118 HR 7463 EH: Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
U.S. House of Representatives
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7463
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AN ACT
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024”.
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
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.
A

Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024
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”.
B

Other Matters
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).
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.
Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk.