Congressional Record, Volume 167 Issue 163 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)

[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 163 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4577-H4595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

EXTENDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND DELIVERING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 667, I call up
the bill (H.R. 5305) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance,
and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the
House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the bill
is considered read.
The text of the bill is as follows:

H.R. 5305

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 ``Extending Government Funding
and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short Title
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.

DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

DIVISION C--AFGHANISTAN SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

DIVISION D--OTHER MATTERS

Title I--Extensions, Technical Corrections, and Other Matters
Title II--Budgetary Effects
Title III--Temporary Extension of Public Debt Limit

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--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

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
2022, 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 2021 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 2021, and for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available
in the following appropriations Acts:
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
(division A of public law 116-260), except section 799D, and
including title IV of division O of Public Law 116-260.
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-260),
except the proviso in section 541 and sections 542 and 543.
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021
(division C of Public Law 116-260).
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division D of Public Law 116-260),
except the last proviso under the heading ``Department of
Energy--Energy Programs--Science'', the last two provisos
under the heading ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--
Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program'', and
the two provisos under the heading ``Department of Energy--
Energy Programs--Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing
Loan Program''.
(5) The Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division E of Public Law 116-260),
except the matter under the heading ``Presidential Transition
Administrative Support'' in title II, the matter under the
heading ``General Services Administration--Expenses,
Presidential Transition'' in title V, the proviso and the
amount specified in such proviso under the heading ``District
of Columbia--Federal Funds--Federal Payment for Emergency
Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia'' in
title IV, and title IX.
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
2021 (division F of Public Law 116-260), except section 538,
and including sections 101 through 103 and section 105 of
title I of division O of Public Law 116-260.
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (division G of
Public Law 116-260).
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
(division H of Public Law 116-260), except sections 118 and
533.
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021
(division I of Public Law 116-260), except sections 211 and
213, and including section 7 of Public Law 116-260.
(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (division J of
Public Law 116-260), except sections 514, 515, and 517.
(11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of
Public Law 116-260), except title IX other than sections 9001
and 9002 and the matter preceding the first proviso and the
first proviso under the heading ``Consular and Border
Security Programs''.
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (division L of
Public Law 116-260), except sections 420 and 421.
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 2021 or prior years;
(2) the increase in production rates above those sustained
with fiscal year 2021 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

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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 2021.
(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 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 2021.
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 2022,
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 2022 without any provision for such
project or activity.
(3) December 3, 2021.
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 2022
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. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts
for fiscal year 2021, 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 2021, to be continued
through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory
payments due on or about the first day of any month that
begins after October 2021 but not later than 30 days after
the date specified 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 2021, 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) 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 4001 of S. Con. Res. 14
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2022, or as being for disaster relief pursuant to
sections 4004(b)(6) and 4005(f) of such concurrent
resolution, respectively.
(b) All references to sections 251(b)(2)(B),
251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III), 251(b)(2)(C), 251(b)(2)(C)(ii),
251(b)(2)(E)(ii), 251(b)(2)(E)(i)(II), 251(b)(2)(F), and
251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)) shall be
treated for each amount incorporated by reference in this Act
in the Senate as references to sections 4004(b)(1),
4004(b)(1)(B)(i), 4004(b)(3), 4004(b)(3)(B), 4004(b)(4),
4004(b)(4)(B), 4004(b)(5), 4004(b)(5)(B), respectively, of S.
Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
the budget for fiscal year 2022, and in the House of
Representatives as references to sections 4005(a),
4005(a)(2)(A), 4005(c), 4005(c)(2), 4005(d), 4005(d)(2),
4005(e), 4005(e)(2)(A), respectively, of such concurrent
resolution.
(c) 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. (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) the amount of balances available, as of October 1,
2021, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation
in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section
101 of this Act.
(c) No later than November 22, 2021, 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, 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,
2021, 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.
Sec. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
available to the Department of Agriculture for ``Rural
Business--Cooperative Service--Rural Microentrepreneur
Assistance Program'' for gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans as authorized by section 379E of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s)
not to exceed $25,000,000.
Sec. 118. (a) In carrying out the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children for the
first quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall increase the amount of a cash-value voucher
to an amount recommended by the National Academies of
Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for inflation
for women and children participants.
(b) Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department
of Agriculture for ``Domestic Food Programs-Food and
Nutrition Service-Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)'' shall be apportioned at
the rate for operations necessary to accommodate the increase
described in subsection (a).
Sec. 119. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, in
addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
amounts are provided to the Department of Defense for
``Procurement--Other Procurement, Air Force'' at a rate for
operations of $885,000,000, for the procurement of equipment
for the Strategic Microelectronic Supply program, and such
amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
necessary to carry out such procurements.
Sec. 120. Amounts made available by section 101 to the
Department of Defense for ``Procurement--Procurement,
Defense-Wide'' may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary for the procurement of Military Global
Positioning System User Equipment Increment 1 Application
Specific Integrated Circuits.
Sec. 121. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts
made available by section 101 to the Department of Defense
for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation--Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'' may be
apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary for the
acquisition of real property by the United States Government.
Sec. 122. During the period covered by this Act, the
limitation at section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States
Code, shall not apply with respect to advance billing for
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Sec. 123. (a) Funding provided in prior Acts making
appropriations for energy and water development and related
agencies for fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 under the
heading ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Reclamation--
Water and Related Resources'' for carrying out section 4007
of Public Law 114-322 shall be made available, in accordance
with that section and as recommended by the Secretary in a
letter dated July 23, 2021, for the construction, pre-
construction, or study of the North-of-the-Delta Off Stream
Storage (Sites Reservoir Project), the Los Vaqueros Reservoir
Phase 2 Expansion Project, the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and
Reservoir Expansion Project, and the Del Puerto Canyon
Reservoir.
(b) Funding provided in the Energy and Water Development
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 under the
heading ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Reclamation--
Water and Related Resources'' for carrying out section
4009(a) of Public Law 114-322 shall be made available, in
accordance with that section and as recommended by the
Secretary in a letter dated July 23, 2021, for the North
Pleasant Valley Desalter Facility, the Mission Basin
Groundwater Purification Facility Well Expansion and Brine
Minimization Project, the Los Robles Desalter Project, and
the Regional Brackish Water Reclamation Program.
(c) Funding provided in the Energy and Water Development
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 under the
heading ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Reclamation--
Water and Related Resources'' for carrying out section
4009(c) of Public Law 114-322 shall be made available, in
accordance with that section and as recommended by the
Secretary in a letter dated July 23, 2021, for the El Paso
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Using Reclaimed Water Project,
the Pure Water Soquel: Groundwater Replenishment and Seawater
Intrusion Prevention Project, the North San Diego Water Reuse
Coalition Project, the Pure Water Oceanside Project, the City
of Santa Fe Reuse Pipeline Project, the Replenish Big Bear
Project, the Central Coast Blue: Recycled Water Project, the
Harvest Water Program, the East County Advanced Water
Purification Program: Phase Two, the Ventura Water Pure
Program, and the San Juan Watershed Project.
Sec. 124. (a) During the period covered by this Act, title
I of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization
Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 4007(k) of
Public Law 114-322, shall be applied by substituting ``2022''
for ``2021'' each place it appears.
(b) During the period covered by this Act, section
9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111-11 (Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009) shall be applied by substituting
``2022'' for ``2021''.
(c) During the period covered by this Act, section 104(c)
of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of
1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) shall be applied by substituting
``2022'' for ``2021''.
(d) During the period covered by this Act, section 301 of
the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991
(43 U.S.C. 2241) shall be applied by substituting ``2022''
for ``2021''.
Sec. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 506 of
division D of Public Law 116-260 shall be applied by
substituting ``$841,000,000'' for ``$291,000,000''.
(b) Amounts provided by this Act for ``Department of
Energy--Energy Programs--Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund'' may be apportioned up to the rate
for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing
projects or activities funded in this appropriation.
(c) The Secretary of Energy 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 subsection (b).
Sec. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President--The White House--Salaries and
Expenses'' at a rate for operations of $60,000,000.
Sec. 127. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``General Services Administration--Allowances
and Office Staff for Former Presidents'' at a rate for
operations of $5,000,000.
Sec. 128. Amounts made available by section 101 for
``Small Business Administration--Business Loans Program
Account'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
necessary to accommodate increased demand for commitments for
general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1)
through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(a)), for guarantees of trust certificates
authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 634(g)), for commitments to guarantee loans under
section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15
U.S.C. 697), and for commitments to guarantee loans for
debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)).
Sec. 129. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``District of Columbia--Federal Funds--Federal
Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
for the District of Columbia'' at a rate for operations of
$249,754,000: Provided, That the second proviso under such
heading in title IV of division E of Public Law 116-260 shall
be applied by substituting ``$70,574,000'' for
``$66,743,000''.
Sec. 130. 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,
2021 (title IV of division E of Public Law 116-260) at the
rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act of
2021 (D.C. Act 24-173), as modified as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 131. Section 330(e)(3) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``in that fiscal year'' at the
end of the paragraph.
Sec. 132. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, an amount is provided to the Department of
Homeland Security for ``U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services--Operations and Support'' for application
processing, the reduction of backlogs within asylum, field,
and service center offices, and support of the refugee
program at a rate for operations of $250,000,000: Provided,
That such amounts shall be in addition to any other funds
made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed
to require any reduction of any fee described in section
286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356(m)): Provided further, That prior to the obligation of
such resources, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives an expenditure plan
that identifies backlog reduction metrics and quarterly
reports on the execution of such plan.
Sec. 133. 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 recovery activities under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Sec. 134. (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, 2021''.
(b) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2021, this
section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September
30, 2021.
Sec. 135. Amounts made available by section 101 for
``Department of the Interior--National Park Service--National
Recreation and Preservation'' for heritage partnership
programs may be used to provide financial assistance to any
national heritage area, national heritage corridor, cultural
heritage corridor, national heritage partnership, national
heritage route, national heritage canalway, and battlefields
national historic district established as of September 1,
2021, notwithstanding any statutory sunset provision
terminating the Secretary's authority to provide assistance
to any such area and notwithstanding any limitation on
amounts authorized to be appropriated with respect to any
such area: Provided, That the Commission sunset provision in
section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 (Appendix D), as
amended, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law
106- 554, shall be applied by substituting the date specified
in section 106(3) of this Act for ``September 30, 2021'':
Provided further, That the authority in section 295D of
Public Law 109-338, as amended, shall continue in effect
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act.
Sec. 136. Notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(B) of section
200303 of title 54, United States Codes, during the period
covered by this Act amounts made available from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to
subsection (a) of such section of such title shall be
allocated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary
of Agriculture, as appropriate, only for the following
agencies and accounts, for the purposes specified, and in the
amounts specified multiplied by the percentage of fiscal year
2022 covered by this Act:
(1) ``Department of the Interior--Bureau of Land
Management--Land Acquisition'', $7,500,000, for Acquisition
Management;
(2) ``Department of the Interior--United States Fish and
Wildlife Service--Land Acquisition'', $17,000,000, for Land
Acquisition Management;
(3) ``Department of the Interior--National Park Service--
Land Acquisition and State Assistance'', $14,500,000, for
Acquisition Management;
(4) ``Department of the Interior--Office of the Secretary--
Departmental Operations'', $19,000,000, for Management
Services, Appraisal and Valuation Service Offices-Federal
Lands;
(5) ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--State and
Private Forestry'', $6,400,000, for Administrative Funds; and
(6) ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Land
Acquisition'', $12,000,000, for Acquisition Management.
Sec. 137. (a) In addition to amounts 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 $22,080,000, for an
additional amount for costs of staffing and operating
facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal
years 2021 and 2022, and such amounts may be apportioned up
to the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate
such facilities.
(b) In addition to amounts 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 $2,261,000, for an additional amount for
costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened,
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or expanded in fiscal years 2021 and 2022, and such amounts
may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
staff and operate such facilities.
Sec. 138. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, for ``Department of Health and Human Services--
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Environmental
Health'', there is appropriated $1,500,000, for an additional
amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for the Vessel Sanitation Program.
Sec. 139. (a) Funds made available in Public Law 114-113 to
the accounts of the National Institutes of Health that were
available for obligation through fiscal year 2016 and were
obligated for multi-year research grants shall be available
through fiscal year 2022 for the liquidation of valid
obligations incurred in fiscal year 2016 if the Director of
the National Institutes of Health determines the project
suffered an interruption of activities attributable to COVID-
19.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become
effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2021, this
section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September
30, 2021.
Sec. 140. In addition to amounts provided by section 101,
amounts are provided for ``Department of Health and Human
Services--Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration--Mental Health'' at a rate for operations of
$77,621,000 for an additional amount for carrying out section
520E-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
36c), and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to operate and maintain the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline program.
Sec. 141. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
this Act, for ``Department of Health and Human Services--
Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant
Assistance'', there is appropriated $2,500,000,000, for an
additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available
until September 30, 2024, to carry out section 462 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 and section 235 of the William
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2008: Provided, That not later than November 1, 2021,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report detailing steps taken
and planned to be taken by the Department to phase out the
use of emergency intake sites and a detailed plan for ending
the use of emergency intake sites, including a timeline of
major milestones and projections for delivered online bed
capacity by facility type: Provided further, That such
report shall include an aligned spend plan for estimated
fiscal year 2022 obligations by major category: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall submit monthly reports
during fiscal year 2022 to the Committees on Appropriations
on all obligations and expenditures incurred by the
Department for carrying out such sections 462 and 235:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2022.
Sec. 142. Amounts made available by section 101 for
``Department of Health and Human Services--Administration for
Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance'' may
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
carry out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and up to the
rate for operations necessary for activities authorized by
section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and
section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.
Sec. 143. Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter through
fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate on (1) the total
number of children that the Office of Refugee Resettlement
has released to sponsors living in the United States,
disaggregated by State, and (2) the number of children that
the Office of Refugee Resettlement has released to sponsors
living in the United States for whom the Office of Refugee
Resettlement has successfully conducted safety and welfare
checks, and provided post-release services as appropriate,
for the most recent quarter such data are available.
Sec. 144. Not later than 10 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, and disclose on a publicly available website, on all
transfers made for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 or section 235 of the William
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2008 during fiscal year 2021. This report shall
include: (1) a list of the source of funds transferred by
public law; (2) the program, project, or activity funds were
transferred from and the corresponding amount that was
transferred; (3) date of transfer; (4) the number of children
referred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by month
for fiscal year 2021; and (5) the age distribution of the
children referred to ORR by month for fiscal year 2021:
Provided, That the report shall be updated every 30 days
throughout fiscal year 2022.
Sec. 145. During the period covered by this Act, for
services furnished under the Community Services Block Grant
Act (``CSBG Act'') with funds made available by this Act, by
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-
260), or by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Public Law 116-136), States may apply the last
sentence of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting
``200 percent'' for ``125 percent''.
Sec. 146. For purposes of annual leave accumulated in
fiscal year 2021, the authority provided in section 2106 of
division C of Public Law 116-159 shall apply to such leave by
substituting ``2021'' for ``2020'' in subsections (a) and
(d).
Sec. 147. 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 2021, 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. 148. Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for
``September 30, 2021''.
Sec. 149. Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(4)) shall be applied through the
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by substituting
``2022'' for ``2021''.
Sec. 150. Notwithstanding section 101, section 116 of
division J of Public Law 116-260 shall be applied during the
period covered by this Act by substituting ``fifth fiscal
year'' for ``fourth fiscal year''.
Sec. 151. During the period covered by this Act, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer up to $193,500,000
of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for
fiscal year 2021 under the heading ``Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Services'' in title II of division F
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
Law 116-94), or in section 8002 of title VIII of the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) to the following
accounts of the Department in the amounts specified:
(1) ``Veterans Benefits Administration--General Operating
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', up to
$178,000,000;
(2) ``Departmental Administration--Board of Veterans
Appeals'', up to $5,800,000; and
(3) ``Departmental Administration--Information Technology
Systems'', up to $9,700,000:
Provided, That the transferred amounts shall be used, in
addition to any other amounts available for such purposes,
for personnel costs and other expenses to implement the
interim final rule entitled ``Presumptive Service Connection
for Respiratory Conditions Due to Exposure to Particulate
Matter'', published on August 5, 2021 (86 FR 42724), and any
revisions to such rule.
Sec. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 to United
States Government-funded entities for ``Related Agency--
United States Agency for Global Media--International
Broadcasting Operations'', ``Related Programs--The Asia
Foundation'', ``Related Programs--United States Institute of
Peace'', and ``Related Programs--National Endowment for
Democracy'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
necessary to support the evacuation of Afghan journalists and
other Afghan employees of such entities, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 153. Section 21009 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) shall continue
in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of
this Act.
Sec. 154. Amounts made available by section 101 to the
United States International Development Finance Corporation
for ``Corporate Capital Account'' and paid to the ``Program
Account'' shall be available for the costs of modifying loans
and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation pursuant
to section 1463 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of
Public Law 115-254): Provided, That such costs shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.
Sec. 155. Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) shall be applied
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this
Act for ``October 1, 2021''.
Sec. 156. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``Department of Transportation--Office of the
Secretary--Payments to Air Carriers'' at a rate for
operations of $247,700,000, and such amounts may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
maintain Essential Air Service program operations.
Sec. 157. Amounts made available by section 101 to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development in the third
paragraph under the heading ``Public and Indian Housing--
Native American Programs'' may be apportioned up to the rate
for operations necessary to accommodate demand for guaranteed
notes and other obligations as authorized by title VI of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996.
This division may be cited as the ``Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2022''.

DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise

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appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022,
and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

Processing, Research and Marketing

office of the secretary

For an additional amount for the ``Office of the
Secretary'', $10,000,000,000, which shall remain available
until December 31, 2023, for necessary expenses related to
losses of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commodities,
crops prevented from planting in 2020 and 2021, and harvested
adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a
consequence of droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods,
derechos, excessive heat, winter storms, freeze, including a
polar vortex, smoke exposure, quality losses of crops, and
excessive moisture occurring in calendar years 2020 and 2021
under such terms and conditions as determined by the
Secretary: Provided, That, with respect to smoke tainted
wine grapes, the loss (including a quality loss) of such crop
during the coverage period due to wildfire, as determined by
the Secretary, is considered a qualified loss: Provided
further, That losses due to drought shall only be eligible
under this heading in this Act if any area within the county
in which the loss occurs was rated by the U.S. Drought
Monitor as having a D2 (Severe Drought) for eight consecutive
weeks or a D3 (Extreme Drought) or higher level of drought
intensity during the applicable calendar years: Provided
further, That of the amounts provided under this heading in
this Act, the Secretary shall use $750,000,000 to provide
assistance to producers of livestock, as determined by the
Secretary of Agriculture, for losses incurred during calendar
year 2021 due to drought or wildfires: Provided further,
That at the election of a processor eligible for a loan under
section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) or a cooperative processor of
dairy, the Secretary shall make payments for losses in 2021
to such processors (to be paid to producer members, as
determined by such processors) in lieu of payments to
producers and under the same terms and conditions as payments
made to processors pursuant to title I of the Additional
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
(Public Law 116-20) under the heading ``Department of
Agriculture--Agricultural Programs--Processing, Research and
Marketing--Office of the Secretary'', as last amended by
section 791(c) of title VII of division B of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94):
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 760.1503(j) of
title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in the event that
a processor described in the preceding proviso does not elect
to receive payments under such clause, the Secretary shall
make direct payments to producers under this heading in this
Act: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under
this heading in this Act, not more than one percent of the
funds provided herein may be used for administrative costs,
including for streamlining the application process and easing
the burden on county office employees, to carry out the
matter under this heading in this Act: Provided further,
That, except as otherwise provided under this heading in this
Act, the Secretary shall impose payment limitations
consistent with section 760.1507 of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act): Provided further, That, in the case of specialty crops
or high value crops, as determined by the Secretary, the
Secretary shall impose payment limitations consistent with
section 760.1507(a)(2) of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2019): Provided
further, That, with respect to the payment limitations
described under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall
apply separate payment limits for each of 2020 and 2021:
Provided further, That the total amount of payments received
under this heading in this Act and applicable policies of
crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP) under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) (minus any
premiums or fees paid for such coverages) shall not exceed 90
percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided
further, That the total amount of payments received under
this heading in this Act for producers who did not obtain a
policy or plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for
the applicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses or
did not file the required paperwork and pay the service fee
by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsurable
commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP for the crop
incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 percent of the loss
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That
producers receiving payments under this heading in this Act,
as determined by the Secretary, shall be required to purchase
crop insurance where crop insurance is available for the next
two available crop years and producers receiving payments
under this heading in this Act shall be required to purchase
coverage under NAP where crop insurance is not available in
the next two available crop years, as determined by the
Secretary: Provided further, That not later than 120 days
after the end of fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, and
method of such assistance by state and territory.

FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Natural Resources Conservation Service

watershed and flood prevention operations

For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations'' for necessary expenses for the
Emergency Watershed Protection Program, $275,000,000, to
remain available until expended, which shall be in addition
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

scientific and technical research and services

For an additional amount for ``Scientific and Technical
Research and Services'' for necessary expenses to carry out
investigations of building failures pursuant to the National
Construction Safety Team Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7301),
$22,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

operations, research, and facilities

For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and
Facilities'' for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of hurricanes and of wildfires in calendar years
2020 and 2021, $92,834,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023, as follows:
(1) $4,709,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment;
(2) $3,425,000 for marine debris assessment and removal;
(3) $4,700,000 for mapping, charting, and geodesy services;
(4) $35,000,000 to improve: (A) hurricane intensity and
track forecasting, including through deployment of unmanned
ocean observing platforms and enhanced data assimilation; and
(B) precipitation and flood prediction, forecasting, and
mitigation capabilities;
(5) $20,000,000 to improve wildfire research, prediction,
detection, forecasting, monitoring, data management, and
communication and engagement; and
(6) $25,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as authorized
under section 906(c) of division O of Public Law 114-113:
Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

procurement, acquisition and construction

For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition
and Construction'' for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of hurricanes and of wildfires in calendar years
2020 and 2021, $52,205,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, as follows:
(1) $2,205,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment; and
(2) $50,000,000 for improvements to operational and
research weather and climate supercomputing and dissemination
infrastructure, observing assets, and satellites, along with
associated ground systems, used for hurricane intensity and
track prediction; precipitation and flood prediction,
forecasting, and mitigation; and wildfire research,
prediction, detection, forecasting, and monitoring:
Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

fisheries disaster assistance

For an additional amount for ``Fisheries Disaster
Assistance'' for necessary expenses associated with the
mitigation of fishery disasters, $200,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be
used for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery
failures and fishery resource disasters declared by the
Secretary of Commerce, including those declared by the
Secretary to be a direct result of hurricanes in calendar
years 2020 and 2021.

SCIENCE

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

construction and environmental compliance and restoration

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration'' for repair at
National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities
damaged by Hurricanes Zeta and Ida, $321,400,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That up to 15 percent of
such amount may be transferred to ``Exploration'' for
necessary expenses related to flight hardware, tooling,
production and schedule delays caused by Hurricane Ida:
Provided further, That except as provided in the preceding
proviso, the amounts appropriated under this heading in this
Act shall not be available for transfer under any transfer
authority provided for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration in an appropriation Act for fiscal year 2022.

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National Science Foundation

major research equipment and facilities construction

For an additional amount for ``Major Research Equipment and
Facilities Construction'' for necessary expenses related to
the National Science Foundation Regional Class Research
Vessel construction impacted by Hurricane Ida, $25,000,000,
to remain available until expended.

RELATED AGENCIES

Legal Services Corporation

payment to the legal services corporation

For an additional amount for ``Payment to the Legal
Services Corporation'' to carry out the purposes of the Legal
Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses
related to the consequences of hurricanes, wildfires, other
extreme weather, and earthquakes that occurred during
calendar years 2020 and 2021, $40,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or
limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections
501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and
all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
set forth in such sections, except that all references in
sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to
refer instead to 2021 and 2022, respectively, and except that
sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 104-134 (referenced by
Public Law 105-119) shall not apply to the amount made
available under this heading: Provided further, That, for
the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation
shall be considered an agency of the United States.

TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Operation and Maintenance, Navy

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Navy'', $565,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2022, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, tornadoes,
earthquakes, wildfires, and hurricanes occurring in calendar
years 2020 and 2021.

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force'', $330,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Winter Storm Uri occurring in calendar year
2021.

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

Sec. 1301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds provided by this title shall only be for the purposes
specified, and shall not be subject to any transfer authority
provided by law.

TITLE IV

CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

investigations

For an additional amount for ``Investigations'' for
necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation
and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction,
including shore protection, studies that are currently
authorized or that are authorized after the date of enactment
of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and
hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds made
available under this heading in this Act shall be for high-
priority studies of projects in States with a major disaster
declared due to Hurricane Ida pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in fiscal year 2021: Provided further,
That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds,
including new studies selected to be initiated using funds
provided under this heading in this Act, beginning not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary
expenses, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended,
to construct flood and storm damage reduction, including
shore protection, projects that are currently authorized or
that are authorized after the date of enactment of this Act,
and flood and storm damage reduction, including shore
protection, projects that have signed Chief's Reports as of
the date of enactment of this Act or that are studied using
funds provided under the heading ``Investigations'' if the
Secretary determines such projects to be technically
feasible, economically justified, and environmentally
acceptable: Provided, That of such amount, $1,500,000,000
shall be available for such projects in States with a major
disaster declared due to Hurricane Ida pursuant to the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in fiscal year 2021: Provided further,
That the provisions of section 902 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to the construction
of projects, including initial construction or periodic
nourishment, completed using funding under this heading in
this Act: Provided further, That the completion of ongoing
construction projects receiving funding provided under this
heading in this Act shall be at full Federal expense with
respect to such funds: Provided further, That for any
projects using funding provided under this heading in this
Act, the non-Federal cash contribution for projects other
than ongoing construction projects shall be financed in
accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public
Law 99-662 over a period of 30 years from the date of
completion of the project or separable element: Provided
further, That up to $65,000,000 of the amounts made available
under this heading in this Act shall be used for continuing
authorities projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm
damage: Provided further, That any projects using funding
appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be
initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into
binding agreements with the Secretary requiring, where
applicable, the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of
the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the
United States free from damages due to the construction or
operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages
due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its
contractors: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under this heading in this Act, such sums as are
necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs
for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities
Program shall be derived from the general fund of the
Treasury: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report
directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.

mississippi river and tributaries

For an additional amount for ``Mississippi River and
Tributaries'' for necessary expenses to address emergency
situations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to construct,
and rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps of Engineers
projects, caused by natural disasters, $868,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, such
sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible
operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and
channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the
general fund of the Treasury: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
$500,000,000 shall be available to construct flood and storm
damage reduction projects that are currently authorized or
that are authorized after the date of enactment of this Act
in States with a major disaster declared due to Hurricane Ida
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in fiscal
year 2021: Provided further, That the provisions of section
902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not
apply to the construction of projects, including initial
construction or periodic nourishment, completed using funding
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That to
the extent that ongoing construction projects are constructed
using funding provided under this heading in this Act, such
construction shall be at full Federal expense: Provided
further, That for any projects using funding provided under
this heading in this Act, the non-Federal cash contribution
for projects other than ongoing construction projects shall
be financed in accordance with the provisions of section
103(k) of Public Law 99-662 over a period of 30 years from
the date of completion of the project or separable element:
Provided further, That any projects using funding
appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be
initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into
binding agreements with the Secretary requiring, where
applicable, the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of
the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the
United States free from damages due to the construction or
operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages
due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its
contractors: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report
directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.

operation and maintenance

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance''
for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects
in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers
Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, $887,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are
necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation
and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and
for inland harbors shall be derived from the general fund of
the Treasury: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report directly
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and
obligation of

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these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.

flood control and coastal emergencies

For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to
prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and
support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities
in response to such disasters, as authorized by law,
$826,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funding utilized for authorized shore protection
projects shall restore such projects to the full project
profile at full Federal expense: Provided further, That the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide
a monthly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the
allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

expenses

For an additional amount for ``Expenses'' for necessary
expenses to administer and oversee the obligation and
expenditure of amounts provided in this Act for the Corps of
Engineers, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of
these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Central Utah Project

central utah project completion account

For an additional amount for ``Central Utah Project
Completion Account'', $10,000,000 to be deposited into the
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use
by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Commission, to remain available until expended, for expenses
necessary in carrying out fire remediation activities for
wildfires.

Bureau of Reclamation

water and related resources

For an additional amount for ``Water and Related
Resources'', $210,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of such amount, $200,000,000 shall
be available for activities to address drought, as determined
by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That of
the amount made available under this heading in this Act,
$10,000,000 shall be for fire remediation and suppression
emergency assistance related to wildfires: Provided further,
That the Commissioner shall provide a monthly report directly
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Programs

strategic petroleum reserve

For an additional amount for ``Strategic Petroleum
Reserve'', $43,300,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to damages caused by natural
disasters.

TITLE V

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Small Business Administration

disaster loans program account

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program
Account'' for the cost of direct loans authorized by section
7(b) of the Small Business Act, $1,189,100,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That up to $620,000,000
may be transferred to and merged with ``Salaries and
Expenses'' for administrative expenses to carry out the
disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small
Business Act.

TITLE VI

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

federal assistance

For an additional amount for ``Federal Assistance'',
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
for emergency management performance grants under the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), section 762 of title
6, United States Code, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App.).

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

Sec. 1601. (a) Repayments of the remaining balances of all
loans, as of September 30, 2021, by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184)
are hereby canceled.
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department
of Homeland Security for ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'', such sums as are necessary
may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan
Program Account for carrying out subsection (a).
(c) Each amount repurposed or transferred by this section
that was previously designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement or as being for disaster relief
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b), or as
being for disaster relief pursuant to section 4004(b)(6) and
section 4005(f), respectively, of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2022.

TITLE VII

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

management of lands and resources

For an additional amount for ``Management of Lands and
Resources'', $1,192,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
calendar year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes and
other natural disasters.

United States Fish and Wildlife

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $58,227,000,
to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses
related to the consequences of calendar year 2019, 2020, and
2021 wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

National Park Service

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'',
$229,472,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar
year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes and other
natural disasters.

United States Geological Survey

surveys, investigations, and research

For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and
Research'', $26,284,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
calendar year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes and
other natural disasters.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

offshore safety and environmental enforcement

For an additional amount for ``Offshore Safety and
Environmental Enforcement'', $223,000, to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of calendar year 2019, 2020 and 2021 wildfires,
hurricanes and natural disasters.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $452,000, to
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses
related to the consequences of calendar year 2019, 2020, and
2021 wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'',
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to wildfires: Provided, That of
the amounts provided under this heading in this Act,
$55,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels management
activities: Provided further, That of the amounts provided
under this heading in this Act, $45,000,000, shall be for
burned area recovery.

RELATED AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

forest service operations

For an additional amount for ``Forest Service Operations'',
$105,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar
year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes and other
natural disasters.

forest and rangeland research

For an additional amount for ``Forest and Rangeland
Research'', $25,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
calendar year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes and
other natural disasters for the forest inventory and analysis
program.

state and private forestry

For an additional amount for ``State and Private
Forestry'', $50,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
calendar year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes and
other natural disasters.

national forest system

For an additional amount for ``National Forest System'',
$710,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act,
$535,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of calendar year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires,
hurricanes and other natural disasters, including no less
than $175,000,000 for high priority post-wildfire restoration
for watershed protection, critical habitat, and burned area
recovery: Provided further, That of the amounts provided
under this heading in this Act, $175,000,000 shall be for
hazardous fuels mitigation.

capital improvement and maintenance

For an additional amount for ``Capital Improvement and
Maintenance'', $470,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of calendar year 2019, 2020, and 2021 wildfires, hurricanes
and other natural disasters.

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GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

Sec. 1701. (a)(1) If services performed by the designated
employees under paragraph (2) of this subsection at the
Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture
during 2021 are determined by the Secretary of the Interior
or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, to be
primarily related to emergency wildland fire suppression
activities, any premium pay for such services shall be
disregarded in calculating the aggregate of such employee's
basic pay and premium pay for purposes of a limitation under
section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, or under any
other provision of law, whether such employee's pay is paid
on a biweekly or calendar year basis. Any services during
2021 that generate payments payable in 2022 shall be
disregarded in applying this subsection.
(2) The premium pay waiver under paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall apply to individuals serving as wildland
firefighters and as fire management response officials,
including regional fire directors, deputy regional fire
directors, agency officials who directly oversee fire
operations, and fire management officers, and individuals
serving on incident management teams (IMTs), at the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), at Geographic Area
Coordinating Centers (GACCs), and at Operations centers.
(3) The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture shall
provide a report to Congress detailing the number of
positions, including by occupation, grade, and the aggregate
pay by type of pay for each individual who receives pay
authorized under subsection (a)(1).
(b) Any overtime pay for services described in subsection
(a) that is payable under an authority outside of title 5,
United States Code, shall be disregarded in calculating any
annual limit on the amount of overtime pay payable in 2021.
(c) Any pay that is disregarded under either subsection (a)
or (b) shall be disregarded in calculating such employee's
aggregate pay for purposes of applying the limitation in
section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, during 2021.
(d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) or (b)
shall not cause the aggregate of the employee's basic pay and
premium pay for the applicable calendar year to exceed the
rate of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United
States Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar year.
(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee
who would otherwise be subject to the premium pay limits
established under section 5547 of title 5, United States
Code, ``premium pay'' means the premium pay paid under the
provisions of law cited in section 5547(a).
(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee
under a premium pay limit established under an authority
other than section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, the
agency responsible for administering such limit shall
determine what payments are considered premium pay.
(4) For the purpose of applying this subsection, ``basic
pay'' includes any applicable locality-based comparability
payment under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code,
any applicable special rate supplement under section 5305 of
such title, or any equivalent payment under a similar
provision of law.
(e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on January
1, 2021.
(f) If application of this section results in the payment
of additional premium pay to a covered employee of a type
that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or
any other purpose, that additional pay shall not--
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered employee
for any purpose; or
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the covered
employee for accumulated and accrued annual leave under
section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5, United States Code,
or other similar provision of law.
(g) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
Agriculture shall jointly provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, the Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and
Forestry, the House of Representatives Committee on
Agriculture, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, the House of Representatives Committee on Natural
Resources, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the House of Representatives
Committee on Oversight and Reform, a framework to modernize
the wildland firefighting workforce beginning in fiscal year
2022.

TITLE VIII

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

facilities and equipment

For an additional amount for ``Facilities and Equipment'',
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Ida.

Federal Highway Administration

emergency relief program

For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Relief
Program'' as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United
States Code, $2,600,000,000, to remain available until
expended.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Community Planning and Development

community development fund

(including transfers of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Community Development
Fund'', $5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses for activities authorized under title
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term
recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic
revitalization, and mitigation, in the most impacted and
distressed areas resulting from a major disaster that
occurred in 2020 or 2021 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.): Provided, That amounts made available under this
heading in this Act shall be awarded directly to the State,
unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such
term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) at the discretion
of the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
allocate, using the best available data, an amount equal to
the total estimate for unmet needs for qualifying disasters
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That any
final allocation for the total estimate for unmet need made
available under the preceding proviso shall include an
additional amount of 15 percent of such estimate for
additional mitigation: Provided further, That of the amounts
made available under this heading in this Act, no less than
$1,610,000,000 shall be allocated for major declared
disasters that occurred in 2020 within 30 days of the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary
shall not prohibit the use of amounts made available under
this heading in this Act for non-Federal share as authorized
by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): Provided further, That of
the amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
grantees may establish grant programs to assist small
businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery:
Provided further, That as a condition of drawing funds for
any activity other than general administration, the Secretary
shall certify in advance that such grantee has in place
proficient financial controls and procurement processes and
has established adequate procedures to prevent any
duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds,
to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all disaster
recovery activities assisted with amounts made available
under this heading in this Act, and to detect and prevent
waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, That
with respect to any such duplication of benefits, the
Secretary shall act in accordance with section 1210 of Public
Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5155): Provided further, That the Secretary shall
require grantees to maintain on a public website information
containing common reporting criteria established by the
Department that permits individuals and entities awaiting
assistance and the general public to see how all grant funds
are used, including copies of all relevant procurement
documents, including grantee administrative contracts and
details of ongoing procurement processes, as determined by
the Secretary: Provided further, That prior to the
obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the
Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of all
funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of
these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration
of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and
mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas:
Provided further, That such funds may not be used for
activities reimbursable by, or for which funds are made
available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the
Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds
allocated under this heading in this Act shall not be
considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations
made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further,
That a State, unit of general local government, or Indian
tribe may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for
administrative costs related to a major disaster under this
heading in this Act and for the same purposes in prior and
future Acts and such amounts shall be available for any
eligible administrative costs without regard to a particular
disaster: Provided further, That in administering the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in
connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by
the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related
to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the
environment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists
for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver or
alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with the
overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of

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funds provided under this heading in this Act that use such
funds to supplement Federal assistance provided under section
402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public
comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit
performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall
satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to
such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5304(g)(2)), the Secretary or a State may, upon receipt of a
request for release of funds and certification, immediately
approve the release of funds for an activity or project
assisted under this heading in this Act if the recipient has
adopted an environmental review, approval or permit under the
preceding proviso or the activity or project is categorically
excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That
the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal
Register or on the website of the Department any waiver, or
alternative requirement, to any statute or regulation that
the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days
before the effective date of such waiver or alternative
requirement: Provided further, That the Secretary is
authorized to approve the use of amounts made available under
this heading in this Act or a prior or future Act for
activities authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)
related to unmet recovery needs in the most impacted and
distressed areas resulting from a major disaster in this Act
or in a prior or future Act to be used interchangeably and
without limitation for the same activities in the most
impacted and distressed areas resulting from other major
disasters assisted under this Act or a prior or future Act
when such areas overlap and when the use of the funds will
address unmet recovery needs of both disasters: Provided
further, That, until the Secretary publishes a Federal
Register Notice establishing the requirements for the
previous proviso, grantees that received grants under the
same heading for 2017, 2018 or 2019 disasters may submit for
approval revised plans for the use of funds related to those
major disasters to expand the eligible beneficiaries of
existing programs contained in such previously approved plans
to include those impacted by disasters in 2020 or 2021:
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under
this heading in this Act, up to $7,000,000 shall be made
available for capacity building and technical assistance,
including assistance on contracting and procurement, to
support States, units of general local government, or Indian
tribes, and subrecipients that receive allocations for
disaster recovery pursuant to the authority under this
heading in this Act and allocations for disaster recovery in
any prior or future Acts: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, up to
$5,500,000 shall be transferred to ``Department of Housing
and Urban Development--Program Office Salaries and Expenses--
Community Planning and Development'' for necessary costs,
including information technology costs, of administering and
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts made
available under the heading ``Community Development Fund'' in
this Act or any prior or future Act that makes amounts
available for purposes related to major disasters under such
heading.

TITLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

Sec. 1901. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 1902. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 1903. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the
additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations
accounts shall be available under the authorities and
conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for
fiscal year 2022.
Sec. 1904. Each amount provided by this division is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section
4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

This division may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022''.

DIVISION C--AFGHANISTAN SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
for investigative activities associated with Afghan
resettlement operations.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian,
Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $2,200,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2023, for support of Operation
Allies Welcome by the Department of Defense.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 2201. Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through
fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a
written report to the congressional defense committees
describing the execution of funds provided in this title,
including the amounts obligated and expended, in total and
since the previous report; the nature of the costs incurred
or services provided by such funds; and any reimbursements or
funds transferred by another Federal agency to the Department
of Defense which relates to the purpose of the funds provided
by this title.
Sec. 2202. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds provided by this title shall only be for the purposes
specified, and shall not be subject to any transfer authority
provided by law.
Sec. 2203. The Inspector General of the Department of
Defense shall carry out reviews of the activities of the
Department of Defense to transport and care for Afghans,
including but not limited to, the humane treatment and living
conditions of Afghans at any Department of Defense facility;
the use of funds by the Department of Defense to support such
persons, including the monitoring of potential waste, fraud,
or abuse of such funds; and any related issues that the
Inspector General may direct: Provided, That the Inspector
General shall provide to the congressional defense committees
periodic updates on such oversight efforts and a written
report to such committees not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 2204. Title IX of division C of Public Law 116-260 is
amended under the heading ``Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund'' by inserting the following before the penultimate
proviso: ``Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
may obligate and expend funds made available under this
heading for costs associated with the termination of
contracts previously funded with amounts provided under this
heading in prior Acts, and to pay valid invoices in
satisfaction of liabilities under such contracts for which
the applicable prior appropriation cannot be identified:''.
Sec. 2205. Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Service Secretaries and the Commander
of United States Central Command, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report regarding the
disposition of United States property, equipment, and
supplies, including property, equipment, and supplies
provided to the Afghanistan National Security Forces, which
were destroyed, taken out of Afghanistan, or remain in
Afghanistan in connection with the United States military
withdrawal: Provided, That such report shall include
information on the future plans of the Department of Defense
regarding any such items.

TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

cdc-wide activities and program support

For an additional amount for ``CDC-Wide Activities and
Program Support'', $21,500,000, for support of Operation
Allies Welcome to remain available until September 30, 2022,
for medical support, screening, and other related public
health activities related to Afghan arrivals and refugees.

Administration for Children and Families

refugee and entrant assistance

For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant
Assistance'', $1,680,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023, for support of Operation Allies Welcome
for carrying out refugee and entrant assistance activities in
support of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan paroled into
the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and citizens or nationals of Afghanistan
for whom such refugee and entrant assistance activities are
authorized: Provided, That amounts made available under this
heading in this Act may be used for grants or contracts with
qualified nonprofit organizations to provide culturally and
linguistically appropriate services, including wrap-around
services during temporary housing and after resettlement,
housing assistance, medical assistance, legal assistance, and
case management assistance: Provided further, That the
Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, in carrying
out section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act with amounts made available under this heading in this
Act, may allocate such amounts among the States in a manner
that accounts for the most current data available.

children and families services programs

For an additional amount for ``Children and Families
Services Programs'', $7,773,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for support of Operation Allies Welcome
for

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necessary administrative expenses to carry out refugee and
entrant assistance activities in support of citizens or
nationals of Afghanistan.

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

Sec. 2301. (a) Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall jointly submit a strategy on Afghan
evacuee resettlement to the appropriate congressional
committees and leadership describing agency roles and
responsibilities, vetting, immigration status of each Afghan,
and anticipated costs associated with implementing such
strategy.
(b) Definition of Afghan Evacuee.--In this section, the
term ``Afghan evacuee'' means a person whose evacuation from
Afghanistan to the United States, or a location overseas
controlled by the United States, was facilitated by the
United States as part of Operation Allies Refuge.

TITLE IV

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

For an additional amount for ``Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service'', $276,900,000, to remain
available until expended, for support for Operation Allies
Welcome and related efforts by the Department of State,
including additional relocations of individuals at risk as a
result of the situation in Afghanistan and related expenses,
and to reimburse the account under this heading in prior acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for obligations previously
incurred.

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

international disaster assistance

For an additional amount for ``International Disaster
Assistance'', $400,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to address humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and
the region impacted by the situation in Afghanistan.

