[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 7463 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7463

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 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 ``Extension of Continuing 
Appropriations and Other Matters 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--EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

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--EXTENSION OF 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 22, 2024''; and
            (2) by striking the date specified in section 106(4) and 
        inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
     This division may be cited as the ``Extension of Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2024''.

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 101. MODIFICATION TO FAFSA.

    (a) In General.--Section 475(g)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(1)), as amended by the FAFSA Simplification 
Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116-260), is further 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The student's available income is equal 
        to--
                    ``(A) the difference between the student's total 
                income (determined in accordance with section 480) and 
                the adjustment to student income (determined in 
                accordance with paragraph (2)); multiplied by
                    ``(B) 50 percent,
        except that the amount determined under this paragraph shall 
        not be less than -$1,500 for award year 2024-2025 and not less 
        than zero for award year 2025-2026 and each award year 
        thereafter.''.
    (b) Appropriation.--Section 401(b)(7)(A) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A))), as amended by the FAFSA 
Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116-260), is 
further amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any funds 
                appropriated under paragraph (6) and any funds made 
                available for this section under any appropriations 
                Act, there are authorized to be appropriated, and there 
                are appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not 
                otherwise appropriated) to carry out this section--
                            ``(i) $1,170,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
                            ``(ii) $3,170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
                            ``(iii) $2,170,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2026; and
                            ``(iv) $1,236,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 
                        and each succeeding fiscal year.''.
    (c) No Effect on Previous Appropriations.--Section 401(b)(7)(B)(i) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(B)(i)), as 
amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of 
Public Law 116-260) and section 102(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act 
Technical Corrections Act (division R of Public Law 117-103), is 
amended by striking ``or 2023'' and inserting ``2023, or 2024''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect and apply as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act and in 
accordance with section 701(b) of such Act, as amended by section 
102(a) of the FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act 
(division R of Public Law 117-103) (including the authorization 
provided under section 102(c)(1)(A) of such Act).

SEC. 102. 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 2024.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7463

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for 
                            other purposes.