Congressional Record, Volume 167 Issue 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)

[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5568-H5582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

EXTENDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND DELIVERING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of
September 29, 2021, 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, with the Senate
amendment thereto, and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the Senate
amendment.
Senate amendment:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

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

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 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

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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
orders for relief efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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

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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,
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.
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

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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 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.

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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.

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
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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 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 cancelled.
(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 Service

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
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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.

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

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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 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.

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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 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 Examinations 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

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(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 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. (a) 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 subsection (b).
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A summary of the status of Afghan evacuees, including--
(A) 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;
(B) 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; and
(C) 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.
(2) 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--
(A) the number of such interviews conducted since the
United States withdrawal;
(B) the rate at which individuals were granted or refused
the benefits that formed the basis for such interviews;
(C) the number of individuals who did not appear at a
scheduled interview; and
(D) 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.
(3) For each Federal department and agency involved in
Operation Allies Welcome--
(A) as of the date of the report, the costs incurred; and
(B) an identification of the source of appropriated or
other funds used to fund the effort.
(c) 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. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

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.

Motion to Concur

Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
The text of the motion is as follows:

Ms. DeLauro moves that the House concur in the Senate
amendment to H.R. 5305.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of
September 29, 2021, the motion shall be debatable for 1 hour equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Appropriations.
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.

General Leave

Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their
remarks and include extraneous material on the Senate amendment to H.R.
5305.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Extending Government Funding
and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act. By extending government
funding through December 3, this bill provides tens of billions of
dollars to support working families who live paycheck to paycheck.
It ensures that vital education, health, housing, and public safety
programs continue to serve those who rely on them. And at a time of
economic devastation in many parts of our country, we need a government
that looks out for the middle class, for working families, for small
businesses, and the vulnerable who work hard.
The funding in this bill will grow opportunity and lift up
hardworking American families. It will support our early childhood
education programs, our schools, and our high-quality job training. It
will continue to help the hungry put food on the table and keep food
safety inspectors on the job.
It will safeguard our consumers from product safety hazards and
protect our environment from polluters, and it will ensure the most
vulnerable remain healthy and housed with access to lifesaving
resources and support services that they need.
As I have made clear, this bill is not a permanent solution. I look
forward to soon beginning negotiations with my counterparts across the
aisle and across the Capitol to complete full-year government funding
bills that reverse decades of disinvestment.
In addition to the temporary funding extension, this bill responds to
recent emergencies such as hurricanes, storms, wildfires, extreme heat,
and severe drought. Thousands of Americans across the United States are
still suffering from the impact of these many recent disasters. That is
why this bill provides $28.6 billion in desperately needed Federal aid
to all corners of our Nation, including $7.5 billion for Hurricane Ida
so that struggling families, small businesses, and hard-hit communities
can get back on their feet and rebuild their lives and their
livelihoods.
Further, in addition to responding to these recent natural disasters,
this bill addresses the humanitarian needs resulting from the end of 20
years of war in Afghanistan.
Today, we are providing $6.3 billion for urgent humanitarian
assistance in the region, including assistance for vulnerable
populations, including women, girls, and minorities. And it honors our
commitments to our Afghan allies and their families who are now in the
United States.
This bill supports temporary housing, security screenings, and long-
term resettlement of these Afghan evacuees, and it paves the way to
ensure that people who risk their lives for us can make a new life here
where they will contribute richly to the fabric of our Nation.
Madam Speaker, I am proud of this bill. The moral test of government
is defined by how we treat those who need our help. Investing in our
citizens and delivering relief where it is needed lays the groundwork
to build back better from the devastation of the pandemic.
The American people are worth the investment. The American people are
capable of building a future that is stronger and more prosperous as
long as they have the tools they need to do it. This bill helps ensure
that they have those tools.
Madam Speaker, I especially thank the hardworking staff on both sides
of the aisle of the Committee on Appropriations for their work on this
bill, including majority staff director, Robin Juliano; deputy, Matt
Washington; the front office staff, and the clerks of the 12
subcommittees; and the communications team.
I thank Ranking Member Granger for her partnership and the work of
the minority staff, including staff director, Anne Marie Chotvacs, and
deputy, Johnnie Kaberle.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill. This has
been a bipartisan and a bicameral agreement in an effort of which we
are proud.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, today, I rise to speak about H.R. 5305, a bill that
will prevent the Federal Government from shutting down and provide a
helping hand to Americans who have faced loss and devastation due to
storms, wildfires, and other natural disasters.
I should note that I opposed a similar package last week when it came
to the floor. Since that time, the Senate has removed the debt ceiling
from the bill.
Madam Speaker, let me reinforce an important point for those
listening to us debate this bill. We did not have to be in this place
just hours before shutdown. Republicans made it clear in August that
tying a debt ceiling vote to the continuing resolution was not
something we could support.
Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, the party that
controls the House, the Senate, and the White House decided to do
exactly what we asked them not to do. I hope we can soon move forward
with the stopgap measure so that the critical function of government
can continue and the Committee on Appropriations can finish the fiscal
year 2022 bills. If we don't pass a CR today, we will be faced with an
unnecessary and costly government shutdown, which would impact military
readiness, border security, and so many important programs Americans
rely on.