Department of State

migration and refugee assistance

For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee
Assistance'', $415,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to address humanitarian needs in, and to assist
refugees from, Afghanistan.

united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

For an additional amount for ``United States Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', $1,076,100,000, to
remain available until expended, notwithstanding section
2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962
(22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)), of which $976,100,000 is for support
for Operation Allies Welcome and related efforts by the
Department of State, including additional relocations of
individuals at risk as a result of the situation in
Afghanistan and related expenses, and $100,000,000 is to
respond to other unexpected and urgent humanitarian
emergencies.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 2401. During fiscal years 2022 and 2023,
notwithstanding any applicable restrictions on the ability of
the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development to enter into personal services
contracts, including section 704 of the Financial Services
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 (division E
of Public Law 116-260) as continued by section 101 of
division A of this Act (and any successor provision in a
subsequently enacted appropriations Act), the authorities of
section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669(c)), section 636(a)(3) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(a)(3)), and section
5(a)(6) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962
(22 U.S.C. 2605(a)(6)) may be exercised, without regard to
the geographic limitations referenced therein, particularly
to enter into, extend, and maintain contracts with
individuals who have served as locally employed staff of the
United States mission in Afghanistan.
Sec. 2402. The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, a report on the proposed uses of funds
appropriated by this title under the headings ``Emergencies
in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' and ``United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', by
program, project, and activity, for which the obligation of
funds is anticipated: Provided, That such report shall be
updated (including any changes in proposed uses from the
initial plan) and submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations every 45 days until September 30, 2023.
Sec. 2403. Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report on the status of the
Priority 2 (P-2) designation granting United States Refugee
Admissions Program (USRAP) access for certain at risk Afghan
nationals and their eligible family members that was
announced by the Department of State on August 2, 2021:
Provided, That such report shall include the approximate
number of Afghan nationals and their eligible family members
who have been referred to the program, the number of Afghan
nationals who have contacted a Resettlement Support Center to
begin processing of their P-2 referral, the estimated time
for processing such applications, an assessment of the
obstacles facing P-2 eligible individuals seeking to leave
Afghanistan, and a plan for augmenting personnel needed for
refugee processing or humanitarian parole: Provided further,
That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may be accompanied by a classified annex.
Sec. 2404. None of the funds appropriated in this title
and made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made
available for direct assistance to the Taliban.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

Sec. 2501. In addition to amounts otherwise made
available, there is appropriated for ``U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services--Immigration Examination Fee Account'',
$193,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses in support of Operation Allies Welcome, to
be deposited and used as provided in section 286(n) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(n)):
Provided, That such amounts shall be in addition to any other
amounts made available for such purposes and shall not be
construed to require any reduction of any fee described in
section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1356(m)): Provided further, That amounts provided in
this section shall only be for the purposes specified, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law are not available
for non-expenditure transfer or reprogramming: Provided
further, That within 15 days of the date of enactment of this
Act, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall provide
to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives an
expenditure plan for the funds provided under this paragraph,
and every 30 days thereafter shall provide updated execution
data to such Committees for such funds: Provided further,
That the reporting requirement in the previous proviso shall
end on September 30, 2026.
Sec. 2502. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a citizen or national of Afghanistan (or a
person with no nationality who last habitually resided in
Afghanistan) shall be eligible for the benefits described in
subsections (b) and (c) if--
(1) such individual completed security and law enforcement
background checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security and was subsequently--
(A) paroled into the United States between July 31, 2021,
and September 30, 2022; or
(B) paroled into the United States after September 30,
2022, and--
(i) is the spouse or child (as such term is defined under
section 101(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(b)) of an individual described in subparagraph
(A); or
(ii) is the parent or legal guardian of an individual
described in subparagraph (A) who is determined to be an
unaccompanied child under 6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2); and
(2) such individual's parole has not been terminated by the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(b) Benefits.--An individual described in subsection (a)
shall be eligible for--
(1) resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and
other benefits available to refugees admitted under section
207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157)
until March 31, 2023, or the term of parole granted under
subsection (a), whichever is later;
(2) services described under section 412(d)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)),
subject to subparagraph (B) of such section, if such
individual is an unaccompanied alien child as defined under 6
U.S.C. 279(g)(2); and
(3) a driver's license or identification card under section
202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-
13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note), notwithstanding subsection
(c)(2)(B) of such Act.
(c) Expeditious Adjudication of Asylum Applications.--With
respect to an application for asylum under section 208 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) filed by an
individual described in subsection (a), the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall--
(1) conduct the initial interview on the asylum application
not later than 45 days after the date on which the
application is filed; and
(2) in the absence of exceptional circumstances, issue a
final administrative adjudication on the asylum application
within 150 days after the date the application is filed.
(d) Clarification.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, nothing in this act shall be interpreted to--
(1) preclude an individual described in subsection (a),
from applying for or receiving any immigration benefits to
which such individual is otherwise eligible; or
(2) entitle a person described in subsection (a) to lawful
permanent resident status.
(e) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 3 months thereafter, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall submit
a report to Congress detailing

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the number of individuals described in subsection (a); the
number of individuals receiving benefits in subsection (b),
including their eligibility for benefits as refugees
notwithstanding this Act; and any other information deemed
relevant by the Secretary.

reporting requirement

Sec. 2503.
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter through
September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the head of any other applicable Federal
agency, shall submit to Congress a report that includes the
elements described in paragraph (2).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A summary of the status of Afghan evacuees, including--
(i) the number of the Afghan evacuees present in the United
States, located at overseas bases of the United States Armed
Forces, or located in third countries who are not located at
such a base including--

(I) the number who are U.S. lawful permanent residents;
(II) the number who are Special Immigrant Visa holders;
(III) the number who are Special Immigrant Visa applicants;
(IV) the number who are in possession of a valid
nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States;
(V) the number who are employees of a U.S. Government
agency;
(VI) the number who are employees of a U.S. funded partner
organization, media, or non-profit;
(VII) the number of Priority 1 refugee referrals;
(VIII) the number of Priority 2 refugee referrals;
(IX) the number who have been relocated from the United
States to a third country, and the country to which they were
relocated; and
(X) the number who do not fall into any of the above
categories.

(ii) the number of Afghan evacuees at overseas bases or
other official staging areas who have been flagged as
potential security concerns or risks or included on the
United States no-fly list and who were therefore denied
clearance to enter the United States;
(iii) the number of the Afghan evacuees who have been
paroled into the United States--

(I) the number whose parole was terminated; and
(II) the number whose parole has been extended; and

(B) The number of Afghan evacuees who have been interviewed
by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in connection
with an application or petition for immigration benefits,
including--
(i) the number of such interviews conducted since the
United States withdrawal;
(ii) the rate at which individuals were granted or refused
the benefits that formed the basis for such interviews;
(iii) the number of individuals who did not appear at a
scheduled interview; and
(iv) a description of the procedures for screening for and
detecting child marriage, human trafficking, gender-based
violence, and marriages entered into or relationships as
fiancee or fiance claimed for the sole purpose of securing
evacuation.
(C) For each Federal department and agency involved in
Operation Allies Welcome--
(i) as of the date of the report, the costs incurred; and
(ii) an identification of the source of appropriated or
other funds used to fund the effort.
(3) Definition of afghan evacuee.--In this section, the
term ``Afghan evacuee'' means a person whose evacuation from
Afghanistan to the United States, or a location overseas
controlled by the United States, was facilitated by the
United States as part of Operation Allies Refuge.
Sec. 2504. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 2505. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 2506. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the
additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations
accounts shall be available under the authorities and
conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for
fiscal year 2022.
Sec. 2507. Each amount provided by this division is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section
4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

This division may be cited as the ``Afghanistan
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022''.

DIVISION D--OTHER MATTERS

TITLE I--EXTENSIONS, TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 3101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN
APPOINTMENTS FOR NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL
SYSTEM.

Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300hh-11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``September
30, 2021'' and inserting ``December 3, 2021''.

SEC. 3102. EXTENDING CERTAIN WAIVER AUTHORITIES.

(a) National School Lunch Program Requirement Waivers
Addressing COVID-19.--Section 2202(e) of the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127; 42 U.S.C. 1760
note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and
inserting ``June 30, 2022: Provided, That such waivers shall
only apply to school year 2021-2022''.
(b) Funding.--There are hereby appropriated, out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3103.

Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting ``December
31, 2021''.

SEC. 3104. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED
SUBSTANCES.

Effective as if included in the enactment of the Temporary
Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of
Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116-114), section 2 of
such Act (as amended by Public Law 117-12) is amended by
striking ``October 22, 2021'' and inserting ``January 28,
2022''.

SEC. 3105. EXTENDING THE INCREASED FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PERCENTAGE FOR TERRITORIES.

(a) In General.--Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``September 30, 2021''
and inserting ``December 3, 2021'' ; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``September 30, 2021''
and inserting ``December 3, 2021''.
(b) GAO Review.--Not later than November 15, 2021, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall review the
determination of the allotment for Puerto Rico for fiscal
year 2022 under section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1308(g)), and include in the review the legal
opinion of the Comptroller General on the most plausible
plain reading of how such fiscal year 2022 allotment level
should be calculated.

SEC. 3106. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$165,000,000'' and
inserting ``$69,000,000''.

TITLE II--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

SEC. 3201. 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.

TITLE III--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT

SEC. 3301. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

(a) In General.--Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States
Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act and ending on December 16, 2022.
(b) Special Rule Relating to Obligations Issued During
Extension Period.--Effective on December 17, 2022, the
limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31,
United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that--
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31
of such title and the face amount of obligations whose
principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States
Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the
Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on December 17, 2022,
exceeds
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Extension Limited to Necessary Obligations.--An
obligation shall not be taken into account under subsection
(b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary
to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal
Government that required payment before December 17, 2022.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill shall be debatable for 1 hour
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman
from Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.

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General Leave

Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include
extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume,
and I rise in support of the Extending Government Funding and
Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, which extends funding for Federal
programs and services through December 3.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, amid many other serious
challenges, this bill provides tens of billions of dollars to support
the working middle-class families who live paycheck-to-paycheck. It
supports them through investments in education, health, housing, and
public safety programs, and it ensures that we can continue to help the
most vulnerable.
Through investments in our schools, high-quality job training
programs, and early childhood education, this bill will grow
opportunity and uplift hardworking American families. It will put food
on the table for those who are hungry and provide a roof over the head
for those who are unhoused. Finally, it will protect public health and
safeguard our consumers from dangerous products and unsafe food.
But let me be clear. This is not a long-term solution. It simply
allows additional time for bicameral, bipartisan negotiations on a
final year bill for fiscal year 2022. The House has advanced our
process, and we are ready to begin negotiations with the Senate as soon
as we complete work on this legislation.
As this bill provides critical support for our families and
communities it also addresses recent emergencies that require Federal
resources and incorporates feedback from Members on both sides of the
aisle. It provides emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to
the recent disasters caused by climate change and to address needs
created by the end of more than 20 years of war in Afghanistan.
The climate crisis gave us the devastation of Hurricane Ida and last
year's hurricanes, recent wildfires, severe droughts, extreme heat, and
winter storms. As a result, thousands of Americans across the United
States are still in great need of assistance and support. I am proud
that this bill provides $28.6 billion in desperately needed Federal
aid, including $7.5 billion for Hurricane Ida, so that survivors, small
businesses, and hard-hit communities can rebuild and put struggling
families back on their feet. We provide this relief to virtually all
corners of the Nation, because all corners of the Nation need our help.
As we respond to these disasters in the United States, we must
address humanitarian needs resulting from the end of the war in
Afghanistan. This bill delivers $6.3 billion for urgent humanitarian
assistance in the region and honors our commitment to our Afghan allies
and their families who are now in the United States. It provides
funding to support temporary housing, security screenings, and long-
term resettlement of these Afghan evacuees. These people risked their
lives to serve our Nation, and it is our moral imperative to protect
them and to help them get back on their feet.
Finally, the legislation suspends the statutory debt limit through
December 2022.
Mr. Speaker, with this bill we are doing what is right: supporting
working families and this country.
I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance
of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise today in reluctant opposition to H.R. 5305, a bill that
contains many critical items, including a continuing resolution to fund
the Federal Government until December 3.
Over the last month, Republican Members of the House and Senate have
voiced concerns about tying a vote to suspend the debt ceiling with a
vote to keep the government funded.
It is disappointing, but that is exactly what is happening here
today.
Even if this bill passes the House, we know it is going to face
strong resistance in the Senate.
With only a few days left in the fiscal year, this decision alone
could force us into an unnecessary and costly government shutdown.
I do want to thank our committee chair, Ms. DeLauro, for working to
develop a bill that includes priorities of Members on both sides of the
aisle.
In addition to this bill allowing critical adjustments to be made in
government programs over the next 2 months, we worked together on much
needed supplemental funding to address hurricanes, wildfires, flooding,
and other impacts of natural disasters.
Unfortunately, the chair's good faith efforts have been undone by
other political decisions.
Not only does this bill include language to suspend the debt ceiling,
the funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system was removed
from the bill after it was filed.
I do not understand why this decision was made because it was only 4
short months ago that Israel faced rocket attacks on a scale that had
never been seen before. Israeli civilians would have suffered terrible
casualties had it not been for Iron Dome.
Iron Dome rocket interceptors need to be restored, and that is why
funding was included as part of the original package.
We should not be turning our backs on our steadfast ally at a time
when they continue to face dangerous threats from terrorists. The
decision to pull funding will leave Israel more vulnerable.

