Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
This act provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies, provides additional funding for the U.S. Secret Service, and extends various expiring programs and authorities.
DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025
This division provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 20, 2024, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2025 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2025 begins on October 1, 2024.
The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs.
(Sec. 101) This section provides FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for continuing projects or activities at the levels and under the conditions included in specified FY2024 appropriations acts. The section also extends several immigration-related programs and specifies several exceptions.
(Sec. 102) This section prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from funding new or accelerated production of certain projects and other activities and certain multiyear procurements prior to the enactment of the regular annual appropriations act.
(Sec. 103) This section specifies that funds provided by Section 101 of this division shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided in the pertinent appropriations act.
(Sec. 104) This section generally prohibits appropriations provided by Section 101 of this division from being used to initiate or resume any project or activity that was not funded during FY2024.
(Sec. 105) This section specifies that appropriations provided by the CR are to be used to conduct FY2025 activities and programs during the period of the CR.
(Sec. 106) This section continues the appropriations provided by this division through the earlier of December 20, 2024, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act.
(Sec. 107) This section requires expenditures for activities funded in this division to be charged to the full-year appropriations bill and relevant account when the applicable appropriations bill becomes law.
(Sec. 108) This section waives the normal time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments of accounts funded in annual appropriations acts.
(Sec. 109) This section limits disbursements for programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or would complete distribution of funding at the beginning of the fiscal year if those actions would impinge on final congressional funding prerogatives.
(Sec. 110) This section requires this division to be implemented so that only the most limited funding action permitted by this division is taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.
(Sec. 111) This section continues funding for certain appropriated entitlements and other mandatory payments with budget authority provided in an FY2024 appropriations act at the rate necessary to maintain program levels under current law. It also provides authority to obligate funds for mandatory payments that are due up to 30 days following the expiration of the CR.
(Sec. 112) This section permits funding made available by this division for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency to be apportioned at the rate necessary to avoid furloughs. It also requires all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses to be taken prior to using this authority.
(Sec. 113) This section permits funds appropriated by this division to be obligated and expended notwithstanding specified statutory provisions restricting appropriations for foreign assistance, the Department of State, international broadcasting, and intelligence activities in the absence of prior authorizations.
(Sec. 114) This section extends designations of emergency spending and disaster relief funds to funds provided by this division that previously carried those designations.
(Sec. 115) This section sets forth requirements for the treatment of rescissions when federal agencies implement the funding levels provided by the CR.
(Sec. 116) This section allows the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm Service Agency to apportion funding for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program account at the rate necessary to accommodate approved applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans and direct farm operating loans.
(Sec. 117) This section allows USDA to apportion funding at the rate necessary to maintain authorized activities of the Rural Housing Service's Rural Community Facilities Program.
(Sec. 118) This section allows USDA to apportion funding at the rate necessary to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
(Sec. 119) This section allows USDA to apportion funding at the rate necessary to maintain the current program caseload for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
(Sec. 120) This section extends various authorities under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 through the duration of the CR. The act requires buyers of live cattle, swine, and lamb and sellers of wholesale beef, pork, and lamb to report prices, volumes, and other marketing characteristics to USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
(Sec. 121) This section extends the authorization for the U.S. Parole Commission.
(Sec. 122) This section permits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use specified funds to provide compensation for reserving and operating 3.6 million acre-feet of pre-planned flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam in Canada to minimize the flood risk in the Columbia River Basin in the United States.
(Sec. 123) This section extends the authorizations for Bureau of Reclamation activities related to fish recovery programs in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the San Juan River Basin. The programs were developed to protect and restore listed fish species on the Colorado River and its tributaries, in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. The extensions apply through the duration of the CR.
(Sec. 124) This section makes specified funds available to the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General to continue oversight activities related to the Coronavirus Relief Fund and the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
(Sec. 125) This section provides additional funding to the Office of Administration within the Executive Office of the President for activities related to the presidential transition.
(Sec. 126) This section provides additional funding to the District of Columbia for costs associated with emergency planning and security activities related to the January 2025 Presidential Inauguration.
(Sec. 127) This section removes the requirement for a specified portion of the FY2024 funds provided for the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to be used for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities.
(Sec. 128) This section authorizes the District of Columbia to spend local funds at the rates set forth in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 for programs and activities that were funded in FY2024.
(Sec. 129) This section provides additional funding to the General Services Administration for expenses related to the presidential transition.
(Sec. 130) This section provides additional funding to the National Archives and Records Administration to carry out presidential transition activities under the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
(Sec. 131) This section provides a higher rate of operations to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for transfers from certain trust funds for the administrative expenses of federal retirement and insurance programs (e.g., the Postal Service Health Benefits Program). It also decreases the rate of operations under the CR for certain other OPM functions, including employment of experts and consultants, certain veterans' medical examinations, rental of conference rooms and passenger motor vehicles, authorized reception and representation expenses, and certain federal employee travel and subsistence expenses authorized under the Voting Rights Act.
(Sec. 132) This section permits the Coast Guard to use funds provided by the CR for closeout costs relating to the C–27J missionization program.
(Sec. 133) This section makes a technical correction to a provision in the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 that authorized the Coast Guard to acquire a commercially available polar icebreaker.
