To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief.
DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
(Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through the earlier of February 8, 2019 (December 21, 2018, under current law), or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.
It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires if any of the seven remaining FY2019 appropriations bills have not been enacted.
(Five of the FY2019 appropriations bills were enacted earlier this year, including:
The CR extends through February 8, 2019:
Additionally, the CR has the effect of extending through February 8, 2019, several authorities and programs that were extended in prior CRs, including:
The CR also delays the release of required Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget sequestration reports.
This division also provides $5.7 billion in additional FY2019 appropriations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to remain available through FY2023 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvement, such as the construction of physical barriers at borders.
The funds provided by this division are exempt from provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 that:
DIVISION B--MEDICAID EXTENDERS
(Sec. 101) The division amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make appropriations for FY2019, and otherwise revise, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)
(Sec. 102) Additionally, the division temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services.
(Sec. 103) The division also reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility.
(Sec. 104) The division reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.
(Sec. 105) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from: (1) the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution, and (2) certain budget scorekeeping guidelines.
It also requires any debits on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2019 to be transferred to the 2020 scorecard. (The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 prohibits certain legislation from increasing the budget deficit. PAYGO scorecards are used to enforce the requirements and determine whether a sequestration order implementing spending cuts is necessary.)
DIVISION C--ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF, 2019
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019
This division provides approximately $7.8 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, and typhoons.
The funding provided by this division is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.
TITLE I
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for:
(Sec. 101) This section makes specified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) funds available for a grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance in response to the presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies.
(Sec. 102) This section specifies that, for the purpose of administering the USDA 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program, losses to agricultural producers resulting from hurricanes also include losses incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy and losses of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme cold. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.)
TITLE II
This title provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and related agencies.
For Commerce, the bill provides appropriations to the Economic Development Administration for Economic Development Assistance Programs.
Also within Commerce, this title provides appropriations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for:
Within the Department of Justice, the title provides appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Marshals Service, and (2) the Federal Prison System.
The title also provides appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation.
TITLE III
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Operation and Maintenance for: (1) the Marine Corps, and (2) the Air Force.
TITLE IV
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for:
The title also provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project, and (2) the Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources account.
TITLE V
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for the following U.S. Coast Guard accounts:
TITLE VI
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for:
The title also provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency for:
Additionally, this title provides appropriations to the USDA for the Forest Service, including for:
(Sec. 601) Agencies receiving funds provided by this title must submit to Congress a detailed operating plan for the funds. No funds provided by this title may be obligated until the operating plans have been submitted.
TITLE VII
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education (ED).
For HHS, the bill provides appropriations to: (1) the Administration for Children and Families for Head Start programs, and (2) the Office of the Secretary for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
The title also provides appropriations to ED for Hurricane Education Recovery to assist in meeting the educational needs of individuals affected natural disasters or emergencies.
(Sec. 701) HHS and ED must submit to Congress specified spending plans and updates regarding the uses of funds provided by this title.
(Sec. 702) Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the additional funds provided by this title for appropriations accounts are subject to the same authorities and conditions that apply to the accounts for FY2019.
TITLE VIII
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for audits and investigations relating to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and Michael; Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut; the 2018 wildfires and volcano eruptions; and other disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
The GAO must submit to Congress a spending plan for the audits and investigations.
TITLE IX
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to DOD for Military Construction for:
It also provides appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration Medical Facilities account.
TITLE X
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for:
The title also provides appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
(Sec. 1001) Specified HUD CDBG funds that were allocated for the response to either Hurricane Florence or Hurricane Matthew may be used interchangeably for the response to either hurricane.
Specified HUD CDBG funds provided for administrative costs may be used for the administrative costs of the grantee related to any disaster relief funding identified in this subsection, without regard to the particular disaster for which the funds were originally appropriated.
TITLE XI
(Sec. 1101) The funds provided by this division are in addition to the amounts otherwise provided for the fiscal year involved.
(Sec. 1102) No appropriation provided by this division may remain available beyond the current fiscal year, unless the division expressly provides otherwise.
(Sec. 1103) Unless otherwise specified in this division, the additional funds provided by this subdivision for appropriations accounts are provided under the authorities and conditions applicable to the accounts for FY2019.
(Sec. 1104) Funds provided by this division that are designated by Congress as an emergency requirement are only available if the President subsequently designates all of the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress.
(Sec. 1105) For purposes of this division, the consequences or impacts of any hurricane include damages caused by the storm at any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, as defined by the National Hurricane Center.
(Sec. 1106) Funds that are provided by this division and designated as an emergency requirement shall retain the designation if the funds are transferred under authorities provided by this subdivision.
Became Public Law No: 115-123.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Became Public Law No: 115-141.
Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) made in Senate.
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4165) made in Senate.
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1922) withdrawn in Senate.
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4165) withdrawn in Senate.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7826-7827; S7899)
Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7826-7827; S7899)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10485-10500; text: CR H10485-10486)
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1183, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on Frelinghuysen motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Held at the desk.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 185 (Roll no. 472).(text: CR H10486-10492)
Roll Call #472 (House)On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 185 (Roll no. 472). (text: CR H10486-10492)
Roll Call #472 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment.
Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany H.R. 695 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 274.
Roll Call #274 (Senate)Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8007-8011)
Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 made in Senate.
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8022-8025)
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8047)
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8051)