Before I close, I must admit that I am disappointed that an issue I
raised repeatedly on the floor of the House last week is not yet
resolved.
I firmly believe that we cannot wait any longer to replenish Israel's
Iron Dome missile defense system that was so successful this past
spring when Israel was under attack. The Iron Dome bill that passed the
House last week had overwhelming support of 420 votes. The best
solution would have been for the Senate to add back the Iron Dome
funding to this CR. Since that did not happen, I hope my colleagues in
the Senate will continue to work to get the Iron Dome bill passed as a
standalone legislation as quickly as possible.
Israel deserves our strong support. It is essential that the
terrorists who wish to do them harm know that the United States stands
by our allies and friends. I also have concerns about some of the
provisions related to Afghanistan. I hope the issues raised by Senator
Cotton during consideration this morning can be addressed.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I really am pleased that we are here this afternoon to
take up the continuing resolution bill.
I would just make one point. It is a bill where the debt limit is not
attached. My colleague on the other side of the aisle brought up the
issue of the debt limit. It is very hard for me really to understand
the reluctance of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, both in
the House and in the Senate, for their willingness to raise the debt
limit. The debt limit is a shared responsibility of both parties. In
the past, Democrats have voted to increase the debt limit under
Republican Presidents, because it certainly should be well-known here--
maybe the general public doesn't understand it--but I do it because
when they incur bills and the bill comes in the mail, they don't have
the luxury of saying, I am opposed to paying my bills, and I will not
do it.
Ordinary people in this country understand that when you incur debt
that you have to pay for it. You don't have the luxury of saying no.
Maybe our colleagues in both the House and the Senate believe that this
is a luxury that they can just say no. But throwing the United States
into default and destroying the full faith and credit of the United
States is not governing. It is not a shared responsibility or shared
principle of values and who we are.
As it turns out, just because the prior administration was in the
hands of my Republican colleagues, 97 percent of that debt was incurred
under the prior administration, Republican administration. So this is
not about paying for--as some of my colleagues would like to say--
spending going forward. It is not the case. It really is not the case.
It is about paying for what we have already incurred.

