section 60305 of division F of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue notices of funding opportunity not later than 180 days after each date upon which funds are made available under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary shall make awards not later than 270 days after issuing the notices of funding opportunity required under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the amounts made available in each fiscal year shall be for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight, of which $1,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Commerce for oversight of funding provided to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in this title in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) 135 STAT. 1355 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. middle mile deployment (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Middle Mile Deployment”, $1,000,000,000, to remain available September 30, 2026, for competitive grants as authorized under section 60401 of division F of this Act: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall issue notices of funding opportunity not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall make awards not later than 270 days after issuing the notices of funding opportunity required under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight, during fiscal years 2022 through 2026 of which $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Commerce for oversight of funding provided to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in this title in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $2,611,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That $557,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $515,584,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $515,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $515,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $507,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, including for administrative costs, technical support, and oversight, unless stated otherwise—(1) $492,000,000 shall be for National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund grants, as authorized under section 906(c) of division O of Public Law 114–113; (2) $491,000,000 shall be for contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to provide funding and technical assistance for purposes of restoring marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes ecosystem habitat, or constructing or protecting ecological features that protect coastal communities from flooding or coastal storms;135 STAT. 1356 (3) $492,000,000 shall be for coastal and inland flood and inundation mapping and forecasting, and next-generation water modeling activities, including modernized precipitation frequency and probable maximum studies; (4) $25,000,000 shall be for data acquisition activities pursuant to section 511(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (division AA of Public Law 116–260), of which $8,334,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2023 and $8,333,000 shall be available in each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025; (5) $50,000,000 shall be for wildfire prediction, detection, observation, modeling, and forecasting, for fiscal year 2022; (6) $1,000,000 shall be for the study of soil moisture and snowpack monitoring network in the Upper Missouri River Basin pursuant to section 511(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (division AA of Public Law 116–260), in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025; (7) $150,000,000 shall be for marine debris assessment, prevention, mitigation, and removal; (8) $50,000,000 shall be for marine debris prevention and removal through the National Sea Grant College Program (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.); (9) $207,000,000 shall be for habitat restoration projects pursuant to section 310 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1456c), including ecosystem conservation pursuant to section 12502 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1456–1), notwithstanding subsection (g) of that section; (10) $77,000,000 shall be for habitat restoration projects through the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (16 U.S.C. 1456c), including ecosystem conservation pursuant to section 12502 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1456–1); (11) $100,000,000 shall be for supporting improved and enhanced coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing systems; (12) $56,000,000 shall be for established Regional Ocean Partnerships (ROPs) to coordinate the interstate and intertribal management of ocean and coastal resources and to implement their priority actions, including to enhance associated sharing and integration of Federal and non-Federal data by ROPs, or their equivalent; (13) $20,000,000 shall be for consultations and permitting related to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and Essential Fish Habitat; and (14) $400,000,000 shall be for restoring fish passage by removing in-stream barriers and providing technical assistance pursuant to section 117 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1891a), of which up to 15 percent shall be reserved for Indian Tribes or partnerships of Indian Tribes in conjunction with an institution of higher education, non-profit, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state or local governments, and of which the remaining amount shall be for all eligible entities, including Indian Tribes and such partnerships of Indian Tribes: Provided further, That under this heading the term Indian Tribe shall have the meaning given to the term in section 4 of the 135 STAT. 1357 Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (25 U.S.C. 5304): Provided further, That nothing under this heading in this Act shall be construed as providing any new authority to remove, breach, or otherwise alter the operations of a Federal hydropower dam and dam removal projects shall include written consent of the dam owner, if ownership is established: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used for consultations and permitting related to the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act for projects funded under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan for fiscal year 2022: Provided further, That for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a detailed spend plan for that fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share for amounts made available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. procurement, acquisition and construction For an additional amount for “Procurement, Acquisition and Construction”, $180,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, as follows:(1) $50,000,000 shall be for observation and dissemination infrastructure used for wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting; (2) $80,000,000 shall be for research supercomputing infrastructure used for weather and climate model development to improve drought, flood, and wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting; and (3) $50,000,000 shall be for coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing systems: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. pacific coastal salmon recovery For an additional amount for “Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery”, $172,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That $34,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $34,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall 135 STAT. 1358 be made available for fiscal year 2023, $34,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $34,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $34,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spend plan for fiscal year 2022: Provided further, That for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, as part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a detailed spend plan for that fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share for amounts made available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.