In addition to this funding being removed, there are some other items
that deserve further review as we move forward with the fiscal year
2022 appropriations process.
For example, we must give the Department of Homeland Security the
resources it needs to address the historically high number of migrants
flooding our borders.
The situation on the border is the worst it has ever been, and we
must get it under control.
Putting these issues aside, we all know the reality is that we must
pass a bill to keep the government open.
There is no time for delay.
We should not pretend that by considering this bill on the floor of
the House today that we will be any closer to sending a bill to the
President's desk to prevent a government shutdown.
I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for
yielding, and I want to congratulate her for the job that she has done
not in only passing 9 of the 12 appropriation bills that are over in
the Senate, which, unfortunately, have not been considered, and the
other three bills I know she is working very hard on, which would
obviate the need for another CR. But we have not done that yet, so we
must pass this bill.
There is no job, Mr. Speaker, more critical for Congress to perform
each year than to fund the government.
Again, I want to thank Chairwoman DeLauro and the members and staff
of the Appropriations Committee and the ranking member for their work
earlier this year to ensure that the House pass 9 of the 12
appropriation bills.
As we continue to work with the Senate to finish that work, it is
imperative that we adopt this continuing resolution to keep the
government open and serving the American people during these
challenging times.
The continuing resolution also includes much-needed emergency funding
for disaster relief. Communities along the Gulf Coast were hard hit by
Hurricane Ida, and western States are continuing to deal with the
devastating wildfires.
At the same time, Mr. Speaker, this legislation also includes
additional funding to facilitate the resettlement of our Afghan allies
and their families.
It is also essential that we suspend the debt limit to prevent a
default that would trigger an economic catastrophe not only here but
around the world. And this continuing resolution includes such a
suspension.
In my career over the 40 years that I have spent here, Republican and
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administrations have urged us not to allow the credit and faith of the
United States of America to fail.
In years past, Democrats and Republicans came together to address the
debt limit because we all know how dangerous it would be for America
not to pay the bills it has already incurred. This is not for
additional spending, this is for what we have already spent either by
spending it on objectives or cutting revenues.

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Let me remind everyone what we are talking about. This is about
paying for what we have already bought. A family can't just decide not
to pay its credit card bill for purchases already made. Their credit
would suffer--rightfully so--making them a risky bet for lenders, who
would be justified in charging higher payments.
Now, we played chicken with the debt some years ago. It was in the
early 2010s. The credit of the United States for the first time in 100
years was put down a notch--the credit of the United States of America.
In much the same way, our country will suffer greatly if we do not act
now to stave off this unnecessary and preventable crisis.
During the previous administration, every time the President asked
Congress to take this same vote, Democrats did the right thing and
joined with Senator McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and other Republicans
to suspend the debt limit. We did it three times under a Republican
President, the previous President.
Now Congress is being asked to make that responsible choice again,
but there is a Democratic President. Notwithstanding Senator
McConnell's observation that it would be unwise not to extend the
credit of the United States, there apparently is a commitment on the
other side of the Capitol not to vote for a debt limit extension.
I hope Republicans will be consistent and will do as they did before:
vote to prevent a default and spare the American people from yet
another damaging economic crisis right as we are coming out of a
pandemic.
Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members, Republican and Democrat--
this is not a Democratic debt; it is not a Republican debt. It is our
debt. It is the debt of the United States of America. We don't welch on
our debts. We pay our debts. That is all this bill does.
The debt limit is an absolutely phony issue. There is less than a
handful of countries that have a debt limit, and none who come to a
crisis of not paying their debt or extending that debt limit.
Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in voting for the
continuing resolution to keep government open--probably our primary
responsibility--and prevent an economic disaster.
Mr. Speaker, now, I heard the remarks of the gentlewoman, and she
will be happy to hear that it is my intention to bring to this floor a
suspension bill before the end of this week that will fund fully Iron
Dome. I was for that. I am still for it. We ought to do it.
I talked to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Lapid, just 2 hours ago
and assured him that that bill was going to pass this House. I hope
that my colleague on that side of the aisle would join with me.
I thank Chair DeLauro, with whom we just talked. She indicated she
wanted that to be done. I intend to bring it to the floor, and it will
be done. It is absolutely essential.
There were 4,400 rockets in 10 days that rained down on Israel, one
of our closest allies and friends. Luckily--no, not luckily. Because
they had Iron Dome, very few lives were lost and very little property
was lost. Too much, but nevertheless, Iron Dome saved lives and
property and held Israel secure.
The President wants this bill passed. Mr. Schumer wants this bill
passed. The Speaker wants this bill passed. The chair of the Committee
on Appropriations wants this bill passed. I want it passed. And I
believe scores of others on both sides of the aisle want to make sure
that Israel is secure and that she can replenish the assets of Iron
Dome, which are defensive only--not offensive weapons, defensive only--
so that if somebody sends a rocket toward either people or places in
Israel, they will be able to intercept that rocket and save lives and
save property.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chair for her leadership. I thank the
Members of this body who are going to stand up, in my view, and are
going to vote not only to keep government funded but to ensure that the
United States of America does not fail to pay its debts.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).
Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Republican leader, the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger).
Mr. Speaker, today, the national debt is a higher percentage of GDP
than it has ever been. Our national debt threatens to burden future
generations and limit our prosperity. After spending $5 trillion in the
last year--$3.6 trillion of which was bipartisan for COVID relief--it
is time to address this very serious issue.
This Democrat majority, however, has rushed headlong toward excessive
and unnecessary spending. Working families are already feeling the
impact of the $1.9 trillion spending bill that continues to drive
record inflation. Now Democrat leadership is moving forward with an
outrageous $3.5, maybe $4.5, maybe $5 trillion tax and spending spree,
which is not only the single largest bill ever brought before
Congress--spending bill, that is--it is also the largest tax bill. It
is also the largest anti-domestic energy bill. It is also the largest
entitlement bill. And it is also the largest amnesty bill ever.
The only thing that got cut from this was the $1 billion, which was
somewhat explained, from the Iron Dome funding for defense of our ally
Israel.

Mr. Speaker, the bill would actually limit private-sector growth,
which is the source of the revenue--the golden goose, if you will--and
would reduce GDP as debt crowds out any benefit spending would have.
This comes from a report from the Wharton School of Business.
This is nothing short of Big Government socialism suffocating free
market capitalism. While this pill works its way through Congress,
Democrats are asking Republicans to sign a blank check for their
reckless spending. The Democrats are asking us to suspend the debt
ceiling for the remainder of their time in the majority to finance
reckless spending while we stand on the sidelines, which we are not
going to do.
As the Senate minority leader recently put it, this is like cosigning
a loan before a heavy gambler's trip to Las Vegas. Democrats want
unlimited borrowing authority to finance their Big Government socialist
agenda, leaving the American people to pay for these tax-and-spend,
irresponsible policies in more ways than one.
We simply cannot stand for this.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the
gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman.
Mr. Speaker, if this was for past spending that the majority leader
suggested, then the debt ceiling cap would be at today's level of debt,
which is about $28.6 trillion. We will see a much higher number coming
our way.
I will not support signing a blank check, as this majority has
advanced the most reckless expansion of government in generations.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman
from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the chairwoman of the Appropriations
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chair DeLauro for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, it is with mixed feelings that I rise in support of
today's short-term continuing resolution.
Once again, we need the means to keep the Federal Government's lights
on, make certain Social Security offices function, and ensure national
parks remain open to all.
The American people deserve better performance from their elected
leaders. We are in the middle of a global pandemic, and too many people
are unsure of whether they can keep their own lights on.
One bright spot in this bill is the inclusion of critical funding to
respond to Hurricane Ida and other devastations wrought by climate
change.
This legislation will provide $6 billion for the Army Corps of
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Department of Energy to respond to these human and environmental
disasters.
The energy and water portion also contains commonsense, necessary
extensions to keep essential programs operating for the next several
weeks, and I support key provisions to responsibly lift the debt
ceiling.
Our Nation is still reeling from the GOP tax scam that blew up the
deficit while giving away billions of dollars to the top 1 percent. The
lack of action from our Senate Republican colleagues for the third year
in a row is deeply concerning. Nine bills still await committee
consideration, but Senate Republicans would rather block efforts to
help America build back better than do their jobs.
I commend Chairwoman DeLauro's leadership and Speaker Pelosi and
Majority Leader Hoyer for their prioritization and passage in the House
of 9 of our 12 appropriations spending bills, with all bills passed
through committee.
Gosh, Senate, come on. Catch up.
I urge all of my colleagues to support this continuing resolution.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the chairman of the Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for
yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5305. As chairman of the
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies, I would like to highlight several
items in our jurisdiction.
The legislation includes $10 billion for agricultural disaster
assistance programs to cover events in 2020 and 2021. Farmers,
ranchers, and producers continue to face extreme climate events from
extensive droughts out West and unprecedented heat in the Pacific
Northwest to another year of massive wildfires in California and
hurricanes that continue to batter the Gulf and Eastern seaboard
States. Every region of our country is impacted.
The bill also includes $275 million for the Emergency Watershed
Protection Program to help communities address damages to
infrastructure caused by natural disasters that impair the watersheds.
Furthermore, it ensures that USDA can fully meet the demand for farm
ownership loans, especially for beginning and socially disadvantaged
farmers. It allows USDA to continue to provide loans to help expand
economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas, and it provides
the authority and funding to allow the Food and Nutrition Service to
increase the amounts of fruits and vegetables in the WIC food package.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the committee staff of both the Appropriations
and Agriculture Committees. I also thank Chair DeLauro and the Members
for their dedicated work on the many hard issues addressed in the bill.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill so that
programs meant to help America grow economically and recover from
natural disasters can continue to help people across this country.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman
from California (Ms. Lee), the chairwoman of the Appropriations
Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations.
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R.
5305. I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for her tremendous leadership in
bringing this forward, as well as our Speaker for ensuring that our
government stays open and responds to key emergencies here at home and
abroad.
I am especially pleased that this legislation responds to the needs
of Western communities impacted by wildfires. My home State of
California is experiencing the climate emergency firsthand. We have
lost so many homes and lives and entire towns to wildfires over the
last few years.
It is a fact that climate change is driving these fires and extreme
weather events. This bill includes $28.6 billion to directly address
the rising cost of climate change.
As President Biden has said, justice must be at the heart of our
response. We need to ensure that as we rebuild, we focus on those
bearing the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis, especially
and particularly communities of color.
As chair of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations, I am pleased that
this legislation includes over $6.3 billion to continue support for
Afghan evacuees, refugees, and the growing humanitarian needs of the
Afghan people.
President Biden made a courageous decision to end two decades of war
in Afghanistan. Many of us have argued for years that there is no
military solution in Afghanistan and that the growing humanitarian
crisis is further exposing the horrific cost of our endless wars.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentlewoman.
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, we not only have a moral
responsibility to provide safe harbor for vulnerable Afghans who fear
for their lives but also to provide humanitarian assistance to those
suffering inside Afghanistan. At least 18.4 million people in
Afghanistan require humanitarian assistance due to the conflict, severe
drought, and the COVID pandemic.
I ask for an ``aye'' vote.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman
from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the chair of the Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, if we don't pass this CR and
disaster relief supplemental, we will have a cascade of nightmare
occurrences.
The Federal Government and so many programs that help our
constituents will simply shut down. The United States will default on
its debt, causing widespread economic catastrophe, and leave us a
``permanently weaker Nation,'' as Secretary Yellen said.
Millions of Americans will not receive emergency assistance to help
rebuild from recent hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and blizzards.
Afghan evacuees will not receive urgent humanitarian assistance.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will not receive
the $22 million in this bill to investigate the Surfside building
collapse that happened in my district.
We cannot abandon all these must-pass priorities for the American
people. Republicans voted for a debt ceiling three times under Trump,
and this proposed increase would pay for debts that his administration
incurred.
Americans have been through enough in the last 18 months. Now is not
the time to hold our economy hostage and tear vital strands from our
safety net. Too many children, seniors, and working families are
counting on the stability we have begun to secure in recent months.
Republicans must not play politics with our Nation's fiscal
stability. Too many Americans would get hurt. We must pass this CR. The
alternative is catastrophic.
Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman DeLauro, Speaker Pelosi, and Mr.
Hoyer for committing to bring the Iron Dome stand-alone suspension bill
to make sure that we can stand by our ally Israel and replenish the
vital Iron Dome missile defense system funding that Israel must have in
order to be able make sure that she can defend herself by herself.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, the
distinguished chair of the Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman
DeLauro from Connecticut. Thank you for bringing this important
legislation to the floor in such a substantial way for our country in
such need.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this continuing resolution, an
essential step to keep government open. But it is not about government;
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continue our work for the people, whether we are talking about Social
Security recipients, veterans, millions who have a need and would
benefit from what we are doing, and address the health crisis in our
country, and the rest, this legislation goes a long way to doing that.
In fact, it is essential that we keep government open. A government
shutdown would be a very bad thing for our country, for our economic
growth, and for meeting the needs of the American people, as I
suggested.
This legislation secures government funding through December of this
year, providing an appropriate amount of time for us to work in a
bipartisan way, Democrats and Republicans, House and Senate, to address
appropriations priorities in the regular order process for fiscal year
2022 while funding government and meeting the needs of people and
avoiding a government shutdown, which would be catastrophic for
families and the economy, and recover from the COVID pandemic and the
economic crisis.
This legislation also meets other important priorities, helping
American families devastated by recent natural disasters. Earlier this
evening, we had a moment of silence for all those who lost their lives
and for their families--it is very sad--in Hurricane Ida, throughout
the country.
Then, helping resettle Afghan evacuees fleeing danger, my colleague,
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, has spoken about the need to do that and how
important that is. We have a commitment in this House on both sides of
the aisle, and the women on both sides of the Capitol, to help the
Afghan women in any way that we can.
Another item previously prioritized in the continuing resolution is
the funding for the Iron Dome. I thank the chairwoman for her
leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor this week to
further express the will of Congress for the security of Israel
manifested in funding for the Iron Dome. I thank her so much for that.
Mr. Speaker, crucially, this funding will also include the suspension
of the debt limit through December 2022. Addressing the debt limit is
about protecting the full faith and credit of the United States, which
the Founders wrote into the Constitution in the 14th Amendment. Section
4 states: ``The validity of the public debt of the United States,
authorized by law . . . shall not be questioned.''
This is not about future spending. Some would like to give the
impression we are just doing this. No, this is about paying bills
already incurred, including to Social Security recipients, veterans,
and millions who have benefited from the bipartisan COVID relief
legislation passed last December.
As I said before, Congress is ironclad in its commitment to never
letting the full faith and credit of the United States come under
threat, a commitment that has long been bipartisan.
Indeed, our approach in the CR to the debt limit is modeled after
legislation proposed by GOP Senators in recent years. Since 2011, each
of the seven times that the debt limit has been needed to be addressed,
Congress has done so on a bipartisan basis, including three times
during the Trump administration when the debt, during the Trump
administration, rose by $7.8 trillion. Again, much of that was incurred
in terms of honoring our commitment on COVID, but a very big chunk of
it in a tax scam that gave 83 percent of the benefit to the top 1
percent.

