[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2872 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2872
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four
An Act
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS
Title I--Health and Human Services
Title lI--Compacts
Title lII--Counter-UAS Authorities
Title IV--Budgetary Effects
SEC. 3. 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--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of
Public Law 118-15) is further amended--
(1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and
inserting ``March 8, 2024'';
(2) by striking the date specified in section 106(4) and
inserting ``March 1, 2024'';
(3) in section 123, by striking ``94 days'' and inserting ``129
days'' and by striking ``94-day'' and inserting ``129-day'';
(4) in section 124, by striking ``$663,070,000'' and inserting
``$2,199,260,000''; and
(5) by adding after section 146 the following new sections:
``Sec. 147. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for
`Department of Energy--Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National
Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities' may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary to mitigate issuing WARN
notices for `06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y-12' in an amount
not to exceed $760,000,000.
``(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of the authority
provided in this section, and the Secretary of Energy shall provide a
weekly report to the Committees specifying the obligations incurred for
the purposes specified in subsection (a) with amounts made available in
this Act.
``Sec. 148. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department
of Transportation--Federal Aviation Administration--Operations' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to fund mandatory
pay increases and other inflationary adjustments, to maintain and
improve air traffic services, to hire and train air traffic
controllers, and to continue aviation safety oversight, while avoiding
service reductions.''.
This division may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2024''.
DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS
TITLE I--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Subtitle A--Public Health Extenders
SEC. 101. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NATIONAL HEALTH
SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE GME
PROGRAMS.
(a) Teaching Health Centers That Operate Graduate Medical Education
Programs.--Section 340H(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 256h(g)) is amended by striking ``and $21,834,247 for the period
beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024'' and
inserting ``$21,834,247 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023,
and ending on January 19, 2024, and $16,982,192 for the period
beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024''.
(b) Extension for Community Health Centers.--Section 10503(b)(1)(F)
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-
2(b)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ``and $690,410,959 for the period
beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024'' and
inserting ``$690,410,959 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023,
and ending on January 19, 2024, and $536,986,301 for the period
beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024''.
(c) Extension for the National Health Service Corps.--Section
10503(b)(2)(I) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42
U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(2)(I)) is amended by striking ``and $53,506,849 for
the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19,
2024'' and inserting ``$53,506,849 for the period beginning on November
18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024, and $41,616,438 for the
period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024''.
(d) Application of Provisions.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
the amendments made by this section shall be subject to the
requirements contained in Public Law 117-328 for funds for programs
authorized under sections 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.).
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3014(h)(4) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``and section 201(d) of the Further
Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024'' and
inserting ``section 201(d) of the Further Continuing Appropriations and
Other Extensions Act, 2024, and section 101(d) of the Further
Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024''.
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS.
(a) Extension of Special Diabetes Programs for Type I Diabetes.--
Section 330B(b)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-
2(b)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``and $25,890,411 for the period
beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024'' and
inserting ``$25,890,411 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023,
and ending on January 19, 2024, and $20,136,986 for the period
beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024''.
(b) Extending Funding for Special Diabetes Programs for Indians.--
Section 330C(c)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-
3(c)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``and $25,890,411 for the period
beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024'' and
inserting ``$25,890,411 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023,
and ending on January 19, 2024, and $20,136,986 for the period
beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024''.
SEC. 103. NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY EXTENSIONS.
(a) Section 319(e)(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247d(e)(8)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
(b) Section 319L(e)(1)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d-7e(e)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024''
and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(c) Section 319L-1(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247d-7f(b)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
(d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300hh-10b(g)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
(2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300hh-10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300hh-10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(e) Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300hh-11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 2024''
and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
Subtitle B--Medicaid
SEC. 121. DELAYING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENT CUTS.
Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
4(f)(7)(A)) is amended by striking ``January 20, 2024'' each place it
appears and inserting ``March 9, 2024''.
SEC. 122. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND REDUCTION.
Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-
1(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``$5,796,117,810'' and inserting
``$5,140,428,729''.
Subtitle C--Medicare
SEC. 131. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX FLOOR UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``January 20, 2024'' and inserting
``March 9, 2024''.
SEC. 132. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$2,250,795,056'' and inserting
``$2,197,795,056''.
Subtitle D--Human Services
SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.
Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social Security
Act shall continue through March 8, 2024, in the manner authorized for
fiscal year 2023, 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. 142. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.
Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``and'' after ``November 17, 2023,''; and
(B) by inserting ``and for the period beginning on January
20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024,'' after ``January 19,
2024,''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1)--
(A) by striking ``and'' before ``for the period beginning
on November 18, 2023,''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, and
for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on
March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the
amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal
year 2023.''.
SEC. 143. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.
Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause
(i)--
(i) by striking ``and'' after ``November 17, 2023,'';
and
(ii) by inserting ``and for the period beginning on
January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024,'' after
``January 19, 2024,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
(i) by striking ``and'' after ``November 17, 2023,'';
and
(ii) by inserting ``, and for the period beginning on
January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024'' after
``January 19, 2024''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``and'' before ``for the period beginning
on November 18, 2023,''; and
(B) by striking ``fiscal year 2023.'' and inserting
``fiscal year 2023, and for the period beginning on January 20,
2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the pro
rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding
period for fiscal year 2023.''.
TITLE II--COMPACTS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACTS OF FREE
ASSOCIATION WITH THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA AND THE
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
Section 2101(a)(1) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and
Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-15; 137 Stat. 81; 137 Stat. 114)
is amended by striking ``February 2, 2024'' and inserting ``March 8,
2024''.
TITLE III--COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES
SEC. 301. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES.
Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
124n(i)) is amended by striking ``February 3, 2024'' and inserting
``March 9, 2024''.
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
(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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.