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And in a bipartisan way, I might add, we did incur debt. We passed
what was necessary, in a bipartisan way, to address the issues of the
greatest economic and healthcare crisis that this Nation has
experienced in a generation with the pandemic.
And we came forward with CARES packages, with a rescue package, and
we said it is a necessity. We have to make sure that we have an airline
industry. We have to make sure that restaurants can stay open. We have
to make sure that we have childcare facilities. We have to make sure
that our hospitals can cope with what is coming in the door. We have to
move to testing, and we have to look at how we are able to get people
in this country vaccinated. And we came together to incur that kind of
a debt. Now it is time for us to recognize that we need to raise that
debt ceiling in order to do that.
I just might add--and I will speak personally about this--when the
prior administration instituted the tax cut, $2 trillion in a tax cut
that went to the richest one-tenth of 1 percent of the people in this
Nation, I was opposed to that. I couldn't support it. I spoke out
against it here on the floor of the House, in my own community.
But yet, when President Trump called for an increase in the debt
limit, I said yes, because I believed it was my duty. It was my
responsibility to make sure that the full faith and credit of the
United States was addressed. So I still do not understand the
reluctance, except maybe for political reasons, but nevertheless, we
are here today.
Madam Speaker, I would also make a comment on the Iron Dome, and as
we pointed out last week, as I did, that we needed to, in fact, always
really be there for our ally in the Middle East, our trusted ally in
Israel, and we moved forward with a freestanding bill and a suspension,
which we passed. And it is my understanding that the Senate is going to
move in the same direction.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

{time} 1445

Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and
for her extraordinary service and leadership as the chair of the
Appropriations Committee. I commend her and I commend the ranking
member for their leadership in bringing this bipartisan legislation to
the floor. It was formulated in a bipartisan way. It was voted for in
the Senate with a large bipartisan vote just earlier today, and now we
will be able to pass this legislation, enroll it in a ceremony, and
send it to the President of the United States.
Madam Speaker, I thank not only the chair but the chairs of the
subcommittees. We call them the cardinals. They have all worked so hard
to get us to this place, which will make such a difference.
Actually, Madam Speaker, it helps us honor what the Constitution is
about. The Preamble said to ``establish justice, ensure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity.''
So establishing justice, justice in many broad senses of the word:
helping hungry families, ensuring people have access to justice and the
courts, advancing fairness in health and in the workplace.
Ensure domestic tranquility: funding Interior, keeping the commerce
and economy of America running smoothly.
Providing for the common defense: paying our troops and diplomats and
keeping our homeland safe.
Promoting the general welfare: educating our children, keeping
workers paid, fighting the climate crisis, protecting the environment,
providing relief for families suffering from natural disasters.
Securing the blessings of liberty: including by helping resettle
Afghan refugees.
Madam Speaker, I thank the chair for the important language she
crafted in a bipartisan way in this legislation.
What is important about it right now is that it meets the needs of
people who are affected by Hurricane Ida across our country. That is
why it is hard to believe, from time to time, that our colleagues
cannot support something that helps the immediate needs of their
constituents at home.
When disaster strikes, it is clear in our country that we are there
for them. There is a social compact. Disaster strikes. We are there.
And this, in record time, has come out since Hurricane Ida. And so many
people affected--both in elective office and people affected by
elective office who have to deliver the services--have said this is the
fastest we have ever received relief.
Madam Speaker, I thank the chair and the ranking member for their
tremendous leadership in honoring the vision of our Founders and
meeting the needs of the American people; honor our commitment to the
Afghan evacuees who have come here, and in so many other ways; and, of
course, addressing the disaster assistance, Hurricane Ida and other
disaster assistance that is needed.
Again, it provides secure government funding through December 3,
providing an appropriate amount of time for Democrats and Republicans,
House and Senate, to address appropriations priorities in the regular
order process for fiscal year 2022.
Democrats are for the people, and we will fight to protect their
health, the national security, and their well-being. This legislation
does just that, especially in time of natural disaster, which is
especially important.
Madam Speaker, I once again commend the leadership on this, and I
urge a ``yes'' vote.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman
from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee
on Energy and Water Development.
Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise in solidarity with the American
people who want our government to work by passage of this continuing
resolution.
When I talk to hardworking families, seniors, and veterans that I
represent, not once did I hear a single person say they want their
parks shut down, their Social Security offices closed and employees
furloughed, or their VA benefits and healthcare services delayed.
So not to allow the government to function would be outrageous. The
continuing resolution we have before us today will ensure the Federal
Government remains operational, that people are taken care of, and we
must deliver the emergency relief to communities which have been
devastated by recent natural disasters, as the Speaker referenced.
As the chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, it is
important to highlight that this continuing resolution will ensure that
the Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the
Department of Energy have the resources necessary to continue their
vital work to families and communities across our Nation, including
those that are running short of water and where fires are raging.
As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implore our
colleagues to work in the best interest of the people we represent, not
throw up roadblocks that harm our Nation that is crawling its way out
of a pandemic.
The American people deserve the best we have to offer. Let's pass
this continuing resolution and continue our work to build back better
for all of America.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee
on Agriculture.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of
H.R. 5305. Keeping our government funded and functioning is a basic
responsibility of the Congress. This is must-pass legislation.
Passage will give time to finalize the fiscal year 2022 funding bills
without a government shutdown, and we should get that done as soon as
possible. As chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I want to
highlight several items in our jurisdiction.
First, the bill includes $10 billion for agricultural disaster
assistance programs to cover events in 2020 and 2021.

