[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4830-S4831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1306. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1292 proposed by Mr.

[[Page S4831]]

Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation 
Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 23, strike line 12 and all that follows through 
     page 32, line 17, and insert the following:
       Sec. 126.  During the period covered by this Act, section 
     714(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall be 
     applied by substituting ``four years'' for ``two years''.
       Sec. 127. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, title II of 
     division E of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by adding 
     the following new heading and appropriation language under 
     the heading ``Executive Office of the President and Funds 
     Appropriated to the President'':

         ``Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy

                        ``salaries and expenses

       ``For necessary expenses of the Office of Pandemic 
     Preparedness and Response Policy, as authorized by section 
     2104 of the PREVENT Pandemics Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-3), 
     $3,700,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available 
     for official reception and representation expenses.''.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 101, section 201 of title II of 
     division E of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by 
     inserting ``Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response 
     Policy'' after ``Office of Administration''.
       Sec. 128.  Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 
     preceding the first proviso under the heading ``Office of 
     Personnel Management--Salaries and Expenses'' in division E 
     of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by substituting 
     ``$219,076,000'' for ``$190,784,000''.
       Sec. 129.  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, 
     2023 (title IV of division E of Public Law 117-328) at the 
     rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 
     2023 (D.C. Act 25-161), as modified as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 130.  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. 131.  In addition to amounts otherwise provided by 
     section 101, for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
     Disaster Relief Fund'', there is appropriated $5,999,000,000, 
     for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to ``Office of the Inspector General--Operations 
     and Support'' for audits and investigations of activities 
     funded under ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Disaster 
     Relief Fund'' and $5,500,000,000 shall be for major disasters 
     declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 132. (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, 2023''.
       (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, 2023, this 
     section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 
     30, 2023.
       Sec. 133.  Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity 
     Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) shall be applied 
     by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
     Act for ``September 30, 2023''.
       Sec. 134.  Amounts made available by section 101 for 
     ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
     Wildland Fire Management'' and ``Department of Agriculture--
     Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' shall be available 
     for the Federal wildland firefighter base salary increase 
     provided under section 40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law 117-58 
     and may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
     necessary to continue to fund such base salary increase.
       Sec. 135. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for 
     ``Department of Education--Student Aid Administration'' may 
     be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to 
     ensure the continuation of student loan servicing activities, 
     including supporting borrowers reentering repayment.
       (b) The limitation in section 302 of division H of Public 
     Law 117-328 regarding transfers increasing any appropriation 
     shall be applied to transfers to appropriations under the 
     heading ``Department of Education--Student Aid 
     Administration'' during the period covered by this Act by 
     substituting ``10 percent'' for ``3 percent'' for the 
     purposes of the continuation of basic operations, including 
     student loan servicing, business process operations, digital 
     customer care, common origination and disbursement, 
     cybersecurity activities, and information technology systems.
       Sec. 136.  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 2023, 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. 137.  Amounts provided by section 101 for ``Department 
     of Health and Human Services--Office of the Secretary--Public 
     Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'' for activities 
     carried out by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
     Response may be obligated under the authorities and 
     conditions of division H of Public Law 117-328 in an account 
     and budget structure under the heading ``Department of Health 
     and Human Services--Administration for Strategic Preparedness 
     and Response'' to one or more applicable accounts.
       Sec. 138.  Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 of 
     division J of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied during the 
     period covered by this Act by substituting ``fiscal year 
     2017, fiscal year 2018, and fiscal year 2019'' for ``fiscal 
     year 2017 and fiscal year 2018''.
       Sec. 139.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     or an amendment made by this Act may be obligated or expended 
     for any program, project, or activity in Ukraine or that is 
     related to the war in Ukraine, including any intelligence 
     sharing program, project, or activity.
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