It should be noted that just 3 percent of the current debt has been
accumulated under the Biden administration.
Threatening to force the United States into default would be reckless
and dangerous beyond measure. The last time Republicans tried this, a
number of years ago, even the thought of not honoring the full faith
and credit lowered our credit rating.
The failure to address the debt limit, as Secretary of the Treasury
Janet Yellen recently stated, would ``have absolutely catastrophic
economic consequences. It would be utterly unprecedented'' and ``would
precipitate a financial crisis. It would threaten the jobs and savings
of Americans, and at a time when we are still recovering from the COVID
epidemic.''
A study released just today found that the failure to address the
debt limit would cost the U.S. economy up to 6 million jobs, wipe out
potentially $15 trillion in household wealth, make borrowing rates
skyrocket, and send the unemployment rate surging up to 9 percent,
almost twice the level it is now. As the report states, the situation
would be cataclysmic and comparable to that suffered during the
financial crisis of 2008.
Indeed, this situation would be ``financial Armageddon,'' according
to Mark Zandi of Moody's. It could ``cause an immediate, literally
cascading catastrophe of unbelievable proportions and damage America
for 100 years,'' according to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.
As I mentioned before, this has always been bipartisan. Not everybody
on every side of the aisle has voted for it, but nobody would let it
fail.
In 2019, when supporting a suspension of the debt ceiling under
President Trump, Leader McConnell stated, while supporting suspension
of the debt, he stated that doing so ``secures our Nation's full faith
and credit and ensures that Congress will not throw this kind of
unnecessary wrench into the gear of our job growth and thriving
economy.''
If it was true then, why isn't it true now? Why would Senator
McConnell reverse his position and decide to throw an unnecessary
wrench into the gears of our job growth and thriving economy? Today the
stakes remain high, and they remain the same.
Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to come together in the spirit of
bipartisanship to protect the full faith and credit of the United
States.
I also want to, again, thank the committee and the distinguished
chair for the bipartisan conversations that you have had, settling some
internal aspects of this legislation, some of the important provisions
in it.
Remember, we cannot shut down the government. That would be
catastrophic in its own right. We cannot ignore and not support the
full faith and credit of the United States of America.
Right in this Constitution of the United States, the 14th Amendment,
Section 4: ``The validity of the public debt of the United States,
authorized by law . . . shall not be questioned.'' The Constitution
says that. Why should the Congress question that?
Mr. Speaker, I urge a strong bipartisan vote for the continuing
resolution.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman
from Maine (Ms. Pingree), the chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee
on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the Extending Government
Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.
I am so grateful for the leadership of Chair DeLauro, who I know has
worked tirelessly on this critical legislation, and for the staff, who
I know haven't slept much lately.
This bill maintains current government services so that the important
work funded through the Interior bill, such as preserving our natural
and cultural resources and upholding our responsibilities to Native
Americans and Alaska Natives, can continue.
I am pleased that this bill also contains supplemental funding to
provide desperately needed relief from the devastation caused by
climate change, extreme weather events, and catastrophic wildland fire.
This bill provides $1.8 billion to agencies in the Interior bill for
expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and
other natural disasters that have occurred since 2019.
Western States, as we all know, are battling more and more historic
high-intensity wildfires, so I am especially pleased that the bill
includes $230 million for hazardous fuels activities and $220 million
for post-wildfire restoration efforts at the Department of the Interior
and the Forest Service. Such activities are essential to watershed
protection, critical habitat, and burned area recovery in our Nation's
forests.
These investments are essential to meet these current needs in such a
critical time. Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to support this bill.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include the text
of the amendment in the Record immediately prior to the vote on the
motion to recommit.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, my amendment would provide $1 billion to replenish
Israel's Iron Dome security system.
Four months ago, Israel was under attack from terrorists. The rocket
fire into Israel was on a scale that had never been seen before.
Countless civilian lives were saved because of the Iron Dome system
that the United States has supported year after year.