(Sec. 134) This section allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to apportion funding for the Disaster Relief Fund at the rate necessary to carry out response and recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
(Sec. 135) This section allows the Secret Service to apportion funding at the rate necessary to carry out protective operations, including activities related to National Special Security Events and the 2024 presidential campaign.
(Sec. 136) This section provides additional appropriations for the Secret Service to carry out protective operations, including for the 2024 presidential campaign and National Special Security Events. It also establishes various reporting requirements.
(Sec. 137) This section reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through the duration of the CR.
(Sec. 138) This section extends deadlines related to claims under the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act. (The act compensates persons injured when prescribed fires in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico became a wildfire.)
(Sec. 139) This section provides additional funding to the National Park Service for security and visitor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies.
(Sec. 140) This section extends the availability of certain funds that were provided to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund account by the Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 for expenses related to hurricanes. Specifically, the section makes the funds available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in FY2018 and FY2019.
(Sec. 141) This section permits the Forest Service to apportion Wildland Fire Management Funds at the rate necessary for wildfire suppression activities.
(Sec. 142) This section provides additional funding to the Indian Health Service for the costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in FY2024 and FY2025.
(Sec. 143) This section extends the authority for the Department of the Interior to accept public and private contributions of money and services for use by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in conducting work in support of the exploration and development of Outer Continental Shelf energy resources, including the preparation of environmental documents.
(Sec. 144) This section provides additional funding to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Current Population Survey.
(Sec. 145) This section extends funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and related programs for the duration of the CR.
(Sec. 146) This section provides death gratuity payments to the heirs of the late Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee, William Pascrell Jr., and Donald M. Payne Jr.
(Sec. 147) This section permits the Navy to use funds provided by the CR to carry out military construction not otherwise authorized by law for a Trident Refit Facility project at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia.
(Sec. 148) This section extends the authority for DOD to obligate funds for certain military construction projects.
(Sec. 149) This section extends the availability of certain funds that were provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for major construction projects.
(Sec. 150) This section permits the Department of Transportation to apportion funds at the rate necessary to maintain Essential Air Service program operations.
(Sec. 151) This section permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use certain unobligated funds that were provided in prior years for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance to support additional allocations to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding in the calendar year 2024 funding cycle
(Sec. 152) This section waives a cap on the relative number of Senior Chief Petty Officers and Master Chief Petty Officers (E-8s and E-9s) in the Coast Guard for the duration of the CR.
DIVISION B--EXTENSIONS
This division extends various expiring programs and authorities, including several public health and veterans programs.
TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
(Sec. 101) This section extends the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice to take certain actions to mitigate a credible threat to certain facilities or assets from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). These include certain facilities that are located in the United States and identified as high-risk and a potential target for unlawful UAS activity.
(Sec. 102) This section extends the authority for DHS's Joint Task Forces through December 20, 2024.
(Sec. 103) This section extends the authority for DHS’s National Cybersecurity Protection System through December 20, 2024.
(Sec. 104) This section extends the authority for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission through December 20, 2024.
(Sec. 105) This section extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture to replace certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that were stolen through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods. It also modifies an existing reporting requirement and requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report that examines risks related to SNAP EBT payment system security.
(Sec. 106) This section extends the authority for the Forest Service to use the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) program through December 20, 2024. The program allows the Forest Service to acquire skilled personnel (age 55 and older) from nonprofit partners to provide temporary technical and administrative services for conservation-related programs that are executed on or directly impacting National Forest System land.
(Sec. 107) This section extends the authority for states to use timber sale revenues received under Good Neighbor Agreements.
(Sec. 108) This section extends the authority for the Food for Peace program through December 20, 2024.
(Sec. 109) This section extends the authority of federal agencies to provide a locality-based comparability payment to certain federal employees who are serving overseas.
(Sec. 110) This section extends the authority for certain federal programs and services in Palau under the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau until a new federal programs and services agreement takes effect. It also modifies the process that is required for approval of a new agreement.
(Sec. 111) This section extends the authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to rehire certain retirees without decreasing their annuity payments. The authority applies if there is (1) exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or (2) a temporary emergency hiring need.
(Sec. 112) This section extends the authority for the USAID Office of Inspector General to rehire certain retirees without decreasing their annuity payments. The authority applies if there is (1) difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or (2) a temporary emergency hiring need. The section also specifies that the authority may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for oversight of programs in countries with a humanitarian disaster or complex emergency declaration.
(Sec. 113) This section extends authorities for sanctions related to human rights abuses in Hong Kong.
(Sec. 114) This section changes the effective date of a provision of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 related to the transfer of certain air traffic system or equipment purchased with Airport Improvement Program funds to the Federal Aviation Administration. The section changes the existing October 1, 2024, effective date to December 20, 2024.
TITLE II--HEALTH EXTENDERS
Subtitle A--Public Health
(Sec. 201) This section extends through December 20, 2024, (1) the Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program that is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (2) activities administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support autism education, early detection, and intervention; and (3) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee in HHS.
(Sec. 202) This section extends through December 20, 2024, a Food and Drug Administration program that awards priority review vouchers to manufacturers of drugs that treat rare pediatric diseases.
(Sec. 203) This section extends through FY2025 the availability of funding that was provided for HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to implement provisions of the No Surprises Act, which generally established federal protections from surprise medical bills and otherwise modified reporting and disclosure requirements related to health insurance.
Subtitle B--Medicaid
(Sec. 211) This section increases Medicaid funding for FY2023-FY2024 for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Subtitle C--Medicare
(Sec. 221) This section delays until 2026 certain laboratory reporting requirements that are used to determine payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare, as well as related payment reductions.
(Sec. 222) This section increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund beginning in FY2026.
TITLE III--VETERANS EXTENDERS
Subtitle A--Health Care
(Sec. 301) This section extends through FY2025 the authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collect copayments from certain veterans for hospital care or nursing home care.
(Sec. 302) This section extends through FY2025 the requirement that the VA provide nursing home care to certain veterans with a service-connected disability.
(Sec. 303) This section extends through FY2025 the authorization for the expansion of the VA’s Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) program, which serves veterans in rural areas who are experiencing mental illness.
(Sec. 304) This section extends through FY2025 the VA pilot program that provides complementary and integrative health programs (e.g., animal therapy) to certain veterans for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, or other conditions as determined by the VA.
(Sec. 305) This section extends through FY2025 the authority for the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund (which funds the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center).
Subtitle B--Memorial Affairs
(Sec. 311) This section extends through FY2025 the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers provided by the VA for certain eligible individuals whose remains are unavailable.
(Sec. 312) This section extends through FY2025 the VA’s authority to bury the remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries.
(Sec. 313) This section authorizes the use of flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico in any section of the cemetery in which flat markers were in use on December 22, 2023.
Subtitle C--Homelessness
(Sec. 321) This section extends through FY2025 the VA’s authority to provide assistance for housing adaptations for disabled veterans who are residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member.
(Sec. 322) This section extends through FY2025 the specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program, through which the VA provides grants to persons or entities to develop assistive technologies for use in specially adapted housing.
(Sec. 323) This section reauthorizes through FY2025 a Department of Labor grant program for programs and facilities that provide dedicated services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.
(Sec. 324) This section extends through FY2025 the VA's Health Care for Homeless Veterans program, which provides outreach, treatment, rehabilitation, and therapeutic transitional housing assistance for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans. Additionally, the section extends the authority of the VA to operate a program to establish centers for the provision of comprehensive services to homeless veterans.
(Sec. 325) This section reauthorizes through FY2025 the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, which provides financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing or transitioning from homelessness.
(Sec. 326) This section reauthorizes through FY2025 the VA program to provide grants to entities to encourage the development of programs for homeless veterans with special needs.
Subtitle D--Other Authorities
(Sec. 331) This section extends through FY2025 the authority to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation, required counseling, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care.
(Sec. 332) This section extends through FY2025 the authority of the VA Office of Inspector General to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office.
(Sec. 333) This section extends through FY2025 the authority of the VA to maintain a regional office in the Philippines.
(Sec. 334) This section reauthorizes through FY2027 the monthly assistance allowances that are provided to certain disabled veterans by the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. Additionally, the section transfers the administration of the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events from the Veterans Benefits Administration to the Veterans Health Administration.
(Sec. 335) This section extends through December 31, 2025, the requirement for the VA to submit a report containing a statement regarding the disposition of each case recommended to the VA for equitable relief due to administrative error.
(Sec. 336) This section extends certain loan fee rates through November 29, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.
(Sec. 337) This section extends through FY2025 the authority of the VA to transfer real property to other agencies, states, or public or private entities.
(Sec. 338) This section extends through FY2029 the requirement that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the VA submit with the annual budget request (1) a certification of the responsibility of the CFO for internal financial controls of the VA, and (2) an attestation that the CFO has collaborated sufficiently with subordinate officers to be confident in the financial projections included in the budget request and supporting materials.
TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
(Sec. 401) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.
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CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025
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Public Law 118-83
118th Congress
An Act
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2025,
and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Sept. 26, 2024 - [H.R. 9747]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Continuing
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations and
Extensions Act, 2025''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
DIVISION B--EXTENSIONS
TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
TITLE II--HEALTH EXTENDERS
TITLE III--VETERANS EXTENDERS
TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 1 USC 1 note.>> REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A-- <<NOTE: Continuing Appropriations Act,
2025. Applicability. Apportionments.>> CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2025
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or
other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments,
agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for
fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal
year 2024 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts,
for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided
for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2024, and for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the
following appropriations Acts:
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(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
(division B of Public Law 118-42).
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 118-42).
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
(division A of Public Law 118-47).
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division D of Public Law 118-42).
(5) The Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-47),
except sections 637 and 638.
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
2024 (division C of Public Law 118-47), except section 546(e),
and including sections 102 through 105 of title I of division G
of Public Law 118-47.
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division E of Public Law 118-
42), except section 447.
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
(division D of Public Law 118-47).
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024
(division E of Public Law 118-47), except the matter under the
heading ``Joint Items--Joint Congressional Committee on
Inaugural Ceremonies of 2025'', and including section 7 in the
matter preceding division A of Public Law 118-47.