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It includes $275 million for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program
to help communities address damages caused by natural disasters that
impair the watersheds.
Moreover, it ensures USDA can continue to help expand economic
opportunity, create jobs in rural areas, and fully meet the demand for
farm ownership loans. And it provides the authority and funding to
allow the Food and Nutrition Service to increase the amount of fruits
and vegetables in the WIC Food Package, increasing nutrition security
at a time when food insecurity is rampant across our country.
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the committee staffs on both the
Appropriations and the Agriculture Committees. I want to thank Chair
DeLauro, the ranking member, and the committee members for their
dedicated work on the many difficult issues addressed in this bill.
I urge my colleagues to support this bill and keep the government
open so that the programs meant to help America grow economically and
recover from natural disasters can continue to help people all across
this country.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Lee), the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee
on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies.
Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I thank Chair DeLauro for her
tremendous leadership, as well as our Speaker, for ensuring that our
government stays open and responds to key emergencies here at home and
abroad.
It is really a shame that we have to vote on this measure here today
a second time with the end of the fiscal year looming because of the
refusal of Senate Republicans to protect the full faith and credit of
the Federal Treasury.
Nonetheless, we must get this bill done and to the President's desk
today. This bill contains crucial funding for my State in the West, our
Western communities that have been so badly impacted by wildfires. In
California, we are on the front lines of this climate emergency.
This bill includes $28.6 billion to directly address the rising cost
of climate change. Californians have lost homes, crops, livelihoods,
and even lives because of the climate crisis. We need to get them this
urgent help right away.
As chair of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Subcommittee, I am really pleased that this legislation
also includes over $6.3 billion to continue support for Afghan
evacuees, refugees, and the growing humanitarian needs of the Afghan
people.
At least 18.4 million people in Afghanistan require humanitarian
assistance due to the conflict, severe drought, and the COVID pandemic.
President Biden was right to end our war in Afghanistan. Now we have a
moral responsibility to provide safe harbor for vulnerable Afghans who
fear for their lives, but to also provide humanitarian assistance to
those suffering inside Afghanistan.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan
legislation.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 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. Madam Speaker, here we go again. Just last
week we were here urging our Republican colleagues to help us avert a
government shutdown.
Now, wait for it. We are back because congressional Republicans
refused to pass the government funding bill since it included a
provision to ensure that America pays our bills for debt already
incurred on their watch under the Trump administration.
The brinksmanship and the last-minute, hand-wringing, gut-wrenching
angst that we are put through and that America is put through every
single time when the Republicans just refuse to be fiscally responsible
is jaw dropping.
Madam Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this clean continuing
resolution because, first and foremost, it will keep government open
through early December. It extends funding for critical education, for
health, for housing and public safety programs.

