[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 
     due to the fault or negligence of the

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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 
     calendar

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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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