(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public
Law 118-42), except section 259.
(11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public
Law 118-47), except section 7075(a).
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public
Law 118-42).
Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be
used for:
(1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal
year 2024 or prior years;
(2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with
fiscal year 2024 funds; or
(3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project,
activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project,
subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram
within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1
line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-
1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element
within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or
other authority were not available during fiscal year 2024.
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted
pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to
initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance
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procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless
specifically appropriated later.
Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to
the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent
appropriations Act.
Sec. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to
section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available
during fiscal year 2024.
Sec. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to
this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any
project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for
such project or activity are available under this Act.
Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025, appropriations and
funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be
available until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any
project or activity provided for in this Act.
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable appropriations
Act for fiscal year 2025 without any provision for such project
or activity.
(3) <<NOTE: Expiration date.>> December 20, 2024.
Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged
to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill
in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is
contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by or
authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to the
time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth
in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this Act
may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the
apportionment of funds.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except
section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial
rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the
beginning of fiscal year 2025 because of distributions of funding to
States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates
of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants
shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would impinge
on final funding prerogatives.
Sec. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the most
limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in
order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.
Sec. 111. <<NOTE: Extensions.>> (a) For entitlements and other
mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations
Acts for fiscal year 2024, and for activities under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to
maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and
conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year
2024, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Notwithstanding section 106, obligations
for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that
begins after October 2024 but not later than 30 days after the date
specified
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in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available
for such payments.
Sec. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs
within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, except that such authority
provided under this section shall not be used until after the department
or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-
personnel-related administrative expenses.
Sec. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and
expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C.
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
Sec. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that
was previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act or
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such
Act, respectively.
(b) Section 6 of Public Laws 118-42 and 118-47 shall apply to
amounts designated in subsection (a) and sections 138, 140, and 151 of
this Act as an emergency requirement.
(c) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was
previously designated in division B of Public Law 117-159, division J of
Public Law 117-58, or in section 443(b) of division G of Public Law 117-
328 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
resolution on the budget shall continue to be treated as an amount
specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.
(d) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section shall become effective
immediately upon enactment of this Act, and shall remain in effect
through the date in section 106(3).
Sec. 115. <<NOTE: Rescissions. Extensions.>> (a) Rescissions or
cancellations of discretionary budget authority that continue pursuant
to section 101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)--
(1) to which other appropriations are not provided by this Act, but
for which there is a current applicable TAFS that does receive an
appropriation in this Act; or
(2) which are no-year TAFS and receive other appropriations in this
Act, may be continued instead by reducing the rate for operations
otherwise provided by section 101 for such current applicable TAFS, as
long as doing so does not impinge on the final funding prerogatives of
the Congress.
(b) Rescissions or cancellations described in subsection (a) shall
continue in an amount equal to the lesser of--
(1) the amount specified for rescission or cancellation in the
applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act; or
(2) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> the amount of balances available, as
of October 1, 2024, from the funds specified for rescission or
cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section
101 of this Act.
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(c) <<NOTE: Deadline. List.>> No later than November 18, 2024, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a comprehensive list of the rescissions or cancellations that
will continue pursuant to section 101:
Provided, <<NOTE: Updates. Effective date.>> That the information in
such comprehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect any
subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, as of October 1,
2024, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the
applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101, and such
updates shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate upon request.
Sec. 116. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Farm Service
Agency--Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account'' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate
approved applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq., and direct farm operating loans, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.
Sec. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Rural Housing
Service--Rural Community Facilities Program Account'' may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain activities as
authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Sec. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Domestic Food
Programs--Food and Nutrition Service--Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)'' may be apportioned at
the rate for operations necessary to maintain participation.
Sec. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Domestic Food
Programs--Food and Nutrition Service--Commodity Assistance Program'' may
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain
current program caseload in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
Sec. 120. Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act
of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106-78) shall be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for
``September 30, 2024''.
Sec. 121. <<NOTE: 18 USC 3551 note.>> During the period covered by
this Act, section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C.
3551 note; Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to
chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the United States
Parole Commission, shall be applied by substituting ``37'' for ``36''
each place it appears.
Sec. 122. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Notwithstanding section 104,
amounts made available by section 101 for ``Corps of Engineers--Civil--
Operation and Maintenance'' may be used up to an amount not to exceed
$37,600,000, adjusted for inflation beginning August 1, 2024, to provide
compensation for reserving and operating 3.6 million acre-feet of pre-
planned flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to minimize the flood risk
in the Columbia River Basin in the United States.
Sec. 123. During the period covered by this Act, section 3 of
Public Law 106-392 shall be applied by substituting ``2025'' for
``2024'' each place it appears.
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Sec. 124. <<NOTE: Time period.>> Notwithstanding section 106, for
the duration of fiscal year 2025, amounts made available under section
601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be
available for any necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury
Office of Inspector General with respect to section 601 of such Act,
subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2021, or section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 125. Notwithstanding section 101, for ``Executive Office of
the President--Office of Administration--Presidential Transition
Administrative Support'', there is appropriated $25,000,000 for an
additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963
(3 U.S.C. 102 note) and similar expenses, in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided, <<NOTE: Transfer
authority. Reimbursement.>> That such funds may be transferred to other
accounts (including other agencies) that provide support to offices
within the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice
President, to carry out such purposes, including to reimburse
obligations incurred prior to the enactment of this Act for such
purposes.