Secondly, the bill will provide millions of Americans with emergency
assistance to help rebuild from recent hurricanes, wildfires, droughts,
and blizzards.
Third, Afghan evacuees will receive urgent humanitarian assistance to
help them settle here.
And, finally, I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut, the chair of
the Appropriations Committee, for her help with this, as well as
Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Cartwright. The bill includes $22 million
for the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate
the Surfside building collapse in my district.
Madam Speaker, we have years in front of us to determine just exactly
how this building collapse occurred, and to adopt policies to make sure
that it never happens anywhere in the country again.
Now, Republicans voted against all of this last week. We need to pass
this CR today, but we also need to address the debt limit. You know,
Republicans always talk as if the U.S. Government were a business, even
though it is a specious and wildly inaccurate analogy.
Nevertheless, for argument's sake, I ask my Republican colleagues: If
you were running a business and decided not to pay your creditors,
would you think that is a smart business move? How long do you think
your business would remain in business? Not very long.
But at the end of the day, the government is, of course, not a
business. We are the globe's leading economic power, and the dollar is
the world's reserve currency. In many cases, deficit spending by the
U.S. Government can jump-start our economy, support the global economic
system, and quickly create American jobs.
And Republicans seemed to strongly agree with all of this during
every year of the Trump administration, when they passed record-high
budgets and didn't pay for nearly any of it.
Well, I say to my friends, the bill has come due. Let's pass this
continuing resolution today and keep the government open.
And tomorrow, let's stop this legislative vandalism and get
responsible about making sure we pay our bills and raise the debt
ceiling.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

{time} 1500

Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Louisiana (Mr. Carter).
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the
opportunity.
I stand in support of this CR. This measure will provide $28.6
billion in emergency funds for communities and Federal agencies
affected by the recent hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural
disasters; including $10 billion for the Agriculture Department to
cover crop losses that occurred during the '20 and '21 storms. Of that
amount, $750 million will be provided to livestock producers.
Madam Speaker, $5.68 billion is for the Army Corps of Engineers. Of
that amount, $3 billion would be used to accelerate flood and storm
risk reduction projects, and $2.08 billion would be used to repair
disaster-related damages.
Madam Speaker, $5 billion would be for the Housing and Urban
Development Department's community development fund for major disasters
that occurred during the '20 and '21 hurricane seasons; $2.6 billion
for Transportation Department reimbursements to States and territories
to repair damage to roads and bridges caused by natural disasters;
$1.36 billion for the U.S. Forest Service to address damage caused by
natural disasters; $1.2 billion for the Small Business Administration's
disaster loans programs; and $565 million for the Navy to repair
facilities damaged by the storms that occurred in 2020 and 2021.
The American people deserve the security of knowing that their
government will continue to function. America deserves to know that the
Representatives they send to Washington will rise above politics and
partisanship and fight for the American people

