*Public Law 119–75: Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:

The amounts appropriated in title IV of this Act are hereby reduced by $1,000,000,000 due to the expiration of authorizations contained in 15 U.S.C. 638, as follows:

  For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $24,585,000, to remain available until expended.

  For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.

  For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, $5,900,000, to remain available until expended.

Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of H–2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry.—

H–2B Nonimmigrants Defined.—

  For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $1,413,776,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the “Final Bill” column for Health Workforce in the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):

Grants.

  For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $392,907,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified, other than for “Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program”, in the “Final Bill” column for Rural Health in the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which the amounts made available for Rural Hospital Flexibility Grants shall come from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act:

  In addition to amounts otherwise available for the same purpose, $25,000,000, for making payments to eligible hospitals for the maintenance of health care providers:

  For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $2,462,914,000:

  In addition to other funds appropriated for the Office of the Director, $12,600,000 is appropriated from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9008), for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research).

  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $508,148,791,000, to remain available until expended.

  In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 2026, for the last quarter of fiscal year 2026 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.

  In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, $316,514,725,000, to remain available until expended.

  Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.140 STAT. 273

  For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $593,817,000,000.

  In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary.

  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $4,147,000,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, $1,800,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Time period.

  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, $6,843,000,000.

  For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, $3,800,000,000.

Effective date.

Time period.

  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, and for protection services for the Secretary, $509,144,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities:

  In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out title II of the PHS Act to support, except as otherwise provided, activities related to safeguarding classified national security information and providing intelligence and national security support across the Department and to counter cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, $108,983,000.

  In addition, for expenses necessary to prevent, prepare for, or respond to an influenza pandemic, $7,009,000.

Authority.—

Peer Review.—

Notification.—

  For carrying out subparts 1 and 3 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,615,352,000 which shall remain available through September 30, 2027:

20 USC 1070a note.

  For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2027:

  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $528,000.

  For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $49,452,282,000, to remain available until expended:

Effective date.

Payments.

  For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, $23,500,000,000, to remain available until expended.

  For necessary expenses, including the hire and purchase of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $14,671,978,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section:

  From funds provided under the first paragraph under this heading, not more than $2,397,000,000, to remain available through March 31, 2027, is for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social Security Administration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys:

  In addition, $170,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended:

  In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.

  For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $32,000,000, together with not to exceed $82,665,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund:

  In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the “Limitation on Administrative Expenses”, Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available:

Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.—

Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.—

Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs.—