Sec. 126. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
amounts are provided for ``District of Columbia--Federal Payment for
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia'' at a
rate for operations of $47,000,000, for an additional amount for costs
associated with the Presidential Inauguration to be held in January
2025: Provided, That such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to maintain emergency planning and security
activities relating to such Presidential Inauguration.
Sec. 127. (a) The matter preceding the first proviso under the
heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender
Service'' in division B of Public Law 118-47 <<NOTE: Ante, p. 545.>> is
amended by striking ``, for costs associated with relocation under a
replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related
facilities''.
(b)(1) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Subject to paragraph (2),
subsection (a) shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this
Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, subsection (a)
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first
proviso under the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service'' in division B of Public Law 118-47, as amended
by subsection (a), shall be applied as if ``, of which $3,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2026'' were struck.
Sec. 128. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may
expend local funds made available under the heading ``District of
Columbia--District of Columbia Funds'' for such programs and activities
under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2024 (title IV of
division B of Public Law 118-47) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal
Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-501), as modified as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 129. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, for ``General Services
Administration--Expenses, Presidential Transition'', there is
appropriated $19,424,177, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025,
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to remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses to
carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note),
of which $14,443,726 is available for activities authorized by sections
3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of such Act; $2,980,451 is
available for activities authorized by section 5 of such Act; and
$2,000,000 is available for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8)
and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided, That if there are two or more
possible apparent successful candidates, each such candidate, with the
exception of the incumbent President, is entitled to a proportional
share of the appropriations made available for activities authorized by
sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) and sections 3(a)(8) and
3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided further, That no apparent successful
candidate shall receive more than $7,221,863 for activities authorized
by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of such Act and
$1,000,000 for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of
such Act: Provided further, <<NOTE: Transfer
authority. Reimbursement.>> That such amounts may be transferred and
credited to the ``Acquisition Services Fund'' or the ``Federal Buildings
Fund'' to reimburse obligations incurred prior to enactment of this Act
for the purposes provided herein related to the Presidential election in
2024: Provided further, <<NOTE: Rescission.>> That in the case of two
or more possible apparent successful candidates, after a sole apparent
successful candidate is determined, the remaining funds allotted to any
unsuccessful candidate shall be permanently rescinded: Provided further,
That amounts available under this section shall be in addition to any
other amounts available for such purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by this Act
for ``General Services Administration--Pre-Election Presidential
Transition''.
Sec. 130. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
for ``National Archives and Records Administration--Operating
Expenses'', there is appropriated $23,000,000, for an additional amount
for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to
carry out transition responsibilities of the Archivist of the United
States under sections 2201 through 2209 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Presidential Records Act of 1978''), in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 131. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the
first proviso under the heading ``Office of Personnel Management--
Salaries and Expenses'' in division B of Public Law 118-47 shall be
applied by substituting ``$190,784,000'' for ``$219,076,000'' and the
second proviso under such heading in such division of such Act shall be
applied by substituting ``$245,267,000'' for ``$192,975,000''.
Sec. 132. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available by
section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security for ``Coast Guard--
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements'' may be used for closeout
costs relating to the C-27J missionization program.
Sec. 133. During the period covered by this Act, section
11223(b)(2) of division K of Public Law 117-263 shall be applied by
substituting ``shall not apply'' for ``shall apply''.
Sec. 134. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department
of Homeland Security under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'' may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to carry out response and
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recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Sec. 135. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department
of Homeland Security for ``United States Secret Service--Operations and
Support'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
carry out protective operations, including activities related to
National Special Security Events and the 2024 Presidential Campaign.
Sec. 136. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
there is appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for
``United States Secret Service--Operations and Support'', $231,000,000,
for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for operations necessary to carry out protective
operations including the 2024 Presidential Campaign and National Special
Security Events: Provided, <<NOTE: Expenditure plan. Reports.>> That
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate an expenditure plan that identifies, by program, project, and
activity, the funding obligated for the purposes specified in this
section with amounts for ``Operations and Support'' in this Act and
shall provide to the Committees monthly reports on the execution of such
expenditure plan: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reports.>> That such amounts
may not be obligated until the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security transmits to the House of Representatives Task Force on the
Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump and the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs the Mission Assurance Report:
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Deadline.>> within 15 days of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security shall
provide to the House of Representatives Task Force on the Attempted
Assassination of Donald J. Trump all materials responsive to such Task
Force's letters transmitted on August 12, 2024, and August 28, 2024:
Provided further, That the Director of the Secret Service shall respond
in a timely manner to oversight inquiries (including requests for
documents, information, and testimony from any Secret Service personnel)
on protective operations funded in this Act or in Public Law 118-47 from
the House of Representatives Task Force on the Attempted Assassination
of Donald J. Trump; the Committees on Appropriations, Homeland Security,
Oversight and Accountability, and Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and the Committees on Appropriations, Judiciary, and
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, or any
subcommittees thereof: Provided further, That responses shall be
considered timely if provided on or before the deadline specified by the
requesting committee or subcommittee.