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and make sure that at its core that we will maintain the full faith and
credit of our country, that we will pay our bills, and that we will
fight for the security of our people abroad. We must make sure that
everywhere else understands that America is open for business, will
continue to be open for business, and we will remain the superpower
that we are because we are responsible.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I said a moment ago that the bill before us delivers
to the survivors of recent disasters.
One of things I am most proud of with this bill--and we did work on a
bipartisan basis in this effort--is understanding that all parts of
this Nation have suffered, whether it is a drought, whether it is a
hurricane, or whether it is a wildfire, whatever it is, we have
experienced these disasters all over our country. That was what was
most important when we looked at how we wanted to address this, which
is why we put in $28.6 billion in disaster relief. All over this
country we are experiencing difficulty, and so this bill addresses
that.
If I take a look at where we are overall, agriculture has been
mentioned. We have got $10 billion to cover the losses from natural
disasters that occurred in 2020 and 2021. We do $275 million for
emergency watershed protection programs to help the communities address
the damages that were made to infrastructure caused by natural
disasters, and that impaired watersheds.
When we talk about our Commerce-Justice-Science we look at--and my
colleague from Florida talked about this--$22 million for
investigations into building collapses. We saw the horror of those
scenes every day and every night in the sadness of families who were
not able to say goodbye to loved ones who were caught in the rubble of
that collapse. But the funding is there. It is the proper role for the
Federal Government to help to reduce the risk of future similar
building failures.
Again, with legal services as it applies to disaster relief; $25
million to cover unanticipated Hurricane Ida-related costs.
In defense, we had damages to our defense industry, our Air Force
facilities, in which case we have put in funding to address that
effort.
Our colleague, Congresswoman Kaptur, spoke about the Energy and Water
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee; $100 million to study
potential projects in order to reduce risk from future floods and
hurricanes. Army Corps of Engineers, $3 billion to accelerate
construction of flood and storm damage reduction projects to reduce
risk from future floods and hurricanes. The Army Corps of Engineers,
Mississippi River tributaries, to look at flood and storm damage
reduction projects. It is vast. The central Utah project, $10 million
to address damages from wildfires.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of
Energy--Small Business Administration disaster loan programs; $1.2
billion to support $6.2 billion in low-interest loans to help
businesses, nonprofit organizations. Homeowners, renters, helping them
to recover from disasters that are beyond their control.
This is the proper role for the Federal Government to be engaged and
involved in these efforts.
We have Federal highways; $2.6 billion to reimburse States and
territories for damage from natural disasters to roads and bridges in
our National Highway System. Community Development Block Grant, which
is a lifeline to our communities; $5 billion, long-term disaster
recovery relief. It is restoration of housing and infrastructure,
economic revitalization, and mitigation measures.
As I said years ago in the aftermath of Katrina, a journalist wrote
that government had a covenant, if you will, with our communities in
the face of natural disaster. And when he wrote about Katrina, he said,
when the levees broke, that covenant was broken.
We do not want to break that covenant again because of a natural
disaster. We want to make sure that we can help to rebuild our
communities and make sure that they have what they need in order to
move forward.
Again, as I mentioned, this helps to deliver for the survivors of the
needs of Afghan refugees and evacuees. This is, as I have often said,
really about our moral responsibility and imperative to be with those
who helped us with sacrificing their lives and the lives of their
families.

I reserve the balance of my time, Madam Speaker.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield
myself the balance of my time to close.
Madam Speaker, again, as I try to point out over and over again,
besides natural disasters and besides Afghan evacuees, the critical
services that have to do with healthcare, with education, and with
nutrition are carried over in this bill. And this is for people who
live paycheck to paycheck.
Today let us send this bill to the President's desk and keep
government open and serving those in need.
Tomorrow let us continue the fight for funding bills that deliver for
the people and truly build back better prioritizing working families
who have been left behind by decades of disinvestment.
Madam Speaker, I urge support for this legislation, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to the order of the House of September 29, 2021, the
previous question is ordered.
The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam 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 254,
nays 175, not voting 3, as follows:

[Roll No. 311]

YEAS--254

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amodei
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
Cole
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gimenez
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
LaMalfa
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Mfume
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (KY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus

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Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young

NAYS--175

Aderholt
Allen
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
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
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garcia (CA)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kustoff
LaHood
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McKinley
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Norman
Nunes
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rogers (AL)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--3

Gibbs
Gohmert
Lesko

{time} 1541

Messrs. GROTHMAN, BARR, and MEUSER changed their vote from ``yea'' to
``nay.''
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington and Mr. TURNER changed their vote from
``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to concur was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated against:
Mr. GIBBS. Madam Speaker, I was unable to attend votes due to a
previously scheduled health obligation. Had I been present, I would
have voted ``Nay''on rollcall No. 311.

members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress

Armstrong (Timmons)
Babin (Arrington)
Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
Lawson (FL) (Evans)
McCaul (Nehls)
Meng (Jeffries)
Napolitano (Correa)
Payne (Pallone)
Reschenthaler (Timmons)
Rush (Underwood)
Ryan (Kildee)
Sires (Pallone)
Stefanik (Smucker)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)

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