Because of the attacks this spring, Iron Dome rocket interceptors
need to be restored immediately. Members have expressed their support
for this funding for months. So has the President of the United States,
and so has the Secretary of Defense.
Now is the time to ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself
in the face of real and growing threats. This is a commonsense motion
that would fund the Iron Dome system and reassure our ally that America
will never turn its back on the great State of Israel.
Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the motion, and I reserve the balance
of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
New Jersey (Mrs. Watson Coleman), a Member of the Appropriations
Committee.
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of
H.R. 5305, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency
Assistance Act. This important piece of legislation will achieve two
vital goals: keeping our government funded through December 3 and
providing much-needed relief to areas impacted by natural disasters
this year.
The emergency assistance is vital for my constituents who were
heavily impacted by Hurricane Ida, which caused historic flooding
across central Jersey. This assistance will ensure that townships and
individuals in my district can fully recover and repair from the
damages of the storm.
Along with this funding, I am pleased to see the inclusion of
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This will lift a financial burden that New Jersey, as well as other
States and territories, have struggled with in the wake of recovering
from multiple disasters dating back to Hurricane Sandy. I have been
fighting for this relief with my New Jersey colleagues for years, and I
thank the chairwoman from the bottom of my heart for working with me to
get it included in the text.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this
bill and its quick passage towards the President's desk.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from New Jersey (Mr. Malinowski).
Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, 3 weeks ago, the remnants of Hurricane
Ida slammed into New Jersey claiming 30 lives and devastating my
district.
President Biden's major disaster declaration unlocked the financial
help that we need, and today Congress is heeding our call to fund that
assistance with billions of dollars to help homeowners and small
businesses rebuild and to support the flood control projects that we
desperately need the Army Corps to complete to prevent the next
disaster.
While we need the help--and I am proud to have played my part in
securing it--we also know that the solution to these increasingly
catastrophic storms can't simply be that we apply to FEMA to help fix
our homes every 5 years or that we keep building ever higher and higher
flood walls. We have got to recognize that climate change is 4 feet of
water in your basement, Mr. Speaker, and the cost of not dealing with
it is far greater than the cost of transitioning away from fossil
fuels.
We can resign ourselves to half a country on fire and half the
country under water, or we can lead the world to clean energy. I prefer
to do that.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, in closing, as I said before, we all know
we must pass a CR to keep the government open. But this bill has too
many fatal flaws, and passing it is simply a wasted opportunity. We are
not any closer to sending a bill to the President's desk to prevent a
government shutdown.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Carter).
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my
support for this continuing resolution, especially the disaster
supplemental portion.
This bill contains crucial funding for my home State of Louisiana and
for the residents of the Second Congressional District affected by
Hurricane Ida. Louisianians have been through a lot, and this bill
recognizes that struggle. It also helps us to begin working on those
challenges.
This Congress is stepping up and funding projects that will not only
repair the damage but also make our communities better and safer. The
$3 billion in Army Corps funding for flood and storm damage reduction
projects will change the future of the communities across my State and
across this Nation. It will build projects that will make communities
stronger, safer, and more resilient.
The $5 billion in CDBG funding for long-term disaster recovery will
help communities affected by storms like Laura in the past year and
start places affected by Ida on the road to recovery.
It is not enough to repair these things to how they were. We need a
recovery that reaches beyond and prepares every community to be better,
to be weather ready, and ready for the next series of storms. This
Congress and the administration are taking the steps toward doing just
that. I will continue to fight for more resources for the people of
Louisiana and for the Second Congressional District.
Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this continuing
resolution and to do the right thing by the people of America.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my
time.
Mr. Speaker, as Members of Congress, our first duty is to the
American people and especially to those in need. With the Extending
Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, we are
supporting our Nation's working families, so many of whom are
struggling to get by.
By responding to the devastation of recent natural disasters, we can
help the target communities and help the survivors rebuild and restore
their lives, their livelihoods, and their homes.
We can also do what is right to help those who risk their lives to
serve our Nation in Afghanistan. By providing urgent humanitarian
assistance and resources to allow for the resettlement of Afghan
evacuees in the United States, we can honor our commitment to these
people and their families.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to do the right thing and pass this
bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, the House, led by the Democratic
majority, did its job, passing 10 of the 12 appropriations bills
earlier this year, but Senate Republicans failed to hold a single
markup of appropriations bills, making it necessary to pass this
Continuing Resolution to avert a shutdown that would only further
damage our economy.
Throughout the 117th Congress, House Democrats have worked to deliver
results for the American people, passing legislation to address each
pillar of the ``For The People'' agenda: lower health care costs,
higher wages by rebuilding America, and cleaning up corruption and
strengthening our Democracy.
And under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, the House has passed
hundreds of bills, including legislation to crush the COVID-19
pandemic, build our economy back better, lower health care and
prescription drug prices, raise wages, advance economic and retirement
security, end gun violence, act on the climate crisis, protect
Dreamers, and strengthen voting rights.
Mr. Speaker, let me briefly list several of the programs vital to
Americans that are protected or extended by H.R. 5305.
Section 101. Same Terms and Conditions for Continuing Appropriations
as FY 2020.
Section 101 states that appropriations are under the same terms and
conditions, including relevant authorities and prohibitions, as the
fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills.
Section 106. End Date of CR.
Section 106 provides that the CR ends at the earlier of the enactment
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Section 112. Restrictions on Furloughs or Termination of Employees.
Section 112 restricts furloughs or termination of employees due to
lack of funds during the duration of a CR.
Section 113. Waiver Language for Intelligence Programs.
Section 113 provides waiver language for certain intelligence
programs as well as agencies that operate under the State Department
Basic Authorities Act and Foreign Relations Authorization Act.
Section 118. Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
Section 118 allows the Food and Nutrition Service to spend at a
higher rate during the CR to provide supplemental USDA foods to low-
income seniors (age 60 and over) and to some low-income women, infants
and children up to age six.
Section 127. Increased Flexibility for White House COVID Response.
Section 127 allows a higher spending rate for the White House to
support continuing COVID19 operations.
Section 129. Increased Flexibility to Process Certain SBA Business
Loans.
Section 129 allows the Small Business Administration flexibility to
spend at the rate necessary to accommodate potential demand increases
for commitments for business loans through the 7(a) and 504 business
loans, for the Secondary Market Guarantee Program, and for the Small
Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
Section 130. Extension for District of Columbia Voucher School
Accreditation.
Section 130 allows District of Columbia voucher schools an additional
year to be accredited and therefore remain in the program. The
accrediting process requires in-school visits, which are not happening
during the coronavirus.
Section 131. District of Columbia Local Funds
Section 131 allows the District of Columbia to spend FY 2021 funds
received from local tax revenues and other non-Federal sources in the
amount and for the programs and activities provided in DC's FY 2021
Budget Act.
Section 132. Extension of Certain Bankruptcy Judgeships.
Section 132 extends the term of certain bankruptcy judgeships.
Section 134. Disaster Relief Fund (DRF).
Section 134 allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to access
the entire DRF appropriation for fiscal year 2021 under the continuing
resolution as necessary to respond to declared disasters.
Section 135. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Section 135 continues the authorization for the NFIP through December
3, 2021.
Section 148. Maintaining Funding for the TANF and Child Care
Entitlement to States Programs.
Section 148 extends funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families program and the Child Care Entitlement to States program
during the period of the continuing resolution. The extension will
allow HHS to make first-quarter payments to States.
Section 152. Extending Availability of Funding for NIH multiyear
research grants.
Section 152 extends the availability of funding for multiyear
research grants supported by the National Institutes of Health that
were interrupted in fiscal year 2020 by COVID-19 and would have expired
at the end of the fiscal year.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and strongly support the inclusion of
Divisions B and C in the legislation before us.
Division B provides emergency supplemental appropriations in the
amount of $28.6 billion to address the rising cost of climate change:
recent natural disasters, including Hurricanes Ida, Delta, Zeta, and
Laura, wildfires, severe droughts and winter storms, and other natural
and major disasters declared in 2021 and prior years.
This funding will help working families, small businesses, and
communities get back on their feet and rebuild, while repairing damage
to federal facilities.
Division C provides $6.3 billion in supplemental appropriations to
support Afghan evacuees includes funding to temporarily house evacuees
at American facilities and in foreign countries, provide necessary
security screenings, and ultimately resettle eligible evacuees in the
United States.
The legislation also includes funding to provide humanitarian I
assistance for Afghan refugees in neighboring countries.
Finally, Mr. Speaker, as another example of the extraordinary and
responsible leadership of Speaker Pelosi and Appropriations Committee
Chair DeLauro, the legislation checkmates the announced Republican
intention to vote against raising the debt and to have the federal
government default on its obligations by extending the public debt
limit through December 16, 2021.
Mr. Speaker, American families do not get to choose which bills to
pay and which ones to ignore; neither can the United States Congress
without putting the nation into default for the first time in its
history.
Long ago, in 1789, Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first and
greatest Treasury Secretary, understood that the path to American
prosperity and greatness lay in its creditworthiness which provided the
affordable access to capital needed to fund internal improvements and
economic growth.
The nation's creditworthiness was one of its most important national
assets and according to Hamilton: ``the proper funding of the present
debt, will render it a national blessing.''
But to maintain this blessing, or to ``render public credit
immortal,'' Hamilton understood that it was necessary that: ``the
creation of debt should always be accompanied with the means of
extinguishment.''
In other words, to retain and enjoy the prosperity that flows from
good credit, it is necessary for a nation to pay its bills.
To preserve the sanctity of the full faith and credit of the United
States, protect American jobs and businesses of all sizes, and ensure
the continued growth of the economy, I strongly support the provision
in the bill before extending the public debt limit to December 16,
2021.
I strongly support this legislation and urge all Members to join me,
in voting for H.R. 5305, the ``Extending Government Funding and
Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.''
Mr. Speaker, I also offer my strong support of the Rule governing
debate of H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act (''WHPA''),
which would enshrine access to reproductive health care into law for
all women across America.
The refusal of the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court to
halt implementation of the odious and offensive Texas S.B. 8, the
threat of other state attacks on the constitutional right to
reproductive choice recognized in Roe v. Wade, and decades of precedent
have together mandated that the House act to protect women's
reproductive rights.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on
the bill.
The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.

Motion to Recommit

Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Ms. Granger of Texas moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5305 to the
Committee on Appropriations.
The material previously referred to by Ms. Granger is as follows:

At the end of division A (before the short title) insert
the following:

Sec. __. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, for ``Procurement-Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for an additional
amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, which shall be for the Secretary of
Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the
procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-
range rocket threats: Provided, That such funds shall be
provided to address emergent requirements in support of
Operation Guardian of the Walls: Provided further, That such
funds shall be transferred pursuant to an exchange of letters
and are in addition to funds provided pursuant to the U.S.-
Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended: Provided
further, That nothing in the preceding provisos shall be
construed to apply to amounts made available in prior
appropriations Acts for the procurement of the Iron Dome
defense system.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the
previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit.
The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 209,
nays 215, not voting 7, as follows:

[Roll No. 266]

YEAS--209

Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks

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Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Young
Zeldin

NAYS--215

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--7

Davis, Danny K.
Keating
Lesko
Meuser
Moore (WI)
Trone
Wild

{time} 2019

Mr. KILDEE, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mses. SCHAKOWSKY, ESHOO,
LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. COURTNEY, Mses. CLARK of Massachusetts, TITUS,
Messrs. GARAMENDI, RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. STRICKLAND, and Mr. DAVID SCOTT
of Georgia changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Messrs. BUCK, HIGGINS of Louisiana, and MAST changed their vote from
``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to attend today's rollcall
vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No.
266.

MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

Burgess (Jackson)
Cardenas (Gomez)
Carter (TX) (Calvert)
Cooper (Clark (MA))
Courtney (Perlmutter)
DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
Gonzalez (OH) (Timmons)
Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
Krishnamoorthi (Brown)
Latta (Walberg)
Lawson (FL) (Evans)
McEachin (Wexton)
McHenry (Budd)
Meng (Jeffries)
Morelle (Tonko)
Napolitano (Correa)
Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
Rush (Underwood)
Ryan (Kildee)
Stanton (Levin (CA))
Stefanik
(Reschenthaler)
Strickland (Torres (NY))
Swalwell (Veasey)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mrvan). The question is on the passage
of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220,
nays 211, not voting 1, as follows:

[Roll No. 267]

YEAS--220

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NAYS--211

Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs

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Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Young
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--1

Lesko

{time} 2040

So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Personal Explanation

Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted
``yea'' on rollcall No. 266 and ``nay'' on rollcall no. 267.

MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

Strickland (Torres (NY))
Swalwell (Veasey)
Trone (Beyer)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)

=========================== NOTE ===========================

September 21, 2021, on page H4595 (first and second columns),
the following appeared: Members Recorded Pursuant to House
Resolution 8, 117th Congress Roll Call No. 267 September 21, 2021
Burgess (Jackson) Cardenas (Gomez) Carter (TX) (Calvert) Cooper
(Clark (MA)) Courtney (Perlmutter) DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson (OH)) Gonzalez (OH)
(Timmons) Grijalva (Garcia (IL)) Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
Krishnamoorthi (Brown) Latta (Walberg) Lawson (FL) (Evans)
McEachin (Wexton) McHenry (Budd) Meng (Jeffries) Meusr
(Reschenthaler) Morelle (Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne
(Wasserman Schultz) Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC)) Rush (Underwood) Ryan
(Kildee) Stanton (Levin (CA)) Stefanik (Reschenthaler) Strickland
(Torres (NY)) Swalwell (Veasey) Trone (Beyer) Wilson (FL) (Hayes)

The online version has been corrected to read: Members Recorded
Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Roll Call No. 267
September 21, 2021 Burgess (Jackson) Cardenas (Gomez) Carter (TX)
(Calvert) Cooper (Clark (MA)) Courtney (Perlmutter) DeSaulnier
(Thompson (CA)) Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
Gonzalez (OH) (Timmons) Grijalva (Garcia (IL)) Kirkpatrick (Levin
(CA)) Krishnamoorthi (Brown) Latta (Walberg) Lawson (FL) (Evans)
McEachin (Wexton) McHenry (Budd) Meng (Jeffries) Meuser
(Reschenthaler) Morelle (Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne
(Wasserman Schultz) Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC)) Rush (Underwood) Ryan
(Kildee) Stanton (Levin (CA)) Stefanik (Reschenthaler) Strickland
(Torres (NY)) Swalwell (Veasey) Trone (Beyer) Wilson (FL) (Hayes)

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