Sec. 137. <<NOTE: 42 USC 4026 note.>> (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026)
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this Act for ``September 30, 2023''.
(b)(1) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Subject to paragraph (2), this
section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
Sec. 138. (a) During the period covered by this Act, section 104 of
the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (division G of Public
Law 117-180) shall be applied by substituting the
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date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ``2 years after the
date on which regulations are first promulgated under subsection (f)'',
and ``May 31, 2024''.
(b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a
concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 139. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
amounts are provided for ``Department of the Interior--National Park
Service--Operation of the National Park System'' at a rate for
operations of $5,000,000, for an additional amount for security and
visitor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural
Ceremonies.
Sec. 140. (a) Funds previously made available in the Further
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements
Act, 2018 (subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 115-123) for the
``National Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund'' that were
available for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain
available through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 and 2019: Provided, That
amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(b)(1) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Subject to paragraph (2), this
section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
Sec. 141. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department of
Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for wildfire
suppression activities.
Sec. 142. <<NOTE: Time periods.>> (a) In addition to amounts
otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for ``Department
of Health and Human Services--Indian Health Service--Indian Health
Services'' at a rate for operations of $24,262,000, for an additional
amount for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened,
renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such amounts
may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and
operate such facilities.
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
amounts are provided for ``Department of Health and Human Services--
Indian Health Service--Indian Health Facilities'' at a rate for
operations of $2,060,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing
and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in
fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such amounts may be apportioned up to
the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate such facilities.
Sec. 143. During the period covered by this Act, section 113 of
division G of Public Law 113-76, as amended by Public Law 116-6, shall
be applied by substituting ``2025'' for ``2024''.
Sec. 144. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
amounts are provided for ``Department of Labor--Bureau of
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Labor Statistics--Salaries and Expenses'' at a rate for operations of
$6,000,000, for an additional amount for the Current Population Survey.
Sec. 145. <<NOTE: Extension.>> Activities authorized by part A of
title IV (other than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of
the Social Security Act shall continue through the date specified in
section 106(3), in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2024, and out
of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise
appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for such purpose.
Sec. 146. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is
appropriated--
(1) <<NOTE: Sheila Jackson Lee.>> for payment to the heirs
at law of Sheila Jackson Lee, late a Representative from the
State of Texas, $174,000;
(2) <<NOTE: Elsie M. Pascrell.>> for payment to Elsie M.
Pascrell, widow of William Pascrell, Jr., late a Representative
from the State of New Jersey, $174,000; and
(3) <<NOTE: Beatrice Y. Payne.>> for payment to Beatrice Y.
Payne, widow of Donald M. Payne, Jr., late a Representative from
the State of New Jersey, $174,000.
Sec. 147. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made
available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for ``Military
Construction, Navy'' may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to carry
out military construction not otherwise authorized by law for a Trident
Refit Facility project at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Sec. 148. Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 of division A of
Public Law 118-42 shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2017,
2018, 2019, and 2020'' for ``fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 2019''.
Sec. 149. (a) <<NOTE: Rescission. Effective date.>> The remaining
unobligated balances as of September 30, 2024, from amounts made
available until September 30, 2024, for ``Departmental Administration--
Construction, Major Projects'' in title II of division F of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) are hereby
rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount
rescinded pursuant to this section is hereby appropriated on September
30, 2024, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, to remain
available until September 30, 2029, and shall be available for the same
purposes and under the same authorities provided under such heading in
Public Law 116-94, in addition to other funds as may be available for
such purposes.
(b)(1) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Subject to paragraph (2), this
section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
Sec. 150. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department of
Transportation--Office of the Secretary--Payments to Air Carriers'' may
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain
Essential Air Service program operations.
Sec. 151. During the period covered by this Act, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may use the unobligated balances of
amounts made available in prior fiscal years in the second paragraph
under the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Public
and Indian Housing--Tenant-Based Rental Assistance'' to support
additional allocations under subparagraph
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(D) of paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of such
heading to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as
a result of insufficient funding in the calendar year 2024 funding
cycle: Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that
were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
Sec. 152. During the period covered by this Act, section 517 of
title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the Coast
Guard.
This division may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations Act,
2025''.
DIVISION B--EXTENSIONS
TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
SEC. 101. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
124n(i)) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting
``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 102. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> JOINT TASK FORCES.
Section 708(b)(13) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
348(b)(13)) shall be applied by substituting ``December 20, 2024'' for
``September 30, 2024''.
SEC. 103. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION.
Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015
(6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 104. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
COMMISSION.
Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act (16
U.S.C. 410y-4(g)) is amended by striking ``40'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``on December 20, 2024.''.
SEC. 105. EBT BENEFIT FRAUD PREVENTION.
Section 501 of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023 (7 U.S.C. 2016a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii), by striking ``to the
maximum extent practicable,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``October'' and inserting
``December'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to the
maximum extent practicable,'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and''
at the end;
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(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E);
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
``(D) a comparison of State plans related to
reimbursement, prevention, and other relevant procedures
approved in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A); and'';
and
(vi) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated),
by inserting ``and proactively'' after
``consistently'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ``September 30,
2024'' and inserting ``December 20, 2024''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Comptroller General.--
``(1) <<NOTE: Reports. Examination.>> In general.--Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate a report that examines risks related to
supplemental nutrition assistance program electronic benefit
transfer payment system security, including the risk of stolen
benefits through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar
methods.
``(2) <<NOTE: Assessments.>> Contents.--The report under
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of--
``(A) the extent to which the Department of
Agriculture manages payment system security, including
risks related to stolen benefits, compared to leading
industry practices;
``(B) the manner in which States, retailers, and
other relevant entities manage risks related to stolen
benefits;
``(C) the oversight of and guidance provided by the
Secretary to States regarding stolen benefits; and
``(D) recommendations and policy options for--
``(i) improving how the Department of
Agriculture and other relevant entities manage
payment system security risks, including those
related to stolen benefits; and
``(ii) how the Department of Agriculture may
best share those improvements with States,
retailers, and other relevant entities.''.
SEC. 106. <<NOTE: Applicability. 16 USC 3851a note.>> EXTENSION OF
FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES
PROGRAM.
Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 3851a(b))
shall be applied by substituting ``1 day after December 20, 2024'' for
``October 1, 2023''.
SEC. 107. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> EXTENSION OF GOOD NEIGHBOR
AUTHORITY.
Section 8206(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
2113a(b)(2)(C)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting ``1 day after
December 20, 2024'' for ``October 1, 2024''.
SEC. 108. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF FOOD FOR PEACE ACT.
The authorities provided by each provision of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), as in effect on September 30, 2024, shall
remain in effect through December 20, 2024.
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SEC. 109. OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--The authority provided under section 1113 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat.
1904) shall remain in effect through December 20, 2024.
(b) Limitation.--The authority described in subsection (a) may not
be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in
section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law
111-32; 123 Stat. 1904)) a locality-based comparability payment (stated
as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-
based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be
payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States
Code, if such member's official duty station were in the District of
Columbia.
SEC. 110. PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
WITH THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
(a) <<NOTE: 48 USC 1931 note.>> Federal Programs and Services
Agreement With the Government of the Republic of Palau.--
During <<NOTE: Time period.>> the period beginning on October 1, 2024,
and ending on the date on which a new Federal programs and services
agreement with the Government of the Republic of Palau enters into
force, any activities described in sections 132 and 221(a) of the
Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau set forth in
section 201 of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) shall, with the
mutual consent of the Government of the Republic of Palau, continue in
the manner authorized and required for fiscal year 2024 under the
amended agreements described in subsections (b) and (f) of section 462
of that Compact.
(b) Amendments Related to the 2024 Federal Programs and Services
Agreement With the Republic of Palau.--
(1) Section 204(e) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1983(e)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by redesignating subparagraphs
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``An agreement'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--An agreement''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Federal programs and services agreement with the
republic of palau.--Subparagraphs (A) and (D)(iii) of section
101(c)(2) of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931(c)(2)) and
subsection (d)(2)(A) shall not apply to an agreement that would
amend, change, or terminate the agreement described in section
462(f) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.''.
(2) Section 210(a)(2) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1989(a)(2)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following:
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``(E) with respect to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, any applicable Federal programs and
services agreement between the United States and the
Republic of Palau; and''.
SEC. 111. <<NOTE: Applicability. 22 USC 2385 note.>> UNITED STATES
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL
SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIVER.
Section 625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ``October 1, 2010''
and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 112. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.
The authorities provided under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212; 124 Stat. 2332)--
(1) shall remain in effect through December 20, 2024; and
(2) may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for
oversight of programs in countries with a humanitarian disaster
or complex emergency declaration.
SEC. 113. EXTENSION OF HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF
2019.
Section 7(h) of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019
(Public Law 116-76; 22 U.S.C. 5701 note) is amended by striking ``the
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and
inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 114. EXTENSION OF TRANSFERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS ACQUIRED
WITH AIP FUNDING.
Section 728(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law
118-63) <<NOTE: 49 USC 44502 note.>> is amended by striking ``October
1, 2024'' and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
TITLE II--HEALTH EXTENDERS
Subtitle A--Public Health
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM.
(a) Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program.--
Section 399AA(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i(e)) is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``December 20,
2024''.
(b) Autism Education, Early Detection, and Intervention.--Section
399BB(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-1(g)) is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``December 20,
2024''.
(c) Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.--Section 399CC(f) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-2(f)) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
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SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHERS
TO ENCOURAGE TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC
DISEASES.
Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' each
place it appears and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 203. NO SURPRISES ACT IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.
Section 118(a) of title I of division BB of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) <<NOTE: 134 Stat. 2889.>>
is amended by striking ``through 2024'' and inserting ``through
September 30, 2025''.
Subtitle B--Medicaid
SEC. 211. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``and (5)'' and inserting ``, (5), and (14)'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(14) <<NOTE: Time periods.>> Additional increase for the
northern mariana islands.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall increase the
total amount otherwise determined under this subsection
for the Northern Mariana Islands for the period
beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September
30, 2024, by $27,100,000.
``(B) Special rules.--The increase described in
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> shall apply to
the total amount certified by the Secretary under
title XIX for payment to the Northern Mariana
Islands for services attributable to fiscal year
2023 or 2024, notwithstanding that payments for
any such services are made by the Northern Mariana
Islands in fiscal year 2025; and
``(ii) shall be in addition to the amount
calculated under paragraph (2) for the Northern
Mariana Islands for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and
shall not be taken into account in calculating an
amount under paragraph (2) for the Northern
Mariana Islands for fiscal year 2025 or a
subsequent fiscal year.''.
Subtitle C--Medicare
SEC. 221. REVISING PHASE-IN OF MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST
PAYMENT CHANGES.
(a) Revised Phase-in of Reductions From Private Payor Rate
Implementation.--Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m-1(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2028''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``2024'' and
inserting ``2025''; and
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(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``2025 through
2027'' and inserting ``2026 through 2028''.
(b) Revised Reporting Period for Reporting of Private Sector Payment
Rates for Establishment of Medicare Payment Rates.--Section
1834A(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m-1(a)(1)(B))
is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2025''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``2025'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2026''.
SEC. 222. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``2022, $0'' and inserting ``2026,
$3,197,000,000''.
TITLE III--VETERANS EXTENDERS
Subtitle A--Health Care
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS FOR
HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE.
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME CARE TO
CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITIES.
Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF EXPANSION OF RURAL ACCESS NETWORK FOR
GROWTH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 2(d) of the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of
2021 (Public Law 117-21; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by striking
``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VETERANS ACCESS TO
COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
PROGRAMS THROUGH ANIMAL THERAPY,
AGRITHERAPY, SPORTS AND RECREATION
THERAPY, ART THERAPY, AND POSTTRAUMATIC
GROWTH PROGRAMS.
Section 203(d)(1) of the Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care
Improvement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-171; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is
amended by striking ``for a three-year period beginning on the
commencement of the pilot program'' and inserting ``until September 30,
2025''.
SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND.
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently amended
by section 104 of division E of the Continuing
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Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public
Law 117-180; 136 Stat. 2137), is amended by striking ``September 30,
2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
Subtitle B--Memorial Affairs
SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND
MARKERS FOR COMMEMORATION OF VETERANS AND
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``October 1, 2024'' both places it appears and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BURY REMAINS OF CERTAIN
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN IN NATIONAL
CEMETERIES.
Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 313. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FLAT GRAVE MARKERS AT SANTA FE
NATIONAL CEMETERY, NEW MEXICO.
Section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
a period at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) in the case of Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico,
the Secretary may provide for flat grave markers in any section
of such cemetery in which flat markers were in use on December
22, 2023.''.
Subtitle C--Homelessness
SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR
SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED
VETERANS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING
OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.
Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 322. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS
VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT
PROGRAM.
Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
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SEC. 324. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION
FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS
VETERANS.
(a) General Treatment.--Section 2031(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
(b) Additional Services at Certain Locations.--Section 2033(d) of
such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 325. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME
VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
(a) In General.--Section 2044(e)(H) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2044(e) of such title is amended
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through
(8), respectively.
SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS
VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
Subtitle D--Other Authorities
SEC. 331. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO AND
FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FACILITIES.
Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 332. EXTENSION OF TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
Section 312(d)(7)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``May 31, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 333. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 334. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY
ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS
TRAINING IN PARALYMPIC AND OLYMPIC SPORTS
PROGRAM.
Section 322 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``the United States Olympic Committee'' each
place it appears and inserting ``the United States Olympic &
Paralympic Committee'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Veterans Benefits
Administration'' and inserting ``Veterans Health
Administration''; and
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(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
``(4) <<NOTE: Time periods.>> There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this subsection the following:
``(A) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2023,
$2,000,000.
``(B) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027,
$2,500,000.''.
SEC. 335. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REPORT ON EQUITABLE RELIEF
PROVIDED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.
Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in the
second sentence, by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting
``December 31, 2025''.
SEC. 336. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES.
The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``November 15, 2031'' each place it appears
and inserting ``November 29, 2031''.
SEC. 337. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY.
Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 338. <<NOTE: Time periods.>> EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS
RELATING TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
Section 7103 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans
Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-
315) <<NOTE: 38 USC 309 note.>> is amended by striking ``for fiscal year
2022 and each of the next three subsequent fiscal years'' and inserting
``for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029''.
TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this
division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division
shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division
shall not be estimated--
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974; and
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(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
appropriation Act.
Approved September 26, 2024.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 9747:
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Introduced in House
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.
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.
Mr. Cole moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5781-5791)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9747.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5800-5801)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 341 - 82 (Roll no. 450). (text: CR H5781-5787)
Roll Call #450 (House)Enacted as Public Law 118-83
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 341 - 82 (Roll no. 450). (text: CR H5781-5787)
Roll Call #450 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed, under the order of 9/24/24, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 18. Record Vote Number: 255.
Roll Call #255 (Senate)Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed, under the order of 9/24/24, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 18. Record Vote Number: 255. (consideration: CR S6408)
Roll Call #255 (Senate)Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 118-83.
Became Public Law No: 118-83.